A5094217416- Global Health and Surgery
- Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Meningioma and schwannoma management
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital
2024-2025
Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann
2024-2025
Cheikh Anta Diop University
2025
Background: There is a considerable burden of pituitary and other skull base diseases in low-and-middle-income countries that often go unaddressed. In this study, we describe the development an institutional partnership between Mass General Brigham (MGB) Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH; The Gambia) to develop capacity perform complex cranial neurosurgery with focus on surgery. Methods: This case series 5 operations performed at EFSTH from September 17-19, 2024. Results: were...
Background Diagnosis of brain tumors increased in sub-Saharan Africa since the advent computed tomography (CT)-scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) these regions, enabling easy diagnosis. However, some histological types can be confusing, especially on CT-scan, simulating other pathologies such as inflammatory granulomas or pyogenic abscesses. MRI, this instance, with its diffusion-weighted imaging, susceptibility weighted perfusion is important to help accurate The down side...
Abstract Introduction Globally, many regions have an urgent, unmet need of neurosurgical care. A multi-step twinning technique, International Neurosurgical Twinning Modeled for Africa (INTIMA), was proved to be successful during a previous mission Unit, Enugu, Nigeria. The Swedish African Collaboration (SANC) performed developmental together with the local unit in Gambia, adopting INTIMA model. Methods multidisciplinary team visited 2-week collaborative at Department Edward Francis Small...
Background: Meningiomas are benign, slow-growing tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) that arise from arachnoid matter. It comprises one most common primary CNS, occurring mostly in and after fifth decade life with a female gender predilection. Diagnosis is facilitated by imaging computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MRI); however, atypical forms exist which augments risk missing diagnosis. This case meningioma mimics hematoma on imaging, diagnosis was only confirmed...