Ali Ahmed Siddiqui

Summary

Affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi For patients with colorectal cancer, the long-term use of statins is associated with better clinical outcomes
    Ali A Siddiqui
    Dallas Veteran s Affairs Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 54:1307-11. 2009
  2. ncbi Endoscopic sphincterotomy with or without cholecystectomy for choledocholithiasis in high-risk surgical patients: a decision analysis
    A A Siddiqui
    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 24:1059-66. 2006
  3. ncbi Reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels during statin therapy is associated with a reduced incidence of advanced colon polyps
    Ali Siddiqui
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
    Am J Med Sci 338:378-81. 2009
  4. ncbi Obesity is associated with an increased prevalence of advanced adenomatous colon polyps in a male veteran population
    Ali Siddiqui
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4500 S Lancaster Road 111B1, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 54:1560-4. 2009
  5. ncbi The long-term use of statins is associated with a decreased incidence of adenomatous colon polyps
    Ali A Siddiqui
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, Tex 75216, USA
    Digestion 79:17-22. 2009
  6. ncbi Elevated HbA1c is an independent predictor of aggressive clinical behavior in patients with colorectal cancer: a case-control study
    Ali A Siddiqui
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4500 S Lancaster Road 111B1, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 53:2486-94. 2008
  7. ncbi Through-the-scope, wire-guided esophageal dilation for the treatment of food impaction
    Ali Ahmed Siddiqui
    Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 4500 Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 53:2394-6. 2008
  8. ncbi The association of elevated HbA1c on the behavior of adenomatous polyps in patients with type-II diabetes mellitus
    Ali A Siddiqui
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas Veteran s Affairs Medical Center, 4500 S Lancaster Road 111B1, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 53:1042-7. 2008
  9. ncbi Colonic stent versus surgery for the management of acute malignant colonic obstruction: a decision analysis
    A Siddiqui
    Division of Gastroenterology, VA North Texas Health Care System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 26:1379-86. 2007
  10. ncbi Determinants of compliance with colonoscopy in patients with adenomatous colon polyps in a veteran population
    A A Siddiqui
    Division of Gastroenterology, VA North Texas Health Care System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 24:1623-30. 2006

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi For patients with colorectal cancer, the long-term use of statins is associated with better clinical outcomes
    Ali A Siddiqui
    Dallas Veteran s Affairs Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 54:1307-11. 2009
    ....
  2. ncbi Endoscopic sphincterotomy with or without cholecystectomy for choledocholithiasis in high-risk surgical patients: a decision analysis
    A A Siddiqui
    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 24:1059-66. 2006
    ..Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is recommended for patients with choledocholithiasis after ERCP with sphincterotomy (ES) and stone extraction...
  3. ncbi Reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels during statin therapy is associated with a reduced incidence of advanced colon polyps
    Ali Siddiqui
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
    Am J Med Sci 338:378-81. 2009
    ..Our aim was to determine how a reduction of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in patients taking statins influences the incidence of APs...
  4. ncbi Obesity is associated with an increased prevalence of advanced adenomatous colon polyps in a male veteran population
    Ali Siddiqui
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4500 S Lancaster Road 111B1, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 54:1560-4. 2009
    ..Obesity in male veteran patients is associated with the finding of advanced APs on colonoscopy. We speculate that obesity may increase the risk for CRC by promoting the development of advanced APs...
  5. ncbi The long-term use of statins is associated with a decreased incidence of adenomatous colon polyps
    Ali A Siddiqui
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, Tex 75216, USA
    Digestion 79:17-22. 2009
    ..We have conducted a retrospective, cohort study to explore how the long-term use of statins influences the development of new APs...
  6. ncbi Elevated HbA1c is an independent predictor of aggressive clinical behavior in patients with colorectal cancer: a case-control study
    Ali A Siddiqui
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4500 S Lancaster Road 111B1, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 53:2486-94. 2008
    ..The aim of this study was to seek an association between the control of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as determined by hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, and the outcome of colorectal cancer (CRC)...
  7. ncbi Through-the-scope, wire-guided esophageal dilation for the treatment of food impaction
    Ali Ahmed Siddiqui
    Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 4500 Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 53:2394-6. 2008
    ..Acute esophageal food impaction (EFI) may be treated by endoscopic extraction of the food bolus either en bloc or in a piecemeal fashion. We have found this endoscopic extraction technique to be unsatisfactory...
  8. ncbi The association of elevated HbA1c on the behavior of adenomatous polyps in patients with type-II diabetes mellitus
    Ali A Siddiqui
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas Veteran s Affairs Medical Center, 4500 S Lancaster Road 111B1, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 53:1042-7. 2008
    ..The aim of our study was to determine whether poor control of diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with increased prevalence of colonic adenomatous polyps (APs), especially those that are advanced ...
  9. ncbi Colonic stent versus surgery for the management of acute malignant colonic obstruction: a decision analysis
    A Siddiqui
    Division of Gastroenterology, VA North Texas Health Care System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 26:1379-86. 2007
    ..Acute colonic obstruction because of advanced colonic malignancy is a surgical emergency...
  10. ncbi Determinants of compliance with colonoscopy in patients with adenomatous colon polyps in a veteran population
    A A Siddiqui
    Division of Gastroenterology, VA North Texas Health Care System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 24:1623-30. 2006
    ..To determine factors affecting compliance of a follow-up colonoscopy in patients with previously diagnosed adenomatous colon polyps...
  11. ncbi Surgical bypass versus endoscopic stenting for malignant gastroduodenal obstruction: a decision analysis
    Ali Siddiqui
    Division of Gastroenterology, VA North Texas Health Care System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 52:276-81. 2007
    ..8 times that in the LGJ cohort. Sensitivity analyses confirmed ES as the dominant strategy. In conclusion, ES is the preferred treatment for palliation of duodenal obstruction due to advanced upper gastrointestinal tract cancer...
  12. ncbi A previous cholecystectomy increases the risk of developing advanced adenomas of the colon
    Ali A Siddiqui
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
    South Med J 102:1111-5. 2009
    ..There is limited data assessing the relationship between cholecystectomy and colorectal adenomatous polyps (AP). Our aim was to determine if cholecystectomy was associated with an increased prevalence of advanced AP in male veterans...