Submissions from 2020
Case Report: Sudden Splenic Rupture in a Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Patient, Nadeem Kassam, Steven Michael, Kamran Hamid, Authar Ali, and Salim Surani
Pressure ulcers after traumatic spinal injury in East Africa: risk factors, illustrative case, and low-cost protocol for prevention and treatment, Noah L. Lessing, Silvery Mwesige, Albert Lazaro, Beverly Cheserem, Scott L. Zuckerman, Andreas Leidinger, Nicephorus Rutabasibwa, Hamisi K. Shabani, Halinder Mangat, and Roger Härtl
Prevalence and factors associated to incidental prostate carcinoma among patients undergoing turp for benign prostatic enlargement., Isaac Herman Mawalla
A case report on ascariasis and intestinal obstruction, Angela Migowa, Daniel Kiura, W. Kombe, and Stanley Mugambi
Perceptions of surgeons on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis use at aga khan hospital, Dar es Salaam., Elizabeth Elibariki Mmari
Breast cancer recurrence rate in patients treated for early breast cancer, Cecilia Munguti
Breast cancer treatment: A phased approach to implementation, Miriam Mutebi, Benjamin O. Anderson, Catherine Duggan, Clement Adebamowo, Gaurav Agarwal, Zipporah Ali, Peter Bird, Jean-Marc Bourque, Rebecca DeBoer, and Luiz Henrique Gebrim
Innovative Use of mHealth and Clinical Technology for Oncology Clinical Trials in Africa, Miriam Mutebi, Rohini Bhatia, Omolola Salako, Fidel Rubagumya, Surbhi Grover, and Nazik Hammad
Engaging Patients for Clinical Trials in Africa: Patient-Centered Approaches, Miriam Mutebi, Dicey Scroggins, Virgil Simons, Naomi Ohene Oti, and Nazik Hammad
Local anaesthetic wound infusion versus thoracic epidural analgesia for post-operative pain control following elective laparotomy: a randomised controlled trial, Daniel Gathege Mwangi
Referral patterns affecting age at orchidopexy for undescended testis at a tertiary hospital in Nairobi., Muthua Ken Njoroge
Phase I Study of Ramucirumab Plus Merestinib in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Safety, Preliminary Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetic Findings, Mansoor Saleh, Philippe A. Cassier, Lauriane Eberst, Gurudatta Naik, Van K. Morris, Shubham Pant, Catherine Terret, Ling Gao, Amanda Long, and Huzhang Mao
Clinical Investigator Training Program (CITP) – A practical and pragmatic approach to conveying clinical investigator competencies and training to busy clinicians., Mansoor Saleh, Gurudatta Naik, Penelope Jester, Cynthia Joiner, Elizabeth Westfall, David W. Kimberlin, James Willig, David Redden, Juliette Southworth, and Mark T. Dransfield
TBCRC 002: A phase II, randomized, open-label trial of preoperative letrozole with or without bevacizumab in postmenopausal women with newly diagnosed stage 2/3 hormone receptor-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer., Christos Vaklavas, Brian S. Roberts, Katherine E Varley E. Varley, Nancy U Lin Lin, Minetta C. Liu, Hope S. Rugo, Shannon Puhalla, Rita Nanda, Anna Maria Storniolo, and Mansoor Saleh
Inadvertent Stone Migration During Pneumatic Lithotripsy: Still a Conundrum in the 21st Century, Ali Akbar Zehri, Miten Patel, Philip Adebayo, and Authar Ali
Overview of Antiretropulsion Devices for Prevention of Inadvertent Stone Migration during Pneumatic Lithotripsy for Ureteric Stone, Ali Akbar Zehri, Miten Patel, Philip Adebayo, and Authar Ali
Submissions from 2019
Encephaloduroateriosynangiosis (EDAS) in the management of Moyamoya syndrome in children with sickle cell disease, Alexander Alamri, Pennylouise Hever, Beverly Jebet Cheserem, Catia Gradil, Sanj Bassi, and Christos M. Tolias
Cyto-histologic discordancy in patients undergoing thyroidectomy at Aga Khan University Hospital, Moses Barasa and Abdulkarim Abdallah
Global incidence of brain and spinal tumors by geographic region and income level based on cancer registry data, Joseph S. Bell, Robert M. Koffie, Abbas Rattani, Michael C. Dewan, Ronnie E. Baticulon, Mahmood Qureshi, Eka J. Wahjoepramono, Gail Rosseau, Kee Park, and Brian V. Nahed
Evaluation of nationwide referral pathways, investigation and treatment of suspected cauda equina syndrome in the United Kingdom, Daniel M. Fountain, Simon CL Davies, Julie Woodfield, Mohammed Kamel, Paulina Majewska, Ellie Edlmann, Aimun AB Jamjoom, Ingrid Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Mueez Waqar, and Beverly Jebet Cheserem
