Giant cell tumor (GCT) is a common benign aggressive tumor that mostly occurs in the proximal tibia, distal radius, and distal femur but is rarely seen in the distal region of the humerus. It originally presents between the ages of 30 and 50 with suddenly occurring pain. Treatment is generally curettage adjuvant treatment if necessary and reconstruction if required.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 48-year-old male, known to have hypertension (HTN), ischemic heart disease (IHD) post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) before one year, and morbid obesity (BMI: 60), presented to the emergency department complaining of right thigh pain and swelling that started two days before. The swelling got increasingly worsen over the previous days, associated with dyspnea, for which he sought medical attention in another hospital. He was found to have a picture of sepsis where they offered him irrigation and debridement (I&D) but he refused and presented to our institution in a hemodynamically unstable condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSolid waste management (SWM) is one of the key responsibilities of city administrators and one of the effective proxies for good governance. Effective SWM mitigates adverse health and environmental impacts, conserves resources, and improves the livability of cities. However, unsustainable SWM practices, exacerbated by rapid urbanization and financial and institutional limitations, negatively impact public health and environmental sustainability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Saudi Arabia (SA) is one of the top countries in the world when it comes to the number of bariatric procedures performed each year. There is still some debate on whether to do regular or selective upper endoscopy during the preoperative examination. The purpose of this study was to explore various endoscopic findings and Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients having laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) prior to surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnviron Sci Pollut Res Int
July 2021