Assessment of Health-care Research and Its Challenges among Medical Doctors in Nigeria.

Introduction: Health-care research in Nigeria has been growing over the years but is constrained by many difficulties. This study aimed to identify the challenges encountered in health-care research and suggest policies to address these problems.

Materials And Methods: It was a cross-sectional study of medical doctors who have been involved in health-related researches.

Pattern and outcome of management of Fournier's gangrene in a resource-constraint setting.

Introduction: Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a necrotizing fasciitis of the external genitalia and perineum but may involve upper thigh and anterior abdominal wall.

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective study of 47 patients managed for FG at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital from January 2001 to June 2017. Data were entered into a semi-structured pro forma and analyzed using SPSS version 20.

Use of transrectal ultrasound in the management of urologic diseases in a tertiary hospital in North-Western Nigeria.

Background: Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy of the prostate is considered as a standard of care for diagnosis of prostate cancer. The objective of this study was to document our experience in the use of TRUS in the management of urologic diseases in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients who had TRUS at UDUTH from December 2009 to November 2017.

Safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided percutaneous suprapubic cystostomy in resource-poor setting: A 7-year review.

Introduction: Percutaneous cystostomy techniques are usually done using disposable sets in developed countries which are not affordable in poor-resource settings. However, the percutaneous technique can be done using reusable trocar or selected big size surgical blades. This is simple, safe, and cost effective in poor-resource setting.

Patient Preference for Management of an Asymptomatic 15 mm Renal Calculus-Avoid Risk or Maximize Success?

Introduction: We evaluate patient preferences and the underlying factors determining decision making in the management of the asymptomatic 15 mm renal stone.

Methods: A survey was randomly distributed to 106 patients at our multidisciplinary stone clinic. Patients were given a hypothetical scenario of a 15 mm renal stone, and were asked to choose among the 3 treatment options of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Does Stone Removal Help Patients with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections?

Purpose: We evaluated the impact of surgical extraction of nonobstructing asymptomatic stones on recurrent urinary tract infections and identified predictors of patients who may be rendered infection-free.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed charts to identify patients with recurrent urinary tract infections who underwent surgical stone extraction and were rendered stone-free. Demographic variables as well as procedure, infectious etiology, stone composition and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome rate were also recorded.

Vesical calculus 10 years post missing intrauterine contraceptive device.

Intravesical migration of intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is rare. Early diagnosis of this rare entity is difficult because of its non-specific manifestations and very low index of suspicion. We present this case of bladder stone following intravesical migration of IUCD found to have been missing since insertion 10 years earlier.

Techniques of male circumcision.

Male circumcision is a controversial subject in surgical practice. There are, however, clear surgical indications of this procedure. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends newborn male circumcision for its preventive and public health benefits that has been shown to outweigh the risks of newborn male circumcision.