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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The Brain Smear, a Rapid Affordable Intraoperative Diagnostic Technique for Brain Tumours Appropriate for Africa
Tropical Doctor, Volume 34, No. 4, Year 2004
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Description
Accurate preoperative and intraoperative diagnosis is important in neurosurgery. The most common method of intraoperative diagnosis is the frozen section which relies on trained personnel and regular supply of electricity or gas, both of which are in short supply in sub-Saharan Africa. The smear technique provides a cheap alternative without the need for extra personnel. This method can be easily learnt and provides an alternative to the frozen section with reasonable diagnostic accuracy. It is hoped that the method can be introduced in areas. where intraoperative diagnosis is required for brain tumours and the frozen section is not available. © 2004, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Olasode, Babatunde J.
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ironside, James West
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Western General Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
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Doi:
10.1177/004947550403400412
ISSN:
00494755
e-ISSN:
17581133