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Femtosecond laser-assisted big bubble for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01)Purpose: To assess the utility of a femtosecond laser-assisted stromal channel to assist the creation of a big bubble (BB) for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) surgery in cadaveric corneas. Setting: L V Prasad ... -
Feracrylum does not Reduce the Incidence of Seroma Formation after Modified Radical Mastectomy
(2014)Background: Seroma formation, a common complication after mastectomy, may necessitate many hospital visits, carries an increased risk of infection and may delay adjuvant treatment. Many different unsuccessful procedures ... -
Fertility and poverty: The role of gender and reproductive health
(University of Nairobi, 2015) -
Fertility intentions and interest in integrated family planning services among women living with HIV in Nyanza Province, Kenya: a qualitative study
(2012)Despite increasing efforts to address the reproductive health needs of people living with HIV, a high unmet need for contraception exists among HIV+ women in sub-Saharan Africa. This study explores the fertility intentions ... -
Fertility rate of epileptic women at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008)Reproductive health issues of women with epilepsy (WWE) are complex and multifaceted, and both epilepsy and antiepileptic drug (AEDs) use may alter fertility and pregnancy outcomes in these women. To determine the ... -
A fetal autopsy case of body stalk anomaly.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2009)Body stalk anomaly (BSA) is a sporadic polymalformative syndrome incompatible with extrauterine life. In utero detection of BSA by two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging has ... -
Feto-maternal haemorrhage in Kenya.
(Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1990)Six hundred and twenty antenatal, 40 post normal delivery 40 post caesarian section, 4 patients with placenta previa and 3 with fresh still section, 4 patients with placenta previa and 3 with fresh still births were ... -
Fever of unknown origin: A rheumatologic perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) is a syndrome defined by persistent fevers above 38.30C that lasts for longer than 3 weeks with no obvious source. It usually poses a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. We describe a ... -
Few Plasmodium falciparum merozoite ligand and erythrocyte receptor pairs show evidence of balancing selection
(Elsevier, 2019-04)Erythrocyte surface proteins have been identified as receptors of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite proteins. The ligand-receptor interactions enable the parasite to invade human erythrocytes, initiating the clinical symptoms ... -
Fibrinogen degradation products in plasma following induced hyperfibrinolysis.
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 2000)To detect fibrinogen degradation products (FDP) in blood as a result of induced hyperfibrinolysis. This in-vitro and in-vivo study compared the relationship between the plasma FDP levels, the rate of their production, ... -
Fibrinolytic activity in adult Kenyan patients with sickle cell disease
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1998)The sickling of erythrocytes increases viscosity and reduces the rate of both local circulation and arterio-venous transit time. This causes occlusion of capillaries by "microthrombin". The occlusion is implicated in the ... -
Fibro-osseous Lesions of the jaws – a review
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Fibrohistiocytic Osteosarcoma
(University of NairobiSchool of medicineSchool of medicine, 2011)No abstract available -
Fibromyalgia- Reviewing the Epidemiology and Gender-based Differences in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Objectives: Fibromyalgia is a complex disorder which presents with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain, together with other symptoms like fatigue, sleep disturbances and cognitive disturbance. The cause remains unclear ... -
Fibronectin in acute and subacute hepatic failure
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1989)The mean plasma fibronectin (FN) concentrations in 30 patients with fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) and in 10 patients with subacute hepatic failure (SAHF) were 111.2 +/- 70 and 123.5 +/- 46.5 micrograms/ml, respectively, ... -
Fibrosarcoma of the lung with extrapulmonary manifestations: case report
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1995)A 50-year-old female presented with a five months history of recurrent attacks of dizziness, sweatiness, tremors and fainting with loss of consciousness. These were found to be due to hypoglycaemic episodes with blood ... -
Fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis-like syndrome in a hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus-negative renal transplant recipient: a case report with autopsy findings
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2003)We report a patient with fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis (FCH)-like syndrome in renal transplant recipient, who was negative for hepatitis-B and C-virus infection. The patient presented initially with extrahepatic biliary ... -
Fibrous dysplasia of the jaws : a case report
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1991)This article reviews the present clinical, radiographic and histologic features of fibrous dysplastic lesions of the jaws. A case is presented of an apparently reactivated fibrous dysplastic jaw lesion, with evidence of ... -
Fibrous dysplasia of the jaws: a case report. East Afr Med J. 1991 Apr;68(4):312-8.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)No abstract available -
Fibrous dysplasia of the jaws: a review of literature.
(University of NairobiDeparement of Oral Maxillofacial surgery, 1992)This communication reviews the literature on fibrous dysplasia of the jaws particularly the available published reports on this condition from Africa. It reveals that few cases appear to have been reported from Africa, ...