Publications by authors named "Bouaziz H"

Raoellidae are small artiodactyls from the Indian subcontinent closely related to stem cetaceans. They bring crucial information to understand the early phase of the land-to-water transition in Cetacea. If they are considered to be partly aquatic, the question of their dietary habits remains partly understood due to their "transitional" morphology.

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Introduction: Tall cell carcinoma of the breast with reverse polarity (TCCRP) is a recently described rare entity with low potential for malignancy which exhibits morphological features with tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Immunohistochemical and molecular studies help establish the diagnosis.

Case Report: We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with no significant medical or surgical history who presented with mastodynia.

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Introduction: Multiple punctures during peripheral venous catheter (PVC) placement increase the risk of complications. Scoring for adult difficult intravenous access (A-DIVA Scale) exists but has never been assessed in the framework of a care algorithm (scoring associated with a new decision-making tree for puncture conditions, the A-DIVA Tree). We seek to implement an catheter placement algorithm to decrease the mean number of punctures per patient.

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Introduction: Ultrasound-guided placement of peripheral venous catheters requires appropriate equipment. Among the devices used, peripheral venous catheters have different structure and properties. This study aimed to define the impact of these different factors on the echogenicity of peripheral venous catheters.

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Preanesthesia teleconsultation helps reduce availability constraints as well as direct and indirect expenses. The TELECAM trial was performed to assess the quality of preanesthesia teleconsultation in terms of clinical parameters evaluation, feasibility, patient satisfaction and preoperative anxiety, and anesthesiologist satisfaction. TELECAM was an investigator-initiated, prospective, single-center, randomized, controlled, parallel group, evaluator-blinded, open-label study.

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  • Sex cord-stromal tumors with annular tubules are very rare ovarian tumors that make up less than 1% of ovarian cancers and can recur decades after initial treatment.
  • A 16-year-old girl diagnosed and treated for this tumor experienced significant delays in follow-up, leading to late recurrences detected via imaging and elevated serum inhibin B levels.
  • Surgical removal of the tumor is crucial for treatment, but due to the rarity of these tumors, there's often a lack of early detection and staging, highlighting the importance of ongoing monitoring for patients.
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  • - Breast cancer surgery is the main treatment for early-stage cases, but inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) requires a different approach due to its aggressive nature and skin involvement.
  • - IBC management involves a coordinated effort from oncologists, surgeons, and radiation therapists, with radical surgery still being the standard, although some advocate for conservative options after chemotherapy.
  • - The reliability of the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in IBC patients remains uncertain, and more prospective studies are needed to enhance treatment strategies considering individual tumor characteristics and responses.
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Introduction: Infectious affections are the most frequent post-operative complications, the rate have been reducing due to the administration of perioperative antibiotics and they are rarely serious. They are usually associated to pelvic collections, fistulas, urinary tract stenosis and, exceptionally, necrotizing fasciitis (FN) and pelvic organ necrosis. There is no well-codified treatment.

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Precision Medicine is being increasingly used in the developed world to improve health care. While several Precision Medicine (PM) initiatives have been launched worldwide, their implementations have proven to be more challenging particularly in low- and middle-income countries. To address this issue, the "Personalized Medicine in North Africa" initiative (PerMediNA) was launched in three North African countries namely Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.

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Introduction: Ultrasound-guided placement of Midlines catheters (MCs) is a standard procedure with many benefits for patients. Even if there are some guidelines worldwide, this invasive technique is still taught at the patient's bed and relies on mentoring in many care centers. The performance of this care by novice practitioners raises ethical and quality of care issues mainly because of its risk of complications.

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  • - This study focuses on the challenges of cancer management in Africa, particularly in Tunisia, where limited resources and health system issues affect cancer care and the need for better identification of hereditary cancer syndromes.
  • - Researchers analyzed clinicopathological data from 521 patients and performed genetic testing, identifying 36 BRCA mutations associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, along with other rare syndromes like Li-Fraumeni and Bloom syndrome.
  • - The findings emphasize the importance of enhancing genetic education and implementing genetic screening programs in Tunisia and other African countries to improve cancer management and reduce hereditary disease burdens.
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Recent advances in sequencing technologies have significantly increased our capability to acquire large amounts of genetic data. However, the clinical relevance of the generated data continues to be challenging particularly with the identification of Variants of Uncertain Significance (VUSs) whose pathogenicity remains unclear. In the current report, we aim to evaluate the clinical relevance and the pathogenicity of VUSs in DNA repair genes among Tunisian breast cancer families.

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Background: Ovarian cancer (OC) is the third most common cancer in women and the leading cause of death associated with gynecologic tumors. Because this disease is asymptomatic in the early stages, most patients are not diagnosed until the late stages. This highlights the need for the development of diagnostic biomarkers.

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Background: Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), accounts for the majority of deaths associated with breast tumors. Because this form is aggressive from its appearance and has a strong metastatic potential. The majority of patients are not diagnosed until late stages, highlighting the need for the development of novel diagnostic biomarkers.

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Background: Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the leading cause of death associated with gynecologic tumors. EOC is asymptomatic in early stages, so most patients are not diagnosed until late stages, highlighting the need to develop new diagnostic biomarkers. Mediators of the tumoral microenvironment may influence EOC progression and resistance to treatment.

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Background: Primary breast lymphoma (PBL) is a very rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), defined as a malignant primary lymphoma occurring in the breast in the absence of previously detected lymphoma localizations. Our study aims to retrospectively evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, and imaging findings and therapeutic features of breast lymphomas in patients with primary lymphoma of the breast.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study including 13 patients with primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast treated at the Salah Azaiez Institute of Oncology from 2000 to 2019.

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Background: Epithelial Ovarian cancer (EOC) is the leading cause of death associated with gynecologic tumors. Because the disease is asymptomatic in early-stage, the majority of patients are not diagnosed until late stages, highlighting the need for the development of novel diagnostic biomarkers. Mediators of tumoral microenvironment may affect EOC progression and resistance to treatment.

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Sardine co-products can represent an interesting source of bioactive compounds, such as polyunsaturated fatty acids and in particular omega-3. This study aimed to investigate extraction of oil from sardine co-products by enzymatic hydrolysis using two proteases: commercial Alcalase and protease Bb from a local fungal strain (P2) of Beauveria bassiana, which overproduces proteases. Despite a higher degree of hydrolysis (41.

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Background: Arterial cannulation is an important procedure for hemodynamic monitoring and blood sampling. Traditional radial artery cannulation is performed by using anatomical knowledge and pulse palpation as a guide. Arterial cannulation using ultrasound (US) requires specific training, especially for new US users.

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Background: In recent years, melanoma is rising at a faster rate compared to other cancers. Although it is the most serious type of skin cancer, the diagnosis at early stages makes it curable. Dermoscopy is a reliable medical technique used to detect melanoma by using a dermoscope to examine the skin.

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Background: The purpose of this work was to identify the results of pelvic exenteration for recurrent, persistent or locally advanced cervical cancer in terms of survival performed for 41 patients in Salah Azaiez Institute.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a retrospective unicentric study. The association between PE and OS was estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier using SPSS ver 24.

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To compare the reliability of transtracheal ultrasound to confirm the endotracheal tube position with saline versus air inflated cuff. This was a prospective randomized cadaveric study. Four techniques were randomized: endotracheal tube in the trachea with air or saline inflated cuff, and endotracheal tube in the esophagus with air or saline inflated cuff.

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