Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine最新文献

{"title":"BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS AND IMPACT FACTOR OF ANNALS OF IBADAN POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE JOURNAL BETWEEN 2003-2023: THE PIVOTAL ROLES OF THE FRONTIERSMAN.","authors":"K I Egbuchulem, G Adebayo, I Adeagbo, O S Michael","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Bibliometric appraisal of a research publication outfit of this nature serves as a tool to evaluate the direction of research activities of Annals of Ibadan Postgraduate Medicine Journal as it pertains to article publication between 2003 and 2023, and to determine the research impacts on the body of knowledge. The essence of this review is to determine the quantum volume of research output, nature of publication, regional distribution, and citations.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Information was transcribed on the cataloguing cards for the generation of data bank. Subject analysis was carried out using Medical Subject Headings of 2023 edition. Excel spreadsheet was used to analyze the data. Univariate analysis was done and presented in frequency and proportions. Descriptive statistics were presented in charts, line graphs, and tables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five hundred and fifty-two research articles were submitted during this period (2003 - 2023) while 21 out of this are still in the peer review cycle and has been carried forward to year 2024. Of the 531 reviewed, 441 was published with a manuscript acceptance rate of 83%. The highest number of articles, 45 (8.2%) was published in 2023, followed by 2021 with 39 articles (7.1%) and the least published year was 2003 with eight. AIPM has contributed significantly to the body of knowledge with a total of 441 research output over this period, out of which we had 309 publications between 2008 - 2021 with 2,869 citations. Oyo State recorded the maximum number of publications in terms of geographical distribution with most of the authorship from Ibadan.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>AIPM has contributed significantly to the body of knowledge with a total of 441 research output, and manuscript acceptance rate of 83%. Also, a 2,869 citations were recorded over a 13-year period. There was a gradual increase in research output during the period.</p>","PeriodicalId":72221,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine","volume":"21 3","pages":"5-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140873561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTER PLACEMENT FOR PREVENTION OF PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM: CASE SERIES FROM NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA.","authors":"A Ismail, A B Umar, N Umar, A R Muhammad, J I Ahmad, M M Hassan, A M Tabari","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement is an image-guided procedure aimed at primarily preventing pulmonary thromboembolism in patients with lower limb venous thromboembolic (VTE) disease. In Northern Nigeria with a relatively high incidence of thromboembolic disease such as Deep vein thrombosis, reports on IVC filter placement are largely low. We report the feasibility of IVC filter placement on eight patients for the first time in a typical low-resource setting in Northern Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Case presentations: </strong>We had an equal number of males and females of the eight patients. Their ages ranged from 20 to 80 years. Five patients presented with bilateral lower limbs Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of which one had a pulmonary embolism. Two other patients had extensive left femoral DVT and one had extensive IVC, iliac, femoral, and popliteal veins thrombosis. The medical records of seven patients, who had IVC filter placement in our department, were reviewed. The IVC filter was deployed with the aid of a C-arm fluoroscopic unit. In a single case, access was secured via an indwelling dialysis catheter.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>All the patients had successful deployment with satisfactory postprocedure conditions. The intended benefit of pulmonary embolism prevention was achieved in the series of procedures that were performed. Indicating the value of IVC filter even in resource-poor settings and effort should be made towards exploring such intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":72221,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine","volume":"21 3","pages":"96-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065183/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140872242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"THE IDEAL HOUSE OFFICER: TRAINEE'S PERSPECTIVES.","authors":"N Alozie, K I Egbuchulem, M C Okor, F Akintepede, C A Omogiade, M M Awodiji","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The housemanship period is a peculiar time in a doctor's career, and some have described it as a \"Nuisance year\" during which the junior doctor assumes many roles at the same time - as a doctor of his patients, a student of his trainers (Resident doctors and Consultants) and a teacher of medical students. He is also at the same time undergoing training and research to practice as a professional in an increasingly competitive society-https://youtu.be/SaaQmMHy_qI.</p><p><strong>Nigerian perspective: </strong>A typical House officer is seen neatly dressed with black circles around the eyes depicting tiredness, ward coat pockets stuffed with enough materials to start up a new ward; ranging from continuation sheets, syringes, water for injection, capillary tubes, hand gloves, investigation forms, commonly used drugs, cannula, tourniquet et cetera, smart shoes and feet ready to move on large doses of caffeine, and with carbonated drinks at arm's reach for a quick glucose rush for the day.He or she is faced with institutional problems, staff and workplace disharmony ranging from lack of adequate residential apartment for interns, early daily resumption and retires much later than the team to effectively carry out the work plan among acute shortage of staff. Majority of interns also try to adapt to the internship workings because they are new to the system, and some health workers typically try to take advantage of them which sometimes interfere with their work and the intern struggles to give the patients his best. Despite all these, the house officer interacts with the patient and relatives more often than the rest of the team. He builds the trust, respect, and confidence the patient has for the team as he represents not only himself but also the team.