Recurrent inguinal hernia containing the urinary bladder: A rare occurrence
Friday Emeakpor Ogbetere, Udoka ImoisiliAnnals of African Medicine 2022 21(3):288-290
Inguinal bladder hernia (IBH) is an extremely rare occurrence and remains a challenge to the surgeon in the preoperative, intraoperative, and in the postoperative period. Its diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, especially in the high-risk patients: elderly overweight/obese males with a recurrent hernia and lower urinary tract symptoms. Here, we report the case of a 78-year-old overweight male who presented with a bilateral direct inguinal hernia with the right being recurrent and irreducible. The diagnosis of IBH was made incid...
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Friday Emeakpor Ogbetere Udoka Imoisili Source Type: research
Prevalence and characteristics of rotavirus acute gastroenteritis among under-five children in ahmadu bello university teaching hospital, Zaria, Nigeria
Conclusion: The prevalence of rotavirus diarrhea remains high in this study. Infants were recognized as a high-risk group, and none of them were vaccinated against rotavirus and this underscores the urgent need for implementing the rotavirus vaccine in the national vaccination program to reduce the disease burden in the country.
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Contexte: L'infection à rotavirus est une cause importante de gastro-entérite dans les pays en développement et, dans les cas graves, entraîne même la mort. L'impact de l'in...
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Sani Malam Mado Fatima Jummai Giwa Sakinatu Mahadi Abdullahi Abdullahi Mohammed Alfa Yahaya Yaqub Yahaya Usman Robinson Daniel Wammanda Jason Mathiu Mwenda Ayodeji Hassan Isiaka Kabir Yusuf Namadi Lawali Source Type: research
A study to evaluate the role of eosinophil count as a prognostic marker for assessing the outcome in patients with COVID-19 infection
Conclusions: Eosinopenia is an important parameter in the evaluation of COVID-19 and the presence of it should alert the clinicians regarding the further progression of the disease. It is not only an important marker but also an early marker for severe disease. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Vishwanath Krishnamurthy KJ Sujatha T Anil Kumar Priyanka Phaniraj Tharanath Shankar Madhu P Raj Source Type: research
Impacted dentures in the pharynx and esophagus & #8211; Implication for advocacy
Conclusion: Swallowed dentures are not rare occurrences in Ghana. Denture wearers should, therefore, be encouraged to get professional reviews, especially when prostheses get unretentive, while dental professionals are urged to incorporate measures in their fabrication to reduce the occurrence of swallowed dentures. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Kenneth Baidoo Paa-Kwesi Blankson Sally Kwakye Estella Bilson Amoah Kafui Searyoh Grace E Parkins Amazing Grace Edem Evelyn Nyamekye Waltraud N O. D. Quartey Christiana Boateng Sandra Hewlett Source Type: research
Misconception on oxygen administration among patients and their caregivers in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
Conclusion: The misconceptions about oxygen use require urgent attention by raising community awareness and knowledge toward improving the acceptability of this life-saving intervention. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Adekunle Olatayo Adeoti Olufemi Olumuyiwa Desalu Tobiloba Elebiyo Olusegun Ayanwale Aremu Source Type: research
Endoscopy for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a tertiary hospital in Kaduna, North-West Nigeria: Experience and findings
Conclusion: Bleeding from esophageal/gastric varices and peptic ulcer disease were the most common finding in our patients. There was delay in performing endoscopy and improving access and training for endoscopy will go a long way in addressing some of the challenges we identified. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Husain Yahya Halima Umar Bulus Timothy Shekari Kalli Sani Source Type: research
The ambulatory blood pressure monitoring among obese and nonobese diabetes mellitus patients
Conclusion: Obese diabetes mellitus subjects had altered ABPM parameters and increased prevalence of nondipping status. In addition, obese diabetic patients who did not give prior history of hypertension were also found to have higher nondipping SBP and DBP patterns. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Hella Fiona Mathews Sunil Kumar B Madhu Oliver Joel Gona KM Srinath Source Type: research
Health-related quality of life of persons with diabetic foot ulcers in a cosmopolitan city in northwestern Nigeria
