Toufic Awwad

Trends in bariatric and pharmacologic obesity management: an analysis using epic cosmos database

Traditionally, bariatric surgery has been the primary intervention for obesity management. However, the approval of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) in 2014 for weight management marked a change in the trend of obesity management. In this study we aim to analy...

Laparoscopic Splenectomy for a Completely Infarcted Wandering Spleen After Prolonged Positional Abdominal Pain: A Case Report and Focused Literature Review

ABSTRACT A 19‐year‐old woman had a 7–8‐year history of positional abdominal pain, a mobile mass and transient thrombocytopenia. Computed tomography showed a completely infarcted wandering spleen with pedicle torsion. Fully laparoscopic splenectomy succeeded despite total infarcti...