Aims: The conventional (tubular or villous) adenoma-carcinoma pathway and the serrated adenoma-carcinoma pathway evolve in the vast colorectal mucosa built with crypts lined with mucus producing goblet cells and columnar cells. In contrast, few carcinomas developing in the tiny,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31621
Uchefuna Roy Chinwuba, Egwurugwu Jude Nnabuife, Ohamaeme Moses Chukwuemeka, Oha Kingsley, Anyasodor Prince, Akunne-Wariso Chris Chinedum, Egwurugwu Ugonne Frances & Azudialu Bede Chinedu·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
This study was undertaken to assess analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties of seed extract of Carica papaya. Aqueous extracts of the plant at doses of 100, 200, and 300 mg/kg body weight were used for the study on fifty adult white albino wistar rats weighing between 150 to 2...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32602
Background: The increasing decline in medical students’ attendances at live lectures left educators with differing views on its acceptability. Aim: The aim of this study was to look at the association between the medical students’ attendances at live lectures and their learning p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33051
Introduction: Geriatric poly-pharmacy is defined as the use of more drugs in older adults than are medically necessary. It is widely prevalent in clinical practice. The rationale for poly-pharmacy in the elderly is not clear. Objective: 1) Review the epidemiology, etiologic facto...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32944
Aims and Objectives: To study the correlation of 1. pharyngeal airway space and skeletal class I and II malocclusions and 2. pharyngeal airway space and growth pattern using lateral cephalograms Materials and Methods: 60 pre-treatment lateral cephalograms of untreated skeletal cl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31287
Background: Colon cancer commonly presents with lower gastrointestinal bleeding in symptomatic patients. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding as a symptom of colon cancer is unusual. This case highlights the diagnostic and management challenges of colon cancer masquerading as gastric...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32202
Background: Knee osteoarthritis is a common pathology, characterized by a prevalence that increases with age. Absence of correlation between anatomy and the clinical features makes medical care complex, particularly in a geriatric setting where study is wanting. Methods: Cross-se...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/26919
Introduction: Arterial stiffness is an emerging field of interest in atherosclerosis. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are predisposed to have premature atherosclerosis. Aims: To compare the arterial stiffness among patients with SLE and non-SLE controls. The stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30893
Background and Aim: Avascular necrosis (AVN) is a progressive condition characterized by a vascular insult to the bone, which can lead to collapse of the bone and subsequent degenerative changes. Vascular impairment that results in AVN may occur due to compression of blood vessel...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32227
Aim: The aim of this study is to assess whether serum vitamin E (α-tocopherol) and β-carotene are affected (or not) by different medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and pregnancy. Methodology: Total serum vitamin E and β-carotene concentrations were measur...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32470
Pyogenic granuloma is a moderately common, benign mucocutaneous lesion. It is a tumor-like proliferation to a non specific infection. It is non-neoplastic in nature and presents in different clinical and histological forms. In appearance, they are typically solitary and vascular...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32972
Anderson Jaña Rosa, Lívia Gonçalves da Silva, Lilian Atsumi Simabuguro Chinem, Beatriz de Souza Vilella, Alexandre Trindade Simões da Motta & Oswaldo de Vasconcellos Vilella·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of Ricketts frontal analysis reference points when viewed by three-dimensional images. Methodology: The points related to the Ricketts frontal analysis were identified at multiplanar reconstructions (MPR) and three-dimen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32451
Diabetes is a growing non communicable disease (NCD) epidemic. Current international guidelines dictate that in pregnancy, universal screening for GDM for early detection is essential to improve feto-maternal outcomes. However in resource limited settings, risk based screening is...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31966
Background: Patients with somatic complaints in Nigeria have received various psychiatric diagnoses using the yardstick (criteria) originally developed in western cultures. There are concerns about the adequacy of such diagnoses. Aims: To determine whether or not somatic symptoms...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32088
Objectives: The choice of antidiabetics in patients with heart failure is a major clinical concern. Some antidiabetic agents such as thiazolidinediones, more or less sulfonamides and insulin increase the risk of exacerbation of heart failure. There is controversy with regard to t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/22039