Publications by authors named "M Ballal"
Painful os peroneum syndrome (POPS) is one of the uncommon causes of lateral foot pain in orthopaedic practice. POPS encompasses a spectrum of pathologies such as an acute or a chronic fracture, peroneus longus tenosynovitis, and attrition or partial rupture of the peroneus longus tendon. Herein, we reported the first case of POPS secondary to hydroxyapatite deposition disease in a 32-year-old female patient.
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- The study investigates the challenges of fecal sample testing for analyzing gut microbiome metabolites, noting difficulties with sample collection and transportation.
- It compares the effectiveness of using rectal swabs versus stool samples to measure short-chain fatty acids and indole concentrations.
- Results revealed that rectal swabs were ineffective for detecting short-chain fatty acids and showed significant differences in indole concentrations, leading to the conclusion that swabs are not suitable for gut metabolite analysis.
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- - The study investigates the effectiveness of immunotherapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) using humanized mouse models to better understand the tumor environment.
- - Researchers utilized a cancer vascular targeting peptide (VTP) to deliver the LIGHT protein into GIST tumors, which enhanced blood vessel function and oxygen levels, leading to an increase in human effector T cells within the tumors.
- - The findings suggest that targeting tumor blood vessels and promoting immune responses could improve treatment outcomes for GIST patients, especially since certain structures associated with better prognosis were observed in treated tumors.
Background: Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with yttrium-90 (Y-90) has been historically reserved for unresectable liver malignancy. Evidence is emerging for the use of SIRT to increase future liver remnant (FLR), allowing for the resection of previously inoperable disease.
Methods: This was a 5-year retrospective review of all patients undergoing SIRT with Y-90 at a tertiary institute.
Objectives: Recent advancement in understanding neurological disorders has revealed the involvement of dysbiosis of the gut microbiota in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). We sequenced microbial DNA using fecal samples collected from PD cases and healthy controls (HCs) to evaluate the role of gut microbiota.
Methods: Full-length bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples was performed using amplified polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products on the GridION Nanopore sequencer.