College of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Fetal holoprosencephaly
( Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd , 2020 , Article)Holoprosencephaly is a birth defect that leads to an abnormal brain development where the brain fails to divide into two hemispheres. Possible causes are environmental or genetic factors. Holoprosencephaly can include ... -
Antenatal diagnosis of fetal skeletal malformation
( Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers , 2018 , Article)Skeletal dysplasia encompasses a heterogamous group of disorders. In this disorder, there are abnormalities involving primarily the fetal skeleton and it may involve other fetal organs. These changes can be lethal or ... -
Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review
( Hindawi , 2020 , Article)With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and its rapid spread, concerns regarding its effects on pregnancy outcomes have been growing. We reviewed 245 pregnancies complicated by maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection across 48 studies ... -
Fetal lung maturity assessment: A historic perspective and Non – invasive assessment using an automatic quantitative ultrasound analysis (a potentially useful clinical tool)
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Immature fetal lung is associated with many adverse outcomes including respiratory distress syndrome and transient tachypnoea of the newborn. Several methods/tools have been used over several decades to assess fetal lung ... -
Ultrasound diagnosis of infections in pregnancy
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Pregnancy is a unique period in which several changes occur in the mother, to ensure that the semiallograft fetus is not rejected. Some of these changes decrease the immunity of the mother to infections. As such, some ... -
Amnioinfusion in severe oligohydramnios with intact membrane: an observational study
( Taylor & Francis , 2021 , Article)Objective: The objective of this article was to evaluate the outcome of transabdominal amnioinfusion in pregnant patients with oligohydramnios. Method: This is a prospective observational study involving 80 cases of ... -
Prevention of spontaneous preterm delivery–an update on where we are today
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)Spontaneous preterm birth (delivery before 37 completed weeks) is the single most important cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The rate is increasing world-wide with a great disparity between low, middle and high ... -
Immunisation against COVID-19 in Pregnancy and of Women Planning Pregnancy
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)Following reports of the first human SARS-CoV2 infection in December 2019 from Wuhan Province, China, there was such rapid spread that by March 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) had declared a pandemic. Over 6.5 ... -
The epidemiology of obesity in reproduction
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Over the last decades, overweight and obesity rates have been rising exponentially and have now reached epidemic proportions. These are significantly higher in women than men, and indeed, data from 2022 show rates varying ... -
Bariatric surgery and reproduction-implications for gynecology and obstetrics
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)As the rates of obesity continue to rise across the world, there has been an increasing resort to bariatric surgery amongst the options for treatment. Through the reproductive lifespan, between menarche and menopause, women ... -
An investigation of endometrial vascularity in normally menstruating women and those in other physiological states using 3D ultrasound imaging
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2024 , Article)Objectives: This study aimed to determine the normal vasculature indices of the endometrium and to correlate them with those in various physiological states. Methods: Women undergoing ultrasound at the Feto-Maternal Center, ... -
Challenges in timing and mode of delivery in morbidly obese women
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Globally obesity is increasing especially in the reproductive age group. Pregnant women with obesity have higher complication and intervention rates. They are also at increased risk of stillbirth and intrapartum complications. ... -
An overview of diabetes mellitus in pregnant women with obesity
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Rates of obesity are increasing world-wide with an estimated 1billion people projected to be obese by 2030 if current trends remain unchanged. Obesity currently considered one of the most significant associated factors of ... -
Phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis, hypertension, and aortic dissection
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2024 , Article)Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) play a critical role in regulating vasotone, and their phenotypic plasticity is a key contributor to the pathogenesis of various vascular diseases. Two main VSMC phenotypes have been ... -
C-peptide in diabetes: A player in a dual hormone disorder?
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2024 , Article)C-peptide, a byproduct of insulin synthesis believed to be biologically inert, is emerging as a multifunctional molecule. C-peptide serves an anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic role in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) ... -
Seroprevalence of small ruminant brucellosis in the state of Qatar
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2024 , Article)Background: Brucellosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases worldwide, with a significant economic and health burden. The disease is endemic in many regions around the world. Data regarding the disease in the ... -
The pharmaco-epigenetics of hypertension: a focus on microRNA
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Hypertension is a major harbinger of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It predisposes to higher rates of myocardial infarction, chronic kidney failure, stroke, and heart failure than most other risk factors. By 2025, ... -
Optimizing outcome reporting after robotic flexible ureteroscopy for management of renal calculi: Introducing the concept of tetrafecta
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Robotic flexible ureteroscopy (RFURS) has shown encouraging results in terms of stone free rate (SFR) and better ergonomics compared to conventional FURS. However, few studies have reported its outcomes. The goal of this ... -
Time to Move Beyond a Binary Criterion for Gestational Diabetes?
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Over the years, several international guidelines have been developed by specialist organizations for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). However, these guidelines vary and lack consensus on what level of ... -
Lipofibromatosis arising in a right labiocrural fold in a 14-month-old female: a case report study with a 3-year follow-up
( Oxford University Press , 2024 , Article)Lipofibromatosis (LF) is a rare benign fibrofatty tumor of infancy and childhood with a predilection for distal extremities, poor margination, and a high local recurrence rate. We report a toddler who presented with an LF ...
