Mammography and diagnostic difficulties of breast diseases

ISBN-13: 9786205248614 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str.

Marie Véronique MARÉ; Y. Abel BAMOUNI

Opis

The diagnostic problem of breast pathologies has long been posed in Africa, particularly in Burkina Faso. This difficulty could be inherent to an inadequate technical platform, a lack of professionals and limited access of the population to care [25; 70]. The objective of this study was to determine the place of mammography in the diagnosis of breast diseases at the YO University Hospital in Ouagadougou. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. We carried out a non-probability sampling, taking into account all registered patients with a breast pathology. We counted 213 patients, 95.4% of whom were women and 4.6% men, i.e. a sex ratio of 0.05. The average age of the patients was 41.5 years. Mammography was performed in 20.66% of patients, mainly because of its exorbitant cost, low availability and low prescription. Abnormalities were found in 73.1% of these patients. Lesions suspected of malignancy were frequent in patients aged 43 to 52 years (91%). The CRs were not standardized. Histology followed 59.09% of mammography.

O autorze

Obtained his Doctorate in Medicine in 2011 at the Joseph Ki-Zerbo University of Ouagadougou. The thesis focused on "The place of mammography in the diagnosis of breast diseases at CHUYO". Training completed by a DU in epidemiology and a master in public health