Breast cancer is a rapidly growing health problem in Uganda. It is the second leading cause of cancer related mortality among women in Uganda [1,2]. It presents in young females (peak 45 years). Breast cancer in Uganda has a high frequency of aggressive triple negative and HER2 negative subtypes.
Small bowel evisceration through the vaginal wall is a rare surgical emergency characterised by extrusion of small bowel loops through a defect in the vaginal vault [1]. It poses significant clinical implications, primarily due to its potential ...
Approximately 60% of patients with TB have a cardiovascular involvement, the most common associated pathological entities being pericarditis, myocarditis [1]. Apart from the pericardium and myocardium, the intramyocardium is an extremely rare site of involvement. Myocardial tuberculosis was ...
Chondrosarcoma is the second most frequent type of malignant primary bone cancer. The composition of this cancer is the malignant chondrocytes. Occurs in older adults (40 to 75 years old, and mild male preponderance). Most commonly affected sites include the pelvis ...
Postoperative perihepatic hematomas are blood-containing collections that may be in the subcapsular region or within the spaces surrounding the organ, occurring as a complication following surgical procedures directly involving the liver, gallbladder, and/or biliary tract [1]. Although ...
Persistent air leaks are defined as lasting longer than five days and having consequences for morbidity, hospital length of stay, and health care costs. Autologous Blood Patch (ABP) pleurodesis is well-studied for the treatment of persistent air leaks in adults but remains understudied in children.
The preoperative challenge in giant RVOT aneurysms lies in their mass effect on adjacent mediastinal structures. Progressive expansion often results in severe extrinsic compression of the Main Pulmonary Artery (MPA) and distortion of the pulmonary valve apparatus [1]. This will exaggerate problems ...
From a pediatric perspective, primary pectus excavatum repair favors the minimally invasive repair described by Dr. Nuss given the high chest-wall pliability in younger patients [1]. Recurrent cases after childhood Ravitch repairs often presenting in adulthood with rigidity, scar tissue, malunion, and partial ossification of parasternal cartilage ...
Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Its early symptoms lack specificity, leading to a low rate of early diagnosis and a poor prognosis [1]. In clinical practice, when patients have multiple chronic diseases, new symptoms are often easily attributed to the existing conditions, resulting in the missed or delayed diagnosis ...
Burn is an acute and complex injury caused by exposure of skin and/or subcutaneous tissues to heat, cold, electricity, radiation, or chemical agents [1]. The clinical outcome may vary depending on the depth of the burn, the extension and the localization of the burn, the causal agent ...
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