Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Tandon, RK"
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Biliary strictures on ERCP: a study in northern India.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1994)Case records of 82 patients with biliary stricture diagnosed on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) during a 7-years period (1983-89) were analysed for its aetiology, clinical presentation, laboratory ... -
Chronic calcific pancreatitis: clinical profile in northern India
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 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 ... -
Fulminant hepatitis in a tropical population: clinical course, cause, and early predict
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996)The profiles of patients with fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) from developing countries have not been reported earlier. The current study was conducted prospectively, at a single tertiary care center in India, to document ... -
Intragastric pH and control of peptic ulcer bleeding
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Is protein-deficient diabetes mellitus a pancreatitis?
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1999)BACKGROUND: Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus is a distinct clinical entity subdivided into protein-deficient diabetes mellitus (PDDM) and fibrocalculus pancreatic diabetes (FCPD). Whereas FCPD has obvious pancreatitis ... -
Pancreatic abscess: is there a role for conservative therapy?
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993)Pancreatic abscess is a serious complication of acute pancreatitis and non-operative management has been reported to carry a mortality of nearly 100%. We present five patients with pancreatic abscess, who were successfully ... -
A pancreaticographic study of malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2003)Pancreatic involvement is considered to be the hallmark of malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus (MRDM). Of the 2 subgroups of the disease, fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes (FCPD) is characterized by pancreatic ... -
Primary sclerosing cholangitis in India.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1989)Six patients with PSC have been diagnosed and followed up at a centre in Northern India for periods up to 4 years. They all presented with cholestatic jaundice and cholangitis, but one of them subsequently presented with ... -
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Antioxidant Supplementation for Pain Relief in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008)BACKGROUND & AIMS: Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathophysiology of chronic pancreatitis (CP). We evaluated the effects of antioxidant supplementation on pain relief, oxidative stress and antioxidant status ... -
The role of sustained achlorhydria in bleeding peptic ulcer.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)Twenty-five patients with bleeding peptic ulcers were randomized to receive either ranitidine 50 mg 8 hourly i.v. (control group) or a continuous nasogastric antacid infusion at the rate of 0.5 ml/min along with an i.v. ... -
Treating bleeding peptic ulcer with sustained achlorhydria
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)A controlled randomized study and a subsequent prospective therapeutic trial have demonstrated the efficacy of an intensive therapy comprising hourly intravenous injections of 100 mg of cimetidine along with a continuous ...
