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Abdominal examination in KNH using 16 multi-slice ct scan: review of alara practice in managing patient dose
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Objective of the study: To assess the justification of abdominal CT examinations
carried out, quantify radiation dose and evaluate the optimization of scanning
parameters that contribute to radiation dose determination ...
Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(2005-02)
Premature removal and discontinuation of contraceptive implants (Norplant) is a cause of
a sizeable national expenditure in Kenya. Understanding the factors that influence the
decision to remove the implants and being ...
Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(2003-11)
Radiotherapy forms the mainstay of management in patients with cancer
of the uterine cervix. It has severe adverse effects on the female genital tract leading to
psychosexual dysfunction. However, minimal data exists to ...
Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(2004-03)
The health care of women encompasses all aspects of medical aspects and therapeutics. The
medical needs and concerns vary with a patient's reproductive status, her reproductive
potential and her desire to reproduce. ...
Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(2003-11)
To compare the clinical and histological diagnosis of adnexal masses excised
at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study.
The mean age of the patients was 29.5 years with a ...
The Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Cancer of the cervix is the commonest female genital malignancy in Kenya accounting for 71.5% of cases of all gynaecological malignant tumours the years 1974-1981 at K.N.H. Cytological screening (Pap smear) which was ...
Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(2005-11)
Cancer of the cervix remains a preventable yet leading cause of cancer related
death in women especially from the developing countries. Most patients in these countries present
late with advanced inoperable cervical ...
Case records and long commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(2002-02)
Norplant is one of the safest hormonal contraceptive methods in use currently. Norplant
may be safely used in conditions for which other hormonal contraceptives have been
contraindicated. Its use in Kenya has been on the ...