• Wound dressing where there is limitation of choice 

  Rahman, G. A.; Adigun, I. A.; Yusuf, I. F.; Ofoegbu, C. K. P. (Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research, 2006)

  Background Many sophisticated dressings are available to the wound care practitioner in the developed countries. These materials are made from a wide range of products like polyurethane, salts of alginic acid and other ...
• Vesicovaginal Fistula:AReview of Nigerian Experience 

  Ijaiya, M. A.; Rahman, A. G.; Aboyeji, A. P.; Olatinwo, A. W. O.; Esuga, S. A.; Ogah, O. K.; Raji, H. O.; Adebara, I. O.; Akintobi, A. O.; Adeniran, A. S.; Adewole, A. A. A. (WEST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 2010)

  BACKGROUND: Vesicovaginal fistula is a preventable calamity, which has been an age-long menace in developing countries. OBJECTIVE: To review the causes, complications, and outcome of vesicovaginal fistula in Nigeria. ...
• Typhoid ileal perforation in Nigerian children: an analysis of 106 operative cases 

  Rahman, G. A.; Abubakar, A. M.; Johnson, A-W.B.R.; Adeniran, J. O. (International Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2001)

  Typhoid ileal perforation ¬TP) is a major problem in developing countries and carries a high mortality. The purpose of this retrospective study from Nigeria was to review the outcome in children less than 15 years of age ...
• Traumatic Shoulder Girdle Injury: Relation to the Mechanism of Trauma, and the Age and Sex of Patients 

  Abdulkadir, Adekunle Yisau; Rahman, Ganiyu A; Adesiyun, Olusola A.M.; Akande, Halimat J.; Babalola, Olasunkanmi M. (Biomedicine International, 2011)

  Fractures and dislocations are common manifestations of shoulder girdle injuries (SGI) and are routinely diagnosed using radiography. SGI were investigated in relation to age and sex, and trauma. Furthermore, the number ...
• Thyroidectomy under local anaesthesia: experience with giant goitres 

  Rahman, G.A.; Mamudu, N. A. (Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia & Analgesia, 2004)

  The first successful thyroidectomy on record appears to have been performed in about 952 A.D. in Zahra, an Arab city of Spain by a Moorish physician, Albucassis. The extirpation of thyroid gland for goiter typifies, perhaps ...
• Thyroid calcification: radiographic patterns and histological significance 

  Rahman, Ganiyu A.; Abdulkadir, Adekunle Y.; Braimoh, Kolawole T. (Acta Medica Academica, 2008)

  Aim. To determine the incidence, significance and plain radiographic patterns in goiters with calcification. Materials and Methods. Radiographs (chests, thoracic inlets and neck) and clinical records of 160 goiterous ...
• The Utility Value Of Ultrasound As An Investigative Tool In Colloid And Malignant Thyroid Disorders 

  Olatunji, A.A.; Abdulrahaman, A; Inikorli, A. K; Ibrahim, M. S; Abdulkadir, A. Y (West African Journal of Ultrasound, 2007)

  Although the diagnosis of cancer can only be confirmed by histology, other diagnostic modalities such as ultrasonography, which is cheap and readily available, can be used as alternatives particularly where histology is ...
• The Use of Event-Related Potentials for Predicting the Degree of Mental Recovery in Patients with Severe Brain Injury – A Prospective Study 

  Oknina, L. B.; Zaitsev, O. S.; Masherow, E. L.; Kopachka, M. M.; Sharova, E. V. (Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2018)

  Gradual recovery from a prolonged coma through vegetative state and different types of mutism are detected in one-third of patients with a severe brain injury. Event-related potentials (ERPs) could be used as correlates ...
• The TEAM (Trauma Evaluation and Management) course: medical student knowledge gains and retention in the USA versus Ghana 

  Berndtson, Allison E; Morna, Martin; Debrah, Samuel; Coimbra, Raul (Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 2019)

  Introduction Trauma and injury are significant contributors to the global burden of disease, with 5 million deaths and 250 million disability-adjusted life years lost in 2015. This burden is disproportionally borne by low- ...
• The Nature and Complications of Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in a University Hospital in Nigeria 

  Elachi, Itodo C.; Yongu, Williams T.; Kotor, Joseph N.; Edem, Bassey E.; Ahachi, Chukwukadibia N.; Mue, Daniel D. (Asian Journal of Medicine and Health, 2018)

  Background: Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury is one of the most devastating types of injuries. It results in varying degrees of disabilities that adversely affect patients’ quality of life. This study aims to evaluate ...
• The Impact of Inquiry Method of Learning Science on the Academic Achievement of Bs8 Students in the Ejisu Juaben Municipality of Ashanti Region of Ghana 

