Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Oburra, H O"

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    • Causes of ear trauma in Kenyan patients 

      Oburra, H O (Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1998-06)
      Ear trauma is one of the most important epidemiological factors in causation of deafness. The causation of otologic trauma in eighty three patients is analysed. The triad of pain, hearing loss and tinnitus comprised the ...

    • Complications following bilateral turbinectomy 

      Oburra, H O (Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1995-02)
      Thirty four patients undergoing bilateral inferior turbinectomy for obstruction of the upper airway are prospectively reviewed. The indication for the operation was persistent nasal obstruction interfering with sleep and ...

    • Distant metastases from nasopharyngeal carcinoma at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. 

      Gacani, W; Bal, I S; Babu, M A; Oburra, H O (Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 2001-12)
      OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency and site of distant infraclavicular metastases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), the stage of the primary tumour at presentation of metastasis and the histological trends. To ...

    • Frequency of adenotonsillectomy in some Nairobi hospitals 

      Oburra, H O; Idenya, M (Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 2001-07)
      OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of adenotonsillectomy in a sample of Kenyan hospitals and to review indications, timing and complications in 97 cases of adenotonsillectomy done by the authors. DESIGN: ...

    • Hearing disorders in HIV positive adult patients not on anti-retroviral drugs at Kenyatta National Hospital 

      Ongulo, B A; Oburra, H O (Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 2010-09)
      OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and type of hearing disorders in HIV positive patients not on anti - retroviral drugs (ARVs) and correlate this with the world health Organization (WHO) stage of HIV disease and ...

    • Late presentation of laryngeal and nasopharyngeal cancer in Kenyatta National Hospital. 

      Oburra, H O (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 ...