School of Medical Sciences: Recent submissions

Now showing items 61-80 of 418

Extra gonadal sclerosing stromal tumour in the transverse mesocolon

Mensah, Samuel; Kyei, Ishmael; Ohene –Yeboah, Michael; Adjei, Ernest (2016)

Sclerosing stromal tumour (SST) is a rare benign sex cord stromal tumour of the ovary. We report a case of sclerosing stromal tumour of the mesentery in a 32-year-old Para one who presented with intra abdominal mass, ...
Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging of the Brain: Correlation of Ischemic Lesion Patterns with ASCO Stroke Subtypes

Zaher, Ashraf Ahmed; Sherif, Mohammed EL; Elazzouny, Ayman Abdallah; Razek, Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel (International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal, 2017)

Background: There are many etiologies for ischemic cerebral stroke. Previous studies have not shown whether specific ischemic lesion patterns on early brain diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) are associated with specific ...
Evaluation of External Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery in a Secondary Level Facility in Kumasi, Ghana

Mensah, Samuel; Maison, Patrick Opoku Manu; Kyei, Ishmael; Adjei, George Adjei; Morna, Martin T.; Debrah, Samuel; Rahman, Ganiyu A. (Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2020)

Aims: We aimed at auditing hernia surgeries performed at a secondary care center and determine the outcome of surgery based on the grade of operating surgeon. Study Design: A single center retrospective study. Place ...
Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in Europe and Africa

Ganiy, Opeyemi Abdulrahman Jnr; Ganiyu, Adebisi Rahman (Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, 2012)

Breast cancer continues to remain the most lethal malignancy in women across the world. This study reviews some of the epidemiological similarities and differences in breast cancer between white European women and black ...
Emergency Thyroidectomy in a Patient with Severe Upper Airway Obstruction Caused b Goiter: Case for Regional Anesthesia

Kolawole, Israel K.; Rahman, Ganiyu A. (JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 2006)

A case of severe airway obstruction caused by a giant malignant goiter is presented. The patient had emergency thyroidectomy under regional anesthesia (bilateral superficial cervical plexus block). The procedure was well ...
Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging of the Brain: Correlation of Ischemic Lesion Patterns with ASCO Stroke Subtypes

Zaher, Ashraf Ahmed; Mohammed, EL Sherif; Elazzouny, Ayman Abdallah; Razek, Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel (International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal, 2017)

Background: There are many etiologies for ischemic cerebral stroke. Previous studies have not shown whether specific ischemic lesion patterns on early brain diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) are associated with specific ...
Determinants of Late Presentation and Histologic types of Breast Cancer in Women Presenting at a Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana

Mensah, S.; Dogbe, J; Kyei, I; Addofoh, N; Paintsil, V; Osei-Tutu, L (Journal of Cancer Prevention & Current Research, 2015)

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. In Ghana and many parts of Africa more than 50% of breast cancer patients present with advanced stage ...
Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans: Experience with Management of Eighteen Cases

Rahman, G A.; Adigun, I A.; Buhari, M O.; Ogundipe, K O.; Omotayo, J A. (European Journal of Scientific Research, 2009)

Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS) are a heterogeneous group of rare tumours that arise predominantly from the embryonic mesoderm. They account for about 0.7% of all adult malignancies but up to 15% of childhood malignancies1. In ...
Consensus recommendations for essential vascular care in low- and middle-income countries

Stewart, Barclay T.; Gyedu, Adam; Giannou, Christos; Mishra, Brijesh; Norman, Rich; Wren, Sherry M.; Mock, Charles; Kushner, Adam L. (JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 2016)

Objective: Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are ill equipped to care for the large and growing burden of vascular conditions. We aimed to develop essential vascular care recommendations that would be feasible ...
Complicated appendicitis: experience from central region of Ghana

Rahman, Ganiyu A.; Debrah, Samuel A. (International Surgery Journal, 2018)

Background: Acute appendicitis is a common surgical abdominal emergency. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence, presentation and immediate outcome of acute appendicitis in a new teaching hospital in Cape ...
Clinico-Histocytopathological Profile of Paediatric Head and Neck Malignant Neoplasms: A Mini-Review

Abraham, Z.S; Kahinga, A.A.; Swai, H; Massawe, E.R (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2018)

