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  • Intravitreal tissue plasminogen activator in the management of central retinal vein occlusion 
    Ghazi, Nicola; Boureddine, Baha'; Haddad, Randa S.; Jurdi, Fadi A.; Bashshur, Ziad F. (2019-06-13)
    Purpose To evaluate the role of intravitreal tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in the management of central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in patients with symptoms for <3 days. Methods We evaluated the visual outcome ...
  • Intravitreal triamcinolone in coats' disease 
    Ghazi, Nicola G.; Al Shamsi, Hanan; Larsson, Jorgen; Abboud, Emad (2019-06-14)
  • Introduction of HIV-2 and multiple HIV-1 subtypes to Lebanon 
    Mokhbat, Jacques E.; Pieniazek, Danuta; Baggs, James; Matar, Ghassan M.; Abdelnoor, Alexander M.; Uwaydah, Marwan; Bizri, Abdul Rahman; Ramos, Artur; Janini, Luiz M.; Tanuri, Amilcar; Fridlund, Carol; Heyndrickx, Leo; Rayfield, Mark A.; Heneine, Walid (2017-02-10)
    HIV genetic variability, phylogenetic relationships, and transmission dynamics were analyzed in 26 HIV-infected patients from Lebanon. Twenty-five specimens were identified as HIV-1 and one as HIV-2 subtype B. The 25 strains ...
  • Involutional type of entropion in a child with cutis laxa 
    Ma'luf, Riad N.; Ghazi, Nicola G. (2019-06-19)
  • In‐hospital neonatal mortality and the role of consanguinity 
    Matar, Maroun; Charafeddine, Lama; Ammous, Farah; Kobeissi, Loulou; De Ver Dye, Timothy; Faddous Khalife, Marie Claude; Yunis, Khalid (2019-04-09)
    Abstract Background: Consanguinity which increases the risk of genetic disorders has been implicated at times in infant mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the association between consanguinity and in‐hospital ...
  • Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population 
    Chatila, Rajaa; Merhi, Mahmoud; Hariri, Essa; Sabbah, Nada; Deeb, Mary E. (2019-05-02)
    Background Very few studies report on the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and its correlates in the Middle East. This study investigated Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) prevalence in a sample of Lebanese adult ...
  • Is embolization of segment 4 portal veins before extended right hepatectomy justified? 
    Kishi, Yoji; Madoff, David; Abdalla, Eddie; Palavecino, Martin; Ribero, Dario; Shin Chun, Yun; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas (2015-11-17)
    Background Preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) is increasingly used as a preparation for major hepatectomy in patients with inadequate liver remnant volume or function. However, whether segment 4 (S4) portal ...
  • Is extended hepatectomy for hepatobiliary malignancy justified? 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Vauthey, Nicolas; Pawlik, Timothy; Arens, James; Nemr, Rabih; Wei, Steven; Kennamer, Debra; Ellis, Lee; Curley, Steven (2015-11-11)
    Background: Extended hepatectomy may be required to provide the best chance for cure of hepatobiliary malignancies. However, the procedure may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Methods: We ...
  • Is monthly retreatment with intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin®) necessary in neovascular age-related macular degeneration? 
    Ghazi, Nicola G.; Krik, Tyler Q.; Knape, Robert M.; Tiedeman, James S.; Conway, Brian P. (2019-06-14)
    Purpose To report our short-term experience with bevacizumab in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and recommend a new treatment strategy. Methods Retrospective chart review of 29 consecutive patients ...
  • Is resection of colorectal liver metastases after a second-line chemotherapy regimen justified? 
    Brouquet, Antoine; Overman, Micheal; Kopetz, Scott; Maru, Dipen; Loyer, Evelyne; Andreou, Andreas; Cooper, Amanda; Curley, Steven; Garrett, Christopher; Abdalla, Eddie; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas (2017-05-23)
    BACKGROUND: Patient outcomes following resection of colorectal liver metastases (CLM) after second-line chemotherapy regimen is unknown. METHODS: From August 1998 to June 2009, data from 1099 patients with CLM were ...
