Search Results - "Balemba, Ghislain Maheshe"

Atypical tuberculous peritonitis presenting as a peritoneal pseudocyst in an immunocompetent adult: insights from a case and literature review by Minani, Jimmy Balibanga, Bisimwa, Wani, Cikomola Gulimwentuga, Fabrice, Bedha, Aline, Maheshe Balemba, Ghislain, Mateso Mbale, Guy-Quesney, Lupande Mwenebitu, David, Mulumeoderhwa Kahasha, Pierrot, Baguma, Marius, Mwene-Batu, Pacifique, Katoto, Patrick Dmc, Shindano, Tony Akilimali

“…Tuberculous peritonitis often presents with nonspecific symptoms that can lead to diagnostic challenges, particularly when manifesting as peritoneal…”
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Applying the Robson classification to routine facility data to understand the Caesarean section practice in conflict settings of South Kivu, eastern DR Congo by Mulinganya, Guy, Bwenge Malembaka, Espoir, Lukula Akonkwa, Melissa, Mpunga Mukendi, Dieudonné, Kajibwami Birindwa, Etienne, Maheshe Balemba, Ghislain, Temmerman, Marleen, Tambwe, Albert Mwembo, Criel, Bart, Bisimwa Balaluka, Ghislain

“…Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa has low Caesarean (CS) levels, despite a global increase in CS use. In conflict settings, the pattern of CS use is unclear…”
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Kernohan–Woltman notch phenomenon in patient with subdural hematoma and ipsilateral hemiparesis in Bukavu by Murhega, Roméo Bujiriri, Balemba Ghislain, Maheshe, Mudekereza, Paterne Safari, Musilimu, Sudi, Bisimwa, Igega, Munguakonkwa Budema, Paul, Mubenga, Léon‐Emmanuel

“…Key Clinical Message Kernohan–Woltman phenomenon is a rare and paradoxical neurological situation in which a transtentorial lesion leads to compression of the…”
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Hyperglycemia and elevated C‐reactive protein are independent predictors of hospital mortality in hospitalized COVID‐19 patients in South‐Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cross‐sectional study by Tshongo, Christian, Baguma, Marius, Mateso, Guy‐Quesney, Makali, Samuel Lwamushi, Bedha, Aline, Mwene‐Batu, Pacifique, Mihigo, Martine, Nzabara, Fabrice, Balola, Cordule, Kabuya, Pierre, Bapolisi, Achille, Masimango, Mannix I., Bahizire, Esto, Maheshe‐Balemba, Ghislain, Shindano, Tony A., Cirhuza, Cikomola

“…Background and Aim The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic was a priority public health problem because of its high mortality rate. This study mainly…”
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Konzo risk factors, determinants and etiopathogenesis: What is new? A systematic review by Baguma, Marius, Nzabara, Fabrice, Maheshe Balemba, Ghislain, Malembaka, Espoir Bwenge, Migabo, Christiane, Mudumbi, Germain, Bito, Virginie, Cliff, Julie, Rigo, Jean-Michel, Chabwine, Joëlle Nsimire

“…•Dietary cyanide poisoning and protein malnutrition are major risk factors of konzo.•Thiocyanate may underestimate the level of cyanide poisoning in konzo…”
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Unusual posterior elbow dislocation associated with radial head fracture managed nonoperatively in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A case report and literature review by Tumsifu, Jean de Dieu Manegabe, Murhula, Gauthier Bahizire, Munguakonkwa, Paul Budema, Namugusha, Alain Kabakuli, Bulabula, Abasi Amisi, Maheshe, Ghislain Balemba, Mgisha, William, Kuhigwa, Georges Toha, Cornu, Olivier

“…Key Clinical Message In LMICs, the nonoperative management of posterior elbow dislocation associated with radial head fracture is still a therapeutic option…”
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Hand grenade blast injuries in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a case series of 38 patients by Budema, Paul Munguakonkwa, Murhega, Romeo Bujiriri, Tshimbombu, Tshibambe Nathanael, Toha, Georges Kuyigwa, Cikomola, Fabrice Gulimwentuga, Mudekereza, Paterne Safari, Mubenga, Léon-Emmanuel, Balemba, Ghislain Maheshe, Badesire, Darck Cubaka, Kanmounye, Ulrick Sidney

“…The armed conflict in the Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused close to 12,000 deaths. One of the most lethal weapons in armed…”
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MRI and CT findings in anterior thoracic myelomeningocele associated with scoliosis: A case of an 8-year-old child by Migabo, Patient Aganze, Bulabula, Abasi Amisi, Bujiriri, Roméo Murhega, Baguma, Marius, Mubenga, Léon-Emmanuel Mukengeshayi, Maheshe, Ghislain Balemba

“…Anterior Thoracic Myelomeningocele is a very rare condition. The diagnosis may be made before or after birth. Association with loss of physiologic curvature of…”
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Fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a hospital-based retrospective descriptive cohort study assessing correlates of adult mortality by Budema, Paul Munguakonkwa, Murhega, Roméo Bujiriri, Tshimbombu, Tshibambe Nathanael, Toha, Georges Kuyigwa, Cikomola, Fabrice Gulimwentuga, Mudekereza, Paterne Safari, Mubenga, Léon-Emmanuel, Maheshe-Balemba, Ghislain, Badesire, Darck Cubaka, Kanmounye, Ulrick Sidney

“…The Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been the battleground for multiple armed conflicts, resulting in many fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries…”
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Epilepsia partialis continua associated with ketotic hyperglycemia and tuberculous meningoencephalitis: A case report by Balola, Cordule, Nzabara, Fabrice, Tshongo Muhindo, Christian, Cikomola, Cirhuza, Maheshe, Ghislain Balemba, Baguma, Marius

