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42. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Tropenpädiatrie und Internationale Kindergesundheit

Gesellschaft für Tropenpädiatrie und Internationale Kindergesundheit e. V.

12.04. - 14.04.2024, Eisenach

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Congenital anomalies and their potential for disability and chronic illness

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  • presenting/speaker Judith Lindert - Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Medical Centre Rostock, Germany

Gesellschaft für Tropenpädiatrie & Internationale Kindergesundheit. 42. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Tropenpädiatrie und Internationale Kindergesundheit. Eisenach, 12.-14.04.2024. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2024. DocL02

doi: 10.3205/24gtp02, urn:nbn:de:0183-24gtp021

Published: November 4, 2024

© 2024 Lindert.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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The burden of congenital conditions needing surgery in low- and middle-income countries is great. Access to timely and affordable surgery often is challenging. Congenital malformations even treated with adequate surgery often need long-term follow up and may impair quality of life. This talk gives an overview of long-term quality of life implications of typical paediatric surgical conditions with a special focus on circumstances in LMICs.