Publications by authors named "Walid Faraj"

76Publications

Timing of cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis impacts surgical morbidity and mortality: an NSQIP database analysis.

Authors:
Fady E Daniel Maher W Malaeb Mohammad N Hosni Hani M Tamim Aurelie C Mailhac Mohammad J Khalife Walid Faraj Faek R Jamali

Updates Surg 2021 Jan 21. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

Department of Surgery, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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January 2021

Case report: Back pseudocyst of unknown origin.

Authors:
Moustafa Moussally Joanna Khalifeh Imad Mokalled Walid Faraj Mohamad J Khalife

Int J Surg Case Rep 2020 29;75:235-237. Epub 2020 Aug 29.

Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address:

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August 2020

Spectrum of liver diseases in patients referred for Fibroscan: A single center experience in the Middle East.

Authors:
Bisher Sawaf Adel Hajj Ali Rola F Jaafar Mariam Kanso Deborah Mukherji Mohamad J Khalife Walid Faraj

Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2020 Sep 25;57:166-170. Epub 2020 Jul 25.

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon.

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September 2020

CYR61/CCN1 expression in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A retrospective pilot study of the interaction between the tumors and their surrounding microenvironment.

Authors:
Wassim Abou-Kheir Deborah Mukherji Ola Hadadeh Eman Saleh Hisham F Bahmad Mariam Kanso Mohamad Khalifeh Ali Shamseddine Sally Tamraz Rola Jaafar Christelle Dagher Ibrahim Khalifeh Walid Faraj

Heliyon 2020 May 3;6(5):e03842. Epub 2020 May 3.

Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Liver Transplantation and Hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) Unit, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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May 2020

Gender differences in liver fibrosis among patients younger than 50 years: A retrospective cohort study.

Authors:
Adham F Halaoui Adel Hajj Ali Salim G Habib Mariam Kanso Fady Daniel Deborah M Mukherji Mohamad J Khalife Rola F Jaafar Walid Faraj

Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2020 10 11;44(5):733-738. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

Liver Transplantation and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Department of General Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address:

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October 2020

High-Cost Cancer Treatment Across Borders in Conflict Zones: Experience of Iraqi Patients in Lebanon.

Authors:
Mac Skelton Raafat Alameddine Omran Saifi Miza Hammoud Maya Zorkot Marilyne Daher Maya Charafeddine Sally Temraz Ali Shamseddine Layth Mula-Hussain Mohammed Saleem Kazim F Namiq Omar Dewachi Ghassan Abu Sitta Zahi Abdul-Sater Talar Telvizian Walid Faraj Deborah Mukherji

JCO Glob Oncol 2020 02;6:59-66

Department of Hematology/Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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February 2020

Perioperative Management of Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Avoiding Admission to the Intensive Care Unit.

Authors:
Walid Faraj Deborah Mukherji Ahmad M Zaghal Hussein Nassar Farah H Mokadem Samar Jabbour Chakib Ayoub Marwan S Rizk Mariam Kanso Rola F Jaafar Nigel Heaton Mohamad Khalife

Gastrointest Tumors 2019 Oct 17;6(3-4):108-115. Epub 2019 Sep 17.

Liver Transplantation and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Department of General Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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October 2019

Short-term surgical morbidity and mortality of distal pancreatectomy performed for benign versus malignant diseases: a NSQIP analysis.

Authors:
Fady E Daniel Hani M Tamim Mohammad N Hosni Aurelie C Mailhac Mohammad J Khalife Faek R Jamali Walid Faraj

Surg Endosc 2020 Sep 9;34(9):3927-3935. Epub 2019 Oct 9.

Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Cairo Street, Hamra 72020, Beirut, Lebanon.

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September 2020

Fibroscan and low-density lipoprotein as determinants of severe liver fibrosis in diabetic patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Authors:
Rola F Jaafar Adel M Hajj Ali Ahmad M Zaghal Mariam Kanso Salim G Habib Adham F Halaoui Fady Daniel Farah Mokaddem Mohamad J Khalife Deborah M Mukherji Walid G Faraj

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019 Dec;31(12):1540-1544

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine.

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December 2019

Three different polymorphisms of the DPYD gene associated with severe toxicity following administration of 5-FU: a case report.

Authors:
Deborah Mukherji Sarah Abdel Massih Arafat Tfayli Mariam Kanso Walid Faraj

J Med Case Rep 2019 Mar 22;13(1):76. Epub 2019 Mar 22.

