Faculty Publications - 2002
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Atiyeh BS, Al-Amm CA, El-Musa KA.   The transverse intra-areolar infra-nipple incision for augmentation mammaplasty. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2002 Mar-Apr;26(2):151-5.
Jama AH, Salem AH, Dabbous IA. Massive splenic infarction in Saudi patients with sickle cell anemia: a unique manifestation. Am J Hematol. 2002 Mar;69(3):205-9.
Azar ST, Salti I, Zantout MS, Shahine CH, Zalloua PA.    Higher serum leptin level in women than in men with type 1 diabetes. Am J Med Sci. 2002 Apr;323(4):206-9.
Seoud MA, Nassar AH, Usta IM, Melhem Z, Kazma A, Khalil AM.   Impact of advanced maternal age on pregnancy outcome. Am J Perinatol. 2002 Jan;19(1):1-8.
Ayoub C, Lteif A, Rizk M, Khalily Z, Aoude S.   Pump activated by a foot switch pedal for controlled administration of local anaesthetic drugs. Anaesthesia. 2002 Apr;57(4):369-73.
Nawfal M, Baraka A.    Propofol for relief of extubation laryngospasm. Anaesthesia. 2002 Oct;57(10):1036. .
Ayoub C, Lteif A, Rizk M, Khalili Z, Aoude S.    A peripheral nerve stimulator for nerve location controlled by the scrubbed anaesthetist. Anaesthesia. 2002 Oct;57(10):995-8.
Siddik-Sayyid SM, Aouad MT, Jalbout MI, Zalaket MI, Berzina CE, Baraka AS.   Intrathecal versus intravenous fentanyl for supplementation of subarachnoid block during cesarean delivery. Anesth Analg. 2002 Jul;95(1):209-13, table of contents.
Ayoub CM, Lteif AM, Rizk MS, Abu-Jalad NM, Hadi U, Baraka AS.    Facilitation of passing the endotracheal tube over the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope using a Cook airway exchange catheter. Anesthesiology. 2002 Jun;96(6):1517-8. .
Chehal A, Haidar JH, Jabbour R, Yammout B, Bazarbachi A.    Obstructive sleep apnea secondary to chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Ann Oncol. 2002 Nov;13(11):1833. .
Atiyeh BS, Ioannovich J, Magliacani G, Masellis M, Costagliola M, Dham R, Al-Farhan M.    Efficacy of moist exposed burn ointment in the management of cutaneous wounds and ulcers: a multicenter pilot study. Ann Plast Surg. 2002 Feb;48(2):226-7. No abstract available
Matar GM, Abdo D, Khneisser I, Youssef M, Zouheiry H, Abdelnour G, Harakeh HS.   The multiplex-PCR-based detection and genotyping of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli in diarrhoeal stools. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2002 Apr;96(3):317-24.
Ramia S, Koussa S, Taher A, Haraki S, Klayme S, Sarkis D, Naman R.   Hepatitis-C-virus genotypes and hepatitis-G-virus infection in Lebanese thalassaemics. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2002 Mar;96(2):197-202.
Ma'luf RN, Zein WM, El Dairi MA, Bashshur ZF.    Bilateral subperiosteal orbital hematomas and Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Arch Ophthalmol. 2002 Oct;120(10):1398-9. .
El-Bitar MA, Zalzal GH.    Powered instrumentation in the treatment of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: an alternative to the carbon dioxide laser. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Apr;128(4):425-8.
El-Bitar MA, Pena MT, Choi SS, Zalzal GH.    Retained ventilation tubes: should they be removed at 2 years? Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Dec;128(12):1357-60.
Uthman I, Taher A, Khalil I, Bizri AR, Gharavi AE.    Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome associated with typhoid fever: comment on the article by Hayem et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Mar;46(3):850. .
Taher A, Badreddine R, Deeb J, Uthman I.    Close relationship between systemic lupus erythematosus and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in childhood: comment on the article by Brunner et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2002 May;46(5):1410. .
