Monopolar Transurethral Resection of the Prostate by a Single Surgeon in North-Central Nigeria: Surgical Results and Postoperative Complications.

Background: There has been an upsurge in the use of electrocautery in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in our environment. Monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (M-TURP) still remains the gold standard in the surgical management of BPH.

Objectives: To present our experience and the clinical outcome of M-TURP in north-central Nigeria.

International humanitarian law violations in northern Uganda: victims' health, policy, and programming implications.

Experience of serious violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) results in complex physical disability and psychosocial trauma amplifying poverty and multi-generational trauma and impeding long-term recovery. We use data from a representative sample of victims in the case Prosecutor V. Dominic Ongwen brought before the International Criminal Court.

Retroperitoneal paraganglioma causing proximal ureteric obstruction in a child: diagnostic conundrum and immunohistochemistry characteristics (case report).

Paragangliomas are extremely rare neuroendocrine tumors with an incidence of 0.3 cases per million in children. They arise from several sites in the body including the orbit, ear, nose, larynx, carotid area, mediastinum, duodenum, and the genitourinary tract.

Atherosclerosis of cavernosal arteries as a cause of erectile dysfunction in an adult: our findings on triplex doppler sonography.

Unlabelled: A sixty year old man presented to our health facility with a year history of severe erectile dysfunction (International Index of Erectile Function Score of 5 (IIEF-5)). He was also a known hypertensive and currently being managed for hypertensive heart disease by the Cardiologist. Colour Doppler interrogation of the Cavernosal Arteries showed multiple areas of narrowing in both arteries, giving beaded appearance.

Assessment of Health-care Research and Its Challenges among Medical Doctors in Nigeria.

Introduction: Health-care research in Nigeria has been growing over the years but is constrained by many difficulties. This study aimed to identify the challenges encountered in health-care research and suggest policies to address these problems.

Materials And Methods: It was a cross-sectional study of medical doctors who have been involved in health-related researches.