Discovering a novel genetic variant in 11 family members who had isolated pheochromocytoma linked to von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome, aligning with the type 2c phenotype.

Introduction: Von Hippel-Lindau disease (e.g. VHL) is an autosomal dominant multi-organ cancer syndrome caused by a mutation in the tumour suppressor gene.

Effect of Diluted Dakin's Solution Versus Standard Care on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are the main cause of hospitalizations and amputations in diabetic patients. Failure of standard foot care is the most important cause of impaired DFU healing. Dakin's solution (DS) is a promising broad-spectrum bactericidal antiseptic for management of DFUs.

Assessing potential impact of 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines on community standard practice for I-131 treatment of low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer: case study of Jordan.

Objectives: The 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines called for significantly more selective I therapy in patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). We hypothesized that application of these guidelines would significantly reduce the I activity utilized by an academic tertiary hospital in Jordan.

Methods: All DTC patients managed at Jordan University Hospital (JUH) between 1/2009 and 6/2019 were classified according to the 2015 ATA risk category and I activity was assigned accordingly.

Contemporary considerations in adjuvant radioiodine treatment of adults with differentiated thyroid cancer.

Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is the most common endocrine malignancy with a growing incidence worldwide. The initial conventional management is surgery, followed by consideration of I treatment that includes three options. These are termed remnant ablation (targeting benign thyroid remnant), adjuvant (targeting presumed microscopic DTC) and known disease (targeting macroscopic DTC) treatments.

Role of Preoperative Dexamethasone Nebulization in Reducing Bougie Complications Encountered After Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Prospective Double-Blind Control Interventional Study.

Introduction: The usage of bougie devices in guiding the extent of sleeve gastrectomies has been associated with several laryngeal and pharyngeal complications. Despite these being distressing for patients, they draw little attention in current literature.

Objectives: To study the role of preoperative nebulized dexamethasone in relieving the symptoms related to bougie insertion during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy postoperatively.

Wound infiltration with bupivacaine 0.5% with or without adrenaline does not decrease pain after thyroidectomy. A randomized controlled study.

To study the effect of local wound infiltration with and without adrenaline on pain perception after thyroidectomy using the visual analog score (VAS).  Methods: A prospective randomized controlled double-blinded study was conducted between May 2015 and June 2016 at The University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan. Eighty-nine patients undergoing planned thyroidectomy were included in the study.

Helicobacter pylori Does not Affect Postoperative Outcomes After Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Background: The effect of Helicobacter pylori (HP) colonization of the stomach of patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is unclear.

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of HP colonization on postoperative outcomes of LSG.

Setting: The setting of this study is in University Hospital.

Upper airway obstruction by a fragmented tracheostomy tube: Case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Many objects were described in the literature as causes of upper airway obstruction including seeds, nuts and household particles but fragmented tracheostomy tube is a rarely reported cause of airway obstruction. We report a case of foreign body aspiration in the tracheobronchial tree due to a fragmented and migrated tracheostomy tube.

Presentation Of Case: We report a 4.

The Magnitude of Antral Resection in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and its Relationship to Excess Weight Loss.

Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of antral resection on weight loss and complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).

Methods: This was a retrospective study of the prospectively collected data of patients who underwent LSG at Jordan University Hospital from February 2011 to February 2012. Patients were divided into two groups based on antral resection: group A underwent a 6-cm antral resection, and group B underwent a 2-cm antral resection.

Volume of resected stomach as a predictor of excess weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy.

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is gaining popularity for the treatment of obesity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the volume of the resected stomach (VRS) as a predictor of the percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL) 1 year after LSG.

Methods: This was a single-surgeon study of prospectively collected data of patients who underwent LSG at Jordan University Hospital (February 2009 to February 2012).

Ascending infection of foot tendons in diabetic patients.

Bone and soft tissue infection in the foot of diabetic patients is a well-described issue in the literature. A sound anatomical knowledge of the foot anatomy and compartments is mandatory to understand the mechanisms of infection spread. We describe four cases of diabetic foot infection complicated by long ascending infection.

Performance of chloride/phosphate test in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. Is it related to calcium level?

Objective: To examine the sensitivity of the chloride/phosphate (Cl/PO4) ratio with a cut-off point of >33 as a diagnostic test for primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) in surgically proven patients, and its performance at different calcium levels.

Methods: This is a retrospective medical records based study. Data of 120 patients diagnosed with pHPT, already operated in the Department of Surgery, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy between March 2010 and June 2011 were reviewed.

Gastric perforation secondary to metastasis from ovarian cancer: Case report.

Introduction: Metastasis from ovarian cancer occurs frequently through the peritoneal cavity in the form of peritoneal carcinomatosis; isolated gastric metastasis is rarely reported in literature.

Presentation Of Case: We present a case of 43-year-old infertile lady, who developed a picture of acute abdomen four days post total abdominal hysterectomy and salpingoopherectomy for ovarian cancer. Further contrast-enhanced CT scan demonstrated massive free gas and fluid in the abdomen.

Underlay mesh repair for spontaneous lumbar hernia.

Introduction: Lumbar hernia is a rare condition with fewer than 300 cases reported in the literature. It arises through posterolateral abdominal wall defects, named the inferior triangle (Petit) and superior triangle (Grynfelt). It can be congenital or acquired, primary or secondary, peritoneal or extraperitoneal, reducible or complicated.