CONGENITAL MESENTERIC HERNIA IN NEONATES: STILL A DILEMMA

Congenital mesenteric hernia in neonates: Still a dilemma

Congenital transmesenteric hernia in neonates is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction with devastating outcomes and still remains a challenge to diagnose pre-operatively.Patients are often managed Postnatal with emergency surgical exploration and may need bowel resection.We present 2 neonates with small bowel obstruction secondary to strangulated

read more

Organizational Benefits of Ultra-Low-Dose Chest CT Compared to Chest Radiography in the Emergency Department for the Diagnostic Workup of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Real-Life Retrospective Analysis

Background and Objectives: Chest radiography remains the most frequently used examination in emergency departments (ED) for the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), despite its poor diagnostic accuracy compared with ultra-low-dose (ULD) chest computed tomography (CT).However, although ULD CT appears to be an attractive alternative to ra

read more



RhoA: a dubious molecule in cardiac pathophysiology

Abstract The Ras homolog gene family member A (RhoA) is the founding member of Rho GTPase superfamily originally studied in cancer cells where it was found to stimulate cell cycle progression and migration.RhoA acts as a master switch control of actin dynamics essential for maintaining cytoarchitecture of a cell.In the last two decades, however, Rh

read more