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Surgery of the oesophagus: a Nairobi experience
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1993-05)On average, for every 100 patients with malignant dysphagia admitted into the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi, 28 will have their tumour resected. Seven in the tumour resected group will die during the postoperative ... -
Surgery under Hyperbaric conditions
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Physiology, 2000)Abstract Not Available -
Surgery, cost escalation and distrust
(School of medicine, University of Nairobi, 1998) -
Surgery: a historical perspective.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, 1993-06) -
Surgical anatomy of reduction mammaplasty: a historical perspective and current concepts.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Reduction mammaplasty is the volumetric reduction in the bulk of the breast. Techniques have evolved from primarily reducing the breast bulk to reducing with emphasis on functional and aesthetic outcome. The deeper ... -
Surgical anatomy of sigmoid arteries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01)Background: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the prevalence of the number of sigmoid arteries (SA) and variations in their origins. Methods: A thorough systematic search of ... -
Surgical anatomy of the accessory middle colic artery: a meta-analysis with implications for splenic flexure cancer surgery
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Aim: Surgical resection of splenic flexure cancers (SFCs) is technically demanding due to the complex regional anatomy, characterized by the presence of embryological adhesions, close proximity to the pancreas and spleen, ... -
Surgical anatomy of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Purpose: To provide a comprehensive evidence-based assessment of the anatomical characteristics of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN). Materials and methods: A thorough systematic search was ... -
Surgical anatomy of the profunda brachii artery
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2012)Variations in the origin and termination of the profunda brachii artery (PBA) are rarely described in literature. Knowledge of this unusual anatomy is important during brachial artery catheterization and harvesting of ... -
Surgical Apgar Score Predicts Post- Laparatomy Complications
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Introduction: The Surgical Apgar score (SAS) presents a simple, immediate and an objective means of determining surgical outcomes. The score has not been widely validated in low resource settings where it would be most ... -
Surgical Apgar Score predicts postoperative complications in traumatic brain injury
(2016)Background: Predicting complications in neurotrauma patients by using an effective scoring system can reduce morbidity and mortality while facilitating objective clinical decision making during recovery. Compared to existing ... -
Surgical aspects of live donor kidney transplants in Kenya
(Department of Surgery, 1993)Review of twenty cases of live-donor kidney transplants in Kenya for a period of 5 years (1985-1989) and the follow up study results revealed that there were both high graft losses, high morbidity and mortality due to ... -
Surgical Audit
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Surgical care in the village.
(1980)The care of people suffering from surgical disease or injury is unique in requiring, even at its simplest level, a certain degree of psychomotor skill and technological support. This cannot be achieved and maintained in ... -
Surgical considerations in Labrune syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 2021-05)Purpose: Labrune syndrome (LS) is a rare white matter disease characterized by leukoencephalopathy with intracranial calcification and cysts (LCC). While the intracranial cyst characteristics of LS are for the most part ... -
Surgical contraception: the kindest cut of all?
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993)Over 10,000 sterilizations are performed annually in Kenya, 99% of them on women. The mortality associated with female sterilization is only 1/100 that of pregnancy and childbirth, documented in the literature. Sterilization ... -
Surgical implications of abdominal pain in patients presenting to the Kenyatta National Hospital casualty department with abdominal pain
(2005)To determine the local aetiological spectrum of surgically relevant causes of abdominal pain. A prospective descriptive study was carried out. Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya during the month of October ... -
The surgical management of a case of phaeochromocytoma using adrenergic alpha and beta recepotr blocking drugs.
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1968)No abstract available. -
Surgical management of aggressive synchronous jaw central giant cell granuloma: Case report
(2012)Central giant cell granuloma ( CGCG) appears to be a lesion that is unique to the jaws. It is difficult to predict its aggressiveness. A rare case of synchronous CGCG of the mandible and maxillar in a 14- year old boy is ... -
Surgical management of urolithiasis at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1990)Over a ten-year-period, 82 patients with 89 episodes of urinary stones were seen and managed in the General Surgical Units of Kenyatta National Hospital. The management procedures were evaluated and the magnitude of ...