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Double appendix and anorectal malformation: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Background: Double appendix, also known as vermiform appendix duplex, is a rare congenital anomaly. It is estimated to occur in 1 in 25,000 people with fewer than hundred cases reported worldwide.
Amir Ibrahim, Mohamed Mansy, Mohamed Reda, Mostafa Kotb, Mohamed Abokandil   +4 more
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Ureteral versus appendiceal Mitrofanoff channels: a retrospective analysis of functional outcomes and complications

BMC Surgery
Introduction The Mitrofanoff principal entails creating a continent catheterizable channel, traditionally the appendix. In patients with nonfunctioning kidney, the ureter of this kidney can be an alternative This study aims to compare outcomes of ureter ...
Mohamed Mansy, Mostafa Kotb, Mohamed Abokandil, Amr Salama, Mohamed Gamal, Saber Waheeb, Mostafa Zain   +6 more
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Ureteral atresia presenting as an abdominal cyst: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Background: Ureteral atresia is a rare disease that is usually associated with a non-functioning dysplastic kidney. The condition may be unilateral or bilateral, short, or long, and may involve any part of the ureter.
Amir Ibrahim, Mohamed Mansy, Mostafa Kotb, Mohamed Abokandil, Saber Waheeb   +4 more
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Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters, Ji Yun Tark, Tiffany M. Chambers, Tania A. Desrosiers, Michael E. Scheurer, Charles Shumate, Wendy N. Nembhard, Mahsa M. Yazdy, Eirini Nestoridi, Amanda E. Janitz, Jean Paul Tanner, Russell S. Kirby, Jason L. Salemi, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Jeremy M. Schraw   +17 more
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Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 4: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that manifests primarily with jaundice and pruritus and can progresses from persistent cholestasis to cirrhosis and late childhood liver failure ...
Mohamed Abdelmalak Abokandil, Saber Waheeb, Wessam Zaghloul, Manal Abdelgawad, Mona Abdelhady, Mohamed Mansy, Mostafa Kotb   +6 more
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Recurrent Hypothermia and Autonomic Dysfunction Secondary to Shapiro Syndrome

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 44‐year‐old man presented with recurrent hypothermia, diaphoresis and hypertension. Extensive investigation for infectious, inflammatory, metabolic and endocrine aetiologies was negative. MR scan of the brain demonstrated no lesions but revealed callosal dysgenesis, consistent with Shapiro syndrome.
Naveen Kumar, Jeremy Johnson, Susanne Watkins, Eoin Mulroy   +3 more
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Swenson-like pull-through for treatment of the rare association between Hirschsprung’s disease and anorectal malformation

BMC Pediatrics
Background Anorectal malformations and Hirschsprung’s disease are congenital conditions impacting the digestive system, with a particularly uncommon co-occurrence, estimated at 2–3% of all ARM cases.
Mohamed Abdelmalak, Mohamed Mansy, Hazem Khafaga, Yasmine Ghazaly, Reem Saeed, Nada Yakout, Saber Waheeb, Mostafa Zain   +7 more
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Real‐World Trends in Prenatal Antirheumatic Drug Utilization in Ontario, Canada: A Cross‐Sectional Time‐Series Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to describe real‐world trends in preconception and prenatal use of antirheumatic drugs among pregnant individuals with rheumatic diseases in Ontario, Canada. Methods We conducted a time‐series analysis using repeated cross‐sectional data to examine annual patterns of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use among ...
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah, Swaleh Hussain, Sara J. T. Guilcher, Lisa M. McCarthy, Dharini Mahendira, Howard Berger, Mina Tadrous   +6 more
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Fostering continuous quality improvement in a European rare disease network: Where are we now?

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background The European Reference Network for rare Inherited and Congenital Anomalies (ERNICA) aims to improve care for patients with rare and complex digestive and gastrointestinal diseases across Europe through cross-border collaboration. In a previous
Linde Margriet van der Kamp, Sara Román Galdrán, Willemijn F. E. Irvine, Daniel Rossi, Romee van Steekelenburg, ERNICA Representatives, René M. H. Wijnen, Erwin Ista, Olivia K. C. Spivack   +8 more
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Pattern of congenital anomalies at birth and their correlations with maternal characteristics in the maternity teaching hospital, Erbil city, Iraq

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Congenital anomalies are a worldwide problem, causing perinatal and infant deaths and postnatal physical disabilities. This study aimed to determine the pattern and associated factors of the congenital anomalies in newborns delivered at the ...
Sozan K. Ameen, Shahla Kareem Alalaf, Nazar P. Shabila   +2 more
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