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Obstetrics

Symphysiotomy at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital Afikpo, Ebonyi State of Nigeria (1982 – 1999): a review of 1013 cases

IM Sunday-Adeoye Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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P Okonta Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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D Twomey Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Pages 525-529 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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S. R. Shaarani, W. van Eeden & J. M. O’Byrne. (2016) The Irish experience of Symphysiotomy: 40 years onwards. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 36:1, pages 48-52.
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G Justus Hofmeyr & P Mike Shweni. (2012) Symphysiotomy for feto-pelvic disproportion. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
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L. Lewis Wall. (2012) Preventing Obstetric Fistulas in Low-Resource Countries. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 67:2, pages 111-121.
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Subhadeep Basak, Shyama Kanungo & Chaityanya Majhi. (2011) Symphysiotomy: Is it obsolete?. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 37:7, pages 770-774.
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VD Tsu & PS Coffey. (2008) New and underutilised technologies to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity: what progress have we made since Bellagio 2003?. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 116:2, pages 247-256.
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Hege Langli Ersdal, Douwe A. A. Verkuyl, Kenneth Björklund & Staffan Bergström. (2008) Symphysiotomy in Zimbabwe; Postoperative Outcome, Width of the Symphysis Joint, and Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice among Doctors and Midwives. PLoS ONE 3:10, pages e3317.
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