Health Sciences

Unicystic ameloblastoma in anterior mandible: A rare entity- A case report

Ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic neoplasm that frequently affects the mandible. The term ameloblastoma includes several clinical, radiological, and histological types. In many cases, it poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Ameloblastoma is a benign tumor that invades locally with the most common site being the third molar region mandibular jaw.

Iron deficiency and its impact in heart failure; Prevalence and treatment

Background: Iron deficiency is a common comorbidity in patients with heart failure. Iron deficiency impairs exercise capacity, reduces the quality of life, and increases hospitalization rate and mortality risk regardless of anaemia. A high prevalence of iron deficiency has been found in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction. Our study aimed to assess the effects of intravenous iron therapy on clinical condition, left ventricular function and quality of life in patients who suffered of chronic heart failure and concomitant iron deficiency.

Rectus diastasis development in response to the mode of delivery: A prospective study

Background: Multiple physiological changes happen in the body during pregnancy resulting in musculoskeletal problems. Separation of the abdominal muscles which is called diastasis of rectus abdominis (DRA) is one of the common occurrences during pregnancy and after child birth. Growing uterus increases the abdominal pressure which may lead to the rectus abdominis muscles separation along linea alba. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the delivery mode either normal delivery or cesarean section on abdominal rectus diastasis.

Meningioma atípico del ala esfenoidal izquierda que se presento como una lesión quística: reporte de caso

Los meningiomas son los tumores primarios más frecuentes del sistema nervioso central, generalmente se asocian a buen pronóstico, puede haber variables agresivas y con un comportamiento clínico desfavorable, con menos frecuencia. La resección microquirúrgica y el grado de la misma son el pilar del tratamiento y el predictor de progresión.

A rare case report of cutaneous hybrid cyst from India, is it telling us something?

Many types of the cutaneous hybrid cysts are described in literature since they were first described in nineteen sixties. These hybrid cysts are developing from Folliculo-sebaceous apocrine units in the skin. These can be single or multiple. When such type of cyst is detected, these patients are frequently examined for any syndromic association like Lowe syndrome, Gardner syndrome and Gorlin Goltz syndrome. However, literature shows that many of the cases are non-syndromic.

Manejo anestésico en tumor supratentorial

El espacio supratentorial contiene la porción cerebral localizada por encima de la cubierta de duramadre conocida como tienda del cerebelo.Existen diferentes mecanismos de compensación que intentan mantener la PIC en rangos normales ante el crecimiento de un tumor supratentorial.Al agotarse los mecanismos de compensación, el tumor ocasiona cambios en la PIC, incluso con el más mínimo crecimiento. El desplazamiento del tejido cerebral es la base de los síndromes de herniación representando el estadio final de los procesos de compensación.

Comportamiento de la respuesta inflamatoria sistémica en pacientes con hemorragia subaracnoidea tratados por cirugía

Introduction: Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a common neurological disorder that can have added complications such as systemic inflammatory response syndrome has been associated with symptomatic cerebral vasospasm, however the behavior of it and how it relates to other complications is unknown. Objective: To assess by neutrophil / lymphocyte ratio behavior that keeps the systemic inflammatory response in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage origin.

Incidence of gall bladder carcinoma in radiologically undiagnosed patients underwent lap/open cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis

Background: Gall bladder carcinoma is the most common biliary epithelial neoplasm. Its slowly progression and late presentation lend it a poor prognosis. Various risk factors can be divided into cholelithiasis, inflammatory cause’s infection and gall bladder pathologies among in all these cholelithiasis is most common problem with which pt presents in surgery opd. In this retrograde observational study we look for the incidence of gall bladder carcinoma in daily routine surgery lap/open cholecystectomy for cholethiasis.

A 9-year audit of major oral and maxillofacial surgeries done at noma children hospital sokoto

Background: Despite progressive development in dental sub-specialties and, an increase in the number of oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Nigeria, there were few studies done to report the pattern of maxillofacial surgeries done especially in the Northwestern region. This study aims to present an audit of oral and maxillofacial surgeries done at Noma children's hospital (NCH) Sokoto. Methodology: This is a retrospective study of the record of the oral and maxillofacial surgeries done at NCH Sokoto from June 2013 to June 2022.