Head and neck malignant neoplasms are reported to be the tenth most common cancer globally. They are associated with potential morbidity and mortality because of their tendency to interfere with vital functions of life ...
Circumareolar Incision‑subdermal Tunneling Dissection for Excision of Multiple Breast Fibroadenomata

Agodirin, S. O.; Rahman, G. A.; Olatoke, S. A.; Akande, H. J. (Nigerian Journal of Surgery, 2017)

Excision of multiple fibroadenomas (MF) in separate breast quadrants presents difficulties of number and location of incision(s) and extent of tissue dissection and may be associated with more complications and poorer ...
Cervical plexus block for thyroidectomy

Kolawole, IK; Rahman, GA (Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2014)

Objective: Thyroidectomy is traditionally performed under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation. However, cervical plexus block has also been found useful for this operation in some parts of the world. This ...
CERVICAL PLEXUS BLOCK FOR THYROIDECTOMY: EXPERIENCE WITH A GIANT GOITRE: CASE REPORT.

Rahman, G.A; Kolawole, I.K (Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 2008)

Local or regional anaesthesia has long been recognised as a useful anaesthetic option for thyroidectomy. A few authors have reported the successful use of local infiltration anaesthesia for thyroidectomy in our environment. ...
Cardiac arrest as a result of ventricular tachycardia in a trauma patient

Rahman, Ganiyu A.; A-Haizaey, Abdullah H.; . Al-Soudi, Abdelaziz D (Saudi Medical Journal, 2011)

Cardiac arrest is classified based on whether it is treatable using defibrillation or not. It is classified as shockable rhythm (ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia), or non-shockable (asystole ...
BURNS IN NIGERIA: A REVIEW

Oladele, A.O.; Olabanji, J.K (Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters, 2010)

Burn injuries continue to be a major source of mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries of the world, of which Nigeria is a part. Overview data on burn care in Nigeria are sparse but the available ...
Breast-i Is an Effective and Reliable Adjunct Screening Tool for Detecting Early Tumour Related Angiogenesis of Breast Cancers in Low Resource Sub-Saharan Countries

Ghartey, Frank Naku; Watmough, David; Debrah, Samuel; Morna, Martin; Anyanful, Akwasi (International Journal of Breast Cancer, 2018)

Background. What cheaper alternative breast screening procedures are available to younger women in addition to clinical breast examination (CBE) in Sub-Saharan countries? In 2009, we first described BreastLight for screening ...
Breast Cancer Metastasis to the Cerebellum: A Rare Event in Our Setting, the Adverse Impact of Late Presentation-Case Report

Olugbenga, Odebode Timothy; Adegboyega, Olatoke Samuel; Adebisi, Rahman Ganiyu; Olakojo, Afolayan Enoch Abiodun; Ibukun, Oyinloye Olalekan; Owoade, Agboola John (ARC Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2017)

Although breast cancer is the commonest cancer in Nigerian women (just as it is worldwide), metastasis to the cerebral parenchyma is very rare and spread to the cerebellum has not been reported. Of more than 37 childhood ...
Breast Cancer in Limited-Resource Countries: Early Detection and Access to Care

Smith, Robert A.; Caleffi, Maira; Ute-Susann, Albert; Chen, Tony H. H.; Duffy, Stephen W.; Franceschi, Dido; Nyströom, Lennarth (BREAST HEALTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE, 2006)

Although incidence, mortality, and survival rates vary fourfold in the world’s regions, in the world as a whole, the incidence of breast cancer is increasing, and in regions without early detection programs, mortality is ...
Asymptomatic missing Intrauterine Contra-ceptive Device found incidentally at Laparatomy

Rahman, Ganiyu Adebisi; Yusuf, Ibrahim Funsho (Journal of Pakistan Medical, 2009)

The aim of this presentation is to report an asymptomatic missing intrauterine contraceptive (IUD) found in the omentum at surgery for cholecystectomy. Patient presented with clinical features of chronic calculus cholecystitis. ...

Now showing items 61-80 of 418

Search UCC IR

Advanced Search

Browse

All of UCC IR
This Collection
- By Issue Date
- Authors
- Titles
- Subjects

Recently added

School of Medical Sciences: Recent submissions

Search UCC IR

Browse

All of UCC IR

This Collection

My Account