Difficulties in diagnosis of Riedel's thyroiditis on aspiration cytology: A case report and brief review of the literature, Neeta Kumar, Ruchika Gupta, Shahin Sayed, Zahir Moloo, Sudhir Vinayak, and Mushtaq Ahmed
Experience in the Early Surgical Management of Myelomeningocele in Zanzibar, Andreas Leidinger, Jose Piquer, Eliana E. Kim, Hadia Nahonda, Mahmood Qureshi, and Paul H. Young
Upper Arm Disability after Axillary Surgery for Early Breast Cancer, Karen Mbaabu and Ronald Wasike
Africa rising: gendered journeys of women patients and providers, Miriam Mutebi
Negative appendectomy rate and associated factors in urban referral hospitals in Tanzania, Masawa Klint Nyamuryekung’e
Assessing Executive Function in Adolescence: A Scoping Review of Existing Measures and Their Psychometric Robustness, Moses K. Nyongesa, Derrick Ssewanyana, Agnes M. Mutua, Esther Chongwo, Gaia Scerif, Charles R. J. C. Newton, and Amina Abubakar
The validation of Swahili version of the international prostate symptom score questionnaire, Miten Ramesh Patel
Establishing Cohorts to Generate the Evidence Base to Reduce the Burden of Breast Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results From a Feasibility Study in Kenya, Sujha Subramanian, Robai Gakunga, Madeleine D. Jones, Asaph Kinyanjui, Emily' Ochieng, Nancy Gikaara, Florence Maluni, David Wata, Anne Korir, Miriam Mutebi, and Zipporah Ali
Submissions from 2018
Are Prophylactic Intravenous Antibiotics Required in Routine Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery? A Systematic Review of the Literature, Njalalle Baraza and Jordan Leith
Use of 18F-FDG-PET-CT in glioma surveillance: A single centre experience, Beverly Jebet Cheserem, Bernadett Kovacs, Sorin Bucur, Sabina Dizdarevic, and Giles Critchley
The causes and effects of attrition from Post-graduate residency programs at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi., Dennis Wamalwa
Submissions from 2017
Referrers’ point of view on the referral process to neurosurgery and opinions on neurosurgeons: a large-scale regional survey in the UK, Meriem Amarouche, Jonathan J. Neville, Simon Deacon, Nida Kalyal, Beverly Jebet Cheserem, and Daniel Curley
A Case Series on Nutrition in Hip Fracture Patients: a Mismatch between Needs and Dietary Intake, Njalalle Baraza, Eamon Ramhamadany, and Thomas Laios
Distal Humeral Fractures-Current Concepts, James C. Beazley, Njalalle Baraza, Robert Jordan, and Chetan S. Modi
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Pathology and 2-Year Postsurgical Recurrence of Breast Cancer in Kenyan Women, Nathan R. Brand, Ronald Wasike, Khalid Makhdomi, Rajendra Chauhan, Zahir Moloo, Samuel Gakinya, Alfred I. Neugut, Jo Anne Zujewski, and Shahin Sayed
OP23. T cell expression in CNS lymphomas: A single centre experience of Primary CNS T-Cell Lymphomas, Beverly Jebet Cheserem, Ravindran Visagan, Simon Stapleton, Leslie Bridges, and George Eralil
Interventions to close the divide for women with breast and cervical cancer between low-income and middle-income countries and high-income countries, Lynette Denny, Silvia de Sanjose, Miriam Mutebi, Benjamin O. Anderson, Jane Kim, Jose Jeronimo, Rolando Herrero, Karen Yeates, Ophira Ginsburg, and Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan
Patients’ Level of Knowledge and Perception of the Involvement of Post-Graduate Trainees in their Surgical Care at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi., Jane Mugure Githae
The impact of the introduction of PECARN head CT rules on the utilisation of head CT scans in a private tertiary hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa, Isaac O. Kobe, Mahmood Qureshi, Saidi Hassan, and David Olunya
Immunohistochemical p21 expression in Breast Cancer: Association with patient and tumour characteristics, Benjamin N. Njihia
Validation of the Iief - 5 Questionnaire in a Clinic Population at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Denis Otim
Being a Surgeon: The Ten Commandments, Asad Raja
PP78. Primary CNS Lymphoma Outcomes in a Single Centre: A 7 Year Study, Ravindran Visagan, Beverly Jebet Cheserem, Simon Stapleton, Leslie Bridges, and George Eralil
Submissions from 2016
Optic Nerve Decompression with Release of the Meningo-Orbital Band in Medial Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas Improves and Preserves Visual Acuity, Beverly Jebet Cheserem, Neda Barzegar-Befroei, Sinan Barazi, and Nicholas Thomas
