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Article History

Received: 5 August 2024

Accepted: 13 February 2025

First Online: 11 March 2025

Declarations

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: Ethical Approval obtained from the University of Lincoln Research Ethics Committee [Reference 2023_13596] with standards in line with the University of Lincoln Regulations. Individual subject data was anonymised, and protection is consistent with the principles of Nigeria Data Protection Regulations (NDPR) for public institutions in Nigeria. We complied strictly with the ethical principles for medical research involving human data and as stated by the World Medical Association in the October 2013 Principles of Helsinki.

: Form A was used locally for collecting indices of age, sex, weight, height, previous surgical history, CT images and consent to publish anonymised images were applicable.

: All images were anonymised before sending. Authors had no remote contact with subjects. Consent for publication was obtained by using the Form A and from the Radiology Department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University and  the Teaching Hospital Sokoto.

: The Authors confirm there are no competing interests. All named Authors confirm they have seen the article submitted for publication. We the authors do equally declare that there are no conflicts of interest.