Publications by authors named "Hatem Ben Salem"

Congenital diaphragm eventration is a rare and usually asymptomatic developmental defect. Neonatal gastric perforation is also a rare but lifethreatening condition. In our knowledge, the association of these two pathologies has been, exceptionally reported.

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Background: As assisted reproductive therapies (ART) become more common in Tunisia, it was relevant to define the associated perinatal risks. The risk of multiple births and its correlate after ART were well admitted. We aimed to disclose whether ART were associated with increased perinatal risks in singletons and twins from ART comparatively with spontaneous conception.

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Inherited ADMATS13 or Upshaw-Schulman syndrome (USS) is caused by the deficiency of the Von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease. It is characterized by recurrent episodes of thrombocytopenia reversible by fresh frozen plasma (FFP) infusions, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and microvascular thrombosis leading to ischemic damage of multiple organs with end stage renal failure, or neurological sequelae in the absence of appropriate treatment. The typically reported features of USS in neonates are severe jaundice with hyperbilirubinemia, thrombocytopenia and /or combs negative hemolytic anemia, and an increased creatinine.

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Background: Povidone iodine (PVI) pleurodesis is commonly used in adult. However, this procedure is still nonconsensual in newborns.

Aims: This article aimed to report a new case of refractory congenital chylothorax (CCT) managed with PVI pleurodesis with a review of previousreported cases.

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