Management of diabetic ulcers of the dorsum of the foot and distal leg ulcers.

Objective: Diabetic foot ulceration of toes, forefoot and heel have been extensively studied; however, the dorsum of the foot and the distal leg have rarely been addressed. The objective of this study was to assess diabetic ulcers of the dorsum of the foot and of the distal leg (DUDFDLs) as primary sites, or extended lesions from other foot locations, with regard to possible causes, management and outcomes.

Method: This was a retrospective study conducted in Jabir Abu Eliz Diabetic Centre (JADC) in Khartoum from January 2018 to August 2019.

The surgical treatment of esophageal cancer in Sudan: A 100 consecutive cases.

Objective: Esophageal cancer is the most common gastrointestinal (GI) cancer in The Sudan. This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of the surgical management.

Methods: A 100 consecutive patients who underwent esophagectomy in Shaab Hospital in Khartoum during the period June 2003-Aug 2007 were studied.

Hand sepsis in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Objective: To report on the clinical presentation and possible risk factors leading to hand sepsis, amputation, management, and outcome in diabetic patients presenting to a multidisciplinary diabetic center in Khartoum, Sudan.

Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study of all diabetic patients presenting with hand sepsis between September 2002 and March 2008 to Jabir Abueliz Diabetic Centre (JADC) in Khartoum, Sudan.

Results: A hundred and nineteen diabetic patients with hand sepsis were managed in JADC.