Maxillofacial trauma and cerebrospinal fluid leak: a retrospective clinical study.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of maxillofacial fractures associated with persistent CSF leak, and to assess its bearing on clinical outcomes of consecutive patients managed at our centre.

Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study. The medical records of patients over 11-year period were analysed for age, gender, etiology of injuries, duration between injury and presentation to the hospital, types of facial fracture and their treatments, treatment done to control CSF leak, and complication(s).

A Cross-Sectional Comprehensive Assessment of the Profile and Burden of Non-motor Symptoms in Relation to Motor Phenotype in the Nigeria Parkinson Disease Registry Cohort.

Background: Data on non-motor symptoms (NMS) in black Africans with Parkinson's disease (PD) are sparse.

Objective: To describe the profile of NMS in the Nigeria PD Registry (NPDR) cohort and explore the relationship between NMS and PD motor phenotype.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of the frequency and burden of NMS, based on the non-motor symptoms scale (NMSS) and the Chaudhuri method respectively in our cohort.

Analgesia for postoperative myomectomy pain: A comparison of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block and wound infiltration.

Background: Acute postoperative pain after myomectomy can impair patient function. Like all other postoperative pain, it is a challenge requiring solution, particularly in developing countries. Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and wound infiltration (WI) are both known to be effective in managing postoperative pain.

Implementing bubble continuous positive airway pressure in a lower middle-income country: a Nigerian experience.

Bubble CPAP (bCPAP) is used for respiratory distress (RD) in neonates. The leading causes of neonatal mortality can lead to severe RD. Many neonatal deaths are preventable using evidence-based interventions like bCPAP as part of a comprehensive approach.

Ameloblastoma of the jaws in children: an evaluation of cases seen in a tertiary hospital in South-Eastern Nigeria.

Background: Ameloblastoma is one of the most common benign odontogenic tumours in Nigeria. It is considered uncommon in children.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study of pediatric patients with histopathological diagnosis of ameloblastoma seen over seven years at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.

Is prophylactic removal of impacted mandibular third molar justified in all patients? A prospective clinical study of patients 50 years and above.

Background: The prophylactic extraction of asymptomatic impacted mandibular third molar is a contentious issue in dental practice.

Objective: To evaluate symptomatic impacted mandibular third molars in patients 50 years and above, and determine the burden of the impaction on the adjacent second molar.

Methods: This was a prospective clinical study over a three-year period.

Impact of comorbidity on adverse drug reaction profile in a cohort of patients treated with Artemisinin combination therapies for uncomplicated malaria in Nigeria.

Artemisinin-based combination antimalarial therapy (ACTs), is still highly effective in uncomplicated falciparum malaria, however, there remain some concerns in relation to its safety and tolerability. Comorbid disease conditions may influence susceptibility to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) as the presence of multiple disease conditions may predisposes patients to ADRs due to the use of many medicines. There is therefore need to assess the impact of comorbidities on the ADR profile of malaria patients treated with ACTs.

Point-of-Admission Serum Electrolyte Profile of Children less than Five Years Old with Dehydration due to Acute Diarrhoea.

Background/objective: Fluid, electrolytes and acid base disturbances are responsible for most deaths due to acute diarrhoea. The aim of this study is to describe the point-of-admission serum electrolyte profile of children with dehydration due to acute diarrhoea.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the serum electrolyte levels of 185 children with dehydration due to acute diarrhoea were assessed at the point of admission at the Diarrhoea Treatment and Training Unit of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

Hepatitis B infection among Nigerian children admitted to a children's emergency room.

Background: Nigeria commenced her hepatitis B immunization programme in 2004 but there have been few evaluations of the programme in different parts of the country given the fact that prevalence in different regions of the country varies. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBsAg and the hepatitis B immunization status among children admitted to the children's emergency room (CHER) in Benin Teaching Hospital.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in 150 consecutively recruited children aged 2 months to 15 years admitted to the CHER of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

Relationship between self- perception of malodour and actual estimation of malodour in a group of dental patients.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the concentration of volatile sulphur compounds in mouth air of young adult and their self perception of malodour and also to determine the relationship between the organoleptic assessment of young adult and their perception of malodour.

Patients And Methods: A total of 400 willing participants were studied and they were grouped into two based on the health of their periodontium. Subjects were asked for self perception of malodour and organoleptic assessment was done to assess the level of malodour using the Rosenberg 0-5 scoring system.

