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dc.creatorMawera, G.
dc.creatorMuguti, G.I.
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-11T15:47:08Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T10:56:02Z
dc.date.available2015-09-11T15:47:08Z
dc.date.available2015-12-08T10:56:02Z
dc.date.created2015-09-11T15:47:08Z
dc.date.issued1994-11
dc.identifierMawera, G. and Muguti, G.I. (1994) Umbilical hernia in Bulawayo: some observations from a hospital based study. The Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), vol. 40, no. 11, (pp. 319-323). UZ, Avondale, Harare: Faculty of Medicine (UZ).
dc.identifier0008-9176
dc.identifierhttp://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/123456789/6994
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10646/2461
dc.description.abstractWe present a retrospective study of 40 consecutive patients admitted with umbilical hemiae to Mpilo Central Hospital between January 1990 and December 1993. The majority of the patients 95 pc (38/40) were children and only 5 pc (2/40) were adults. The study included 18 males and 22 females giving a M:F ratio of 1:1,2. In children the age range was from 1 month to 13 years with 63 pc (24/38) occurring in the zero to five year age group. The commonest indication for admission was obstruction of the umbilical hernia in 37,5 pc (15/40) of cases. Other indications included: large umbilical hernia 30 pc (12/40), recurrent discomfort and peri-umbilical pain 20 pc (8/40), incidental finding in patients admitted for some other problem 7,5 pc (3/ 40), one case of recurrent hemia and one case of accidental injury.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherFaculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.)
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.rightsUniversity of Zimbabwe (UZ)
dc.subjectHealth
dc.titleUmbilical hernia in Bulawayo: some observations from a hospital based study
dc.typeArticle


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