Fibroids are non-cancerous smooth muscle growths in the uterus that often appear during child-bearing years. Fibroids range in size from the size of a small pea to large masses the size of a breadfruit. Fibroids can occur as a single mass or multiple growths of different sizes. Many women will have uterine fibroids at some […]

Every surgeon can attest to having been asked this question multiple times by different patients when they are being scheduled for surgical procedures. The duration of a surgical procedure largely depends on the type of procedure. Even then, two procedures of the same type can vary in length due to complexity or simplicity of a […]

Foreign body refers to any object that is placed in the ear, nose, mouth or any other part of the body, where it should not normally be, such that it causes harm without immediate medical attention. While adults occasionally get foreign bodies trapped in their ears, the situation more commonly occurs in children. This is […]

Urinary retention is the inability to completely empty the bladder. A patient with urinary retention may be unable to start urination, or if he is able to start, he cannot fully empty his bladder. There is a common misconception that urinary retention only occurs in men. This is not true. Urinary retention is not peculiar […]

At the early stages of any prolonged discomfort, it is advised that patients seek medical attention. The longer a person delays their visit to the doctor, the higher their risk of complications. While visiting the doctor can be scary because of the unknown, knowledge of your general health condition is way better. Early detection of […]

Minimal Access Surgery is one advancement to modern medicine that has improved the quality of healthcare that can be accessed by high risk patients. There are several health conditions that in times past would make surgery difficult or impossible.They include stroke, hypertension and diabetes. Patients would be denied surgical solutions to their medical challenges because […]

The full idiom is, “a stitch in time saves nine”. Suffice to say that it probably was not about surgeries that this idiom was coined. Though originally based on a tailoring metaphor, it bears uncanny similarity to the medical sciences. While most people would rather not have surgery if it is elective, there are occasions […]

Cervical incompetence (also known as cervical insufficiency) occurs when weak cervical tissue causes or contributes to premature birth or loss of an otherwise healthy pregnancy. It is the inability of the cervix to carry pregnancy to term. An incompetent cervix can be diagnosed prior or during pregnancy. In pregnancy, the competence of a cervix to […]