Publications by authors named "Omar Mouline"
Background: Access to laparoscopic cholecystectomy is more limited for remote communities and Indigenous patients internationally. To date, studies exploring the incidence of gallstone disease and access to laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Australian regional communities are limited. This study examined the rates and outcomes of emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy (EMLC) in Far North Queensland, specifically in Indigenous and remote populations.
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- The report discusses a rare case of myeloid sarcoma in a healthy 49-year-old man who experienced obstructive symptoms and weight loss.
- The patient underwent surgery for a small bowel obstruction caused by obstructing lesions in the mid-jejunum, highlighting the low incidence of intestinal myeloid sarcoma in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia.
- The findings emphasize the importance of early diagnosis and proper treatment, which typically involves systemic chemotherapy, while surgery may be necessary for complications like obstruction.
Background: The euroSCORE II is a widely used pre-coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CAGS) risk score, but its predictive power lacks the specificity to predict outcomes in high-risk patients (
Methods: Fifty-two consecutive patients with high euroSCORE II (>16) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction (<40%) based on 2D-echocardiography who underwent CAGS and in whom CMRI (1.