Pylephlebitis, or suppurative thrombophlebitis of the portal mesenteric venous system
occurring in the setting of abdominal inflammatory processes, is a rare but deadly disease …

STUDY QUESTION How is endometriosis associated with adverse maternal, fetal and
neonatal outcomes of pregnancy? SUMMARY ANSWER Women with endometriosis are at …

Background Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition affecting 10% to 15% of
reproductive‐age women and may cause dyspareunia, dysmenorrhoea, and infertility. One …

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of sickle cell disorders and beta thalassemia, with their
regional distribution, in the adult population screened as part of the Saudi Premarital …

Risk factors for primary Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) illness in
humans are incompletely understood. We identified all primary MERS-CoV cases reported …

BACKGROUND Two decades ago, hypotensive trauma patients requiring emergent
laparotomy had a 40% mortality. In the interim, multiple interventions to decrease hemorrhage-…

BACKGROUND: While performing the Hajj, hajjis face different risks related to the environment,
their behaviors and their health conditions that can result in a variety of diseases. The …

BACKGROUND Determination and reporting of disease severity in emergency general
surgery lacks standardization. Recently, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (…

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a novel respiratory
pathogen first reported in 2012. During September 2014–January 2015, an outbreak of 38 …

OBJECTIVES The mortality of patients with Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD)
requiring surgery continues to be very high. Loop ileostomy (LI) was introduced as an …