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This study's aim was to describe the management of ulcerous pyloroduodenal stenosis in Sylvanus Olympio teaching hospital of Lomé (Togo). It was a retrospective study of medical files of all patients managed for peptic pyloroduodenal stenosis at the visceral surgery department of Sylvanus Olympio teaching hospital in Lomé (Togo) from january 1(st), 2002 to december 31(th), 2011. Twenty-five patients were selected. Mean age was 38 ± 7.4 years. Sex-ratio was 5. Twenty four patients underwent upper digestive tract endoscopy, completed by upper gastrointestinal series in 18 cases. One patient had only an upper gastrointestinal series. Pyloroduodenal stenosis was improved by antisecretory therapy in 3 cases. Twenty two patients underwent laparotomy. Truncal vagotomy was performed in 15 cases associated with pyloroplasty in 8 cases, and gastrojejunostomy in 7 cases. An antrectomy was performed in 5 cases. Selective vagotomy was associated with pyloroplasty in 1 case, and a gastrojejunostomy in 1 case. One patient died in postoperative period. Functional results were classified Visick I (17 cases) and II (4 cases). Peptic pyloroduodenal stenosis affects young adults. Its tight nature requires association of upper gastrointestinal series and esophagogastroduodenoscopy for diagnosis. Its surgical treatment is exclusively performed by laparotomy at present. Mortality is low and functionnal prognosis is good.
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Duodenal Obstruction/diagnosis , Duodenal Obstruction/surgery , Pyloric Stenosis/diagnosis , Pyloric Stenosis/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Duodenal Obstruction/etiology , Female , Hospitals, Teaching , Humans , Intestinal Atresia , Male , Middle Aged , Peptic Ulcer/complications , Pyloric Stenosis/etiology , Retrospective Studies , Togo , Young AdultABSTRACT
PURPOSE: This study's aim is to describe the diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic aspects of typhoid intestinal perforations (TIP) at the Dapaong regional hospital (Togo). MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective study covered all patients with such perforations seen and managed in the Dapaong regional hospital's general surgery department during the 3-year period of 2009-2011. RESULTS: There were 110 patients with TIP during the study period, and they accounted for 67.9% of the patients treated for generalized peritonitis (162 cases). Their mean age was 10.2 years. The sex-ratio was 1.4. A single perforation was present for 69 patients (62.7%) and multiple perforations for the other 41 (37.3%). Sixty (54.5%) patients underwent simple closure, 36 (32.8%) had an ileal resection and enteroanastomosis, and 14 (12.7%) had loop or double-barrelled ileostomy. The postoperative course was complicated in 26 cases (23.6%), most often by surgical site infection, seen in 19 patients (17.3%). Overall, 23 patients died during the postoperative period, for a mortality rate of 20.9%. CONCLUSION: Typhoid intestinal perforations are the most common cause of generalized peritonitis at the Dapaong regional hospital. Most patients have only a single perforation, which is repaired by excision-suture. Their morbidity and mortality rate are high.
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Intestinal Perforation/diagnosis , Intestinal Perforation/therapy , Child , Female , Humans , Intestinal Perforation/etiology , Male , Prognosis , Retrospective Studies , Rural Health , Togo , Typhoid Fever/complicationsABSTRACT
Objectifs : etudier la frequence des pathologies operees et relever les principaux germes retrouves au cours des infections de la plaie post-operatoire en chirurgie generale au CHR-Tsevie. Methodologie : etude retrospective sur les dossiers d'infections post-operatoires des patients operes dans le service de chirurgie generale au CHR - Tsevie du 1er Janvier 2012 au 31 Decembre 2013 (deux ans). Les parametres etudies etaient socio-demographiques; diagnostiques; le type d'intervention; le delai de survenue de l'infection; le traitement; l'evolution et la duree d'hospitalisation. Resultats : durant la periode d'etude 30 dossiers d'infections de la plaie post-operatoire ont ete colliges sur un total de 271 patients operes; soit 11%. Deux cent vingt neuf patients avaient ete operes en urgence soit 84;5% et 42 patients (15;5%) operes en chirurgie programmee. La sex ratio etait de 1;72. La tranche d'age de 19 a 30 ans constituait 40% des cas. Les patients etaient des cultivateurs (30%) et des eleves (23;3%). Les antecedents notes etaient : une hypertension (2cas); un diabete (1cas); une hypertension associe au diabete (1cas); un alcoolisme (30%) et un tabagisme (10%). L'infection post-operatoire a ete notee apres la prise en charge en urgence des affections comme la peritonite aigue generalisee (11cas/49 soit 22;4%) et l'appendicite aigue (6cas/34 soit 17;6%). L'antibio-prophylaxie a ete systematique chez tous les patients operes. Les germes retrouves etaient le Staphylococcus aureus (15 cas/50%); Escherichia coli (07 cas/23;3%) et le streptocoque (05 cas/16;6%). Les infections etaient notees entre 7 et 14 jours post-operatoire dans 70% des cas. La duree moyenne d'hospitalisation etait de 34 jours. Conclusion : l'infection de la plaie operatoire est frequente chez les patients operes en urgence. Les germes isoles a la culture sont souvent des bacteries cutanees. La prevention de l'infection du site operatoire necessite un respect rigoureux de regles d'asepsie
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General Surgery , Surgical Wound Infection/complicationsABSTRACT
Background: To evaluate the particularities of typhoid cholecystitis in children. Materials and Methods: This was a 5-year prospective study of typhoid cholecystitis in children under 15 years old at Djougou and Sylvanus Olympio teaching hospital. The diagnosis of typhoid cholecystitis was based on clinical and investigation findings; confirmed by operative findings at cholecystectomy. Results: Six children with typhoid acalculous cholecystitis were treated over a five-year period (4 males and 2 females). Their ages ranged from five to 13 years (median 8.8 years). The mean duration of symptoms was six to 21 days. The clinical signs were fever; abdominal pain; which predominated at the right upper abdominal quadrant; and type II Hackett splenomegaly. The diagnosis was confirmed by a positive Widal's test and Salmonella typhi isolation from the culture in all patients; four patients had ultrasound evidence of acalculous cholecystitis. Open cholecystectomy was successful in the six cases. The operative findings were gangrene (3); perforation (2) and empyema (1). All the patients made an uneventful recovery; and have remained symptom free one and three months on follow-up. Conclusion: Typhoid acalculous cholecystitis is a frequent complication in children. Late presentation and diagnosis is associated with complications. Cholecystectomy in association with antibiotic is the treatment of choice
