Spectrum of colorectal surgery operations performed in a single paediatric surgery unit in sub-Saharan Africa

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 128-131

  Lawal, Taiwo ^a   Olulana, Dare ^a   Ogundoyin, Olakayode ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; Hirschsprung disease; paediatric colorectal; spectrum of cases; subspecialty

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; CHILD; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901435754     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.132802     Document Type: Article

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