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Khaled EL-TAWIL

Professor of Civil Engineering, Lebanese University
Verified email at ul.edu.lb
Cited by 514

[HTML][HTML] Advances in diagnosis, treatment and palliation of pancreatic carcinoma: 1990-2010

C Sharma, KM Eltawil, PD Renfrew… - World journal of …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Three authors (Sharma C, Eltawil KM and Molinari M) independently performed the selection
of the articles based on the content of titles and abstracts. When in doubt, each article was …

Neuroendocrine tumors of the gallbladder: an evaluation and reassessment of management strategy

KM Eltawil, BI Gustafsson, M Kidd… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background Gallbladder neuroendocrine tumors (GB-NETs) represent only 0.5% of all NETs,
and little is known about their biological behavior. We sought to provide an overview of the …

[HTML][HTML] Rifaximin vs conventional oral therapy for hepatic encephalopathy: a meta-analysis

KM Eltawil, M Laryea, K Peltekian… - World journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Two reviewers (Eltawil KM and Molinari M) independently assessed the eligibility of all
potential abstracts and titles. When in disagreement or in the presence of insufficient information, …

Multicenter study of noninvasive monitoring systems as alternatives to invasive monitoring of acutely III emergency patients

…, G Velmahos, JA Murray, JA Asensio, K ElTawil… - Chest, 1998 - Elsevier
Background Recent reports showed lack of effectiveness of pulmonary artery catheterization
in critically ill medical patients and relatively late-stage surgical patients with organ failure. …

Sexual dimorphism in plasma leptin concentration

…, R Boyadjian, SD Jinagouda, K El-Tawil… - The Journal of …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Leptin, the obese (ob) gene product, is thought to be a lipostatic hormone that contributes to
body weight regulation through modulating feeding behavior and/or energy expenditure. …

The 5‐HT2B receptor plays a key regulatory role in both neuroendocrine tumor cell proliferation and the modulation of the fibroblast component of the neoplastic …

B Svejda, M Kidd, F Giovinazzo, K Eltawil… - Cancer, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Fibrosis is a cardinal feature of small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI‐NETs)
both in local peritumoral tissue and systemic sites (cardiac). 5‐HT, a commonly …

Patterns of recurrence following selective intraoperative radiofrequency ablation as an adjunct to hepatic resection for colorectal liver metastases

KM Eltawil, N Boame, R Mimeault… - Journal of surgical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives The purpose of this study was to analyze the patterns of recurrence
following intraoperative radiofrequency ablation (RFA) combined with hepatic resection …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of obesity and decompressive laparotomy on mortality in acute pancreatitis requiring intensive care unit admission

PJB Davis, KM Eltawil, B Abu-Wasel, MJ Walsh… - World Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background Controversy still exists on the effect that obesity has on the morbidity and mortality
in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). The primary purpose of this study was to compare the …

[HTML][HTML] Differentiating the impact of anatomic and non-anatomic liver resection on early recurrence in patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

KM Eltawil, M Kidd, F Giovinazzo, AH Helmy… - World journal of surgical …, 2010 - Springer
… Karim M Eltawil … Thompson Coon J, Rogers G, Hewson P, Wright D, Anderson R, Cramp
M, Jackson S, Ryder S, Price A, Stein K: Surveillance of cirrhosis for … Karim M Eltawil

Reliability-based assessment of the effect of climatic conditions on the corrosion of RC structures subject to chloride ingress

…, P Bressolette, A Chateauneuf, K El Tawil - Engineering …, 2010 - Elsevier
K −1 ), T r e f is the reference temperature taken as 296 K [27], T is the current absolute
temperature of concrete (K), t r e f is the reference time taken as 28 days [27], t is the actual time of …