Nir Wasserberg

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Publications

  1. ncbi Colorectal cancer in HIV-infected patients: a case control study
    Nir Wasserberg
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Int J Colorectal Dis 22:1217-21. 2007
  2. ncbi Effect of surgically induced weight loss on pelvic floor disorders in morbidly obese women
    Nir Wasserberg
    Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Ann Surg 249:72-6. 2009
  3. ncbi Fecal incontinence among morbid obese women seeking for weight loss surgery: an underappreciated association with adverse impact on quality of life
    Nir Wasserberg
    Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
    Int J Colorectal Dis 23:493-7. 2008
  4. ncbi Bowel habits after gastric bypass versus the duodenal switch operation
    Nir Wasserberg
    Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Obes Surg 18:1563-6. 2008
  5. ncbi Morbid obesity adversely impacts pelvic floor function in females seeking attention for weight loss surgery
    Nir Wasserberg
    Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Dis Colon Rectum 50:2096-103. 2007
  6. ncbi The prevalence of colorectal neoplasia in patients with end-stage renal disease: a case-control study
    Sharon Lee
    Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
    Int J Colorectal Dis 23:47-51. 2008
  7. ncbi Management of acquired rectourinary fistulas: how often and when is permanent fecal or urinary diversion necessary?
    Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Dis Colon Rectum 51:1049-54. 2008
  8. ncbi Prevalence of intra-abdominal surgery: what is an individual's lifetime risk?
    Joseph William Nunoo-Mensah
    Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    South Med J 102:25-9. 2009
  9. ncbi Preservation of bowel and urinary continence in the management of locally recurrent rectal cancer
    Nir Wasserberg
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California CA 90033, USA
    J Surg Oncol 92:76-81. 2005
  10. ncbi Pseudoaneurysm of the inferior gluteal artery: an unusual complication after abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer. Report of a case
    Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Los Angeles County Hospital and University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
    Dis Colon Rectum 50:115-7. 2007

