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• TITLE: Epidemiological Profile of Intestinal Obstructions in Koutiala, Mali: About 65 Cases

  AUTHORS: Mahamadou Coulibaly, Drissa Traoré, Birama Togola, Souleymane Sanogo, Bréhima Bengaly, Drissa Ouattara, Siaka Diallo, Madiassa Konaté, Nouhoum Ongoiba

  KEYWORDS: Epidemiology, Intestinal Obstruction, Koutiala

  JOURNAL NAME: Surgical Science, Vol.11 No.6, June 12, 2020

  ABSTRACT: Aim: To assess the epidemiological profile of intestinal obstructions at the Koutiala district hospital. Patients and Method: This was a prospective and descriptive study taking place from August 1, 2017 to April 30, 2020. The files of patients with acute intestinal obstruction in the general surgery department of the Koutiala district hospital were collected. In this study, patients operated on for acute intestinal obstruction were included. Non-operated patients were not included in the study. Result: The records of 65 patients operated on for acute intestinal obstruction were collected. The mean age was 32 ± 22 with extremes of 1 year and 94 years. 7 infants (10.8%) and 1 4-year-old child (1.5%) were identified. The 16 to 59 age group was more common. Males were the majority with 70.8% (n = 46). The sex ratio was 2.4. The rate of bowel obstruction in the general population in the circle was 8.1 cases per 100,000 population. According to provenance, patients came from inside the circle (rural areas) in 87.7% of the cases (n = 57) and from the city of Koutiala in 12.3% (n = 8). 33.9% of our patients had undergone laparotomy (n = 22). Patients consulted urgently in 93.8%. The etiologies are dominated by post-operative straps (33.8%) and volvulus (24.6%). We noted 12 cases of intestinal necrosis. Postoperative morbidity was 13.8% of cases (n = 9) and mortality of 6.1% of cases (n = 4). Conclusion: Bowel obstruction is one of the most frequent surgical emergencies in our circle. They most often affect young subjects and young adult males. The etiologies are dominated by the post-operative flanges. Complications remain elevated.