Open AccessChildhood intestinal obstruction in Northwestern Nigeria
Author(s) -
AF Uba,
ST Edino,
AA Yakubu,
AA Sheshe
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v23i4.28147
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , etiology , presentation (obstetrics) , surgical emergency , pediatrics , intestinal atresia , surgery , atresia
Intestinal obstruction is a common cause of childhood surgical emergency in the tropics. The aim of this paper was to assess the pattern and the outcome of mangement of intestinal obstruction in Nigerian children.