Introduction: De Quervain tenosynovitis (De Quervain’s Disease, DQD) is a common affection, renowned by its false benignity, wich can compromise the function of the hand especially in manual workers and be a source of non attendance at work. Surgical treatment represents a radica...
Introduction: The loss of skin tissue from the heel often poses a problem of coverage. The neurocutaneous flap of the sural nerve enriches the therapeutic arsenal in terms of management of these defects. The aim of our study is to better understand the operating technique, indica...
Introduction: We report a series of dorsal adipofascial pedunculated cutaneous flaps of fingers used in retrograde or anterograde flow. Materials and Methods : This is a retrospective study realized into the plastic surgery department of the Nabeul University Hospital. Ten flaps...
Radiation therapy is an important modality in the treatment of prostate cancer. Its primary goal is eradication of the disease. Several treatment-related sequelae in the primary site of the tumor and the pelvic lymph nodal drainage regions have been reported in the literature. Am...
Mohamed Ali Sbai, Rami Ben Arab, Leila Essid, Amira Gallas, Khaled Khelil, Monia Boussen & Riadh Maalla·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2019
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most frequent peripheral compression neuropathy. Anatomic variations may be encountered during carpal tunnel surgery.1–3 Compression of the median nerve at the wrist is frequently encountered. Carpal tunnel syndrome usually occurs without any o...
Amira Gallas, Mohamed Ali Sbai, Walid Saidane, Rami Ben Arab, Walid Bouaicha, Monia Boussen, Nesrine Attia, Khaled Bchir & Riadh Maalla·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2019
Carpal tunnel syndrome is usually idiopathic and presents bilaterally. An etiologic factor should be suspected in patients with unilateral symptoms, Ganglion cysts are the most common tumours of the wrist and are often listed among the possible causes of carpal tunnel syndrome bu...
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFS) also known as giant cell fibrosarcoma is a rare malignant skin tumor, known for being locally aggressive but exceptionally metastatic. Tumor excision must include a wide lateral margin of 5cm to minimize recurrences. Reconstruction of the def...
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common entrapment neuropathy in adults, usually caused by thickening of the flexor retinaculum. Occasionally, compression of the median nerve at the wrist may be caused by the presence of an intracanalar tumor or anatomic variations. We report i...
Background: High-voltage electrical burns are a relatively uncommon but severe form of burn injury, frequently occurring in occupational settings. These injuries often cause extensive deep tissue destruction and may require repeated surgical debridement and major limb amputations...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrs/2026/v9i1360
Purpose: To assess the epidemiological, clinical morbidity, therapeutic modalities, and preventing these serious injuries. Methods: A retrospective review was performed on 138 patients seen and treated at the trauma department of Nabeul hospital, collected for a period of 5 years...
The neuropsychiatric manifestations of lupus are very heterogeneous and are a source of significant morbidity and mortality. Transverse myelitis is a rare but serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus, classically described as an acute attack with a poor functional pro...
Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in developing countries. Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare form of extra pulmonary tuberculosis and represents a real diagnostic challenge because of its pauci-bacillary nature. Erythema nodosum is an exceptional skin manifestation of...
Arteriopathies due to drug-administration have been described. However, the data is insufficient. Ergotism is caused by ergotamine derivatives intake. It can lead to arterial spasms, causing limb claudication and even distal necrosis in some cases. We report a 42-year-old female...
Hyperhidrosis is defined as an excessive sweating beyond what would be expected for thermoregulation. This condition can be categorized as idiopathic or secondary to a related disease. Facial hyperhidrosis, usually idiopathic, is rare affecting up to 10% of patients with focal hy...
Cystic lesions of the carpal bones represent a rare etiology of wrist and hand pain. The localization in the scaphoid is exceptional. Its pathophysiology is not well understood and its clinical presentation is not unequivocal as it can cause pain and swelling of the wrist or be t...
