Asmau O Aliyu

Department of Pediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos/Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract in Nigeria: A thirteen-year single Centre review
  Author(s): Isaac E Ocheke*, Bello Kehinde, Marcia M Ihekaike, Asmau O Aliyu, Patience B Ogbe, Michael Azizi, Charles Ani and Lohfa Chirdan
  
  Background: Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT) encompass a wide spectrum of structural anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract. Evidence from registries in high-income countries suggests that it is a major cause of morbidity in children, with up to 50-60% of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) due to CAKUT. The picture is not so clear in medium and low-income countries, mainly due to constraints of skilled personnel, diagnostic abilities, accurate data gathering and poor health-seeking behaviour. Methods: Information on children managed from birth to 18 years with CAKUT, from January 2010 to end of December 2022 in the renal unit of the Paediatric Department, Jos University Teaching Hospital was extracted for review from the general paediatric renal database. Results: One hundred and two childr.. View More»
  

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