Thermography as a non-ionizing quantitative tool for diagnosing periapical inflammatory lesions.

Background: Thermography is a contemporary imaging modality based on acquiring and analyzing thermal data using non-contact devices. The aim of the present study was to assess the validity of thermography, compared with that of the reference-standard, for the diagnosis of periapical inflammatory lesions and to evaluate the temperature ranges for acute pulpitis with apical periodontitis (AAP), acute periapical abscess (AA) and chronic periapical abscess (CA).

Methods: AAP, AA and CA were diagnosed based on clinical and radiographic criteria.

Retreatment of Egyptian Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Not Responding to Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Dual Therapy.

In the current study, we aimed to assess the efficacy of different Sofosbuvir (SOF)-based antiviral regimens available in Egypt in the treatment of Pegylated interferon/Ribavirin (PEG-INF/RBV)-experienced chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients. Two hundred fifty-eight patients experienced with PEG-INF/RBV, and 1,283 naive patients were included in the study. The patients received one of the following 3 regimens for 12 weeks; PEG-INF/SOF, Simeprevir/SOF (SIM/SOF), and Daclatasvir/SOF (DCV/SOF).

Predictors of Outcome of Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

The aim of this work is to study the different factors that affect the outcome of living donor liver transplantation for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Between April 2003 to November 2014, 62 patients with liver cirrhosis and HCC underwent living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in the National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Egypt. The preoperative, operative, and postoperative data were analyzed.

Antimicrobial stewardship to optimize the use of antimicrobials for surgical prophylaxis in Egypt: A multicenter pilot intervention study.

Objective: To measure the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) program on the use of antibiotics for surgical prophylaxis at acute care hospitals in Egypt.

Methods: This was a before-and-after intervention study conducted in 5 tertiary, acute-care surgical hospitals. The baseline, intervention, and follow-up periods were 3, 6, and 3 months, respectively.

Long term predictors of success after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Background: To evaluate early, mid and long term efficacy of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a definitive management of morbid obesity and to study factors that may predict its success.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted by reviewing the database of patients who underwent LSG as a definitive bariatric procedure, from April 2005 to March 2013. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed.