الدكتور وليد فرج

I have published extensively in the field of general surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, liver transplantation and surgical oncology

1. Receptor-Interacting Serine/Threonine-Protein Kinase-2 as a Potential Prognostic Factor in Colorectal Cancer. Jaafar RF, Ibrahim Z, Ataya K, Hassanieh J, Ard N, Faraj W.Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Jul 14;57(7):709. doi: 10.3390/medicina57070709.PMID: 34356990

2. Robotic resection for hydatid disease of the liver. Yaghi M, Zorkot M, Kanso M, Faraj W.BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jun 21;14(6):e241681. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-241681.PMID: 34155012

3. Prevalence of Insomnia among Pancreatic Cancer Patients following Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Chalhoub S, Yaghi M, Ard N, Kanso M, Allam J, Khalife M, Jaafar RF, Faraj W.Sleep Disord. 2021 May 4;2021:5535220. doi: 10.1155/2021/5535220. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34055415

4. Incidental appendiceal mass as the only manifestation of endometriosis. Yaghi M, Nassar H, Zadeh C, Faraj W.BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Feb 22;14(2):e239090. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239090.PMID: 33619136

7. Timing of cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis impacts surgical morbidity and mortality: an NSQIP database analysis. Daniel FE, Malaeb MW, Hosni MN, Tamim HM, Mailhac AC, Khalife MJ, Faraj W, Jamali FR.Updates Surg. 2021 Feb;73(1):273-280. doi: 10.1007/s13304-020-00942-z. Epub 2021 Jan 21.PMID: 33475946
8. Spectrum of liver diseases in patients referred for Fibroscan: A single center experience in the Middle East. Sawaf B, Ali AH, Jaafar RF, Kanso M, Mukherji D, Khalife MJ, Faraj W.Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020 Jul 25;57:166-170. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.07.040. eCollection 2020 Sep.PMID: 32774848
9. CYR61/CCN1 expression in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A retrospective pilot study of the interaction between the tumors and their surrounding microenvironment.
10. Abou-Kheir W, Mukherji D, Hadadeh O, Saleh E, Bahmad HF, Kanso M, Khalifeh M, Shamseddine A, Tamraz S, Jaafar R, Dagher C, Khalifeh I, Faraj W.Heliyon. 2020 May 3;6(5):e03842. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03842. eCollection 2020 May.PMID: 32395647
11. Gender differences in liver fibrosis among patients younger than 50 years: A retrospective cohort study. Halaoui AF, Ali AH, Habib SG, Kanso M, Daniel F, Mukherji DM, Khalife MJ, Jaafar RF, Faraj W.Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2020 Oct;44(5):733-738. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2020.01.001. Epub 2020 Mar 11.PMID: 32169461
12. Perioperative Management of Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Avoiding Admission to the Intensive Care Unit. Faraj W, Mukherji D, Zaghal AM, Nassar H, Mokadem FH, Jabbour S, Ayoub C, Rizk MS, Kanso M, Jaafar RF, Heaton N, Khalife M.Gastrointest Tumors. 2019 Oct;6(3-4):108-115. doi: 10.1159/000502887. Epub 2019 Sep 17.PMID: 31768354