Publications by authors named "Ahmed Safhi"
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- Traumatic neuromas are uncommon in the digestive system, with the biliary tree being the typical area affected post-cholecystectomy or liver transplantation.
- This report details a rare case of a rectal neuroma in a 48-year-old man who had familial adenomatous polyposis and prior surgery for colon cancer.
- The lesion was initially suspected to be recurrent cancer based on clinical assessments but was later identified as a traumatic neuroma after surgical removal.
This study examined the influence of iodine supplementation and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in Saudi vegetarian women with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Blood and tissue samples from PTC-diagnosed women were analyzed for thyroid function, mtDNA mutations, and immunohistological features. Statistical analysis using Sigmastat was employed to compare thyroid hormone levels and mtDNA mutations between groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Studies have reported that the rate of upper respiratory tract infections in children and adults is inversely related to serum vitamin D levels and supplementation with vitamin D reduces the incidence of this infection. This study aimed to examine if vitamin D serum levels were a risk factor for recurrent tonsillitis among adult patients. Methods Retrospective comparative analysis was carried out on 100 patients diagnosed with recurrent tonsillitis with 100 age- and sex-matched individuals as controls between June 2016 and May 2022.
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