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Samer Kawak

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Hewitt A, Kawak S, Yang Q, Cherney Stafford L, Bailey H, Striker R, et al.
Colorectal Dis . 2024 Aug; 26(9):1693-1700. PMID: 39099077
Aim: To assess the risk and natural history of developing advanced anal disease after diagnosis of anal condyloma in people living with HIV (PLWH). Methods: This was a single-centre retrospective...
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Tolkacz M, Reilly D, Studzinski D, Callahan R, DeMare A, Kawak S, et al.
Am Surg . 2023 Sep; 90(3):419-426. PMID: 37703552
Background: Food insecurity is defined as having limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate food. Approximately 10.5% of U.S. households are food-insecure. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence and...
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Boudiab E, Kawak S, Tom A, Studzinski D, Novotny N, Brahmamdam P, et al.
Pediatr Surg Int . 2021 Sep; 38(1):183-191. PMID: 34586483
Purpose: Computed tomography (CT) is currently the standard for evaluation of intra-abdominal injury (IAI) after BAT. Pediatric patients receiving CT scans based on adult clinical protocols are potentially exposed to...
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Kawak S, Wasvary J, Ziegler M
Am Surg . 2020 Dec; 87(7):1048-1053. PMID: 33295198
Background: With the growing opioid epidemic and recent focus on the quantity of opioids prescribed at discharge after surgery, enhanced recovery pathways provide another tool to counteract this epidemic. The...
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DeMare A, Luehmann N, Kawak S, Abbott E, Long J, Akay B, et al.
Am Surg . 2020 Jul; 86(6):715-720. PMID: 32683956
Background: Surgeons can help reduce health care spending by selecting affordable and efficient instruments. The laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is commonly performed and can serve as a model for improving health...
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Douglas J, Callahan R, Hothem Z, Cousineau C, Kawak S, Thibodeau B, et al.
Mol Cell Oncol . 2020 May; 7(3):1716618. PMID: 32391418
There is variation in the responsiveness of locally advanced rectal cancer to neoadjuvant chemoradiation, from complete response to total resistance. This study compared genetic variation in rectal cancer patients who...
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Macari D, Kawak S, Raofi V, Wasvary H, Jaiyesimi I
J Surg Oncol . 2019 Nov; 121(2):337-341. PMID: 31729036
Background And Objectives: Patients with T4 colon adenocarcinoma have an increased risk of locoregional and distant recurrence. This study defines the metastatic pattern, predictors of recurrence, and efficacy of adjuvant...
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Kawak S
Dis Colon Rectum . 2019 Oct; 62(11):1278-1280. PMID: 31596759
A 66-year-old obese (BMI 34) diabetic man, a former smoker who had quit 4 months ago, had a 20-year history of perianal, inguinal, and gluteal hidradenitis suppurativa. He presented to...
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Kawak S, Turaihi H, Bjordahl P
J Surg Case Rep . 2019 Apr; 2019(3):rjz087. PMID: 30949337
Despite the advances in the surgical techniques and technology in colorectal surgery, the development of rectal anastomotic stricture is a common problem. In some case series, the incidence is estimated...