Garcia-Campayo J, Sanz-Carrillo C, Jimenez Ausejo L, El-Khatib M.    [Effectiveness of cannabis in treatment of somatomorphic pain] Aten Primaria. 2002 May 15;29(8):522-3. Spanish. .
Akel SR, Rassi A, Tawil A, Musallam S, Makhlouf Akel M.    Isolated renal haemangioma in children: presentation and management. BJU Int. 2002 Nov;90(7):758-60. Review. .
Arnulf B, Villemain A, Nicot C, Mordelet E, Charneau P, Kersual J, Zermati Y, Mauviel A, Bazarbachi A, Hermine O.    Human T-cell lymphotropic virus oncoprotein Tax represses TGF-beta 1 signaling in human T cells via c-Jun activation: a potential mechanism of HTLV-I leukemogenesis. Blood. 2002 Dec 1;100(12):4129-38.
El-Sabban ME, Merhi RA, Haidar HA, Arnulf B, Khoury H, Basbous J, Nijmeh J, de The H, Hermine O, Bazarbachi A.   Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1-transformed cells induce angiogenesis and establish functional gap junctions with endothelial cells. Blood. 2002 May 1;99(9):3383-9.
Matar GM, Ramlawi F,Harakeh S, Hadi U Comparative analysis between virulence factors produced by various Pseudomonas aeruginosa genotypes and severity of symptoms  in patients with otitis externa. BMJ (ME), 9(89): 7-9, 2002
Abdelnoor AM, Nassar NT. Gene vaccines for infectious agents. BMJ (ME), 9(90): 9-13, 2002
Abdelnoor AM. My intimate encounter with the anthrax bacillus. BMJ (ME), 9(92): 9-15, 2002
Dakik HA, Salti I, Haidar R, Uthman IW.  Drug points: Ticlopidine associated with acute arthritis. BMJ. 2002 Jan 5;324(7328):27. .
Uthman IW, Dakik HA, Salti I, Haidar R.    Authors' refute careless talk about ADP receptor antagonists. BMJ. 2002 Nov 2;325(7371):1036. No abstract available.
Al-Ali H, Yabis AA, Issa E, Salem Z, Tawil A, Khoury N, Fuleihan Gel-H.   Hypercalcemia in Langerhans' cell granulomatosis with elevated 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (calcitriol) level. Bone. 2002 Jan;30(1):331-4.
El-Hajj Fuleihan G, Baddoura R, Awada H, Salam N, Salamoun M, Rizk P.    Low peak bone mineral density in healthy Lebanese subjects. Bone. 2002 Oct;31(4):520-8.
Safieh-Garabedian B, Dardenne M, Pleau JM, Saade NE.    Potent analgesic and anti-inflammatory actions of a novel thymulin-related peptide in the rat. Br J Pharmacol. 2002 Jul;136(6):947-55.
Kanaan SA, Safieh-Garabedian B, Karam M, Khansa H, Jabbur SJ, Jurjus AR, Saade NE.    Thymulin reduces the hyperalgesia and cytokine upregulation induced by cutaneous leishmaniasis in mice. Brain Behav Immun. 2002 Aug;16(4):450-60.
Bitar FF, el Sabban M, Bitar H, Diab K, Mroueh S, Nasser M, Mikati M, Dbaibo GS.    Lack of apoptosis in the hypoxic brain of a rat model mimicking cyanotic heart disease. Brain Inj. 2002 Oct;16(10):891-900.
Atiyeh BS, Dham R, Kadry M, Abdallah AF, Al-Oteify M, Fathi O, Samir A.    Benefit-cost analysis of moist exposed burn ointment. Burns. 2002 Nov;28(7):659-63.
Baraka A, Siddik-Sayyid S, Jalbout M, Yaacoub C.    [Variable hemodynamic fluctuations during resection of multicentric extraadrenal pheochromocytomas.] Can J Anaesth. 2002 Aug-Sep;49(7):682-6.
Baraka A, Rizk M, Muallem M, Bizri SH, Ayoub C.    Posterior-beveled vs lateral-beveled tracheal tube for fibreoptic intubation. Can J Anaesth. 2002 Oct;49(8):889-90. .
