Exploring hydrocoele surgery accessibility and impact in a lymphatic filariasis endemic area of southern Malawi

Conclusions
Hydrocoele surgery positively impacted on patients, improving their physical and socio-economic output. Surgical services need to scale-up and expand to reach cases that have less access to the best treatment currently available.

Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - March 13, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Stanton, M. C., Smith, E. L., Martindale, S., Mkwanda, S. Z., Kelly-Hope, L. A. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research