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>As once said by Sir William Osler - the great physician whose name is still being invoked in modern day medicine - that \"his time was ripe for him, and he was ripe for his time\". Trainees must always make themselves \"ripe for their time\", and the relevant authorities must also make time \"ripe for trainees\". The ideal scenario will then be a nexus of an ideal trainee and an ideal work environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":72221,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine","volume":"21 3","pages":"112-119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065189/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140873599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"NON-TRAUMATIC ECTOPIA LENTIS IN A PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY PRACTICE, IBADAN, NIGERIA.","authors":"M O Ugalahi, E O Onebunne, B A Olusanya, A M Baiyeroju","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Non-traumatic ectopia lentis is a rare ocular disorder usually associated with syndromes like Marfans's syndrome, Weil-Marchesani and Homocystinuria. Ectopia lentis can lead to profound visual loss from refractive errors, glaucoma as well as retinal detachment if left unattended.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of this study was to describe the clinical profile of patients with non-traumatic ectopia lentis in a paediatric ophthalmology clinic in Ibadan, Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The clinical records of children ≤16 years diagnosed with non- traumatic ectopia lentis at the Paediatric Ophthalmology Clinic, University College Hospital Ibadan, from May 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Information on demography, family history, visual acuity (VA), mean refractive error (spherical equivalent), and management was retrieved.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Clinical records of 25 patients were reviewed. The mean age was 8.9 (±3.41) years with a range of 2-15 years. Sixteen (64%) patients were males. All the patients had bilateral involvement. A positive family history of ectopia lentis was elicited in 6 (24%) patients. Thirteen (52%) patients had a Marfanoid habitus and superior displacement of the lens was observed in 26 (52%) eyes. The presenting visual acuity was <6/60 in 22 (44%) eyes. The spherical equivalent of the refractive errors ranged from -20.00DS to +13.25DS. Twenty (40%) eyes underwent surgery within the period of the study and the best corrected postoperative visual acuity improved by 2 or more lines in 12 (60%) of operated eyes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Severe visual morbidity was common in this cohort of patients with ectopia lentis in our practice. Treatment provided some improvement in vision which highlights the need to encourage early presentation for care. Detailed family history is important as a few of the patients were diagnosed following acceptance of our invitation to siblings for ophthalmic evaluation.</p>","PeriodicalId":72221,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine","volume":"21 3","pages":"103-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065185/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140873821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"AQUAPORIN-4 (AQP-4) IMMUNOGLOBULIN G SEROPOSITIVE NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA: A REVIEW AND CASE REPORT.","authors":"C Nwaze, Y Eghwrudjakpor, N Chinedu-Anunaso","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relatively new terminology composed to encompass patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and related immunological conditions. The diagnosis of this condition requires a seropositive aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G (AQP-4 IgG), the presence of at least one core clinical characteristic and the exclusion of alternative diagnoses. Very few cases have been reported in sub-Saharan Africa.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this article is to report a classical case of NMOSD with AQP-4 IgG seropositivity and normal brain, cervical and thoracic MRI findings.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>We report a 25-year-old Nigerian woman who presented with recurrent and alternating weakness, pain and numbness of all limbs, associated with episodic painful left-sided tonic spasms and urinary incontinence. She had earlier had symptoms of recurrent, episodic and alternating loss of vision in both eyes, associated with ocular pain.Examination findings revealed an intact mental status, no cranial nerve deficit and no focal limb weakness. Right-sided deep tendon reflexes were exaggerated. Vital signs were within normal limits. Brain MRI, Cervical spine MRI and Thoracic spine MRI all revealed normal findings. Serum aquaporin-4 IgG assay returned positive with a titer of 1:32.She was commenced on high dose steroids and there was gradual improvement of symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings confirmed the diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, and satisfies the diagnostic criteria published in 2015 by the International Panel for NMO Diagnosis (IPND).