Twenty-three cases of omphalocele or gastroschisis managed at the Pediatric Surgical Department of Juntendo University Medical School, Tokyo, Japan during the period 1973-78 are analysed. There were 5 ...

Bed wetting may sometimes be the result of physical pathology or psycho-social stress or it may be due simply to stow maturation - Kolvin (1975) but even when it occurs in older children it may •neither ...

Unfamiliar manifestation of pulmonary tuberculosis found in Central and West Africa are presented. These include egg shell calcification in parenchyma and sands, calcification of the diaphragmatic pleura resembling ...

There has been increasing recognition by health researchers and clinicians of the importance of social and psychological factors in illness. Moreover, the recent emphasis on primary health care has prompted ...

A rare case of injury to the flexor tendons of index finger during Kirschnei-wit-e-fixation of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb, is described. The case is being reported for the greater ...

Ectopic cilia, a rare disorder (Duke Elder 1964) of congenital positional anomaly of one or more hair follicles, where lashes may grow outwards from chin or conjunctiva. In this article we report such a case arising from ...

An unusual case of Sweet's syndrome occurring in a child is presented. Since Sweet described the distinctive syndrome of obscure etiology in 1964, many cases have been reported from all over the world, including ...

Cystoscopic, urographic and voiding cystogram findings on 75 consecutive patients with urinary bilharziasis have been presented. 8 cases (14 ureters) showed grade 3 vesicoureteric reflux. An ...

Tibial recurvation osteotomy which was introduced by Lok, et al more than ten years ago has been applied to over 140 patients with a high rate of success. Results depend on the preoperative functional status of the ...

A case of granulomatous inflammation of aorta and pulmonary trunk in a 14 year old African female is presented. She also had bilateral tuberculous` bronchopneumonia and extensive tuberculosis of ileum. ...