ArticleWorld journal of surgery2015
Schistosoma prevalence in appendicitis.
Article in World journal of surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Parasites in surgically removed appendices as a neglected public health concern: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pathogens and global health · 2022Pooled it
- Schistosomal appendicitis: Case series and systematic literature review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Pooled it
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- Establishing and Integrating a Female Genital Schistosomiasis Control Programme into the Existing Health Care System.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Review
- Intestinal schistosomiasis masquerading as intestinal polyps.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Analysis of CT characteristics in the diagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum associated appendicitis with clinical and pathological correlation: a diagnostic accuracy study.Japanese journal of radiology · 2020Article
- Comparison of non-schistosomal rectosigmoid cancer and schistosomal rectosigmoid cancer.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundSchistosomiasis is a waterborne trematode with numerous subtypes affecting different areas of the body. Rob Ferreira Hospital is located in an endemic area for schistosomiasis in the Lowveld region of South Africa. We set out to determine the prevalence of Sch istosoma in appendicitis.
methodsFrom 2009 to 2013, all appendix samples removed in theatre were reviewed. A total of 304 cases were retrieved. Viable ova, calcified ova, or schistosomal granulomas was considered proof of exposure.
resultsThirty-one out of the 304 cases revealed evidence of schistosomal exposure, equating to 10.2 %.
conclusionA prevalence of more than 10 % is truly significant seeing as how a delayed diagnosis can lead to serious complications, or how a misdiagnosis can result in unnecessary and often protracted treatment with harmful drugs.
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