Amira Gallas, Mohamed Ali Sbai, Walid Saidane, Rami Ben Arab, Walid Bouaicha, Monia Boussen, Nesrine Attia, Khaled Bchir & Riadh Maalla·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2019
Carpal tunnel syndrome is usually idiopathic and presents bilaterally. An etiologic factor should be suspected in patients with unilateral symptoms, Ganglion cysts are the most common tumours of the wrist and are often listed among the possible causes of carpal tunnel syndrome bu...
Amira Gallas, Rami Ben Arab, Monia Boussen, Walid Bouaicha, Nesrine Attia, Riadh Maalla & Mohamed Ali Sbai·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2019
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common primary malignancies affecting the upper limb and especially the hand. Digital SCC is infrequently reported in the literature and presents a diagnostic challenge because of its relatively rare occurrence and mimicry of benig...
The Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, also known as Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma syndrome, is an uncommon autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations found on chromosome 9. This syndrome is characterized by multiple basal cell carcinomas, odontogenic keratocysts and various skeletal abno...
Rami Ben Arab, Khaled Khelil, Amira Gallas, Leila Essid, Khaled Bchir, Riadh Maalla & Mohamed Ali Sbai·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2019
The cubital tunnel syndrome is a compressive neuropathy of the ulnar nerve around the elbow. It is the most common neurocompression syndrome in the upper limb after carpal tunnel syndrome. Ulnar nerve entrapment is usually located under the thickening of the proximal fascia betwe...
Background: Thyroid surgery commonly in developing countries. Hyperparathyroidism is major issue after surgery. The objective of study is to compare the occurrence of hyperparathyroidism after sub-total thyroidectomy with truncal ligation versus non-ligation of inferior thyroid a...
Mohamed Ali Sbai, Rami Ben Arab, Leila Essid, Amira Gallas, Khaled Khelil, Monia Boussen & Riadh Maalla·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2019
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most frequent peripheral compression neuropathy. Anatomic variations may be encountered during carpal tunnel surgery.1–3 Compression of the median nerve at the wrist is frequently encountered. Carpal tunnel syndrome usually occurs without any o...
Mohamed Salah Abdelhamid, Hisham Ahmed Nafady, Amro Ali Bacheet, Mohamed Hassan Korani, Ahmed Zaky Garib & Mahmoud Ahmed Negida·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2019
Introduction: Intersphincteric resection of low rectal tumors.is a surgical technique extending rectal resection into the intersphincteric space. This procedure is performed by a synchronous abdominoperineal approach with mesorectal. excision and excision of the entire or part o...
Objective: Evaluate two methods in terms of the incidence of complications in infants. Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted on 560 infants who were brought for religious or ritual circumcision to the Pediatric Surgery unit. Infants were randomly divided into two...
Ulnar nerve compression in the Guyon’s canal is in most cases secondary to repeated trauma, fracture of the hamate or a thrombosis or arterial aneurism of the ulnar artery. Tumoral etiologies such as a compression by a lipoma or a ganglion cyst are uncommon. The development of a...
Introduction: Jaw bones are one of the most important part of human body, since they play a vital role in the appearance, respiration, speech, deglutition and mastication of an individual. Each year, many people need to reconstruct these bones because of trauma, tumors and congen...
Allauddin ., Saqeel Ahmed, Aurangzaib ., Helmand Khan Tareen, Mahikan Baloch, Zahidullah . & Muhammad Samsoor Zarak·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2018
Aim: Due to advances in the operative techniques and neonatal care, the Waterston's system of prognostic classification for oesophageal atresia (EA) is no longer followed in the developed-world. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of risk stratification...
Background: Years ago the LigaSure device and Harmonic scalpel were tried in thyroid surgery. It was found to be superior to hand-tying techniques. The aim was to assess bipolar diathermy against harmonic scalpel regarding operation time, cost and complications. Videoscopic neck...
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare inherited skeletal muscle disorder related to general anaesthesia. It is primarily caused by a mutation in the RYR1 gene. The RYR1 gene codes for the ryanodine receptor 1, which is responsible for calcium release in skeletal muscle. An episod...
Introduction: Treatment of burns is a health problem, with long hospitalisation stay in both intensive care units and general wards. Elderly burn injuries need to be treated and special considerations are necessary. Material: In this study, there are presented the results of...
An intraosseous ganglion cyst is an uncommon pathologic condition with histological similarities to the soft tissue ganglion cyst. Carpal bones especially the scaphoid is a rare location of an intraosseous ganglion cyst. We report the case of a 42-year-old right-handed man who pr...