Cover of January 2026

Volume 3, Issue 1

January 2026

Table of Contents

Original Articles

  • Original Article

    Use of the Intramural Trocar and Reverdin Needle in Laparoscopic Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Children: A Technical Adaptation in a Country with Limited Resources (Preliminary Study)

    Madawase Mboup1, Birame Ndiaye1, Daniel Yonga2, Florent Tshibwid A Zeng3, Doudou Gueye4 Mbaye Fall5

    1Department of Surgery, Hospital Principal of Dakar, Teaching Military Hospital, Dakar, Senegal 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Regional Hospital Center of Thiès, Thiès, Senegal 3Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo  4Département of Pediatric surgery, Albert Royer National Children’s Hospital Center, Dakar, Senegal 5Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristide Le Dantec University Teaching Hospital, Dakar, Senegal

    We report our initial experience with the laparoscopic management of pediatric inguinal hernias in a resource-limited setting.

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  • Original Article

    Morphometric Description of the Umbilicus in Infants Aged 1 to 24 Months: A Prospective Study

    L CISSE (1), CT MBAYE (2), SAM DIA (3), A NDIAYE (4) (5), FB LO (1), MA KAMATE (6), O SOKHNA (6), D GUÈYE (7), PA MABYE (6) (7), NA NDOYE (6) (7), A SAGNA (6) (7), O NDOUR (6) (8), G NGOM (6) (7),ABDOULAYE NDIAYE (5)

    (1) Department of Surgery, Pikine National Hospital Dakar, Senegal (2) Department of Surgery, Ziguinchor Regional Hospital, Ziguinchor, Senegal (3) Department of radiology, Dalal Jamm Hospital, Dakar, Senegal (4) Department of Plastic Surgery, Aristide LeDantec Hospital Dakar, Senegal (5) Laboratory of Anatomy, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal (6) Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal (7) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Albert Royer Children’s Hospital Dakar, Senegal (8) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristide LeDantec Hospital Dakar, Senegal

    The umbilicus is a central anatomical landmark with significant cultural, aesthetic, and surgical relevance. Its morphology and position vary according to genetic and environmental factors, yet data o...

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Case Reports

  • Case Report

    Epigastric hernia

    Mouhamadou Mansour Diène1, Florent Tshibwid A Zeng1, Tuspin Nicephor Loumandet Deba1, Cheikh Tidiane Mbaye1, Ibrahima Bocar Wellé1, Cheikh Seye2, Gabriel Ngom1,3

    1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Albert Royer National Children’s Hospital Centre, Dakar, Senegal 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Diourbel Regional Hospital, Universite´ Alioune Diop, Diourbel, Senegal 3Department of Surgery and Surgical Specialties, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal

    We conducted a retrospective study of patients treated for epigastric hernia between January 2012 and December 2022 at Albert Royer National Children's Hospital Center. Variable of interest were the t...

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  • Case Report

    Spina Bifida Presenting with a Unique Complication: Uterovaginal Prolapse in a Neonate

    1 Sonalika Gupta 2 Santosh Kumar Singh 3 Chinmay Chetan 4 Girish Gupta

    1 Department of Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. 2 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. [email protected] 9935060775 3 Department of Neonatology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. 4 Department of Neonatology, Graphic Era Institute of Medical Sciences, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

    Uterovaginal prolapse (UVP) in neonates is a rare condition, with only a few cases reported in the literature. The exact etiology and pathogenesis of neonatal UVP are not fully understood. Nevertheles...

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  • Case Report

    SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PERITONEOVAGINAL CANAL PATHOLOGY AT THE BLANCHE GOMES MOTHER AND CHILD SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL (BGMCSH)

    FP KAYA-MOUKOUENGO (1), SP MISSENGUE (1), RG BOUKAKA KALA (1), FM IKAMA MALELA (1), C MBOUTOL-MANDAVO (2)

    1-Pediatric Surgery Department, Blanche Gomes Mother and Child Specialized Hospital (BGMCSH), Brazzaville - Republic of Congo. 2-Faculty of Health Sciences Marien Ngouabi University

    Peritoneovaginal canal pathology (PCPV) is a condition frequently encountered in infants and children [1]. It is due to the persistence of the peritoneal process which should normally regress. This pr...

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  • Case Report

    Congenital Lumbar Hernia in an Infant with Phocomelia – An Unusual Presentation

    Alish R. Mehta*, Paras R. Kothari, Aditi V. Dalvi, Dravina N. Shetty

    1 Department of Paediatric Surgery, Shrimad Rajchandra Hospital and Research Centre, Dharampur, Gujarat, India 2 Dr. Alish Rajesh Mehta, 705, Avadh, Neelkanth Kingdom, Ramdev Pir Road, Vidyavihar West, Mumbai – 400086 Email : [email protected] Phone No.: +91-9769350301

    This case report presents a rare instance of congenital lumbar hernia in an infant diagnosed with phocomelia and bilateral congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV). The patient, an 11-month-old female, e...

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  • Case Report

    Intussusception presenting as rectal prolapse: a case report

    FP KAYA-MOUKOUENGO (1), PS MISSENGUE (1), RG BOUKAKA KALA (1), FM IKAMA MALELA (1), N PANDZOU (2), JR MABIALA BABELA (3)

    1- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Blanche Gomes Mother and Child Specialized Hospital (HSMEBG), Brazzaville - Republic of Congo. 2- Department of Pediatrics, Blanche Gomes Mother and Child Specialized Hospital (HSMEBG), Brazzaville - Republic of Congo. 3- Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University

    Acute intestinal intussusception is due to the telescoping of an intestinal segment and its mesentry in the lumen of the downstream segment Although the diagnosis is made early, presentation of AII pr...

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