[Biliary calculi in adults in Cameroon. Epidemio-clinical and morphological aspects (apropos of 52 cases seen in Yaounde)].
Fifty-two cases of cholelithiasis were retrospectively studied in the Central Hospital of Yaounde over a period of 30 months. Nineteen males and 33 females with an average age of 40 years (range from 15 to 70 years). Forty-six p.c. of these patients had asymptomatic cholelithiasis and most of it consisted in only one gallstone. Etiologic factors found were: sickle-cell anemia, obesity, pregnancy and cirrhosis.
Ndjitoyap Ndam
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Centre Universitaire des Sciences de la Santé, service de Gastroentérologie Hôpital, Yaoundé Cameroun.
Gonsu
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FJ
Sosso
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Abolo Mbenti
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L
Ngonde
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C
Njoya
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Misse
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Monny Lobe
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M
Hagbe
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014329:Tropical Climate
La lithiase biliaire de l'adulte Camerounais. Aspects épidémio-cliniques et morphologiques (a propos de 52 cas observés à Yaoundé).