Risk factors for esophageal cancer in a high-incidence area of Malawi.

Purpose: To explore associations of nutritional, infectious, and lifestyle factors with esophageal cancer (EC) occurrence in a high-risk area of Malawi.

Methods: This case-control study was performed with 227 patients undergoing endoscopy for dysphagia or other upper gastrointestinal complaints. Data on clinicopathological characteristics and risk factors were collected using a questionnaire developed for this study specifically.

A case of acute necrotizing pancreatitis: Practical and ethical challenges of a North-South partnership.

Introduction: The Departments of Surgery at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, Malawi, formed a partnership of service, training, and research in 2008. We report a case of recurrent pancreatitis leading to pancreatic necrosis treated at KCH.

Presentation Of Case: A 42 year-old male presented to KCH with his fourth episode of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.