AIM: To determine the mean density and describe the morphology of corneal endothelial cells in adult Nigerians in Port Harcourt. Study Design: A population-based cross-sectional study. Place and Duration: A study conducted among adult Nigerians aged ≥ 18 years in Port Harcourt ci...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25239
The Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation (CAVM) is a complex neurovascular malformation. It contains different types of complex nidus structures combinations. Each CAVM classification is of different clinical procedure and management of disease. The clinical procedure to measure h...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25436
Lack of advance planning for use of skilled attendants at birth contributes significantly to delays in receiving obstetric care. This study assessed attitude and level of birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPACR) plan among pregnant women in Benin City, with a view to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25127
SO Iris and eyeball inflammatory condition affecting both eyes that occurs after a penetrating injury as a delayed autoimmune reaction to eye injury. Patients present with pain, photophobia, paresis of accommodation, metamorphopsia and mild to significant visual loss. The granulo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26226
The reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has become the standard of care for a torn ACL in active, young athletes. Various technical complications during the surgery are documented. Of the complications pertaining to the bony tunnel preparation, the posterior femora...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26135
Salivary gland neoplasms are rare in childhood. Only 1 to5.5% of minor salivary gland tumours occur in children and adolescents. The most common malignant minor salivary gland tumours are mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs). Herein, we present a rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25755
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is very common worldwide. The infection causes chronic gastritis which significantly increases the risk of developing gastric or duodenal ulcer, gastric adenocarcinoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. This study was...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25631
Objective: To analyze potential factors affecting the outcomes of docetaxel and prednisone (DP) combination therapy in patients with castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Methods: A total of 272 patients were treated with DP chemotherapy for CRPC between April 2006 and Jan...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25855
Although primary human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection is a well described entity, it is frequently misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. This has been attributed to the non-specific clinical features at presentation, inadequate history taking and a low index of suspicion by pr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26166
Intussusception is the prolapsing of one bowel segment into another. It is a common entity in the pediatric population, but is rare in adults representing only 5% of cases. A variety of causes are attributable to this disease process, with benign lesions predominating in small bo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26246
Maryam Sheikhzade, Abolfazl Akbari, Reza Karkhaneh, Fariba Ghassemi, Abdolrahim Sadeghi, Mahshid Shahrzad Kavakani, Gholam Reza Mobini, Masoumeh Mohebbi & Mansour Heidari·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aims: Retinoblastoma is a childhood ocular tumor rapidly developing from the immature cells of the retina due to loss of functional retinoblastoma protein. Digoxin, a cardiac glycoside, has been reported to be effective in inducing apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and cytotoxic effe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25709
The prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes has been increasing rapidly worldwide. These are a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a chronic hyperglycaemic condition resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. The control of body...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25427
Background: Contraception is a key measure at the primary level of prevention of maternal mortality and morbidity. It is an important tool for pregnancy spacing, limiting and timing for prevention of adverse perinatal and maternal health outcomes. Objective: contraceptive practic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25685
Objectives: The Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) belongs to the family Bunyaviridae, genus Nairovirus, and causes severe disease in man; the reported case-fatality rate is 3%–30%. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25724
Introduction: Obesity is a public health problem with increased prevalence, recent exciting studies linked cholelithiasis to obesity and reduction of weight. Abdominal Ultrasound is essential preoperative work up to reveal cholelithiasis-related obesity. The objective of this stu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25771