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Inguinal hernias present a significant healthcare burden globally, necessitating effective surgical management. This comprehensive review evaluates two primary surgical techniques for managing bilateral inguinal hernias: bilateral open inguinal hernia and Rives-Stoppa repair. This review aims to provide insights into optimal surgical approaches through a comparative analysis of these techniques, including examining advantages, disadvantages, outcomes, and factors influencing technique selection. Bilateral open inguinal hernia repair offers simplicity and familiarity, while Rives-Stoppa repair may provide advantages such as reduced recurrence rates and postoperative complications. The findings underscore the importance of considering patient-specific factors, surgeon expertise, and hospital resources when selecting the optimal approach. Further research is warranted to conduct long-term comparative studies and explore innovations in surgical techniques and materials, ultimately enhancing patient outcomes and advancing inguinal hernia repair practices.
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Demons-Meigs syndrome is a rare clinical presentation of benign ovarian mass with hydrothorax and ascites. As ascites can be present in any ovarian mass, hydrothorax is a salient feature of the syndrome. The syndrome is subtyped as atypical in the absence of ascites from the triad. Nevertheless, it is labeled as pseudo-Demons-Meigs syndrome if the ovarian tumor is neoplastic rather than benign. The management of Demons-Meigs syndrome is complex and could be misleading due to pleural effusion and ascites, so an understanding of the syndrome is important. This case report is unique as it has two rare findings of neoplastic tumor and absence of ascites. Furthermore, this case is distinct as both ovaries are involved in malignant granulosa theca cell tumor with right-sided pleural effusion without ascites.
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Cancer is a disease that continues to plague our modern society. Among all types of cancer, breast cancer is now the most common type of cancer occurring in women worldwide. Various factors, including genetics, lifestyle, and the environment, have contributed to the rise in the prevalence of breast cancer among women of all socioeconomic strata. Therefore, proper screening for early diagnosis and treatment becomes a major factor when fighting the disease. Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize various spheres of our lives with its numerous applications. Using AI in the existing screening process makes obtaining results even easier and more convenient. Faster, more accurate results are some of the benefits of AI methods in breast cancer screening. Nonetheless, there are many challenges in the process of the integration of AI that needs to be addressed systematically. The following is a review of the application of AI in breast cancer screening.