Haddad JJ, Saade NE, Safieh-Garabedian B.    Redox regulation of TNF-alpha biosynthesis: augmentation by irreversible inhibition of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase and the involvement of an IkappaB-alpha/NF-kappaB-independent pathway in alveolar epithelial cells. Cell Signal. 2002 Mar;14(3):211-8.
El-Khatib MF, Jamaleddine GW, Khoury AR, Obeid MY.   Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on the rapid shallow breathing index in patients following cardiac surgery. Chest. 2002 Feb;121(2):475-9.
Daher R, Haidar JH, Al-Amin H.    Rifampin interference with opiate immunoassays. Clin Chem. 2002 Jan;48(1):203-4. 
Salman SM, Kibbi AG.  Vascular reactions in children. Clin Dermatol. 2002 Jan-Feb;20(1):11-5. Review. .
Rubeiz N, Kibbi AG.   Disorders of pigmentation in infants and children. Clin Dermatol. 2002 Jan-Feb;20(1):4-10. Review. .
Sidani MS, Khalil AM, Tawil AN, El-Hajj MI, Seoud MA.   Primary umbilical endometriosis. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2002;29(1):40-1.
Awwad JT, ElHajj M, Usta I, Nassar A, Awwad ST, Khalil A.   A unilateral twin extrauterine pregnancy occurring in a solitary fallopian tube: therapeutic choices. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2002;29(1):67-8.
Mansour AM.    Epithelial corneal oedema treated with honey. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2002 Apr;30(2):149-50. .
Mansour AM, Shoughari AT, Ghazi NG, Mokdad F, Ghosn M.    Health status of Lebanese ophthalmologists. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2002 Feb;30(1):60-1. 
Zahed L, Darwiche N, Batanian JR, Awwad J.    Homologous telomere association of 19q in a female with premature ovarian failure. Clin Genet. 2002 Oct;62(4):310-4.
Bulbul MA, Haddad MC, Khauli RB, Hemady K, Shaar A, Khouzami R, Wazzan W.   Periprostatic infiltration with local anesthesia during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy is safe, simple, and effective: a pilot study. Clin Imaging. 2002 Mar-Apr;26(2):129-32.
Mikati MA, Lepejian GA, Holmes GL.   Medical treatment of patients with infantile spasms. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2002 Mar-Apr;25(2):61-70. Review.
Haddad MC, Hawary MM, Khoury NJ, Abi-Fakher FS, Ammouri NF, Al-Kutoubi AO.   Radiology of perinephric fluid collections. Clin Radiol. 2002 May;57(5):339-46.
Mansour AM, Saad AJ, Haque AK, Campbell GA, Frangieh GT.    Ocular pathology in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Compr Ther. 2002 Summer;28(2):155-9.
Mansour AM, Haddad RS.    Corneal topography after ocular rubbing. Cornea. 2002 Nov;21(8):756-8.
Matar GM, Ramlawi F, Hijazi N, Khneisser I, Abdelnoor AM.    Transcription levels of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin a gene and severity of symptoms in patients with otitis externa. Curr Microbiol. 2002 Nov;45(5):350-4.
Atiyeh BS, Ioannovich J, Al-Amm CA, El-Musa KA.    Management of acute and chronic open wounds: the importance of moist environment in optimal wound healing. Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2002 Sep;3(3):179-95. Review.
Homaidan FR, Chakroun I, Haidar HA, El-Sabban ME.    Protein regulators of eicosanoid synthesis: role in inflammation. Curr Protein Pept Sci. 2002 Aug;3(4):467-84. Review.
Sharara AI, Rockey DC.    Pyogenic Liver Abscess. Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol. 2002 Dec;5(6):437-442.
Musharrafieh UM, Nuwayhid IA, Hamadeh GN, Steitieh SW, Bizri AR.    Immunity to chickenpox among school adolescents in Lebanon and options for vaccination. Epidemiol Infect. 2002 Dec;129(3):607-15.
Hamdan AL, Moukarbel RV, Farhat F, Obeid M.   Vocal cord paralysis after open-heart surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002 Apr;21(4):671-4. Review.
Gharzuddine WS, Kazma HK, Nuwayhid IA, Bitar FF, Koussa SF, Moukarbel GV, Taher AT.   Doppler characterization of left ventricular diastolic function in beta-thalassaemia major. Evidence for an early stage of impaired relaxation. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2002 Mar;3(1):47-51.
Mroueh AM, Seoud MA, Kaspar HG, Zalloua PA.    Prevalence of genital human papillomavirus among Lebanese women. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2002;23(5):429-32.
Chehal A, Seoud M, Taher A, Salem N, Khalil A, Shamsseddine A.    Endometrial metastasis from signet-ring breast carcinoma: case report. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2002;23(6):563-4.
Chidiac JJ, Rifai K, Hawwa NN, Massaad CA, Jurjus AR, Jabbur SJ, Saade NE.    Nociceptive behaviour induced by dental application of irritants to rat incisors: a new model for tooth inflammatory pain. Eur J Pain. 2002;6(1):55-67.
Abou-Fakhr FS, Kanaan SV, Youness FM, Hourani MH, Haddad MC.   Thoracic spinal intradural arachnoid cyst: report of two cases and review of literature. Eur Radiol. 2002 Apr;12(4):877-82. Review.
Khoury NJ, Naffaa LN, Shabb NS, Haddad MC.    Juvenile ossifying fibroma: CT and MR findings. Eur Radiol. 2002 Dec;12 Suppl 4:S109-13.
Seoud M, Awwad J, Adra A, Usta I, Khalil A, Nassar A.   Primary infertility associated with isolated cervical collecting diverticulum. Fertil Steril. 2002 Jan;77(1):179-82.
Usta J, Kreydiyyeh S, Bajakian K, Nakkash-Chmaisse H.   In vitro effect of eugenol and cinnamaldehyde on membrane potential and respiratory chain complexes in isolated rat liver mitochondria. Food Chem Toxicol. 2002 Jul;40(7):935-40.
Soweid AM, El Sayed A.    Predictive value of endoscopic ultrasonography for regression of gastric low grade and high grade MALT lymphomas after eradication of Helicobacter pylori. Gastrointest Endosc. 2002 Mar;55(3):449-50; discussion 451. .
Sharara AI, Eloubeidi MA.    Endoscopic ligation compared with combined treatment with nadolol and isosorbide mononitrates to prevent recurrent variceal bleeding. Gastrointest Endosc. 2002 May;55(6):761-4. .
Zahed L, Mourad FH, Alameddine R, Aoun S, Koussa S, Taher A.   Effect of oral iron chelation therapy with deferiprone (L1) on the psychosocial status of thalassaemia patients. Haematologia (Budap). 2002;31(4):333-9.
Hermine O, Allard I, Levy V, Arnulf B, Gessain A, Bazarbachi A.    A prospective phase II clinical trial with the use of zidovudine and interferon-alpha in the acute and lymphoma forms of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Hematol J. 2002;3(6):276-82.
Chehal A, Loutfi R, Taher A.    Beta-thalassemia intermedia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hemoglobin. 2002 Aug;26(3):219-25.
Taher A, Abou-Mourad Y, Abchee A, Zalouaa P, Shamseddine A.    Pulmonary thromboembolism in beta-thalassemia intermedia: are we aware of this complication? Hemoglobin. 2002 May;26(2):107-12.
Chehal A, Taher A, Shamseddine A.    Sicklemia with multi-organ failure syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Hemoglobin. 2002 Nov;26(4):345-51.
Abdelnoor AM, Kobeissy F, Farhat D, Hadi U.   Some immunological aspects of patients with rhinitis in Lebanon. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 2002 May;24(2):289-301.
