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Table 1 Surgical diagnoses included in study

From: The demographics of patients affected by surgical disease in district hospitals in two sub-Saharan African countries: a retrospective descriptive analysis

Surgical diagnoses

Abdominal pain

Abscess

Acute abdomen

Anal fistula

Animal bite

Appendicitis

Assault

Basal skull mass

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Bowel obstruction

Burn

Cataract

Cyst

Diabetic foot

Diabetic ulcer

Dislocation

Ectopic pregnancy

Epididymo-orchitis

Epistaxis

Foreign body

Fracture

Haemorrhage

Head injury

Hepatic abscess

Hernia

Hydrocele

Infected wound

Injury

Keloid scar

Lump

Necrotising fascitiis

Orchitis

Osteomyelitis

Otitis media

Otitis sepsis

Pancreatitis

Paralysis

Paraphymosis

Penile fistula

Peptic ulcer disease

Peritonitis

Priapism

Pyomyositis

Road traffic accident (RTA)

Septic arthritis

Septic finger

Septic foot

Septic sore

Snake bite

Soft tissue injury

Solid organ tumour

Stabbing

Testicular torsion

Trauma

Unhappy triad of knee

Urinary retention

Wound

Complications of pregnancy including:

Ectopic pregnancy

Incomplete abortion

Incomplete miscarriage

Post-partum haemorrhage

Prolonged labour

Retained placenta

Septic abortion