Importance of proctological examination in tropical environment. Apropos of 1000 rectoscopies performed at the Hospital of Bamako

Analysing the results of 1,000 procto-sigmoidoscopies done in Bamako (Mali), the authors asses the major indications of this examination in Africa: rectal biopsy is quite efficient for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis; hemorroides and proctitis are frequent while tumors seem rare.

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Published inBulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique et de ses filiales Vol. 79; no. 4; p. 542
Main Authors Diallo, A N, Kone, B M, Pichard, E, Coulibaly, B, Traoré, A H, Duflo, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 1986
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Biopsy
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Hemorrhoids - diagnosis
Humans
Male
Mali
Proctitis - diagnosis
Proctoscopy
Rectal Diseases - diagnosis
Rectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Rectum - pathology
Schistosomiasis mansoni - diagnosis
Mali
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Summary:Analysing the results of 1,000 procto-sigmoidoscopies done in Bamako (Mali), the authors asses the major indications of this examination in Africa: rectal biopsy is quite efficient for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis; hemorroides and proctitis are frequent while tumors seem rare.