title: Missed diagnosis of schistosomiasis leading to unnecessary surgical procedures in Jos University Teaching Hospital.
abstract: Twelve cases of radical surgery were carried out on patients with schistosoma granuloma mistaken for malignant lesions. Such radical procedures could have been averted if pre-operative biopsies were done. Therefore, there is a need for clinicians practising in schistosoma endemic areas to routinely carry out pre-operative biopsy to minimize missed diagnosis of schistosomiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Family Medicine University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. mafala2004@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Barnabas M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Mandong
authors.forename: Aboi J K
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Madaki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures