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Emergent Endovascular Management of Acute Arterial Bleeding after Initial Unsuccessful Surgical Control
(Annals of African Surgery, 2018-01)
Background: Hemorrhage and the complications thereof have traditionally been managed surgically but over the last two decades endovascular techniques have been increasingly used. These include coiling, liquid and particle ...
Neonatal Ebstein’s Anomaly: Surgical Decision Making
(Annals of African Surgery, 2018-01)
Ebstein’s Anomaly (EA) is a rare form of congenital heart disease. Surgical decision-making in neonates is controversial. In developing countries, neonates with Ebstein’s anomaly requiring surgical intervention rarely ...
Differential Effects Of Chronic Iron Deficiency Anaemia On Junctional And Labyrinthine Zones Of Placenta In Sprague Dawely Rat
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Iron deficiency anaemia causes adverse pregnancy outcome. Studies reveal its generalized effects on histomorphometry of the placenta, without details on specific zones nor effect of gestational age. These data are important ...
Geometric Features of Vertebrobasilar Arterial System in Adult Black Kenyans
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
SUMMARY: Geometric features of vertebrobasilar system influence occurrence of posterior circulation atherosclerosis,
aneurysms, stroke and neuroradiological procedures. These features show ethnic variation, but data from ...
Reappraisal Of The Structure Of Arterial Tunica Adventitia And Its Involvement In Atherosclerosis
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Tunica adventitia was previously considered an inert fibrous layer only involved in nutritional and physical support of the arterial wall. Recent studies reveal that it is an important dynamic layer actively involved in ...
Sex Differences In Diameter Of The Coronary Sinus Ostium: Correlation With Weight Of The Heart
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Diameter of the coronary sinus ostium is important in the designing of cannulation devices used in cardiac
resynchronization therapy and percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty. Population variation of the
diameter may ...
Involvement of multiple cell lineages in Atherogenesis
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Atherogenesis is a multicellular event. Early reports concentrated on the role of endotheliocytes, monocyte -
macrophages and smooth muscle cells. Recognition of the immuno-inflammatory nature of the process,
however, ...
Lessons from a case of tubal twin pregnancy
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Unilateral tubal twin pregnancy illustrates and amplifies fundamental phenomena in developmental and
reproductive anatomy. Knowledge of this condition is also important to practicing obstetricians and
gynaecologists ...
Infection in pregnancy; understanding impact on placental microenvironment and preterm birth: a review
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Background: Pregnancy increases susceptibility to and severity of infections caused by certain microbes and
parasites. The presence of these infectious agents at the maternofetal interface may lead to adverse pregnancy
outcomes ...
Histomorphological Features Of Atherosclerosis In The Left Anterior Descending Coronary Arteries Among Black Kenyans
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
The pattern of coronary artery atherosclerosis is valuable in informing mitigation strategies for coronary heart disease. Histomorphological data on this disease among Africans living in Sub Saharan Africa are, however, ...