Surgery of the oesophagus: a Nairobi experience

S W Ogendo

Surgery of the oesophagus: a Nairobi experience

East Afr Med J. 1993 May;70(5):307-9.

Author

S W Ogendo¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

PMID: 8306910

Abstract

On average, for every 100 patients with malignant dysphagia admitted into the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi, 28 will have their tumour resected. Seven in the tumour resected group will die during the postoperative period while there will be 12 deaths occurring in patients before surgery.

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy
Chi-Square Distribution
Deglutition Disorders / etiology
Esophageal Neoplasms / complications
Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Esophageal Neoplasms / mortality
Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery*
Esophagoscopy
Female
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Kenya / epidemiology
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Practice Patterns, Physicians'* / trends
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Treatment Outcome