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Introduction: Anencephaly is an anomaly of closure of the anterior neuropore of the neural tube. It is therefore a pathology of the central nervous system occurring between the 23rd and 27th day of embryonic life which is not compatible with postnatal life. In Ivory Coast, more precisely in Bouaké, antenatal diagnosis of anencephaly is late due to inaccessibility to care and delay in consultation. The objective is to report our experience in antenatal diagnosis of anencephaly. Observation and patient: We received three pregnant women in the ultrasound unit of the Radiology department of the Bouaké University Hospital as part of a prenatal assessment. Case 1: 32-year-old G5P3 pregnant woman with spontaneous abortion and no other particular history. Case 2: 27-year-old G2P1 pregnant woman with no particular history performing an obstetric ultrasound for the first time. Case 3: 37-year-old G7P6 pregnant woman with no particular history performing an obstetric ultrasound for the second time. Results: The ultrasounds performed showed two male fetuses and one male fetus, without skull and brain with a globular appearance of the eyes and polyhydramnios. Case 1 was 30 weeks old on ultrasound, without cardiac activity and without any other associated malformation. Case 2 was 29 weeks old on ultrasound with cardiac activity and rachischisis discovered postnatally. Case 3 was 31 weeks old on ultrasound, without cardiac activity and without any other associated malformation. Conclusion: Anencephaly is a rare malformation that can be isolated or associated with different malformations. Its diagnosis is antenatal and based on early obstetric ultrasound from 11 weeks of amenorrhea. However in our current practice this diagnosis is generally late. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Inguinal hernia is one of the most frequent pathologies in surgery and is defined by the passage of abdominal or pelvic contents through the inguinal orifice [1]. However, an inguinal hernia is said to be of the bladder when the contents involve the bladder [2]. It is rare and most often discovered intraoperatively [3]. We report a case of left inguinal bladder hernia diagnosed by ultrasound. This was a 74-year-old patient who consulted for dysuria associated with bilateral inguino-scrotal swelling. A vesico-prostatic ultrasound was performed using a Samsung ultrasound scanner equipped with high and low frequency probes and a pulsed and color Doppler mode. At the end of this examination, the diagnosis of a left inguinal hernia of the bladder was made., (Le comité de rédaction se réserve le droit de renvoyer aux auteurs avant toute soumission à l'avis des lecteurs les manuscrits qui ne seraient pas conformes à ces modalités de présentation. En outre il leur conseille de conserver un exemplaire du manuscrit, des figures et des tableaux.)

Introduction: Ultrasound is the first-line examination in the morphological exploration of the thyroid. It is an excellent diagnostic and prognostic tool in nodular thyropathy., Objective: to determine the profile of thyroid nodules on ultrasound according to the EU-TIRADS classification., Material and Methods: descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in the radiology department of the University Hospital of Bouaké during one year. We included all thyroid ultrasound reports of patients with thyroid nodules. Data were analysed using Epi Info 7 software., Results: A total of 60 patients had nodules out of 97 referred for thyropathy (60.8%). The mean age was 45.6 years [13-82 years]. Females predominated with 82.7%. Anterior cervical swelling was the main indication in 72%. Thyroid volume was increased in 63% of patients with a mean volume of 71 cm3. Solitary nodules were present in 46.55%. Spongiform nodules were predominant in 32%. The nodules were solid in 29.8% and mixed in 16.5%. Hypoechogenicity was found in 44.8% of solid nodules. Lesions were classified as EU-TIRADS 2 in 58.8%, EU-TIRADS 3 in 23.5%, EU-TIRADS 4 in 14.7% and EU-TIRADS 5 in 2.9%., Conclusion: The characterisation and classification of thyroid nodules is an important step in the management of patients. In our study, these nodules are essentially benign (EU-TIRADS 2 and 3) with a female predominance. A decision tree taking into account the clinical and cytopathological elements would be more useful for possible surgery., (Le comité de rédaction se réserve le droit de renvoyer aux auteurs avant toute soumission à l'avis des lecteurs les manuscrits qui ne seraient pas conformes à ces modalités de présentation. En outre il leur conseille de conserver un exemplaire du manuscrit, des figures et des tableaux.)