Predictors of Outcome in Management of Paediatric Head Trauma in a Tertiary Healthcare Institution in North-Central Nigeria.

Objective: Trauma is a leading causes of death and disability in all ages. The aim of this study was to describe the demography and characteristics of paediatric head trauma in our institution and examine the predictors of outcome and incidence of injury related mortality.

Methods: We examined our institutional Trauma Registry over a 2 year period.

PNEUMATIC REDUCTION OF INTUSSUSCEPTION IN CHILDREN: EXPERIENCE AND ANALYSIS OF OUTCOME AT JUTH, JOS, A TERTIARY HEALTH CENTRE IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA.

Context: Intussusception is a common childhood abdominal surgical emergency worldwide resulting in considerable morbidity and mortality if not promptly treated. Ultrasound-guided pneumatic reduction has been proven to be the most reliable and successful non-operative management option with the least complication rate.

Aims: To evaluate our local experience with the ultrasound-confirmed pneumatic reduction of childhood intussusception and to determine factors that predict successful outcome.

TRAUMATIC DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA WITH INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION IN A CHILD: A CASE REPORT.

Diaphragmatic ruptures caused by blunt or penetrating trauma are relatively uncommon in children, however, they are the most commonly missed or delayed injuries in trauma patients because of its rarity and its coexistence with more obvious and serious injuries. We present a case of acute intestinal obstruction in a 6-year old boy with traumatic diaphragmatic hernia presented four years after trauma, underscoring the fact that clinical scenario in paediatric patients may not always correlate with the degree of severity of the injury and that some of the classical features of intestinal obstruction could be absent.

Histogenesis of the Oesophagus of Guinea Fowl () at Prehatch and Posthatch.

The histogenesis of the primordial oesophagus was studied to determine the period in which the tunics of the oesophagus developed and became functional in the helmeted guinea fowl (). Eighteen embryos and nine keets were studied at prehatch and posthatch, respectively. Simple columnar epithelium surrounded by mesenchymal cells was obvious at the 8th day of embryonic development.

Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among School Children in Nok Community of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

In recent years, the prevalence of tinea capitis, an infection of the scalp by dermatophytes, has increased in children worldwide. This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence and risk factor of tinea capitis among school children in Nok community of Kaduna State, Nigeria. A total of 100 children were screened and 45% were diagnosed to have tinea capitis after fungal culture and microscopy.

Knotting of a nasogastric feeding tube in a child with head injury: A case report and review of literature.

Nasogastric intubation is one of the most common routine nonoperative procedures available for the hospital care of patients. The insertion and removal of this tube is associated with many complications. The complications include trauma, nasal septal abscess and inadvertent entry into the cranial cavity and trachea, ulceration, bleeding from varices and perforation.

Problems with administration of international prostate symptom score in a developing community.

Background: The IPSS form has been found useful for assessing symptom severity, which assists in treatment choice and in monitoring patients on therapy. The form should be self-administered and requires some level of literacy. We assessed the problems associated with its administration in a developing community.

The use of cyanoacrylate in surgical anastomosis: an alternative to microsurgery.

To present anastomosis with cyanoacrylate as a cheap, simple, fast, and available technique for anastomosis in urological, vascular, gynecological, and general surgical procedures. This method may in the future be a good alternative to microsurgery, particularly in centers where facilities are unavailable and the financial implication is unbearable for the patient. Cyanoacrylate is an adhesive or glue that is available in different chemical forms ranging from ethylcyanoacrylate (superglue) to Isobutylcyanoacrylate and octylcyanoacrylate (dermerbond), which is in clinical use.