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Background: otitis media [OM] also known as middle ear disease is an inflammation of the middle ear cleft, where infection leads to the effusion of fluids into the middle ear. In developing countries, otitis media is the main cause of hearing impairment. There are several factors that enhance the presence of otitis media, including genetic, environmental and demographic
Aim of the study: this study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of otitis media in adults
Methods: this study included 117 participants and it based on an online survey, the survey was divided into two parts. The data were collected in excel sheet and analyzed by SPSS
Results: the prevalence rate of OM was 40.2%, there were significance differences between health individuals and OM patients regarding chronic diseases [P value=0.01] and allergy [P value=0.001]
Conclusion: the prevalence of OM was low, chronic disease and allergy was risk factors for OM
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Background: appendicitis is the inflammation of appendix which requires appendectomy for treatment. Appendectomy involves the surgical removal of the appendix. Early diagnosis and early appendectomy performing results in a good outcome of the surgery. The traditional strategy was an open surgery, while the modern one is laparoscopic appendectomy. However both have complications
Aim of the work: this study aimed to investigate the predictors of length stay, complications and patient satisfaction after performing an appendectomy
Methods: this study based on a simple online survey which composed of 2 parts. The data were collected using an excel sheet and analyzing data were performed using SPSS
Results: complication after surgery included presence of abscess which represented 88.7%, suffering from complications which represented 69.3% and wound infection which represented 5.7%. The range of hospital stay was 1 to 10 days with a mean+/- SD of 3.9+/- 2.4 days. 39.6% of participants had good satisfaction, 35.8% had very good satisfaction, and 15.1% and 9.4% had a fair and bad level of satisfaction. Males had mean+/- SD of hospital stay = 4.69 days, while females had mean+/- SD 2.9 days. Mean +/- SD of hospital stay for patients with chronic diseases was 5.14+/-2.34, while for those without chronic diseases it was 3.56+/-2.31
Conclusion: the most common complication for appendectomy was abscess after the operation, individuals reported good level of satisfaction. Male gender had chronic disease were associated with longer hospital stay
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Background: dyslipidemia is defined as defect or over production of lipoprotein; it is a consequence of obesity. Dyslipidemia can result in several complications and diseases including stroke, cardiovascular diseases and arthrosclerosis. The prevalence of both obesity and dyslipidemia are increasing as a result of change in dietary content and change in life styles
Aim: to investigate the prevalence of dyslipidemia in obese patients
Methods: the study included 150 participants who were divided into 2 groups; the obese group and non-obese group. Total cholesterol, LDL, HDL and triglycerides were estimated for all individuals
Results: there were 90 obese person and 60 non-obese individuals. The mean+/- SD of TC for non-obese participants and obese was 191+/-12.7 mg/dl and 234.5+/-14.2 mg/dl respectively [P-value=0.04], while for LDL was 97.2+/- 5.4 mg/dl for non-obese and 166+/- 7.3 mg/dl for obese [P-value=0.02]. Triglycerides mean +/- SD for non-obese was 117.7+/-5.3 mg/dl and for obese was 160.7+/-12.4 mg/dl [P-value=0.012], regarding HDL mean+/- SD was 117.7+/- 7.2 mg/dl for non-obese and 160.8+/- 12.6 mg/dl for obese individuals [P-value=0.044]
Conclusion: the prevalence of dyslipidemia was high in obese patients and the most common type was hypertriglyceridemia
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To report 10 cases of rectus abdominis endometrioma, emphasizing the clinical presentations, imaging investigations, cytohistological findings, and surgical treatment employed. This is a descriptive analysis of 10 surgically-proven cases of rectus abdominis muscle endometriosis, seen over a 5-year period from 2007 to 2012 at Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, Egypt and Najran Armed Forces Hospital, Najran, Saudia Arabia. All patients had undergone ultrasonography. Computerized tomography [CT] and magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] were performed in some cases. Surgical excision was the way of treatment in all patients. This study was carried out in 10 women with a mean age of 33.9 years. Nine cases had previous history of cesarean section [CS] while one patient had laparoscopy converted to laparotomy for ovarian cyst. All patients were presented with abdominal pain but only 3 had a palpable mass. Ten lesions within the rectus abdominis muscle were detected with automated ultrasound and MRI depicted one lesion, which was missed by ultrasound in a patient who had 2 concomitant lesions. Preoperative fine needle aspiration [FNA] was carried out in 2 patients. Wide surgical excision was performed in all cases. Histopathology was confirmatory in each instance. No complications or recurrence were recorded on follow-up [6-24 months; mean 13.2 months]. This disease is not as rare as previously thought, and should be included in the differential diagnosis of abdominal wall masses in reproductive-age females