Walid Ismail Ellakany

Influence of H. pylori infection on calculating the dosage of hormone-replacement therapy in refractory post-thyroidectomy patients: a retrospective study

Mostafa M. Farag, Walid Ismail Ellakany, Ahmed Abdelhameed Osman, Mohamed Wael et autres

Égypte (code pays fourni par la source)

Treatment Response Utilizing CSF IL 1 Beta Level In Bacterial Meningitis Patients

Nasser Abdallah, Akram Eldeghedy, Araba Jemal Ibrahim, Walid Ismail Ellakany

Background: Bacterial meningitis is a serious infectious disease that is mainly caused by the inflammatory reaction. This inflammation leads to the release of biomarkers into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the levels of IL-1β in the cerebrospinal …

Égypte (code pays fourni par la source)

Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

Ahmed Elsayed Alzamzamy, Mohammed Tag-Adeen, Abdullah Zuhair Alyouzbaki, Sameh Aldesoky Anwar Lashen et autres

Égypte, iq, us (code pays fourni par la source)

Empagliflozin as a novel therapy for cirrhotic refractory ascites: a randomized controlled study

Mohamed Fathy Bakosh, Ramy Mohamed Ghazy, Walid Ismail Ellakany, Ahmed Kamal

Abstract Background Cirrhotic refractory ascites (RA) patients have few alternatives for treatment. Empagliflozin is now known to have natriuretic and neurohormonal modulatory effects. This research investigated the safety and efficacy of empagliflozin in the management of RA when added to the standard …

Égypte (code pays fourni par la source)

CSF IL 1 BETA LEVEL AS A PREDICTOR OF RESPONSE TO TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH BACTERIAL MENINGITIS

Nasser Mohamed Abdullah, Akram Abdel Moneim Deghady, Walid Ismail Ellakany, Araba Jemal Ibrahim

Bacterial meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges that occurs in response to infection with bacteria and/or bacterial products. Bacteria require access to the meninges to cause meningitis. There are several mechanisms for entry. Bacteraemia can result in bacteria crossing the blood-brain …

Égypte (code pays fourni par la source)

Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloprotinase-1 and collagen type IV in HCV-associated cirrhosis and grading of esophageal varices

Nasser Mohamed Abdalla, Fatma Mohamed Abd El Aziz, Akram Abdel Moneim Deghady, Mohamed Abaza et autres

Abstract Background Esophageal varices are abnormally dilated submucosal veins of the esophagus which develop as a result of portal hypertension due to cirrhosis. Collagen type IV is upregulated with a 14-fold increase in cirrhosis. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) is also upregulated …

Égypte (code pays fourni par la source)

CORRELATION OF SERUM PEPSINOGENS AND HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AMONG ADULT EGYPTIAN POPULATION

Hossam Abu Elkhair, Reham Abdelhalem, Walid Ismail Ellakany, Khalid A. Elfeel

Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a Gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the gastric mucosa. In Egypt, the Nile Delta has recorded an infection prevalence of around 70%. Chronic infection with H. pylori can progress to serious gastric diseases, including gastric cancer. However, …

Égypte (code pays fourni par la source)

The relationship between anxiety and irritable bowel syndrome symptoms among females: A cross-sectional study in Egypt

Heba Ahmed Abdelaziz, Walid Ismail Ellakany, Ahmed Ellakany, Yomna E. Dean et autres

There is a scarcity of studies focusing on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and anxiety in Egypt. Accordingly, our study aimed to assess the association between anxiety and IBS symptomatology among Egyptian females. Three hundred eighty-three females (145 IBS and 238 controls) were …

Égypte, sa, us, in, af (code pays fourni par la source)

Prognostic and diagnostic anthropometric biomarkers of sarcopenia in a cohort of Egyptian patients with hepatitis C-induced liver cirrhosis

Amany Nabil Abbasy, Hoda Abdel-Naby, Walid Ismail Ellakany

Abstract Background Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection is a leading cause of liver cirrhosis (LC) worldwide with decompensation-related clinical sequelae. Sarcopenia is currently recognized as a fundamental complication of LC owing to various mechanisms. This study aimed to assess the role of …

Égypte (code pays fourni par la source)

Helicobacter pylori eradication rates using clarithromycin and levofloxacin-based regimens in patients with previous COVID-19 treatment: a randomized clinical trial

Ahmed Kamal, Ramy Mohamed Ghazy, Dalia Sherief, Aliaa Ismail et autres

BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is affecting half of the globe. It is considered a main causative organism of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and different gastric maliganacies. It has been also correlated to extraintestinal diseases, including refractory iron deficiency anaemia, vitamin …

Égypte (code pays fourni par la source)

Determinants of Schistosoma mansoni transmission in hotspots at the late stage of elimination in Egypt

Ramy Mohamed Ghazy, Walid Ismail Ellakany, Mai M. Badr, Nehad E. M. Taktak et autres

BACKGROUND: In certain settings, the prevalence and severity of schistosoma infection do not lessen despite repeated rounds of preventative chemotherapy; these areas are known as hotspots. This study aimed to investigate the role of human practices, besides environmental and malacological factors, in …

Égypte (code pays fourni par la source)

Fecal calprotectin level as a marker of esophageal varices in Egyptian HCV cirrhotic patients

Doaa Header, Walid Ismail Ellakany, Ahmed Ellakany

Esophageal varices are one of the complications of portal hypertension in cirrhotic patients that lead to high morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to assess the fecal calprotectin (FC) level in Egyptian cirrhotic patients as a non-invasive marker for the presence of …