Abdominal tumours in infancy and childhood, study of 240 cases

ABSTRACT

A total of 240 infants and children having abdominal tumors was admitted to the Pediatric Surgery Unit, Mansoura University Hospital, during the period from 1989 to 1994. Their ages ranged from 1 month to 12 years with a mean age 3.1 years. They included 135 males [56.3%] and 105 females [43.7%]. They were presented mainly by abdominal enlargement with other symptoms varying from simple dyspepsia to acute abdomen. This study discussed 5-year experience in different abdominal tumors in infancy and childhood