Body Mass Index as a Major Prognostic Contributing Factor in COVID-19: A Multicentral Egyptian Study.

Background: Extreme body mass index (BMI) is an influential pathophysiological risk factor for serious illnesses following lower respiratory tract infection. The purpose of the current study was to examine how the BMI of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients affects their prognosis.

Methods: Two hundred patients with COVID-19 admitted to Al-Azhar, Qena, Aswan, and Sohag University hospitals in Egypt were included and categorized into four groups according to their BMI.

Effects of bipolar disorder on maternal and fetal health during pregnancy: a systematic review.

Background: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mental disorder characterized by mood shifts from severe depression to mania. Pregnant women with BD may experience manic or depressive episodes, so they are usually concerned about the effects of BD on their pregnancy. The aim of this systematic review is to determine the effects of BD on maternal health and fetal health, weight, and development.

Effects of different physiotherapy modalities on insomnia and depression in perimenopausal, menopausal, and post-menopausal women: a systematic review.

Background: Menopause is the time that marks passing 12 months after the last menstruation cycle in women between ages 40-50. Menopausal women often experience depression and insomnia that significantly impact their overall well-being and quality of life. This systematic review aims to determine the effects of different therapeutic physiotherapy modalities on insomnia and depression in perimenopausal, menopausal, and post-menopausal women.

Clinical characteristics, risk factors and diagnostic outcomes of patients presented with indeterminate biliary stricture: A multicenter study.

Background And Aim: Indeterminate biliary stricture (IBS) is a frequently encountered clinical problem. In this study, we aimed to highlight the clinical characteristics, risk factors and diagnostic outcomes of patients presented with indeterminate biliary stricture.

Method: A Retrospective multicenter study included all patients diagnosed with IBS in the participating centers between 2017 and 2021.

Post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus is associated with poorer surgical and neurodevelopmental sequelae than other causes of infant hydrocephalus.

Purpose: This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the surgical and neurodevelopmental outcomes (NDO) of infant hydrocephalus. We also sought to determine whether these outcomes are disproportionately poorer in post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) compared to other causes of infant hydrocephalus.

Methods: A review of all infants with hydrocephalus who had ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts inserted at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) from 2008 to 2018 was performed.

Aortic root enlargement: When and how.

Aortic valve replacement is the definitive management for severe aortic stenosis. Intraoperatively, an aortic root enlargement (ARE) may be used to facilitate the implementation of a suitably sized prosthetic valve. This is to prevent patient prosthesis mismatch (PPM), a condition that causes a left ventricular outflow obstruction.

Understanding the Awareness, Knowledge and Perceptions of Interventional Radiology Amongst Undergraduates in the UK.

Introduction: The role of interventional radiology (IR) in health care is rapidly expanding in the United Kingdom (UK). However, the presence of IR in the current undergraduate curriculum is lacking.

Purpose: This study investigates the awareness, knowledge and perceptions of IR in undergraduates through the clinical years of medical school to suggest future interventions.

A Duodenal Ulcer Caused by Pancreatic Ductal Hypertension with Chronic Pancreatitis.

We herein describe the case of a 67-year-old woman with a duodenal ulcer thought to be caused by elevated pancreatic ductal pressure. The patient complained of continuous upper abdominal pain. Her medical history included idiopathic chronic pancreatitis.

Yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for solid pancreatic neoplasms.

Objective: Both endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) cytology may provide tissue diagnoses in solid pancreatic neoplasms. However, there are scant data comparing these two methods. This study aims at retrospectively comparing EUS-FNA and ERCP tissue sampling and ability of cytopathological diagnosis in solid pancreatic neoplasms and to determine usefulness and adverse events of combining both procedures.

Liver abscess caused by CTX-M-55-type extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Salmonella enteritidis.

Liver abscesses secondary to Salmonella species are rarely described in the general population. We herein describe a case of a liver abscess caused by CTX-M-55-type extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Salmonella enteritidis, which has not been reported in the literature. A 54-year-old male was admitted due to a high fever and was clinically diagnosed with a liver abscess.

Novel method of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy to prevent stent dysfunction.

Background And Study Aim: The present study assesses the feasibility as well as the technical and functional success rates of a novel endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) technique called the locking stent method that uses end-bare covered metallic stents (EBCMS).

Methods: Twenty consecutive patients who were histologically diagnosed with unresectable cancer complicated with obstructive jaundice underwent EUS-HGS due to failed endoscopic biliary drainage or inaccessible papilla. We retrospectively collected clinical data for these patients including technical and functional success rates and complications.

Can endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration offer clinical benefit for thick-walled gallbladders?

Background: No previous studies have compared cytology obtained under endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGD) and EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for thick-walled gallbladders.

Aim: The present study investigated the diagnostic yield of bile cytology under ETGD and EUS-FNA for gallbladder tumors.

Methods: A total of 69 patients were diagnosed as having gallbladder wall thickening.

EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy combined with fine-gauge antegrade stenting: a pilot study.

Background And Study Aim: To minimize bile leakage and avoid possible death because of stent migration in endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS), we have recently combined EUS-HGS with EUS-guided antegrade stenting (EUS-AS) of the biliary obstruction using a novel uncovered metallic stent with a fine-gauge delivery system. In this pilot study, we evaluated the feasibility and adverse events associated with this combination therapy using the novel stent.

Patients And Methods: We performed EUS-guided antegrade stenting and hepaticogastrostomy in 12 consecutive patients.