Table 2. Breakdown of Surgical Procedures Performed at Kyabirwa Surgical Center .
Data presented as n (%)
aIncludes exploration of a superficial foreign body, ingrown nail excision, foreign body removal, fundoplication, contracture release, diagnostic laparoscopy, and digital fission; bIncludes esophageal stenting and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; cIncludes genital wart removal, labial separation, myomectomy, hymenectomy, suprapubic catheter placement, and scrotal exploration; dIncludes foreign body removal, thyroglossal duct cyst excision, nasal endoscopy, tongue tie release, ear syringing, and sinus exploration.
FNA: fine needle aspiration; GYN/GU: gynecological/genitourinary
| Procedures | Frequency (Percentage) |
| General Surgery (N=896) | |
| Hernia | 356 (39.7) |
| Soft Tissue | 189 (21.1) |
| Wound Care | 137 (15.3) |
| Biopsy/FNA | 123 (13.7) |
| Appendectomy | 26 (2.90) |
| Colorectal | 20 (2.32) |
| Amputation | 9 (1.00) |
| Mastectomy/Lumpectomy | 5 (0.558) |
| Exploratory Laparotomy | 4 (0.446) |
| Biliary | 2 (0.223) |
| Othera | 25 (2.79) |
| Gastroenterology (N=288) | |
| Esophagogastroduodenoscopy | 214 (74.3) |
| Colonoscopy | 63 (21.9) |
| Otherb | 11 (3.82) |
| GYN/GU (125) | |
| Circumcision | 68 (54.4) |
| Hydrocelectomy | 23 (18.4) |
| Orchiopexy/Orchiectomy | 15 (12.0) |
| Varicocelectomy | 4 (3.20) |
| Vasectomy | 2 (1.60) |
| Otherc | 13 (10.4) |
| ENT (N=38) | |
| Thyroidectomy | 13 (34.2) |
| Tonsillectomy | 10 (26.3) |
| Laryngoscopy | 2 (5.26) |
| Otherd | 13 (34.2) |
| Orthopedic (N=8) | |
| Total | 1355 |