Abstract:
This dissertation conforms to the Master of Medicine degree in
surgery of the University of Dar es Salaam. It is a discussion
of ten different surgical conditions seen and managed at
Muhimbili Medical Center, during the period of training from
1993 to 1997. The text is divided into four parts, consisting
of three topics on general surgery, three topics on thoracic
surgery, two topics in Urology and two topics on Orthopaedics
and Trauma. In each topic a case is presented in detail, the
rest of the cases are summarized, relevant literature is
reviewed and the topic is discussed with particular references
to observations made at Muhimbili Medical Cent er Dar es
Salaam.
