Publications by authors named "Ibn-Ouf M"
Malignant gastric tumors in Sudan: a report from a single pathology center.
Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther
February 2010
Endoscopic sclerotherapy for bleeding oesophageal varices: experience in Sudan.
Trop Gastroenterol
April 2003
Article Synopsis
- Oesophageal varices are a major cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Sudan, and endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EST) is an effective treatment option, especially when other treatments are not available or are expensive.
- A retrospective study over 10 years analyzed 1,070 patients with bleeding varices primarily due to portal hypertension, highlighting that most cases were linked to schistosomal periportal fibrosis.
- The results indicate that EST is a practical and affordable approach for managing this condition, with a significant percentage of patients achieving complete sclerosis of varices after multiple treatment sessions.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) in Sudan, where challenges like poverty and health issues often hinder surgical practices.
- Between June 1995 and May 1999, 288 patients with symptomatic gallstone disease underwent LC, with a success rate of 94.81%, including cases of acute cholecystitis, and 29.35% were discharged on the same day.
- The findings confirm that LC is a safe and cost-effective procedure for managing gallstone disease in Sudan, with no reported deaths or serious complications.
A study was carried out on 366 female patients admitted consecutively to Asir Central Hospital with clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis during the period between 1988 through 1991. In this study, 271 patients had histopathologically proven appendicitis for a diagnostic accuracy of 74%. Ninety-five (26%) patients did not have appendicitis, however, 27 (7.
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