Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu is a Nigerian neurosurgeon.
Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 |
| Education | University of Ilorin |
| Occupation(s) | Neurosurgeon, National Hospital, Abuja |
| Known for | first woman neurosurgeon in West Africa |
Early life and education edit
Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu, was born in Ilorin in 1980, but is a native of Okene, Kogi State.[1] She attended the medical school in University of Ilorin to get her first degree. She trained and specialized in neurosurgery in Usmanu Danfodiyo University under Prof BB Shehu[2]
Medical career edit
Aliu is the first female neurosurgeon in West Africa. She is also the first indigenous-trained female neurosurgeon in Nigeria. She currently works at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.[3]
Awards and achievements edit
Noted for her exceptional work in neurosurgery and encouragement of women to join the neurological field, Aliu was listed in the top 100 persons of the year by Arewa socio-political group in 2016.[1]
Personal life edit
Aliu is married with children.[4]
Publications edit
- "Knotting of a nasogastric feeding tube in a child with head injury: A case report and review of literature."[5]
In this publication Aliu, alongside seven other physicians, discuss the complications that can arise from the placement of a nasogastric tube, a common procedure for patients that are unable to feed themselves. In previous case studies regarding nasogastric tubes, complications such a coiling and knotting are blamed on small bore tubes and are said to be more common in patients with small stomachs.[6] However, Aliu and her colleagues challenge the position that small stomachs are at a greater risk for tube knotting, based on the extreme rarity of related complications in children. Instead, they argue that factors such as excess tube length, gastric surgery, and reduced gastric tone, specifically due to head injury, are the most reasonable predispositions for nasogastric tube knotting.
- "Using the head as a mould for cranioplasty with methylmethacrylate."[7]
Aliu and colleagues discuss the benefits of using methacrylate in the absence of custom bone, which can be too expensive or unavailable during a cranioplasty. They further describe cranioplasty techniques leading to successful outcomes when employing methacrylate.
- "Subdural actinomycoma presenting as recurrent chronic subdural hematoma."[8]
In this joint publication with the previously mentioned colleagues, Aliu brings to light a rare chronic bacterial infection in the brain called subdural actinomycoma, which is commonly mistaken radiologically with a subdural hematoma or an empyema.
References edit
- ^ a b "Meet Kogi-Born Dr. Salamat; Nigeria's First Female Neurosurgeon". Kogi reports. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
- ^ Olaniyi M (2015-04-12). "How I became first female Nigeria-trained neuro-surgeon". Dailytrust. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Nigeria's First Women! A List Of Nigeria's First Female Trailblazers". Onobello.com. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- ^ admin. "Nigeria's First Indigenous Female Neurosurgeon, Dr. Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu". cfrmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ Ismail NJ, Bot GM, Hassan I, Shilong DJ, Obande JO, Aliu SA, Dung ED, Shehu BB (July 2014). "Knotting of a nasogastric feeding tube in a child with head injury: A case report and review of literature". African Journal of Paediatric Surgery. 11 (3): 273–5. doi:10.4103/0189-6725.137343. PMID 25047325.
- ^ Williams A, Liddle D, Singh AK (2011). "A knotted nasogastric tube". Anesthesia: Essays and Researches. 5 (1): 109–10. doi:10.4103/0259-1162.84175. PMC 4173374. PMID 25885313.
- ^ Bot GM, Ismail NJ, Usman B, Shilong DJ, Obande JO, Aliu S, Sale D, Shehu BB (October 2013). "Using the head as a mould for cranioplasty with methylmethacrylate". Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 4 (4): 471–4. doi:10.4103/0976-3147.120207. PMC 3858776. PMID 24347964.
- ^ Ismail NJ, Bot GM, Sahabi S, Aliu S, Usman B, Shilong DJ, Obande JO, Shehu BB (April 2015). "Subdural actinomycoma presenting as recurrent chronic subdural hematoma". Asian Journal of Neurosurgery. 10 (2): 129–31. doi:10.4103/1793-5482.145051. PMC 4421953. PMID 25972947.