Acute abdomen secondary to ovarian tumour incarcerated in an umbilical hernia: A case report.

Acute abdomen due to incarcerated umbilical hernia is a surgical emergency. Acute abdomen secondary to gynaecological conditions is not uncommon. However, acute abdomen due to incarceration of a gynaecological tumour in an umbilical hernia is rare.

Dying Undiagnosed: Challenges of Management of Ovarian Tumours in a Resource-Poor Setting in North-western Nigeria.

Background: Ovarian cancer is the second most prevalent but most lethal gynaecologic malignancy in our institution. This study aimed at determining the rate of non-diagnosis in suspected lesions and reviewing the management challenges of ovarian tumours highly suspicious for malignancy in our hospital.

Methodology: A three-year retrospective review of patients' records from the ward, clinic, theatre, and histopathology laboratory was carried out.

Giant Ovarian Endometrioma: A Case Report.

Ovarian endometrioma is quite common among women of reproductive age but rarely exceed 6 cm in diameter. Ovarian endometrioma exceeding 10 cm in dimension, often referred to as giant endometrioma, is rare and can pose a diagnostic dilemma to clinicians. We present a 33-year-old single nullipara referred to our facility with a 3-year history of recurrent abdominal pain, abdominal swelling, and difficulty in breathing.

Odontogenic Cervicofacial Infection in Pregnancy: A Need for Oral Care.

During pregnancy, changes occur in the oral environment with gingivitis predominating. The development of odontogenic infections within the period of pregnancy may endanger the life of the mother as well as that of her unborn baby. A retrospective observational study of cases of cervicofacial infection in women during pregnancy was conducted at the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic of a northern Nigerian tertiary health care center from January 2006 to June 2018.

Spectrum of high risk human papillomavirus types in women in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Context: Infection with oncogenic or high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) types acts as carcinogens in the development of cervical cancer.

Aim: The aim of the study was to detect the genotypes of some hrHPVs among women attending selected hospitals in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Settings And Design: Hospital-based and cross-sectional that involved the use of structured questionnaires to obtain sociodemographic and clinical data.

Epidemiology of ovarian cancers in Zaria, Northern Nigeria: a 10-year study.

Background: Globally, the absence of a premalignant stage of ovarian cancer and a reliable screening tool make early diagnosis difficult. Locally, poverty, ignorance, and lack of organized cancer services make prognosis poor. We describe the epidemiological features of ovarian cancer seen at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, Northern Nigeria, a tertiary referral center, over a 10-year period in this challenging setting.