Alström Syndrome: A Challenging Case Study of a Female Saudi Patient With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Complete Vision Loss.

Alström syndrome is a genetic disease that impacts numerous systems in the human body. The symptoms can vary and appear gradually. Childhood obesity, heart disease (cardiomyopathy), abnormalities in vision, and hearing issues are the main symptoms of this disorder in children.

Accuracy of Potassium Measurement Using Blood Gas Analyzer.

Introduction: Newer blood gas analyzers can measure both blood gases and electrolytes in both arterial and venous blood samples. They are small, compact, and mobile point of care test (POCT) devices. They can produce results in as short as five minutes.

Outcomes of laparoscopic versus open splenectomy.

Purpose: Laparoscopic techniques have gained wide clinical acceptance in surgical practice today. The laparoscopic approach has been established as the technique of choice for elective splenectomies performed on normal sized spleens. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of patients undergoing laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) at the TOBB University of Economics and Technology (ETU) Hospital and Kecioren Training and Research Hospital.

Laparoscopic fundoplication with prosthetic hiatal closure.

Background: Despite the good results reported after laparoscopic fundoplication, failure is still a major problem. Hiatal disruption is one of the common patterns of anatomical failure. The aim of this study was to compare the results of suture repair of diaphragmatic crura with routine polypropylene mesh reinforcement in addition to suture repair.