Background The early detection of esophageal varices (EV) is important in patients with chronic
liver disease (CLD). Non-invasive diagnostic markers are preferred to avoid the cost and …

Background & Aims: HCC is characteristically a hypervascular tumor where angiogenesis is
directly linked to its progression. Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) promotes vascular remodeling as …

Background It was hypothesized that radiofrequency denervation (RFD) of lumbar facet
joints is associated with superior pain abolishment and less complications than chemical …

Liver transplantation has gained broad acceptance as a therapeutic modality for hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC), with better overall survival than liver resection [1]. The United Network …

… An important next step in this line of research would be to analyze the potential bidirectional
association between topic avoidance and satisfaction over time in a longitudinal study using …

There is an evident difference in the intensity of morbidity caused by Schistosoma haematobium
in North-African zones compared to Sub-Saharan ones. Clinical outcome dichotomy …

… Our deep gratitude goes to our spouses Marianne Afifi, Welden Clark, and Bruce Jacobson
for their patience and encouragement throughout the stages of conception, writing, and …

… Afifi and Anas Elgenidy contributed equally to this paper and requires a conjoint first author.
… Afifi and Anas ELgenidy.; drafting of the manuscripts: Mahmoud Hashim and Ahmed K. Awad…

… Elgenidy and AM Afifi contributed equally to this article. … Afifi, Prasun K. Jalal; Survival and
Causes of Death among Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in the United States …

This study tests a new standards for openness hypothesis, which argues that the association
between avoidance and dissatisfaction will be non-recursive and that the discrepancy …