Non-operative treatment for simple acute appendicitis (NOTA) in children during the COVID-19 era: new lessons from the pandemic.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) was a pandemic disease that was affecting our medical and surgical daily practice badly. The surgical management of acute appendicitis was the gold standard, but new studies suggest the safety of antibiotic treatment alone. Non-operative treatment for simple acute appendicitis (NOTA) avoids surgery, the risks of general anesthesia, and long hospital stays.

Malocclusion and Craniofacial Characteristics in Saudi Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease.

Background: Sickle cell disease can result in dentofacial abnormalities. However, in Saudi Arabia, there are limited data with respect to orthodontic manifestations in patients with sickle cell disease.

Objective: To determine the malocclusion and craniofacial characteristics in sickle cell disease adolescents and compare them with that of controls from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Laparoscopic ligation of varicoceles: an anatomically superior operation.

Since December 1991, 25 consecutive symptomatic male patients with 26 varicoceles were treated by laparoscopic ligation of internal spermatic veins under general anaesthesia. Twenty-one patients had either scrotal discomfort or painful swelling and four patients presented with infertility. The mean follow-up period is 5 months (range 3 weeks to 9 months).

Serum immunoglobulins in patients with chronic tonsillitis.

In this work, the serum immunoglobulin (IgG, IgA, IgM and IgD) levels were determined in ten patients with chronic tonsillitis. The serum immunoglobulins were estimated before and two months after tonsillectomy, using the radial immuno-diffusion method. Ten normal individuals with intact tonsils were chosen as a control group.

Dentigerous cysts of the maxilla.

Four cases of dentigerous cysts of the maxilla are recorded representing the three known types, namely: central, and multiple. The etiological theories are reviewed and treatment described.