Laparoscopic surgery in the Cameroon

Abstract

A new surgical section of operative laparoscopy was installed in General Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon, in April 1992 after many years of collaboration between the University of Clermont-Ferrand and the University of Yaoundé. A total of 735 laparoscopic operations were conducted in the first 5 years. Conditions facilitating such a project are discussed.