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Incidence and histological outcomes of appendectomies in a South African regional hospital, 2022 - 2023: A retrospective study.

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Title: Incidence and histological outcomes of appendectomies in a South African regional hospital, 2022 - 2023: A retrospective study.
Authors: Shulman AH; Department of Surgery, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Boksburg, South Africa; Department of Microbiology, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Broderick L; Department of Surgery, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Boksburg, South Africa., Nel J; Department of Surgery, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Boksburg, South Africa., Shemesh G; Department of Surgery, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Boksburg, South Africa., Tshabalala NN; Department of Surgery, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Boksburg, South Africa., Mendelow MG; Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Malapane MJ; Department of Surgery, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Boksburg, South Africa., Segal YE; Unit for Undergraduate Medical Education, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Raichund S; Department of Surgery, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Boksburg, South Africa., Peermamode ZFA; Department of Surgery, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Boksburg, South Africa., Nsakala L; Department of Surgery, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Boksburg, South Africa., Singh A; Department of Surgery, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Boksburg, South Africa.
Source: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde [S Afr Med J] 2026 Mar 02; Vol. 116 (2), pp. e3689. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 02.
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