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Background and Aim
Despite transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) being regarded as gold standard for prostate volume estimation, concerns have been raised in the literature concerning its accuracy especially in men with above‐average prostate volumes. We aimed to evaluate the performance of TRUS for prostate volume estimation in a cohort of sub‐Saharan African men since they are known to have relatively...
Hypercalcemia occurs more frequently than is recognized in patients who are immobilized, but most of these patients are asymptomatic. This study is to determine serum and urinary calcium levels, incidence of hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria in immobilized and ambulant trauma patients.A prospective comparative study was carried out over a period of seven months. Total serum calcium level and 24-hour...
To determine the pattern of presentation, prevalent age, hospital incidence, and outcome of management of prostate cancer in our environment.Patients with histopathology evidence of prostate cancer managed between January 1991 and December 2007 were studied. Information entered into a pro-forma sheet and analyzed included the age of patients, clinical features, investigations, histopathology diagnosis,...
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