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  • The value of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 determination in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes in the detection of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity 
    Khoury, Alfred; Coultrip, Laura L.; Lien, Jean Marie; Gomez, Ricardo; Kapernick, Peter; Ghossman, J.H. (2019-04-16)
    Objectives: Our purpose was to (1) determine the value of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 determination in the detection of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and (2) compare interleukin-6 to other rapid tests in the ...
  • The value of close monitoring in vestibular rehabilitation therapy 
    Itani, M.; Koaik, Y.; Sabri, A. (2019-05-22)
    Background: Vestibular rehabilitation therapy is a well-established treatment modality for patients with vestibular problems. Hypothesis: Performing vestibular rehabilitation therapy in a closely monitored setting may ...
  • Value of pharmacy services upon admission to an orthopedic surgery unit 
    El Ouweini, Ahmad; Karaoui, Lamis R.; Chamoun, Nibal; Assi, Chahine; Yammine, Kaissar; Ramia, Elsy (2022-03-16)
    Background In Lebanon, the role of the pharmacist remains underestimated in the medication reconciliation process, especially in surgical departments. This study aims to assess the impact of pharmacist-conducted medication ...
  • Vascular anomalies 
    Tannous, Zeina; Rubeiz, Nelly; Kibbi, Abdul-Ghani (2017-11-10)
    In 1995, Dr Martin Mihm, already a renowned dermatopathologist in melanoma, met a desperate mother whose daughter was diagnosed with a hemangioma, the most common benign vascular tumor of infancy. At that time, the literature ...
  • Vascularization of skin following implantation of an arteriovenous pedicle 
    Falco, Nancy A.; Pribaz, Julian J.; Eriksson, Elof (2019-06-03)
    In a rat model, a skin flap was fabricated by implantation of a distally ligated arteriovenous pedicle. The femoral artery and vein were implanted as a unit beneath the abdominal skin, a portion of which was later raised ...
  • Vertical ‘half-and-a-half’ syndrome 
    Riachi, Naji; Ahdab, Rechdi (2019-04-15)
  • Visual and anatomical outcomes in congenital glaucoma-related rhegmatogenous retinal detachment 
    Judaidi, Ramzi M.; Al Hadlaq, Abdulaziz; Ghazi, Nicola G. (2019-06-21)
    Purpose: To study the visual and anatomical outcomes after at least five years follow up of surgically repaired rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in patients with congenital glaucoma Methods: A retrospective ...
  • Visual recovery after impalement injury of the orbit by reinforced steel bar 
    Mansour, Ahmad M.; Al-Salem, Khalil Mahmoud; Haddad, Sandra; Mollayess, Georges (2022-11-01)
    Impalement injuries to the head and neck are quite rare, commonly lethal, and vision threatening when involving the orbit. Here, a case of impalement injury involving a steel bar to the neck and left orbit with full visual ...
  • Vitamin K2 supplementation and arterial stiffness among renal transplant recipients—a single-arm, single-center clinical trial 
    Kilany, Hala; Karam, Albert; Bahous, Sola Aoun; Mansour, Anthony G.; Hariri, Essa; Daaboul, Yazan; Korjian, Serge; El Alam, Andrew; Protogerou, Athanase D.; Stephan, Antoine (2019-02-22)
    ubclinical vitamin K deficiency is prevalent among renal transplant recipients and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the association between vitamin K supplementation and improvement ...
  • Vocal Changes in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 
    Hannoun, Antoine; Zreik, Tony; Husseini, Samer; Mahfoud, Lorice; Sibai, Abla; Hamdan, Abdul-latif (2015-10-06)
    Purpose The purpose of this study is to look at the prevalence of vocal symptoms and acoustic changes in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Materials and Method A total of 17 patients with PCOS diagnosed ...
  • Voluntary vs. compulsory student evaluation of clerkships 
    Bahous, Sola Aoun; Salameh, Pascale; Salameh, Wael; Park, Yoon Soo; Tekian, Ara (2019-02-27)
    Background Students evaluations of their learning experiences can provide a useful source of information about clerkship effectiveness in undergraduate medical education. However, low response rates in clerkship evaluation ...
