Combination of a Giant Dissected Ascending Aortic Aneurysm with Multiple Fistulae into the Cardiac Chambers Caused by Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis

Te combination of a dissected ascending aortic aneurysm (AA) with multiple fstulae to the periaortic root structures is a life-threatening complication that occurs rarely after infective endocarditis of the prosthetic...

Unusual Branching Pattern of the Lateral Cord of the Brachial Plexus Associated with Neurovascular Compression Case report

Te brachial plexus consists of a network of nerves that innervates the upper limbs and its musculature. We report a rare formation of the lateral cord of the brachial plexus observed during the dissection of a 47-year-o...

Occlusion of Upper Genital Tract Following Lower Segment Caesarean Section for Placenta Praevia

Uterine cavity occlusion following caesarean section for central placenta praevia culminating in haematometra and thereby amenorrhoea is one of the rarest long term complications of lower segment caesarean section. We r...

Laboratory diagnosis of viral hepatitis C The Sultan Qaboos University Hospital experience

Objectives: A retrospective study was carried out to assess the performance of hepatitis C diagnostic assays in our laboratory, and to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C among blood donors at the Sultan Qaboos Unive...

Re: Sodium Valproate-Induced Myopathy in a Child