Unexpected Huge Prevalence of Intracardiac Extension of Wilms Tumor—A Single Center Experience from a Ugandan Hospital

Autor: Massimo Mapelli, Paola Zagni, Roberto Ferrara, Valeria Calbi, Irene Mattavelli, Manuela Muratori, Jackson Kansiime, Cyprian Opira, Piergiuseppe Agostoni

Publikováno v: Children, Vol 9, Iss 5, p 743 (2022)

Wilms tumor (WT) is the most common primary renal malignancy in young children. WT vascular extension to the inferior vena cava (IVC) occurs in 4–10% of cases and can reach the right atrium (RA) in 1%. Data on WT clinical presentation and outcome i

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Prostate hyperplasia in St Mary’s Hospital Lacor: utility of prostate specific antigen in screening for prostate malignancy

Autor: Ronald Okidi, Cyprian Opira, David Martin Ogwang, Caroline Achola, Vanusa Da Consolação Sambo

Publikováno v: African Health Sciences

Introduction: Prostate cancer is the second commonest cancer in men worldwide. At present, every patient with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor is undergoing prostate biopsy regardless of the prostate specific antigen

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https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v20i3.30

Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis commonly complicates treated pulmonary tuberculosis with residual cavitation

Autor: Iain D, Page, Rosemary, Byanyima, Sharath, Hosmane, Nathan, Onyachi, Cyprian, Opira, Malcolm, Richardson, Richard, Sawyer, Anna, Sharman, David W, Denning

Publikováno v: The European Respiratory Journal
Page, I, Byanyima, R, Hosmane, S, Onyachi, N, Opira, C, Richardson, M, Sawyer, R, Sharman, A & Denning, D 2019, ' Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis commonly complicates treated pulmonary tuberculosis with residual cavitation ', European Respiratory Journal . https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01184-2018

Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) complicates treated pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), with high 5-year mortality. We measured CPA prevalence in this group. 398 Ugandans with treated pulmonary TB underwent clinical assessment, chest radiography and A

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6422837

Intestinal intussusception in an adult caused by helminthic parasitosis

Autor: Tom Richard Okello, Gaia Ciardi, Cyprian Opira, Irene Pecorella, David Martin Ogwang

Publikováno v: Gastroenterology Insights
Volume 7
Issue 1
Gastroenterology Insights, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2016)

Intestinal intussusception is an uncommon acute condition in adults and is most commonly caused by an intestinal tumor mass. Helminthic parasitosis is a widespread infection in Africa, and the load of worms is often high in individuals living in area

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https://doi.org/10.4081/gi.2016.6469

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Transmission and Risk Factors of Contacts, Uganda1

Autor: Cyprian Opira, Roberta Andraghetti, Joseph Olango, Silvia Declich, Paolo Francesconi, Zabulon Yoti, Stefania Salmaso, Donato Greco, Paul Awil Onek, Pierre E. Rollin, Massimo Fabiani

Publikováno v: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 9:1430-1437

From August 2000 through January 2001, a large epidemic of Ebola hemorrhagic fever occurred in Uganda, with 425 cases and 224 deaths. Starting from three laboratoryconfirmed cases, we traced the chains of transmission for three generations, until we

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https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0911.030339