Role of Intervention Radiology in Renal Vascular Injuries
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 69, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Trans-catheter renal artery embolization has a role in the management of iatrogenic and traumatic renal vascular injuries. Objective: To assess the technical success and short term clinical efficacy of renal artery Embolization in patients with iatrogenic and traumatic renal vascular injuries. Methodology: All cases were done at interventional radiology unit Ain Shams University. Conclusion: Renal artery embolization plays a great role in the management and treatment of renal vascular injuries either traumatic or iatrogenic.
Prevalence of Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease among Patients Presented in Cardiology Clinic at King Abdul-Aziz Hospital and Oncology Center – Jeddah
Background: Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in Saudi Arabia. We designed this study with the objective to determine the prevalence of risk factors of this disease within patients diagnosed with CHD....
Correlation of Average Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Using OCT with The Perimetric Staging in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
<span>Background: </span><span>Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common type of glaucoma which is considered chronic progressive optic neuropathy, accompanied by a characteristic cupping and atrophy of the o...
Role of Chest Ultrasound in Detecting Successful Pleurodesis in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion
<strong>Background: </strong>One of the easiest sign to identify during chest sonography is the movement of the visceral pleura compared to immobility of the parietal pleura. This sign of ‘pleural sliding’, firstly descr...
Risk Factors of Coronary Heart Disease among Medical Students in Almaarefa Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
<strong>Background:</strong> Nowadays, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent an escalating worldwide public health problem. Providing consistent data on the magnitude and risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)...
Construction of The Arabic Phonological Short Term Memory Test on Egyptian Children
<strong>Background: </strong>Phonological short-term memory is a part of working memory, as working memory consists of four components: the central executive, the phonological loop, the visuo-spatial sketchpad and the ep...