Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410158
What Impact Does Glycemic Control Have on the Final Outcome of Diabetic Patients with Severe COVID-19?
Fadila Salmane, Faïza Charif, Zaynab Mahdi, Rayhana Rahouti, Hafça Lahbib, Aouatif Boucht, Meryem Smouni, Ouassima Bernichi, Mohamed Hannana, Wiam Ftouh, Hicham Sbai, Ismail Labib, Youssef Moutiaa, Adil Najdi and Mariam Benkacem
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: September 30, 2022
Diabetes represents one of the most frequently reported comorbidities in patients with COVID-19 disease; and is a risk factor for disease progression, and death. Assessing the impact of glycemic control on the progression of Covid-19 disease....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5696/1410083
Magnetic Therapy of Anemia Caused by Inflammations
Manfred Fähnle
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: October 13, 2022
In my paper I describe the magnetic therapy of anemia caused by inflammations, and I explain the physical processes underlying this therapy. Anemia occurs when there are not enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to the organs of the body. The patients suffering from anemia feel cold, tired and weak. The most common type of anemia is the iron deficiency anemia. Iron produces a substance in the red blood cells then enables them to carry oxygen (hemoglobin)....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2690-3164/1710015
Button Aneurysm of Coronary Artery Post Bentall’s Procedure: A Case Report
Nirmal Prasad Neupane, MBBS, MD, EDIR, Kritisha Rajlawot, MBBS, MD, Sujan Thapa, MBBS, MD and Asim Sitaula, MBBS, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 17, 2022
Bentall’s procedure is a type of cardiac surgery to replace part of the aorta and the aortic valve of the heart because of pathological aortic conditions. Button aneurysm of coronary artery is a rare and uncommon condition following Bentall’s procedure. Here, we present a case of a 29-year-old female who developed left coronary artery button aneurysm four years after Bentall’s procedure for ascending aortic aneurysm....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4466/1710039
Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Aziz Atallah, Ghofrane Talbi, Firas Ayadi, Fatma Medhioub, Ferjaoui Wael, Mestiri Hafedh and Rached Bayar
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 09, 2022
Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with normal or chronic liver disease remains a major therapeutic tool. Its indications keep expanding over the years nevertheless it is still burdened with a significant morbidity and mortality. The purpose of our study was to investigate the postoperative morbidity and mortality of the liver resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhotic liver, chronic liver disease or normal liver and to identify its risk factors....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510206
A Lung Mass
J Smaali, R Lemouden, M Chiguer, N ElOmri, A ElKadiri, Y Sekkach and J Fatihi
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: October 21, 2022
A 29-year-old man with a history of bulbar ulcer treated 2 years previously and chronic smoking at 13 packs/year was hospitalized for respiratory symptoms made up of right basithoracic pain with cough and clear sputum without fever or progressive night sweats for six months in a context of deterioration in general condition. The clinical examination was unremarkable....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510205
Branch Pulmonary Artery Stenosis in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia: A Rare Presentation
Sudeb Mukherjee, MBBS, MD, DM and Suhana Datta, MBBS, MS
Article Type: Clinical Image | First Published: October 17, 2022
26-year-old lady admitted with shortness of breath and chest discomfort for last one and half months. She had no history of chest pain. She was not suffering from any major illness neither she was taking any medications on regular basis. On initial examination there was pallor and bipedal oedema. SpO2 was 94% in room air. Cardiovascular examinations reveal short systolic murmur in the pulmonary area with no radiation and continuous murmurs in left axillary area of same intensity. Chest examinati...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4571/1710049
Some Rare Neurosurgical Pathologies in a Sub-Saharan Tertiary Hospital
Ohaegbulam SC, FRCSEd, FRCS, FWACS, FMCS, FICS, NNOM, Ndubuisi C and Okwunodulu Okwuoma
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 16, 2022
In sub-Saharan Africa, several neurosurgical diseases are rare in neurosurgical practice, in contrast to other climes. Poor diagnostic and health facilities are always blamed. More than six decades after the birth of neurosurgery in the region, those deficiencies and workforce have markedly improved in neurosciences. The aim of this study was to identify the uncommon cranial neurosurgical lesions and their frequency in the study centre....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4571/1710048
Development of an Innovative SQL-Based Approach to Identify Potential Patients with Neurotransmitter Disorders
Emily Fox, Vishal Mehta, Rajesh Madhu, Evangeline Wassmer, Ruchi Arora, Tony Cox, Dave Heaton, Julia Granerod and Mark Rance
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 16, 2022
The neurotransmitter disorders (NTDs) signs and symptoms range from early-onset severe neurological manifestations, often accompanied with developmental delay, to later-onset moderate movement disorders [1]. Timely diagnosis remains challenging. To develop the SQL algorithm we analysed pseudonymised patient records from the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) database, which covers all National Health Service inpatient admissions in England, between April 2010 and May 2020....