  Assem, Humphrey Darkeh; Nartey, Laud Teye; Amoah, Charles Agyei; Mensah, Samuel Agyei (RA JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH, 2018)

  The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of using inquiry-based, curriculum in a Basic school on students’ academic achievement. The study was developed to determine the impact of inquiry method of learning on ...
• SURVIVORSHIP PATTERNS OF HISTOPATHOLOGICAL VARIANTS AND MOLECULAR SUBTYPES OF BREAST CANCER IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA 

  ADENIJI, K. A.; HUO, D.; RAHMAN, G. A.; AKANDE, T. M.; OLATOKE, S. A.; AKANDE, H. J.; DUROWADE, K.A.; DUROJAIYE, A.O. (EAsT AFRICAN MEDICAL JouRNAL, 2016)

  Objective: To study the relationship of histopathological characteristics, molecular subtypes of breast cancer and survival in a low resource setting. Design: Tumours from prospectively ascertained patients newly diagnosed ...
• Submucous dissection of the nasopharynx complicating nasotracheal intubation 

  Bolaji, BO; Kolawole, IK; Abdulrahman, AAG (Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2003)

  We present the case of a 60-year old woman, who had an unusual complication of nasotracheal intubation, which was carried out to relieve post-thyroidectomy respiratory distress at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital ...
• Space Occupying Lesions (SOL) of the Brain - Clinical Manifestation with Subtle Neurological Symptoms in Emergency Department 

  Ahmed, Sajjad; Naroo, G. Y.; Khan, Zafar; Ali, Zulfiqar; Nasim, Bina; Sheikh, Anis; Shah, Hussain; Mathew, Laji; Rehman, Nayeem; Yadgir, Tanvir (Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2018)

  A space-occupying lesion of the brain is commonly due to malignancy but could be other underlying pathologies as well [1]. The effects of SOL may be local or due to compression of adjacent brain structures. Patients may ...
• Soft-Tissue Sarcoma in Black Africans: Pattern, Distribution and Management Dilemma 

  Adigun, Ismaila A.; Rahman, Ganiyu A.; Buhari, Mikhaila 0.; Ogundipe, Kolawole 0.; Omotayo, John A. (JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 2007)

  Background: Soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) are a heterogeneous group of rare tumors that arise predominantly from the embryonic mesoderm. Currently, >70 different histologic types of STS have been identified. There is no ...
• Serial pathologic fractures of five long bones on four separate occasions in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism, challenges of management in a developing country: a case report 

  Olatoke, Samuel Adegboyega; Agodirin, Olayide Sulaiman; Rahman, Ganiyu Adebisi; Habeeb, Olufemi Gbenga; Jimoh, Rabiu Olusegun; Ahmed, Bola Abdulkadir; Biliaminu, Sikiru; Oyedepo, Olanrewaju Olubukola (Pan African Medical Journal., 2013)

  Multiple pathologic fractures secondary to parathyroid adenoma is rarely recognized and reported in the tropics. Inadequate evaluation causes worsened disability and increased psychological stress. We present a 27-year-old ...
• Scientific medical research and publication in Nigeria 

  Rahman, G. A. (Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research, 2005)

  Research involves undertaking systematic scientific investigation in order to discover new facts or get additional information needed to elucidate a particular problem. Scientific research seeks primarily to advance ...
• Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from Gastric Biopsy of Dyspeptic Patients in Ghana and In Vitro Preliminary Assessment of the Effect of Dissotis rotundifolia Extract on Its Growth 

  Adinortey, Michael Buenor; Ansah, Charles; Adinortey, Cynthia Ayefoumi; Bockarie, Ansumana Sandy; Morna, Martin Tangnaa; Amewowor, Damian H. (Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2018)

  Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the human stomach. Infection with this microaerophilic bacterium causes gastric and duodenal ulcer. This study sought to isolate H. pylori, from ...
• Epidemiology of Childhood Fractures at a Ghanaian Teaching Hospital 

  Baidoo, Richard Ogirma; Dayie, Makafui SC-JK; Baidoo, Ebikela Ivie (Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2020)

  Introduction: Paediatric fractures are extremely common worldwide largely because of peculiarities of the growing skeleton. There isn’t much known of the epidemiology of childhood fractures in sub-Saharan Africa. This study ...
• Rectal cancer: Pattern and outcome of management in University of Ilorin teaching hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria 

  Rahman, G. A. (Annals of African Medicine, 2010)

  Background: Cancer of the colon and rectum was considered to be rare in Africa three to four decades ago. This is no longer true though it is not as common as in Western Europe and North America. The aim of this study is ...

