Publications by authors named "F Bouguerra"
Article Synopsis
- - SBRT is a cutting-edge treatment for lung cancer that minimizes damage to healthy tissue and has improved patient care at the Salah Azaiez Institute through a thorough study of lung cancer patients.
- - The study analyzed 10 lung cancer patients from 2019 to 2022, focusing on their demographics, tumor characteristics, and treatment plans, finding that most patients were older males with varying stages of lung cancer including inoperable tumors and oligometastatic disease.
- - After treatment, patients experienced some acute side effects like cough and fatigue, but with no severe complications or local recurrences noted after a follow-up period, indicating that SBRT is promising yet still requires careful planning and management.
Aim: To retrospectively study the therapeutic modalities of primary breast sarcomas in view of the data of a local Tunisian experience.
Methods: It is a monocentric, descriptive, retrospective study including 13 cases of primary breast sarcoma treated over a period of 25 years (1995-2020) in the oncological radiotherapy department of a university hospital in Sousse, Tunisia.
Results: In our study, 13 cases of non-metastatic breast sarcomas that has been identified, divided into ten cases of phyllodes sarcomas and three cases of non-phyllodes sarcomas.
Langerhans histiocytosis or Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare benign pathology representing less than 1% of orbital tumors. It can cause either localized or generalized lesions, leading to the destruction of hard and soft tissues. Eosinophilic granuloma is the most benign form and the predominant clinical presentation of LCH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To estimate the burden of undiagnosed celiac disease (CD) in the Mediterranean area in terms of morbidity, mortality and health cost.
Methods: For statistics regarding the population of each country in the Mediterranean area, we accessed authoritative international sources (World Bank, World Health Organization and United Nations). The prevalence of CD was obtained for most countries from published reports.