Haddad JJ, Safieh-Garabedian B, Saade NE, Lauterbach R.    Inhibition of glutathione-related enzymes augments LPS-mediated cytokine biosynthesis: involvement of an IkappaB/NF-kappaB-sensitive pathway in the alveolar epithelium. Int Immunopharmacol. 2002 Oct;2(11):1567-83.
Sharara AI, Chedid M, Araj GF, Barada KA, Mourad FH.   Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori resistance to metronidazole, clarithromycin, amoxycillin and tetracycline in Lebanon. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2002 Feb;19(2):155-8.
Buchholz TA, Wu X, Hussain A, Tucker SL, Mills GB, Haffty B, Bergh S, Story M, Geara FB, Brock WA.    Evidence of haplotype insufficiency in human cells containing a germline mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2. Int J Cancer. 2002 Feb 10;97(5):557-61.
Jabbour S, Reddy KS, Muna WF, Achutti A.    Cardiovascular disease and the global tobacco epidemic: a wake-up call for cardiologists. Int J Cardiol. 2002 Dec;86(2-3):185-92.
Kobrossi R, Nuwayhid I, Sibai AM, El-Fadel M, Khogali M.    Respiratory health effects of industrial air pollution on children in North Lebanon. Int J Environ Health Res. 2002 Sep;12(3):205-20.
Yunis KA, Beydoun H, Tamim H.    Maternal predictors of small-for-gestational age in uncomplicated births. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2002 Oct;79(1):33-5. .
Ahmad S, Fares E, Araj GF, Chugh TD, Mustafa AS.    Prevalence of S315T mutation within the katG gene in isoniazid-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Dubai and Beirut. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2002 Oct;6(10):920-6.
Cutler MJ, Hamdan AL, Hamdan MH, Ramaswamy K, Smith ML.    Sleep apnea: from the nose to the heart. J Am Board Fam Pract. 2002 Mar-Apr;15(2):128-41. Review.
Ogretmen B, Pettus BJ, Rossi MJ, Wood R, Usta J, Szulc Z, Bielawska A, Obeid LM, Hannun YA.    Biochemical mechanisms of the generation of endogenous long chain ceramide in response to exogenous short chain ceramide in the A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cell line. Role for endogenous ceramide in mediating the action of exogenous ceramide. J Biol Chem. 2002 Apr 12;277(15):12960-9.
Fuleihan Gel-H.    Familial benign hypocalciuric hypercalcemia. J Bone Miner Res. 2002 Nov;17 Suppl 2:N51-6.
Mansour AM.    Intraocular lens dialing ab externo. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2002 Oct;28(10):1890-1. .
El-Hajj Fuleihan G, Stock JL, McClung MR, Saifi G.   A national random survey of bone mineral density reporting in the United States. J Clin Densitom. 2002 Spring;5(1):3-9.
Younes H, Farhat G, el-Hajj Fuleihan G.    Efficacy and tolerability of cyclical intravenous pamidronate in patients with low bone mass. J Clin Densitom. 2002 Summer;5(2):143-9.
Zalloua PA, Shbaklo H, Halaby G, Terwedow H, Xu X, Azar ST.    Type-2 diabetes family history delays the onset of type-1 diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Jul;87(7):3192-6.
Al-Kadamany E, Toufeili I, Khattar M, Abou-Jawdeh Y, Harakeh S, Haddad T.    Determination of shelf life of concentrated yogurt (labneh) produced by in-bag straining of set yogurt using hazard analysis. J Dairy Sci. 2002 May;85(5):1023-30.
Azar ST, Zalloua PA, Zantout MS, Shahine CH, Salti I.    Leptin levels in patients with type 1 diabetes receiving intensive insulin therapy compared with those in patients receiving conventional insulin therapy. J Endocrinol Invest. 2002 Sep;25(8):724-6.
Kreydiyyeh SI, Usta J.   Diuretic effect and mechanism of action of parsley. J Ethnopharmacol. 2002 Mar;79(3):353-7.
Haidar JH, Bazarbachi A, Mahfouz R, Haidar HA, Jaafar H, Daher R.    Serum Flt3 ligand variation as a predictive indicator of hematopoietic stem cell mobilization. J Hematother Stem Cell Res. 2002 Jun;11(3):533-8.
