title: [Causes of enucleation in Zaire].
abstract: The primary causes of 143 enucleations in Zaïre are reviewed. Trauma is the most important cause (37 per cent) and the next in importance is malignant tumor. The male:female ratio is 1.2:1.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Clinique Universitaire de Kinshasa, Zaïre.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaimbo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010202:Panophthalmitis / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013223:Statistics as Topic
vernacular_title: Les causes d'énucléation au Zaïre.