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  • Fertility drugs and risk of ovarian cancer 
    Zreik, Tony; Ayoub, Chakib; Hannoun, Antoine; Karam, Cynthia; Munkarah, Adnan (2015-10-07)
    Purpose of review: Worldwide 50–80 million people suffer from infertility. Assisted reproductive technology has provided a way of overcoming infertility and childlessness. The current article will focus on data linking ...
  • Fertility drugs and the risk of breast cancer 
    Zreik, Tony; Mazloom, Ali; Vannucci, Marina; Pinnix, Chilsea; Fulton, Stephanie; Hadziahmetovic, Mersiha; Asmar, Nadia; Munkarah, Adnan; Ayoub, Chakib M.; Shihadeh, Ferial; Berjawi, Ghina; Hannoun, Antoine; Zalloua, Pierre; Wogan, Christine; Dabaja, Bouthaina (2015-10-07)
    The risk of breast cancer has been associated with reproductive history. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between fertility drugs used in assisted reproductive procedures and the risk of breast ...
  • Fertility Levels and Differentials in Beirut During Wartime" 
    Deeb, Mary; Khlat, M.; Courbage, Y. (2016-11-18)
  • The fibularis (Peroneus) tertius muscle in humans 
    Yammine, Kaissar; Eric, Mirela (2019-07-03)
    Being considered an exclusive human structure for a long time, fibularis tertius (FT) is believed to have a secondary function of foot dorsiflexion and eversion. This study is an attempt to approach the issue from an ...
  • Fiducial placement for stereotactic radiation by using EUS 
    Azar, Riad; Ammar, Tarek; Cote, Gregory A.; Creach, Kimberly M.; Kohlmeier, Cara; Parikh, Parag J. (2016-06-21)
    Background: Stereotactic radiation by using fiducial markers permits higher doses of radiation while reducing the exposure of uninvolved, adjacent structures. EUS has been used to deploy fiducials, although a 19-gauge ...
  • Fiducial Placement for Stereotactic Radiation Using Endoscopic Ultrasound 
    Azar, Riad R.; Cote, Gregory A.; Ansstas, Michael; Parikh, Parag J.; Bradley, Jeffrey D. (2016-09-19)
    Background: Stereotactic radiation using fiducial markers permits higher doses of radiation while reducing the exposure of uninvolved, adjacent structures. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been used to deploy fiducials, ...
  • Filariasis infection is a probable cause of implantation failure in in vitro fertilization cycles 
    Bazi, Tony; Finan, Ramzi; Zourob, Dani; Sabbagh, Amira; Nasnas, Roy; Zreik, Tony (2015-10-07)
    Objective To describe a parasitic infection that probably affected the implantation of good-quality embryos in an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle. Design Case report. Setting Tertiary care center in a ...
  • Findings at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography after endoscopic treatment of postcholecystectomy bile leaks 
    Azar, Riad; Cote, Gregory A.; Ansstas, Michael; Shah, Somal; Keswani, Rajesh N.; Alkade, Saad; Jonnalagadda, Sreenivasa; Edmundowicz, Steven A. (2016-06-22)
    Background Although the endoscopic management of bile leaks after cholecystectomy (CCY) is well established, the yield of a routine endoscopic retrograde cholangiogram (ERC) with a bile duct sweep at the time of stent ...
  • Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of papillary thyroid carcinoma 
    Nasser, Selim M.; Pitman, Martha B.; Pilch, Ben Z.; Faquin, William C. (2017-02-03)
    BACKGROUND Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common malignant neoplasm of the thyroid gland, and fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) often is the initial diagnostic method used in its detection. Prior studies ...
  • Fixed-interval versus OCT-guided variable dosing of intravitreal bevacizumab in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration 
    El-Mollayess, Georges M.; Mahfoud, Ziyad; Schakal, Alexandre R.; Salti, Haytham I.; Jaafar, Dalida; Bashshura, Ziad F. (2022-10-31)
    Purpose To compare the efficacy of as-needed or variable dosing of intravitreal bevacizumab to continuous fixed-interval dosing in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Design Prospective, ...
