Are scintigraphy and ultrasonography necessary before fine-needle aspi ration cytology for thyroid nodules?

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of scintigraphy, ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration in thyroid nodules and to establish the best diagnostic pathway in detecting thyroid cancer. Method: Two hundred and sixteen pat...

First Implementation of Transfusion Consent Policy in Oman Audit of compliance from a tertiary care university hospital

Objectives: Transfusions are a common medical intervention. Discussion of the benefts, risks and alternatives with the patient is mandated by many legislations prior to planned transfusions. At the Sultan Qaboos Univer...

Value and Types of Medicines Returned by Patients to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital Pharmacy, Oman

Objectives: Frequent physician visits, improper therapeutic adherence and treatment modification after hospitalisation could result in unused medicine accumulating at home. Tis study aims to examine the value and types...

Presentation of Epilepsy in a Patient with Wilson's Disease and Developmental Venous Anomaly (Venous Angioma) in the Brain

Intracranial developmental venous anomalies (DVAs), also called venous angiomas, and Wilson's disease are both considered rare disorders with varying degrees of neurologic and systemic manifestations; yet the coexisten...

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