Incidence of acute appendicitis in Kumasi, Ghana

• Published in: West African journal of medicine Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 122 - 125
• Main Authors: Ohene-Yeboah, M, Abantanga, F A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nigeria 01.03.2009
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Appendectomy; Appendicitis - epidemiology; Appendicitis - surgery; Female; Ghana - epidemiology; Hospitals, Teaching; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Ghana

Acute appendicitis is a leading cause of surgical admissions for abdominal pain in many hospitals. To report the incidence of acute appendicitis in Kumasi and highlight the increasing admissions rates of the disease in the metropolis. A combined prospective and retrospective analysis of hospital rec...