TSH level as a risk factor of thyroid malignancy for nodules in euthyroid patients.

Objective: With the increased prevalence of incidental thyroid cancer, determining the predictors of thyroid malignancy has become a source of debate. This study aimed to determine the impact of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels on rates of thyroid cancer in euthyroid patients.

Methods: A retrospective study included 421 patients who underwent thyroidectomy at a tertiary hospital between 2016 and 2020.

Clinical manifestations of COVID-19 versus other upper respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients.

Objectives: To explore the differences between COVID-19 and upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) in the pediatric population, emphasizing smell and taste disturbances.

Methods: A case-control study included 468 patients, 234 with COVID-19 (cases) and 234 with URTI (controls) at a tertiary hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2020-2021. Patients with bacterial URTI, lower tract respiratory infections, and speech or developmental delays were excluded.

A Narrative Review of Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep Disordered Breathing: Gaps and Opportunities.

Introduction: Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is a common condition, associated with multiple comorbidities including cardiovascular and metabolic disease. It has been previously established that SDB is more prevalent in men than women, shifting the literature's focus away from the latter population. As such, underdiagnosis, and thus undertreatment, of SDB in women exists.

Injection Site Pain, Onset and Duration of Action of Botulinum Toxin Reconstituted in Normal Saline With and Without Sodium Bicarbonate: A Prospective, Single Center, Randomized, Double-Blind Interventional Study.

This study was designed to investigate the effects of botulinum toxin type A injections diluted with the mixture of sodium bicarbonate and normal saline on pain reduction, onset of action, and duration of action. This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical study, which included 30 female patients (age >25). The patients were randomized to receive botulinum toxin injections diluted with normal saline and sodium bicarbonate on one side of the face and saline control injections on the other side.

The Impact of Acute Care Surgery Model on the Management of Acute Appendicitis and Cholecystitis: A Single-Center Study.

Background Acute care surgery (ACS) is a novel model for the provision of emergency general surgery (GS) care. Investigating the impact of the ACS team on the management of acute emergencies can help in establishing proper management measures and improving patient care in an emergency setting. The study aims to compare the performance indicators and patient outcomes such as hospital length of stay (LOS), time to diagnosis, and operation before and after the implementation of the acute care system.

Pyogenic granuloma of the larynx.

Pyogenic granulomas are benign, typically painless, vascular tumors of the skin and mucosal surface. Recently the term 'lobular capillary hemangioma' has been introduced to describe the histological appearance more accurately. Major locations for pyogenic granuloma are in the head and neck region, but larynx localization is rare.

The association between family cohesion and disability following blunt trauma: findings from a level-I trauma center in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Injuries pose a significant burden on population health of Saudi Arabia. Even in nonfatal injuries, the burden varies from temporary to permanent disabilities. Health outcomes following injuries can vary, and predictors of recovery from disability are not well understood.

Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency: A Case Series With a Novel Mutation.

Multiple sulfatase deficiency is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder due to a deficiency in formylglycine-generating enzyme, which is encoded by the Sulfatase Modifying Factor 1 ( SUMF1) gene. Clinically, the disorder is variable. The most common characteristics are developmental regression, intellectual disability, ichthyosis, and periventricular white matter disease.