Medical and Surgical Management of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Comprehensive Literature Review.

Carotid artery stenosis is a condition where the carotid artery is blocked by fatty cholesterol deposits called plaque, increasing the risk of stroke. Elderly individuals with high cardiovascular risk are more susceptible, along with smokers, those with high cholesterol, males, and older individuals. Young females may also be affected by fibromuscular dysplasia.

Effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy in patients with challenging wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Controversy exists regarding the use of NPWT for wound healing.

Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness of NPWT compared with conventional treatment in the management of different wound types, including acute and chronic wounds.

Materials And Methods: PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scopus, EMBASE, EBSCO, Ovid, and Web of Science were searched, from database inception up to October 2021, for relevant studies comparing NPWT with conventional treatment for wound healing.

Knowledge of breast cancer among medical students in Syrian Private University, Syria: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and the second leading cause of cancer death globally. Since early diagnosis is crucial to reducing mortality, high levels of knowledge regarding general information, risk factors, and symptoms are required among healthcare professionals to deliver breast cancer care. This study aimed to determine Syrian medical students' knowledge about breast cancer in the fields of general knowledge, common clinical features, and risk factors.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding HIV, HBV, and HCV Among Medical Students of Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria.

Background: Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS are infections that constitute major health concerns impacting national health systems worldwide. This is the first study to determine Syrian medical students' attitudes, awareness and knowledge of HIV/HBV/HCV, regarding general knowledge about, clinical features, transmission, and prevention.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Syrian Private University on World AIDs Day (1/12/2019), Damascus, during the Syrian war crisis.

Coenzyme Q10 for heart failure.

Background: Coenzyme Q10, or ubiquinone, is a non-prescription nutritional supplement. It is a fat-soluble molecule that acts as an electron carrier in mitochondria, and as a coenzyme for mitochondrial enzymes. Coenzyme Q10 deficiency may be associated with a multitude of diseases, including heart failure.

Assessing diagnostic radiology knowledge among Syrian medical undergraduates.

Background: The role of radiology in medicine and healthcare is rapidly expanding worldwide, but awareness about this field among medical students is poor. This is the first study to assess Syrian medical students' knowledge and attitude regarding radiology.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the Syrian Private University, on November 8, 2019, on the International Day of Radiology during the war crisis.

Laparotomy Due to War-Related Penetrating Abdominal Trauma in Civilians: Experience From Syria 2011-2017.

Objectives: Penetrating abdominal trauma is one of the injuries that could affect civilians in wartime. This retrospective study investigates the commonly injured abdominal organs, and the impact of multiple injured organs on mortality.

Methods: We reviewed the operating room (OR) logs of patients who presented to the surgical emergency department (SED) at Al-Mouwasat University Hospital with war-related abdominal penetrating trauma requiring exploratory laparotomy between April 1, 2011 and December 31, 2017.

Haloperidol discontinuation for people with schizophrenia.

Background: Schizophrenia is a disabling serious mental illness that can be chronic. Haloperidol, one of the first generation of antipsychotic drugs, is effective in the treatment of schizophrenia but can have adverse side effects. The effects of stopping haloperidol in people with schizophrenia who are stable on their prescription are not well researched in the context of systematic reviews.

Perioperative Liver Function after Hepatectomy in a Tertiary University Hospital in Damascus.

Background: Liver resection is the only viable therapeutic treatment option for several neoplastic entities of the liver. Although, the number of resectable patients is increasing in Syria, liver failure is still a major complication affecting mortality and morbidity rates. Methods: Between 2009 and 2016, 104 patients undergoing liver resection in Damascus University Faculty of Medicine were retrospectively analyzed.

Report of two Syrian siblings with Mulibrey nanism.

Mulibrey (MUscle-LIver-BRain-EYe) nanism is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by growth failure, dysmorphic features and a wide range of abnormalities affecting multiple organ systems. This report is the first to present two cases of Mulibrey nanism affecting two siblings from Syria. Mulibrey nanism can be suspected clinically due to the distinctive features of the patients.