Annals of Saudi medicine
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Double-chambered right ventricles (DCRV) and left ventricles are rare entities on their own. We present two cases with an unusual combination of double-chambered right as well as left ventricles. One was discovered in a 28-year-old female, while the other was found at birth in a female child. ⋯ In the literature, there is ample description of the long-term prognosis and management guidelines for DCRV, but no inheritance patterns or risk factors have been identified except for associations with septal defects, tetralogy of Fallot and transposition of the great arteries. A combination of both double-sided left as well as right ventricles has been published in literature a few times with little details about management and prognosis. SIMILAR CASES PUBLISHED: Although many cases of DCRV and DCLV have been published, to our knowledge only 3 cases of combined DCRV and DCLV have been published in literature.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Nov 2020
Survival after therapy for pediatric ependymoma in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia.
There is limited data from Saudi Arabia on the demographic characteristics, outcomes and effectiveness of different treatment modalities in children with intracranial ependymoma. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Nov 2020
The association between consanguineous marriage and offspring with congenital hearing loss.
Consanguinity is a commonly recognized practice among marriages in the Middle East and may lead to an increase in the prevalence of inherited disorders. Autosomal recessive deafness is the most common form of inherited congenital hearing loss (CHL). ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Nov 2020
Endobronchial valve vs coil for lung volume reduction in emphysema: results from a tertiary care centre in Turkey.
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) by either the endobronchial valve (EBV) or coil (EBC) procedure is recommended for severe emphysematous patients. BLVR applications generally help healthy lung areas ventilate more comfortably by reducing the hyperinflation and improving the contraction capacity of diaphragm. ⋯ None.