11,203 results match your criteria: "King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center Gen. Org. Jeddah[Affiliation]"
Int J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address:
Introduction: The infratemporal fossa (ITF) is considered an uncommon location for giant cell granuloma (GCG), a rare benign disease that is frequently detected in the maxilla and mandible.
Presentation Of Case: A 47-year-old male presented with right-sided hearing loss, tinnitus, and jaw claudication. Radiological imaging confirmed the presence of a mass in the ITF accompanied by bone erosion.
F1000Res
January 2025
Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Al Ahsa, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
Background: The practice of preoperative hair removal has been debated regarding its role in Surgical Site Infection (SSI) prevention. This study aimed to compare the different hair removing modalities and investigate the effect of preoperative hair removal on SSI rates.
Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted according to PRISMA guidelines.
Int J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address:
Introduction: Retinal capillary hemangioma (RCH) is a benign vascular hamartoma that can occur sporadically or as a manifestation of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. If left untreated, it results in adverse ocular complications depending on its location and eventual visual loss.
Case Presentation: We present a 50-year-old man who was a known case of VHL with history of left eye vision loss in the left eye at the age of 30 years.
Cureus
December 2024
Neurology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, SAU.
Herein, we review the literature on Parkinson's disease (PD) management and summarize the progress in medical, surgical, and assisted therapeutic modalities for motor and non-motor symptoms. A thorough search strategy was implemented to retrieve all relevant articles and identify the best evidence from different databases including Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Evidence-Based Medicine reviews from the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. Multiple terms, such as Parkinson, tremor, predominant, Parkinson management, deep brain stimulation, LCIG, ablative surgery for PD, medical management of PD, and assistive devices for PD, were used for screening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTherap Adv Gastroenterol
January 2025
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P. O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11121, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occurs in up to 70%-80% of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Oral vancomycin therapy (OVT) has been reported to be effective in the treatment of IBD associated with PSC (IBD-PSC).
Objectives: To examine the effectiveness and safety of OVT in the treatment of IBD-PSC by performing a systematic review and pooled analysis of the literature.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci
December 2024
Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Makkah Road, Riyadh, KSA.
Objectives: The global prevalence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), particularly papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), is increasing. However, studies assessing correlations between these diseases have yielded inconsistent findings. Furthermore, patients diagnosed with HT show a higher prevalence of indeterminate cytology than those without HT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransplant Direct
February 2025
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background: Despite decades of post-allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) growth factor utilization, its role remains undefined, leading to ongoing debates and research. The theoretical impacts of growth factors have been challenged in numerous studies.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study conducted at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, we analyzed the clinical outcomes of 509 patients who underwent allogeneic HCT between May 1, 2019, and May 31, 2022.
Neurosciences (Riyadh)
January 2025
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Mahfouz, Ghazy), College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from Alexandria Directorate of Health Affairs (Abdelmoneim), Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, Alexandria, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (Abdu), Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, from Public Health and Community Medicine (AboElela, Shiba), Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Neuroscience Center (Alhazzani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Objectives: To describe age-standardized incidence and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of ischemic stroke (IS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 1990 to 2019 and forecast these variables using the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) data over the next years (2020-2030).
Methods: Poisson regression models were employed to identify significant changes in incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and DALY rates for different stroke types. For time series models, the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) and exponential smoothing state space (ETS) models were used for forecasting.
Vox Sang
January 2025
Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Background And Objectives: Professionals who work or study in transfusion medicine under 40 years of age are considered young professionals (YPs) by the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT). While the ISBT provides opportunities for YPs, their needs have to be assessed to customize initiatives in a way that could potentially improve their engagement. This survey aimed to assess the needs of YPs in transfusion medicine and understand their perspectives on future ISBT initiatives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMJ Open Gastroenterol
December 2024
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
Objective: Globally, over 50% of the population is affected by , yet research on its prevalence and impact in patients with obesity undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is inconclusive. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of infection in individuals with obesity undergoing LSG, evaluate the percentage of postoperative staple-line leaks, and explore the potential link between infection and staple-line leaks.
Methods: This retrospective analysis assessed adult patients with class III obesity who underwent LSG between 2015 and 2020 at a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eur Spine J
January 2025
ELSAN, Polyclinique Jean Villar, Brugge, France.
Purpose: The choice of the best management for Adult Spine Deformity (ASD) is challenging. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL), comorbidities, symptoms and spine geometry, along with surgical risk and potential residual disability play a role, and a definite algorithm for patient management is lacking. Machine learning allows to analyse complex settings more efficiently than other available statistical tools.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInsights Imaging
January 2025
Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Objective: To determine the feasibility, yield, and safety of fluoroscopic-guided aspiration of the acutely dislocated total hip arthroplasty (AD-THA).
Materials And Methods: IRB-approved, retrospective review of fluoroscopic-guided aspirations of AD-THA (January 2005-December 2023) was performed. Data from electronic charts and fluoroscopy images/reports were obtained.
