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Rare association of papillary carcinoma of thyroid with adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Papillary carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the thyroid, especially in countries with adequate or excess iodine in diet. Many studies indicate that a sizable number of papillary cancer cases occur in a setting ...
Radiological features of burkitt's lymphoma
(2004)
Background: Diagnostic radiology investigations play important roles in the management of Burkitt's Lymphoma.
Objectives: To document the various radiological manifestations of Burkitt's lymphoma as seen in patients at ...
Management of Dental Waste by Practitioners in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2005)
Dental wastes are material that has been utilized in dental clinics, which are no longer
wanted for use and therefore discarded. Improper disposal of these dental wastes can cause harm to the dentist, the people in immediate ...
Orthopaedics in day surgery
(University Of Nairobi, 2009-01)
Background: Day surgery is now well established worldwide, but is just being established in Africa. In this paper is examined the efficacy of day care surgery in Orthopaedics. Setting up of the units and types of units ...
Dental fluorosis, caries experience and snack intake of 13-15 year olds in Kenya
(2009-03)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the dental caries experience in relation to the severity of dental fluorosis and; to evaluate the dietary snacking habits of adolescents.
DESIGN:
A descriptive cross-sectional study.
SETTING: ...
Regional Differences in Prevalence of HIV-1 Discordance in Africa and Enrollment of HIV-1 Discordant Couples into an HIV-1 Prevention Trial
(2008)
Background
Most HIV-1 transmission in Africa occurs among HIV-1-discordant couples (one partner HIV-1 infected and one uninfected) who are unaware of their discordant HIV-1 serostatus. Given the high HIV-1 incidence ...
Management and survival in advanced prostate cancer in Nairobi.
(2000-05)
Objective:
To evaluate the management and survival of patients with advanced prostate cancer in this locality.
Design:
A prospective case study.
Setting:
Kenyatta National Referral Hospital and the Nairobi and Mater ...
Anaesthesia in the new millennium; new drug, routes and delivery systems
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Researchers in both human and veterinary anaesthesia continue searching for better and safer anaesthetics substances which can cause damage and even death if given in incorrect doses or concentrations. Apart from looking ...
East African Orthopaedic Journal
(African Journal Online, 2007)
The aim of the journal is to give orthopedic surgeons, technologists and other personnel within the orthopedic specialty a forum of diverging their research findings to the rest of the world. The journal comprises of ...
Development of Orthopaedics in Kenya
(2007)
It is difficult to say at what point Orthopaedics in
Kenya broke away from general surgery. All over
the world, orthopaedics has developed as an off
shoot of general surgery. There are various forms
of practice of ...