John Sapu
Hopital du Cinquatenaire de Kisangani, Congo
Publications
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Review Article
Multicenter Epidemiological Review of Appendicular Pathology in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a 10-Year Retrospective Study
Author(s): Simplice Kanza*, John Sapu, Moses Badianjile, Dickson Veyi, Thierry Bobanga and Bienvenu Lebwaze
Age and sex distribution could not be assessed due to lack of available data in hospital registers. Objectives: To assess the epidemiology of appendicular pathology in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and evaluate the rate of histopathological confirmation of intraoperative diagnoses. Design: Multicenter retrospective descriptive study. Setting: 22 referral hospitals across several provinces of the DRC. Participants: A total of 8,849 patients clinically diagnosed with appendicitis between 2013 and 2023, out of 147,306 surgical interventions. Results: The overall frequency of appendicitis was 6%, reaching up to 50% in Bolenge (Grand Equateur). Only 5% of intraoper- ative diagnoses of appendicitis were confirmed by histopathological examination. Conclusions.. Read More»