Biliary calculi in adults in Cameroon. Epidemio-clinical and morphological aspects (apropos of 52 cases seen in Yaounde)

Biliary calculi in adults in Cameroon. Epidemio-clinical and morphological aspects (apropos of 52 cases seen in Yaounde)

Fifty-two cases of cholelithiasis were retrospectively studied in the Central Hospital of Yaounde over a period of 30 months. Nineteen males and 33 females with an average age of 40 years (range from 15 to 70 years). Forty-six p.c. of these patients had asymptomatic cholelithiasis and most of it con...

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Veröffentlicht in:Médecine tropicale 1990-10, Vol.50 (4), p.403-406
Hauptverfasser: Ndjitoyap Ndam, E C, Gonsu, F J, Sosso, A M, Abolo Mbenti, L, Ngonde, C, Njoya, O, Misse, M, Monny Lobe, M, Hagbe, P
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Sprache:fre
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cameroon - epidemiology
Cholelithiasis - epidemiology
Cholelithiasis - etiology
Cholelithiasis - pathology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Tropical Climate
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Zusammenfassung:Fifty-two cases of cholelithiasis were retrospectively studied in the Central Hospital of Yaounde over a period of 30 months. Nineteen males and 33 females with an average age of 40 years (range from 15 to 70 years). Forty-six p.c. of these patients had asymptomatic cholelithiasis and most of it consisted in only one gallstone. Etiologic factors found were: sickle-cell anemia, obesity, pregnancy and cirrhosis.
ISSN:0025-682X