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Shameem Ahmad

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Articles 13
Citations 54
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Gastroenterology
General Medicine
Physiology
Top 10 Co-Authors
Ahmad Aleid
Khalid Al Sayari
Adel Qutub
Areej Al Balkhi
Abed Al Lehibi
Abdullah Al Khathlan
Nawwaf Al Otaibi
Ahmed Al Ghamdi
Abdullah Al Mtawa
Abdullah Almtawa
Published In
Saudi J Gastroenterol
Saudi J Med Med Sci
BMJ Case Rep
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol
Arab J Gastroenterol
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Recent Articles
1.
Prevalence of Classical Extraintestinal Manifestations among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Single Tertiary Center Experience
Alotaibi A, Alhubayshi A, Allehibi A, Almtawa A, Alotaibi N, Alghamdi A, et al.
Saudi J Med Med Sci . 2024 May; 12(2):169-174. PMID: 38764558
Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may also experience extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs), which can affect various organ systems, and their occurrence is based on disease activity. Objectives: To determine...
2.
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cytomegalovirus Colitis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Tertiary Center Experience
Alotaibi Y, Allehibi A, Almtawa A, Alotaibi N, Alghamdi A, Alrajhi S, et al.
Saudi J Med Med Sci . 2023 Nov; 11(4):305-313. PMID: 37970458
Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at a higher risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis because of their immunocompromised status. There are no studies from Saudi Arabia regarding the...
3.
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Hypertension: A Systemic Analysis of Various ACE Inhibitors, Their Side Effects, and Bioactive Peptides as a Putative Therapy for Hypertension
Ahmad H, Khan H, Haque S, Ahmad S, Srivastava N, Khan A
J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst . 2023 Jun; 2023:7890188. PMID: 37389408
Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart attack, produce atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), congestive heart failure, stroke, kidney infection, blindness, end-stage renal infection, and cardiovascular diseases. Many mechanisms...
4.
The efficacy of Elbasvir/Grazoprevir fixed-dose combination for 8 weeks in HCV treatment and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in treatment-naïve, non-cirrhotic, genotype 4-infected patients (ELEGANT-4): A single-center, single-arm, open-label,...
Aleid A, Al Balkhi A, Qutub A, Abbarh S, Allehibi A, Almtawa A, et al.
Saudi J Gastroenterol . 2022 Feb; 28(3):225-232. PMID: 35142658
Background: Cost, adverse events, and long treatment duration can be significant obstacles in treating hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected individuals. Shortening the treatment regimen can minimize these barriers, thereby enhancing adherence...
5.
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for the treatment of achalasia: A multicenter Middle Eastern experience
Al Lehibi A, Elkholy S, Gouda M, Al Dabbagh A, Al Balkhi A, Almtawa A, et al.
Saudi J Gastroenterol . 2021 Jul; 28(1):74-79. PMID: 34259191
Background: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) was proposed in 2010 as a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of achalasia. In this article, we describe the Middle Eastern experience with the...
6.
Peripancreatic fluid collections, plastic stents, and different sub-types of metal stents: Where does the evidence land?
Al Lehibi A, Al Jabri A, Abbarh S, Al Balkhi A, Al Otaibi N, Almasoudi T, et al.
Saudi J Gastroenterol . 2020 Oct; 27(2):85-90. PMID: 33063699
Background: Peripancreatic fluid collections (PFCs) are a frequent complication of acute pancreatitis. Symptomatic PFCs may need to be drained, and there are multiple endoscopic accessories that can facilitate the procedure....
7.
The utility of digital cholangioscopy (SpyGlass DS) in biliary and pancreatic diseases: A clinical feasibility study at two tertiary care centers in Saudi Arabia (with Videos)
Al Lehibi A, Aljahdali E, Al Balkhi A, Almasoudi T, Al Ghamdi A, Al Sayari K, et al.
Arab J Gastroenterol . 2020 Mar; 21(1):49-53. PMID: 32179048
Background And Study Aim: Since its inception in 2007, single-operator cholangioscopy (SOC) has gained popularity for many diagnostically and therapeutically challenging biliary and pancreatic conditions. Many studies have been published...
8.
The utility of esophagogastroduodenoscopy and screening in the preoperative assessment of patients undergoing bariatric surgery: A cross-sectional, single-center study in Saudi Arabia
Aleid A, Al Balkhi A, Hummedi A, Alshaya A, Abukhater M, Al Mtawa A, et al.
Saudi J Gastroenterol . 2020 Jan; 26(1):32-38. PMID: 31898643
Background/aim: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and Helicobacter pylori screening are routine parts of the preoperative assessment of patients undergoing bariatric surgery at many centers around the world. The reason for this step...
9.
Acute Pancreatitis: An Exploratory, Cross-sectional, Single-center Study of the Epidemiological Features of the Disease in a Sample of Saudi Patients
Al Lehibi A, Wani M, Al Mtawa A, Ahmad S, Azhar T, Al Sayari K, et al.
J Epidemiol Glob Health . 2019 Sep; 9(3):158-162. PMID: 31529932
Epidemiological studies on Acute Pancreatitis (AP) are significantly scarce in the Saudi Arabian Literature. In this paper, we aim to explore the current trends of AP in a sample of...
10.
Microbial dysbiosis in inflammatory bowel diseases: results of a metagenomic study in Saudi Arabia
Masoodi I, Alshanqeeti A, Ahmad S, Alyamani E, Al-Lehibi A, Qutub A, et al.
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol . 2019 Jul; 65(3):177-186. PMID: 31293117
Background: The intestinal microbiota plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC)and Crohn disease (CD). Methods: Metagenomic studies were used to study microbiota in the diagnosed cases...