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Year : 2019 | Volume
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Perforation of the appendix due to intestinal schistosomiasis at a tertiary hospital in North Central Nigeria
Samuel Ali Sani1, Monday G Yilkudi2
1 Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria 2 Department of Surgery, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Samuel Ali Sani Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/nnjcr.nnjcr_25_18
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In Nigeria, schistosomiasis is endemic and intestinal form affects the various internal organs. However, perforation of the appendix secondary to intestinal schistosomiasis is few. We report the case of a 35-year-old male with perforation of the appendix due to infestation with Schistosoma mansoni, following histopathological examination of the appendix after a laparotomy.
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