Breast cancer screening practices amongst female tertiary health worker in Nnewi.

Background: Breast cancer in Nigeria and other developing countries is characterized by late presentation and poor outcome due to ignorance, superstition, self-denial, fear of mastectomy, and unavailability of treatment facilities. The mortality of breast cancer in Western world is decreasing due to early detection and better management.

Objective: This study aims at accessing the knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast cancer screening among female tertiary health workers.

Sclerosing mesenteritis: A case of acute abdomen and intestinal obstruction.

Sclerosing mesenteritis (SM) is a rare idiopathic disorder characterized by chronic non-specific inflammation involving the adipose tissue of the bowel mesentery. It may be asymptomatic but it commonly presents with abdominal pain. Some individuals may have a palpable abdominal mass and affected individuals may develop small bowel obstruction or acute abdomen.