Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
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The aim of this study was to assess the HLA haplotype frequencies and genetic profiles of the Kuwaiti population. ⋯ Identifying the haplotype diversity in the Kuwaiti population will contribute to the selection of an HLA-match for HSCT, disease associations, pharmacogenomics, and knowledge of pop-ulation HLA diversity.
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The purpose of the present study was to determine the local recurrence rate, risk of dedifferentiation, and distant metastasis after surgical excision of intramuscular lipomas (IML) and atypical lipomatous tumors (ALT). ⋯ Both IML and ALT showed a low recurrence rate when removed surgically from the extremities or trunk wall with intended marginal resection. No distant metastases were observed in any of the groups. It, therefore, seems safe to treat these tumors with marginal resection.
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A tonsillolith is a concretion of the tonsillar crypt. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare panoramic radiography (PR) and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for the detection of tonsilloliths. ⋯ The results of this study showed that more than half of the tonsilloliths observed in CBCT were also detected in PR. Tonsilloliths larger than 2 mm were more likely to be detected on PR images.
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Blended learning has been presented as a promising learner-centred model that emphasises the learning outcome rather than the process of education, but it can negatively affect learners' engagement with learning. ⋯ Wider integration of blended learning into pre-clinical undergraduate medical education could enhance the shift towards competency-based education and life-long learning among medical students. However, effective implementation would depend largely on student characteristics, as well as environmental and cognitive components of the delivery method.
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This study aims to investigate the clinical efficacy of minimally invasive microsurgical resection of intraspinal tumors with the aid of Caspar retractors. ⋯ The microsurgical resection of intraspinal tumors with the aid of Caspar retractors has advantages of small trauma, less bleeding, and faster recovery. It is a safe and efficacious method for treating small intraspinal tumors.