caa a22 4500 465771823 CHVBK 20180323111931.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19901101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00174337 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00174337 nii-Amon-Kotei D. Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana aut Belated diagnosis of congenital anomalies [Elektronische Daten] [D. nii-Amon-Kotei] Over a period of 4 years, 84 (9.63%) cases of congenital anomalies in two hospitals in Kumasi, Ghana, were belatedly diagnosed beyond the neonatal period or when complications threatened the life of the patient. The factors leading to the late diagnosis were: (1) the nature and site of the anomaly; (2) beliefs, customs, and enlightenment of the society; and (3) inadequate medical facilities and expertise. The late diagnosis invariably culminated in high morbidity and mortality, problems of management, and social problems. Education of the general public, especially parents, on congenital anomalies as well as improvement of medical and diagnostic facilities are therefore suggested, if not demanded. Springer-Verlag, 1990 Congenital anomalies nationallicence Complications nationallicence Socio-medical problems nationallicence Ambiguous genitalia nationallicence Congenital and traumatic complications nationallicence Congenital anomalies and custom nationallicence Pediatric Surgery International Springer-Verlag 5/6(1990-11-01), 412-415 0179-0358 5:6<412 1990 5 383 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00174337 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00174337 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- nii-Amon-Kotei D. Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Pediatric Surgery International Springer-Verlag 5/6(1990-11-01), 412-415 0179-0358 5:6<412 1990 5 383 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer