Background: Kissing Balloon Inflation (KBI) technique was the first technique for percutaneous intervention in bifurcation lesions. It's the standard strategy in the two-stent procedure. Its benefit in one-stent approach remains uncertain. Several trials comparing KBI strategy wi...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930488
Background: Dichlorvos is an organophosphate used indiscriminately as a pesticide in homes and for agricultural purposes. This study evaluated the effects of its low dose sub-lethal chronic exposure on male reproductive function using an animal (Rattus norvegicus) model. Methodol...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930489
Objective: Aim of this study is to assess the drug utilization pattern of cardiovascular drugs in cardiology outpatient department (OPD). Methodology: This prospective, multicenter, cross-sectional observational study was conducted at three selected tertiary care hospitals from d...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930490
Aims: A ventral hernia is a protrusion of viscera through an abdominal wall defect. Ventral hernias are mostly treated by a surgical procedure called open ventral hernia repair (OVHR). However, complications arising from the OVHR procedure may result in the recurrence of a hernia...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930506
Objective of the Study: This paper has been aimed to determine whether the pharmacological neuromuscular blockade with rocuronium during emergency Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) affected pupillary response to light (PLR) in patients with brain insult as compared to patients who...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930507
Background: Personality disorders have since the 19th century been known and established as psychiatric diagnosis, yet very few epidemiological studies have been done. Absence of information about this disorder in the prisons led to the assessment of its prevalence in Agodi priso...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930484
Background: Globally, the oil industry is replete with several high-risk activities as seen in seismic exploration, construction, drilling, production, and maintenance. Generated hazards could impact exposed workers. Exposure to associated hazards and rigour of activities usually...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930485
Aim: To evaluate the effect of restraint stress on the reactivation of ulcerative colitis in rats that have been chemically-induced with ulcerative colitis after allowing progression of natural healing to take place. Study Design: 36 animals were used for this study, and were div...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930486
Background: In recent years, there has been growing interest in the use of herbal drugs to treat Gastrointestinal Tract Diseases (GIT) diseases which widely spread in Saudi Arabia due to their efficacy and minimal side effect. Therefore, it is reasonable and timely to assess the...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930482
Introduction: Scrotal trauma is a rare surgical emergency that accounts for less than 1% of all traumatic injuries. They are more prevalent in 15-40 years age group. Blunt scrotal trauma contributes to about 80% of all scrotal injuries whilst penetrating scrotal injuries constitu...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930480
A 21 years old woman presented with a breast swelling of 4 years duration and with an associated pain of a more recent onset. On clinical examination, the mass was found to be firm, mobile and without attachment to the skin or surrounding structures. An excisional biopsy was perf...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930478
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of general physicians (GPs) regarding insulin and determine the barriers to its initiation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Study Design: A cross-sectional, quantitative research. Place and Duration: Enu...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930479
Aims: Stapler hemorrhoidopexy (SH) has evolved over time as a procedure of choice over conventional surgery due to less postoperative pain. Laser hemorrhoidoplasty (LH) is a novel procedure aimed at shrinking the terminal branches of hemorrhoidal arteries with fewer complications...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930477
Introduction: In Uganda, the Kampala Cancer Registry has reported a steady increase in the incidence of colorectal carcinoma(CRC) over the last few decades. The author reports a case of a 25 year old gentleman presenting with bowel obstruction and found to have mucinous adenocarc...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i830475
The severe diarrheal disease Cholera, has gained public health importance because of its life-threatening effect. The detection of the causative agent of this disease (Vibrio cholerae (V. Cholerae) O1 or O139) from a specimen (stool, vomitus of food sample) remains a major conce...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i830474