Muthuphei M N, Morwamoche P
Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, Medunsa, South Africa.
Cent Afr J Med. 1998 Jan;44(1):9-11.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the type of pathology seen in appendices removed for acute appendicitis.
A retrospective study.
Department of Anatomical Pathology at Ga-Rankuwa/Medunsa Academic Complex, Gauteng Province, South Africa.
408 Black patients who had appendectomy at Garankuwa Hospital.
Prevalence of appendicitis.
Appendicitis was diagnosed in 65.7% of the cases of which 25% showed perforation. The disease was common in males and was predominantly seen in the second decade. Parasites were seen in 3.4% of cases and two benign tumours were seen.
Appendicitis is common amongst urban South African Blacks and the pattern of the disease is similar to that observed in other African urban centres.
本研究旨在评估因急性阑尾炎切除的阑尾的病理类型。
一项回顾性研究。
南非豪登省加兰夸/梅敦萨学术综合医院解剖病理科。
在加兰夸医院接受阑尾切除术的408名黑人患者。
阑尾炎的患病率。
65.7%的病例被诊断为阑尾炎，其中25%出现穿孔。该疾病在男性中常见，主要见于第二个十年。3.4%的病例中发现寄生虫，还有两个良性肿瘤。
阑尾炎在南非城市黑人中很常见，疾病模式与其他非洲城市中心观察到的相似。
