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Positive ventriculography using water-soluble contrast media in infants with myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus.
(1978-02)
Ventriculography with meglumine iocarmate (Dimer X) or Metrizamide (Amipaque was carried out in 15 infants with myelomeningocele and progressive hydrocephalus. In all cases, an Anold-Chiari-Malformation type II was diagnosed ...
Analysis of selected techniques for surveys of intestinal parasites.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)
A review is given of the recent literature on methods for diagnosis of intestinal parasites for epidemiological surveys. There are 23 references. The Kato, Harada-Mori, merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde (MIF), scotch-tape ...
Testicular neoplasms in Kenyan Africans
(University of Nairobi,, 1978)
Over a 9-year period 40 testicular and paratesticular neoplasms were seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Their incidence rate was 0.08 per annum per 100,000 Kenyan males. This low incidence was largely ...
Incidence of peptic ulcer in the Zambian African - a radiological study.
(1978)
Five hundred and sixty-eight (568) consecutive barium meal examinations have been studied. 152 showed peptic ulcer. There were 146 duodenal and six gastric ulcers. Eight were post-bulbar ulcers, and multiple ulcers were ...
Retrospective study of carcinoma of the esophagus in Kenya.
(1978)
A clinical, radiological, histological, and geographical study of carcinoma of the esophagus in Kenya is reported. It was found that this cancer is diagnosed more often in males than in females, with a ration of 8:1 (Kenya ...
Medical care in a tropical national reference and teaching hospital: outline study of cost-effectivenees
(1978)
During a 28-day prospective audit the cost-effectiveness of treatment in three types of medical wards in a large tropical teaching hospital was assessed. Patients with chronic diseases such as rheumatic heart disease were ...
Incidence Of Peptic Ulcer In The Zambian African - A Radiological Study
(1978)
Five hundred and sixty-eight (568) consecutive barium meal examinations have been studied. 152 showed peptic ulcer. There were 146 duodenal and six gastric ulcers. Eight were post-bulbar ulcers, and multiple ulcers were ...
A Second Study Of The Use Of Community Leaders In Case-finding For Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1978-12)
This is the second study of case-finding activities for tuberculosis suspects undertaken in 2 locations of Machakos District. Three methods were investigated, namely (1) the requestioning of the Community Elders 1 year or ...
The problems of massive small bowel resection and difficulties encountered in management.
(1978)
Massive small bowel resection is imperative in the management of several pathological conditions and is accompanied by high operative mortality. In those that survive, serious nutritional disturbances are inevitable. ...
Pharmacokinetics of intravenous cyclophosphamide in man, estimated by gas-liquid chromatography.
(1978)
A simple gas chromatographic assay utilising alkali flame ionisation detection is described for the estimation of cyclophosphamide as its trifluoroacetate derivative from plasma. Examination of five patients following ...