Background: Single dose caudal block application is preferred among children since it is a safe and easy method. Caudal morphine has an important advantage with its long half-life. However, caudal morphine application has some side effects such as nausea-vomiting, urinary retenti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25760
Aims: The aim of current study to examine percentage inhibition of α-glucosidase by synthesized metal complexes. Study Design: The α-glucosidase inhibitory activity assay was performed by Tripathi et al. method with minor modification Place and Duration of Study: Faculty of Scie...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26100
Introduction: Acute appendicitis is the inflammation of the vermiform appendix and it is the most common intra-abdominal surgical emergency. Therefore, perforated appendicitis is rarely accompanied by pneumoperitoneum and that apparent rarity of association of pneumoperitoneum an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26659
Aim: Steatocystoma multiplex (SM) is a rare malformation characterized by multiple cutaneous cystic lesions containing oily substance. SM has autosomal dominant mode of inheritance, though there are a significant number of sporadic cases reported as well. Characteristically, the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27081
Introduction: The improvement of stapling devices has been remarkable. As the stapler evolved from two lines to three lines of staples, the lateral strength of the anastomosis increased. However, the strength of the crotch did not change and the crotch remains the weak point of t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26589
Background: Paraquat poisoning has been a health concern in many developing countries. Management of it is not standardized and varies from center to center. This study is aimed at devising an available evidence-based comprehensive protocol for parquat poisoning management in Isf...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23987
Introduction: Tuberculosis is an ancient universal health problem, with cutaneous tuberculosis being a rare extra pulmonary form that accounts for only 0.15-2%. Here we report a case of elderly female diagnosed with multifocal, multicentric Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis. Presentat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26186
Introduction: Climacteric is the biological cycle period in women characterized by loss of ovarian follicular activity, causing innumerous emotional, physical and endocrinal changes. In this period, which starts at the age of 40 and finishes at 60, some women undergo profound exi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25786
Background: Although the incidence of Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD) has been reported in other reports on Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in the region. None has considered VSD as a separate entity. Other previous studies on Congenital Heart Disease in the region had also been...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25984
Funding of the health care sector in Nigeria is faced with enormous challenges that must be overcome if quality and effective health care service is to be made available to the people. While health care research has focused largely on the provision, access, and quality of the fac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25417