Publications by authors named "Ahmad H Elkhatib"
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- A study was conducted at Jordan University Hospital to assess the prevalence of depression and anxiety among otolaryngology outpatients, involving 1,328 participants who completed specific questionnaires during their visits.
- The findings revealed that 36.1% of the patients experienced depression and 22.9% had anxiety, with significant risk factors including age between 30-50, female sex, and various lifestyle and health issues.
- The study emphasizes the need for healthcare providers to be attentive in identifying and addressing these mental health disorders to enhance overall patient well-being.
Advancements in endoscopic endonasal approaches have increased the extent and complexity of skull base resections, in turn demanding the development of novel techniques for skull base defect reconstruction. The objective of this pilot study was to investigate the effect of leukocyte-platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF) on the postoperative healing after endoscopic skull base surgery. Between January and May of 2015, 47 patients underwent endoscopic endonasal resection of sellar, parasellar, and suprasellar lesions with the application of L-PRF membranes during the skull base reconstruction at two surgical centers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the potential contribution of positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) to help differentiate olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) from sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC).
Methods: Following approval by the institutional review board at the Wexner Medical Center at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, a pilot study with retrospective review of patients with biopsy-proven diagnosis of ONB s and SNUC s was conducted. Staging PET/CT scans were reviewed to document the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax).