Publications by authors named "Manar Ezzahi"
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- * The exact cause of fibrosing mediastinitis is not fully understood, but it may be related to infections such as tuberculosis or blastomycosis, and it can sometimes appear without a known cause.
- * The diagnosis and management of this condition heavily rely on imaging techniques like CT and MRI; a case study is presented involving a 34-year-old man whose fibrosing mediastinitis developed after a history of tuberculosis, initially resembling a tumor.
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- Mycotic aneurysms are serious complications from systemic infections, posing risks like rupture and multiple organ failure, particularly affecting intracranial arteries leading to high mortality from strokes and bleeding.
- A case study details a 23-year-old female who experienced sudden right side weakness and loss of consciousness, with imaging showing brain infarcts and hemorrhage from ruptured pseudoaneurysms.
- The patient had a cardiac cyst with mobile vegetations, suggesting a source for the aneurysms; she successfully underwent endovascular embolization and surgery, with the cyst later identified as being caused by the hydatid parasite.
Post-traumatic testicular torsion is a rare condition, accounting for approximately 4%-8% of all reported cases of testicular torsion in the literature. Prompt clinical suspicion and intervention are crucial; as testicular torsion is considered a medical and surgical emergency that may lead to testicular necrosis. Ultrasound imaging plays an important role in assessing the integrity of the traumatized scrotum and facilitating early detection of associated testicular torsion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAccessory breast tissue (supernumerary breast tissue) is due to the absence of regression of the primitive milk lines during embryonic life which extends from the axilla to the groin. It is mostly located in the axilla where it is often confused with the axillary extension of the breast, or any pathological process occurring in armpits. Ectopic mammary glands should not be misdiagnosed as it can potentially undergo the same pathological processes that occur in a normally located breast including benign or malignant breast tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAortic coarctation is a congenital malformation that is relatively prevalent, occurring in approximately 5 out of every 1000 births. The narrowing typically happens at the aortic isthmus between the left subclavian artery and the arterial ligament. It is frequently associated with a bicuspid aortic valve.
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- Epigastric abdominal pain often leads to medical consultations, with most cases easily diagnosable through medical history and routine tests.
- In some instances, unusual symptoms require thorough clinical exams and imaging techniques to identify atypical causes, like the rare membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava.
- The text discusses a specific case of Budd-Chiari syndrome in a 66-year-old woman, emphasizing the importance of radiological imaging in diagnosing this uncommon condition.