Raja Amri, Mohamed Othmen Chouchène, Romdhane Denguezli, Manel Loukil, Khaled Bouzaidi & Mohamed Ali Sbai·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2020
The location of the hydatid cyst in the soft tissues is exceptional. The localization in the leg produces a swamped painful leg which poses a diagnostic problem, particularly with thrombophlebitis of the lower limb. Ultrasound and Doppler Ultrasound allow the differential diagnos...
Carbon Monoxide poisoning remains the leading cause of toxic morbidity and mortality in the world. It remains a public health problem. The occurrence of compartment syndrome and rhabdomyolysis is an exceptional complication but can worsen the prognosis of this intoxication. Compa...
Hepatic involvement during sarcoidosis is common but rarely symptomatic. Budd-Chiari syndrome is an exceptional but potentially serious complication. A case of 38-year-old woman was diagnosed with a Budd-Chiari syndrome complicating multisystemic sarcoidosis has been reported in...
Congenital agenesia of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is an extremely rare morphological anomaly in the general population; found in approximately 0.0005% to 1% [1]. It is a rare cause of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and could be responsible for less than 5% of thromboses without a c...
Marjolin's ulcer is a situation describing the malignant transformation of chronic unstable scars, especially in chronic burn scars. From all burn scar malignancies, carcinomas are the most common reported cases with an invasive majority of squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). As surg...
Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which abnormal proteins, known as amyloid fibrils, build up in tissue. Primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis is a form limited to the skin without involving any other localization. An amorphous material composed of amyloid is produced and d...
The Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, also known as Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma syndrome, is an uncommon autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations found on chromosome 9. This syndrome is characterized by multiple basal cell carcinomas, odontogenic keratocysts and various skeletal abno...
Introduction: Trichotillomania, often considered an impulse control disorder, can sometimes conceal a more severe underlying psychiatric condition. We report the case of an adolescent initially hospitalized for a trichobezoar, revealing a progressive psychotic disorder. Clinical...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2025/v8i2349
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) or Von Recklinghausen disease is an autosomal dominant genetic disease. Its clinical expression, which is extremely variable, is dominated by cutaneous, nervous and ocular manifestations. It corresponds to an abnormality in the development of ectode...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2025/v8i2323
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly called Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a condition characterized by asthma, high levels of eosinophils and vasculitis. It is characterized during its prodromal phase by an asthma of increasing severity. Vasculitis affects...
Mohamed Othmen Chouchène, Amira Gallas, Youssef Henane, Rami Ben Arab, Walid Bouaicha, Adel Khorbi & Mohamed Ali Sbai·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2020
Open multiple volar fractures-dislocations of metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints are exceptional and rarely reported in literature. The presumed mechanism is forced hyperextension of MCP joint, associated with active flexion. It is a functional emergency of the hand that requires r...
Amira Gallas, Rami Ben Arab, Monia Boussen, Walid Bouaicha, Nesrine Attia, Riadh Maalla & Mohamed Ali Sbai·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2019
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common primary malignancies affecting the upper limb and especially the hand. Digital SCC is infrequently reported in the literature and presents a diagnostic challenge because of its relatively rare occurrence and mimicry of benig...
Rami Ben Arab, Khaled Khelil, Amira Gallas, Leila Essid, Khaled Bchir, Riadh Maalla & Mohamed Ali Sbai·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2019
The cubital tunnel syndrome is a compressive neuropathy of the ulnar nerve around the elbow. It is the most common neurocompression syndrome in the upper limb after carpal tunnel syndrome. Ulnar nerve entrapment is usually located under the thickening of the proximal fascia betwe...
Neuromyositis (NM) is a rare and controversial entity. We report the case of a 54-year-old female with no previous pathological history who presented with proximal myalgia. Clinical examination was remarkable for obesity, proximal muscle weakness and left axillary adenopathy. Cre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2025/v8i2324
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disorder with articular and extraarticular manifestations. Rheumatoid Vasculitis (RV), an extraarticular systemic manifestation of RA, is the most serious and unusual complication of long-standing RA, associated with a poor pro...