[The fate of the oral communications presented at the SIFUD congress (2006-2012)]. / Devenir des communications libres présentées au congrès de la SIFUD-PP (2006-2012).

INTRODUCTION: The subjects presented at scientific congresses often remain confidential because of the non-indexation of the communications. A subsequent publication is necessary for the dissemination of knowledge. The value of a congress is somehow rated by the level of its publications. OBJECTIVES: To analyze, quantitatively and qualitatively, the fate of the communications presented orally at the annual meeting of the SIFUD-PP between 2006 and 2012. METHOD: From the authors' names and the title of the communications presented orally at congresses between 2006 and 2012, we investigated if those communications had resulted as an indexed publication PubMed/Medline until April 2015. We studied anonymously the correlation between the data presented in the communication provided at the SIFUD-PP congress and the data published in the final article. We evaluated the "value" of the publication according to the language of publication (French/English), the ranking of the magazine (A or B versus others), and the number of citations of the article in Google-Scholar. RESULTS: A total of 270 oral communications were presented at the SIFUD congress between 2006 and 2012, so an average of 38.5 (±15) per year. Globally, 110 articles (40%) have been published in an indexed journal PubMed/MedLine to date (April 2015). Note that 10 articles of the oral communications (8%) were published before the congress. The average time of publication was 22 months±15 months. In terms of the language of publication, 79 articles (71%) were published in English magazines. They were published in 31 different journals (49 articles [44%] in urology, 14 articles [12%] in gynecology, 12 articles [10%] in urogynecology, 11 articles [10%] in coloproctology, 16 articles [14%] in neuro-urology and physical medicine and rehabilitation, 3 articles [2%] in sexology). Sixty-three articles (57%) were published in journals with an impact factor (IF) higher than 2 and 39 articles (35%) were published in journals of rank A or B. DISCUSSION: The rate of publications of oral communications varies according to specialties and the type of the congress. For example, the rate of the published communications at the ICS Congress (International Continence Society) in 2003 was 61% and of the AFU (French Association of Urology) in 2000, was 34.5%. The rate of publication of the oral abstracts presented at the SIFUD (40% over the period 2006-2012) is comparable to other national congresses but slightly inferior to those of international congresses. Several hypotheses may explain the non-publication of the oral communications (quitting the project, communication about preliminary results, refused publication by many journals) and unfortunately we do not have those results. We should get back individually to the submitters to know the reasons for non-publication of their works. CONCLUSION: In the end, 40% of the oral communication presented at the annual congress of the SIFUD were published in an indexed journals PubMed/MedLine. Seventy-one percent of them are in English. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.

Molecular structure and vibrational study of diprotonated guanazolium using DFT calculations and FT-IR and FT-Raman spectroscopies.

The purpose of this manuscript is to discuss our investigations of diprotonated guanazolium chloride using vibrational spectroscopy and quantum chemical methods. The solid phase FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra were recorded in the regions 4000-400cm(-1) and 3600-50cm(-1) respectively, and the band assignments were supported by deuteration effects. Different sites of diprotonation have been theoretically examined at the B3LYP/6-31G level. The results of energy calculations show that the diprotonation process occurs with the two pyridine-like nitrogen N2 and N4 of the triazole ring. The molecular structure, harmonic vibrational wave numbers, infrared intensities and Raman activities were calculated for this form by DFT/B3LYP methods, using a 6-31G basis set. Both the optimized geometries and the theoretical and experimental spectra for diprotonated guanazolium under a stable form are compared with theoretical and experimental data of the neutral molecule reported in our previous work. This comparison reveals that the diprotonation occurs on the triazolic nucleus, and provide information about the hydrogen bonding in the crystal. The scaled vibrational wave number values of the diprotonated form are in close agreement with the experimental data. The normal vibrations were characterized in terms of potential energy distribution (PED) using the VEDA 4 program.

Molecular geometry and vibrational studies of 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole using quantum chemical calculations and FT-IR and FT-Raman spectroscopies.

