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2. Ultrasound-guided aspiration of intracranial abscess in a tertiary health institution in South-eastern Nigeria: Facing the many challenges of a resource-poor setting

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C Emejulu Jude-Kennedy, C Umeokafor Chijioke, C Nwosu Raphael, PU Nkwerem Sunday, Okechukwu Umeh Eric, and C Ekweogwu Ofodile

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Resource poor, medicine.medical_specialty, Ultrasound guidance, Eloquent cortex, business.industry, General surgery, Intracranial abscess, medicine, business, Image guidance, Ultrasound guided, South eastern, Minimally invasive procedures
Abstract

Introduction: Intracranial abscesses are usually life-threatening. Minimally invasive procedures are effective especially if deep seated, located in dominant or eloquent cortex. Image guidance especially, ultrasound guidance, could suffice in resource poor setting. Absence of appropriate probes, dedicated theatre ultrasonographic setup, and technical know-how may be a drawback. We present our experience with four cases managed recently in our institution. Highlighting our limitation and efforts made to overcome this. Case Series: Four consecutives cases, a 2-month-old baby, a 15-year-old female, a 67-year-old man, and a 2-month-old baby with a right deep frontoparietal, occipital, right fronto-parieto-occipital, and frontoparietal intracranial abscesses respectively, had ultrasound-guided aspiration of lesion using adapted transducer, together with good collaboration with the radiology department of the hospital. Procedure was successful. Conclusion: Ultrasound guidance in resource poor setting remains a good option with due inter-disciplinary collaboration.

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2021
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4. A Case of Retroperitoneal Malignant Triton Tumor in a Nigerian Boy.

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Ugwu JO, Onwukamuche ME, Ekwunife HO, C Emejulu JK, Modekwe V, and Osuigwe OA

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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is a rare tumor occurring in 5%-10% of all malignant soft tissues sarcomas and triton tumor arising from neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is even rarer with associated high rate of mortality. No case of triton tumor has been reported in Nigeria to the best of our knowledge. We seek to report a case of lately detected retroperitoneal triton tumor presenting in a 12-year-old Nigerian child who was brought with bilateral lower limb weaknesses, weight loss, and a right lumbar mass. There were multiple café au lait spots on the body. Abdominal computerized tomographic scan revealed a huge right retroperitoneal mass crossing the midline, compressing adjacent structures with multilevel intraspinal extensions. Core needle biopsy performed and both histology and immunohistochemical studies confirmed the diagnosis, but patient demised in the course of care. The aim is to heighten suspicion of this extremely very rare malignant tumor in children with NF-1., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.

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2017
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