Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences

A 10 year study of surgical abdominal masses in university hospital No:1 Kerman university of medical sciences and health services

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

A.R Setodeh nejhad
M Modaresi
R Sefodini

Assistant professor

Abstract
In order to determine the prevalence rate of abdominal masses in children referred to the Kerman university hospital number one from 1984 to 1994, the medical records  of 51 of these children were reviewed.  27 of these patients were boys (53℅), and 24 were girls (47℅). The age variance of these patients were between 3 months and 14 years. In this study,  the most common tumor was Wilm,s tumor (31℅) , followed by  Burkitt,s lymphoma (21.5℅), neuroblastoma (8.7℅) and hepatoblastoma (6℅). Diagnostic methods were careful clinical examination, ultrasound, intravenous pyelography and C.T scan.

Keywords

Abdominal mass
surgical abdominal mass in children
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Volume 2, Issue 1
1995
Pages 43-46

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