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UNUSUAL CAUSE OF ACUTE URINARY RETENTION (AUR) COLORECTAL ADENOCARCINOMA, METASTATIC TO URINARY BLADDER: CASE REPORT

Oliech, J S (University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2013)

A 72 year old African male presented with a 2 weeks history of haematurla with clots, dysuria, nocturia, frequency and subsequently 2 day history of acute urinary retention (AUR). There were no colonic symptoms of mucus ...

Unusual foreign objects in the root canal.

Walvekar, SV; Al-Duwairi, Y; Al-Kandari, AM; Al-Quoud, OA (University of NairobiSchool of Dental Sciences, 1995)

Removal of foreign objects from the root canal is often a very difficult procedure. The procedure is even more complicated if the foreign body is unusual. To cases are presented in which the foreign objects were removed ...

Unusual form of motor neuron disease in Kenya.

Adam, A.M (Source Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)

Over the period November 1978 to October 1988, 46 cases of motor neuron disease were seen at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. One case was seen in private practice. A bimodal age distribution of the disease was identified ...

Unusual formation of the median nerve associated with the third head of biceps brachii

Ongeti, Kevin; Pulei, Anne; Ogeng'o, Julius A; Saidi, Hassan (Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)

Unilateral variations in the formation of the median nerve, with the presence of the third head of the biceps brachii entrapping the nerve are very rare. These variations were observed on the right side, of a 30-year-old ...

The Unusual High Origin Radial Artery in a Black Kenyan Population: A Cadaveric Study

Bundi, Brian N; Mutua, Victor; Cheruiyot, Isaac; Munguti, Jeremiah; Csefalvay, Chris von; Nurani, Khulud M; Ogeng'o, Julius (University of Nairobi, 2022-03)

Background: The anatomy of the radial artery draws great interests among anatomists for its frequent involvement in variations. Equally, these variations have gained significant attention from clinicians because of the ...

An unusual intra-renal arterio-venous fistula: a case report

Kariuki, J.K.N.; Khwa-Otsyla, B.O.; Kitonyi, J. (1986)

Unusual manifestations of deep mycoses due to Streptomyces somaliensis

Whittaker, L R (School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1980)

The incidence of deep mycotic infection due to Streptomyces somaliensis in Kenya and the Sudan is referred to and the common radiological appearance reviewed. Two patients having unusual manifestations are reported. In one ...

An unusual perforation of the sigmoid colon: a case report

Ojara, EA (University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1980-05)

Unusual presentation of hepatoma

Jeshrani, MK; Gatei, DG (University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1975-11)

Unusual presentation of Maydl’s hernia

Wamalwa, AO; Miima, ES; Kaisha, WO (2016)

Maydl’s hernia is an uncommon presentation of inguinal hernia whereby predominantly right sided afferent and efferent loops of bowel herniate into the sac with an intervening intra-abdominal loop of bowel that is prone to ...

An unusual presentation of multiple myeloma

Mulimba, J.A.O (University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1979)

Unusually Low Arcuate Artery in a Kenyan Cadaver

Amuti, T; Njonjo, K; Ouko, I; Ongidi, I; Ogeng’o, J (ANNALS of AFRICAN SURGERY, 2020-02-07)

The arcuate artery is one of the two major branches of the dorsalis pedis artery that supply the dorsum of the foot including interdigital spaces. The artery’s origin varies but in almost all cases it branches in the ...

Unveiling Another Missing Piece in EBV-Driven Lymphomagenesis: EBV-Encoded MicroRNAs Expression in EBER-Negative Burkitt Lymphoma Cases.

Mundo, L; Ambrosio, MR; Picciolini, M; Lo Bello, G; Gazaneo, S; Del Porro, L; Lazzi, S; Navari, M; Onyango, N; Granai, M; Bellan, C; De Falco, G; Gibellini, D; Piccaluga, PP; Leoncini, L (University of Nairobi, 2017)

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a gammaherpesvirus linked to a number of lymphoid and epithelial malignancies, including Burkitt lymphoma (BL) in which its frequency ranges from 30% in sporadic cases to 100% in the endemic ...