Publications by authors named "Nahla A Zaitoun"
Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a commonly underestimated disorder that negatively impacts a woman's life. Medical workers, who live a more stressful life, may report an increased rate of PMS. Studies on the relationship between PMS and work-related quality of life for medical professionals are scarce, particularly in the Arab world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Postpartum depression (PPD) affects around 10% of women, or 1 in 7 women, after giving birth. Undiagnosed PPD was observed among 50% of mothers. PPD has an unfavorable relationship with women's functioning, marital and personal relationships, the quality of the mother-infant connection, and the social, behavioral, and cognitive development of children.
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- The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of three embolic agents—gelatin sponge, embospheres, and PVA—in partial splenic embolization for patients with hypersplenism due to cirrhosis, analyzing outcomes over one year.
- All groups achieved a 100% technical success rate, but the gelatin sponge group had lower pain rates compared to the other two.
- Permanent embolic materials showed better laboratory and radiological results than the gelatin sponge, although they were linked to increased abdominal pain and higher rates of recurrent bleeding in the gelatin sponge group.
Purpose: To compare safety and efficacy of combined therapy with conventional transarterial chemoembolization (cTACE)+microwave ablation (MWA) versus only TACE or MWA for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) >3-<5 cm.
Methods: This randomized controlled trial (NCT04721470) screened 278 patients with HCC >3-<5 cm. Patients were randomized into three groups: 90 underwent TACE (Group 1); 95 underwent MWA (Group 2); and 93 underwent combined therapy (Group 3).
Background And Purpose: Intragastric balloons are used as a treatment for obesity. Much of the data collected on balloons had been in the context of clinical trials in academic medical centers or as a bridge to bariatric surgery in obesity centers. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of balloon treatment in private practice.
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