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Correlation of alanine aminotransferase levels and a histological diagnosis of steatohepatitis with ultrasound-diagnosed metabolic-associated fatty liver disease in patients from a centre in Nigeria by Kolawole, O J, Oje, M M, Betiku, O A, Ijarotimi, O, Adekanle, O, Ndububa, D A

“…Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is defined as the occurrence of hepatic fat accumulation in patients with negligible alcohol consumption or…”
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Diagnostic utility of alpha-fetoprotein and des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin in nigerians with hepatocellular carcinoma by Ette, Akpakip Ikpong, Ndububa, D A, Adekanle, O, Ekrikpo, U

“…Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and Des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin (DCP) have been extensively studied as biomarkers for the diagnosis of and prognostication in…”
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Sexual transmission of the hepatitis B virus among blood donors in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria by Adekanle, O, Ndububa, D A, Ayodeji, O O, Paul-Odo, B, Folorunso, T A

“…Hepatitis B can be spread by several routes, including sexually. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of sexual transmission of the virus among the…”
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Spectrum of colonoscopy findings in Ile-Ife Nigeria by Alatise, O I, Arigbabu, A O, Agbakwuru, E A, Lawal, O O, Ndububa, D A, Ojo, O S

“…Lower gastrointestinal (LGI) diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Colonoscopy holds an important place in screening,…”
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Fatal haemorrhage from an Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of the liver in a patient with Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Case report by Adekanle, O, Ndububa, D A, Ijarotimi, O, Komolafe, O A, Omonisi, E A, Ojo, S O

“…A case of fatal haemorrhage is reported among 72 ultrasound (US) guided percutaneous fine-needle aspiration liver biopsies (FNAB) performed in the gastro-…”
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Presentation, distribution pattern, and management of diverticular disease in a Nigerian tertiary hospital by Alatise, O, Arigbabu, A, Lawal, O, Adetiloye, V, Agbakwuru, E, Ndububa, D

“…Background: Colonic diverticular disease is one of the most common and costly gastrointestinal disorders among industrialized societies, which have recently…”
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Bowel preparation for colonoscopy: enema versus sodium phosphate by Alatise, O I, Arigbabu, A O, Lawal, O O, Ndububa, D A, Agbakwuru, E A, Ojo, O S, Adekanle, O

“…Colonoscopy is considered to be the gold standard investigation for assessing the colonic mucosa. Good bowel preparation is essential in order to achieve…”
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Declining prevalence of duodenal ulcer at endoscopy in Ile-Ife, Nigeria by Umoru, B.I., Ijarotimi, O., Alatise, O.I., Adekanle, O., Soyoye, D.O., Ndububa, D.A.

“…Background. Duodenal ulcer is the most common peptic ulcer disease worldwide. In the past, sub-Saharan Africa has been described as an area of mixed prevalence…”
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Clinical and laboratory indices of cholelithiasis in adult Nigerians with sickle-cell anaemia by Ajayi, A O, Bojuwoye, B J, Braimoh, K, Ndububa, D A

“…The clinical and laboratory indices of cholelithiasis in adult Nigerians with homozygous sickle-cell disease (SCD) were studied in 100 consecutive patients…”
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Liver cirrhosis: Child-Pugh grading of cases seen in Nigeria by Ndububa, D A, Ojo, O S, Aladegbaiye, A O, Adebayo, R A, Adetiloye, V A, Durosinmi, M A

“…Child-Pugh grading is an important determinant of treatment options, surgical interventions and prognosis in chronic liver disease. Sixty-four liver cirrhosis…”
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Pattern and Validity of Clinical Diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases in South-west Nigeria by Agbakwuru, E.A, Fatusi, A.O, Ndububa, D.A, Alatise, O.I, Arigbabu, O.A, Akinola, D.O

“…Diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) diseases is often made on clinical grounds alone in Nigeria due to lack of endoscopic facilities. The validity of…”
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Epidemiology and clinical presentation of a seasonal ataxia in western Nigeria by Adamolekun, B, Ndububa, D A

“…The epidemiological and clinical presentation in 37 patients (males/females 1.5:1, median age 37 years, range 12-85 yrs) with a seasonal ataxic syndrome of…”
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The incidence and characteristics of some paraneoplastic syndromes of hepatocellular carcinoma in Nigerian patients by Ndububa, D A, Ojo, O S, Adetiloye, V A, Rotimi, O, Durosinmi, M A, Uchegbu, L O

“…To determine whether paraneoplastic syndromes of hepatocellular carcinoma such as erythrocytosis, hypoglycaemia, hypercholesterolaemia and hypercalcaemia are…”
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The contribution of alcohol to chronic liver disease in patients from South-west Nigeria by Ndububa, D A, Ojo, O S, Adetiloye, V A, Aladegbaiye, A O, Adebayo, R A, Adekanle, O

“…This study aimed at determining the level and type of alcohol consumed by patients diagnosed with chronic liver disease (CLD) and, hence, the extent to which…”
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Use of direct Gram stain of stomach biopsy as a rapid screening method for detection of Helicobacter pylori from peptic ulcer and gastritis patients by Oyedeji, K. S., Smith, S. I., Arigbabu, A. O., Coker, A. O., Ndububa, D. A., Agbakwuru, E. A., Atoyebi, O. A.

“…Four hundred and thirty five stomach mucosal biopsies were taken from 145 consecutive patients (3 from each patient) during investigations for dyspepsia in…”
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Hepatitis D virus antigen in HBsAg positive chronic liver disease in Nigeria by Ojo, O S, Akonai, A K, Thursz, M, Ndububa, D A, Durosinmi, M A, Adeodu, O O, Fatusi, O A, Goldin, R D

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is strongly associated with an aggressive type of chronic active liver disease (CALD) and hepatocellular carcinoma, which tend to…”
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Factors that Influence the Acceptance of Needle Biopsy of the Liver at a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria by Adekanle, O, Kolawole, O J, Ijarotimi, O, Ndububa, D A

“…Liver biopsy is a procedure that is carried out for making the diagnosis of abnormal liver conditions. This study assessed the factors that influence patients'…”
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HELLP syndrome: The experience at Ile-Ife, Nigeria by Makinde, O. N., Adegoke, O. A., Adediran, I. A., Ndububa, D. A., Adeyemi, A. B., Owolabi, A. T., Kuti, O., Orji, E. O., Salawu, L.

“…Summary Between 1 January and 31 December, 2006, 34 consecutive cases of severe pre-eclampsia (12), imminent eclampsia (10) and eclampsia (12) who were…”
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Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with gastritis and peptic ulcer in western Nigeria by Smith, S I, Oyedeji, K S, Arigbabu, A O, Chibututu, C C, Anomneze, E E, Agbakwuru, A E, Ndububa, D A, Coker, A O

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Hepatitis B virus markers, hepatitis D virus antigen and hepatitis C virus antibodies in Nigerian patients with chronic liver disease by Ojo, O S, Thursz, M, Thomas, H C, Ndububa, D A, Adeodu, O O, Rotimi, O, Lawal, A A, Durosinmi, M A, Akonai, A K, Fatusi, A O

“…Although carrier rates for the HBsAg as well as the prevalence of HBV-associated chronic liver disease (CALD) are known to be high in Nigeria, not much is…”
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