• Wound dressing where there is limitation of choice 

  Rahman, G. A.; Adigun, I. A.; Yusuf, I. F.; Ofoegbu, C. K. P. (Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research, 2006)

  Background Many sophisticated dressings are available to the wound care practitioner in the developed countries. These materials are made from a wide range of products like polyurethane, salts of alginic acid and other ...
• Vesicovaginal Fistula:AReview of Nigerian Experience 

  Ijaiya, M. A.; Rahman, A. G.; Aboyeji, A. P.; Olatinwo, A. W. O.; Esuga, S. A.; Ogah, O. K.; Raji, H. O.; Adebara, I. O.; Akintobi, A. O.; Adeniran, A. S.; Adewole, A. A. A. (WEST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 2010)

  BACKGROUND: Vesicovaginal fistula is a preventable calamity, which has been an age-long menace in developing countries. OBJECTIVE: To review the causes, complications, and outcome of vesicovaginal fistula in Nigeria. ...
• Typhoid ileal perforation in Nigerian children: an analysis of 106 operative cases 

  Rahman, G. A.; Abubakar, A. M.; Johnson, A-W.B.R.; Adeniran, J. O. (International Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2001)

  Typhoid ileal perforation ¬TP) is a major problem in developing countries and carries a high mortality. The purpose of this retrospective study from Nigeria was to review the outcome in children less than 15 years of age ...
• Traumatic Shoulder Girdle Injury: Relation to the Mechanism of Trauma, and the Age and Sex of Patients 

  Abdulkadir, Adekunle Yisau; Rahman, Ganiyu A; Adesiyun, Olusola A.M.; Akande, Halimat J.; Babalola, Olasunkanmi M. (Biomedicine International, 2011)

  Fractures and dislocations are common manifestations of shoulder girdle injuries (SGI) and are routinely diagnosed using radiography. SGI were investigated in relation to age and sex, and trauma. Furthermore, the number ...
• Thyroidectomy under local anaesthesia: experience with giant goitres 

  Rahman, G.A.; Mamudu, N. A. (Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia & Analgesia, 2004)

  The first successful thyroidectomy on record appears to have been performed in about 952 A.D. in Zahra, an Arab city of Spain by a Moorish physician, Albucassis. The extirpation of thyroid gland for goiter typifies, perhaps ...
• Thyroid calcification: radiographic patterns and histological significance 

  Rahman, Ganiyu A.; Abdulkadir, Adekunle Y.; Braimoh, Kolawole T. (Acta Medica Academica, 2008)

  Aim. To determine the incidence, significance and plain radiographic patterns in goiters with calcification. Materials and Methods. Radiographs (chests, thoracic inlets and neck) and clinical records of 160 goiterous ...
• The Utility Value Of Ultrasound As An Investigative Tool In Colloid And Malignant Thyroid Disorders 

  Olatunji, A.A.; Abdulrahaman, A; Inikorli, A. K; Ibrahim, M. S; Abdulkadir, A. Y (West African Journal of Ultrasound, 2007)

  Although the diagnosis of cancer can only be confirmed by histology, other diagnostic modalities such as ultrasonography, which is cheap and readily available, can be used as alternatives particularly where histology is ...
• The Use of Event-Related Potentials for Predicting the Degree of Mental Recovery in Patients with Severe Brain Injury – A Prospective Study 

  Oknina, L. B.; Zaitsev, O. S.; Masherow, E. L.; Kopachka, M. M.; Sharova, E. V. (Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2018)

  Gradual recovery from a prolonged coma through vegetative state and different types of mutism are detected in one-third of patients with a severe brain injury. Event-related potentials (ERPs) could be used as correlates ...
• The TEAM (Trauma Evaluation and Management) course: medical student knowledge gains and retention in the USA versus Ghana 

  Berndtson, Allison E; Morna, Martin; Debrah, Samuel; Coimbra, Raul (Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 2019)

  Introduction Trauma and injury are significant contributors to the global burden of disease, with 5 million deaths and 250 million disability-adjusted life years lost in 2015. This burden is disproportionally borne by low- ...
• The Nature and Complications of Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in a University Hospital in Nigeria 

  Elachi, Itodo C.; Yongu, Williams T.; Kotor, Joseph N.; Edem, Bassey E.; Ahachi, Chukwukadibia N.; Mue, Daniel D. (Asian Journal of Medicine and Health, 2018)

  Background: Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury is one of the most devastating types of injuries. It results in varying degrees of disabilities that adversely affect patients’ quality of life. This study aims to evaluate ...
• The Impact of Inquiry Method of Learning Science on the Academic Achievement of Bs8 Students in the Ejisu Juaben Municipality of Ashanti Region of Ghana 

