Publications by authors named "A Daib"

Article Synopsis
  • Hemangiomas of the small intestine, though rare, can cause serious issues like intussusception, especially in young people, making diagnosis before surgery quite difficult.!* -
  • A case involving a 3-month-old girl highlighted the severity of this condition, as she presented with symptoms of abdominal pain and bleeding, ultimately requiring surgical resection to remove the affected portion of the intestine.!* -
  • Post-surgery, the patient had no complications, indicating that while rare, early recognition and surgical intervention for hemangiomas could lead to positive outcomes, despite the challenges in diagnosis provided typical methods.!*
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Introduction: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is the method of choice for extra-renal replacement therapy (ERT) for children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), because of its various advantages. However, it presents different infectious and non-infectious complications, causes of important morbidity and mortality.

Aim: To determine the mechanical complications of PD in our center and to identify risk factors of their occurrence.

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Introduction: Crossed renal ectopy (CRE) is a very rare congenital kidney anomaly. CRE is usually asymptomatic and is most often discovered incidentally, but the patient may sometimes develop various renal manifestations.

Case Presentation: We report a case of a girl who was symptomatic of several episodes of urinary tract infections and whose investigations including ultrasound, uroscan, renal scan and voiding cystourethrogram concluded that she had a crossed left renal ectopy without vesico-ureteral reflux.

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Testicular hemangioma (TH) is a congenital, uncommon and non-malignant testicular tumor. In the following report, we present a child who was brought to our emergency department with swelling of the right scrotum. Investigations were consistent with a TH and an associated hernia.

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Congenital giant megaureter (CGM) is uncommon in pediatic population, defined as congenital localized or total dilatation of the ureter to over 10 times the normal diameter with a normal bladder. Herein, we reported an entirely dilated CGM presented as neonatal bowel obstruction in a newborn baby. Our experience has suggested that CGM should be considered as a differential diagnosis of abdominal distension and occlusive syndrome.

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