Comparison of the prevalence and characteristics of inpatient adverse events using medical records review and incident reporting, William Macharia, Charles Muteshi, Sikolia Wanyonyi, Abraham Mukaindo, Ahmed Ismail, Herman Ekea, Abdallah Abdulkarim, John Tole, and Anthony Ngugi
Residents’ Perception on the Need for Clinical Leadership Training at The Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Lance Mayabi
Effect of Additional Lumbosacral Corset on the Outcome of Patients with Non-Specific Acute Low Back Pain at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Stanley Aruyaru Mwenda
Breast Camps for Awareness and Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Countries With Limited Resources: A Multidisciplinary Model From Kenya, Shahin Sayed, Zahir Moloo, Anthony Ngugi, Amyn Allidina, Rose Ndumia, Anderson Mutuiri, Ronald Wasike, Charles Wahome, Mohamed Abdihakin, Riaz Kasmani, Carol D. Spears, Raymond Oigara, Elizabeth B. Mwachiro, Satya V.P. Busarla, Kibet Kibor, Abdulaziz Ahmed, Jonathan Wawire, Omar Sherman, Mansoor Saleh, Jo Anne Zujewski, and Sanford M. Dawsey
A Community-Oriented Approach to Breast Cancer in a Low-Resource Setting: Improving Awareness, Early Detection and Treatment of Breast Cancer in Tajikistan, Zohray Talib, Irina Shukurbekova, Guldarbogh Sadonshoeva, Alibek Alibekov, Nekruz Jamshedov, Zahir Moloo, Almas Welji, Farin Amersi, Aliya Amin Muhammad, Aliya Jiwani, Sheliza Rais, Akoyat Nazrishoeva, Surayo Ilnazarova, Shifo Nuridinova, Hafiza Ukani, Shireen Alwani, and Mansoor Saleh
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Development of a guide by postgraduate residents on receiving feedback from faculty in the operating theatre at Aga Khan University Hospital, David Karuri Maina
Neurosurgery Education and Development program to treat hydrocephalus and to develop neurosurgery in Africa using mobile neuroendoscopic training, José Piquer, Mahmood Qureshi, Paul H. Young, and Robert J. Dempsey
Effect of a navigation program on patient return after an abnormal clinical breast cancer screening examination finding at Aga khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Esther Kemunto Riogi
The effectiveness of dexamethasone as an adjunct to surgery on satisfactory resolution of chronic subdural haematomas: a randomised control trial, Carnjini Yogeswaran Thambaiya
Epilepsia partialis continua responsive to neocortical electrical stimulation, Antonio Valentin, Ismail Ughratdar, Beverly Jebet Cheserem, Robert Morris, Richard Selway, and Gonzalo Alarcon
Submissions from 2014
Two cases of ependymosarcoma, a proposed entity, M Aizpurua, I Bodi, R Laxton, Beverly Jebet Cheserem, A Ashkan, R Bhangoo, and S Al-Sarraj
The incidence of early upper extremity disability after axillary surgery in patients with early breast cancer, Karen Mbaabu
Surgical site infection rates in breast cancer surgery at a University hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, Andrew Nyangau Nyaoncha
Is breast cancer from Sub Saharan Africa truly receptor poor? Prevalence of ER/PR/HER2 in breast cancer from Kenya, Shahin Sayed, Zahir Moloo, Ronald Wasike, Peter Bird, Raymond Oigara, Dhirendra Govender, Joshua Kibera, Henri Carrara, and Mansoor Saleh
A double-blind randomized controlled trial comparing effectiveness of 0.2% topical nifedipine versus 0.2% topical glyceryl trinitrate in the treatment of chronic anal fissure, Mark Michael Wekundah Siboe
Surgical margin status after breast conservation surgery at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Ronald Wasike and B. Riogi
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The impact of introduction of the Canadian CT – head rule on the use of CT-scan on minor head injury patients at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Ramadhani Omari Abdalla
Population-specific evolution of HIV Gag epitopes in genetically diverged patients, Syed H. Abidi, Aniqa Shahid, Laila S. Lakhani, Muhammad R. Khanani, Peter Ojwang, Nancy Okinda, Reena Shah, Farhat Abbas, Sarah Rowland-Jones, and Syed Ali
The second African Federation of neurological surgeons course in the East, Central, and Southern Africa region held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, January 2011, J. F. Kahamba, A. B. Assey, R. J. Dempsey, M. M. Qureshi, and R. Härtl
Mobile endoscopy: a treatment and training model for childhood hydrocephalus, Qureshi M. M, Piquer J., and Young P. H.
