Publications by authors named "Khawla Maoui"
Objective: The Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the treatment of choice for biliary obstruction but is associated with post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) in around 5 % of cases. No radiological criteria have been evaluated for predicting PEP risk.
Design: This retrospective study examined records of 1365 patients who underwent ERCP at our center between 2014-2023.
A 67-year-old woman, previously diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis and sigmoid colon mucinous adenocarcinoma with pulmonary metastasis, showed an enlarged pulmonary nodule in routine follow-up. Because of the absence of treatment for either condition over the past 3 years, the nodule raised concerns of cancer recurrence or sarcoidosis progression. Its distinctive 18 F-FDG PET/CT appearance, compared with other pulmonary lesions, suggested a mucinous histology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The total psoas area index (TPI) is an emerging alternative to the total skeletal muscle area index as a prognostic factor but has never been evaluated in metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPC).
Methods: Areas were manually recorded, as previously described. Sex-specific cutoffs were identified by optimum stratification of TPI using log-rank χ2 statistic associated with mortality to define sarcopenic psoas.
Background: There are still controversial data regarding the prognostic value of Venous ThromboEmbolism (VTE) in advanced Pancreatic Ductal AdenoCarcinoma (PDAC) and thromboprophylaxis is poorly prescribed despite international recommendations.
Methods: Medical charts of patients consecutively treated for advanced PDAC from 2010 to 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated using Kaplan-Meier method.