The main aim of this study is to analyze all cases of pericardial effusions - except post
cardiac procedures - who were admitted to surgical department in Al-Assad and Tichreen
University Hospital in the period between 2007-2016.
(63) cases of Per
icardial effusions were analyzed, (38) male and (25) female, their ages
were ranging between (17-67) years.
The most important two causes of pericardial effusions were renal failure (50.7%) and
Malignancies (34.9%). lung cancer was the leading cause of Malignancies accounting
17.4% of whole cases and 50% of Malignancies.
Pericardial window via left mini thoracotomy was the preferred procedure in our study.
68.2% of the patients under went this procedure, recurrent rate was 4.6%, and the amount
of recurrent pericardial effusion was minimal and didn’t need any management.
Pericardiocentesis was performed in 39.6% of our patients, recurrent rate was very high
80%, therefore it was abondend as a method of treatment and its role was considered only
in hemodynamically unstable patients or as a first step of preparation for pericardial window.
Pericardial window via subxyhoid under local anesthesia was performed in 11.11%;
recurrent rate was high 28.6%.We consider this approach only in patients who are not fit to
undergo other approaches or when the expected survival is very limited.
Pericardial window via thoracoscopic approach was performed in 15.8% of our patients;
recurrent rate was 10% with encouraging results. During performance of pericardial
window via minithoracotomy or thoracoscopically we were able to perform in (19) patients
many other diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as pleurectomy, Biopsies from the
lungs, mediastinal tumors, and mediastinal lymph nodes as well.
The histopathological examination of the resected pericardial window and concurrent
procedures played an important diagnostic role in 23.8% of idiopathic pericardial
effusions.
The main objective of the study is to select the best technique for lithotripsy of distal
ureteral stones .This study included 082 patients of distal ureteral stone at Al-Assad
University Hospital and Tishreen University Hospital in Latakia between
2016 and 2017.
64 patients who underwent ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy and 216 patient who
underwent ESWL.The ages ranged from 19-72Years, The median age was approximately
37 year.
the success rate of distal ureteral lithotripsy using uretroscope-laser was 97% (100%
with stones> 1 cm, and 95% with stones< 1 cm) while it was 72% with the extracorporeal
lithotripsy(84% with stones > 1 cm, and 36% with stones < 1 cm).
The best results in treating the distal uretral stones were achieved by the use of
ureteroscope and laser lithotripsy, regardless of the stone size. While the extracorporeal
lithotripsy the best results was only with stones< 1 cm.
Hemoptysis is the expectoration of blood that originates from the
lower respiratory tract.
In this study: hemoptysis was performed on /266/ patients who
came to Damascus and Alandalus Hospitals and to private clinics
from 6/1/2013 to 25/4/2015.
This paper studies 60 Patients with cerebral hydrocephalus (34 Mal, 26 females).
Their age ranged between 6 months and 72 years. They were treatment with VP shunts
with laparoscopic insertion of the peritoneal end.
The main indication was hydrocep
halus following trauma (28.3%), followed by
Sylvius canal stenosis(25%), after intracerebral hemorrhage (20%), meningocele(15%) and
finally by tumor- associated hydrocephalus (11.6%).
55% of patients had no previous abdominal operations and 45% have previous an
abdominal procedure.
The results showed that 81.6 of cases had op-duration less than one hour. Length of
abdominal incision was in 88.3% less than 1.5 cm. the hospitalization was significantly
shorter than open method, and so were the complications: only 3.3% had wound infection,
and 8.3 had shunt obstruction.
These findings support the importance of using endoscopic methods in the
implantation of the distal end of catheter, as they contribute to shortening the duration of
the work and reduce the length of surgical incision and shorten the period of
hospitalization of patients . it is also associated with a small percentage of complication.
The diagnosis of pleural diseases is one of the frequent clinical problems. Despite a
variety of diagnostic tests are available for evaluating pleural effusions, approximately 15–
20% of pleural effusions remains undiagnosed, In this cases ,a thora
coscopy plays an
important role, it permits the surgeon to visually view and evaluate the entire pleural space
,and to obtain enough accurate biopsies from suspected areas. This study aims to evaluate
the effectivenes of Video Assisted
Thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in diagnosis of pleural effusions.
