Publications by authors named "Albert Ghaoui"
Primary or idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, first described by Ormond in 1948, is a rare and elusive diagnosis, requiring a high level of suspicion. Patients usually present with entrapment of retroperitoneal organs, the most common being the ureters, causing hydronephrosis and acute kidney injury. Here, we present the case of a 56-year-old male presenting for recurrent and intermittent scrotal edema.
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- Polycythemia vera (PV) is frequently linked to Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) and portal vein thrombosis (PVT), especially during the postpartum period, where complications like heparin-induced thrombocytopenia/thrombosis (HIT/T) can worsen the condition.
- In a described case, a woman developed subacute BCS and PVT post-delivery, diagnosed via imaging techniques, and treatment initially included a successful transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure.
- After complications arose due to HIT/T, the TIPS was repeated, and alternative anticoagulation with Fondaparinux and vitamin K antagonists was initiated
Background: There are still controversies about the integration of breast cancer as a part of the disease spectrum in Lynch syndrome.
Methods: A regular follow-up of a Lebanese pedigree with Lynch syndrome due to a point mutation of MSH2 gene at the splice donor site of intron 3 started in 1996.
Results: A 26-year-old pregnant woman, mutation carrier, developed an aggressive breast cancer, refractory to standard chemotherapy regimens.