The Internet Journal of Third World Medicine
ISSN: 1539-4646
Editor in Chief
Vijay Naraynsingh CMT BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCS FACS FICS FICA
Consultant General & Vascular Surgeon
Professor of Surgery
University of the West Indies General Hospital
Port-of-Spain Trinidad
Consultant General & Vascular Surgeon
Professor of Surgery
University of the West Indies General Hospital
Port-of-Spain Trinidad
Associate Editor
Niranjan Kissoon MD
Professor of Paediatrics
University of FloridaChief of Paediatrics & Critical Care
Wolfson Children's Hospital
Jacksonville Florida USA
Professor of Paediatrics
University of FloridaChief of Paediatrics & Critical Care
Wolfson Children's Hospital
Jacksonville Florida USA
Michael James Ramdass MBBS MSc MRCS(Ed) FRCS(Gen) FRCS(Eng)
Lecturer in General Surgery; Consultant General & Vascular Surgeon University of the West Indies; General Hospital
Port-of-Spain Trinidad West Indies
Lecturer in General Surgery; Consultant General & Vascular Surgeon University of the West Indies; General Hospital
Port-of-Spain Trinidad West Indies
Editorial Board
Rasheed Adam FRCSC
Consultant Neurosurgeon Trinidad, West Indies.
Consultant Neurosurgeon Trinidad, West Indies.
Amado Alejandro Baez MD, MSc, EMT
Chair, Latin America Task Force Basic Trauma Life Support International; Board Member Dominican Society of Prehospital Medicine
Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medicine
Rochester NY USA
Chair, Latin America Task Force Basic Trauma Life Support International; Board Member Dominican Society of Prehospital Medicine
Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medicine
Rochester NY USA
Steve Budhooram FRCS
Consultant Surgeon
San Fernando General Hospital Trinidad, WI.
Consultant Surgeon
San Fernando General Hospital Trinidad, WI.
Dilip Dan MD
Consultant General & Laparoscopic Surgeon; Lecturer in Surgery
San Fernando General Hospital Trinidad, WI.
Consultant General & Laparoscopic Surgeon; Lecturer in Surgery
San Fernando General Hospital Trinidad, WI.
William J. Keller Ph.D.
Chair, Medical Neurosciences
The University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine Sint Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles
Chair, Medical Neurosciences
The University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine Sint Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles
Lakhan Roop FRCS
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
San Fernando General Hospital Trinidad, WI.
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
San Fernando General Hospital Trinidad, WI.
Nobhojit Roy MD
Scientific Officer & Surgeon
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Hospital
Anushaktinagar, Mumbai India
Scientific Officer & Surgeon
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Hospital
Anushaktinagar, Mumbai India
Lall R Sawh CMT., FRCS,
Member American Urological Association; Associate Lecturer (Surgery ) UWI.
Member American Urological Association; Associate Lecturer (Surgery ) UWI.
Surujpal Teelucksingh PhD FRCP
Professor of Medicine
University of the West Indies
St. Augustine Trinidad, WI.
Professor of Medicine
University of the West Indies
St. Augustine Trinidad, WI.
Dr. Vipul D. Yagnik MS,FMAS
Assistant professor Department of Surgery Pramukhswami Medical College Shree Krishna Hospital & Medical Research Centre H M Patel Centre for Medical Care & Education Karamsad Gujarat India
Assistant professor Department of Surgery Pramukhswami Medical College Shree Krishna Hospital & Medical Research Centre H M Patel Centre for Medical Care & Education Karamsad Gujarat India