Department of Surgery, HPB and Liver Transplant Unit, American University of Beirut, PO Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon.

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March 2019

Pancreaticoduodenectomy in the Middle East: Achieving optimal results through specialization and standardization.

Authors:
Walid Faraj Hussein Nassar Ahmad Zaghal Deborah Mukherji Ali Shamseddine Mariam Kanso Rola F Jaafar Mohamad Khalife

Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2019 Oct 21;18(5):478-483. Epub 2019 Feb 21.

Liver Transplantation and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Department of General Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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October 2019

Clinical review of liver hydatid disease and its unusual presentations in developing countries.

Authors:
Sandra Abi Fadel Karl Asmar Walid Faraj Mohammad Khalife Maurice Haddad Fadi El-Merhi

Abdom Radiol (NY) 2019 04;44(4):1331-1339

Diagnostic Radiology Department, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Riad El Solh, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon.

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April 2019

Reduced Contrast Volume and Radiation Dose During Computed Tomography of the Pancreas: Timing-Specific Contrast Media Protocol.

Authors:
Charbel Saade Jad Chokr Lena Naffaa Walid Faraj Ali Shamseddine Deborah Mukherji Skye El Sayegh Rita Assi Ali Haydar

Acad Radiol 2019 04 17;26(4):480-488. Epub 2018 Aug 17.

Diagnostic Radiology Department, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box: 11-0236 Riad El-Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon. Electronic address:

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April 2019

Erratum: Triple thrombophilic simultaneous mutations in patients after bariatric surgery: is there a role for screening in the Eastern Mediterranean?

Authors:
Hussein Nassar Ahmad Zaghal Ali Taher Rami Mahfouz Bassem Safadi Mariam Kanso Mohammad Khalife Walid Faraj

J Surg Case Rep 2018 07 9;2018(7):rjy179. Epub 2018 Jul 9.

Liver Transplantation and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Department of General Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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July 2018

Triple thrombophilic simultaneous mutations in patients after bariatric surgery: is there a role for screening in the Eastern Mediterranean?

Authors:
Hussein Nassar Ahmad Zaghal Ali Taher Rami Mafouz Bassem Safadi Mariam Kanso Mohamad Khalife Walid Faraj

J Surg Case Rep 2018 Jun 15;2018(6):rjy135. Epub 2018 Jun 15.

Liver Transplantation and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Department of General Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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June 2018

Predicting Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy: A Single Institution Retrospective Study.

Authors:
Samer Al Masri Yaser Shaib Mostapha Edelbi Hani Tamim Faek Jamali Nicholas Batley Walid Faraj Ali Hallal

World J Surg 2018 08;42(8):2373-2382

Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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August 2018

Life Threatening Complications Post-Liposuction.

Authors:
Hiba Ezzeddine Ahmad Husari Hussein Nassar Mariam Kanso Ghina El Nounou Mohamad Khalife Walid Faraj

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2018 Apr 31;42(2):384-387. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

Department of General Surgery, Liver Transplantation and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Unit, American University of Beirut Medical center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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April 2018

An elderly man with remote history of metastatic melanoma now with localized pancreas cancer and new liver masses.

Authors:
Neil Vasan Maria Ignez Braghiroli Alexander N Shoushtari Richard Kinh Gian Do Marcia Edelweiss Ali Shamseddine Walid Faraj Deborah Mukherji Ali Haydar Ashwaq Olayan Fouad Sabatin Rita Assi Imane El Dika Leonard B Saltz Ghassan K Abou-Alfa Eileen M O'Reilly

J Gastrointest Oncol 2017 Jun;8(3):596-602

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.

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June 2017

Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Single-Center Experience with 23 Patients.

Authors:
Layla A Nasr Walid G Faraj Aghiad Al-Kutoubi Mohamad Hamady Mohamad Khalifeh Ali Hallal Hamzeh M Halawani Joelle Wazen Ali A Haydar

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2017 May 3;40(5):664-670. Epub 2017 Jan 3.

Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Cairo St. Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon.

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May 2017

Giant primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver: A case report.

Authors:
Ruba Haji Ali Mohamad Khalife Ghina El Nounou Ruba Zuhri Yafi Hussein Nassar Zeinab Aidibe Randa Raad Rania Abou Eid Walid Faraj

Int J Surg Case Rep 2017 11;30:58-61. Epub 2016 Nov 11.

Liver Transplantation and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Department of General Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address:

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November 2016