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Laparoscopic and Laparotomy Findings in Patients Undergoing Tuboplasty for Infertility at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 2006) -
Laparoscopic appendicectomy
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 2004) -
Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy for benign uterine pathology: is it time to change?
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2004)To determine the acceptability and outcome of laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A retrospective case analysis. SUBJECTS: Two hundrend and twenty nine cases of ... -
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the Nairobi Hospital: a personal experience with 42 cases
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 2005)BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a recent entry in the treatment of gall bladder disease in Kenya and is slowly gaining acceptance. Like all new techniques, it has generated considerable controversy and debate ... -
Laparoscopic cystogastrostomy in the management of pancreatic pseudocysts
(2016)Pancreatic pseudocysts develop following acute or chronic pancreatitis. Majority of the cases resolve spontaneously but some persist beyond six weeks. Active management of pancreatic pseudocysts involves draining of the ... -
Laparoscopic excision versus ablation for endometriosis-associated pain - updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The aim of the study is to update the evidence on surgical management of endometriosis associated pain - does laparoscopic excision offers any benefits over laparoscopic ablation? This is a systematic review and meta-analysis, ... -
Laparoscopic sterilisation at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1982)The course in laparoscopy for diagnostic and operative procedures in gynecology, part of a training program in reproductive health for medical personnel at the University of Nairobi, began in June 1979 at Kenyatta National ... -
Laparoscopic Trachelectomy for Cervical Stump 'Carcinoma in situ'
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 2011)A 43-year-old, who underwent a subtotal hysterectomy for postpartum hemorrhage following a normal delivery, 10 years ago, presented with a history of persistent vaginal discharge and post-coital bleeding. A pap smear ... -
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
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Laparoscopy: the general and local scenario
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 2007) -
Large aneurysm in renal angiomyolipoma causing life-threatening retroperitoneal hemorrhage
(Pan African Urological Surgeons’ Association, 2014)Large aneurysms occurring in renal angiomyolipomas (AML) may be encountered. When present, they have a higher propensity to hemorrhage and cause catastrophic intratumoral and perirenal hemorrhages. They also tend to occur ... -
Large volume paracentesis and intravenous dextran to treat tense ascites
(1992)Forty patients with cirrhosis of the liver and tense ascites were randomized to receive either aldactone 400 mg/day and furosemide 80 mg/day (n = 20) or repeated large volume paracentesis (LVP) and infusion of low molecular ... -
Larval species diversity, seasonal occurrence and larval habitat preference of mosquitoes transmitting Rift Valley fever and malaria in Baringo County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Baseline information that is essential for determining the areas to target with larval control includes estimates of vector diversity and larval habitat preferences. Due to a lack of such information in ... -
Larvicidal action of extracts from tithonia diversifolia against the dengue mosquito aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae)
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The control of Aedes aegypti using synthetic insecticides have caused tolerance and injury to non-target organisms, thus needing botanical insecticides. This study involved extraction and evaluation of Tithonia diversifolia ... -
Larvicidal Effects of Six Amide Alkaloids from Piper guineense
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1986-10)No Abstract Available -
Larviciding potency of water and ethanol extracts of Phytolacca dodecandra (L’ Herit) on Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: Plant extracts are an attractive target for search of effective malaria vector control agents. The reason for this is that they present a cost effective, target specific and bio-degradable insecticides. The ... -
Late presentation of laryngeal and nasopharyngeal cancer in Kenyatta National Hospital.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1998-04)The clinical stage at presentation of laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer is an important determinant of survival. Fifty six patients admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital with nasopharyngeal and laryngeal carcinoma were ... -
Late presentation of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2004) -
Late seroconversion in HIV-resistant Nairobi prostitutes despite pre-existing HIV-specific CD8+ responses
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2001-02-01)Resistance to HIV infection in a small group of Kenyan sex workers is associated with CD8+-lymphocyte responses to HIV cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) epitopes. Eleven prostitutes meeting criteria for HIV resistance seroconverted ... -
Latent TB detection by interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) in pregnancy predicts active TB and mortality in HIV-1 infected women and their children
(6Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Background—We evaluated the prognostic utility of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) for active tuberculosis (TB) and mortality in Kenyan HIV-1 infected women and their infants. Methods—Prevalence and correlates of ...