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Unusual foreign objects in the root canal.
(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.
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Unusual manifestations of deep mycoses due to Streptomyces somaliensis
(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
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1980-05) -
Unusual presentation of hepatoma
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1975-11) -
Unusual presentation of Maydl’s hernia
(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
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1979) -
Unusually Low Arcuate Artery in a Kenyan Cadaver
(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.
(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 ... -
An update haemophilia and haemophiloid disorders in Anglophone African countries.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1983-08) -
An update on the treatment of advanced prostate cancer
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 2007-09)OBJECTIVE: To obtain an update of the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. DATA SOURCE: Review of all published literature on advanced prostate cancer was carried out through medline and index medicus ... -
An update on viral hepatitis
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Upper Arm Disability after Axillary Surgery for Early Breast Cancer
(Annals of African Surgery, 2020-09-15)Background: The treatment of early breast cancer includes surgical removal of the tumor and evaluation of axillary lymph nodes. Axillary lymph node surgery is associated with upper arm morbidity. The impact of this upper ... -
Upper Arm Disability after Axillary Surgery for Early Breast Cancer.
(Annals of African Surgery, 2020-09-15)Background: The treatment of early breast cancer includes surgical removal of the tumor and evaluation of axillary lymph nodes. Axillary lymph node surgery is associated with upper arm morbidity. The impact of this upper ... -
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding at Kenyatta National Hospital. Factors that influence the Short Term Outcome.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, 1994) -
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopic experience at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(Faculty of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1979-12) -
Upper gastrointestinal findings in diabetic outpatients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi., 2002)OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of H. pylori and the associated upper gastrointestinal endoscopic lesions in diabetic outpatients with dyspepsia. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Kenyatta National ...
