Asuquo M E, Umoh M S, Nwagbara V, Inyang A, Agbor C
Department of Surgery, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria.
Ann Afr Med. 2008 Mar;7(1):35-7. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.55686.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The relative rarity of gallbladder disease has been documented in various parts of Africa. Recently the incidence has been reported as rising in some African countries. We undertook this study to evaluate the indications for cholecystectomy in our center and compare with others.
This is a retrospective study of 18 open cholecystectomies in 10 years.
The ages ranged from 13 and 65 years (mean 39.2 years). There were 15 females and 3 males (F:M? = ?ratio 5:1). Calculous cholecystitis 9 (50%) in patients, acalculous cholecystitis 8 (44.4%) and a patient with carcinoma of the gallbladder were offered cholecystectomy. The commonest stone was mixed multiple stones.
The numbers of cholecystectomies attest to the rarity of gallbladder disease in this environment. This may be due to the high fiber and low cholesterol diet predominant in this costal population in southern Nigeria.
背景/目的：非洲各地已记录到胆囊疾病相对罕见。最近有报道称，一些非洲国家的发病率在上升。我们开展这项研究以评估我们中心胆囊切除术的适应证，并与其他中心进行比较。
这是一项对10年间18例开放性胆囊切除术的回顾性研究。
患者年龄在13岁至65岁之间（平均39.2岁）。有15名女性和3名男性（女∶男比例为5∶1）。接受胆囊切除术的患者中，结石性胆囊炎9例（50%），无结石性胆囊炎8例（44.4%），还有1例胆囊癌患者。最常见的结石是混合性多发结石。
胆囊切除术的数量证明了该地区胆囊疾病的罕见性。这可能是由于尼日利亚南部沿海地区人群中高纤维、低胆固醇饮食占主导地位。
