title: Histopathological findings in nephrectomy specimens--A review of 42 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims at determining the histopathological findings in nephrectomy specimens in the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of all cases of nephrectomies in UMTH between January 1993 and December 2003.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 42 cases of unilateral nephrectomies, 26 (61.9%) males and 16 (38.1.9%) females giving a ratio of 1.6:1. Of these, 23 (54.8%) were benign and 19(45.2%) malignant. Chromic interstitial/pyelonephritis was the commonest indication for nephrectomy and this accounted for 28.6% of all cases. Nephroblastoma, the second commonest, accounted for 23.8% of all cases and is the major malignant indication for nephrectomies. Renal cell carcinoma and hydronephrosis accounted for 7(16.7%) cases each; polycystic kidney, transitional cell carcinoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is need to emphasise the importance of early diagnosis and proper treatment of urinary tract infections, since chronic interstitial/pyelonephritis is the commonest indication for nephrectomy in our environment. This will go long way in reducing the rate nephrectomies on our patients.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Histopathology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Nggada
authors.forename: U E
authors.initials: UE
authors.lastname: Eni
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Nwankwo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000473:pathology*