Publications by authors named "Rami Abbass"
The NHS faces challenges today that it was not designed to tackle at its conception in 1948. The UK demographic has changed considerably with higher life expectancy and 'an ageing population'. Keeping this demographic healthy through prevention and management of age-related degeneration is crucial to their independence and improving resource utilisation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: An ageing population has resulted in a rise in the number of hip and knee replacement surgeries in the UK. The pre-operative pathway is plagued with issues causing long delays and cancellations. Virtual healthcare technologies have a growing evidence base to help solve these issues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Study Aims: The anatomical meaning of the terms "proximal" and "distal" in relation to the pancreaticobiliary anatomy can be confusing. We aimed to investigate practice patterns of use of the terms "proximal" and "distal" for pancreaticobiliary anatomy amongst various medical specialties.
Materials And Methods: An online survey link to a normal pancreaticobiliary diagram was emailed to a multispecialty physician pool.
Background: Celiac disease is considered an under-recognized cause of iron deficiency. Small intestinal biopsy is proposed to be part of routine evaluation for iron deficiency.
Aims: To determine the prevalence of celiac disease in an urban, mostly male, mostly minority population with iron deficiency.
Nonampullary duodenal polyps: characteristics and endoscopic management.
Gastrointest Endosc
April 2010
Background: Guidelines for endoscopic resection and surveillance of nonampullary duodenal (NAD) polyps are still not well-defined.
Objective: To describe the characteristics of NAD polyps and evaluate the role of endoscopic management.
Design: Retrospective review.