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Morphology of human myocardial bridges and association with coronary artery disease
(2010-09)
BACKGROUND:
The functional significance of myocardial bridging remains controversial. The bridge morphology and structure of the tunneled vessels may modify its ultimate clinical effects.
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the ...
Factors Influencing Research Activity among Medical Students at University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Background Undergraduate student research activity facilitates their independent thinking, interest in evidence based practice and preparation for graduate programmes. Reports from African Universities are, however, scarce. ...
Pattern of congenital neck masses in a Kenyan paediatric population
(2010-01)
BACKGROUND:
The distribution of congenital neck masses varies between countries and is important in diagnosis and treatment modalities. Data from Africa is scarce, and altogether absent from Kenya.
OBJECTIVE:
To ...
19-year Audit of BenignJaw Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions in a Teaching Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Background: The diversity of benign jaw tumours may cause difficulty in a correct diagnosis and insti-tution of an appropriate treatment. Data on the prevalence of these tumours is scarce from the Afri-can continent. We ...
The pattern of benign jaw tumours in a university teaching hospital in kenya: A 19-year audit
(2011)
The importance of oral and maxillofacial tumours lies in the fact that they are rare, cause disfiguring of the face necessitating subsequent reconstructive surgery, (Nzegwu and Uguru 2008), The skull, jaws and facial bones ...
A spontaneous massive pleural effusion
(2012)
A 62-year-old male presented with a progressing 3-week history of respiratory distress, tachypnoea, right-sided chest stony dullness, and mediastinal shift to the left. He had no clinical, laboratory, or radiological ...
Variations in branching of the posterior cord of brachial plexus in a Kenyan population
(2011-06-07)
Background
Variations in the branching of posterior cord are important during surgical approaches to the axilla and upper arm, administration of anesthetic blocks, interpreting effects of nervous compressions and in repair ...
Sternal foramina and variant xiphoid morphology in a Kenyan population
(2012)
Sternal foramina may pose a great hazard during sternal puncture, due to inadvertent cardiac or great vessel injury. They can also be misinterpreted as osteolytic lesions in cross-sectional imaging of the sternum. On the ...
Unusual formation of the median nerve associated with the third head of biceps brachii
(2012)
Unilateral variations in the formation of the median nerve, with the presence
of the third head of the biceps brachii entrapping the nerve are very rare.
These variations were observed on the right side, of a 30-year-old ...