%0 Journal Article
%T Anal Pathologies: What Management at the Reference Health Center of Bamako¡¯s Commune V?
%A Sanra D¨¦borah Sanogo
%A Moussa Y. Dicko
%A Ousmane Diarra
%A Abou A. Diarra
%A Drissa Katil¨¦
%A Abdoulaye Maiga
%A Ouatou Mall¨¦
%A Sabine Drabo
%A Makan S. Tounkara
%A Hourouma Sow
%A Kadiatou Doumbia
%A Anselme Konat¨¦
%A Moussa T. Diarra
%J Open Journal of Gastroenterology
%P 87-92
%@ 2163-9469
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojgas.2024.143009
%X Anal pathologies are conditions affecting the anal margin and the anal canal. The aim of our study was to update data on anal diseases. Non-specific, it can reveal an emergency, a serious illness, a chronic disease or a benign condition. It was a prospective, descriptive and analytical study from April 2022 to March 2023, carried out in the hepato-gastroenterology unit of the Centre de Sant¨¦ de R¨¦f¨¦rence de la commune V du District de Bamako in Mali. Out of seven hundred and forty-nine (749) patients seen in consultation, 98 had anal pathology, <em>i.e.</em> a prevalence of 13.08%. The mean age was 40 ¡À 15.15 years and the sex ratio was 1.5. Hemorrhoidal disease and anal fissure were the most frequent pathologies in 66.4% and 24.4% of cases respectively. Medical treatment was initiated in 91.9% of patients with hemorrhoidal disease and 91.7% with anal fissure. Anal pathologies are common in young male patients. In our context, they are dominated by benign conditions.
%K Anal Pathologies
%K Hemorrhoidal Disease
%K Anal Fissure
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=132090