Management of rectovaginal fistulas and patient outcome

M Abu Gazala, SD Wexner - Expert Review of Gastroenterology & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Rectovaginal fistulas are a relatively rare, but debilitating condition which pose
a significant treatment challenge. Areas covered: In this manuscript we discuss the etiology …

Re-appraisal and consideration of minimally invasive surgery in colorectal cancer

M Abu Gazala, SD Wexner - Gastroenterology Report, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Throughout history, surgeons have been on a quest to refine the surgical treatment options
for their patients and to minimize operative trauma. During the last three decades, there …

Endovascular management of blunt renal artery trauma.

M Abu-Gazala, N Shussman, S Abu-Gazala… - The Israel Medical …, 2013 - europepmc.org
Background Renal artery injuries are rarely encountered in victims of blunt trauma.
However, the rate of early diagnosis of such injuries is increasing due to increased …

Abdominal trauma after terrorist bombing attacks exhibits a unique pattern of injury

M Bala, AI Rivkind, G Zamir, T Hadar… - Annals of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: The recent growth in the volume of civilian blast trauma caused by terrorist
bombings warrants special attention to the specific pattern of injury associated with such …

The true incidence of gastric GIST—a study based on morbidly obese patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy

JB Yuval, A Khalaileh, M Abu-Gazala, Y Shachar… - Obesity surgery, 2014 - Springer
Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare neoplasm of the alimentary tract.
Previous reports described an incidence of 1 per 100,000. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy …

[HTML][HTML] Use of fluorescence imaging and indocyanine green during colorectal surgery: Results of an intercontinental Delphi survey

S Wexner, M Abu-Gazala, L Boni, K Buxey, R Cahill… - Surgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green is increasingly being used in
colorectal surgery to assess anastomotic perfusion, and to detect sentinel lymph nodes …

Robotic‐assisted enucleation of a large lower esophageal leiomyoma and review of literature

A Khalaileh, I Savetsky, M Adileh… - … Journal of Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Leiomyoma is the most common benign esophageal neoplasm. Different invasive surgical
approaches have been described for management of such lesions. The literature is …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-hospital and admission parameters predict in-hospital mortality among patients 60 years and older following severe trauma

M Bala, D Willner, D Klauzni, T Bdolah-Abram… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background The world population of inhabitants of greater than 60 years of age has doubled
since 1980 and is predicted to reach 2 billion by 2050 [1]. Trauma is the sixth leading cause …

Malignant appendiceal GIST: case report and review of the literature

R Elazary, A Schlager, A Khalaileh… - Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Gastro-intestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) of the appendix are a rare entity. To
date, only a handful has been described in the literature, all of which have been of the …

Outcome of bariatric surgery in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: our experience and review of the literature

A Rottenstreich, A Keidar, JB Yuval, M Abu-Gazala… - Surgical …, 2016 - Springer
Background The beneficial effect of bariatric surgery (BS) in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
is well established. Conversely, little is known about the efficacy of BS in type 1 diabetes …