Economic benefits and costs of surgery for filarial hydrocele in Malawi.

• Main Authors: Larry Sawers (Author), Eileen Stillwaggon (Author), John Chiphwanya (Author), Square Z Mkwanda (Author), Hannah Betts (Author), Sarah Martindale (Author), Louise A Kelly-Hope (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in 72 countries of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. An estimated 25 million men live with the disabling effects of filarial hydrocele. Hydrocele can be corrected with surgery with few complications. For most men, hydrocelect...