Rare kissing antra of the maxillary sinuses: clinical implications.

Purpose: To report a rare anatomical variant of the maxillary sinuses, with radiological and clinical emphasis.

Methods: A 40-year-old male with recurrent acute rhinosinusitis presented to our center for clinical management. A computed tomography scan revealed the presence of an incidental anatomical variant of bilateral maxillary sinuses for which we coin the term "kissing antra".

SCOUT® Radar Localization at Time of Breast Biopsy.

Objective: Evaluate surgical utilization of SCOUT reflectors placed at breast biopsy.

Methods: Consent was waived for this retrospective IRB-approved, HIPAA-compliant study. Breast biopsy examinations that reported the term "SCOUT" between January 2021 and June 2022 were identified using an institutional search engine.

Intracranial aneurysms in patients with acute ischemic stroke prevalence and influence on mechanical thrombectomy over 14 years in a tertiary-care center.

Introduction: The prevalence of intracranial aneurysms (IA) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) requiring mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is unclear.

Objective: To describe the prevalence of IA in patients with AIS and their influence on MT.

Materials & Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study on all patients admitted with a diagnosis of AIS from January 2008 to March 2022 at a tertiary academic center.

Workplace Violence Toward Doctors Working in Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency Units in Khartoum North Locality, Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Workplace violence (WPV) is any action, incident, or behavior that deviates from appropriate conduct and results in a person getting assaulted, threatened, harmed, or injured at work. This research aimed at studying the current state of WPV among doctors working in obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) emergency departments (EDs) in Khartoum north locality (KNL), Sudan   Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study that included 128 doctors from six governmental hospitals in KNL. A self-administered questionnaire assessing the prevalence and outcomes of WPV was distributed.

Pattern of changes in cross sectional area of arterial branches after jailing with pipeline embolization device: beyond parent neck artery patency.

Objective: The Pipeline-Embolization-Device (PED) has been used increasingly for intracranial-aneurysms. Despite the high-patency-rate of jailed branches following PED deployment, little is known about changes in these vessels size. This study measured change in size after PED.

Clinical manifestations, complications, and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 in Sudan: a multicenter observational study.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Although clinical manifestations of COVID-19 are mainly pulmonary, some patients have other systemic manifestations. This study aimed to describe the clinical finding and outcomes in Sudanese patients diagnosed with COVID-19.

Prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd), CareStart qualitative rapid diagnostic test performance, and genetic variants in two malaria-endemic areas in Sudan.

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd) is the most common enzymopathy globally, and deficient individuals may experience severe hemolysis following treatment with 8-aminoquinolines. With increasing evidence of Plasmodium vivax infections throughout sub-Saharan Africa, there is a pressing need for population-level data at on the prevalence of G6PDd. Such evidence-based data will guide the expansion of primaquine and potentially tafenoquine for radical cure of P.

Myelopathy after traumatic lumbar vertebral intraosseous arteriovenous fistula with epidural venous drainage treated with transvenous embolization.

Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistulas are an uncommon entity. The authors present an interesting case of a 48-year-old man involved in a MVC five months prior to presenting with bilateral lower extremity weakness and hypoesthesia below the knees. MRI demonstrated a flow void in the L1 vertebral body burst fracture along with a dilated basivertebral vein draining in to engorged epidural venous plexus.

Chordoid glioma: a rare old foe but a new pathological and radiological presentation.

Chordoid glioma (CG) is a rare WHO Grade II neoplasm of the anterior third ventricle. We report two cases of CG with new presentation in terms of histopathology and location: a case of CG with osseous metaplasia evident on imaging, and another CG, unusually located in the posterior portion of the third ventricle.

Transportal Technetium-99m Labeled Macroaggregated Albumin Scintigraphy to Quantify Occult Intrahepatic Microvascular Portosystemic Shunting.

Nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) of the liver may lead to noncirrhotic portal hypertension with subsequent development of portosystemic shunts. While extrahepatic and macrovascular shunts are readily visualized with imaging or endoscopy, there is no standard technique to detect intrahepatic microvascular portosystemic shunting and quantitatively assess shunt burden. We present a case of a 53-year-old female with suspected NRH and hepatopulmonary syndrome with inconclusive liver biopsies and absent portosystemic shunts per abdominal imaging.

Malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of South Kordofan state, Sudan.

Introduction: Malaria remains one of the most common public health problems worldwide, especially in Sudan. With this short communication we aimed at reporting on the latest malaria epidemic that had occurred in the humanitarian settings in South Kordofan state, south-western Sudan, during 2018 and 2019.

Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study analyzing malaria surveillance reports between February 2018 to September 2019.

Molecular detection of human papillomavirus-16 among Sudanese patients diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma and salivary gland carcinoma.

Objective: Human papillomavirus (HPV) gained momentum as a potential etiological factor for many types of cancers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of HPV-16 infection among Sudanese patients diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) and Salivary Gland Carcinoma. A descriptive, hospital-based study was conducted.

Mapping angiography and transarterial technetium macroaggregated albumin particle simulation of recurrent atypical intracranial meningioma: feasibility for potential vascular brachytherapy.

Atypical meningioma (AM) (WHO-II) has a recurrence rate of 28% after gross total resection (GTR) with limited salvage options. Transarterial therapies may provide treatment opportunities in AM patients who exhausted standard-of-care therapy. In cases where favorable tumor vasculature and particle simulation demonstrate acceptable target dose, Yttrium-90 trans-arterial radioemobilization (TARE) could theoretically provide salvage therapy.

Immunohistochemical expression of PAX-8 in Sudanese patients diagnosed with malignant female reproductive tract tumors.

Objectives: Paired box protein-8 (PAX-8) immunohistochemical expression can be used as a diagnostic marker for epithelial cells tumors. This study aimed at investigating the immunohistochemical expression of PAX-8 among Sudanese females diagnosed with cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancers between December 2017 and May 2019 by studying their Formalin-fixed paraffin embedded blocks.

Results: Sixty patients diagnosed with female reproductive tract cancers were included who aged 58.

Extraspinal Vascular Malformation with Retrograde Drainage through a Radicular Vein: Treatment with Percutaneous Transgluteal Embolization.

Background: Spinal arteriovenous fistulas have abnormal connections between spinal arteries and veins. Early diagnosis and management are essential for preventing permanent neurologic deficits. Although symptoms of myelopathy are commonly related to established types of spinal arteriovenous fistulas within the spine, extraspinal arteriovenous anomalies may also result in similar pathology and pose challenges to conventional endovascular treatment.

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among Sudanese patients diagnosed with colon polyps and colon cancer using immunohistochemistry technique.

Objectives: Infection with the bacteria Helicobacter pylori has been classified as class one carcinogen associated with increasing susceptibility of gastritis and gastric carcinoma. This study is aiming at investigating the prevalence of H. pylori among colon polyps and colon cancer patients.

Frequency distribution of IL-17A G197A (rs2275913) and IL-17F A7488G (rs763780) polymorphisms among healthy Sudanese population.

Objectives: IL-17A G197A and IL-17F A7488G polymorphisms has been identified to be associated with the susceptibility to many diseases. This study aimed to investigate the frequency distribution of IL-17A G197A and IL-17F A7488G polymorphisms among healthy Sudanese population. A descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based molecular study conducted in different sites throughout Sudan.

Immunohistochemical expression of interleukin-17 and hormonal receptors in benign and malignant breast lesions.

Objectives: IL17 is a critical pro-inflammatory cytokine that is involved in inflammation, multidrug resistance and growth persistence pathways in cancer. This study is aiming at studying the expression of IL17 and hormonal receptors expression in benign and malignant breast lesions using immunohistochemical staining methods.

Results: A total of 137 cases of breast lesions were studied, 97 (70.

Immunohistochemical expression of Cyclin D1 among Sudanese patients diagnosed with benign and malignant prostatic lesions.

Objectives: Prostate cancer (PC) is common cancer worldwide. Several markers have been developed to differentiate between benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) from PC. A descriptive retrospective hospital-based study aimed at determining the expression of Cyclin D1 in BPH and PC.

Genetic polymorphism of the N-terminal region in circumsporozoite surface protein of Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from Sudan.

Background: Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum parasite is still known to be one of the most significant public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa. Genetic diversity of the Sudanese P. falciparum based on the diversity in the circumsporozoite surface protein (PfCSP) has not been previously studied.

Identifying asymptomatic Leishmania infections in non-endemic villages in Gedaref state, Sudan.

Objectives: Infection with the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) may be either symptomatic or asymptomatic. In this study we aimed at investigating the prevalence of asymptomatic infections of leishmania in non-endemic villages in Gedaref state, Sudan. A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted during September and October 2014.

Prevalence and risk factors profile of seropositive Toxoplasmosis gondii infection among apparently immunocompetent Sudanese women.

Objectives: Toxoplasma gondii is an opportunistic parasite that causes a clinical manifestation known as toxoplasmosis. We investigated the prevalence and potential risk factors of T. gondii infection among women in Khartoum, Sudan.