Background: Encephalocoeles are herniation of the brain and its meninges via a midline cranial vault defect or at base skull, site local mesenchymal disruption. It accounts for 10% to 20% all spinal dysraphisms found in 1/5000 live births.Method: is 5 year retrospective study on 42 cases encephalocoele managed Nigerian Tertiary Medical Centre. We extracted clinical findings surgical management ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the surgical outcome in patients diagnosed as having rhinogenic contact point headaches (RCPH). SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty-six patients (aged 17-58 years) with RCPH underwent mini functional endoscopic sinus surgery procedures. Patients' pain complaints were evaluated with a visual analog scale (VAS) both pre- and postoperatively. RESULTS All patients reported a decre...

OBJECTIVE In patients with mild to moderate operative risk, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is still the preferred treatment for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS). Aiming to broaden the knowledge of postsurgical outcomes, this study reports a broad set of morbidity outcomes following surgical intervention. METHODS Our cohort comprised 442 patients referred for sev...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE insertional Achilles tendinopathy is a common condition among athletes and joggers. One fifth of the injuries involves the insertion of the tendon. The etiology is either due to mechanical overuse related to sports activity, or a systemic inflammatory disease. The clinical appearance includes pain and movement restriction. The primary treatment is conservative. The surg...

Introduction: Ensuring maximum patient safety as well as a complete surgical experience is of utmost importance in training for plastic surgery. As plastic surgical training relies on resident participation in various procedures, we must guarantee adequate hands-on operative time while maintaining the best possible outcomes for the patient. The effect of resident involvement on the outcomes of ...