Publications by authors named "Magdy ElSheikh"
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- Transpedicular screws are commonly used in lumbar spine surgeries, and a study tracked their placement accuracy in 145 patients through postoperative CT scans.
- Over 6 months, 612 screws were evaluated, revealing varying degrees of misplacement: minor in 104 patients, moderate in 34, and severe in 7, the last group requiring additional surgeries.
- The findings suggest that CT scans are a more reliable method than X-rays for confirming screw placement, highlighting the need for timely imaging post-surgery to avoid complications from pedicle breaches.
Schwannomas are benign tumors, which arise from the Schwann cells of the central or peripheral nerves. They form 8% of all intracranial tumors and most of the cases arise from vestibular division of the 8 cranial nerve. Rare cases are shown to arise from the olfactory or optic nerve, being devoid of myelin sheath.
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