Publications by authors named "Dotiro Chitumu"

Background: Flexible naso-pharyngo-laryngoscopy (NPL) has become an essential clinic tool for evaluating patients with upper airway disorders in otorhinolaryngology. It has been established to be a simple, cost-effective, and minimally invasive technique with good diagnostic yields. This study aimed to audit the procedure of flexible NPL done in our clinic over 2 years and analyse the technique, indications, and findings of the procedure.

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Background: Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is one of the most common childhood disorder that necessitates presentation to the ear nose and throat specialist. The disorder may be managed conservatively or by surgery.

Aim: To highlight the clinical presentation and surgical treatment outcome of patients managed for adenoid and tonsillar hypertrophy at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, Nigeria.

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Background: Recently, the incidence of head and neck cancers are on the increase globally and particularly in our environment. In addition, concurrent platinum-based chemoradiotherapy has become widely used in the treatment of head and neck malignancies. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of cisplatin-based chemotherapy on hearing in patients with head and neck cancers at our University Teaching Hospital.

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Epistaxis from the posterior superior region of the nasal cavity might be fatal in some cases. It is particularly severe in an individual with hypertension, arterial aneurysm of traumatic origin, and bleeding from posterior lateral nasal artery, which is frequently difficult to reach and ligate directly on a bleeding area. Certain cases have been reported in which the bleeding could be stopped only by ligating/embolization of the external carotid artery or the internal maxillary artery at its branching off from the external carotid artery.

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