The 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole (guanazole) was investigated by vibrational spectroscopy and quantum methods. The solid phase FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra were recorded in the region 4000-400 cm(-1) and 3600-50 cm(-1) respectively, and the band assignments were supported by deuteration effects. The results of energy calculations have shown that the most stable form is 1H-3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole under C1 symmetry. For this form, the molecular structure, harmonic vibrational wave numbers, infrared intensities and Raman activities were calculated by the ab initio/HF and DFT/B3LYP methods using 6-31G* basis set. The calculated geometrical parameters of the guanazole molecule using B3LYP methodology are in good agreement with the previously reported X-ray data, and the scaled vibrational wave number values are in good agreement with the experimental data. The normal vibrations were characterized in terms of potential energy distribution (PEDs) using VEDA 4 program.

[Hydatid cysts of the liver opening in the biliary tract. Report of 64 cases]. / Les kystes hydatiques du foie rompus dans les voies biliaires. A propos de 64 cas.

STUDY AIM: The aim of this retrospective study was to report a series of patients with hydatid cyst opened in the biliary tract, who were operated in Morocco. PATIENTS AND METHOD: From 1991 to 1998, among 250 hydatid cysts of the liver operated in the same center, 64 were in communication with the biliary tract (25%). There were 39 men and 25 women. The mean age was 34.2 years (range: 6-60). The revealing symptoms were abdominal pain, jaundice or cholangitis, but the biliary fistula was asymptomatic in more than 50% of the patients. The hydatid cysts were recognized by ultrasonography in all the patients but the biliary fistula was only suspected in 17 patients. The surgical procedure included drainage and sterilization of the cyst, resection of the protruding wall of the cyst (84.4%), unblockage of the main hepatic duct (n = 21) associated with a Kehr drainage, and treatment of the bilio-cystic fistula with suture (n = 23) or double side drainage (n = 24) or cystobiliary disconnection (n = 15). RESULTS: There were two postoperative deaths due to septic shock (n = 1) and encephalopathy secondary to a biliary cirrhosis (n = 1). The morbidity rate was 25%. Among complications, there were four subphrenic abscesses, four prolonged biliary leakages and two intestinal obstructions. The main hospital stay was 20 days. CONCLUSION: The opening of hyatid cysts of the liver into the biliary tract may be silent or revealed by biliary symptoms. The results of this series favour a conservative procedure, including resection of the protruding wall of the cyst and cysto-biliary disconnection, in spite of a high morbidity rate and a long hospital stay.

[Peritoneal hydatidosis: a study of 25 cases in Morocco]. / Hydatidose péritonéale. A propos de 25 cas marocains.

We carried out a retrospective study of 25 cases of peritoneal hydatidosis. The incidence of this disease was 6.9%, the sex ratio of the patients was about 2/1 and the mean age of the patients was 31.8 years. Peritoneal echinococcal disease was most frequently secondary to the rupture or splitting of hydatid cysts in the liver (84% of cases) or, more rarely, in the spleen (4% of cases). The principal symptoms were unusual abdominal pain and abdominal masses. Ultrasound scan is the radiological method of choice for investigation and for assessing the number of hydatid cysts in the abdomen. It was used in 20 cases in this series and led to diagnosis of the disease in 95% of these cases. The sensitivity of CT scan for topographical diagnosis was about 90%. Serological tests were negative for the five remaining patients. Surgical management depends on the location and number of hydatid cysts and on the general state of the patient. Total cyst removal was performed in ten patients, pericystectomy in nine cases and marsupialization in six cases in which the cysts were located in the Douglas cul-de-sac. None of the patients was treated with albendazole. None of the patients died and the morbidity rate was 20%, due mainly to the hepatic location of the cysts. We observed one case of small bowel occlusion due to a missed daughter vesicle, two abscesses of the residual cavity, one case of pleurisy and one case of unexplained febrile syndrome. No recurrence was observed over a follow-up period of five years.

[Synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives by amino acid action on ortho-phenylenediamine, variously substituted in positions 4 and 5]. / Synthèse de dérivés du benzimidazole par action des aminoacides sur l'orthophénylènediamine différemment substitué en positions 4 et 5.

