The efficacy of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in treating adolescent obesity.

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is becoming a popular and preferred primary bariatric intervention; however, its applicability in the adolescent age group remains controversial. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of SG in treating obesity and its co-morbidities among adolescents.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of patients aged 12-21 who underwent SG from 2008 to 2012 at Amiri Hospital, Kuwait.

The impact of Helicobacter pylori on the complications of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a very common bacterium present in the gastric tissue of up to 50 % of people, and the mucosal damage it causes can predispose to multiple comorbid conditions. This study aims to observe the prevalence of H.

Gastric histopathologies in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomies.

Background: With 80 % of its population overweight, 47.5 % obese, and having the eighth fattest population worldwide, Kuwait has a serious obesity problem. This has led to widespread practice of bariatric surgery, with little or no studies regarding operative findings and patient follow-up.

A study of the microbiology of diabetic foot infections in a teaching hospital in Kuwait.

The purpose of this study was to determine the microbiological profile of diabetic foot infections (DFIs) and assess the antibiotic susceptibility of the causative agents. Data were obtained from a retrospective analysis of DFI samples collected from June 2007 to July 2008. Specimens were cultured using optimal aerobic and anaerobic microbiological techniques, and antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed according to the methods recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI).

A study of the microbiology of breast abscess in a teaching hospital in Kuwait.

Objectives: To determine the microbiological profile of breast abscess and assess the antibiotic susceptibility of the causative agents.

Materials And Methods: Data obtained from cases of breast abscess over a period of 3.5 years, June 2006 to December 2009, were retrospectively analyzed.

Erythema nodosum and bilateral breast abscesses due to Salmonella enterica serotype Poona.

A woman presented with erythema nodosum followed by bilateral breast abscesses without a gastrointestinal manifestation, due to a rare serotype of Salmonella, namely, Salmonella enterica serotype Poona. This is the first reported case of erythema nodosum presumably associated with Salmonella infection without a gastrointestinal manifestation.

Prevalence of somatisation and psychologisation among patients visiting primary health care centres in the State of Qatar.

Background: Medically unexplained somatic complaints are among the most common clinical presentations in primary care in developing countries and they are considerable burden for patients and health care system.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of somatisation in comparison to psychologisation among a sample of Qatari patients who were visiting primary health care (PHC) centres and to investigate the clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of somatisers (STs) and psychologisers (PGs).

Method: The survey was conducted among PHC Qatari patients during the period from January to July 2007.

The incidence of lung cancer in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Background: Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world, with an estimated number of 1.3 million new cases as of 2002. This is the first report from the countries that comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Sero-epidemiology of hepatitis B infection in pregnant women in Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis B 'e' antigen (HBeAg) and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in pregnant women in the Gulf States.

Methods: A total of 1710 pregnant women aged 15-45 years were enrolled in June-July 2000 in nine centres across Oman, Qatar and Unite Arab Emirates. The percentage of HBsAg-positive and HBeAg-positive individuals was determined.