Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): Volume 3, Issue 1

Articles

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  Association of Pre-Treatment Serum Testosterone Levels with Prostate Cancer: A Prospective Study

  Vishnukant Sharma, MD, Ravimohan Suryanarayan Mavuduru, MD, Girdhar Singh Bora, MD, Aditya Prakash Sharma, MD, Sudheer Kumar Devana, MD, Ashu Rastogi, MD, Nandita Kakkar, MD, Shrawan K Singh, MD

  331-337

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  Pleural Effusion Associated with Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report

  Rana Al Ashkar, Rabab Nasser El Dine, MD, Rachad Harb, MD, Mohamed AlMoussawi, Khaled Soukarieh, MD

  325-330

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  Nerve Reconstruction's Revolutionary Effect on Facial Paralysis: An Editorial

  Myriam Boueri, Gregory Nicolas, MD, Thadeu Fernandes, MD

  323-324

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  The Major Factors Affecting Oocyte Quality in IVF Cycles: A Narrative Review

  Myriam Boueri, Marita Saliba, Joe Haydamous, Maria Pia Amanzo Vargas, Yaser Hamam, Rana Al Ashkar, Sophie Nicolas Moujally, Shahzaib Maqbool, Hala El Bab, Ali Mourad, Obey Albaini

  307-322

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  Mucormycosis as a Rare Infection in Lower Limb Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report

  Hilal Abdessamad, MD, Jacques E. Mokhbat, MD

  301-306

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  Differentiating Between Mass-forming Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Challenging Clinical Approach

  Hadi A Zeid, MD, Giuseppe Salfi, MD, Reem Mansour, MD, Mira N Jardak, MD, Hashim Khan, MD, Mohammad Abuassi, MD, Tara Boustany, MD, Somtochukwu Onwuzo, MD, Antoine Boustany, MD, MPH, MEM

  292-300

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  Uveitis as a Manifestation of Celiac Disease: A Population-Based Study

  Antoine Boustany, MD, Marc Mardelli, MD, Somtochukwu Onwuzo, MD, Alyssa Coleman, MD, Ashraf Almomani, MD, Imad Asaad, MD

  285-291

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  Effect of the Innominate Bone Horizontal Rotation on Acetabular Version: A Retrospective Radiological Study on a Middle Eastern Population

  Rami Ayoubi, MD, Dany Aouad, MD, Mohammad Darwish, MD, Joseph Maalouly, MD, Gerard Hajj, MD, Mohammad Daher, MD, Alexandre Nehme, MD

  276-284

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  Permanent Pacemaker Use in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Real World Experience from the National Inpatient Sample

  Anand Muthu Krishnan, MD, Sabeeda Kadavath, MD, Gurukripa Kowlgi, MD, Akshay Goel, MD, Fangcheng Wu, MD, Anil Jha, MD, Daniel Correa De Sa, MD, Rony Lahoud, MD

  263-275

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  Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome in a Liver Transplant Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

  Remy Mckey, MD, Rim Charara, MD, Mohamad Hussein El Sayed, MD, Abbas Bahr, MD

  258-262

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  Epidemiology Of Uterine Fibroid Disease In Lebanon: A Case-Control Study

  245-257

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  Evaluation of postoperative pain in patients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernioplasty by Lichtenstein

  Diego Milioli Ferreira, MD, Maurice Y Franciss, MD

  238-244

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  Omental Necrosis and Mesenteric Ischemia Secondary to Hypercoagulability Due to COVID-19: A Case Report

  Diego Guacaneme, MD, Edgar F Aguirre, MD, Efrain J. Isaac, MD, Eric E. Vinck, MD, Luis F. Cabrera, MD, Diego Salcedo, MD, Jonathan Cardoso, MD, Daniela Gonzalez, MD

  233-237

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  The First Reported Case of Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis Associated with Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm: A Case Report

  227-232

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  Diagnosis and Progression of Rectal Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma in a 15 Year Old Lebanese Boy: A Case Report

