LEADER 05100nam 22005173u 450 001 9910461028903321 005 20210107200342.0 010 $a9988-8602-8-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000434465 035 $a(EBL)2071842 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2071842 035 $a(PPN)19217097X 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000434465 100 $a20150629d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aCurrent Challenges with their Evolving Solutions in Surgical Practice in West Africa$b[electronic resource] $eA Reader 210 $aOxford $cSub-Saharan Publishers$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a9988-8602-2-6 327 $aCover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Chapter 1 - Department of Surgery Profile; Core Functions; Future Directions; Chapter 2 - The World through the Child's Eyes - The Journey Towards Elimination of Childhood Blindness in Ghana - The Korle-Bu Experience; Introduction; History of WHO/Lions Club International/Government of Ghana Project for the Elimination of Childhood Blindness in Ghana; Goal and Objectives for the Project; A. Performance; I. Training; II. Infrastructure and Equipment at the CFECC; III. Service Delivery 327 $aIV. Research and Advocacy Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats ( SWOT) Analysis of the Project; Going Forward/ Future Plans; Conclusion; Appreciation/Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3 - Current Global Developments in Breast Cancer and Management in Ghana; Introduction; General developments; Diagnosis of breast cancer; Pathology reports; Treatment; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 - Benign and Premalignant Breast Disease; Introduction; Assessment; Clinical Assessment; Radiological Assessment; Specific Disorders; Premalignant Disorders; References 327 $aChapter 5 - Acute Appendicitis Introduction; Incidence; Aetiology of acute appendicitis; Clinical features; Investigations; Treatment; Complications; References; Chapter 6 - Peptic Ulcer Disease; Introduction; Pathogenesis of Peptic Ulcer Disease; The Influence of H. Pylori; The NSAID Factor in Ulcerogenesis; Diagnosis; Management; The Maastricht Consensus on H. Pylori Eradication; Treatment in NSAID Induced Ulcers; Surgical Management of Peptic Ulcer Disease; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 - Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GIST); Epidemiology; Distribution of GISTs in the GIT; References 327 $aChapter 8 - Malignant Gastric Neoplasms Hope for the Future; Introduction; Adenocarcinomas of the stomach; Conclusion; References; Chapter 9 - Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Introduction; Epidemiology; Clinical Presentation; Initial Management; Patient Triage and Risk Stratification; High-Risk Patients; Medical Therapy of Bleeding from Peptic Ulcer Patients; Long-Term PPI Management; Bleeding Oesophageal and Gastric Varices; Endoscopic Treatment of Varices; Balloon Tamponade; Surgical Management; Central Porto-systemic Shunts; Less Common Causes of UGIB 327 $aLong-Term Treatment for Post-Variceal Bleeding Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 10 - Cancer of the Colon and Rectum; Introduction; Incidence; Risk Factors; Presenting features; Pathology and Dukes Classification; Investigations; Treatment; Prognosis; Screening; References; Chapter 11 - Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Initial Management and Resuscitation; Diagnosis, Localisation, and Interventional Therapies; Surgical Intervention; Particular Entities Producing LGIB; Diverticular Disease; Haemorrhoids; Colorectal Cancer and Polyps 327 $aInflammatory Bowel Disease 330 $aWorldwide, there is a plethora of study materials in the form of authoritative review articles on disease entities afflicting the Western world but relatively few publications exploring similar problems confronting the developing countries, where resource limitation adds an extra dimension to the challenges facing the clinician. 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