Publications by authors named "Imed Abbassi"

Article Synopsis
  • This study compares two surgical methods, Hartmann's procedure (HP) and resection with primary anastomosis (RPA), for treating acute left-sided colonic emergencies among 1215 patients from 204 centers globally.
  • Results showed that while HP was the more common treatment (57.3%), RPA was favored for younger patients with fewer health issues and those needing surgery sooner.
  • The study concluded that although HP is still widely used, RPA might be the better option, emphasizing the importance of patient characteristics and surgeon experience in determining treatment choice.
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Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to treat acute cholecystitis during pregnancy.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective multicenter study including pregnant women with acute cholecystitis managed in surgery departments in Tunisia from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2019.

Results: Seventeen centers of surgery department participated in this study including 107 cases of acute cholecystitis.

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Caecal volvulus (CV) is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, defined by an axial torsion of the caecum, ascending colon, and terminal ileum around the mesenteric vascular pedicles, leading to ischemia and bowel necrosis. A 20-year-old woman, with no significant medical history, was admitted for generalized abdominal pain evolving for three days, along with constipation and abdominal distension, but with no vomiting. Physical examination showed a generalized abdominal tenderness with no rigidity or rebound tenderness, associated with abdominal distension and tympanic upon percussion.

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Clear cell carcinoma (CCC) is usually seen in tissues originating from the paramesonephric (Müllerian) ducts such as the kidneys, the ovaries, the cervix and the vagina. The pathogenesis has not yet been elucidated. The diagnostic hallmark is the clear cytoplasm.

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Introduction: Fournier's gangrene is a serious infection and is considered a major emergency. A complete assessment of the severity factors using a severity score is essential and makes it possible to adapt the therapeutic management.

Aim: Validate Fournier's Gangrene Severity Index and evaluate its benefits in the initial assessment of disease severity.

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Hydatidosis is a rare parasitic disease that is endemic in many countries of the Mediterranean basin caused by the larval form of Echinococcus Granulosus. Among unusual localizations, renal involvement is rare, especially extension to the pleural cavity. Herein, we report a rare case of 75-year-old woman with giant renal hydatid cyst complicated by pleural extension.

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Vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) routing protocols resort to clustering in order to optimize broadcast traffic flooding. Clustering schemes usually rely on rules which apply to each vehicle in order to reach a targeted organization in a VANET. Most of the literature works which evaluate clustering for VANET focus on performance analysis.

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Duplication of the vermiform appendix is a rare malformation. Few than 100 cases have been reported worldwide. It is usually diagnosed incidentally during emergency appendectomies due to inflammatory processes in the cecal appendix.

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