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ISSN: 2078-6778    frecuency : 4   format : Electrónica

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Volume 15 Number 3 Year 2011

15 articles in this issue 

Leonie Scholtz

AbstractApproximately 17 million people die every year from cardiovascular disease or stroke. South Africa has a very high incidence of ischemic heart disease. We have access to superb diagnostic tools that enable us to play a pivotal role in the non-inva... see more

 

Geoffrey K Korir,Jeska Sidika Wambani,Ian K Korir

AbstractBackground. The wide use of ionising radiation in medical care has resulted in the largest man-made cause of radiation exposure. In recent years, diagnostic departments in Kenya have adapted the high-speed film/screen combination without well-esta... see more

 

Zaeem Ismail Ebrahim,Zarina Ismail Lockhat,Farzanah Ismail

AbstractPseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare complication of mucinous tumours of appendiceal or ovarian origin that results in peritoneal and omental implants. Clinical morbidity and mortality arise from the fact that copious amounts of extracellular an... see more

 

Farhana Ebrahim Suleman,Pieter Albrecht Scheepers

AbstractWe describe a rare case of multiple skeletal lesions and a pleural effusion owing to Histoplasma capsulatum infection in a 16-year-old immunocompetent girl residing in a non-endemic region. Of note is that the patient had a lesion within a thoraci... see more

 

John Cantrell

AbstractA 34-year-old woman presented with a history of a previous laparoscopic cholecystectomy, followed within a few days by a formal laparotomy for a suspected bile duct injury. Approximately one week after the laparotomy, she developed a sinus on the ... see more

 

Nasreen Mahomed,Phaku Malatji,Savvas Andronikou,Mala Modi,I A Nagdee

AbstractVascular abnormalities associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are well described. Spinal arterio-venous fistula (AVF), however, is a rare finding in NF1 and may present with neurological symptoms that require treatment. Management of spina... see more