Penetrating head and spine injuries due to artisanal Sahelian metal arrows: experience from a tertiary hospital in Niger.

Background And Objective: Metal arrows are medieval weapons typically used for hunting and war. The incidence of metal arrow wounds has declined considerably since the 16th century. Different metal arrowheads exist, and the traditional Sahelian arrowhead is barbed.

Risk factors associated with congenital central nervous system abnormalities in the National Hospital of Zinder, Niger.

Introduction: Congenital malformations of the central nervous system (CNS) are morphological abnormalities of the brain and spinal cord that occur during fetal development. They constitute the second most common congenital disability, after congenital cardiac defects. Many risk factors have been identified; however, these studies included various types of congenital abnormality.

Status Report of Renal Transplant Patients in Niger.

Background: Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for end-stage chronic kidney disease. It improves quality of life and increases life expectancy. At present, Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world does not practice kidney transplantation; thus, patients continue to be referred to other countries for transplantation.

Management of trauma White weapons penetrating Head and Neck in the anesthesia department of the national hospital of Zinder in Niger: About five reported cases.

We report five cases of craniocervical trauma with knives. The occurrence circumstances were common to all injuries. The trauma was caused by a knife during a fight or an intentional injury.

Waiting time for short-stay surgery in a paediatric surgery department.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the waiting time (WT) for a short-stay surgery and determine its possible determinant factors.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted in the Department of Paediatric Surgery at the National Hospital of Lamordé of Niamey, Niger. It included patients aged 0-15 years who benefitted from a short-stay surgery (24-48 h of hospitalisation) during a period of 19 months (1 January 2017 - 31 July 2018).

Surgical management of pyelo-ureteral junction syndrome in a resource-limited setting: case of Zinder National Hospital, Niger.

Background: Pyelo-ureteral junction syndrome (PUJS) is a frequent congenital malformation. We report the surgical management of PUJS by pyeloplasty according to Anderson-Hyne-Kuss's procedure at the Zinder National Hospital..

A Report of Four Cases of Blackwater Fever after Quinine Treatment at Zinder National Hospital, Niger Republic.

Background: Blackwater fever (BWF) is a rare but serious complication of malaria that is a consequence of antimalarial treatment. Its prevalence seems to have increased. Its diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms and urine color.

Isolated Right-Sided Posttraumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia.

Diaphragm is a compliant musculoaponeurotic barrier located between thoracic and abdominal cavities. Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is a rare clinicopathological entity. We report a case of right-sided posttraumatic hernia in a child following blunt trauma to highlight diagnostic difficulties and therapeutic specific aspects.

Acute mechanical intestinal obstruction in children at zinder national hospital, Niger: Aetiologies and prognosis.

Background: To describe the aetiological and prognostic aspects of acute mechanical intestinal obstruction (AMIO) in children at Zinder National Hospital (Niger).

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on a period to January 2013-June 2015. The database included all children under 15 years of age with a surgical diagnosis of mechanical intestinal obstruction.

A CASE OF LITTRÉ'S HERNIA AT ZINDER NATIONAL HOSPITAL, ZINDER, NIGER.

Unlabelled: The presence of a Meckel's diverticulum in a hernia sac is known as Littré's hernia. We report a case of Littré's hernia in an 18-year old young man because of the uncommon condition. An 18-year old young patient was admitted to the Emergency Surgical Department of Zinder National Hospital, Zinder, Niger with a painful inguinoscrotal swelling of three days duration.