Sacrococcygeal teratoma in Northeastern Nigeria: 18-Years experience

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 645-648

  Abubakar, A M ^a   Nggada, H A ^a   Chinda, J Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antenatal diagnosis; Nigeria; Pattern outcome; Sacrococcygeal teratoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACROCOCCYX TERATOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26944468276     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-005-1486-6     Document Type: Article

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