HighlightsParasitic leiomyoma is an extremely rare variant of uterine leiomyoma occurring outside uterus.Less than 30 reported cases have been reported in literature In line with.We report a case of parasitic leiomyoma occurring a in a middle age female without a brief review of literature.

HighlightsLipoma is the most frequent soft tissue tumor in adults.Its occurrence in the retroperitoneal region is extremely rare.It presents with various clinical scenarios.We present a case of retroperitoneal lipoma with a brief literature review.

Introduction: The combination of mitral valve replacement (MVR) with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is generally thought to have a greater early and late mortality than either procedure alone. The aim of this study is to review single center experience for the concomitant MVR and CABG. Patients and methods: This is a single center, retrospective, single cohort study, composes of consecutive cases. It included all the cases of combined operation of MVR and CABG. The patients were followed up for a median duration of two years (six months to four years). The data were collected from hospital records and registers of hospital statistics. The followings were obtained; socio-demographic data, information regarding clinical courses, intraoperative findings, and post-operative follow up data. Result: The study included 72 cases, the mean age was 56 years, 38 of them (53%) were males and 34 (47%) were female. The most common comorbidity was hypertension which was found in 24 patients (33%). The mean preoperative ejection fraction was 59%. Twenty-two patients (30.6%) had single graft, 21 patients (29.2%) underwent 3-vessel grafting, 16 patients (22.2%) had 2-vessel grafting, and 13 cases (18.1%) underwent 4-vessel grafting. The CPB duration ranged from 108 to 280 min with a mean of 182 min and cross-clamp time ranged from 80 to 186 min with a mean of 122 min. The most common complication was plural effusion which occurred in 8 cases (11.1%) and managed by aspiration. Overall mortality was 8.3% (4 patients). Conclusion: CABG and chordal-sparing and posterior leaflet replacement has favorable outcome, as well as minimizes the need of redo surgery as in repair.one of the best options for CAD and sever MR. Highlights

The trend through which academia finances scientific publication has been changed into open access publishing, the latter is exploited by predatory journals and publishers. The aim of this paper is to review the current situation of predatory publishing and introduce Kscien's list of predatory journals and publishers. Kscien has recruited a special committee consisting of 23 young researchers. They are working unceasingly to keep the list refurbished, expose current tricks invented by the predators and guide authors. The list is designed to be updated daily. Currently, the criteria used to recognize predatory journals and publishers basically depend on the journal's misconduct, fabrication and inadequate peer review. Researches are ongoing to recapitulate more solid criteria with objective evidence to overcome the critics faced by Beall. Kscien's list has been proposed to replace the vanished Beall's list from the interior of the drawn region in fake journals and publishers. Highlights: