Surgery of the oesophagus: a Nairobi experience

East Afr Med J. 1993 May;70(5):307-9.

Abstract

On average, for every 100 patients with malignant dysphagia admitted into the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi, 28 will have their tumour resected. Seven in the tumour resected group will die during the postoperative period while there will be 12 deaths occurring in patients before surgery.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Deglutition Disorders / etiology
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / complications
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Esophagoscopy
  • Female
  • Hospital Mortality
  • Humans
  • Kenya / epidemiology
  • Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'* / trends
  • Prognosis
  • Prospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome