Ten surgical conditions

This dissertation is a discussion of ten common surgical conditions seen at Muhimbili Medical Centre. It includes a discussion on patients collected by the author and entirely or partially managed by the author during the period of training (1988-92). The text is divided into three parts consisting of five topics on general surgery, three topics on urology and two topics on orthopaedics and trauma. In each topic one case is presented in detail followed by a discussion and general analysis of other cases in the topic and review of relevant literature.