Chehal A, Sharara AI, Haidar HA, Haidar J, Bazarbachi A.    Acute viral hepatitis A and parvovirus B19 infections complicated by pure red cell aplasia and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. J Hepatol. 2002 Jul;37(1):163-5. .
El Hassan N, Dbaibo G, Diab K, Musallam S, Haidar R, Obeid M, Bitar F.   Pseudomonas pericarditis in an immunocompetent newborn: unusual presentation with review of the literature. J Infect. 2002 Jan;44(1):49-51. Review.
Naman R, Klayme S, Naboulsi M, Mokhbat J, Jradi O, Ramia S.    HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections in volunteer blood donors and high-risk groups in Lebanon. J Infect. 2002 Jul;45(1):29-31.
Kanafani ZA, Mahfouz TH, Kanj SS.    Infective endocarditis at a tertiary care centre in Lebanon: predominance of streptococcal infection. J Infect. 2002 Oct;45(3):152-9.
El Bawab S, Usta J, Roddy P, Szulc ZM, Bielawska A, Hannun YA.    Substrate specificity of rat brain ceramidase. J Lipid Res. 2002 Jan;43(1):141-8.
Stover EH, Borthwick KJ, Bavalia C, Eady N, Fritz DM, Rungroj N, Giersch AB, Morton CC, Axon PR, Akil I, Al-Sabban EA, Baguley DM, Bianca S, Bakkaloglu A, Bircan Z, Chauveau D, Clermont MJ, Guala A, Hulton SA, Kroes H, Li Volti G, Mir S, Mocan H, Nayir A, Ozen S, Rodriguez Soriano J, Sanjad SA, Tasic V, Taylor CM, Topaloglu R, Smith AN, Karet FE.  Novel ATP6V1B1 and ATP6V0A4 mutations in autosomal recessive distal renal tubular acidosis with new evidence for hearing loss. J Med Genet. 2002 Nov;39(11):796-803.
Pashayan N, Khogali M, Major SC.    Routine urinalysis of patients in hospital in Lebanon: how worthwhile is it? J Med Screen. 2002;9(4):181-6.
Haddad JJ, Saade NE, Safieh-Garabedian B.    Cytokines and neuro-immune-endocrine interactions: a role for the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal revolving axis. J Neuroimmunol. 2002 Dec;133(1-2):1-19. Review.
Daher M, Tabari H, Stjernsward J, Ammar W, Nabhan TA, Khalil MB, Dakwar A, Khoury M, Lteif A, Stephan E, Tueni E, Makarem S, Ferris F, Kanazi G, Tourbah SG, Naja Z, Mansour Z.    Lebanon: pain relief and palliative care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2002 Aug;24(2):200-4. Review. .
Dabbous IA, Bahlawan LE.    Infantile pyknocytosis: a forgotten or a dead diagnosis? J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2002 Aug-Sep;24(6):507. .
Mikati MA, Fayad M, Koleilat M, Mounla N, Hussein R, Kazma A, Yunis K.   Efficacy, tolerability, and kinetics of lamotrigine in infants. J Pediatr. 2002 Jul;141(1):31-5.
Usta IM, Nassar AH, Awwad JT, Nakad TI, Khalil AM, Karam KS.   Comparison of the perinatal morbidity and mortality of the presenting twin and its co-twin. J Perinatol. 2002 Jul-Aug;22(5):391-6.
Saade NE, Massaad CA, Ochoa-Chaar CI, Jabbur SJ, Safieh-Garabedian B, Atweh SF.    Upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines and nerve growth factor by intraplantar injection of capsaicin in rats. J Physiol. 2002 Nov 15;545(Pt 1):241-53.
Major S, Pashayan N, Atweh S, Chidiac-Tannoury R, Shaar S, Uthman I, Fatah Masri A, Arayssi T.    Practice patterns of antiphospholipid syndrome at a tertiary teaching hospital in Lebanon. Lupus. 2002;11(11):759-64.
