Prognostic Factors Affecting Postsurgical Outcomes of Adult Patients with Intracranial Meningioma: A Retrospective Study.

Objective: To identify the prognostic factors of surgical resection for meningioma and their relationship with patient outcomes.

Methods: This retrospective study included 53 patients (≥16 years), who underwent surgical resection for intracranial meningioma at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital from 2012 to 2022. Data regarding tumor location and size, histopathological type, chief complaint, chief complaint duration, admission date, diagnosis, operation, and discharge date were collected.

The awareness and perception of chronic kidney disease in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious worldwide health problem with a rising incidence and prevalence. CKD can lead to end-stage renal failure that increases the risk of death and requires dialysis or kidney transplantation. Patients' adherence, attitude, and knowledge are important to prevent and control CKD.

Rectal Bleeding after Insertion of a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube.

Iatrogenic injury to an internal organ such as the stomach, colon, small bowel, or liver after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube insertion is a rare complication. We present a case of rectal bleeding due to colon injury during PEG tube placement. This required urgent exploratory laparoscopic surgery with segmental resection of the transverse colon and replacement of the PEG tube.

High school versus graduate entry in a Saudi medical school - is there any difference in academic performance and professionalism lapses?

Background: King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS) was the first university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offering both high school entry and graduate entry (GE) students into medical school. We compared the academic performance and professionalism lapses of high school entry and GE students who undertook the same curriculum and examinations in the College of Medicine, Riyadh, KSAU-HS.

Methods: Examination scores of 196 high school graduates and 54 GE students over a 4-year period (2010-2014) were used as a measure of academic achievement.

Optimizing the surgical effort in patients with advanced neuroendocrine neoplasm hepatic metastases: a critical analysis of 40 patients treated by hepatic resection and cryoablation.

Background: Surgical extirpation of neuroendocrine neoplasms hepatic metastases (NENHM) provides the best opportunity of long-term survival but is not feasible in the majority of patients given the widespread presentation of liver disease. Combining resection with local ablation can potentially expand the resection criteria and thereby improve survival. The present study critically evaluates the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of patients with NENHM who underwent concomitant hepatic resection and cryoablation.

Determining the association between preoperative computed tomography findings and postoperative outcomes after cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy for pseudomyxoma peritonei.

Background: This study evaluates the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) scoring of the peritoneal cancer index (PCI) and examines its association with surgical morbidity and outcomes in pseudomyxoma peritonei.

Methods: Forty-seven patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei had preoperative evaluation of CT scans and were treated with cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Their radiological PCI and intraoperative PCI were scored for determination of accuracy and for correlation with morbidity and outcomes.

Secondary cytoreduction and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy after initial debulking of pseudomyxoma peritonei: a study of timing and the impact of malignant dedifferentiation.

Background: Cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (PIC) is recognized as an effective treatment modality for patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei. This study investigates its role as a secondary definitive treatment procedure after earlier primary treatments.

Study Design: Patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei undergoing secondary cytoreduction combined with PIC were identified from a prospective database.