A 10 week old baby girl was admitted to the hospital for vomiting, dehydration and failure to thrive. She was still only 3.5 Kg (about 7lb, 11 oz)! From the history given by the mother, there were no problems with the birth. About one week later, however, the baby started to vomit. She would nurse […]
Drilling Bone for Granulation Tissue
Your body’s ability to heal and regenerate is nothing short of a miracle. Here I drilled holes into a boy’s tibia to spur the more rapid regeneration of tissue in the wound.
My First Day… 11 Years Ago Today
Eleven years ago today was Heidi’s first day of clinic at BMC. It’s fun to go back and read her first impressions on October 8, 2007.
Pastor Appreciation in Sumnibooma#1
William gets appreciated and Heidi sees some patients at church.
Breast Cancer Mass
A woman in her mid-thirties came to BMC with a large tumor of her left breast which she said had been growing for only 5 months. The mass was so large, in fact, that she wore a cloth like a sling to help manage its weight.
Encounters with Ghana’s (Not So) Sexy Spanish Fly
William and Heidi investigate the horrible blisters Ghanaian bugs are giving them and follow a deadly, sex-fueled tale from Ancient Rome to Bill Cosby & the Beastie Boys.
Intussusception
In the past several months, I have operated on three six-month old babies for intussusception. Intussusception occurs when the bowel telescopes into itself and cannot exit back out again.
Removing a 7kg Ovarian Tumor
A large mass in a patient’s abdomen ends up being a 7kg ovarian tumor.
Animal Names in Mampruli Medical Terminology
Goat, Bird, Turtle, Bats, Centipedes – What do they all have in common? Each is the name of sickness in Mampruli. Learn about the fascinating etymology of these medical terms in the language of the Mamprusi of northern Ghana.