  Mohammad Rida Farhat, MD, Houssam Khodor Abtar, MD, Abbass Shibli, MD, Zakaria Dika, MD, Moustafa Wahib Diab, MD, Alaa Abdulnasser Taha, MD, Mariam Hijazi, MD, Zahraa H. Moussawi, MD

  219-226

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  Untreated Atypical Left Femoral Shaft Fracture: A Case Report of Its Complication

  Dany Aouad, MD, Nagham Azar, MD, Mohammad Daher, MD, Nabil Dib,MD, Georges El Rassi, MD

  212-218

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  Therapeutic Approaches in Youth Psychiatry: The Art of Balancing Between ‘Do not Harm’ and ‘Best Possible Care’: An Editorial

  Perla Ghalloub, MD, Nancy Emmanuel, MD

  209-211

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  Analysis of Surgical Resection of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in The Head and Neck of Elderly Population in a Public Hospital of São Paulo

  Maria Luiza Marinho Vidigal, MD, Nathalia Godoi Ignáciz, MD, Mahmoud Zafer Merhi, MD, Pamela Carrijo Costa, MD, Diego Barão da Silva, MD, Matheus Bartolomei de Siqueira Corradi, MD

  199-208

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  A Rare Axillary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

  Pamela Carrijo Costa, MD, Mahmoud Zafer Merhi, MD, Bruno Amantini Messias, MD, Diego Barão da Silva, MD

  192-198

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  Decision-Making and Implications of Sex-Reassignment Surgery in Intersex Individuals in the Arab World: A Case Series

  Alfred Chabbouh, Rim Chehab, Elie Charro

  185-191

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  Diagnosis of Cornual Pregnancy in the Emergency Room: A Rare Case Report

  Lili-Ji Helou, BS, Hiba Hamdar, MD, Georges Raad, PhD

  180-184

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  Colocolic Hepatic Angle Intussusception due to Ascending Colon Giant Lipoma: A Case Report and a Review of Literature

  173-179

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  Risk Factors for Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Oncology

  Adam Maamar Roumani, MD, Nouria Benmouffok, MD, PhD

  167-172

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  Streptococcus Intermedius Brain and Liver Abscesses After Dental Manipulation: a Case Report

  Jony Dib, MD, Majd Khalil, MD, Joyce Chbib, MD, Manal Hamdan, MD

  162-166

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  The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic, Financial Wellness, and Online Teaching on Schoolteachers’ Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lebanon

  Tarek Baroud, MD, Jad El Masri, MD, Hadi Shammaa, MD, Mustafa Saleh, MD, Hani Chanbour, MD, Pascale Salameh, PharmD

  150-161

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  Clinical Correlation Between Pre and Post ERCP Laboratory Values

  Johny Salem, MD, Walaa Arja, MD, Jennifer Aoun, MD, Nourhane Obeid, MD, Anna-maria Abi Nehme, MD, Nour Gharib, MD, Tala Ghorayeb, MD, Said Farhat, MD

  138-149

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  Buccal Mucosal Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

  Lithika Lavanya M, MD, Pooja Iyer, MD, Mathangi J, MD, Rajeev Vijayakumar, MD

  132-137

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  Hepatic Vein Thrombosis in a COVID-19 Patient with Hereditary Thrombophilia: A Case Report

  Georges Chedid, MD, Rita Khoury, MD, Hussein Noureldine, MD, Jad Gerges Harb, MD, Esther Tannoury, MD, Sahar Semaan, MD, Tamina Elias Risk, MD, Hady Ghanem, MD

  127-131

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  Patient Characteristics, Clinical Courses, Fatality Rates, Predictors of Severe Diseases, and Deaths in Intensive Care Unit: A Lebanese Retrospective Cohort of COVID-19 Patients

  Mohamad Ali Mohamad Hachem, MD, Yaacoub Chahine, MD, Elissa Nassif, MD, Georges Haddad, MD

  103-126

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  Listeria Necrotizing Cellulitis: A Case Report

  Emilio Abi Rached, MD, Julian Maamari, MD, Abdulrahman Al Kotob, MD, Jacques Mokhbat, MD, FIDSA

  98-102

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  The Simultaneous Occurrence of Acute Appendicitis and Bowel Perforation in Taenia Infection: A Case Report

  Mohammad Rida Farhat, MD, Firas Francis Ibrahim, MD, Kassem Mohammad Jamoul, MD, Rama Bdeir, MD, Zahra Moussawi, MD, Khaled Rida, MD

  92-97

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  Manuka Honey Versus Wet to Dry Dressing for Wound Closure Time After Open Pilonidal Sinus Surgery

  Houssam Khodor Abtar, MD, FS, FACS, Jad Jamal Terro, MD, Etienne El-Helou, MD, Kassem Mohammad Jammoul, MD, Rayan Said Lakkis, MD, Nathalie Haidar Ismail, MD, Mohammad Ahmad Al-Raishouni, MD, Charbel Joseph Aoun, MD

  85-91

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  Forestalling Anti-Ergonomics in Plastic Surgery: Challenging the Modus Operandi?

  82-84

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  Barriers and Facilitators for Setting Upper Limb Reconstruction Services.

  Luigi Troisi, MD, PhD, FEBOPRAS, Juan Enrique Berner MD, MSc, FRCS(Plast) FEBOPRAS , Macarena Vizcay, MD, Georgio Eugenio Pajardi, MD

  78-81

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  Awareness, Perception and Behaviors Related to Electronic Cigarettes in Lebanon: A Survey Study

  68-77

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  Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head After Recurrent Traumatic Posterior Hip Dislocation in a 10-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report

  Raymond Massaad, MD, Said El Orra, MD, Dounia Massaad, MD, Monah Orra, MD

  60-67

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  Varicella Zoster Reactivation Post COVID-19 Vaccination: Two Case Reports

  Hilal Abdessamad, MD, Jacques Mokhbat, MD

  54-59

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  Musculoskeletal Tuberculosis Involving Ribs, Spine, and Pelvis in a 17-year-old Girl: A Case Report

  Lina Hammoud, MD, Yara Neaimeh, MD, Katia El Taoum, MD, Ramia Zakhour, MD

  48-53

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  Vitamin D Deficiency Mimicking Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type II in an Adolescent Boy: A Case Report

  Andrew Shieh, MD, Griselda Alvarez, MD

  42-47

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  Hemothorax Occurring After Central Venous Catheter Removal: A Case Report

  Jony Dib, MD, Rim Boutari, MD, Boshra Yaacoub, MD, Nayef Al Khalil, MD, Mohamad Al Ayoubi, MD, Othman Itani, MD

  37 - 41

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  Rudimentary Horn Adenomyosis in A 20-Year-Old Patient With Unicornuate Uterus: A Case Report

  Elio Junior Feghali, MD, Aimee Daccache, MD, Edwin Feghali, MD, Zaki Sleiman, MD

  31-36

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  Cardiac Sarcoidosis Managed by Biventricular Pacing: A Case Report

  Samih Khoury, MD, Tony Bechara, MD, Mohammed Dabbous, MD, Micheal Saba, MD, Said El Orra, MD

  24-30

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  A Special Technique to Remove a Jammed Cephalic Screw from an Intramedullary Nail: A Case Report

  Raymond Massaad, MD, Said El Orra, MD, Dounia Massaad, MD, Antonella Massaad, MD, Abdallah El-Azanki, MD

  19-23

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• Artificial Intelligence: A New Era in Cardiology

  Robert Abed, MD, MPH

  16-18

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  Iatrogenic Tracheal Injury During Endotracheal Tube Exchange in a COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report

  Connie P. Nguyen, MD, Jessica J. Lee, MD, Michelle Y. Chen, MD, Eric R. Heinz, MD, PhD, Khalil Diab, MD, Raymond A Pla, MD

  9-15

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  CMV Colitis Mimicking Crohn’s Disease in a Patient with CLL: A Case Report

  Eddy Fares, MD, Mayssaa G. Hoteit, MD, Saliba R. Wehbe, MD, Abbas W. Bahr, MD

  3-8

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• The Importance of Research for the Aspiring Young Scientists

  Ricardo Villela, MD

  1-2

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