Ten surgical conditions

Abstract

This dissertation conforms to the requirements of the award of Master of Medicine degree in Surgery of the University of Dar-es-Salaam. It consists of ten case studies on common problems in whose management the author has taken active participation. It is divided into four parts. Part one is on general surgical problems and this includes Pseudocysts of the Pancreas, Rectal Prolapse, Surgical Cholestasis and Surgical manifestations of AIDS and HIV infection. Part two consists of Thoracic Surgical problems which include Chest Injuries, Thoracic Empyema and Pericardial Effusion.

Part three deals with Urology and in this section Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder is discussed.

Part four deals with Orthopaedics and Trauma in which ankle fracture dislocations and fractures of the spine are discussed. 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 Centre.