Publications by authors named "Askar K Alshaibani"

Background: Klinefelter syndrome is considered one of the most common sex chromosome disorders affecting males. The presence of an extra X chromosome can alter the tendency to develop various cancers, including lymphomas. Lacrimal gland lymphoma is a disease of the elderly, with a median age of presentation of 70 years.

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Purpose: To analyze different tomographic and refractive parameters for predicting successful visual outcome following femtosecond laser-assisted arcuate keratotomy (FSAK) for post-keratoplasty astigmatism.

Design: Retrospective.

Methods: Retrospective study evaluating patients with astigmatism following penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) or deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) who underwent FSAK.

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Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a sudden and vision-threatening condition with catastrophic consequences unless managed immediately by reestablishing the retinal circulation. Even though CRAO is a common ocular disorder, it is a very rare complication after non-ocular surgeries; only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Cardiac and spine surgeries are considered the most common causes of postoperative vision loss.

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  • Hoarseness in school-aged children can negatively impact their education and social skills, occurring in 6% to 23% of children globally.
  • A study in Saudi Arabia aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with hoarseness, revealing a rate of 7.5% among 428 participants.
  • Key determinants included a history of excessive crying, problems with pronunciation, stuttering, and gastrointestinal reflux, which notably increases the risk of hoarseness.
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This is a case of a 36-year-old male not known to have any medical illness complaining of left upper painless swelling in the eyebrow with no systemic symptoms, and normal physical examination apart from the eyebrow mass. Computed tomography (CT) of the head showed a well-defined hyperdense subcutaneous soft tissue lesion seen at the medial aspect of the left orbit (eyelid-extra orbital). Excisional biopsy of the eyebrow mass was done and sent for histopathological evaluation which reports consistent findings with Kimura disease (KD) as a definitive diagnosis.

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  • Breast masses are frequently encountered in primary health care, particularly among women aged 40 and older, with a 24% detection rate in this study.
  • The characteristics of the breast masses and their associations with female patients' demographics indicate that factors like being overweight, the presence of a breast lump, and early menarche correlate with higher odds of having a breast mass.
  • Family physicians play a vital role in managing these cases and should refer patients for further investigation when a breast lump is reported.
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become one of the most commonly performed abdominal surgeries worldwide. Several anatomic variations and congenital malformations in the gallbladder and biliary anatomy have been described. We reported the case of a middle-aged woman who presented with jaundice and abdominal pain.

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