Publications by authors named "M Rafae Kidwai"
Introduction: Right ventricular outflow tract stenting has emerged as a key palliative intervention for infants with tetralogy of Fallot who are not suitable candidates for complete repair. Although the Blalock-Taussig shunt remains the standard palliative approach for tetralogy of Fallot patients over one year of age, the potential of right ventricular outflow tract stenting in this older age group has not been widely explored. In this study, we present our experience with right ventricular outflow tract stenting in children beyond one year of age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCalcifying Aponeurotic Fibroma in the Deep Space of the Hand.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a rare tumor affecting the upper extremities, particularly challenging when it involves deep spaces of the hand.
- A case study discusses a 9-year-old girl with a growing mass on her palm, diagnosed later due to its deep location and lack of symptoms, which led to a larger than normal size.
- The girl underwent a careful surgical procedure to remove the tumor while preserving surrounding structures, and at her 1-year follow-up, there were no signs of recurrence.
The early detection of some diseases can be a decisive factor in postponing or stabilizing their most adverse effects on the people who suffer from them. In the case of glaucoma, which is an ocular pathology that is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, early detection can make the difference between a patient's complete losses of vision, or preserve their sight, as well as improve their subsequent treatment. It is for this reason that there are currently medical campaigns for the early detection of pathologies with these characteristics in a certain study population, called screening, which have shown very good results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Dental anxiety is very much common among the patients and could be due to different factors like the behavior of the dentist, past experiences, Needle phobia, or word of mouth from other patients. According to recent studies, a strong association between sound and anxiety has been found, so this observational study has been conducted to find out the link between the activation of anxiety with the sound of a handpiece between experienced patients, who have already gone through the dental treatments and non-experienced patients.
Methods: Total of 297 participants were part of this study.
Article Synopsis
- Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a significant challenge for liver specialists due to rising medication and supplement use, making it difficult to identify and measure liver damage caused by drugs.
- This review compares pharmaceutical drugs and herbal compounds that have gone through clinical trials, examining how they lead to liver damage and how herbal options may protect the liver.
- Key findings show that common synthetic drugs like acetaminophen and isoniazid often cause liver damage, while herbal remedies, such as curcumin and silymarin, may provide better protective effects with fewer side effects.