Farhan Rathore, Usman Riaz, Faizan Riaz, Altaf Hussain Rathore.
Surgical Disease In Rural Area; The Pattern Of Surgical Disease Prevalent In A Rural Area Of Pakistan.
Professional Med J Jan ;24(6):801-7.

Objectives: To find out the prevalence of surgical disease in rural areas of Pakistan. Place and Duration: All the surgical cases registered in Foundation Hospital Rajana District Toba Tek Singh in 2012-2013. Methods: The whole data is analyzed by SSPS and compared with the other studies of Pakistan and world. Results and Conclusion: Male and female are equal in number in Total 7788 cases excluding non-surgical cases between 1 day to above 70 years age. Majority of the cases were between 21-50 years age group. Common cause was Trauma, commonest disease was L.B.A and commonest operation was for Hernia and Gallbladder stones.

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