A case of vulval swelling secondary to female circumcision posing a diagnostic dilemma

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 431-434

  Amu, Okwudili C ^a   Udeh, Emeka I ^b   Ugochukwu, Anthony I ^a   Madu, Chukwudi ^a   Nzegwu, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNEC   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diagnostic dilemma; Female genital mutilation; Psychological trauma to patient; Vulval swelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; LITHOTOMY POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWELLING; TERATOMA; TUMOR VOLUME; URETHRAL CATHETER; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VULVA DISEASE; VULVA SWELLING; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 84869154702     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22102612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.03.038     Document Type: Article

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