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Evaluation of one-hundred open-ended vasectomies.
(1986)
Open-ended vasectomy was performed on one-hundred men. Sixty-three of them showed up for follow-up six months later. Spontaneous recanalisation had occurred in two. Sperm granuloma without orchialgia was found in 14 out ...
Perinatal Transmission Of Hepatitis B Virus In Kenya: Its Relation To The Presence Of Serum Hbv-dna And Anti-hbe In The Mother
(University Of Nairobi, 1986-06)
In Kenya hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and its sequelae are common. We followed up 49 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)- positive mothers and their newborn infants for 9 months to determine the importance of perinatal ...
Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina with hyperornithinemia in an African family].
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1983)
The authors report on a Kenyan family in which 4 of the 5 siblings were suffering from gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina with hyperornithinemia. All the affected members of the family had myopia, hemeralopia, loss ...
Bilateral and unilateral mesodermal corneal metaplasia.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1983-05)
We report on 2 infants, one with a bilateral and the other with a unilateral corneal metaplasia. The first case with bilateral corneal metaplasia showed shortening of both upper and lower lids with formation of symblephara. ...
Amebic liver abscess and circulating immune complexes of Entamoeba histolytica proteins
(1988)
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has been developed to detect amebic antigen in polyethylene-glycol-precipitable circulating immune complexes. Seventy-nine percent of 191 patients with amebic liver abscesses ...
Chronic calcific pancreatitis: clinical profile in northern India
(1988)
Twenty three patients with chronic calcific pancreatitis of the tropics in Northern India were prospectively studied. All had pancreatic calcification and ERCP changes typical of chronic pancreatitis, the most predominant ...
Acute hepatic failure due to Plasmodium falciparum liver injury
(1986)
Nine patients with acute liver failure due to Plasmodium falciparum liver injury admitted to the Rajgarhia Liver Unit of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences during 1982-84 are presented. The liver was palpable in ...
Role of immune serum globulin in post transfusion virus B infection
(1989)
Fifty four blood recipients were administered prophylactic immune serum globulin (31) or hepatitis B immune globulin (23) and followed up for six months. None of the patients developed either acute hepatitis B or HBsAg ...
Anaesthetic management of carotid artery rupture: case report.
(1989-08)
The anaesthetic management of a case of carotic artery rupture is reported. The need for quick action in patient handling in all hospital departments and adequate monitoring during surgery are emphasized
Reactions and cardiovascular changes at excretion urography
(1981)
The effects of 30% and 60":6 Urografin at excretion urography are studied in 200 adult patients routinely sent for this examination in the department of diagnostic radiology, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). Although no ...