The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiologic, therapeutic, and prognostic aspects of surgical acute abdomen at the National Hospital of Zinder (HNZ). This was a prospective study of patients undergoing digestive surgical emergencies in HNZ over 24 months (January 2013-December 2014). During the study period, 622 digestive surgical emergencies were operated. The mean age was 22.91 ± 18.14 years old, with a sex-ratio of 3:1. The average admission time was 64.31 ± 57.90 h. Abdominal pain was the main reason for admission in 61.90% (N = 385) of the cases, with or without fever throughout the course in 26.05% (N = 162) of the cases. The average time before surgery was 9.13 ± 5.97 h. Acute peritonitis accounted for 51.61% (N = 321) of cases, led by ileal perforation maybe from typhoid (N = 175). The acute intestinal obstruction and acute appendicitis accounted for 27.49% (N = 171) and 9.65% (N = 60) of the cases, respectively. Abdominal trauma had affected 53 patients (8.52%). The average length of hospital stay was 8.71 ± 5.29 days. Postoperative morbidity was 38.10% (N = 237). Septic complications (N = 187) were predominant. Overall lethality of 13.67% (N = 85), was associated with the delay of diagnosis and treatment (P < 0.001). The incidence and the high morbidity and lethality of digestive surgical emergencies in the Sub-Saharan context, could be avoided through prevention, early consultation, and adequate intra-hospital management.
Acute peritonitis was the main indication of digestive ostomy. The occurrence of major complications was associated with bad socioeconomic status, ASA4 score, Altemeier class IV and ileostomy.
Introduction. Intra-abdominal testicular torsion is a rare event. We report hereby our experience of the management of a spermatic cord twist on intra-abdominal testis discovered during an acute surgical abdomen. Case Presentation. This was a 42-year-old patient admitted to the emergency department for abdominal pain that had been evolving for a week. The physical examination showed tenderness and guarding in the left iliac fossa with an empty ipsilateral hemiscrotum. Complementary examinations led to the discovery of an intra-abdominal left-lateral mass. The laparotomy found a whitish mass with areas of infarction, which was resected. Anatomopathological examination of the operative specimen identified it as a testis with atrophy of germ cells and necrotic areas without evidence of malignancy. Conclusion. Intra-abdominal testicular torsion should be considered in case of patients with an acute surgical abdomen with vacuity of one of the bursae.
Nous rapportons la prise en charge d'une patiente de 37 ans, aux antécédents d'hypertension artérielle (HTA) mal suivie, adressée en consultation chirurgicale avec une symptomatologie faite de lombalgies droites, de vertiges, de céphalées, de sueurs et de palpitations. Durant l'hospitalisation, la tension artérielle (TA) oscillait entre 130/80 mm d'Hg et 190/120 mm d'Hg. Le reste de l'examen clinique ne retrouvait aucune autre anomalie. Le scanner thoraco-abdominal avait montré une masse surrénalienne de 55x45x65 mm comprimant la veine cave inférieure et la veine rénale droite. Le dosage de l'acide vanyl-mandélique urinaire (VMA) donnait un résultat de 11,8mg/24heures. Le dosage des catécholamines sanguin n'a pas été réalisé. Le diagnostic d'un phéochromocytome était retenu et l'indication opératoire était posée. En consultation d'anesthésie l'examen clinique retrouvait un bon état général, une tension artérielle (TA) à 190/120 mmHg, une auscultation cardiopulmonaire sans particularité et un critère prédictif d'intubation non difficile (Mallampati II). La patiente a bénéficiée d'une préparation préopératoire à base d'alpha-bloquants et bêta-bloquants, et d'un inhibiteur calcique. La surrénalectomie a été réalisée par laparotomie médiane. Il n'y avait pas eu d'instabilité hémodynamique lors de la mobilisation et de la résection de la tumeur. Les suites opératoires immédiates ont été simples. Elle a regagné son domicile à J7 postopératoire. Avec un recul de 3 mois, la patiente ne présentait plus de signes cliniques et ses chiffres tensionnels étaient normaux. L'anesthésie pour la chirurgie du phéochromocytome est faisable même en situation de ressources limitées. Une bonne préparation du patient permet d'éviter les complications périopératoires.
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