Radiological features of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare nasopharyngeal tumour that presents with recurrent epistaxis. A case report and the role of radiologic imaging modalities in diagnosing this entity is presented.

Malignant skin tumors in benin city, South-South, Nigeria.

Objective: Malignant skin tumors rank amongst the most common forms of cancer worldwide and constitute a major challenge in dermatopathology and oncology research. This study aims to determine the frequency and patterns of malignant skin tumors at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.

Methods: A 25-year (1982-2007) retrospective study of surgical day books and slides of all patients presenting with skin lesions was conducted at the Surgical and Pathology Departments of University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

Asyndromic bilateral transverse facial cleft.

Bilateral transverse facial cleft, Tessier no 7 also known as bilateral congenital macrostomia are very rare clefts. We present an eight months old female with bilateral transverse facial cleft, third child of three siblings in a monogamous setting born to parents of Delta origin who resides in effurun Delta state of Nigeria. Mother ingested postinor several times in an attempt to abort pregnancy.

Frequency and risk factors of contrast-induced nephropathy after contrast procedures in a Nigerian tertiary centre.

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a significant yet underestimated problem in clinical practice. The increasing use of contrast media in diagnostic and interventional procedures over the last 30 years has resulted in CIN becoming the third leading cause of hospital-acquired acute renal failure (ARF) in developed countries. Despite this, there is still a paucity of data on the incidence of CIN following intravenous contrast media especially in developing countries.

Comparative ultrasound measurement of normal thyroid gland dimensions in school aged children in our local environment.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the measurement of normal range of ultrasound (US) thyroid gland dimensions in school-aged children (6-16 years) in our environment and compared with what is obtained elsewhere.

Setting And Design: A prospective ultrasound measurement study done in University of Benin Teaching Hospital Benin, Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: A prospective ultrasound (US) study of thyroid dimensions of 500 school-aged children in our environment consisting of 227 boys and 273 girls was done from 1 December 2006 to July 2007.

Acute renal impairment following use of intravenous contrast agent: A case report and reminder for increased awareness of the problem.

Objective: Contrast-induced nephropathy is one of the adverse reactions to the use of radiocontrast media. Its incidence can be reduced if preventive measures are instituted. This report presents a case of acute renal impairment following use of radiocontrast media.

Ultrasound assessment of renal size in healthy term neonates: a report from Benin City, Nigeria.

Knowledge of the normal range of renal size is useful in appreciating variations that may occur due to morbidities. Ultrasound is a simple and safe method of evaluating renal sizes in all age groups. This is a prospective study of the assessment of renal dimensions in apparently healthy neonates at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.

Two decades of minilaparotomy female sterilisation at the university of benin teaching hospital.

Objective: To evaluate female sterilisation through minilaparotomy approach in University of Benin Teaching Hospital over a 20-year period.

Study Design, Setting And Subjects: This was a retrospective study in which the case notes of 156 clients who accepted permanent method of contraception out of 14771 acceptors of family planning methods in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital between January 1985 and December 2004 were retrieved and analyzed for socio-demographic characteristics of the clients, timing, technique, type of anaesthesia used and the complications associated with the procedure.

Results: The incidence of female sterilisation was 1%, mean age and parity were 36.

Prevalence of Poor Glycaemic Control in Diabetics seen in a Tertiary Medical Centre.

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of poor glycaemic control in otherwise clinically stable diabetic patients seen in a tertiary hospital.

Study Design: It was a cross-sectional study of 64 type 2 diabetic patients and 32 healthy controls. Patients were randomly selected from registered diabetic patients of the hospital who came to the pathology phlebotomy room for routine fasting plasma glucose investigation; (prior to their regular diabetic clinic attendance).

Co-morbid psychiatric disorders in Nigerian patients suffering temporomandibular joint pain and dysfunction.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among Nigerian patients with temporomandibular joint pain and dysfunction (facial arthromyalgia). to delineate the specific types of comorbid psychiatric disorders and identify the socio-demographic characteristics of the patients with psychiatric disorders.

Design: A two-stage design was adopted to study the prevalence and types of co-morbid psychiatric disorders of identified 24 patients with temporomandibular joint pain and dysfunction over a period of 5 years.

Torsed intraabdominal testis: a rarely considered diagnosis.

Cryptorchidism, or maldescended testis, is a common problem encountered in pediatric age groups. Despite more than 100 years of research, many aspects of cryptorchidism are not well defined and remain controversial. However, cryptorchidism clearly has deleterious effects on the testis over time.