ABSTRACT Gallbladder stones are sometimes silent disease and often neglected, and could cause life threatening medical complications when it manifests clinically. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of gallbladder stone in the adult population of Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria. A cross sectional study was conducted during a period of 34 months; from June, 2011 to April, 2014. A convenience sample of 3501 consecutive consenting subjects who met the inclusion criteria was eval...
ABSTRACT The purposes of this study are to generate an indigenous normogram for ocular axial lengths in a Nigerian population, determine whether there are differences in axial lengths between the right and left eye and among different adult age groups. The study will also determine whether there are differences in axial lengths between males and females and possible racial differences between Nigerians and Caucasians. This prospective, cross sectional study involving one hundred (100) Nigeri...
ABSTRACT Gestational age (GA) estimation is an important aspect of routine obstetrics scanning. Fetal parameters like femur length, biparietal diameter head circumference and abdominal circumference have many pit falls especially as pregnancy advances in age. Hence, there is need to estimate GA with placental thickness especially in the second and third trimesters when other fetal parameters may not be reliable. The aim of this study was to assess placental thickness as a sonographic index f...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of axial T2 and axial 3D FIESTA magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences in the evaluation of cervical spondylosis.The specific objectives were to: (i) compare the accuracy of axial T2 and axial 3D FIESTA MRI sequences in the diagnosis of cervical spondylosis, (ii) compare the quality of images (signal-tonoise ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio and artefact due to flow) produced from both sequences and (iii) ascertain the associatio...
ABSTRACT Background. The prevalence of urolithiasis varies according to geographic areas. Urolithiasis is the third most common urological disease with many complications including renal failure. The prevalence is on the rise in Nigeria due to several epidemiological factors including high environmental temperature. There is paucity of documented scientific study on the prevalence of urolithiasis in the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital within the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. Objec...
Fetal gestational age calculation has been found to be influenced by differences in race. Discrepancy has been noted on previous studies done on fetal neck circumference and area measurements which were attributed to racial difference. This study was aimed at correlating fetal neck circumference and area with common gestational age predictors in second and third trimesters and to determine whether there is racial difference between Nigerians and Caucasians. This prospective cross sectional...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of axial T2 and axial 3D FIESTA magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences in the evaluation of cervical spondylosis.The specific objectives were to: (i) compare the accuracy of axial T2 and axial 3D FIESTA MRI sequences in the diagnosis of cervical spondylosis, (ii) compare the quality of images (signal-tonoise ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio and artefact due to flow) produced from both sequences and (iii) ascertain the associati...
ABSTRACT Gongronema latifolium is an edible tropical rainforest plant traditionally used as a spice, staple vegetable and in the treatment and management of diabetes. Extensive studies have established its hypoglycaemic effect. However, scanty information is available on the mechanism by which it exerts its hypoglycaemic effect. Studies have noted the presence of saponin in G. latifolium, a component noted to affect gastric emptying (GE). Presently, the possible effect of G. latifolium on GE...
Abstract Regional variations in splenic size and spleen parenchymal echo-texture among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients have been documented in various publications. The objectives of this study were to: determine and compare the spleen size of SCD patients with those of the control; characterize the spleen parenchymal echo-texture of SCD patients; and ascertain the relationships of age, height and weight with the spleen sizes of SCD patients and the controls. This was a cross sectional pr...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the normal thyroid volume among children in study population by ultrasonography and compare with values from previous works. The research was a prospective cross sectional study. A sample population of children between 2months to 17years was selected. They were volunteers drawn from daycare centres, nursery, primary and post primary schools in Uyo metropolis. Those that met the inclusion criteria were scanned at the school clinics where their h...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Over the years, ultrasound imaging has been used to diagnose neurological abnormalities of neonates in general and premature infants in particular. This is because the anatomy of the neonatal brain can be demonstrated on ultrasound images with high precision. Neonatal sonography is possible because the fontanelles of the skull allow ultrasound beam to penetrate to the brain tissue. In Ghana, little or no data is available on the prevalence of neuro abnormalities in pr...