A case report of a patient with recurrent and severe infections highlighting the importance of considering inborn errors of immunity.

Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) can often be misdiagnosed early in life due to their heterogenous clinical presentations. Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4) deficiency is one of the rare innate immunodeficiency disorders. We present the case of a patient who presented at the age of 15 days with meningitis and septic shock that responded to antibiotics.

An Unexpected GIST Causing Life-Threatening Bleeding after an Elective Hernia Repair.

 Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the alimentary tract. They are usually manifested by GI bleeding.  A 53-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital for elective inguinal hernia repair.

Congenital absence of the cystic duct: Case report of a rare anomaly and review of the literature.

Introduction And Importance: Congenital absence of the cystic duct is one of the rare types of anomalies associated with the extrahepatic biliary tract (EHBT). It is often an incidental finding intraoperatively leading to significant implications during the perioperative period.

Case Presentation: A 25-year-old lady was admitted for an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy indicated for recurrent symptoms of right upper quadrant pain with evidence of cholelithiasis on ultrasound.

Enterocutaneous fistula occurring 10 years after an open umbilical hernia repair with placement of an onlay polypropylene mesh: A case report.

Introduction: Ventral hernia repair is a common surgical procedure performed within the specialty of general surgery. Short and long term complications can arise after this procedure. Although rare, an enterocutaneous fistula may occur, leading to a significant morbidity and the possible need for surgical intervention.

Ulcerative colitis in Kuwait: a review of 90 cases.

Background: Chronic ulcerative colitis is a disease of unknown etiology. Its incidence is on the rise in various developing countries as has been reported in studies from South-East Asia and the Middle East. There seems to be significant differences in the pattern and the clinical course of this disease in our patient population.

Interferon-alpha in combination with ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients with persistently normal aminotransferase levels.

Background And Aims: A substantial proportion of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection have persistently normal serum transaminase levels. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of interferon plus ribavirin combination therapy in this population.

Methods: In this prospective open trial 152 patients with biopsy-proven chronic hepatitis C were enrolled, 32 of whom had persistently normal alanine aminotransferase levels (group A).