As part of the synthesis of the benzimidazole derivative heterocyclique system, we are interested in studying the condensation of the o-phenylenediamines with amino-acids such as aspartic acid, serine and histidine. The interest that these present is based mainly on their pharmacological properties. They have, in fact anti-inflammatory, antidepressive, antibacterial and antihistamine properties. On the other hand, it should be noted that 5,6-dimethyl-1-(alpha-D-ribofuranosyl) benzimidazole constitutes part of vitamin B12. Taken together, these results led us to pursue our research in this domain while focusing on new methods of benzimidazolic derivative synthesis. It should be said that the obtaining of these compounds depends on the quantity of the amino-acid. All synthesized products have been characterized by infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry.

Comparison of a microtitration plate ELISA with a standard cultural procedure for the detection of Salmonella spp. in chicken.

A rapid antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) detecting a wide range of Salmonella serotypes and employing only one culture stage was used to analyze the giblets and body cavity rinsings from frozen chickens. The results from the ELISA were compared with those obtained using a standard cultural procedure in current use in two laboratories, Norwich (N) and Ipswich (I), of the Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) in the UK. ELISAs were carried out on the same samples at each of two PHLS laboratories and at the Institute of Food Research with good agreement (94% and 90%). When compared with the cultural method there was 80% and 70% agreement with the ELISA with the PHLS(N) and PHLS(I) samples. The ELISA appeared to have a false-positive rate of 17% (samples from PHLS(N)) but on reculture of the "negative" samples this rate fell to 7%. The false-negative rate for the ELISA was 26% (samples from PHLS(N)) which appeared to be due to insufficient growth of the Salmonella spp. in the single cultural step employed in the ELISA rather than lack of recognition by the antibodies. The problem of false negatives with the cultural method is also discussed. These results are comparable to previously published studies relating immunoassays and the conventional procedure for Salmonella detection when analyzing similar samples. Suggestions are made as to how further increases in ELISA efficiency might be brought about.

[Ileal lipoma: a cause of severe lower digestive tract hemorrhage]. / Le lipome iléal: cause d'hémorragie digestive basse grave.

We report a case of major lower digestive tract hemorrhage caused by an ileal lipoma. The main clinical signs of this uncommon pathology are presented together with the necessary paraclinical investigations. Ileal lipoma may be spontaneously complicated and requires surgical treatment.

La tuberculose anale et perinatale: a propos de 15 observations

Quinze cas de lesions anales tuberculeuses; colliges sur une periode de sept ans; sont rapportes dans ce travail. Les aspects etiologiques et pathogeniques sont passes en revue. Tous les cas concernent des sujets jeunes de sexe masculin. Si dans onze cas le diagnostic etait facile; dans le contexte de tuberculose pulmonaire; dans quatre cas la lesion etait primitive. Sur le plan diagnostique; la nature tuberculeuse etait authentifiee; quatorze fois par l'etude histologique et une fois par la bacteriologie. L'evolution n'est pas toujours favorable puisque dans cinq cas on note une incontinence anale; soit iatrogene par chirurgie iterative en raison de redicives; soit due a un processus tuberculeux destructeur

[Vascular complications of fractures of the pelvis]. / Les complications vasculaires des fractures du bassin.

Fifteen cases of severe fractures of the pelvis associated with vascular complications are reviewed. The operational strategy remains controversial when faced with these life threatening traumatic lesions. The chief cause of mortality of these fractures is subperitoneal or retroperitoneal expanding hematoma, the natural course and evolution of which are presently well known and better explored thanks to modern imaging technology. Early-phase intensive care and intervention radiology are partly responsible for a change in the immediate therapeutic attitude. Nonetheless, in hemorrhagic poly-traumatic patients, surgical treatment is still required and remains a method non devoid of pitfalls.

[Intraperitoneal textiloma. Apropos of 5 cases]. / Les textilomes intra-péritonéaux. A propos de 5 observations.

Five cases of foreign textile bodies left in the peritoneal cavity are reviewed the corpus delictus was an abdominal field packing in 4 cases (in 1 case 2 packings were involved), and in one case a compress. The 5th patient, operated upon in the department, presented a delayed pseudo-tumoral picture after a course of 4 years. The 4 cases referred from another department presented signs of sepsis identified at an early stage. Etiologic, clinical, diagnostic and prophylactic aspects are reviewed.