Purpose: Acute appendicitis represents the most frequent surgical emergency in digestive surgery. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and histological aspects of acute appendicitis at the Ignace Deen National Hospital in Conakry (Guinea). Method: This was a prospective study of a period of 6 months, from September 1 to December 31, 2020. All patients admitted and operated on in the department for acute appendicitis and whose surgical specimen was histologically examined were included in this study. Results: During the six months of the study, we collected 123 cases of acute appendicitis, i.e. 34.3% of the total surgical activity of the department. The average age of the patients was 17.50±11.30 years. The female gender was the most predominant (69%). The diagnosis was essentially clinical. Appendectomy was performed in all patients by conventional approach. Laterocacral topography was the most frequent (43.09%) followed by pelvic (26.01%). In 57.6% of cases it was a cathartic appendicitis and 9% of cases were normal appendicitis. The overall mortality was 2.44%. Conclusion: Acute appendicitis is the most common indication for emergency abdominal surgery worldwide. Its clinical diagnosis remains sometimes difficult and source of multiple controversies because of the absence of anatomical parallelism.
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author = {Naby Laye Youssouf Camara and Saa Yawo Kondano and Naby Fofana and Louncény Konate and Boubacar Barry and Alsény Diallo and Labilé Togba Soumaoro and Aboubacar Toure and Aissatou Taran Diallo},
title = {Clinical and Histopathological Aspects of Acute Appendicitis at the Ignace Deen National Hospital of Conakry, Guinea},
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abstract = {Purpose: Acute appendicitis represents the most frequent surgical emergency in digestive surgery. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and histological aspects of acute appendicitis at the Ignace Deen National Hospital in Conakry (Guinea). Method: This was a prospective study of a period of 6 months, from September 1 to December 31, 2020. All patients admitted and operated on in the department for acute appendicitis and whose surgical specimen was histologically examined were included in this study. Results: During the six months of the study, we collected 123 cases of acute appendicitis, i.e. 34.3% of the total surgical activity of the department. The average age of the patients was 17.50±11.30 years. The female gender was the most predominant (69%). The diagnosis was essentially clinical. Appendectomy was performed in all patients by conventional approach. Laterocacral topography was the most frequent (43.09%) followed by pelvic (26.01%). In 57.6% of cases it was a cathartic appendicitis and 9% of cases were normal appendicitis. The overall mortality was 2.44%. Conclusion: Acute appendicitis is the most common indication for emergency abdominal surgery worldwide. Its clinical diagnosis remains sometimes difficult and source of multiple controversies because of the absence of anatomical parallelism.},
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