Publications by authors named "B Lotfi"

Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of endoscopic treatments for ureteroceles, focusing on how the location (intravesical vs. ectopic) and anatomy (single vs. duplicated systems) impact treatment success.
  • Researchers systematically reviewed multiple medical databases, analyzing 83 studies with a total of 3022 patients, to compare surgical outcomes based on these factors.
  • The findings revealed that patients with ectopic ureteroceles and those with duplex systems had significantly higher rates of reoperation after endoscopic procedures, indicating a need for careful consideration in treatment planning.
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Influenza represents a profoundly transmissible viral ailment primarily afflicting the respiratory system. Neuraminidase inhibitors constitute a class of antiviral therapeutics employed in the management of influenza. These inhibitors impede the liberation of the viral neuraminidase protein, thereby impeding viral dissemination from the infected cell to host cells.

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The in silico evaluation of 27 p-aminosalicylic acid derivatives, also referred to as neuraminidase inhibitors was the focus of the current study. To search and predict new potential neuraminidase inhibitors, this study was based on the ligand-based pharmacophore modeling, 3D QSAR, molecular docking, ADMET and MD simulation studies. The data was generated from recently reported inhibitors and divided into two groups, one of these group has 17 compounds for training and the second group has 10 compounds for testing purpose.

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Background: Contralateral Testis Hypertrophy (CTH) is a clinical marker that could be used to guide the choice of the main surgical strategy. In patients with a Non-palpable Testis (NPT), the degree of CTH as measured by testicular length or volume has been shown to be able to predict whether the undescended testis will survive.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish the proper cut-off for identifying non-viable testes based on the current literature.

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Kidney ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) occurring frequently under major surgeries and sepsis. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Eprosartan, an angiotensin II receptor type-1 (AT-1) antagonist, on the kidney I/R rat model. Male Wistar rats (n = 24) were allocated into (i) Sham, (ii) Eprosartan, (iii) I/R, and (iv) Eprosartan + I/R groups.

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