Publications by authors named "O Alaoui"

Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors (SLCT) are extremely rare malignant tumors deriving from the sex cord stroma. An abdominal mass and a virilization syndrome dominate the clinical symptoms. This particular tumor poses diagnostic and therapeutic problems.

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Osteosarcoma is the most common type of primary bone cancer, which usually appears in the distal femur. The diagnosis of this condition typically involves advanced imaging and tissue biopsy, as well as taking into account characteristic clinical and radiographic indicators. The treatment approach for distal femoral osteosarcoma is multidisciplinary and involves initial chemotherapy, followed by limb-sparing surgery, reconstruction of bone and soft tissue, and subsequent adjuvant chemotherapy.

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Hydatidosis is a cosmopolitan anthropozoonosis common to humans and many mammals, caused by the development in the body of a dog tapeworm called . As accidental intermediate hosts, humans contract the infection either directly through contact with dogs or indirectly by ingesting contaminated food. They represent an epidemiological dead-end.

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Background: Hypospadias repair is a complicated surgery even in the best of hands. To date, there is a lack of consensus on which surgical technique offers more favourable post-operative outcomes. The present work was undertaken to evaluate and compare the outcomes and complications rates of two single-stage techniques widely used to repair primary anterior hypospadias, namely Thiersch-Duplay Tubularized Plate Urethroplasty and Koff Urethral Mobilisation and Advancement.

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Penetrating chest trauma in children is an uncommon condition. Patients may be asymptomatic or in a critical state. Visceral and vascular damage are frequently present when penetrating objects enter the thoracic cavity.

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