Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2025

  • Case Report

    Successful Kidney Transplantation in an Advanced Elderly at Federal Medical Center Abuja: A Case Presentation

    Obiatuegwu Kenenna*, Aniede Ernest, Agrawal Rajesh Kumar, Olawoye Tunde, Fidelis Lovely, Bioku Muftau, Anyabolu Michael, Saad Ahmed

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2025
    Pages: 20-26
    Received: 18 June 2025
    Accepted: 30 June 2025
    Published: 23 July 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.wjmcr.20250603.11
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: Background: Kidney transplantation (KTP) in elderly can be challenging with fears of mortality that is unrelated to surgery. Generally, elderly patients are defined as individuals aged 65 years and older. These group of individuals has been further subdivide unto ‘early elderly’ or ‘late elderly’. KTP is a form of stress which invariably triggers o... Show More
  • Case Report

    A Rare Case of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva in a Resource Limited Setup: A Case Report

    Birhanu Kassie Reta*, Kibrom Hadush Seyum, Million Abraha Zeray, Tsegay Birhane Bisrat, Yohannes Gebremedhin Berhe, Hindeya Hailu Hagos, Yordanos Birhane Gebrecherkos

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2025
    Pages: 27-30
    Received: 16 February 2025
    Accepted: 5 July 2025
    Published: 24 July 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.wjmcr.20250603.12
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by congenital malformation of the great toe and heterotopic ossification in the connective tissue of muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and aponeuroses. It has an incidence of 1 in 2 million, with less than 700 reported cases worldwide to date. The aim of this ca... Show More