Conclusion: Diabetic foot ulcers are quite common and impart significantly on the QoL of persons with DM affecting their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Early detection and management of foot ulcers will reduce the burden of the disease and improve the QoL of affected individuals. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Raliya Aliyu Habibu Andrew Enemako Uloko Ibrahim Danjummai Gezawa Mansur Aliyu Ramalan Fakhraddeen Yahaya Muhammad Usman Ibrahim Abubakar Abdullahi Muhammad Source Type: research
An in vitro comparative assessment of manual hand file, rotary protaper ni-ti, erbium:yttrium & #8211;aluminum & #8211;garnet laser, canal brush, and ultrasound methods for smear layer removal
Conclusion: Complete removal of the smear layer was not observed in any of the methods used in the study; however, Er: YAG laser was found to be better as compared to other methods. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Prabu Mahin Syed Ismail Abdul Majeed AlMogbel Ritu Priya Nandita Bansal Sudha Mattigatti Asha Nara Faris Jaser AlMutairi Source Type: research
Incidental blast injuries to the hands of hunters in suburban Africa
Conclusion: Incidental blast injuries to the hands of local hunters are lifestyle threatening. The dominant right hand is invariably involved with attendant crippling socioeconomic consequences. Meticulous clinical care and methodical operative intervention are primal to hand salvage. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Olakunle Fatai Babalola Adedayo Idris Salawu Adeniyi Steven Hassan Abiodun Idowu Okunlola Omotola Oluseyi Banjo Richard Oluyemi Fadairo Source Type: research
Haptoglobin genotypes and malaria comorbidity in breast cancer and healthy Nigerian women
Conclusions: The results of the study show low Hp 2-2 genotype relative to other genotypes in breast cancer patients; we conclude that low Hp 2-2 genotype is associated with lower malaria risk in breast cancer Nigerian women. It is important to further understand the roles malaria, Hp, and other genotypes play in the pathogenesis of aggressive breast cancer commonly seen in Nigerian women. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Titilope M Dokunmu Patience O Obi Omolara A Fatiregun Oluwakemi A Rotimi Sulaiman O Agodirin Solomon O Rotimi Source Type: research
Promoting the use of evidence in health policy-making in the economic commission of the West African States Region: Exploring the perception of policy-makers on the necessity of an evidence-based policy-making guidance
Conclusion: An EBPM is a valuable tool that can provide health sector policy-makers the needed guide on the evidence-to-policy process. Studies that will evaluate the impact of EBPM guidance on the policy-making process in low- and middle-income countries are advocated. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Chigozie Jesse Uneke Issiaka Sombie Ermel Johnson Bilikis Iyabo Uneke Stanley Okolo Source Type: research
An In vitro evaluation of effect of implant abutment on human gingival epithelial keratinocytes
Conclusion: All three abutment material surface types showed similar epithelial biological responses. However, modified PEEK material showed the highest biocompatibility. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Paulami Bagchi Ahmed Ali Alfawzan Swaroopkumar M Magar Ritu Priya Anuraj Singh Kochhar Sneh Agrawal Faris Jaser AlMutairi Source Type: research
Harmful traditional practices among market women in ojuwoye market mushin, South West, Nigeria
This study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of HTPs among market women in Mushin Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos, Nigeria. This cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out among 235 market women in Ojuwoye market, Mushin LGA, Lagos. Respondents were selected using the systematic sampling method, and the data were collected using pretested interviewer-administered questionnaires. Data were analyzed using Epi info version 7. Proportions, mean, and standard deviation were generated and Chi-square test was used to explore the associations. Binary logistic regression was used to determ...
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Nkechi Chukwudi Ikeaba Mobolanle Rasheedat Balogun Tope Olubodun Ifeoma Okafor Source Type: research
Clinical profile of ankylosing spondylitis at a teaching hospital
Conclusion: Most of the patients in our study had advanced disease might be due to delay in the diagnosis. They had high BASDAI with elevated inflammatory markers. Awareness for early and definite diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis is needed to prevent irreversible structural damage, and worsening of quality of life. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Yogesh Karoli Sachin Avasthi Swagat Mahapatra Ritu Karoli Source Type: research
