Publications by authors named "Farrukh Hassan Rizvi"

Objective: To determine the qualities of a good medical teacher from a trainee's perspective, to evaluate the best teaching method, and to explore the association of specialty and level of training with teaching methods and qualities of a medical teacher.

Methods: The questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in two tertiary care teaching hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan, from July 2019 to December 2020, and comprised all house officers and postgraduate residents. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire that had three sections: demographics, best method of teaching, and the characteristics of a good medical teacher.

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Background: With the introduction of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal carcinoma, nutritional access has become essential to counter deleterious effects of dysphagia. Current NCCN guidelines do not recommend PEG prior to esophagectomy in these patients, but there is little evidence for this recommendation. The objective of this study was to compare outcomes in patients who underwent esophagectomy with or without prior PEG placement.

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Background: Two common procedures for esophageal resection are Ivor Lewis esophagectomy and transhiatal esophagectomy. Both procedures have high morbidity rates of 20-46%. Minimally invasive esophagectomy has been introduced to decrease morbidity.

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Background And Objectives: Esophageal cancer incidence is gradually increasing worldwide. Studies have looked at the pathological stage rather than clinical stage as predictor of survival. We looked at patients with complete pathological response to compare their survival outcomes to those who had residual disease after neoadjuvant treatment.

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