Publications by authors named "Miriam Khalil"

Subcapsular liver haematoma in pregnancy, a rare and life-threatening condition, is more commonly associated with severe preeclampsia and haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome. The common presenting symptom of subcapsular haematoma is acute-onset upper abdominal pain in patients suffering from preeclampsia; shock is the presenting feature in severe cases of rupture. Here we have discussed a case of subcapsular haematoma associated with HELLP syndrome in a patient who responded to conservative management.

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Microsatellite unstable (MSI-H) colorectal cancers (CRC) are the hallmark of Lynch Syndrome. Advances in immunotherapy have yielded a change in the treatment of those cancers. Recent publications about neoadjuvant immunotherapy in CRC are triggering a high interest to use under the umbrella of achieving a complete clinical response.

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We aimed to assess the feasibility of developing three-dimensional (3D) models of pelvic organs using cross-sectional MRI images of patients with uterine fibroids and urinary symptoms and of obtaining anatomical information unavailable in 2D imaging modalities. We also aimed to compare two image processing applications. We performed a feasibility study analysing MRI scans from three women, aged 30 to 58 years old, with fibroids and urinary symptoms.

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