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Sex variations in the structure of human atrioventricular annuli
(2012-02)
Atrioventricular annuli are important in haemodynamic flexibility, competence, and support for tricuspid and mitral valves. The anatomical features of the annuli, such as circumference, organisation of connective tissue ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...