- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Ethics in medical practice
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Biochemical and Molecular Research
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases
- Biomedical Research and Pathophysiology
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
Children's Center
2024
Cleveland Clinic
2024
Mayo Clinic
2024
WinnMed
2024
Lebanese American University
2021-2022
As Medicine shifts from a paternalistic practice to patient-centered approach, the concept of medical informed consent (IC) has evolved safeguard patient autonomy. However, its current implementation still presents many challenges in clinical practice. We assessed knowledge and attitudes general Lebanese population regarding IC process as well their sociodemographic correlates. An anonymous online survey was distributed using social media channels. A sample 500 adults with an average age...
Abstract Objectives To compare long‐term transplant outcomes (organ rejection and retransplant) of simultaneous liver/kidney (SLK) versus isolated kidney (IK) for patients with primary hyperoxaluria (PH). Methods The Rare Kidney Stone Consortium PH registry was queried to identify who underwent SLK or IK from 1999 2021. Patient characteristics were abstracted analyzed. Statistical comparisons performed Kaplan–Meier plots Cox proportional hazards models. Results We identified 250 PH, whom 35...
ABSTRACT X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) is a neuromuscular disorder manifesting at birth with hypotonia and respiratory distress. We describe the XLMTM case presenting who developed normal gamma-glutamyl transferase cholestasis 1 year of age. He was also diagnosed Crohn's disease 4 years later. His could be attributed to progressive familial intrahepatic (PFIC) or primary sclerosing cholangitis in setting disease. However, genetic testing ruled-out PFIC, his radiographic liver biopsy...