Role of autologous blood patch pleurodesis for management of prolonged pulmonary air leak: A systematic review.

Prolonged air leak (PAL) represents the most commonly encountered complication following pulmonary resection. This review aims to show the role of autologous blood pleurodesis (ABPP) in the management of PAL. A search was conducted on the Web of Science, PubMed, MEDLINE, and Google Scholar for English-language articles until September 15, 2023, with titles containing the related phrase "autologous blood patch pleurodesis (ABPP), and prolonged air leaks.

Operative management and outcomes in patients with myxomas: A single-center experience.

Background: Cardiac myxoma is a rare cardiac tumor that may be asymptomatic or can cause embolization or intracardiac obstruction, leading to heart failure, sudden cardiac death, and arrhythmia. This study aims to report an 11-year experience of a single center in the management of cardiac myxoma.

Method: This study is a single-center retrospective case series.

The role of VATS in the removal of intrathoracic foreign bodies - a systematic review.

Introduction: To date, no systematic review or meta-analysis study has been conducted regarding the use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in the removal of intrathoracic foreign bodies (FB). This systematic review aims to evaluate the feasibility of VATS in the removal of intrathoracic FBs.

Methods: PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched to identify reports published up to April 1, 2022.

Multiple angiolipoma of the hand, back, and abdomen; a case report.

Introduction: Angiolipoma is a rare and benign variant of lipoma that usually occurs as single or multiple entities. The aim of this study is to present a case of multiple angiolipoma located in the hand, back, and abdomen.

Case Report: A 38-year-old male presented with multiple swellings in his body for a 6-year duration.

Xanthogranulomatous epididymo-orchitis: A case report with review of the literature.

Introduction: Xanthogranulomatous orchitis is an extremely rare condition of the test is marked by the necrosis and effacement of testicular parenchyma by an inflammatory process. The current study aims to report a case of xanthogranulomatous epididymo-orchitis.

Case Report: A 35-year-old man presented with a history of recurrent attacks of dull pain and swelling of the right side of the scrotum for 3 weeks.

Outcomes of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis in pediatric age group.

Introduction: The feasibility of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation in pediatric patients has long been documented, but few studies have evaluated the forms and long-term outcomes. The aim of this article is to highlight the types, techniques and outcomes of AVFs in pediatric age group.

Methods: This is multi-center, retrospective, single cohort study, including all the cases of pediatric (less than 18 year old) cases underwent AVF creation during four years (2015-2019).

Endobronchial teratoma: A systematic review of the literature with a case report.

Introduction: Endobronchial teratoma is sporadic disease. The study aims to present a case with endobronchial teratoma with a brief literature review. A 26-year-old male presented with a history of frequent attacks of chest infection for the last two years.

Scarf pin inhalation; presentation and management; a case series.

Background: Pin inhalation is an accidental entry of a pin into the respiratory passages. This study aims to shed the light on pin inhalation as a hazard and show the magnitude of such preventable thoracic problem and determine the safest method of management.

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective single center case series, conducted during 18 month period from January 2016 to April 2017, All patients with pin inhalation had been collected and analyzed according to the age, gender, time between aspiration to presentation and symptoms and signs, number of attempts, bronchoscopic or open removal of the pins with complications.

Bilateral inframammary pilonidal sinus: A case report with literature review.

Introduction: Pilonidal sinus (PNS) is a chronic inflammatory perianal disorder that rarely occurs outside sacrococcygeal region. The aim of this study is to report an extremely rare case of bilateral inframammary PNS with brief literature review.

Case Report: A 25-year-old female presented with a discharging sinuses in both inframammary region for two years.

Enterobius vermicularis causing acute appendicitis, a case report with literature review.

Introduction: Enterobius vermicularis is one of the commonest parasitic infestations worldwide but its association with acute appendicitis remains controversial. It is very rarely encountered during appendectomy. The aim of this paper is to report a case of acute appendicitis caused by Enterobius vermicularis.