Schistosomiasis of the appendix in Maiduguri.
We retrospectively studied 27 histologically diagnosed cases of schistosomiasis of the appendix at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital between January 1994 and December 2003. Of 1183 cases of appendices histologically examined, schistosomiasis was seen in 27 (2.3%).
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Department of Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State, Nigeria. mbgali@yahoo.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D001065:Appendix / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology