A Prospective Single-center Pilot Study on the Use of Closed-loop Spinal Cord Stimulation to Treat Chronic Pain Associated With Raynaud's Phenomenon.

Objectives: Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) is a vascular disorder characterized by episodic peripheral artery vasospasms, resulting in paleness, cyanosis, and/or erythema. There are few reports, mostly case reports, on the benefits of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for the treatment of RP. However, there is a lack of objective evidence on SCS-induced modulation of the sympathetic system (eg, vasodilation) in this condition.

Composite Mesh in Incisional Hernia Repair: Unprecedented Gastric Penetration and Gastrocutaneous Fistula Formation.

Hernia repair frequently employs surgical mesh. However, potential complications exist, including mesh migration into adjacent organs, leading to serious outcomes such as enteric fistulas. We report an unprecedented case of composite mesh leading to gastric penetration and subsequent gastrocutaneous fistula formation, identified during endoscopic investigation as a foreign body.

Inflammatory bowel disease burden in the Middle East and North Africa Region: a comprehensive analysis of incidence, prevalence, and mortality from 1990-2019.

Background: The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has changed rapidly in recent years. Objective data concerning the IBD burden in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is limited. We aimed to provide a systematic report on the IBD burden in the MENA region.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after solid organ transplantation: a scoping review.

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a stress-induced cardiomyopathy that causes temporary left ventricular wall motion abnormalities and abrupt reversible heart failure. The incidence of perioperative TTS is proportional to the severity of surgical trauma, the duration of the procedure, and the degree of apparent sympathetic activity. A growing number of articles have discussed TTS after a solid organ transplant (SOT), which is one of the circumstances in which physical and emotional stress are at their highest levels.