Publications by authors named "Abdullah Al-Ansari"

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  • * Most cases involve tumors that act as "leading points," but cases related to kidney stones (urolithiasis) are uncommon and can complicate treatment.
  • * The article discusses a case of urolithiasis-related ureteric intussusception that resulted in urosepsis, which was successfully treated using an endourological method.
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  • - The bladder is the most common place for foreign bodies in the urinary tract, often self-inserted due to curiosity or psychological issues.
  • - A case is highlighted involving a 76-year-old man who had blood in his urine for four days, leading to the discovery of a 15 mm bladder stone via CT scan.
  • - The patient successfully underwent cystolitholapaxy, emphasizing the need for prompt treatment of foreign bodies in the bladder.
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Citrus plants are widely utilized for edible purposes and medicinal utility throughout the world. However, because of the higher abundance of the antimicrobial compound D-Limonene, the peel waste cannot be disposed of by biogas production. Therefore, after the extraction of D-Limonene from the peel wastes, it can be easily disposed of.

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The Indian sarsaparilla () is a commonly used plant in Indian traditional medicine of Ayurveda for the preparation of various non-alcoholic beverages. However, limited studies are available on the essential oil of roots (HRO); therefore, the study evaluated the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic activities of root essential oil as well as insecticide potential against the common pests of stored food materials (, and ). The repellant efficacy of HRO was found to be high against (8.

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This study aimed to assess genetic variability at molecular and phytochemical levels among the four most commonly grown olive cultivars and the wild-type olive of Saudi Arabia. Sixty-six and 80 amplicons were generated from 9 random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) primers, each, producing an average of 95.9 and 86.

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Background: Sexual problems have been a common finding in chronically ill and physically disabled patients such as those with cerebrovascular accidents. Previous studies have supported the association between stroke and erectile dysfunction (ED).

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of ED and its severity in male stroke patients in Qatar and to assess the co-morbidities and risk factors associated with ED.

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of erectile dysfunction, its severity, and other sexual function domains in hypertensive and normotensive Qatari's men and to estimate the association between hypertension and predictors of erectile dysfunction.

Material And Methods: A matched case-control study was conducted at the primary health care clinics during a period from May to October 2006. Four hundred twenty-five hypertensive patients and 425 age-matched normotensive attendants of primary health care clinics, aged 30-75 years, were approached for the study.

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Background: Previous studies have supported the association between hypertension and erectile dysfunction (ED). In addition, a significant correlation between hypertension in men and ED has been well established.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of ED, its severity and other sexual function domains in hypertensive patients in Qatar.

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