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Use of Cervical Cerclage as a Treatment Option for Cervical Incompetence: Patient Characteristics, Presentation and Management over a 9 Year Period in a Kenyan Centre
(University of Nairobi, 2013-03)
Treatment of cervical incompetence by cerclage and other methods has yet to be standardized, as its diagnosis is not uniformly accepted. Its diagnosis, particularly in the African setting, is mostly based on past obstetric ...
Spinal cord termination in adult Africans: relationship with intercristal line and the transumbilical plane
(University of Nairobi., 2010-07)
The level of cord termination and level of vertebral intersection of intercristal line and transumbilical plane (TUP), frequently used landmarks, show ethnic variation. The relationship of the spinal cord termination to ...
Branching pattern of middle cerebral artery in an African population
(University of Nairobi., 2011-09)
Branching pattern of middle cerebral artery influences frequency of its aneurysms, and is of potential value in their surgical repair and diagnosis of stroke. This pattern shows inter-population variations but there is ...
Cortical stroke in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi., 2010-12)
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Cardiovascular causes of death in an east African country: an autopsy study
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
BACKGROUND:
The spectrum of cardiovascular diseases varies between countries. Data from east Africa is scarce, but important in formulating disease management strategies. The aim of this study was to describe the spectrum ...
Human myocardial bridges ;morphology and association with coronary occlusion
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Interlinkages in the tunica media of goat Aorta
(2010)
The arrangement and interconnections between various components of the aortic wall influence its
physicomechanical properties and functional alterations that occur in disease and ageing. The goat is a suitable model for ...
Placental Structure in Preterm Birth Among HIV-Positive Versus HIV-Negative Women in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background: Preterm birth (PTB) is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Recent data suggest that in addition to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, use of antiretroviral therapy ...
Pattern of stroke in a rural Kenyan hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
The pattern of stroke in rural population differs from that in urban ones. Although there are many studies on this condition in sub-Saharan Africa, few studies about stroke pattern in a Kenyan rural area exist.. This study ...
Sex differences in histomorphology of the human carotid body
(University of Nairobi, 2017-06)
Knowledge of sex differences in the histomorphology of the carotid body is important in understanding observed differences in respiratory function and disorders. There are few studies on sex differences in the carotid body. ...