Changing trends in appendiceal pathology: a 16-year retrospective extension study of surgically removed appendices in a tropical teaching hospital
Nicholas Awodele Awolola, Andrea Oludolapo Akinjo, AbdulRazzaq Oluwagbemiga Lawal, Kabir Bolarinwa Badmos, Fatimah Biade Abdulkareem · 2025
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Nicholas Awodele Awolola and co-authors tracked appendix disease over 16 years in a 2025 hospital study in Nigeria. The appendix can host a range of ills, with sudden inflammation the most common. Cases are rising in Nigeria, and wrong calls lead to healthy organs being cut out, so exact diagnosis and routine tissue checks matter.
The team reviewed every appendix cut out at their teaching hospital across the span. They charted how the mix of findings shifted over time and whether past claims about the pattern still hold. Such a long view helps surgeons judge when to act. It also shows where diagnosis can be sharpened to cut needless surgery.
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| CREATOR | Nicholas Awodele Awolola, Andrea Oludolapo Akinjo, AbdulRazzaq Oluwagbemiga Lawal, Kabir Bolarinwa Badmos, Fatimah Biade Abdulkareem |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |