Publications by authors named "R C Koshy"
Brain aneurysms, also known as cerebral aneurysms, are the growths of the parent artery. Based on their shape, aneurysms can be categorized as saccular or non-saccular. Several factors have been linked to multiple brain aneurysms but the most prevalent is arterial hypertension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The current ACR and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines recommend a ≤4-mm endometrial thickness threshold for excluding endometrial cancer in symptomatic postmenopausal patients. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to re-evaluate the optimal endometrial thickness threshold on imaging for excluding cancer in symptomatic postmenopausal patients.
Materials And Methods: A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Scopus from inception to October 2023 was performed in addition to a gray literature search.
COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) was one of the first therapies to receive emergency use authorization for management of COVID-19. We assessed the effectiveness of CCP in a propensity-matched analysis, and whether the presence of antibodies in the recipient at the time of treatment or the titer of antibodies in the administered CCP influenced clinical effectiveness. In an inpatient population within a single large health system, a total of 290 CCP patients were matched to 290 controls.
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- Cushing's syndrome (CS) is rare in pregnancy and can be hard to identify because its symptoms are similar to those of normal pregnancy, as demonstrated in a case involving a 26-year-old woman.* -
- The patient initially presented with gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia; after delivery, ongoing hypertension and facial swelling led to her diagnosis of CS.* -
- Successful treatment through laparoscopic adrenalectomy normalized her blood pressure, emphasizing the need for awareness of CS in pregnant women with gestational diabetes and hypertension to prevent complications.*
Ovarian vein syndrome is a rare condition involving the compression of the ureter by the ovarian vein. Since it was first described, very few cases have been reported in literature. We present a case of a 37-year-old female with typical symptoms and common right-side involvement.
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