Impact of Parental Consanguinity on the Frequency of Orofacial Clefts in Jordan.

Orofacial clefts (OFCs) are the most common craniofacial congenital anomalies, and its prevalence is highest among Asian populations. The aim of this retrospective case-control study is to evaluate the effect of parental consanguinity on the frequency of OFCs at Jordan University Hospital over a 15-year-period. The study group consists of all patients with OFCs presented to the major tertiary referral center in Jordan during the last 15 years, along with age and gender-matched controls.

A Rare Sequela of Constriction Band Syndrome: Case Report.

The patient in this case report is a 19-year-old man who presented with left foot cauliflower lesion. He complained of an inability to wear proper shoes, in addition to an unpleasant appearance of his foot. The lesion was present since his birth.

High-pressure injection injuries to the hand: A 14-year descriptive study.

Background: High-pressure injection (HPI) injury is an unusual type of injury in hand trauma, which could lead to a serious morbidity. We aimed to assess the clinical presentation, management, and outcome with HPI injury of the hand.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted between 2001 and 2015 for patients with HPI injuries who were admitted to a Level 1 trauma center.

Intravascular extra-digital glomus tumor of the forearm.

Intravascular glomus tumor in the forearm is very rare and usually presents with persistent pain and focal tenderness. The diagnosis of this condition can be easily missed or delayed. There is no successful treatment so far other than surgical excision in most of cases.

Issues related to advances and controversies in breast cancer management: a multicultural experience.

The overview of current diagnostic and therapeutic advances and controversies in the management of breast cancer is presented. Specific topics and their impact on breast reconstruction surgeons practicing in culturally different areas and with variable access to breast education and health care are discussed. The following approaches to the most common types of problems are presented: prophylactic mastectomy for women at high risk of breast cancer, size and location of the primary tumor and feasibility of breast conserving surgery and oncoplastic approach, management of the axilla, post-mastectomy radiation and chemotherapy, emerging breast reconstructive techniques (fat transfer, stem cells) and cancer risk, oncological follow up and imaging of the reconstructed breast, including illustrative cases.