Niger J Clin Pract
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Desmoid tumours are rare and locally invasive neoplasms that originate from the muscles and their aponeurosis. Incomplete excision causes recurrences; therefore, patients require aggressive resection that essentially entails tumour excision with a clear surgical margin. After radical resection, the resultant wide defect may lead to difficulty in closure of the anterior abdominal wall. Here, we report a case having surgery for large desmoid tumour of the anterior abdominal wall through an abdominoplasty incision followed by an abdominal wall reconstruction with a dual-sided composite mesh.
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Colonoscopy is an investigation modality used for colorectal examination; it is the most accurate technique for the diagnosis and surveillance of important colorectal diseases such as cancers (colorectal cancer) and polyps. Aims: Most studies on colonoscopy in Nigeria were conducted in southwest such as Ilorin, Ife, Ibadan, and Lagos. We therefore feel the need to get information from other regions such as northwest, the area of this study. The aim of this study was to identify the common indications as well as colonoscopic findings among patients who had colonoscopy in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano. ⋯ The commonest reason for colonoscopy was rectal bleeding while the commonest colonoscopic finding was hemorrhoids.
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Observational Study
Evaluation of psychometric properties of the segmental assessment of trunk control (SATCo) in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control (SATCo) is a scientific evaluation measure used to assess trunk control in subjects with cerebral palsy (CP). ⋯ SATCo is a reliable and valid scale that can be used for examining trunk control in children with spastic quadriplegic CP aged 1-5 years.
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IL-13 is the key cytokine in the regulation of inflammatory with an autoimmune disease and has an anti-inflammatory effect. ⋯ Within the limits of this study, IL-13 -1112 and -1512 gene polymorphisms have not been associated with AgP and CP, and GCF IL-13 cytokine level is increased after treatment in the AgP group.
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Case Reports
Tibia gap nonunion following sequestrectomy treated with a nonvascularized fibula strut graft.
Chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia is a common sequela of acute osteomyelitis which may present with a bone defect following sequestrectomy. Treatment of the gap nonunion can be done with the ipsilateral fibula as a strut graft when harvested subperiosteally and this leads to good outcome. A 7-year-old girl presented to our facility with a 25 cm defect of her right tibia following sequestrectomy for chronic osteomyelitis in another facility. ⋯ Management of bone gap following sequestrectomy for chronic osteomyelitis remains a challenge to the orthopedic surgeon. The subperiosteal fibular harvest and use as a strut graft is a viable option with good outcomes. Our experience with this case may serve as a way out of this usual challenge.