The effectiveness of an abbreviated training program for health workers in breast cancer awareness: innovative strategies for resource constrained environments, Miriam Mutebi, Ronald Wasike, Ahmed Mushtaq, Aideed Kahie, and Stephen Ntoburi
Validation of the ottawa ankle rules at a tertiary teaching hospital: a cross-sectional study, Mark Karanja Tharao
Primary leiomyoma — A rare tumour of ureter, Ali Akbar Zehri, Authar Ali, Farah Iqbal, and Muthoni Jessca
Healthcare workers in Sub-Saharan Africa and the risk of acquiring immunodeficiency virus: Let’s build a better environment, Ali Akbar Zehri, Atta Aleem Bhatti, and Mubashiri Mahmood Qureshi
Submissions from 2012
Regression of multiple meningiomata after cessation of cyproterone acetate treatment, Beverly Jebet Cheserem, B Zebian, M Macdonald, and C Hardwidge
The effect of use of a structured data collection form on the accuracy of diagnosing causes of acute abdominal pain, Winston Makanga
Impact of intracranial pressure monitoring on mortality in severe head injury at The Aga Khan University Hospital and The Nairobi Hospital, Abdirahaman N. Mohamed
Ureteric Stenting: Tips and Tricks, Syed Muhammad Nazim, Ali Akbar Zehri, and Khurram Mutahir Siddiqui
Cerebellar infarction following division of Dandy's vein in microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia, C Ward, R Corns, B Offa-Jones, Beverly Jebet Cheserem, and C Hardwidge
Submissions from 2011
Medical education: meeting the challenge of implementing primary health care in sub-saharan Africa, Mushtaq Ahmed, Camer W. Vellani, and Alex Awiti
Lidocaine Jell Instillation During Ureteroscopic Stone Fragmentation Effectively Reduces Stone Migration, M. Hammad Ather and Ali Akbar Zehri
Gynaecomastia; management with liposuction and glandular excision, Stanley Ominde Khainga, Ronald Wasike, and P. K. Biribwa
Reduction of mammoplasty using inferior pedicle in heavy breasts (Macromastia)., Stanley Ominde Khainga, Ronald Wasike, and P. K. Biribwa
Addressing the challenges of practicing breast cytology in a tertiary teaching hospital in Kenya, Neeta Kumar, Shahin Sayed, Zahir Moloo, and Rajendra Chauhan
Conservative management of a high output enterocutaneous fistula in abdominal tuberculosis, S. M. Machoki, H. Saidi, and M. Ahmed
A randomized-controlled trial of steroid injection in the management of plantar fasciitis at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Abdi H. Mohamed
Submissions from 2010
Cytological diagnosis of molluscum contagiosum with an unusual clinical presentation at an unusual site, Neeta Kumar, Patricia Okiro, and Ronald Wasike
A randomized controlled trial of the effect of additional ultrasound therapy to analgesia treatment protocol for acute low back pain at AKUH (N), Shamshudin Mohammedali
The effectiveness of training nurses in breast cancer awareness at a tertiary hospital: an experimental study, Miriam Mutebi
History of neurosurgery in Kenya, East Africa, Mubashir Mahmood Qureshi and David Oluoch-Olunya
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Outcome of chronic anal fissures treated with glyceryl trinitrate at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi, Ilkul H. Johnbosco
The sandwich fellowship: a subspecialty training model for the developing world, Faazil Kassam, Karim F. Damji, Dan Kiage, Chris Carruthers, and Martin Kollmann
Cancer of the penis: case report, D. K. Kiptoon, P. M. Ngugi, and F. S. Rana
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk factors In a Kenyan population: a case control study, Stanley M. Machoki
Predictors of recurrence of urethral stricture disease following optical urethrotomy, Ali Akbar Zehri, M. H. Ather, and Q. Afshan
Submissions from 2008
EFFICACY OF LIDOCAINE JELLY IN PREVENTION OF PROXIMAL MIGRATION OF URETERIC CALCULI DURING INTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY, Ather H, Ali Akbar Zehri, Siddiqui K., and Sulaiman N.
Triple test assessment and a scoring system to predict the presence of breast cancer at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Aideed A. Kahie
Laser surgery for glaucoma, Daniel Kiage and Karim F. Damji
Day care surgery at a new university teaching hospital: a review out of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Edwin Mogere
Day care surgery at a new university teaching hospital: a review out of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Edwin Mogere
Inguinal hernia repair at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi: practice and preference discordance, Ronald Wasike and Abdulkarim Abdallah
A randomized clinical trial of lidocaine jelly for prevention of inadvertent retrograde stone migration during pneumatic lithotripsy of ureteral stone, Ali Akbar Zehri, M Hammad Ather, Khurram M. Siddiqui, and M Nasir Sulaiman
Submissions from 2007
Biliary tract obstruction in chronic pancreatitis, Abdallah Abdulkarim, Jake E. J. Krige, and Philippus C. Bornman
MP-03.08: Predictors of blood transfusion in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), S. R. Biyabani, Ali Akbar Zehri, K. Siddiqui, and A. Memon