Muwakkit S, Antillon F, Valverde P, Jenkins JJ 3rd, Zaatari G, Dome JS.    Simultaneous occurrence of Wilms tumor and rhabdomyosarcoma in two patients. Med Pediatr Oncol. 2002 Aug;39(2):143-5. 
Bitar F.  Ductus arteriosus closure in a child receiving chemotherapy: role of non-steroid anti-inflammatory medications. Med Pediatr Oncol. 2002 Feb;38(2):151. 
Homaidan FR, El-Sabban ME, Chakroun I, El-Sibai M, Dbaibo GS.   IL-1 stimulates ceramide accumulation without inducing apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells. Mediators Inflamm. 2002 Feb;11(1):39-45.
Baraka AS, Haroun-Bizri S, Shabb BR, Khoury SS, Chehab IR, Jalbout MI.   Haemodynamic and EKG changes in patients undergoing minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2002 Feb;16(4):387-96.
Okla GD, Okla NG.   The rhyme and reason behind hospital accreditation. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2002 Feb;16(4):457-65. .
Haddad FS.    Anesthesia over the past 55 years. Reminiscences of a neurosurgeon. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2002 Jun;16(5):469-76. .
Baraka A.    Onset of succinylcholine neuromuscular block--in vivo versus in vitro. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2002 Jun;16(5):477-84. Review. .
Baraka A, Aouad M, Maalouli J, el-Khatib M, Akhrass P, Khalil I, Ayoub C.    BIPAP for management of hypoxemia associated with unilateral phrenic nerve palsy following surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2002 Jun;16(5):535-42. .
Hobeika P, Bikhazi K.    Management of a thyroid nodule. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2002 Jun;16(5):551-62. Review. .
Maalouf S, El-Sabban M, Darwiche N, Gali-Muhtasib H.    Protective effect of vitamin E on ultraviolet B light-induced damage in keratinocytes. Mol Carcinog. 2002 Jul;34(3):121-30.
Farhat G, Yamout B, Mikati MA, Demirjian S, Sawaya R, El-Hajj Fuleihan G.   Effect of antiepileptic drugs on bone density in ambulatory patients. Neurology. 2002 May 14;58(9):1348-53.
Safieh-Garabedian B, Poole S, Haddad JJ, Massaad CA, Jabbur SJ, Saade NE.   The role of the sympathetic efferents in endotoxin-induced localized inflammatory hyperalgesia and cytokine upregulation. Neuropharmacology. 2002 May;42(6):864-72.
El-Khoury C, Hawwa N, Baliki M, Atweh SF, Jabbur SJ, Saade NE.   Attenuation of neuropathic pain by segmental and supraspinal activation of the dorsal column system in awake rats. Neuroscience. 2002;112(3):541-53.
Saade NE, Baliki M, El-Khoury C, Hawwa N, Atweh SF, Apkarian AV, Jabbur SJ.    The role of the dorsal columns in neuropathic behavior: evidence for plasticity and non-specificity. Neuroscience. 2002;115(2):403-13.
Major S.    Dysfunctional teams. A health and resource warning. Nurs Manag (Harrow). 2002 May;9(2):25-8. Review. .
Ma'luf RN, Hamush NG, Awwad ST, Noureddin BN.    Mitomycin C as adjunct therapy in correcting punctal stenosis. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2002 Jul;18(4):285-8.
Bashshur Z, Ma'luf R, Najjar D, Noureddin B.    Scleral fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses using fascia lata to cover the knots. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 2002 Nov-Dec;33(6):445-9.
Mansour AM, Husseini ZM, Schakal AR.    Macular hole following photodynamic therapy. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 2002 Nov-Dec;33(6):511-3.
Mansour AM, Bashshur Z, Han DP, Kim JE.    Fluorescein angiographic findings in an infected scleral buckle. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 2002 Sep-Oct;33(5):433-5.
