Anatomical variations in hepatic arteries are both common and diverse. According to the classic classification systems, a replaced right hepatic artery typically originates from the superior mesenteric artery, supplying blood to the right liver lobe in the absence of the right branch of the proper hepatic artery. This article reports 2 cases of a rare variation, a replaced right hepatic artery arising directly from the celiac trunk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The convergence of the economic crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, and Beirut Blast has precipitated unprecedented challenges for the healthcare system in Lebanon, particularly for cancer patients. Amidst these crises, our study evaluates its contribution to a concerning trend of operating on more late-stage and complex colorectal cancer (CRC) cases.
Methods: We included 155 patients operated for CRC between 2017 and 2023.
The circulating androgens have a role in the pathogenesis of both acne vulgaris and androgenetic alopecia; an association between these two have been found previously. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship of the severity of acne vulgaris lesions to the subtype of AGA; and to validate the relationship between severities of acne vulgaris and AGA. This study was conducted cross-sectionally at five different dermatology clinics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Telogen effluvium (TE) is a common type of non-cicatricial alopecia, and it is reported frequently in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Objectives: Herein, we aimed to examine the demographic, dermoscopic, and laboratory features of the patients with SARS-CoV-2 associated TE (CATE) and compare them with TE due to other causes (TEDOC) according to these features.
Methods: In this retrospective case-control study we evaluated the patients who were diagnosed with TE and were above 18 years of age between April and June 2022.
Background: Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common cutaneous lymphoma with a chronic disease course. MF patients may also suffer from systemic comorbidities such as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
Methods: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the demographic and clinical features of MF patients registered in the MF-TR registry system and to examine the relationship of these features with systemic comorbidities.