Publications by authors named "Youssef Motiaa"

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a severe presentation of aspergillosis fungal infection, with a high mortality rate. Many Covid-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis cases have been described in the literature giving rise to a major dilemma for physicians: discriminate a simple colonization from an invasive infection. In this paper, we will describe the case of a 40-year-old immunocompetent man with no medical history was admitted to the intensive care unit for Covid-19 infection with lung damage initially estimated at 50%-75%.

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Von Willebrand factor (vWF) is a glycoprotein which plays an important role in hemostasis. Its quantitative or qualitative deficit results in von Willebrand's disease (vWD). The study aims to update the current understanding of the distribution of vWF rates in Moroccan pregnant women and their variability in function of the ABO blood group.

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Background: Vascular complications of acute pancreatitis are common. Splanchnic thrombosis accounts for 11% of these complications, whereas extrasplanchnic thrombosis remains a rare entity. These complications are associated with high morbidity and mortality.

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Introduction: Numerous biological parameters are physiologically modified during normal pregnancy, in particular hematology. The knowledge of these modifications of the maternal body by biologists and clinicians allows the screening of possible anomalies. In Morocco, the reference values of the complete blood count test for pregnant woman are missing, as are those specific to different trimesters of pregnancy.

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Introduction: Among the most useful biological examinations in common medical practice, blood count is the most prescribed. The reference intervals of the hematological parameters of this examination are of major importance for clinical orientations and therapeutic decisions. In Morocco, the reference values used by the laboratories of medical biology and used by doctors are ones collected from Caucasian and European individuals.

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Background: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a technique used both for diagnosis and for the treatment of biliary and pancreatic diseases. ERCP has some anesthetic implications and specific complications. The primary outcome aim was to compare two protocols in terms of time of extubation.

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