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Valvular heart disease as seen at cardiac catheterisation in Kenyatta National Hospital: a retrospective study
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Vancomycin-resistant Gram-positive bacterial endophthalmitis: epidemiology, treatment options, and outcomes
(University of NairobiDepartment of Psychiatry, 2013-04-22)BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the microbiological profile and treatment outcomes of vancomycin-resistant Gram-positive bacterial endophthalmitis. Medical records of all patients with Gram-positive ... -
Variability in distribution and use of tuberculosis diagnostic tests in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey
(University of Nairobi, 2018)BACKGROUND: Globally, 40% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases, 65% paediatric cases and 75% multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) cases are missed due to underreporting and/or under diagnosis. A recent Kenyan TB prevalence survey ... -
Variability in olecranon AO fracture fixation: A radiological study
(2014)Background: Tension Band Wire(TBW) fixation of olecranon fracture is a commonly used technique by orthopaedic surgeons. However surgeons do not strictly adhere to the AO standard. Objectives: To determine the use and ... -
Variaciones en el Patrón de Ramificación del Tronco Celíaco en una Población de Kenia
(University of Nairobi,College of health sciences,, 2010)The celiac trunk is the major source of blood supply to the supracolic abdominal compartment. Usually, it branches into the splenic, common hepatic and left gastric arteries to supply this region. It has however been ... -
Variance Function of the Difference between Two estimated responses in regulating Blood Sugar Level in a Diabetic patient using Herbal Medicine
(2015)In this paper response surface methodology was employed to investigate effectiveness of herbal medicine (Aqueous extract of Ganotech- from medicinal mushroom) in reducing the blood sugar level of a diabetic to acceptable ... -
Variant anatomy of renal arteries in a Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi.Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2010-03)BACKGROUND: Variant anatomy of renal arteries is important in renal transplant, vascular reconstruction, and uroradiological procedures. The variations show ethnic and population differences. Data from Africans are scarce ... -
Variant anatomy of the anterior cerebral artery in Adult Kenyans
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Human Anatomy, 2008)Knowledge of the variant vascular anatomy of the subhepatic region is important for hepatobiliary surgeons in limiting operative complications due to unexpected bleeding. The pattern of arterial blood supply of 102 ... -
Variant anatomy of the cystic artery in adult Kenyans.
(Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)Knowledge of the variant vascular anatomy of the subhepatic region is important for hepatobiliary surgeons in limiting operative complications due to unexpected bleeding. The pattern of arterial blood supply of 102 ... -
Variant anatomy of the external jugular vein
(2015)Variant anatomy of the external jugular vein is important when performing invasive procedures in the neck. Although there are a number of case reports on some of these variations, there are few descriptive cross-sectional ... -
Variant Anatomy of the Hepatic Artery in Adult Kenyans.
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Human Anatomy, 2007)Knowledge of the variant vascular anatomy of the subhepatic region is important for hepatobiliary surgeons in limiting operative complications due to unexpected bleeding. The pattern of arterial blood supply of 102 ... -
Variant Anatomy of the Nasal and Labial Branches of the Infraorbital Nerve.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Comprehensive understanding of the variations in the branches of the infraorbital nerve (ION) is vital to the prevention of iatrogenic nerve injury and successful ION blockade during orbitozygomatic facial procedures. Only ... -
Variant anatomy of the right portal vein in a black Kenyan population
(Department of Human anatomy, 2013)Surface mapping of the liver before invasive procedures depends on a proper understanding of its segmental vasculature. The right portal vein ramification and lengths show marked variations and these mostly involve its ... -
Variant anatomy of the testicular artery among black Kenyans
(Anatomy Journal of Africa., 2019-01-14)Variant anatomy of the testicular artery is important for safe surgery in the retroperioneal area, and accurate diagnosis of testicular and renal disease. The pattern of origin, number, course and branching display ethnic ... -
Variant Branching of the Common Femoral Artery in a Black Kenyan Population: Trifurcation is Common
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Branching pattern of common femoral artery is important during artery catheterization, orthopaedic, plastic and general surgery in the proximal thigh. Frequency of variant branching shows ethnic variation but there are no ... -
Variant origin of the lateral circumflex femoral artery in a black Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi.Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012-02)Variant origin of lateral circumflex femoral artery (FA) is important during harvesting of anterolateral thigh flaps, aortopopliteal by-pass, coronary artery grafting, and vascularised iliac transplant. The frequencies of ... -
Variant origin of the superior cerebellar artery in a black {Kenyan} population
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05-20)Knowledge of variant origin of the superior cere- bellar artery is important during neuroradiological and neurosurgical procedures at the basilar termi- nation and clivus regions, and may influence ... -
Variant origin of the superior thyroid artery in a Kenyan population
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2012-03)Variant anatomy of the superior thyroid artery is important during surgical procedures, interpretation of angiograms, and interventional radiography in the neck. Pattern of the variations shows population differences but ... -
Variant origin of the superior thyroid artery in a Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi.Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, School of Medicine, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012-03)Variant anatomy of the superior thyroid artery is important during surgical procedures, interpretation of angiograms, and interventional radiography in the neck. Pattern of the variations shows population differences but ... -
Variant termination of basilar artery in a black Kenyan population
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2012)Variant termination of basilar artery influences occurrence of atherosclerosis and aneurysms, and is also important during cerebrovascular surgery and interventional neuroradiology at the basilar bifurcation, interpeduncular ...
