Health Sciences

The ectopic pancreas is defined as normal pancreatic tissue in a different anatomical structure or site, without vascular, neuronal or anatomical continuity with the pancreatic gland (Gaspar et al., 1973). It is rare and its finding is incidental, in most cases it is asymptomatic, the usual location is in the stomach and thirdly in the jejunum, the diagnosis of certainty is made after tumor resection and histopathological study.

Introduction:- The incidence of gunshot wounds to the face have been on a rise but still are rare compared to firearm injuries to other regions of the body. Such injuries can be devastating due to the presence of vital structures in the vicinity. We describe a rare case of retained bullet in the infratemporal fossa which presented with delayed onset facial palsy and was meticulously removed with the help of 0 degree endoscope.

Introduction: Thornwaldt's cyst is defined as “an inconstant blind sac located above the pharyngeal tonsil in the midline of the posterior wall of the nasopharynx .It is usually a developmental abnormality where communication between pharyngeal endoderm and notochordal remnants persist. Case Report: 32 yr old male, presented with bilateral decreased hearing since 2 and half years, with no other ear symptoms. Audiogram showed bilateral Conductive Hearing loss, with Impedence audiogram showing bilateral type B curve.

Radicular cysts are most common asymptomatic lesions of the jaw, it comprises up to 68% of cysts in the region. Large cyst of the jaw necessitate surgical management to obtain bone regeneration and healing of periapical tissues. Use of patients own blood components such as platelet rich fibrin (PRF) to enhance healing is unique concept in oral surgery. Through this case report we would like to illustrate the effectiveness of PRF mixed with synthetic bone substitute for guided bone regeneration in bone defect resulting from a periapical cyst enucleation.

There are a group of diseases that shore similar risk factors, which may be due to exposure over many years, unhealthy diets, smoking, lack of exercise and stress generally complex to cure and modern medical system with its approach is still struggling to keep the disease condition leads to one another. There is a definite need of an alternative approach to understand the psycho-somatic effect on the human body produces life style diseases. Definitely an answer to life style disease brightens with the Ayurvedic approach.

Introduction: Vision plays a very important role in child learning and development, thus, any problem with child’s vision could adversely affect his/her academic performance. This study therefore aims at determining the relationship between visual impairment and academic performance among primary school children within Sokoto metropolis. Materials and Method: A descriptive cross sectional survey of primary school children in four randomly selected primary schools within Sokoto metropolis was carried out between July 2016 and August 2016.

Background: The calf muscles pump is the primary mechanism to return blood from the lower limbs to the heart. During exercise, the calf muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus) contract and compress the intramuscular and deep veins. Calf muscles pump efficacy is dependent on the power of the moving ankle joint and flexibility of these muscles. Presence of gastrosoleus tightness may affect, alter the efficiency of this muscle in venous return thereby influencing heart rate. So this study aims to evaluate effect of gastrosoleus stretching on heart rate in normal individuals.

We address a recent case where the forest officials found suspected flesh of nearly 10 peafowls and quills, bones with tissue remains of porcupine. Apart from quills, flesh and tissue bone mixture could not be differentiated on the basis of physical paramaters. Cytochrome oxidase I gene of the mitochondrial DNA was used for the identification of species.

Applications of queuing theory enhance congestion assessment of in-patient facilities in hospitals and can improve significantly on the impact of quality healthcare as well as on patient satisfaction. This study examined the congestion situations which include the length of stay (LOS) for admissions and discharges of male and female in-patients at Psychiatric Unit of Specialist Hospital (PUSH), Yola. Data were obtained from a secondary source and analyzed with EasyFit software, IBM-SPSS, TORA and MS-Excel.

Introduction: The main purpose of the surgery of thyroid tumors is to cut the pathological portions of the gland, which at the same time carried an important part of the healthy parenchyma, the seat of possible recurrences. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of thyroidectomy performed at Bangui, identify the indications, and describe the surgical procedure and the post surgical complications.