Background. Weight loss and reduction in comorbidities can be achieved by longitudinal
sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Existing evidence suggests that LSG resolves or improves …

Despite advances in diagnosis, surgery, and antimicrobial therapy, mortality rates associated
with complicated intra-abdominal infections remain exceedingly high. The World Society of …

BACKGROUND: The assessment, maintenance of competence, and recertification for surgeons
have recently received increased attention from many health organizations. Assessment …

Introduction Intussusception after one anastomosis gastric bypass is a rare postoperative
complication that occurs with bowel obstruction. The diagnosis may be challenging because of …

Results. The clinicopatholgoical findings of all cases are summarized in Table 1. The age
and sex distribution of the tumors are shown in Table 2. The female: male ratio was 5: 4. The …

Obesity and its associated metabolic disorders are strongly linked to both morbidity and
mortality. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has been established as an effective means of weight loss for …

… bin Khalid 88 Al Khalifa, Khalifa bin Muhammad 60 Al Khalifa… Al Khalifa, Muhammad bin
Khalifa 129 Al Khalifa, Shaykh ʿIsa bin Ali 56 Al Khalifa, Shaykh ʿIsa bin Salman 206 Al Khalifa…

Background Obesity and its related illnesses are pan-endemic health problems which require
intervention. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) is seen as a safe surgical …

Background Obesity is a major health problem in Arab countries. Bariatric surgery can
improve the quality of life of an obese individual. However, different types of bariatric surgery …

… Khalid Khalifa al-Khalifa's paper "Bahraini trade from the Utub conquest until the … Patricia
Risso's contribution "Competition for Bahrain during the early decades of al-Khalifa rule, …