Publications by authors named "A Y Mejaddam"
Caudal duplication syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly with various duplications of structures derived from the embryonic cloaca and notochord. A male neonate was born with diphallia, bifid scrotum, and duplicated anorectal malformation. Diagnostic and operative evaluation identified a partially duplicated right kidney with left-to-right crossed fused ectopia, bilateral hydronephrosis, 2 separate hemi-bladders, left ectopic ureter with vesicoureteral reflux, and a left rectourethral fistula.
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- Persons with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery are at risk for nutritional deficiencies, particularly vitamin D, prompting this study to assess vitamin D levels post-surgery compared to those on a very low-energy diet (VLED).
- The study involved 971 participants, with measurements of vitamin D and calcium levels taken before and two years after treatment, showing that baseline vitamin D deficiency was more prevalent in individuals with obesity than in the general population.
- Results indicated that vitamin D levels generally improved for all treatment groups post-intervention, with only a small percentage experiencing deficiency afterward, suggesting that bariatric surgery, combined with vitamin D supplementation, does not significantly increase vitamin D deficiency risk compared to medical treatments.
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- Obesity negatively affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL), leading individuals to report lower overall well-being compared to the general population.
- In a study involving 1,122 participants with obesity and a control group of 414 individuals, lower scores in physical and mental health aspects were noted among those with obesity.
- The findings suggest a higher prevalence of mental health issues and medication use among obese individuals seeking treatment, highlighting their greater struggle with both physical and mental well-being.
Purpose: To describe a rare case of unilateral, endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus (HACEK group) confirmed in vitreous and blood cultures, in a patient with dentophobia.
Methods: Case report.
Patients: A seventy-five-year-old male patient with Type 2 diabetes, previous myocardial infarction, and pacemaker implantation.
Objective: To compare and validate umbilical venous flow volume (UVFV) measured at the intra-abdominal portion using ultrasound with actual flow volume of umbilical vein (UV) in fetal sheep sustained on the EXTrauterine Environment for Neonatal Development (EXTEND) system.
Methods: Circuit flow volume through the oxygenator was obtained using sensors. Ultrasound derived UVFV (ml/min) was calculated as (UV diameter [cm]/2) 3.