A.A. Khan and O.H. Clark (eds.), Handbook of Parathyroid Diseases: A Case-Based Practical Guide, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-2164-1_2, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

OBJECTIVES To determine the experience, acceptability and outcome of hysteroscopic surgery at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN A retrospective study. SETTING Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi. PATIENTS Between May 2000 and April, 2003, 463 cases of hysteroscopy were undertaken at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, of these 54 patients (11.7%) underwent various hysteroscopic surgical procedure...

BACKGROUND A valid and practical measure of comorbid illness burden in dialysis populations is greatly needed to enable unbiased comparisons of clinical outcomes. We compare the discriminatory accuracy of 1 year mortality predictions derived from four comorbidity instruments in a large representative US dialysis population. METHODS Comorbidity information was collected using the Index of Coex...

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Sohail Z, Khan EA, Zaheer R, Fatima K. Frequency and risk factors associated with unprotected sex among transgenders having men in Pakistan: problem behavior theory approach. HIV & AIDS Review. International Journal of HIV-Related Problems. 2022. doi:10.5114/hivar.2022.119531. APA Sohail, Z., Khan, E. A., Zaheer, ...

A fixed point theorem of Fisher and Sessa is generalized to locally convex spaces and the new result is applied to extend a recent theorem on invariant approximation of Sahab, Khan, and Sessa. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification. 41A65, 46A03, 47H10.

In a 1950s study, an artist injected with a hallucinogen was asked to sketch pictures at various intervals throughout his high. Not only did his behavior deteriorate, but the style of the pictures he completed under the influence was completely different from his normal oeuvre. Although these works could probably still be considered “art,” their difference from his “natural” work raises an impo...

BACKGROUND Childhood obesity has increased considerably in many regions of the world including Pakistan. The recent phenomenon of 'nutritional transition' with a westernisation of food so prevalent in developing countries, has caused a significant rise in obesity among population that were unaware of this problem in the recent past. The aim of this study was to find out the frequency of metabol...

OBJECTIVE To establish the bone marrow examination findings and determine the indication for bone marrow examination. DESIGN A retrospective audit. SETTING Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. SUBJECTS All bone marrow aspirates done at Aga Khan University for the period comprising February 2003 to February 2006 were retrieved and analysed. RESULTS A total of 356 patient's case histori...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate our experience of laparoscopic appendicectomy at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi over a six year period from the inception of the technique and to assess its advantages and disadvantages. DESIGN Case series study. SETTING The Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi. PATIENTS One hundred and six cases operated on from May 1996 to June 2002. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Clinical presenta...