The United Kingdom National Health Service through the lens of an overseas clinical observer: A reflective account based on personal experience.

This article provides insight into an aspect of the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom (UK) through the perspective of an overseas clinical observer. The NHS is a government-funded medical and health care service in the UK and has developed over the years providing a high standard of medical care and professionalism. The Clinical Observership Programme has been designed primarily for International Medical Graduates to experience how the NHS functions and the kind of services it offers.

Clinicopathological Features and Treatment Outcome of Patients with Gastric Cancer in Lagos: Is the Outlook Getting Better?

Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. Significant advances in the management of GC in South-West Nigeria occurred in the last three decades.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective comparative study of patients with GC that presented at our tertiary hospital in the last three decades.

Comparison of rubber band ligation with 3% polidocanol injection sclerotherapy for the treatment of internal haemorrhoids at a Nigerian tertiary hospital.

Background: The surgical treatment of internal haemorrhoids is yet to be fully elucidated. Rubber band ligation (RBL) and injection sclerotherapy (IS) are less invasive alternative day-case treatment options with lower morbidity than excisional haemorrhoidectomy.

Aims: This was a prospective study that compared the efficacy of RBL with 3% polidocanol IS in the treatment of Grades I to III internal haemorrhoids.

A proposed research misconduct policy for universities and postgraduate colleges in developing countries.

Research misconduct policy (RMP) is a legal document that shows the definitions of the various types of misconduct, describes the inquiry and investigation of allegations, and the appropriate penalties that should be imposed. The presence of the adopted RMP on the website of a university or postgraduate college is an indication of the level of commitment to promote the proper handling of misconduct cases. Perusal of the websites of top universities in developing countries revealed that many do not have RMP on their websites.

An appraisal of the presentation and management of adult intussusception at a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital.

Background: Intussusception in adults is considered rare in surgical practice. It is the causative lesion in a small proportion of cases of intestinal obstruction and lower gastrointestinal bleeding. In the last decade, the incidence of adult intussusception appears to be increasing at our centre.

Predictive factors of management outcome in adult patients with mechanical intestinal obstruction.

Background: Mechanical intestinal obstruction (MIO) is a common and potentially fatal surgical emergency, which constitutes about 20% of all admissions to the surgical emergency departments.

Objective: To determine the predictive factors of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing treatment for MIO at our tertiary hospital.

Patients And Methods: This was a prospective study of consecutive patients, 18 years and above, that presented with features of MIO during a 1-year period (May 2014 to April 2015).

Abdominal stab wounds in Lagos: A review of fifty cases.

Background: The optimum management of patients with abdominal stab wounds (ASWs) is yet to be fully elucidated.

Aims And Objectives: To evaluate the pattern of injury, treatment offered and outcome in patients with ASWs seen at our tertiary hospital.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study of patients who sustained ASWs seen from January 2011 to December 2015.

A ten-year study of penetrating injuries of the colon.

Background: Colon injury has been associated with a high risk of septic complications and mortality. We prospectively studied the pattern, management, outcome, and prognostic factors in patients who sustained penetrating colon injuries.

Patients And Methods: Sixty patients who presented to our hospital with penetrating colon injuries over a ten-year period (1992 to 2001) were studied.