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

• Published in: Bulletin 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
• Language: French
• 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

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.