  • Fluorescein angiography versus superimposed OCT-guided macular laser photocoagulation 
    Kozak, Igor; El-Emam, Sharif; Cheng, Lingyun; Bartsch, Dirk-Uwe; Chhablani, Jay; Freeman, William; Ghazi, Nicola; Arevalo, J.Fernando (2019-06-21)
    Purpose: To compare diabetic macular edema (DME) laser treatment plans using fluorescein angiography (FA) versus optical coherence tomography (OCT) template superimposed on the retinal image. We hypothesize that information ...
  • fMLP-dependent activation of Akt and ERK1/2 through ROS/Rho A pathways is mediated through restricted activation of the FPRL1 (FPR2) recepto 
    Faour, Wissam H.; Fayyad-Kazan, Hussein; El Zein, Nabil (2019-04-23)
    The objective of this study is to uncover the signal transduction pathways of N-formyl methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) in monocyte. Materials or subjects Freshly isolated human peripheral blood monocytes (PBMC) ...
  • Focal headache during balloon inflation in the internal carotid and middle cerebral arteries 
    Nichols III, Fenwick; Mawad, Michel; Mohr, J.P.; Stein, Bennett; Hilal, Sadek; Michelsen, Jost (2019-07-08)
    Although a number of reports are available on the occurrence of headache in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease, most studies have recorded the frequency but not the specific sites of the pain. We report 18 ...
  • Focal headache during balloon inflation in the vertebral and basilar arteries 
    Nichols III, Fenwick; Mawad, Michel; Mohr, j.P.; Hilal, Sadek; Adams, Robert J. (2019-07-09)
    SYNOPSIS Background and Purpose: Headache may be seen in acute cerebrovascular disease. The significance of localized headache in association with vertebrobasilar disease has not been recognized. Summary of Report: ...
  • Follicular fluid of women with endometriosis stimulates the proliferation of endometrial stromal cells 
    Zreik, Tony; Bahtiyar, M.O.; Seli, E.; Oral, E.; Arici, A. (2015-10-06)
    The peritoneal environment in endometriosis is known to have growth-promoting effects on endometrial cells. To investigate whether follicular fluid, a contributor to the peritoneal fluid, stimulates endometrial cell ...
  • Formaldehyde exposure and its effects during pregnancy 
    Haffner, Matthew J.; Oakes, Peter; Demerdash, Amin; Yammine, Kaissar Cesar; Watanabe, Koichi; Loukas, Marios; Tubbs, Shane S. (2019-07-03)
    Formalin is commonly used in fixation of cadaveric specimens. Exposure to formaldehyde, a component of formalin and a known carcinogen, during gross anatomy laboratory dissection is a continuing concern for pregnant students ...
  • Forms of safety and their impact on health 
    Mokhbat, Jacques; Kaplan, Rachel L.; Wagner, Glenn J.; Nehme, Simon; Aunon, Frances; Khouri, Danielle (2017-02-10)
    Using minority stress theory, the authors investigated risk behaviors of transgender women (trans women) in Lebanon. Using semistructured interviews, the authors explored six areas: relationships with family and friends; ...
  • The fourth slip of the flexor digitorum brevis muscle of the human foot. A systematic review and meta-analysis 
    Yammine, Kaissar (2019-07-03)
    The flexor digitorum brevis muscle, and in particular its fourth slip, has a significant clinical and surgical importance in medical practice. However, as for the majority of tendons destined to the little toe, the fourth ...
  • Fox–Fordyce Disease 
    Nasser, S.; Sammour, R.; Dehaby, N.; El Habr, C. (2017-02-02)
    Background Fox–Fordyce Disease (FFD) is a rare chronic inflammatory skin disease of the apocrine glands, mainly affecting post-pubertal women. It involves apocrine gland-bearing areas including the axilla, areola, anogenital ...
  • Fractional resurfacing 
    Tannous, Zeina (2017-11-08)
    Fractional resurfacing produces a distinctive thermal damage pattern by creating discrete columns of thermal damage referred to as microthermal treatment zones. It characteristically spares the tissue surrounding each ...

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