Correction to: Hepatitis D virus seroprevalence in Egyptian HBsAg‑positive children: a single‑center study.

Unfortunately, the affiliation of author "Rania Abdelmonem Khattab" was published incorrectly in the original publication. The correct version of affiliation is updated here.

Hepatitis D virus seroprevalence in Egyptian HBsAg-positive children: a single-center study.

In this study, we investigated the seroprevalence of anti-hepatitis D virus (HDV) antibodies in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive children after 25 years of obligatory vaccination of infants against hepatitis B virus. This cross-sectional study included 120 treatment-naïve HBsAg-positive children, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.8:1 and a mean age of 7.

Levosimendan for patients with heart failure undergoing major oncological surgery: A randomised blinded pilot study.

Background And Aims: Cardiovascular diseases and cancer are among the leading causes of mortality worldwide. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of preoperative administration of levosimendan in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) scheduled for major abdominal oncologic surgery.

Methods: This study included 60 patients with abdominal malignancy, ejection fraction (EF) <35% and CHF scheduled for surgery under isoflurane-fentanyl anaesthesia and were managed in the surgical intensive care unit perioperatively.

Modified technique for thermal radiofrequency ablation of Thoracic dorsal root ganglia under combined fluoroscopy and CT guidance: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: This study is comparing thermal radiofrequency ablation (TRFA) of the thoracic dorsal root ganglia (TDRG) guided by Xper CT and fluoroscopy with the standard fluoroscopy.

Methods: This randomized clinical trial included 78 patients suffering from chronic refractory pain due to chest malignancies randomly allocated into one of two groups according to guidance of TRFA of TDRG. In CT guided group (n = 40) TRFA was done under integrated Xper CT-scan and fluoroscopy guidance, while it was done under fluoroscopy guidance only in standard group (n = 38).

The impact of ultrasound-guided continuous serratus anterior plane block versus intravenous patient-controlled analgesia on the incidence and severity of post-thoracotomy pain syndrome: A randomized, controlled study.

Objective: The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate U/S guided serratus anterior plane catheter block (SAPB) versus patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) on the emergence of post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS) after thoracotomies for thoracic tumours.

Methods: This trial included 89 patients with chest malignancies, scheduled for thoracotomy were randomly allocated into two groups: Group A "PCA-group N=44" receiving patient-controlled analgesia and group B "SAPB group N=45" where analgesia was provided by SAPB. The primary outcome measure was the assessment for the possible emergence of PTPS at 12 weeks.

The Possible Preventive Role of Pregabalin in Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

Context: Chronic postmastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) has a considerable negative impact on the quality of life of breast cancer patients.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the possible preventive role of perioperative pregabalin in PMPS.

Methods: This randomized controlled study included 200 patients with breast cancer scheduled for elective breast cancer surgery.

Efficacy and Safety of Entecavir 0. 5 mg in Treating Naive Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Patients in Egypt: Five Years of Real Life Experience.

Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of (ETV) among chronic hepatitis B (CHB) nucleos(t)ide-naive Egyptian patients.

Methods: Forty-eight CHB patients on ETV were included. Males comprised 83.

The use of rotational bladder flap and hemostatic matrix sealant (FloSeal): a modified transabdominal approach to repair supratrigonal and complex vesicovaginal fistula.

Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF), commonly caused by prolonged obstructed labor, is one of the worst complications of childbirth and poor obstetric care in the developing world. We investigated the clinical efficacy and outcome of technical modifications of the current transperitoneal supravesical technique for supratrigonal and complex vesicovaginal fistula. We studied a total of 20 patients with iatrogenic supratrigonal and complex vesicovaginal fistula following obstetric trauma and hysterectomy.