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  1. ncbi Colorectal cancer in HIV-infected patients: a case control study
    Nir Wasserberg
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Int J Colorectal Dis 22:1217-21. 2007
    ..Data on colorectal cancer (CRC) in HIV-positive patients are limited. The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence, presentation, and outcome of CRC in HIV patients...
  2. ncbi Effect of surgically induced weight loss on pelvic floor disorders in morbidly obese women
    Nir Wasserberg
    Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Ann Surg 249:72-6. 2009
    ..To evaluate the effect of surgically induced weight loss on pelvic floor disorders (PFD) in morbidly obese women...
  3. ncbi Fecal incontinence among morbid obese women seeking for weight loss surgery: an underappreciated association with adverse impact on quality of life
    Nir Wasserberg
    Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
    Int J Colorectal Dis 23:493-7. 2008
    ..Morbid obesity is associated with urinary incontinence (UI). The study purpose was to determine the prevalence of fecal incontinence (FI), its associated risk factors, and its impact on quality of life (QOL) in morbidly obese women...
  4. ncbi Bowel habits after gastric bypass versus the duodenal switch operation
    Nir Wasserberg
    Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Obes Surg 18:1563-6. 2008
    ..One of the perceived disadvantages of the biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch operation is diarrhea. The aim of this study was to compare the bowel habits of patients after duodenal switch operation or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass...
  5. ncbi Morbid obesity adversely impacts pelvic floor function in females seeking attention for weight loss surgery
    Nir Wasserberg
    Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Dis Colon Rectum 50:2096-103. 2007
    ..This study was designed to determine the impact of excess body mass on the prevalence of pelvic floor disorders in morbidly obese females...
  6. ncbi The prevalence of colorectal neoplasia in patients with end-stage renal disease: a case-control study
    Sharon Lee
    Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
    Int J Colorectal Dis 23:47-51. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of colorectal neoplasia in patients with end-stage renal disease who are potential transplant candidates...
  7. ncbi Management of acquired rectourinary fistulas: how often and when is permanent fecal or urinary diversion necessary?
    Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Dis Colon Rectum 51:1049-54. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to evaluate our experience in the management of acquired rectourinary fistulas at our tertiary center...
  8. ncbi Prevalence of intra-abdominal surgery: what is an individual's lifetime risk?
    Joseph William Nunoo-Mensah
    Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    South Med J 102:25-9. 2009
    ..The lifetime risk of intra-abdominal surgery is unknown. The objectives of this study were to derive this information from our local population, and to consider the role of incidental surgery...
  9. ncbi Preservation of bowel and urinary continence in the management of locally recurrent rectal cancer
    Nir Wasserberg
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California CA 90033, USA
    J Surg Oncol 92:76-81. 2005
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  10. ncbi Pseudoaneurysm of the inferior gluteal artery: an unusual complication after abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer. Report of a case
    Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Los Angeles County Hospital and University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
    Dis Colon Rectum 50:115-7. 2007
    ..A pseudoaneurysm of the internal iliac artery was eventually identified with a provocative angiogram using tissue plasminogen activator. This aneurysm was successfully treated with embolization with coils...
  11. ncbi Fistula-in-ano: do antibiotics make a difference?
    Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Int J Colorectal Dis 21:441-3. 2006
    ..The impact of age and associated comorbidity on the formation of fistulae were also evaluated...
  12. ncbi The effect of immunosuppression on peritoneal adhesions formation after small bowel transplantation in rats
    Nir Wasserberg
    Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
    J Surg Res 141:294-8. 2007
    ..The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of immunosuppression on peritoneal adhesion formation after intestinal transplantation in rats...
  13. ncbi Perineal injuries at a large urban trauma center: injury patterns and outcomes
    Patrizio Petrone
    Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine and Los Angeles County Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
    Am Surg 75:317-20. 2009
    ..001). Most patients with perineal injuries (93%) can be managed without colostomy. Associated injuries are not uncommon, particularly bony fractures. Mortality is mostly the result of exsanguination related to associated injuries...
  14. ncbi Assessing the teaching of procedural skills: can cognitive task analysis add to our traditional teaching methods?
    Maura E Sullivan
    Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Am J Surg 195:20-3. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine if a cognitive task analysis (CTA) could capture steps and decision points that were not articulated during traditional teaching of a colonoscopy...
  15. ncbi Anastomotic healing in a small bowel transplantation model in the rat
    Nir Wasserberg
    Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1450 NW 10th Avenue, Room 2012, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
    World J Surg 28:69-73. 2004
    ..Reduced anastomotic strength was demonstrated in both syngeneic and allogeneic OIT anastomotic sites irrespective of immunosuppressive therapy, and is probably related to IRI...
  16. ncbi Expression of MUC2 and MUC4 proteins and cytokines: early markers of intestinal graft rejection
    Nir Wasserberg
    Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
    Transplantation 75:1249-55. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Early transplant rejection is associated with increased MUC2, MUC4, IFN-gamma, and TNF-alpha expression. These markers combined with HP may assist in the diagnosis of early intestinal graft rejection...
  17. ncbi Heme oxygenase-1 upregulation protects against intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury: a laboratory based study
    Nir Wasserberg
    Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, United States
    Int J Surg 5:216-24. 2007
    ..Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a stress-inducible protein capable of modulating inflammation, oxidative stress, and cell death. The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of HO-1 upregulation on intestinal IRI...
  18. ncbi Re: Surgical volume and long-term survival following surgery for colorectal cancer in the Veterans Affairs Health-Care System
    Andreas M Kaiser
    Am J Gastroenterol 100:250. 2005
  19. ncbi Symptomatic fecal incontinence, sonographic sphincter damage, and normal manometry
    Nir Wasserberg
    Dis Colon Rectum 47:1991-2; author reply 1992. 2004
  20. ncbi Palliation of colorectal cancer
    Nir Wasserberg
    Department of Surgery B, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa, Israel
    Surg Oncol 16:299-310. 2007
    ....
  21. ncbi Technical aspects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in 25 morbidly obese patients
    Osnat Givon Madhala
    Department of Surgery B, Felsenstein Research Center Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    Obes Surg 17:722-7. 2007
    ..Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has recently come to be performed as a sole bariatric operation. The postoperative morbidity and mortality are cause for concern, and possibly are related to non-standardized surgical technique...