Surgical jaundice among Ethiopian inpatients in a university hospital.

Objective: The purpose of the study is to describe the pattern of surgical jaundice and outcome on inpatients, with literature review.

Methods: A retrospective data of medical records of surgical inpatients was used at Tikur Anbessa Hospital Department of Surgery, Addis Ababa University. Information on patients was retrieved from admission reports, operating theatre registers, surgical records, and discharge summaries and death certificates.

Gallbadder volvulus.

A 50 years old man was admitted to Wolayita Soddo Hospital, southern Ethiopia, with the complaints of sudden onset right upper quadrant pain with repeated vomiting. Physical examination was remarkable for a dehydration and abdominal tenderness. The patient showed no improvement on conservative treatment and hence underwent laparotomy.

The role of changing diet and altitude on goitre prevalence in five regional states in Ethiopia.

Objective: Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) as one of the leading nutritional problems has been increasing through time due to iodine deficiency, aggravating factors and IDD knowledge in many parts of Ethiopia. The effect of changing diet and altitude on goitre prevalence is assessed.

Methodology: Randomly selected five regional states (Amhara, Oromiya, Tigray, SNNP and Benshangul-Gumuz) were used to conduct cross-sectional study on IDD.

Gallstone disease in a teaching hospital, Addis Ababa: a 5-year review.

There are not many studies of gallbladder disease in Africa. The disease appears to be not uncommon in Ethiopia. To determine the prevalence and evaluate the management of gallstone disease in a central teaching hospital, a 5-year retrospective study was undertaken in 747 patients surgically treated for gallbladder disease in the period 1995-99 in Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa.

Thyroid disease in Tikur Anbessa Hospital: a five-year review.

Diseases of the thyroid are not uncommon particularly in the highlands of Ethiopia. To see the pattern of surgical thyroid disorders, a review of operated cases of thyroid diseases in the period 1997-2001 was conducted in Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa. During the period, 472 patients underwent surgery for goiter.

Complicated peptic ulcer disease in Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa.

There are few published surgical reports on peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in Ethiopia. Of 405 complicated peptic ulcer patients operated on in Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa, from 1997 to 2001, the records of 351 patients were retrieved and retrospectively analyzed to assess the pattern of PUD complication and the outcome of surgical treatment. During the study period, complicated PUD patients comprised 3.

Thyroid neoplasms in Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa: a retrospective review with emphasis on cancer.

Reportedly, thyroid cancer is a rare disease in most parts of the world. In Ethiopia, the prevalence of the disease is not known. This study aims to present the experience on thyroid cancer of a main central referral hospital.

Perforated peptic ulcer in Tikur Anbessa Hospital: a review of 74 cases.

Little is known on the pattern of perforated peptic ulcer in Ethiopia. To evaluate the early, outcome of management, a five-year retrospective analysis of 74 operated cases of perforated peptic ulcer was undertaken. Perforated peptic ulcer accounted for 3.

Iatrogenic bile duct strictures: a review of 22 cases.

The incidence of iatrogenic bile duct strictures in Ethiopia appears to be increasing. Of 27 patients that sustained bile duct injuries at open cholecystectomy, admitted during May 1996 to December 2002, 22 cases of bile duct strictures are presented to evaluate outcome of treatment. The mean age was 40 years, 15 females.

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor presenting in the retroperitoneum: a case report with immunohistochemical study.

It is now believed that malignant peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) form a distinct tumor entity from other malignant small round cell tumors exhibiting neuroectodermal differentiation by morphologic, immunohistochemical or electron microscopic analyses. A 17-year-old Ethiopian boy was found to have a big upper extra osseous retroperitoneal tumor mass not associated with peripheral nerve that had infiltrated the body of the pancreas. Histologic sections from excised biopsy showed neoplastic cells with a high nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio and had an indistinct cytoplasm with numerous Homer-Wright rosettes.