“…We report the case of an 18‐year‐old girl who presented with several episodes of simple partial motor seizures compatible with the diagnosis of epilepsia…”
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Firearm injuries among children due to the Kivu conflict from 2017 to 2020: A hospital-based retrospective descriptive cohort study by Murhega, Romeo Bujiriri, Budema, Paul Munguakonkwa, Tshimbombu, Tshibambe Nathanael, Toha, Georges Kuyigwa, Cikomola, Fabrice Gulimwentuga, Mudekereza, Paterne Safari, Mubenga, Léon-Emmanuel, Balemba, Ghislain Maheshe, Badesire, Darck Cubaka, Negida, Ahmed, Kanmounye, Ulrick Sidney

“…Firearm-related injuries are deadly but avoidable. The case of Kivu, a region in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is alarming. Decades of…”
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Managing sacrococcygeal teratoma in a resource constrained setting by Tumusifu Manegabe, Jean de Dieu, Tshiwid A Zeng, Florent, Balemba, Ghislain Maheshe, Matabaro, Bijoux Safi, Birindwa, Etienne Kijibwami, Mukengeshai, Léon-Emmanuel Mubenga, Gulimwentuga, Fabrice Cikomola

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Human Milk output among mothers previously treated for severe acute malnutrition in childhood in Democratic Republic of Congo by Murhima'Alika, Christine Chimanuka, Balemba, Ghislain Maheshe, Lyabayungu, Pacifique Mwene-Batu, Mulume'oderhwa, Guy Mulinganya, Munthali, Grace, Owino, Victor, Tambwe, Albert Mwembwo, Dramaix, Michèle, Donnen, Philippe, Balaluka, Ghislain Bisimwa

“…Malnutrition is a public health problem, as wasting affects 7.5% of children worldwide. The harmful effects of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) can last a…”
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Bladder exstrophy: An atypical journey of a rare case of an adult by Manegabe, Jean de Dieu Tumusifu, Bahizire, Gauthier Murhula, Nteranya, Daniel Safari, Maheshe, Ghislain Balemba, Cikomola, Fabrice Gulimwentuga, Budema, Paul Munguakonkwa, Mubenga, Léon‐Emmanuel Mukengeshayi

“…Bladder exstrophy is a rare and complex malformation. Often associated with diverse deformations, an accurate diagnosis is a must for adequate management. In…”
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Atypical respiratory distress in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. A case report by Mateso, Guy-Quesney, Baguma, Marius, Mwene-Batu, Pacifique, Balemba, Ghislain Maheshe, Nzabara, Fabrice, Makali, Samuel, Bedha, Aline, Furaha, Bonheur, Minani, Jimmy, Muhindo, Christian Tshongo, Malembaka, Espoir Bwenge, Masimango, Mannix Imani, Shindano, Tony Akilimali, Cikomola, Justin Cirhuza, Mubagwa, Kanigula

“…Predictions have been made that Africa would be the most vulnerable continent to the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Interestingly, the spread of…”
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Multiple Bladder Diverticula Presenting in an 82-Year-Old Congolese Male by de Dieu Tumusifu Manegabe, Jean, Nteranya, Daniel Safari, Balemba, Ghislain Maheshe, Gulimwentuga, Fabrice Cikomola, Munguakonkwa, Paul Budema, Mudekereza, Paterne Safari, Matabaro, Bijou Safi, Bisimwa, Alliance Wani, Mukamba, Franck Masumbuko, Toha, Georges Kuyigwa, Centwali, Kizito Mutuga, Musilimu, Costa Sudi, Kuyigwa, Zénon, Namugusha, Alain Kabakuli, Rugarabura, Wani Mulumekandi, Mukengeshai, Léon-Emmanuel Mubenga

“…Bladder diverticulum is a congenital malformation characterized by the outpouching of the bladder following an obstruction of urine flux. We present a case of…”
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Atypical caudal regression syndrome with lumbar agenesis, hypoplastic sacrum without sacroiliac joints in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a case report by Mudekereza, Paterne Safari, Balemba, Ghislain Maheshe, Murhega, Roméo Bujiriri, Murhula, Gauthier Bahizire, Nteranya, Daniel Safari, Lekuya, Hervé Monka

“…The agenesis of any segment of the lower spinal column referred to as “caudal regression syndrome” (CRS) is a rare congenital defect of the spine. This…”
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Association between stunting and fecal calprotectin levels in breastfed infants living in a rural area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross sectional study by Bwija Kasengi, Joe, Maheshe Balemba, Ghislain, Baguma, Marius, Bwenge Malembaka, Espoir, Mbusa Kambale, Richard, Battisti, Oreste, Bahwere, Paluku, Bisimwa Balaluka, Ghislain

“…Background: Stunting is a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries as in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Many factors, such as…”
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Applying the Robson classification to routine facility data to understand the Caesarean section practice in conflict settings of South Kivu, eastern DR Congo by Guy Mulinganya, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Melissa Lukula Akonkwa, Dieudonné Mpunga Mukendi, Etienne Kajibwami Birindwa, Ghislain Maheshe Balemba, Marleen Temmerman, Albert Mwembo Tambwe, Bart Criel, Ghislain Bisimwa Balaluka, David Desseauve

“…Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa has low Caesarean (CS) levels, despite a global increase in CS use. In conflict settings, the pattern of CS use is unclear…”
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MRI and CT findings in anterior thoracic myelomeningocele associated with scoliosis: A case of an 8-year-old child by Migabo, Patient Aganze, Bulabula, Abasi Amisi, Bujiriri, Roméo Murhega, Baguma, Marius, Mubenga, Léon-Emmanuel Mukengeshayi, Maheshe, Ghislain Balemba

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