HYDROCELE AMONGST THE LANGO OF UGANDA

The Nature of Iterativity: Evidence from Lango

Hydrocele of the Neck

SOOKSLVM, a Hindoo widow, aged about 40, resident of a village about 15 miles distant from the station, presented herself at the Civil Hospital, Mannargudi, on the morning of the 5th October 1875, with a large tumour on the right side of the neck. It was smooth, elastic, translucent, and fluctuating, and in size somewhat larger than a common orange. The tumour made its appearance about two year...

The Treatment of Hydrocele

To the Editor of " The Indian Medical Gazette." Sir,?In your October number there appeared a letter by Dr. J. G. Gillmore complaining of suppuration following the majority of hydrocele operations which he attributes to the too free use of ligatures. In this connection I thought that the statistics of the Fyzabad hospital, where a large number of such cases is dealt with, might be of interest. D...

Alcohol disorder amongst forcibly displaced persons in northern Uganda

BACKGROUND Alcohol use may be a coping mechanism for the stressors related to forced displacement. The aim of this study was to investigate levels and determinants of alcohol disorder amongst internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Uganda. METHODS A cross-sectional survey with 1206 adult IDPs was conducted in Gulu and Amuru districts. Alcohol disorder was measured using the AUDIT inst...

The Operative Treatment of Hydrocele