Publications by authors named "Nehal Shaikh"

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCDs), a subset of ciliary motility disorders, includes the rare hereditary illness Kartagener syndrome (KS). Sinusitis, situs inversus, and bronchiectasis, brought on by aberrant ciliary activity, are its defining features. We describe a case of an 18-year-old female with a history of recurrent respiratory complaints and chronic sinusitis.

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Gastroparesis is a disorder with few available treatments and delayed stomach emptying. Gastric electrical stimulation (GES) has shown promise in treating the signs and symptoms of gastroparesis as well as gastric emptying by stimulating the stomach with high-frequency electrical impulses. In this case, a 43-year-old lady with refractory gastroparesis had a GES device laparoscopically implanted.

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