Nkrumah Kofi N, Archampong Emmanuel Q
Department of Medicine & Therapeutics University of Ghana Medical School, PO Box GP 4236, Accra, Ghana.
Department of Surgery, University of Ghana Medical School, PO Box GP 4236, Accra, Ghana.
Ghana Med J. 2017 Dec;51(4):187-190.
Fibreoptic (or Flexible) endoscopy has revolutionized and completely transformed practice of gastroenterology, and many other medical specialties, over the past half century or so. At the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra the development of this facility has evolved gradually, especially involving specialists from the Departments of Medicine and Surgery since the 1970s. This article is an attempt to trace and record this journey and to highlight some of the problems and challenges yet to be overcome. It is an anecdotal account based on the authors' recollection with attempts at verification of important dates.
在过去大约半个世纪里，纤维光学（或软性）内窥镜检查彻底变革并完全改变了胃肠病学以及许多其他医学专科的诊疗方式。在阿克拉的科勒布教学医院，这一设备的发展是逐步演进的，自20世纪70年代以来尤其涉及医学和外科部门的专家。本文试图追溯并记录这段历程，突出一些尚待克服的问题和挑战。这是一篇基于作者回忆的轶事性记述，并尝试对重要日期进行核实。