Between June 2012 and June 2015 we performed 38diagnostic thorososcopy for
undiagnosed pleural effusions. The histopathologic studies of pleural biopsies result were
as follows : )%60,5 ( malignancies,)%31,6 ( TB And )%7,9 ( nonspecific inflammatory
reaction.
The malignant diseases are: Mesothelioma )%60,9(, Metastases of adenocarcinoma
)%30,4(,Lymphoma )% 8,7(
4 Complications ,with no mortality.
Conclusion: Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery is a safe and accurate diagnostic
procedure for pleural diseases but it also has a very useful role in therapy.(VATS) saves
time, effort and cost, more over it is preferred by the patient as he recovers and returns to
his normal activity rapidly.
The research was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Al-Assad university hospital in Lattakia in the period between (1/1/2014) – (30/6/2015). The study included (100) patient, who submitted to colposcopy and Papanicolaou smear
to detect the effect of early marriage (early onset of sexual activity) on colposcopic and cellular finding in cervix . The results in (early married women) group (50) patient were compared to control group from patients who (not early married women)group (50) patient. We found that there was important difference in the rate of abnormal colposcopic findings : This rate in early married women was (26%) and in the second was (12%). We also found that there was important difference in the rate of abnormal cellular findings: This rate in early married women was (18%) and in the second was (8%). This assure the effect of early onset of sexual activity (early marriage) on colposcopical and cellular finding in cervix with assuring on the importance of frequent colposcopy and Papanicolaou smear test.
The aim of this study is to adopt Activi- ty Based Costing (ABC) system using a model of six steps in one of the largest private hospital in the Jordanian capital (Amman). The result of the study reveals that adoption of ABC in Endoscopy department p
rovides more accurate information about the costs of medical services which leads to fair market price of all activities achieved in the department which is very useful for compe- tition purposes. Moreover, the result documents the ability of this system in avoiding useless ac- tivities and control costs. Additionally, the result exhibits the ability of ABC system in providing data base and useful information that helps in planning, control and evaluation performance. The study recommends that private hospitals use ABC system which could help them to work in a competitive environment. Also the study recom- mends the necessity of private hospitals to make changes in its accounting information system to t the use of ABC
Hysteroscopy is a very important procedure to diagnose many lesions inside the uterus like: endometrial polyps, Leiomyomas , uterine malformations , adhesions in uterine endometrium. Hysteroscopy's benefit is shown in the way it provides us with dire
ct vision to the uterus .
Our Research is conducted around complications of hysteroscopy and its percentage . This research included 82 patients visited the department of obstetrics and gynecology with these complaints : infertility, abnormal uterine bleeding, menstrual disorders, recurrent abortions , Missing strings of IUDs .
the complication rate of the hysteroscopy were ( 4.88% ) the most ommon complication was: bleeding ( 2.44% ) , it was the same rate of uterine perforation and acute abdominal pain ( 1.22% )
We never found any differences of complications rates According to different indications of hysteroscopy or according to the technique .
As we found the Zero rate of vaginal delivery to the patient plays a role as a dangerous factor in the high rate of complications .
Then , the Complication rate in our study are little, this explain that hysteroscopy is a safe procedure, and that push us to recommend to us it routinely which reduce the hospitalization time and the cost
This research was carried out in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Alassad Hospital of Tishreen University in Lattakia in the period between 5th of Jan 2012 to 1st of Aug 2013. The sample tested was divided into two groups: 100 pregnant
women, and 50 not pregnant.
The study showed that the ratio of the sensitivity of Pap test in pregnancy was 100%, and its quality was 76.74%. The Compatibility with overall histological diagnosis was 79.38%.
However, the ratio of the sensitivity of Colposcopy was 90.91% and its quality was 76.74%. The Compatibility with overall histological diagnosis was 78.35%.
Thus we conclude that both Pap Smear and colposcopy are safe and good scanning tools. They can be used in the preliminary prognosis for carcinomatous and precarcinomatous tumors through the duration of pregnancy.
From literature review concerning diagnosis and management of isolated sphenoid fungal sinusitis we found that this isolated lesion is extremely rare especially in immunocompetent patients; it is frequently difficult to diagnose, as patients present
with nonspecific symptoms such as headach, visual disturbance and cranial nerve palsies. Diagnosis of the disease is typically not made until advanced imaging has been developed. We presented a case of isolated fungal sinusitis of left sphenoid sinus with headach and diplopia, treated by endoscopic sphenoidotomy with the help of the navigation system, after which recovery was full.
