Publications by authors named "H Shaaban"
Linear endoscopic ultrasound: Current uses and future perspectives in mediastinal examination.
World J Gastroenterol
September 2024
This editorial elaborates on the current and future applications of linear endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) a substantial diagnostic and therapeutic modality for various anatomical regions. The scope of endosonographic assessment is broad and, among other factors, allows for the evaluation of the mediastinal anatomy and related pathologies, such as mediastinal lymphadenopathy and the staging of central malignant lung lesions. Moreover, EUS assessment has proven more accurate in detecting small lesions missed by standard imaging examinations, such as computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly affect health outcomes, including mortality rates for sickle cell disease (SCD), even with improvements in treatments.
- This study analyzed SCD mortality data from 2016 to 2020, using county-level SDOH data to assess the relationship between social vulnerability and death rates across different population quartiles.
- Findings revealed that higher SVI scores correlate with significantly increased mortality, with a rate ratio of 4.90 for individuals in high vulnerability areas compared to low vulnerability, highlighting the impact of socioeconomic factors on health outcomes for SCD patients.
Introduction: In the USA, endometrial cancer incidence rose by 4.5% annually from 1999 to 2015, reaching 18 per 100,000 women, with a disproportionate impact on African American women. Despite advancements in endometrial cancer research, racial disparities in mortality rates persist.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOvarian cancer, although not among the most commonly diagnosed cancers, remains a significant cause of cancer-related mortality in females. Several paraneoplastic syndromes have been associated, and this case study represents a rare manifestation of ovarian cancer, presenting as non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH), characterized by the excessive production of insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II) by tumor cells. We report a 55-year-old woman who presented to our hospital with abdominal distension and severe refractory hypoglycemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Our study aims to describe the mortality trends and disparities among individuals with thalassemia in the United States (US).
Patients And Methods: We used CDC WONDER database to calculate the age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) per 1,000,000 individuals and used the Joinpoint Regression Program to measure the average annual percent change (AAPC). Subgroup evaluations were performed by sex, age, race, census region, and urbanization level.