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Vasculitis In Hiv: Report Of Eight Cases
(University of NairobiCollege of health sciences, 2005-12)Objective: To Describe Vasculitis In Hiv Patients, Their Cd4 Levels, Anatomical Sites Affected And Clinical Patterns. Design: Prospective, Descriptive Study. Setting: Kisumu District Hospital And Nairobi Rheumatology Clinic ... -
Vasectomy: preliminary report on 25 cases.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, 1989)Preliminary data on 25 men who underwent vasectomy for contraception between June 1986 and May 1988 at the Marie Stopes Clinic--Nairobi is presented. The majority (76.0%) of the subjects were aged between 25 and 39 years. ... -
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Venomous snake bite injuries at Kitui District Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background Snake bites are a neglected public health issue in poor rural communities, and the true burden of snake bites is not known. Kitui County has a high incidence of snake bites and no functional snake bite control ... -
Venous thromboembolism in orthopaedics
(2014)Over the past decade venous thromboembolism has become a topic of growing interest for the orthopaedic surgeon as a preventable disease which contributes to morbidity and mortality among hospitalised patients especially ... -
Ventricular Long Axis Function: Amplitudes and Timings
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications: a three-year retrospective study in a Kenyan national teaching and referral hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, 2010){BACKGROUND/AIMS} Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications have scarcely been reported in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed at determining the frequency of these complications and their associated risk factors in a ... -
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery and shunt infections in children with non-tumour Hydrocephalus at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2000)o study infections complicating ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery in children with non-tumour hydrocephalus at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A retrospective survey. SETTING: Kenyatta National ... -
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery and shunt infections in children with non-tumour Hydrocephalus at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. East African Medical Journal, May 2000 (Accepted)
(University of Nairobi, 2000)OBJECTIVE: To study infections complicating ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery in children with non-tumour hydrocephalus at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A retrospective survey. SETTING: Kenyatta ... -
Verbal autopsy: a tool for determining cause of death in a community.
(Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1990)Verbal autopsy was used to determine causes of death in 239 children under the age of 5 years. The diagnosis derived from verbal autopsy was corroborated with hospital diagnosis in 39 cases. There was concurrence of diagnosis ... -
Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
(University of NairobiSchool of Dental Sciences, 1988) -
Verrucous carcinoma of the vulva: report of two cases managed at Kenyatta National Hospital, and literature review.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, 1990)Two patients with histologically proven verrucous carcinoma of the vulva are presented. One patient was treated by simple vulvectomy because of inoperable growth, and the other was successfully managed by radical vulvectomy. -
Verrucous carcinoma.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1972-03) -
A versatile hplc method for the simultaneous determination of bromhexine, guaifenesin, ambroxol, salbutamol/terbutaline, pseudoephedrine, triprolidine, and chlorpheniramine maleate in cough–cold syrups
(University of Nairobi, 2016)A simple, rapid, isocratic, and versatile liquid chromatographic method was developed for the simultaneous determination of bromhexine, guaifenesin, ambroxol, salbutamol/terbutaline, pseudoephedrine, triprolidine, and ... -
Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia in a Black Kenyan Population
(2014)This study examined the characteristics of vertebral artery hypoplasia in 346 arteries of adult black Kenyans. The circumference was measured on haematoxylin/eosin stained microscopic sections of the distal one-third of ... -
Vertex epidural haematoma manifesting with bilateral upper limb decerebrate posture: case report
(2009)Vertex epidural haematomas (VEDH) are rare and difficulties are encountered in diagnosis and management. This is a case report of a patient with a vertex epidural haematoma who presented with signs of severe head injury ... -
Vertex Epidural Hematoma Manifesting with Bilateral Upper Limb Decerebrate Posture:
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 2009)Vertex epidural haematomas (VEDH) are rare and difficulties are encountered in diagnosis and management. This is a case report of a patient with a vertex epidural haematoma who presented with signs of severe head injury ... -
Vertex Epidural Hematoma Manifesting with Bilateral Upper Limb Decerebrate Posture:
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009)Vertex epidural haematomas (VEDH) are rare and difficulties are encountered in diagnosis and management. This is a case report of a patient with a vertex epidural haematoma who presented with signs of severe head injury ... -
Vertical cytomegalovirus transmission from hiv-infected women randomized to formula-feed or breastfeed their infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is associated with morbidity and mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed infants. We assessed the effect of and relative contribution of breastfeeding to CMV acquisition ... -
Vesico-vaginal fistulae occurring after total abdominal Hysterectomy.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1998)