Mansoura University Hospital

Structural and Functional Cardiac Reverse Remodeling After Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Comparison of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

OBJECTIVE: Obesity is associated with characteristic cardiac remodeling, including left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, concentric geometry, and subclinical myocardial dysfunction. Bariatric surgery induces reverse cardiac remodeling; however, it remains unclear whether structural...

Efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants in the prophylaxis of catheter-related thrombosis: The DOACAT study

Background and aim: Catheter-associated thrombosis is a frequent cause of tunneled catheter dysfunction, and evidence for prophylactic anticoagulation with direct oral anticoagulants is limited. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of apixaban and rivaroxaban in preventin...

Role of choroid plexus cauterization in augmenting the success rate of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in Chiari II-associated hydrocephalus

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the efficacy and outcomes of endoscopic third ventriculostomy combined with choroid plexus cauterization (ETV + CPC) as a primary treatment for hydrocephalus associated with Chiari II malformation in infants. METHODS: This retrospective study analy...