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Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis In Adults: Etiological Factors In Yemen, Ali Obaid Muthanna Nov 2021

Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis In Adults: Etiological Factors In Yemen, Ali Obaid Muthanna

Hadhramout University Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences

Unilateral vocal fold paralysis is a common finding in otolaryngology practice. Various etiologies is known to cause this condition are neck surgery, cancer, neck trauma, neurological disorders and idiopathic The aim of this study was to determine the possible etiologies of unilateral vocal fold paralysis among adult patients. A prospective hospital based study was conducted at OtoLaryngology Department, at Al-Thawra Teaching Hospital, Sana'a, Yemen, during the period January 2015-June 2018.Patients have unilateral vocal fold paralysis were enrolling in this study. All patients underwent to history, clinical examination, laboratory investigations, and radiological studies. A total of 80 patients with unilateral vocal …


Risk Factors, Comorbidities And Outcomes Of Severe Acute Malnutrition Among Children In Mukalla Maternity And Child Hospital, Hadhramout, Yemen, Saleh Awad Bahwal, Mazin Ahmed Jawass, Faiza Salmeen Naji Nov 2021

Risk Factors, Comorbidities And Outcomes Of Severe Acute Malnutrition Among Children In Mukalla Maternity And Child Hospital, Hadhramout, Yemen, Saleh Awad Bahwal, Mazin Ahmed Jawass, Faiza Salmeen Naji

Hadhramout University Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is one of the major health problems in Yemen. The aim of this study is to determine the risk factors, comorbidities and outcomes of SAM in Mukalla Maternity and Child Hospital (MMCH) in AlMukalla city, Hadhramout Governorate, Yemen. We conducted a case-control study on 200 children aged 6 to 59 months (100 cases and 100 controls) who were admitted to the pediatric nutrition departments (MMCH) between September 2018 and August 2019. The risk factors for SAM were children age 6-24 months (OR 2.99; CI: 1.66 - 5.36), residing in rural areas (OR= 1.83; CI: 1.04 - …


Acute Kidney Injury: Analysis Of 175 Cases In Al-Mukalla, Hadhramout, Hussein Saeed Alghazali, Ahmed Mubark Daakik, Abdalrahim Abdulla Bahashwan, Mohammed Rasheed Bamekhlah Nov 2021

Acute Kidney Injury: Analysis Of 175 Cases In Al-Mukalla, Hadhramout, Hussein Saeed Alghazali, Ahmed Mubark Daakik, Abdalrahim Abdulla Bahashwan, Mohammed Rasheed Bamekhlah

Hadhramout University Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences

This was a retrospective descriptive study of acute kidney injury patients admitted at Al-Mukalla Central Hospitals, Hadhramout, between January 2017 and April 2019. All cases were 175; divided to two groups, patients with age less than 40 years (Group I) 44.6%, and patients of age more than 40 years (Group II) were 55.4%. Age of male patients ranged between 18-39 years and age of female patients ranged between 18-38 years. Group I included 28 males (31.1%) and 50 females (58.8%), Group II included 62 males (68.9%) and 35 females (41.2%). Risk factors in relation to age groups were: diabetes mellitus …


Frequency Of Lower Ureteric Stones And Their Treatment By Tamsulosin, Aden, Ali Ahmed Salem Hatroom Nov 2021

Frequency Of Lower Ureteric Stones And Their Treatment By Tamsulosin, Aden, Ali Ahmed Salem Hatroom

Hadhramout University Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences

The aim of the study is to find out the frequency of lower ureteric stones related to sex, age, and the outcome of using tamsulosin in their treatment This was a retrospective study of all patients who suffer from lower ureteral stone and seen in our Private Urology Clinic from January 2014 to December 2017 in Aden. The total patients were 160. They were 98 (61.3%) males and 62 (38.7%) females) with ratio male to female 1.6 :1. The mean age of patients is (35.2 ± 11.2) years, range (15 to 56) years. The most involved side is left ureter …