Publications by authors named "B G Soliman"
Background: Since 2017, switching from laparoscopic transabdominal adrenalectomy (LTA), posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (RPA) is used as standard procedure in this institution. Aim of this retrospective study was to compare both techniques regarding operative time, length of stay and safety of the procedures.
Methods: All patients operated in our institution for adrenal tumors were prospectively documented in the EUROCRINE-database and retrospectively analyzed.
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- Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors who received multiple blood transfusions may face long-term health issues due to iron buildup in the liver and heart.
- A study involving 120 children (60 survivors and 60 healthy controls) used magnetic resonance imaging to analyze iron levels, finding that 43.3% of leukemia survivors had elevated liver iron concentrations, while only 3.3% exhibited increased levels in the heart.
- The research indicated a strong link between liver iron levels and blood transfusion amounts, highlighting the necessity for ongoing monitoring and potential treatment for iron overload in these patients.
The Four Core Genotypes (FCG) mouse model has become a valuable model to study the mechanistic basis for biological sex differences. This model allows discrimination between influences of gonadal sex (ovaries or testes) from those associated with genetic sex (presence of XX or XY chromosome complement). FCG mice have illuminated distinct effects of gonadal and chromosomal sex on traits ranging from brain structure and behavior to vulnerability to obesity, atherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's and other diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGallstone ileus (GSI) is a condition caused by migrating gallstones lodged in the terminal ileum. Stone migration results from fistula formation, typically between the gallbladder and duodenum, termed a cholecystoduodenal fistula. This mechanical obstruction has high mortality and requires prompt intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn patients with liver cirrhosis, approximately one-third experience pigmented cholelithiasis. In parallel to this, cirrhotics consequently encounter a greater prevalence of acute cholecystitis. Traditionally, the definitive treatment for acute cholecystitis in non-cirrhotic patients is cholecystectomy.
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