  • Vosaroxin for acute myeloid leukemia 
    El-Amm, Joelle; Tabbara, Imad A. (2017-09-25)
    The treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults has not significantly changed in the past five decades. Despite the availability of effective induction chemotherapy, most patients eventually relapse. Relapsed ...
  • The Washington manual of gastroenterology subspecialty consult 
    Gyawali, C. Prakash (2019-05-09)
  • WFS1 mutations are frequent monogenic causes of juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus in Lebanon 
    Zallloua, Pierre A.; Azar, Sami T.; Delepine, Marc; Makhoul, Nadine J.; Blanc, Herve; Sanyoura, May; Lavergne, Anne; Stankov, Karmen; Lemainque, Arnaud; Baz, Patrick; Julier, Cecile (2019-07-25)
    Most cases of juvenile-onset diabetes (JOD) are diagnosed as type 1 diabetes (T1D), for which genetic studies conducted in outbred Caucasian populations support the concept of multifactorial inheritance. However, this view ...
  • When not to treat cutaneous vascular lesions with the pulsed dye laser 
    Tannous, Zeina; Lipworth, Adam; Shoofner, Joshua D.; Avram, Mathew M. (2017-11-10)
    The availability of effective laser treatment for cutaneous vascular lesions has risen dramatically in recent years. At the same time, there has been a proliferation of laser providers with varying amounts of training—both ...
  • The wingspan stent system for the treatment of intracranial atherosclerotic stenoses. 
    Lee, Doek Hee; Morsi, Hesham; Daza, Orlando Diaz; Arat, Anit (2019-07-12)
    PURPOSE A self-expandable nitinol stent (WingSpan stent; Boston Scientific Corp.) was introduced for the treatment of intracranial stenoses. The purpose of this study is to present our initial experience with the WingSpan ...
  • Wire-assisted access sphincterotomy of the minor papilla 
    Azar, Riad; Maple, John T.; Keswani, Rajesh N.; Edmundowicz, Steven A.; Jonnalagadda, Sreenivasa (2016-06-21)
    Background Recommended techniques for minor papilla sphincterotomy include performing a standard pull-type sphincterotomy (PTS) or using a needle-knife over a stent. A wire-assisted access sphincterotomy (WAAS) technique ...
  • Wire-guided pancreatic pseudocyst drainage by using a modified needle knife and therapeutic echoendoscope 
    Azar, Riad; Oh, Young S.; Janec, Eileen M.; Early, Dayna S.; Jonnalagadda, Sreenivasa; Edmundowicz, Steven A. (2016-06-20)
    Background: Various methods to drain pancreatic pseudocysts by using EUS guidance have been reported in the literature. Objective: A new drainage technique is described that uses a modified needle knife advanced over a ...
  • Y-chromosomal diversity in Lebanon is structured by recent historical events 
    Zalloua, Pierre A.; Xue, Yali; Khalife, Jade; Makhoul, Nadine; Debiane, Labib; Platt, Daniel E.; Royyuru, Aya K.; Herrera, Rene J.; Hernanz, David F. Soria; Blue-Smith, Jason; Wells, R. Spencer; Comas, David; Bertranpetit, Jaune; Tyler-Smith, Chris (2019-07-18)
    Lebanon is an eastern Mediterranean country inhabited by approximately four million people with a wide variety of ethnicities and religions, including Muslim, Christian, and Druze. In the present study, 926 Lebanese men ...
  • Y-chromosome R-M343 African lineages and sickle cell disease reveal structured assimilation in Lebanon 
    Haber, Marc; Platt, Daniel E.; Khoury, Simon; Badro, Danielle A.; Abboud, Miguel; Tyler-Smith, Chris; Zalloua, Pierre (2019-07-22)
    We have sought to identify signals of assimilation of African male lines in Lebanon by exploring the association of sickle cell disease (SCD) in Lebanon with Y-chromosome haplogroups that are informative of the disease ...

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