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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Intussusception due to inflammatory fibroid polyps of the ileum: A report of 12 cases from Africa
British Journal of Surgery, Volume 67, No. 4, Year 1980
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Description
Eleven cases of inflammatory fibroid polyp of the ileum from Malawi and 1 from Sierra Leone are described. All 12 patients presented with acute intestinal obstruction as a result of an intussusception caused by the polyp. The lesions are characterized by a variable proliferation of fibroblasts and small vessels which may involve the whole thickness of the bowel wall. Tissue mast cells and eosinophils were noted in all the polyps. The aetiology of these lesions remains obscure but they appear to be reactive rather than neoplastic. The condition appears to occur more commonly in Malawi than in the United Kingdom or North America and is an important cause of small bowel obstruction in that part of Africa. Copyright © 1980 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nkanza, Neal
Unknown Affiliation
King, M.
Unknown Affiliation
Hutt, Michael S.R.
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 44
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/bjs.1800670414
ISSN:
00071323
e-ISSN:
13652168
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Malawi
Sierra Leone