Publications by authors named "H Haddad"

A survey regarding utilisation of brachytherapy was distributed to European brachytherapy professionals. Eighty replies from 26 countries were received, two of which were outside Europe. The replies showed that brachytherapy is still widely used.

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Objectives: To assess whether intravitreal bevacizumab injections increase the risk of posterior capsular rupture during phacoemulsification cataract surgery in diabetic patients.

Methods: A retrospective study that included diabetic patients who underwent phacoemulsification cataract surgery at King Hussein Medical Center of the Jordanian Royal Medical Services during a one-year period from January 2023 until January 2024. Patients were categorized into four groups.

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Article Synopsis
  • - Bronchial carcinoids are low-grade neuroendocrine tumors that grow slowly and can spread to lymph nodes; the case presented involves one alongside a benign bronchocele, making diagnosis challenging.
  • - Chest CT scan initially identified the endobronchial mass but lacked clear diagnostic insights, leading to an endobronchial biopsy that confirmed it was a lung carcinoid tumor.
  • - A Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT scan provided better evaluation, showing the carcinoid mass with high expression while revealing the benign bronchocele with low expression, emphasizing the role of somatostatin receptor imaging for accurate assessment.
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