2018
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Tamara R. Brodsky, Samson Ferm, Akil Hassam, Michael Siu et autres
Introduction: Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding accounts for over 300,000 hospitalizations yearly. Upper and lower GI bleeding management includes resuscitation, treatment with proton pump inhibition (for upper GI lesions), and endoscopic intervention for definitive therapy. One method of achieving hemostasis is mechanical tamponade of …
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2018
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Michelle C. Tong, Samson Ferm, Constantine Fisher, Akil Hassam et autres
Introduction: Successful management of large bowel obstruction caused by malignancy can involve either colonic stent placement or surgical intervention or both. Colectomy with primary anastomosis as opposed to colostomy or ileostomy is more feasible when surgery is performed after colonic stent placement. …
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2018
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Samson Ferm, Constantine Fisher, Akil Hassam, Moshe Rubin et autres
Duodenal perforation due to biliary stent migration is rare, and it often requires surgical repair; however, endoscopic closure has recently become a viable option in the appropriate patients. We present the case of a 79-year-old female who underwent biliary stent placement for …
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2017
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Zain Iqbal Memon, Samson Ferm, Constantine Fisher, Akil Hassam et autres
Pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common non-small cell malignancy of the lung. It commonly metastasizes to the adrenal glands, bone, liver, brain, and kidneys. Most occurrences of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma involving the gastrointestinal tract originate from primary lung …
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2014
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Akil Hassam, Saraswathi Arasu, Zubair A. Malik, Alan H. Maurer et autres