Biomedical subjects

I Shbeeb

Publications and source records attributed to I Shbeeb.

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PubMed1986

Serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii in habitually aborting women and other adults from North Jordan.

The prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in serum samples of 55 habitually aborting women, 46 women with normal pregnancies, 92 outpatient adults, and 150 University students from North Jordan was studied using the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Sera from the habitually aborting group were also tested by the indirect immunofluorescent (IIF) test. No significant difference was found between the overall prevalence rates in University students, outpatient adults and women with normal pregnancies (25.3%, 22.8% and 26.1% respectively). The prevalence in habitually aborting women exceeded two times that in women with normal pregnancies or in outpatient females (58.2%, 26.1% and 25.0% respectively), and was approximately three times that in female University students (18.3%). The greatest difference in the prevalence rate between habitually aborting women and those with normal pregnancies or outpatient females was found in groups having the highest antibody level (greater than or equal to 100% of standard positive controls). A positive correlation between the results of the ELISA and those of the IIF test occurred at titres of greater than or equal to 1:40 of the latter test in habitually aborting women.

Abortion, Habitual↗

PubMed1984

The aortic valve. Colonic axis.

In the past few years, a correlation has been recognized between calcific aortic stenosis and lower gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly patients. It has been suggested by several authors that mucosal arteriovenous malformations, usually in the right colon, are the cause of bleeding in those patients. Although attention is usually focused on doing a partial colectomy (usually right hemicolectomy) for treating colonic arteriovenous malformation bleeding, several patients with calcific aortic stenosis and gastrointestinal bleeding have been reported in whom bleeding stopped after aortic valve replacement alone. The purpose of this paper is to review the possible mechanisms of lower intestinal bleeding in patients with calcific aortic stenosis, delineate the methods of diagnosis, and finally, to outline the appropriate surgical management.

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Blunt pelviperineal injuries. An expanded role for the diverting colostomy.

The combination of blunt pelvic and perineal injuries is relatively uncommon but carries with it a high morbidity and mortality. A colostomy with distal wash-out plays a significant role in the prophylaxis of septic complications, even in the absence of recognizable colorectal trauma. Among 14 patients with this type of injury, there were six deaths (42 per cent). Three patients died initially because of hemorrhage, and three late deaths were due to sepsis. Two of these patients had no colostomy, and one had a diversion without wash-out. The indications for proximal diversion should be broadened to include an expanded view of the perineum, herein presented.

Colostomy↗