Publications by authors named "Yazan Alkurdi"

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  • * Results showed that 93.5% of patients had valid G&S tests but none required blood transfusions, indicating minimal risk linked to blood loss during surgery.
  • * The research suggests that reevaluating the routine practice of G&S testing could save the NHS approximately £3,500, highlighting the need for a risk-benefit approach in such medical procedures.
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Benign tumours of vascular and lymphatic origin are known as lymphangiomas. In this report, we present a case of a 26-year-old lady admitted with symptoms of small bowel obstruction. Her computed tomography (CT) scan showed a well-defined mass in the small bowel mesentery associated with small bowel volvulus.

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Melanosis peritonei is an unusual and uncommon condition characterized by pigment deposition in the peritoneum. It is usually associated with other conditions. During a right inguinal hernia open repair for an 86-year-old gentleman, widespread black spots were observed on the hernial sac.

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The purpose is to delineate the clinico-pathologic features of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) occurring in a background of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). A retrospective analysis of consecutive PTC patients who underwent surgery at an academic center between Jan. 2010 and Jan.

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