A Pilot Program of Mass Surgery Weeks for Treatment of Hydrocele Due to Lymphatic Filariasis in Central Nigeria

In a pilot program of mass surgery weeks (MSW) to provide hydrocelectomy services to men with filarial scrotal hydrocele, local general practitioners performed 425 surgical repairs in 301 men in five MSW in three rural Nigerian community hospitals between 2002 and 2005. The most common (94%) procedu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2009-03, Vol.80 (3), p.447-451
Hauptverfasser:	Thomas, Gail, Richards, Frank O., Jr, Eigege, Abel, Dakum, Nuhu K, Azzuwut, Martin P, Sarki, John, Gontor, Ibrahim, Abimiku, Jacob, Ogah, Gladys, Jindau, Munirah Y, Jiya, Jonathan Y, Miri, Emmanuel S
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Diseases caused by nematodes Elephantiasis, Filarial - complications Elephantiasis, Filarial - epidemiology Filariases Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Helminthic diseases Humans Infectious diseases Lymphatic filariases Male Male genital diseases Medical sciences Middle Aged Nigeria - epidemiology Non tumoral diseases Parasitic diseases Pilot Projects Testicular Hydrocele - epidemiology Testicular Hydrocele - parasitology Testicular Hydrocele - surgery Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male Young Adult
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