Publications by authors named "Huthaifa Asmer"

Background: Patients with head and neck cancers may require feeding tube gastrostomy (FTG) during their treatment. Surgical gastrostomy is indicated in patients who fail or unsuitable for endoscopic or radiologic FTG insertion.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of a novel laparoscopic technique to the insertion of feeding tube gastrostomy (FTG) in patients with head and neck cancer vs conventional open surgery.

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Background: The open approach to right hemicolectomy remains the most widely adopted, whereas laparoscopic surgery is technically more demanding with possible loss of benefit for lengthy procedures compared with open surgery. The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of the laparoscopic versus open surgery for right colon cancer resections.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent an elective and potentially curative right colectomy for colon cancer between 2015 and 2019 were included and those who underwent emergency surgery, palliative resection, or cytoreductive surgery were excluded.

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The role of the laparoscopic approach to D2 gastrectomy for gastric cancer remains controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the operative and short-term oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic versus open resections. Patients who underwent potentially curative D2 gastrectomy between 2017 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed.

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