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep
September 2024
Health Surveillance Centers, Ministry of Health, Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare occurring benign tumor composed of myofibroblastic spindle cells. Lung inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is difficult to diagnose and may mimic lung cancer or infectious etiology. Surgical intervention with final histopathologic confirmation remains the mainstay of diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJTO Clin Res Rep
January 2025
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Lung cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally and presents significant challenges in Egypt. In 2023, the first annual meeting of the Thoracic Oncology Multidisciplinary Faculty, organized by the Egyptian Cancer Research Network and the Egyptian Society of Respiratory Neoplasms, was held in Cairo, Egypt. The meeting aimed to address gaps in lung cancer management across Egypt and the broader Middle East and North Africa region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPostgrad Med
January 2025
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, AlKhobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
Objectives: High rates of morbidity and mortality are a result of trauma being a significant health burden in Saudi Arabia. We evaluated the current trends of primary healthcare (PHC) physicians in Saudi Arabia toward patients with bleeding and their referral awareness for percutaneous endovascular arterial embolization (EAE).
Methods: We formulated a 13-question survey to assess PHC physicians' knowledge regarding decision-making and appropriate approaches to manage patients with traumatic and non-traumatic abdominopelvic and lower limb bleeding.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Fractional radiofrequency microneedling (FRM) is a popular, minimally invasive skin rejuvenation modality for treating acne scarring. In this study, we aimed to systematically evaluate the current literature on the efficacy and safety of FRM as a monotherapy to treat different types of facial acne scarring. We systematically reviewed all available literature on FRM techniques used for acne scarring by searching the PubMed and EBSCO databases up to July 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Public Health
January 2025
Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing Department, King Faisal Specialist. Hospital and Research Centre, MBC 03, PO Box 3354, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs), encompassing alcohol (AUDs) and drug use disorders (DUDs), are significant global public health concerns. While SUDs are well-documented worldwide, data on their prevalence and impact in Saudi Arabia remain scarce. This study investigates the epidemiology and burden of SUDs in Saudi Arabia using data from the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSaudi Med J
January 2025
From the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Personalized medicine is a healthcare approach that designs treatment plans of each patient, considering genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. This model leverages genomic information, advanced diagnostics, and data analytics to predict disease risk, optimize prevention strategies, and provide customized treatments. In Saudi Arabia, personalized medicine is gaining momentum, driven by the country's Vision 2030 initiative, which aims to transform the healthcare sector by integrating advanced medical technologies and improving healthcare delivery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurg Neurol Int
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Research Center, Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Recent studies have suggested that high-dose tranexamic acid (TXA) may be an effective method for reducing blood loss during adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery. This study aims to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the outcomes of high-dose versus low-dose TXA for AIS surgery.
Methods: Searches were conducted in major databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library for relevant studies comparing high-dose and low-dose TXA outcomes in terms of blood loss, red blood cell transfusions, and hemoglobin changes.
Medicina (Kaunas)
November 2024
Radiological Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 145111, Riyadh 4545, Saudi Arabia.
: Computed tomography of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder (CT KUB) is essential for evaluating urinary stones but also exposes patients to significant radiation. The scanning field should be minimized to only the necessary area to limit this radiation exposure. This study aims to assess the extent of CT KUB overscanning in renal colic procedures and identify the appropriate vertebral level for starting CT KUB scans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedicina (Kaunas)
November 2024
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.
The purpose of this study was to investigate personality and relationship patterns in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) and compare them to patients with epilepsy and healthy controls. A total of 68 participants were recruited (mean age = 29.8 ± 9.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBioengineering (Basel)
December 2024
Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore 523004, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of computer science that focuses on designing machines or systems that can perform operations that would typically need human intelligence. AI is a rapidly developing technology that has grabbed the interest of researchers from all across the globe in the healthcare industry. Advancements in machine learning and data analysis have revolutionized oral health diagnosis, treatment, and management, making it a transformative force in healthcare, particularly in dentistry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChildren (Basel)
December 2024
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11472, Saudi Arabia.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a global transition to distance learning, which significantly impacted children's mental health. In Saudi Arabia, remote education began on 8 March 2020, lasting between 1.5 to 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancers (Basel)
December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada.
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, and accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective management. Fine needle aspiration cytology, guided by the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology, categorizes thyroid nodules into six categories, with Bethesda III and IV representing indeterminate diagnoses that pose significant challenges for clinical decision-making. Understanding the molecular profiles of these categories may enhance diagnostic accuracy and guide treatment strategies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Mol Biosci
December 2024
Metabolomics Section, Department of Clinical Genomics, Center for Genomics Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a metabolic disorder marked by Q10 hyperglycemia that can negatively affect both mothers and newborns. The increasing prevalence of GDM and the limitations associated with the standard diagnostic test highlight the urgent need for early screening strategies that promote timely interventions.
Methods: This study aims to investigate the metabolic profile associated with GDM through an untargeted metabolomic analysis using mass spectrometry (MS)- based omics.