  Assem, Humphrey Darkeh; Nartey, Laud Teye; Amoah, Charles Agyei; Mensah, Samuel Agyei (RA JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH, 2018)

  The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of using inquiry-based, curriculum in a Basic school on students’ academic achievement. The study was developed to determine the impact of inquiry method of learning on ...
• SURVIVORSHIP PATTERNS OF HISTOPATHOLOGICAL VARIANTS AND MOLECULAR SUBTYPES OF BREAST CANCER IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA 

  ADENIJI, K. A.; HUO, D.; RAHMAN, G. A.; AKANDE, T. M.; OLATOKE, S. A.; AKANDE, H. J.; DUROWADE, K.A.; DUROJAIYE, A.O. (EAsT AFRICAN MEDICAL JouRNAL, 2016)

  Objective: To study the relationship of histopathological characteristics, molecular subtypes of breast cancer and survival in a low resource setting. Design: Tumours from prospectively ascertained patients newly diagnosed ...
• Submucous dissection of the nasopharynx complicating nasotracheal intubation 

  Bolaji, BO; Kolawole, IK; Abdulrahman, AAG (Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2003)

  We present the case of a 60-year old woman, who had an unusual complication of nasotracheal intubation, which was carried out to relieve post-thyroidectomy respiratory distress at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital ...
• Space Occupying Lesions (SOL) of the Brain - Clinical Manifestation with Subtle Neurological Symptoms in Emergency Department 

  Ahmed, Sajjad; Naroo, G. Y.; Khan, Zafar; Ali, Zulfiqar; Nasim, Bina; Sheikh, Anis; Shah, Hussain; Mathew, Laji; Rehman, Nayeem; Yadgir, Tanvir (Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2018)

  A space-occupying lesion of the brain is commonly due to malignancy but could be other underlying pathologies as well [1]. The effects of SOL may be local or due to compression of adjacent brain structures. Patients may ...
• Soft-Tissue Sarcoma in Black Africans: Pattern, Distribution and Management Dilemma 

  Adigun, Ismaila A.; Rahman, Ganiyu A.; Buhari, Mikhaila 0.; Ogundipe, Kolawole 0.; Omotayo, John A. (JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 2007)

  Background: Soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) are a heterogeneous group of rare tumors that arise predominantly from the embryonic mesoderm. Currently, >70 different histologic types of STS have been identified. There is no ...
• Serial pathologic fractures of five long bones on four separate occasions in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism, challenges of management in a developing country: a case report 

  Olatoke, Samuel Adegboyega; Agodirin, Olayide Sulaiman; Rahman, Ganiyu Adebisi; Habeeb, Olufemi Gbenga; Jimoh, Rabiu Olusegun; Ahmed, Bola Abdulkadir; Biliaminu, Sikiru; Oyedepo, Olanrewaju Olubukola (Pan African Medical Journal., 2013)

  Multiple pathologic fractures secondary to parathyroid adenoma is rarely recognized and reported in the tropics. Inadequate evaluation causes worsened disability and increased psychological stress. We present a 27-year-old ...
• Scientific medical research and publication in Nigeria 

  Rahman, G. A. (Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research, 2005)

  Research involves undertaking systematic scientific investigation in order to discover new facts or get additional information needed to elucidate a particular problem. Scientific research seeks primarily to advance ...
• Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from Gastric Biopsy of Dyspeptic Patients in Ghana and In Vitro Preliminary Assessment of the Effect of Dissotis rotundifolia Extract on Its Growth 

  Adinortey, Michael Buenor; Ansah, Charles; Adinortey, Cynthia Ayefoumi; Bockarie, Ansumana Sandy; Morna, Martin Tangnaa; Amewowor, Damian H. (Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2018)

  Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the human stomach. Infection with this microaerophilic bacterium causes gastric and duodenal ulcer. This study sought to isolate H. pylori, from ...
• Epidemiology of Childhood Fractures at a Ghanaian Teaching Hospital 

  Baidoo, Richard Ogirma; Dayie, Makafui SC-JK; Baidoo, Ebikela Ivie (Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2020)

  Introduction: Paediatric fractures are extremely common worldwide largely because of peculiarities of the growing skeleton. There isn’t much known of the epidemiology of childhood fractures in sub-Saharan Africa. This study ...
• Rectal cancer: Pattern and outcome of management in University of Ilorin teaching hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria 

  Rahman, G. A. (Annals of African Medicine, 2010)

  Background: Cancer of the colon and rectum was considered to be rare in Africa three to four decades ago. This is no longer true though it is not as common as in Western Europe and North America. The aim of this study is ...

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