Prosthetic implants in abdominal wall hernia repair: A work in progress in South East Nigeria
Background: Globally, the demand for proper surgical services is on the increase, and subsequently, the need to universally adopt mesh implants for tensionless prosthetic repairs has become e...
Surgical ablation of the prostate in the elderly: A comparison of efficacy and outcomes of open and endoscopic methods
Background: Prostatic obstruction is a common problem of elderly men. This will often times require surgical removal of the prostate. Geriatric surgeries are froth with risks and complication...
Endoscopic suture lateralization of vocal cord with eyelet needle in patients with bilateral abductor paralysis
Background: Vocal cord paralysis refers to absent or reduced function of vagus nerve or its distal branch, the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Several surgical procedures have been proposed for th...
A prospective observational study on the utility of smartphone-based Ureteral Stent Tracker (UST) application in preventing cases of forgotten ureteral double-J stents
Background: The use of ureteral stents is an integral part of daily urological practice. These need to be removed after a specified time limit. Unfortunately, some of the DJ stents are forgot...
Management of benign bone tumors in a tertiary hospital in North West Nigeria
Background: Tumors originating from bone and cartilage are mostly benign with distinct feature of non-metastasis. Such tumors may occur in any bone of the skeleton, and are more frequent in t...
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Archives of International Surgery, a publication of Department of Surgery, Ahmadu
Bello University
Teaching Hospital Zaria,
is a peer-reviewed
online journal with
Semiannual print on
demand compilation of
issues published.
