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Tarek El-Ghazaly

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Single port access transumbilical laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass using the SILS port: first reported case

AA Saber, TH El-Ghazaly, DB Minnick - Surgical Innovation, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The emergence of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has brought
significantly more attention to the single-incision transumbilical laparoscopic approach (SILS) …

Single-incision laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy versus conventional multiport laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: technical considerations and strategic modifications

AA Saber, TH El-Ghazaly, AV Dewoolkar… - Surgery for Obesity and …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Since its inception, minimal access surgery has been a dynamic field,
experiencing successive leaps in technique and instrumental design. Each improvement in …

Simple technique for single incision transumbilical laparoscopic appendectomy

AA Saber, MH Elgamal, TH El-Ghazaly… - … Journal of Surgery, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Materials and methods From December 2008 to August 2009, a total of 26 patients consented
for single incision laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Preoperative, …

Early experience with single incision transumbilical laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding using the SILS Port™

AA Saber, TH El-Ghazaly - International Journal of Surgery, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background The rapid progression of single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) into the
realm of advanced surgical procedures has been fueled in recent years by the development of …

[HTML][HTML] Morbidity of hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy compared to conventional laparoscopic splenectomy: a 6-year review

…, J Ellsmere, HJ Bonjer, TH El-Ghazaly… - Canadian Journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has several advantages over the open
procedure but can be technically demanding when performed in patients with massive …

Single-incision laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a comprehensive review

AA Saber, TH El-Ghazaly, AV Dewoolkar - Surgery for Obesity and …, 2010 - soard.org
Methods A MEDLINE search was conducted using the PubMed database in September
2009 to identify all reports describing laparoscopic placement of a gastric band, sleeve …

Single-incision transumbilical laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

AA Saber, TH El-Ghazaly, A Elian - Journal of Laparoendoscopic & …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has been gaining popularity due to its simplicity
and outstanding results. This procedure is no exception to attempts aimed at minimizing …

Early experience with SILS port laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

AA Saber, TH El-Ghazaly - Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background Ever since single-incision laparoscopic surgery was introduced 12 years ago, it
has undergone many attempts to improve its feasibility and accessibility. We herein are …

Early experience with single-access transumbilical adjustable laparoscopic gastric banding

AA Saber, TH El-Ghazaly - Obesity surgery, 2009 - Springer
Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is the most common bariatric procedure
performed worldwide; since FDA approval was granted for it in June 2001, the procedure …

Feasibility of single-access laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in super-super obese patients

AA Saber, TH El-Ghazaly - Surgical Innovation, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The sleeve gastrectomy procedure has been gaining popularity because of its
simplicity and favorable outcomes. This study reports the experience with a single-access …