Significant improvement in quality of life following surgery for hydrocoele caused by lymphatic filariasis in Malawi: A prospective cohort study

Hannah Betts; Sarah Hughes; John Chiphwanya; Square Z. Mkwanda; Dorothy E. Matipula; Paul Ndhlovu; Charles Mackenzie; Mark Taylor; Louise Kelly-Hope

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Significant improvement in quality of life following surgery for hydrocoele caused by lymphatic filariasis in Malawi: A prospective cohort study

Hannah Betts, Sarah Hughes, John Chiphwanya, Square Z. Mkwanda, Dorothy E. Matipula, Paul Ndhlovu, Charles Mackenzie, Mark Taylor, Louise Kelly-Hope

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Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a mosquito-borne parasitic infection that causes significant disabling and disfiguring clinical manifestations. Hydrocoele (scrotal swelling) is the most common clinical condition, which affects an estimated 25 million men globally. The recommended strategy is surgical intervention, yet little is known about the impact of hydrocoele on men’s lives, and how it may change if they have access to surgery

Original language	English
Article number	e0008314
Pages (from-to)	1-19
Number of pages	19
Journal	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume	14
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008314
Publication status	Published - 8 May 2020

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Betts, H., Hughes, S., Chiphwanya, J., Mkwanda, S. Z., Matipula, D. E., Ndhlovu, P., Mackenzie, C., Taylor, M., & Kelly-Hope, L. (2020). Significant improvement in quality of life following surgery for hydrocoele caused by lymphatic filariasis in Malawi: A prospective cohort study. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(5), 1-19. Article e0008314. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008314

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Significant improvement in quality of life following surgery for hydrocoele caused by lymphatic filariasis in Malawi: A prospective cohort study

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