Publications by authors named "Ahmer Zain"

Objectives Cholelithiasis poses a considerable medical burden worldwide. While its pathogenesis is multifactorial, identifying the key risk factors is essential for understanding the disease and improving patient care. This study aims to investigate the potential associations between demographic, clinical, and laboratory variables and the development of cholelithiasis.

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Acute appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdominal pain requiring urgent surgery. Despite characteristic clinical signs, diagnosis can be challenging, leading to unnecessary appendectomies. This case report focuses on a 34-year-old male with escalating right lower quadrant abdominal pain.

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Sheehan syndrome, also called postpartum hypopituitarism, is primarily caused by ischemic necrosis of the pituitary resulting from a complicated pregnancy. As the clinical presentations occur years after the complication, it is difficult to diagnose this condition. In this report, we discuss the case of a 35-year-old female with altered mental status, generalized edema, and loss of appetite.

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