Ghossaini SN, Hadi U, Tawil A.    Oral-facial-digital syndrome type II variant associated with congenital tongue lipoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2002 Sep;94(3):324-7.
Musharrafieh RS, Tawil AN, Saghieh SS, Macari G, Atiyeh BS.    Epidermoid cyst of the thumb. Orthopedics. 2002 Aug;25(8):862-3. .
Hamdan AL, Kahwagi G, Farhat F, Tawii A.   Oncocytoma of the nasal septum: a rare cause of epistaxis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Apr;126(4):440-1. Review. .
Zaytoun GM, Harboyan G, Kabalan W.   The oto-palato-digital syndrome: variable clinical expressions. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Feb;126(2):129-40.
Hadi U, Ghossaini S, Zaytoun G.   Rhinolithiasis: a forgotten entity. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Jan;126(1):48-51.
Hamdan AL, Hadi U, Shabb N.   Tuberculous parotitis: a forgotten entity. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 May;126(5):581-2. .
El-Bitar MA, Choi SS.    Bilateral occurrence of congenital middle ear cholesteatoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Nov;127(5):480-2. .
Taha S, Bartelmaos T, Kassas C, Khatib M, Baraka A.   Complicated negative pressure pulmonary oedema in a child with cerebral palsy. Paediatr Anaesth. 2002 Feb;12(2):181-6.
Shalak L, Kaddoura I, Obeid M, Hashem H, Haidar R, Bitar FF.    Complete cleft sternum and congenital heart disease: review of the literature. Pediatr Int. 2002 Jun;44(3):314-6. Review. No abstract available
Mikati MA, Saab R, Fayad MN, Choueiri RN.   Efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin in Landau-Kleffner syndrome. Pediatr Neurol. 2002 Apr;26(4):298-300.
Bitar FF, Bitar H, El Sabban M, Nasser M, Yunis KA, Tawil A, Dbaibo GS.   Modulation of ceramide content and lack of apoptosis in the chronically hypoxic neonatal rat heart. Pediatr Res. 2002 Feb;51(2):144-9.
Zahed L, Nabulsi M, Tamim H.    Attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy among health professionals in Lebanon. Prenat Diagn. 2002 Oct;22(10):880-6.
Matar GM,  Hadi U Molecular characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa obtained from patients with unilateral or bilateral otitis externa Recent Res Dev Microbiology 6: 115-124, 2002
Moh'd Hadi U, Kahwaji GJ, Mufarrij AA, Tawil A, Noureddine B.   Low grade primary clear cell carcinoma of the sinonasal tract. Rhinology. 2002 Mar;40(1):44-7.
Musharrafieh UM, Araj GF, Zaatari GS, Musharrafieh RS.    Tuberculosis of the knee. Saudi Med J. 2002 Sep;23(9):1130-5.
Hamdan AL, Jaber M, Tarazi A, Tawil A, Fuleihan N.    Kikuchi Fujimoto disease: case report and review of the literature. Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(1):69-71.
Uthman IW, Bizri AR, Khalifeh MJ.   Peritoneal sarcoidosis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Apr;31(5):353. .
Jamaleddine G, Diab K, Tabbarah Z, Tawil A, Arayssi T.   Leukotriene antagonists and the Churg-Strauss syndrome. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Feb;31(4):218-27. Review.
Uthman IW, Gharavi AE.   Viral infections and antiphospholipid antibodies. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Feb;31(4):256-63. Review.
Kfoury Baz EM, Mikati AR, Kanj NA.   Reactive hemophagocytic syndrome associated with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura during therapeutic plasma exchange. Ther Apher. 2002 Apr;6(2):159-62.
Baz EM, Kanazi GE, Mahfouz RA, Obeid MY.    An unusual case of hyperkalaemia-induced cardiac arrest in a paediatric patient during transfusion of a 'fresh' 6-day-old blood unit. Transfus Med. 2002 Dec;12(6):383-6.
Khauli R.    Modified extravesical ureteral reimplantation and routine stenting in kidney transplantation. Transpl Int. 2002 Sep;15(8):411-4.