Effect of a high-impact exercise program on hip strength indices in a group of obese women after bariatric surgery.

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of a 12-month high-impact physical training program (descending stairs) on bone health in a group of young obese women who had undergone bariatric surgery (type sleeve). Fifty-two premenopausal women with a body mass index (BMI) > 35 kg/m (range: 35.06-60.

Herbal Medicine in Three Different Mediterranean Living Areas During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Polyphenolic-Rich Thyme-like Plants.

Despite herbal medicine being popular across the Mediterranean basin, there is no evidence in favor of COVID-19 infection. This study investigates the utilization and effects of medicinal plants in Italy, Lebanon, and Tunisia during COVID-19 and its effects on post-COVID-19 pandemics. We used a tailored, web-based "Google Form" questionnaire with the random sampling method.

Team Sports Practice and Bone Health: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis.

The primary aim of this study was to explore the effects of team sports practice on bone health indices in adults engaged in team sports. The secondary aim was to investigate the osteogenic effects of each type of team sport. This systematic literature search was conducted using common electronic databases from inception in June 2023, using key terms (and synonyms searched for by the MeSH database) that were combined using the operators "AND", "OR", "NOT": (``men'' OR ``man'' OR ``women'' OR ``woman'') AND (``bone mineral density'' OR ``BMD'' OR ``bone mineral content'' OR ``BMC'' OR ``peak bone mass'' OR ``mechanical loading'' OR ``osteoporosis'' OR ``bone geometry'' OR ``bone resistance'') AND (``team sport'' OR ``sport'' OR rugby OR basketball OR volleyball OR handball OR soccer OR football OR ``players'').

Robotic-assisted native pyeloureterostomy with indocyanine green, after kidney transplantation.

Introduction: Postoperative ureteral strictures and vesicoureteral reflux after ureteroneocystostomy for kidney transplant can be managed by endoscopic procedures like balloon dilation and endoscopic injections. Complicated/recurrent cases, however, are usually managed by reconstructive surgery. We hereby highlight our technique of robotic-assisted native pyeloureterostomy with indocyanine green (ICG).

Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Assess Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors.

Pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) represents a major cause of child injuries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This review aims to assess pTBIs in the MENA region and reports their clinical severity and outcomes. A search was conducted using major electronic databases, including Medline/Ovid, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and SCOPUS.

Validation of the Arabic Maternal postpartum quality of life questionnaire among Lebanese women: A cohort study.

Background: The postpartum period is an important phase in a woman's life. Yet, there is a paucity of validated instruments that assess maternal postpartum quality of life issues. The aim of this study is to describe the adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life (MAPP-QOL) questionnaire.

A Systematic Review of Pressure Injuries Associated with Urethrocutaneous Fistula.

Objective: To review the literature about combined urologic and reconstructive management of pressure injuries (PIs) with urethral fistulas.

Data Sources: Authors searched the PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases using the following keywords: "Perineum" or "Perineal" and "Pressure Ulcers" or '' Pressure Injury'' and "Urethral Fistula."

Study Selection: The search yielded a total of 95 articles.

The Effects of a 1-Year Recreational Kung Fu Protocol on Bone Health Parameters in a Group of Healthy Inactive Young Men.

The main aim of the current study was to explore the effects of a 1-year recreational Kung Fu protocol on bone health parameters (bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), femoral neck geometry and composite indices of femoral neck strength) in a group of healthy inactive young men. 54 young inactive men voluntarily participated in this study, but only 51 of them completed it. The participants were assigned to 2 different groups: control group (n=31) and Kung Fu group (n=20).

Virtual reality for healthcare: A scoping review of commercially available applications for head-mounted displays.

Objective: This scoping review aimed to describe the scope of commercially available virtual reality (VR) healthcare applications for mainstream head-mounted displays (HMD)s.

Methods: A search was conducted during late April and early May 2022 over five major VR app stores using "health," "healthcare," "medicine," and "medical" as keywords. Apps were screened based on their title and description sections.

Long term follow-up after minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a benign condition that can adversely affect women's quality of life. Minimally invasive mesh sacrocolpopexy is an effective surgical treatment for POP. This study aims to assess the perioperative, postoperative, and long term (10 years) outcome of a single institution cohort undergoing minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy.

Pure Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A Single Institution Experience From a Middle Eastern Country.

Background: Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy (LLDN) is the most adopted technique for kidney transplantation. Several obstacles preclude brain-dead organ transplantation in the Middle East, going from social and cultural barriers to economical and structural difficulties. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report Lebanese experience with pure LLDN, and kidney transplantation.

Global malalignment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: the axial deformity is the main driver.

Purpose: To evaluate the global alignment of non-operated subjects with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Method: A total of 254 subjects with AIS and 64 controls underwent low dose biplanar X-rays and had their spine, pelvis, and rib cage reconstructed in 3D. Global alignment was measured in the sagittal and frontal planes by calculating the OD-HA angle (between C2 dens to hip axis with the vertical).

Predictive factors of lymph node metastasis and pattern of repartition in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer.

 To determine the rate, repartition and risk factors of lymph node (LN) metastasis in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. We reviewed retrospectively the pathological and clinical data of 184 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer at a tertiary care center in Beirut, Lebanon. 88% of patients received a pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy.

Urothelial carcinoma in COVID-19: lessons from a pandemic and their impact on clinical practice.

The COVID-19 pandemic has modified the management of urothelial carcinoma (UC). Eighteen months after the onset of the pandemic, a scoping narrative review was able to state that radical cystectomy for UC should not be delayed beyond 10 weeks when neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) was administered and 12 weeks when it was not. NAC should be considered when imminent chemotherapy cannot be performed.

Determinants of pyelonephritis onset in patients with obstructive urolithiasis.

Background: Acute obstructive pyelonephritis due to urolithiasis represents a medico-surgical emergency that can lead to life-threatening complications. There are still no established factors that reliably predict progression toward acute pyelonephritis in patients presenting with a simple renal colic.

Objective: To investigate clinical and paraclinical factors that are associated with the onset of acute obstructive pyelonephritis.

Reliability assessment of cervical spine parameters measured on full-body radiographs in asymptomatic subjects and patients with spinal deformity.

Background: Cervical spinal alignment is usually assessed on full-body radiographs allowing for the concomitant evaluation of possible compensatory mechanisms that may occur at any level in the setting of postural malalignment.

Hypothesis: Cervical parameters measured on full-body radiographs are reliable.

Patients And Methods: A total of 70 subjects were included and divided in 3 groups: asymptomatic adults (n=21), adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (n=20), and adults with spinal deformity (n=29), for whom full-body low-dose biplanar radiographs were obtained.

Is pudendal nerve entrapment a potential cause for weak ejaculation?

Ejaculatory dysfunction is one of the most common complaints of patients with sexual disorders. While it encompasses several ejaculatory disorders, weak ejaculation is seldom described in the literature. Since the pudendal nerve is the main nerve of ejaculation, we aim to hypothesize that pudendal nerve entrapment could be a cause of weak ejaculation, and that pudendal nerve release could contribute to the improvement of the ejaculatory stream.

Suspicious adrenal incidentaloma in a patient with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A case report.

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia has been associated with an increased prevalence of adrenal masses. It is still unknown whether incidentalomas in CAH* patients are more frequent or if the risk of adrenal carcinoma is higher than the general population. Therefore, the management CAH subjects presenting with suspicious adrenal masses remains problematic.

Alterations of 3D acetabular and lower limb parameters in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Purpose: To evaluate the 3D deformity of the acetabula and lower limbs in subjects with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and their relationship with spino-pelvic alignment.

Methods: Two hundred and seventy-four subjects with AIS (frontal Cobb: 33.5° ± 18° [10°-110°]) and 84 controls were enrolled.