Tahirou MK², Yacouba Garba K^1,2*, Faye Labo R², Ndoye El Hadji O², Soumah M² and Hassane N³

¹Laboratory of Surgical Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UAM-Niamey, Niger
²Forensic Medicine and Forensic Expertise, Faculty of Medicine, UCAD, Senegal
³Laboratory of Pathologic Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UAM-Niamey, Niger

*Corresponding Author: Yacouba Garba K, Laboratory of Surgical Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UAM-Niamey, Niger.

Received: December 13, 2024; Published: January 27, 2025

Abstract

Introduction: The autopsy, is conceived as an timeless and indispensable act, intended to acquire the anatomical and medical knowledge necessary for the establishment of causes of death. It is necessary to distinguish between two faces, constituted by the forensic or judicial autopsy on the one hand and the clinical or hospital autopsy on the other. In Niger since 1978, the Laboratory of Pathological Anatomy and Cytology (LACP) of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FSS) of the University Abdou Moumouni (AUM) is operational and practice autopsies mainly forensic on judicial request, regulated by the Code of Criminal Procedure. Thus our study is focused on the epidemiological aspect and diagnosis of the causes of death objectified during autopsies performed at the Laboratory Anatomy and Pathology Cytology.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study over a period of 31 years from 1 January 1983 to 31 December 2014 at the laboratory of pathological anatomy and cytology of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University Abdou Moumouni of Niamey. The study collected 23 medical-legal autopsy cases of which 6 were exploitable

Results: Thus, the analysis of our various parameters that we had studied allowed us to note that the frequency of autopsies is very low and represents 0.75 cases per year on average, and 83.33% on judicial requisition. The whole body alone is the predominant sample taken at 83.33% and the average age is 27.5 years, (extreme 10 years and 70 years). In all cases the exact causes of death have been established, except one which is referred to the biochemical laboratory to study the chemical nature of the liquid.

Conclusion: The aim of our study was to identify the epidemiological aspects of the autopsies performed and to determine the causes of death diagnosed.

Keywords: Autopsy; Death; Laboratory of Anatomy and Cytologies Pathological; Niamey

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Citation

Citation: Yacouba Garba K., et al. “Epidemiological Aspects and Diagnostics of Autopsies Performed in Niamey: Review of the Literature". Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports 6.2 (2025): 78-82.

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