Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Jani, PG"

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    • Acute colonic pseudo obstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome): case report. 

      Jani, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2005)
      Ogilvie's syndrome was first described by Sir Heneage Ogilvie in 1948 and is a rare disorder comprising acute colonic pseudo obstruction (ACPO) with gross dilation of the caecum and right hemicolon (occasionally extending ...

    • Acute colonic pseudo obstruction (Ogilvie’s syndrome): case report 

      Loefler, Imre; Jani, PG (2005)

    • A Decade of Cholecystectomy at Kenyatta National Hospital: Demographics, Patterns and Transition to Laparoscopy 

      Jani, PG; Gill, H (2014)
      Background: In the early 90’s all cholecystectomies at the Kenyatta National Hospital were open cholecystectomies. Currently only third undergo the open operation. We conducted a study to analyze the age and sex, mode of ...

    • Dieulafoy's lesion: case report. 

      Jani, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2001)
      A sixty-year old male patient was referred to the author as a case of massive rectal bleeding after haemorrhoidectomy. He underwent urgent total colonoscopy and bleeding Dieulafoy's lesion was identified as a source of ...

    • Difficult gallbladder surgery, improving patient outcomes through appropriate surgical decisions 

      Jani, PG; Gill, H; Kotecha, V (University of Nairobi, 2012)
      Background: Cholecystectomy is becoming a common operation in Africa. The right upper quadrant is regarded by many as the most difficult area of the abdomen because of the variable anatomy, small sized ducts and the irritant ...

    • Duodenal perforation following blunt abdominal trauma: case report. 

      Jani, PG; Abdel-Aziz, IS; Yajnik, KN (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1998)
      A case of severe duodenal injury in a 20-year-old female due to blunt abdominal trauma secondary to road traffic accident is presented. The difficulty and hence delay in making a diagnosis of duodenal injury is discussed.

    • Endoscopic variceal band ligation: a local experience. 

      Jani, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2004)
      OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results of endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) in the local set-up. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of data of all patients who had EVBL. SETTING: Patients having EVBL at the office ...

    • Helicobacter pylori. 

      Jani, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2006)

    • Mesenteric panniculitis mimicking acute pancreatitis: A case report and literature review 

      Jani, PG; Jivanjee, M (University of Nairobi, 2013)
      Mesenteric panniculitis is a rare disease characterized by an chronic non-specific inflammation of the adipose tissue of the mesentery of the small intestine and colon. The specific etiology of the disease is unknown. The ...

    • Morgagni hernia: case report. 

      Jani, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2001)
      This is a case report of an elderly woman who presented with a history of epigastric pain and persistent vomiting diagnosed initially as a duodenal ulcer, later as a pyloric stenosis and at laparotomy was found to have an ...

    • Oesophageal variceal banding: report of the first eight cases in Kenya. 

      Jani, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 199)
      Twenty variceal banding sessions were performed in eight patients between February 1995 and September 1996. A total of 69 rings were used to band the varices and at each session between two to six rings were used. Two of ...

    • Out-patient palliative therapy for advanced cancer of the oesophagus 

      Jani, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2000)
      OBJECTIVE: To establish an economical, safe and effective palliative mode of treatment in cases of advanced cancer of the oesophagus. DESIGN: A retrospective study on patients with carcinoma of the oesophagus treated ...

    • Outpatient experience with oesophageal endoscopic dilation. 

      Jani, PG; Mburugu, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1998)
      Between March 1990 and August 1997, outpatient endoscopic balloon dilation was performed for oesophageal strictures which developed secondary to malignancies, peptic strictures, post surgical narrowing, achalasia cardia, ...

    • Perforated peptic ulcers as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital. 

      Jani, PG; Ojara, EA (University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1987-05)

    • Pharyngoesophageal (Zenker's) diverticulum: case report. 

      Jani, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2002)
      Pharyngoesophageal pulsion diverticulum is the most common of all oesophageal diverticuli and is characterised by dysphagia, regurgitation, gurgling sounds in the neck and aspiration. This is a report of an 80-year old ...

    • Plummer Vinson syndrome: case report. 

      Jani, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2001)
      Plummer Vinson syndrome is characterised by dysphagia, iron deficiency, anaemia and oesophageal web or webs. This is a case report of a 33 year old Asian female who presented with slowly progressive dysphagia and a long ...

    • Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: case report. 

      Jani, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2003)
      Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) is caused by trapping of the third part of the duodenum between Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) and aorta as result of narrowing of the angle between the two vessels due to acute ...

    • Surgery for peptic ulceration. 

      Jani, PG (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1994)
      Partial gastric resection for peptic ulcer--comparison of the effect of variant reconstructive procedures on gastric emptying, gastric acid secretion and gastrin release in the early postoperative period I. Roux-en-Y and ...

    • Transition from open to laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a public and private hospitals in Nairobi 

      Jani, PG; Kotecha, V (University of Nairobi, 2013)
      Backgound: It is almost two decades since laparoscopic surgery was first introduced in Kenya. This study was aimed at evaluating the transition to laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with analysis of patient demographics and ...