Introduction: Acute appendicitis is more frequent in Africa then reported in literature. Its diagnosis can be facilitated by ultrasonography. However, the latter is not fully accurate. The aim of our study is to evaluate its accuracy for patients managed at our hospital. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analytic descriptive study from January 2013 to
Children's schwannoma is a rare condition, generally occurring in a sporadic way. Its aetiology is still not fully understood. We report the case of a 10-year old girl who presented a left shoulder mass, along motility reduction of the left upper limb for 24 months before presentation at our service. A biopsy resection of the mass gave the diagnosis and 6 months after surgical resection, no complication occurred.
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