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Hindi Research and Reports in Gastroenterology
Idris Muhammad Yakubu Author
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Affiliation
enhanced gene silencing, shRNA, gene silencing
Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Abuja
Biography
Idris Muhammad Yakubu leading chemist, expert in the understanding and exploitation of molecular mechanisms in biology, and an academic entrepreneur looking to translate the best of my personal and collaborative research work from bench to clinic.
Publications
Case Report Open Access
Delayed Diagnosis of a GIST: A Case Report from a Resourcelimited Setting
Author(s): Idris Muhammad Yakubu* , Yazid Suleiman Kaoje and Tahoma Jabbe
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are rare but constitute the most common sub-epithelial tumours of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Small GISTs are mostly benign, asymptomatic, and discovered accidentally. However, larger tumours have been reported with a myriad of presentations. The diagnosis of a large malignant gastric GIST in a 35 years old male who presented with recurrent melaena was delayed. This patient presented to various hospitals with recurrent melaena and later noticed a progressive, painless epigastric swelling. Endoscopy, unnecessarily delayed until he got to the fourth hospital, revealed a large sub-mucosal gastric mass with an overlying oozing ulcer. The patient had laparotomy and partial gastrectomy with complete resection of the tumour. Histology and immunohis... view more»
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