Non-invasive evaluation of a liver mass in a patient post splenectomy
Smolen B, Khoury J, Baruch Y, Saadi T. Non-invasive evaluation of a liver mass in a patient post splenectomy. Scottish Medical Journal 2018, 64: 35-39. PMID: 30380995, DOI: 10.1177/0036933018801449.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdultDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansLiverLiver NeoplasmsMalePostoperative ComplicationsSplenectomySplenosisConceptsRed blood cell scintigraphySmall bowel obstructionLeft upper quadrantNon-invasive evaluationBowel obstructionAbdominal traumaElective splenectomyLiver biopsyUpper quadrantHepatic massRare conditionPost splenectomyInvasive investigationsPeritoneal cavityCorrect diagnosisLiver massAccidental lesionsLiver lesionsSplenic pulpSpillage of cellsSplenosisSplenectomyScintigraphyLesionsNumerous conditionsIs There a Relationship Between Treatment With Direct Antiviral Agents for HCV Infection and the Development of Malignancies?
Saadi T, Khoury J. Is There a Relationship Between Treatment With Direct Antiviral Agents for HCV Infection and the Development of Malignancies? Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2018, 52: 353-359. PMID: 28590324, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect antiviral agentsAdverse eventsHepatocellular carcinomaAntiviral agentsChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionParitaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvirHepatitis C virus infectionDe novo hepatocellular carcinomaLarge clinical trial dataSerum HCV RNAC virus infectionNovo hepatocellular carcinomaTreatment of choiceTransitional cell carcinomaAggressive hepatocellular carcinomaAggressive transitional cell carcinomaClinical trial dataDevelopment of malignancyHCV infectionHCV RNAHCV genotypesLiver diseaseCell carcinomaLaryngeal carcinomaPancreatic adenocarcinoma