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Laparoscopic management of splenic artery aneurysms.

Original article English Kokkalera U, Bhende S, Ghellai A. Department of Surgery, Guthrie Clinic, Sayre, Pennsylvania 18840, USA. aghellai@clinic.guthrie.org J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech 2006 Dec;16(6):604-8. Abstract Splenic artery aneurysms are rare clinical entities that carry the risk of rupture and fatal hemorrhage. Due to the availability of advanced imaging techniques, they are now being …

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Laparoscopic repair of postoperative perineal hernia.

Case report English Ghellai AM, Islam S, Stoker ME. University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2002 Apr;12(2):119-21. Abstract Symptomatic perineal hernia is a rare complication after abdominoperineal resection. Various approaches to surgical repair have been described, including transabdominal, transperineal, and combined abdominoperineal repairs. In this report, we present …

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Acute scrotal swelling: unusual presentation of perforated sigmoid diverticulitis.

Case report English Ghellai AM, Gulati SC. Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Curr Surg. 2000 Sep 1;57(5):504. Abstract Keywords: Acute scrotal swelling: unusual presentation of perforated sigmoid diverticulitis Link/DOI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VS7-41JM8WF-15&_user=10&_coverDate=10%2F31%2F2000&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=575ebc548682256fc06ecf9ec5ed4944

Role of transforming growth factor beta-1 in peritonitis-induced adhesions.

Original article English Ghellai AM, Stucchi AF, Chegini N, Ma C, Andry CD, Kaseta JM, Burns JW, Skinner KC,Becker JM. Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA. J Gastrointest Surg. 2000 May-Jun;4(3):316-23. Abstract Peritonitis is a major cause of intra-abdominal adhesion formation. The overexpression of transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-Beta1), a …

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Role of a hyaluronate-based membrane in the prevention of peritonitis-induced adhesions.

Original article English Ghellai AM, Stucchi AF, Lynch DJ, Skinner KC, Colt MJ, Becker JM. Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA. J Gastrointest Surg. 2000 May-Jun;4(3):310-5. Abstract Adhesions remain a significant postoperative complication of abdominal surgery; however, recent evidence suggests that physical barriers may reduce their incidence. Although these adhesion …

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Gossypol and lipid peroxidation.

Original article English Sheriff DS, el Fakhri M, Ghwarsha K, Elgengan KB. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1986 Aug;155(2):457-8. Abstract Keywords: Gossypol and lipid peroxidation. Link/DOI:

Sexual medicine: whose domain?

English Sheriff DS. CMAJ. 1986 Oct 15;135(8):844-5. Abstract Keywords: Sexual medicine Link/DOI: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=3756712