Publications by authors named "Jad J Terro"

Introduction: Vascular access is essential in the management of patients, and sometimes poses a problem, especially in patients requiring chronic treatment. Surgical insertion of the port-a-cath solved this problem by providing easy access, but unfortunately, it's associated with some complications.

Case Presentation: We present a case of 32 year-old woman, diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, admitted for insertion of a port-a-cath for neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

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Introduction: Intestinal intussusception is an uncommon entity when preceded by Roux en Y gastric bypass. Retrograde intussusception is an enigmatic phenomenon characterized by reversely intussuscepted intestinal loop that may involve any piece of the Roux en Y limbs. Computed Tomography is gold standard for diagnosis.

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Background: Adenomyoepithelioma is a rare tumor of the breast characterized by a dual/biphasic proliferation of two cell populations: the epithelial cells and the myoepithelial cells. The first case was reported in 1970. The majority of the cases are benign, but few malignant cases were reported in literature.

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Introduction: Intestinal Intussusception is defined as invagination of the intussusceptum into the intussuscepien, and is responsible of 1% of all bowel obstructions. It is rare in adults and common in children. It is mostly due to organic causes in adults that form lead points.

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Introduction: Inflammatory fibroid polyps is a rare entity that mostly occur in the stomach. Gastric type is usually asymptomatic or may show nonspecific symptoms. Diagnosis is mainly postoperative with limited roles of usual diagnostic techniques.

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Introduction: Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) is a rare sexual development disorder with X-linked recessive inheritance. It is prevalent in 1:20400 to 1:99000 of female phenotypes, yet characterized by an XY genotype. Cases of CAIS usually present with primary amenorrhea together with unilateral/bilateral inguinal hernias.

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Introduction: Parathyroid gland has a distinct physiologic and endocrinologic role in the body system. Primary hyperparathyroidism is the most common cause of hypercalcemia with a marked female dominance. It is characterized by hypercalcemia, hypophosphatemia and elevated parathyroid hormone.

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Solitary or multiple lipomas are considered common tumors that can occur anywhere in the body; however, mesenteric lipoma is a rare entity that is well known to present with signs and symptoms of small bowel volvulus. Hereby, we present a case of a 54-year-old male patient with multiple comorbidities who was suffering from chronic abdominal discomfort and gradual increase of his abdominal distention over many years without seeking any medical attention. The patient was seen by a general practitioner after complaining of an inflated abdomen, as he described his condition.

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BACKGROUND Gallbladder torsion is a rare entity of acute abdomen that can be fatal if not diagnosed and treated promptly. It presents in a multitude of ways but the most common is a presentation similar to acute cholecystitis. Diagnosis can be made clinically by abdominal ultrasound with Doppler flow, and treatment is detorsion with cholecystectomy.

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