Gamal Kassem
Zagzig Univeristy, Egypt
Title: Importance of case reports in advancing clinical knowledge and treatment strategies
Biography
Biography: Gamal Kassem
Abstract
Research in case reports should not only discuss rare cases but also confirm the common practice. Really the common is common but the rare is present. When I was junior resident, when we faced a rare case, we exhaust ourselves to check in the references or asking our senior colleagues. The time elapsed from facing such cases to find the most appropriate management may endanger the patient health. Nowadays management of difficult as well rare cases is a part of the curriculum of postgraduate teaching. Another point, medicine is ever a changing and growing science; many diseases which were considered to be rare in the past are now part of practice. Placenta accreta, a life threatening condition, was mentioned in the literature to be a rare disease. Nowadays, due to rapid increase in the rate of cesarean section, placenta accreta became a relatively common disease. There is international consensus that all units of Ob-Gyn should have a clear protocol for management of such serious condition. A third point; case reports as research are not suffering from statistical errors. Really such errors may lead to inaccurate conclusions and recommendations. Case reports can introduce an easily digestible knowledge.