</p>","PeriodicalId":72221,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine","volume":"21 3","pages":"79-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065186/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140862038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE USE OF NUTRACEUTICALS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SICKLE CELL ANEMIA: A CASE SERIES.","authors":"A D Ajibade, O S Michael","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There is growing recognition of the benefits of nutraceuticals in the management of sickle cell disease but a scarcity of reports on their use. Nutraceuticals are food or parts of food that provide medical or health benefits. They include botanicals, functional foods and medicinal foods. This is a preliminary report on the use of nutraceuticals in the management of a small cohort of children with sickle cell disease in Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>The retrospective audit of clinical outcomes was carried out at a brain center located within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. Children, aged 1 to 12 years, presenting with sickle cell anaemia were evaluated at baseline and at six months after the commencement of a cocktail of nutraceuticals using an objective grading tool. Changes in weight, haematocrit and frequency of sickle cell crises were determined. On account of the small sample size, Wilcoxon sign test was used to determine the similarity / difference between the average values of weight, PCV, and crises obtained at enro7lment and six months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten children with sickle cell anaemia were placed on nutraceuticals therapy. The average age of the children was 8.5 (range 1 - 12) years. Aroga immune support was the commonest component of the nutraceutical cocktail given to the children. There was a rise in average weight (from 21.8 to 23.0 Kg, p-value 0.236) and average haematocrit (22.8 to 27.2, p-value 0.011) at six months compared to values obtained at baseline. There was also a fall in the average frequency of sickle cell crises at six months compared to values obtained at baseline (from 7.4 to 3.2, p-value 0.011). Overall, eight out of the ten children showed moderate to good clinical improvement. There was no documentation of any adverse reaction to the medications in any of the children.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results suggest that the use of nutraceuticals may be beneficial in the management of sickle cell anaemia in children. However, the results are preliminary and will require stronger evidence. There is a need for controlled clinical trials for using larger sample sizes. Such clinical trials of unconventional therapies should be conducted with great care and concern for the safety of the participants.</p>","PeriodicalId":72221,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine","volume":"21 3","pages":"89-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065187/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140862844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"DENTAL AGE ESTIMATION USING THE RADIOGRAPHIC VISIBILITY OF PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT AROUND LOWER THIRD MOLARS AMONG SELECTED NIGERIANS.","authors":"O I Opeodu, O F Sigbeku","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Age estimation for sporting activities, legal age determination and migration purpose is oftentimes essential, which makes the need for a scientifically proven method of age estimation an important aspect of medical practice. Forensic odontology is an essential aspect of forensic practice and may be a veritable tool in age estimation.</p><p><strong>Aim and objective: </strong>The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of orthopantomograms (OPG) in age estimation among selected Nigerians.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>A retrospective assessment of 202 OPGs was done to review the visibility of the periodontal ligament of third molars with completed root formation according to the methods described by Olze et al (2010). Individual ages were then calculated by deducting date of exposure from the date of birth recorded in years. Mean age with standard deviation were calculated for each group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Assessing the minimum and maximum age at which each of the stages of the radiographic visibility of the periodontal ligament as seen on the OPGs revealed that there was a gradual increase in the age at which the stage increment occurred, with a few exceptions. Comparison of the radiographic visibility of the periodontal ligament revealed that males tend to achieve early periodontal visibility stages compared to females, but the reverse was observed in later stages. Age 17 is more than likely attained in any person found within stages 1 to 3 as the minimum age found in these stages were above 17 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>With a few exceptions, the assessment of periodontal ligament visibility on OPGs can adequately predict the age of individuals. Thus, the use of this method may need to be combined with other methods in accurate determination of dental age in instances of forensic age estimation.</p>","PeriodicalId":72221,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine","volume":"21 3","pages":"69-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065188/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140860857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON CLINICAL EFFICACY OF SODIUM PERBORATE MIXED WITH DISTILLED WATER AND 30% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN THE LIGHTENING OF NON-VITAL DISCOLOURED ANTERIOR TEETH.","authors":"A D Odofin, J Taiwo, I A Solanke, O Ibiyemi, A O Afolabi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the effectiveness of sodium perborate mixed with distilled water and sodium perborate mixed with 30% hydrogen peroxide as non-vital bleaching agent of anterior discolored teeth.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A randomized controlled trial was undertaken among 61 patients who presented with 70 discolored anterior teeth at the Conservative and Family Dentistry Clinics of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. The 70 teeth were randomly allocated into two groups of treatments. In Group A, the test group, the coronal part of endodontically treated teeth was further treated with sodium perborate mixed with distilled water while group B, the control group, the coronal part of endodontically treated teeth were also further treated with sodium perborate mixed with 30% hydrogen peroxide. Information on study participants biodata and satisfaction with treatment were obtained. Tooth shade assessment was done using shade guide units of the vitapan shade guide at baseline and during recall visits on days 7, 14, and 21. Frequencies, means, and standard deviations were generated. The Chi-squared test was used to determine the association between two categorical variables at p < 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the control group, the mean ± SD tooth shade was 12.5 ± 3.2, 8.7 ± 3.8, 4.9 ± 2.8, and 3.1 ± 2.2 at baseline, Day 7, Day 14, and Day 21, respectively. In the test group, the corresponding values were 12.8 ± 3.2, 9.6 ± 3.9, 5.6 ± 3.0, and 4.0 ± 2.9. The mean ± SD tooth shade scores of the control and test groups were 12.5 ± 3.2 and 12.8 ± 3.2, respectively (p = 0.15). Twenty-two (62.9%) and 19 (54.3%) of the study participants in the control and test groups, respectively, reported that they were extremely satisfied (p = 0.60).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The effectiveness of sodium perborate mixed with distilled water and sodium perborate mixed with 30% hydrogen peroxide in lightening the coronal part of endodontically treated non-vital discolored anterior teeth was similar. Both bleaching agents demonstrated similar patient satisfaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":72221,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine","volume":"21 3","pages":"39-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065194/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140871599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK: LESSONS FROM A TERTIARY HEALTHCARE FACILITY IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA.","authors":"K Osungbade, O Ilesanmi, R Oladokun, O Adekanmbi, U Eze, A Afolabi, A Adetunji, K Kuti, K Ojifinni, O Olopha, H Dada-Adegbola, A Fowotade, A Adebiyi, T Oladipo, V Akinmoladun, J Otegbayo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mitigating the risk of nosocomial infection is one of the core functions of healthcare managers in hospital environments. This study aimed to describe the COVID-19 outbreak response in a tertiary healthcare facility in Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted among representatives of Heads of Infection Control Committees and units, the Accident and Emergency unit, Family Medicine unit, and Private Suites on the COVID-19 outbreak response at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, seven (six physicians and one nurse) HCWs were interviewed; six (71.4%) males and two (28.6%) females. The average age of the key informants was 45 ± 4.73 years. Four themes were identified. Theme one \"Essentials of screening protocol and screening area\" described the development of screening protocol, and dedication of a triage area. Theme two \"Infection prevention and control within consultation premises\" detailed adequate spacing; hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment; environmental sanitation; and waste management. Theme three \"Mounting up surveillance in the response activity\" specified communication with the Disease Surveillance Unit; and surveillance activities. Theme four \"Training and psychosocial support for staff \" described staff training, and provision of psychosocial care to infected staff.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The COVID-19 outbreak measures implemented by the management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan were aimed at ensuring that the hospital does not get overwhelmed by the surge in COVID-19 cases. In order to improve outbreak response in hospital settings, it is important to undertake training, modify hospital practices, and evaluate implemented measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":72221,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine","volume":"21 3","pages":"57-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065180/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140868846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"OBSTRUCTED CONGENITAL HERNIA OF UMBILICAL CORD IN A NIGERIAN NEWBORN AND ITS DIAGNOSTIC CONUNDRUM.","authors":"A A Ishola, K I Egbuchulem, D I Olulana","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Congenital Hernia of umbilical cord (CHUC) is a rare presentation. The failure of return of intestinal loops following physiological herniation has been postulated as the embryological basis of this condition. This is usually mistakenly termed as omphalocele minor. We aim to highlight this rare finding, the clinical features, diagnostic dilemma, and management of CHUC.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>He is a 4-day old male with obstructed CHUC. He had an oedematous umbilical stump, with circumferential normal abdominal wall skin folds in the form of a collar wrapping round the proximal aspect of the protrusion. The umbilical defect measured about 4 cm in diameter. Subsequently, surgical reduction and repair of defect was done, with resolution of symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CHUC though a rare entity and easily missed, accurate diagnosis and management offer good prognosis. Also, recognition will prevent iatrogenic bowel injury from careless clamping of the cord with associated morbidity and mortality. It also helps to prevent mis categorization and prevent unwarranted anxiety with misdiagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":72221,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine","volume":"21 3","pages":"75-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11065190/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140862843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}