Publications by authors named "Shmuel Fay"
Introduction: Artificial intelligence (AI) could minimize the operator-dependent variation in colonoscopy quality. Computer-aided detection (CADe) has improved adenoma detection rate (ADR) and adenomas per colonoscopy (APC) in randomized controlled trials. There is a need to assess the impact of CADe in real-world settings.
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- A significant increase in hip arthroscopy procedures among Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers has been observed, primarily for hip labral tears and impingement diagnoses.
- A study analyzing 117 soldiers revealed that nearly half had physiotherapy before surgery, and many had psychological referrals; however, 56% of these soldiers did not return to military service post-surgery.
- The outcome of hip arthroscopy in this group was found to be poor, with only 6% regaining full pre-symptom activity, raising concerns about the accuracy of diagnostic methods leading to potentially unnecessary surgeries.
Background: Anastomotic recurrence is frequent in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) following ileocecal resection. The degree of endoscopic recurrence, quantified by the Rutgeerts score (RS), correlates with risk of clinical and surgical recurrence. Several studies demonstrate the accuracy of fecal calprotectin (FC) for detection of endoscopic recurrence, however the optimal threshold FC value remains to be established.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Endoscopic recurrence is associated with a risk of clinical recurrence in patients with Crohn's disease after ileocecal or small bowel resection. Drug levels and presence of antidrug antibodies are associated with important clinical and endoscopic outcomes in patients with Crohn's disease treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, such association was not evaluated for endoscopic postsurgical recurrence.
Methods: Consecutive patients with Crohn's disease treated with anti-tumor necrosis factors after surgery were identified in the databases of the participating centers.
Tension pneumothorax is one of the leading causes of preventable death in trauma patients. Needle thoracotomy (NT) is the currently accepted first-line intervention but has not been well validated. In this review, we have critically discussed the evidence for NT procedure, re-examined the recommendations by the Advanced Trauma Life Support organization and investigated the safest and most effective way of NT.
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