Presentation of Acute Pancreatitis in Sickle Cell Disease Patients: A Single Hospital Experience.

Introduction: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a haemoglobinopathy that leads to the formation of distorted sickle-shaped red blood cells that are prone to vaso-occlusion. This may lead to vaso-occlusive crises that may affect any organ. Acute pancreatitis (AP) in SCD patients may be mimicked by a vaso-occlusive crisis in the abdomen.

Evaluating intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) in focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) resection surgery: A systematic review.

Background: Surgery is the best approach to treating focal cortical dysplasia (FCD)-related epilepsy; yet, it has suboptimal outcomes because distinguishing the boundaries between the FCD region and normal brain tissue intraoperatively poses a challenge. The use of intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) helps demarcate FCD lesion borders leading to more accurate intraoperative resection. In this review, the use of IOUS for the resection of FCD was evaluated.