Defensive Medicine Practice in Different Specialties among Junior Physicians in KasrAlAiny Hospitals, Egypt.

Background: Defensive medicine has great impact on medical practice and population health. It may provide enhanced quality of services with good explanations to patients resulting in increased satisfaction. On the other hand, it might include unnecessary investigations, prescription of unnecessary treatments which may be expensive or dangerous for patients.

Postmortem computed tomography differentiation between intraperitoneal decomposition gas and pneumoperitoneum.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the ability of postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) to distinguish intraperitoneal decomposition gas from pneumoperitoneum due to intestinal perforation.

Methods: This retrospective study investigated the factors affecting intraperitoneal gas in two groups of 14 decedents as detected by postmortem CT performed in the Department of Legal Medicine of Hamburg University. The first group died with a cause of death associated with intestinal perforation, and the second group with other different natural causes of death.

Female genital mutilation (FGM): Is it still an existing problem in Egypt?

Background: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is one of those traditional practices whose origin can be traced back to antiquity. The worst types of FGM are practiced in Sudan, Egypt and Nigeria. The international movement against FGM gained momentum in the past two decades, and attempts were made to increase public awareness of the procedure and its complications.

Diagnostic value of multiphase postmortem computed tomography angiography in selected cases of blunt traumatic deaths.

Objectives: Recently, multiphase postmortem computed tomography angiography (MPMCTA) has been proven as a reliable tool in the diagnosis of vascular pathology, while its potential efficiency in the detection of soft tissue lesions is ignored. In this study, we have evaluated the overall diagnostic value of MPMCTA in the diagnosis of blunt traumatic deaths in selected cases to determine its additional advantages and limitations in order to identify its potential applications.

Methods: This prospective study examined 14 decedents presented to the Department of Legal Medicine of Hamburg University that alleged death due to blunt trauma.