Publications by authors named "Maher Alloun"

Introduction And Significance: Hydatidosis is one of the diseases caused by tapeworms that infect humans during their life cycle and still pose a major problem. A review of the medical literature has reported a few cases of serous cysts in the uterus. In most cases, pelvic cysts are asymptomatic and may sometimes cause compressive symptoms or complications when ruptured.

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Introduction And Significance: This is a rare case of enteric duplication cyst presenting as ileocolic intussusception in a child. The literature review found that there have been only a few other reported cases of this condition. In most cases, enteric duplication cysts are asymptomatic and are found incidentally.

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Introduction And Significance: Hepatic-pulmonary fusion is a very rare condition that occurs in the right congenital diaphragmatic hernia and appears to affect both sexes equally. There are no specific diagnostic methods before surgery for this anomaly. Most cases are discovered during surgical repair of the right congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

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Introduction And Importance: Duplication of the digestive system is one of the rare cases, which can vary in shape and size and is cystic in 80 % of cases. Most cases of duplication are often diagnosed before the age of two years. There are many ways to make the diagnosis, with computed tomography being the best, and duplication is often diagnosed during surgery.

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