Ten surgical conditions

Abstract

Surgery is a very wide field and the emphasis of various surgical conditions varies from place to place depending on the magnitude of the prevalent conditions. During my three years training at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Dar es Salaam, situated at the National Consultant Hospital - Muhimbili, much emphasis has been on conditions that are more prevalent in our environment. The post graduate is extensively exposed theoretically and practically to the field of surgery so that he gains confidence and learns the art of surgery of the commonest procedures.under the supervision of his senior colleagues and consultants. This aims at producing a competen~surgeon who can work I . independently upcountry and thereby limiting the unnecessary referrals to consultant hospitals. This dissertation consists of 10 different common surgical conditions fully managed by the author and studied in detail to warrant presentation. It is presented in three sections. Section one consists of five common general surgical conditions, Section two consists of three common urological conditions and Section three consists of two common orthopaedic and trauma conditions.