Analysing the results of 1,000 procto-sigmoidoscopies done in Bamako (Mali), the authors asses the major indications of this examination in Africa: rectal biopsy is quite efficient for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis; hemorroides and proctitis are frequent while tumors seem rare.
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