COVID-19 Among Omani Pilgrim Returnees From the Ashura Mass Gathering.

Background The annual Ashura pilgrimage is a mass Islamic gathering during which millions of worshippers converge in the city of Karbala in Iraq. We report on the incidence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Omani pilgrims returning from Karbala in the month of Muharram (August) 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology This is a retrospective study using an electronic, self-completed, and Arab-language survey, composed of 17 questions, that was distributed to all pilgrims returning from Karbala.

Incidence and clinical characteristics of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Oman.

Background: Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) has been documented all over the world, and there is now a large body of clinical, pathological, and treatment knowledge and protocols in place in many countries. There is currently limited knowledge on the prevalence and pathology of PIBD in Omani population. The aim of this study is to report the incidence and clinical features of PIBD in Oman.

Outcomes of Endoscopic Closure of Respiratory Esophageal Fistula in Children Using the Esophageal Approach: A Case Series.

Repository-esophageal fistula (REF) in children includes congenital or acquired tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) and pleuro-esophageal fistula (PEF). TEF is a well-known congenital anomaly that is managed surgically. Recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula (rTEF) occurring after surgical repair of TEF is not an uncommon complication and most of the time requires repeat surgery.

Early Disseminated Mycobacterium Abscessus Complex Infection in an Infant with Coexisting Cystic Fibrosis and Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis: Case report and literature review.

(MABSC) is a rapidly growing and may rarely cause disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients. In patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), it peaks between the ages of 11 and 15 years. We present a five-month-old infant with coexisting CF and progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) who had pulmonary and cutaneous dissemination of MABSC infection.

Prophylactic Therapy Response in Children with Abdominal Migraine: A Single Centre Experience in Oman.

Purpose: Abdominal migraine (AM) is a very common functional gastrointestinal disorder in children. This study reports the clinical features and response of AM to prophylactic treatment in children.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between January 2010 and December 2019 at the Royal Hospital in the Sultanate of Oman.

Timing of Button Battery Removal From the Upper Gastrointestinal System in Children.

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the appropriate time of removal of button batteries (BB) from the esophagus and stomach in children.

Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive single-center study reviewing the medical records of all children with BB ingestion seen in the Royal Hospital between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2014. All children younger than 13 years with a history of BB ingestion were included.

Patterns and Complications of Ingested Foreign Bodies in Omani Children.

Objectives: We sought to describe the frequency of encounters and complications of foreign body (FB) ingestion in children seen at Royal Hospital, Oman.

Methods: Medical records of all children (≤ 13 years) who presented to Royal Hospital between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2014 diagnosed with FB ingestion were reviewed. Children with FBs in their mouth or airway, with esophageal food impaction, and caustic ingestion were excluded from the analysis.

Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube: an extra mile.

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in children has multiple etiologies but fortunately is not encountered commonly by pediatricians. Aorto-esophageal fistula (AEF) in children is a rare cause of UGIB and it is mainly secondary to accidental ingestion of foreign bodies, particularly disc batteries, or after cardiothoracic surgery. In this study, we report a case of a 3-year-old child who developed de novo AEF with no prior injury to the esophagus.

Central line associated sepsis in children receiving parenteral nutrition in Oman.

Parenteral Nutrition (PN) is used when gut fails to provide complete nutrition. Central line Associate Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) a major complication of this therapy. The objective of the study was to report the incidence of CLABSI and associated mortality in children receiving PN in the Royal Hospital and study the indication and duration of PN use.

Auxiliary Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure.

Background: Auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation is a technique where part of diseased native liver is removed and replaced with healthy donor liver so that, the left behind native liver could later regenerate.

Case Characteristics: 2 year 6 month old girl with acute liver failure due to Hepatitis A. She underwent a successful auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation.

Fibropolycystic disease of the liver and kidney in Oman.

Background And Study Aims: Fibropolycystic disease of liver and kidney (FPCDLK) is an uncommon group of conditions inherited in an autosomal fashion. The group encompasses autosomal dominant polycystic disease of the kidney (ADPDK), autosomal recessive polycystic disease of the kidney (ARPDK), congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) and Caroli's disease (CD). There are limited data of this disease in the world.

A novel leprechaunism mutation, Cys807Arg, in an Arab infant: a rare cause of hypoglycaemia.

Leprechaunism is a rare autosomal recessive disorder which is usually fatal in early infancy or childhood. There is a paucity of genetic data on leprechaunism in the Arab population. A 4-month-old boy presented with jaundice, asymptomatic hypoglycaemia and growth retardation with features of leprechaunism.

Glucose Galactose Malabsorption complicated with Rickets and Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus.

Congenital Glucose Galactose malabsorption (CGGM) is a rare disorder with limited data from the Arab world. We report the first case of CGGM in Oman.B.