Laryngeal oedema, giving rise to stridor, is a recognized although rare complication following extubation of the trachea in children. It was our clinical impression that children with Down's syndrome, in particular, had a tendency to develop obstruction of the airway following operation. In Down's syndrome there are many abnormalities which affect the face and skull: those affect' ing the airwa...

First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Chaitali Khan is the first author on ‘The initiator caspase Dronc plays a non-apoptotic role in promoting DNA damage signalling in D. melanogaster’, published in Journal of Cell Science. Chaitali ...

al. Association between socioeconomic status and obesity in urban Cameroon. Int J Epidemiol 2006; 35(1): 105–111. 36. Boyko EJ, Leonetti DL, Bergstrom RW, Newell-Morris L, Fujimoto WY. Visceral adiposity, fasting plasma insulin, and lipid and lipoprotein levels in Japanese Americans. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1996; 20: 801–808. 37. Boyko EJ, Fujimoto WY, Leonetti DL, Newell-Morris L. Viscer...

Background: Platelet count less than 150 × 109 / L is referred to as thrombocytopenia, which the second common blood disorder in pregnancy after anemia. Although related with physiological variations platelet count, however, several pathological conditions also cause thrombocytopenia showing significant impact on health of mother and her baby. The prevalence during 7 11%. multifactorial, hemodi...

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...

Pages with reference to book, From 48 To 49 Saldar Nasim Khan,Nabil Wasif ( Final Year Medical Student, Class of 1998, Department of Surgery, The Aga KHan University Medical University Hospital. Karachi. ) Masood Urnar ( Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, The Aga KHan University Medical University Hospital. Karachi. ) Mohamrnad Umar ( Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, The Aga ...