Table 2.

Presenting symptoms, complications, and mode of diagnosis for patients in the Kenyan Wilms Tumor Registry.

Presenting Symptoms: (n = 133)*	Percent	95% CI
Abdominal Distention	97.7	93.5 – 99.5
Weight Loss	34.5	26.6 – 43.3
Decreased Appetite	33.1	25.1 – 41.7
Fever	16.5	10.7 – 24.0
Nausea and Vomiting	10.5	5.9 – 17.0
Hematuria	6.8	3.1 – 12.5
Method of Diagnosis (n = 133)
Fine Needle Aspiration	39.8	31.5 – 48.7
Ultrasound	36.1	27.9 – 44.9
Computed Tomography	19.5	13.2 – 27.3
Intravenous Urography	7.4	0 – 4.1
Open Biopsy	2.3	0.5 – 6.5
Complications n = 133†
Wound Infection‡	33.8	25.9 – 42.5
Blood Transfusion§	19.5	13.2 – 27.3
Respiratory Distress	18.8	12.5 – 26.5
Therapy Delay Due To Lack Of Funds**	15.8	10.0 – 23.1
Pneumonia	15.0	9.4 – 22.2
Urinary Tract Infection	14.3	8.8 – 21.4
Neutropenia	10.5	5.9 – 17.0
Drug Not Available	9.0	4.7 – 15.2
Chicken Pox	8.3	4.2 – 14.3
Renal Insufficiency/Failure	5.3	2.1 – 10.5
Seizure	5.3	2.1 – 10.5
Therapy Related Cardiomyopathy	1.5	0.2 – 5.3

^*A patient may have more than one presenting symptom (Percentages sum to > 100%).

^†A patient may have more than one complication (Percentages sum to > 100%).

^‡Includes postoperative infection and soft tissue infections.

^§Transfusion of blood, or blood product outside of the operating room.

^**Documented delay of therapy or imaging due to lack of funding.