  • Juvenile-onset diabetes and congenital cataract 
    Lenfant, Caroline; Baz, Patrick; Degavre, Anne; Phillippi, Anne; Senne, Valerie; Vandiedonck, Claire; Derbois, Celine; Nicolino, Marc; Zalloua, Pierre; Julier, Cecile (2019-07-25)
    Monogenic forms of diabetes may account for 1–5% of all cases of diabetes, and may occur in the context of syndromic presentations. We investigated the case of a girl affected by insulin-dependent diabetes, diagnosed at 6 ...
  • Knowledge about and attitudes toward medical informed consent: a Lebanese population survey 
    Deeb, Mary; Alameddine, Dana; Abi Radi Abou Jaoudeh, Rasha; Laoun, Widian; Maamari, Julian; Honeini, Rawan; Khouri, Alain; Abou-Mrad, Fadi; Elia, Nassib; Abi-Gerges, Aniella (2023-01-11)
    As Medicine shifts from a paternalistic practice to a patient-centered approach, the concept of medical informed consent (IC) has evolved to safeguard patient autonomy. However, its current implementation still presents ...
  • La double mobilité en marche dans les prothèses totales de hanche 
    Fessy, Michel-Henri; Huten, Denis (Elsevier Masson, 2019-07-04)
  • La fracture-arrachement du tendon rotulien de l'enfant en pratique sportive : à propos d'un cas 
    El Hayek, T.; Griffet, J.; Abdou-Ada, M. (2016-09-20)
  • Lack of Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) Use and Early Plastic Biliary Stent Occlusion 
    Azar, Riad R.; Hovis, Christine E.; Sayuk, Gregory S.; Wani, Sachin B.; Merrill, Joseph T.; Murad, Faris (2016-09-09)
    There are data suggesting that long-term use of PPIs may lead to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Plastic biliary stents are used to maintain patency of the biliary tract in a variety of benign and malignant disorders ...
  • Lack of replication of common EXT2 gene variants with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in Lebanese Arabs 
    Nemr, R.; Al-Busaidi, A.S.; Sater, M.S.; Echtay, A.; Saldanha, F.L.; Racoubian, E.; Kelestian, S.H.; Almawi, W.Y. (2019-05-29)
    Objective Recent genome-wide association studies and replication analyses have reported the association of variants of the exostosin-2 (EXT2) gene and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in some populations, but not ...
  • Laparoscopic hernias 
    Bemporad, Joshua; Zreik, Tony; Brink, James (2015-10-06)
    Laparoscopic operations are becoming more common and replacing more traditional surgical procedures. As a result, radiologists should be aware of some of the unique complications that may occur from these types of procedures. ...
  • Laparoscopic versus open liver surgery 
    Slim, Abdallah; Garancini, Mattia; Di Sandro, Stefano; Mangoni, Iacopi; Lauterio, Andrea; Giacomoni, Alessandro; De Carlis, Luciano (2019-06-11)
    Purpose Laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) is established as a safe and feasible surgical procedure for benign and malignant liver lesions showing many benefits in terms of short-term post-operative outcomes. Nevertheless, it ...
  • Laparoscopy for diagnosis and staging of hepatobiliary malignancies 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Aloia, Thomas; Vauthey, Nicolas (2015-11-11)
    Objective: To review the role of diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) for staging of malignant diseases of the liver and biliary tract. Methodology: Critical review of the current literature. Results: Analysis of the utility ...
  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease 
    Deloukas, Panos; Zalloua, Pierre A. (2019-07-25)
    Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the commonest cause of death. Here, we report an association analysis in 63,746 CAD cases and 130,681 controls identifying 15 loci reaching genome-wide significance, taking the number of ...

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