A review of 436 cases of intestinal obstruction in Ibadan
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- 1 April 1965
- Vol. 6 (2) , 151-162
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.6.2.151
Abstract
The pattern of intestinal obstruction differs remarkably in various parts of the world. Surgical experience in Ibadan shows that intussusception is a particularly common cause there, while in Ghana, only 400 miles west, high incidence of intussusception is not found but is replaced by volvulus of the sigmoid colon. Epidemiologic studies may throw light on obscure etiologic mechanisms which may predispose towards obstruction.Keywords
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