[Acute coronary syndromes in diabetes mellitus : A comparative study between diabetics and non-diabetics patients in Senegalese urban environment].

Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus is a strong cardiovascular risk factor in which acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are thought to have a particular feature. We aimed to determine the characteristics of acute coronary syndromes in diabetics compared with non-diabetics patients.

Patients And Methods: We carried out a prospective, descriptive and analytical study comparing diabetic and non-diabetic patients admitted for acute coronary syndrome to the cardiology department of Idrissa Pouye general hospital over a period of one year by studying socio-demographic, clinical, paraclinical, therapeutic and evolutionary parameters.

An exploration of the genetics of the mutant Huntingtin (mHtt) gene in a cohort of patients with chorea from different ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: Africans are underrepresented in Huntington's disease (HD) research. A European ancestor was postulated to have introduced the mutant Huntingtin (mHtt) gene to the continent; however, recent work has shown the existence of a unique Htt haplotype in South-Africa specific to indigenous Africans.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the CAG trinucleotide repeats expansion in the Htt gene in a geographically diverse cohort of patients with chorea and unaffected controls from sub-Saharan Africa.

[Epidemiological, etiological and evolutionary profile of vesico-vaginal fistulas in Senegal].

Aim: To evaluate the epidemiological, etiological and evolutionary profile of vesico-vaginal fistulas (VVF) in university hospitals in Senegal.

Patients And Method: This is a retrospective, descriptive, single-center study, collecting the records of patients followed for VVF between January 2014 and December 2019 at the Urology and Andrology Department of the Centre hospitalier universitaire Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal. The following parameters were studied: age, geographical origin, parity, and etiology of VVF.

[Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in gastric cancer: a case report].

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome or Wilkie syndrome is due to the compression of the third duodenum between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta. It causes acute or chronic upper bowel occlusion. Abdominal CT scan facilitates the diagnosis.

Surveillance of Viral Encephalitis in the Context of COVID-19: A One-Year Observational Study among Hospitalized Patients in Dakar, Senegal.

The burden of encephalitis and its associated viral etiology is poorly described in Africa. Moreover, neurological manifestations of COVID-19 are increasingly reported in many countries, but less so in Africa. Our prospective study aimed to characterize the main viral etiologies of patients hospitalized for encephalitis in two hospitals in Dakar.

[Sexuality in postmenopausal women in sub-Saharan Africa: example from Senegal].

Introduction: In Africa, sex life after menopause remains an under-explored topic due to the fact that it is a taboo. This study aims to evaluate the quality of couple's sex life during menopause.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of 320 postmenopausal women.

[Pregnancy and delivery in patients with a personal history of cesarean section in Dakar: epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and prognostic aspects].

The aim of our study was to determine hospitalization rate for vaginal birth after cesarean section in Pikine, to evaluate the quality of the management of pregnant women with previous cesarean section and to determine prognostic factors of the outcome of a trial of scar. We conducted a retrospective study based on medical records and operational protocols of patients who underwent vaginal birth after cesarean section over the period 1 January 2010 - 31 December 2011. We analyzed socio-demographic data, pregnancy follow-up, therapeutic modalities and prognosis.

[Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary: case study of a 22-year old woman].

Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors are rare secreting mesenchymal and sex cord-stromal tumors. However, they constitute one type of tumor most often responsible for virilization syndrome. A definite diagnosis is provided by histological examination following surgical excision of the tumor.

[Issues involving breast cancer management in Senegal: a cross-sectional study].

At a time when innovative therapies in breast cancer multiply, poorer countries such as Senegal are still lag far behind in the overall management of this type of cancer. In Senegal, although the treatment of advanced breast cancer is now well codified, survival and morbidity outcomes are still mediocre in view of diagnostic delays and of sometimes expensive and poorly tolerated mutilating treatments become necessary. With respect to advanced cancers, the challenges will lie in building of palliative care centres and in developing multidisciplinary approaches to improve quality of life and to support patients.

[Surgical treatment of clitoral cysts complicating female genital mutilation].

We report the surgical management of eight vulvar tumors occurred at the waning of female genital mutilation practiced in childhood. Patients were aged 19 to 38 years. It was essentially excision type 2.

[Trancesarean intra-uterine device. Pilot study performed at Dakar teaching hospital].

Objectives: To demonstrate the feasibility of copper IUD insertion following cesarean deliveries and assess its safety.

Patients And Methods: This is a prospective pilot study at Pikine national hospital from February 15 to November 15, 2012. Were evaluated the efficacy, incidence and spectrum of complications and continuation rates.

[Thrombocytopenia purpura, myositis and cytolitic hepatitis: a rare association linked with atorvastatin].

Statins are generally well tolerated molecules. However, some cases have seen potentially lifethreatening consequences. We report a case of a 70-year-old woman with high blood pressure who was treating hypercholesterolemia by atorvastatin.

[Thrombosis of the inferior vena cava and right atrium: a rare complication of an amebic liver abscess in Dakar, Senegal].

The liver is the most common site of extra-intestinal amebiasis. Amebic liver abscesses can be complicated by rupture, migration to adjacent organs or, more rarely, vascular thrombosis. The purpose of this report is to describe the case of a 52-year-old Senegalese man hospitalized for painful hepatomegaly associated with asymmetric bilateral pulmonary consolidation and fever.