15 Result(s)

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Detection and characterization of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in wounded Syrian patients admitted to hospitals in northern Israel

Since 2013, four hospitals in northern Israel have been providing care for Syrian nationals, primarily those wounded in the ongoing civil war. We analyzed carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) isola...

A. Lerner, E. Solter, E. Rachi, A. Adler… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2016)

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A novel anchoring system for colonic stents: a pilot in vivo study in a porcine model

Colorectal stents have a proven role in colorectal cancer as palliative care or a bridge to surgery. However, their efficacy and anchoring to the tissue varies according to stent design with stent migration ra...

A. Nevler, U. Willantz, O. Doron, J. Sandbank, Y. Ziv in Techniques in Coloproctology (2014)

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Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS): cause and effect and reconstructive considerations

Between 25 and 80 % of patients undergoing a low or very low anterior resection will suffer postoperatively, from a constellation of symptoms including fecal urgency, frequent bowel movements, bowel fragmentat...

Y. Ziv, A. Zbar, Y. Bar-Shavit, I. Igov in Techniques in Coloproctology (2013)

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A new colonic lavage system to prepare the colon for colonoscopy: a retrospective study

One of the most unpleasant and sometimes difficult elements of colonoscopic examination is the bowel preparation which is usually performed 6 or more hours prior to the examination (“early” preparation), causi...

Y. Ziv, E. Scapa in Techniques in Coloproctology (2013)

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Mifepristone (RU486), a pure antiprogesterone drug, in combination with vinblastine for the treatment of progesterone receptor-positive desmoid tumor

We report the case of a patient who developed a desmoid tumor following total proctocolectomy and J-pouch reconstruction that was unresponsive to any medical treatment. Based on estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) a...

A. Halevy, I. Samuk, Z. Halpern, L. Copel, J. Sandbank… in Techniques in Coloproctology (2010)

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Young-age onset of colorectal cancer in Israel

The study was conducted to investigate the differences in clinical–pathological, ethnic, and demographic presentations and the expression of mismatch repair proteins in a cohort of young-onset (≤50 years) vers...

D. Neufeld, B. Shpitz, N. Bugaev, M. Grankin, J. Bernheim… in Techniques in Coloproctology (2009)

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Determinants of the steep species–area relationship of coral reef fishes

The increase in species richness with area is known as the species–area relationship (SPAR). Although several mutually non-exclusive processes may produce the SPAR, the null, often ignored, hypothesis states t...

J. Belmaker, N. Ben-Moshe, Y. Ziv, N. Shashar in Coral Reefs (2007)

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Diverticulitis: the effect of age and location on the course of disease

To examine the effect of patient’s age and the location of diverticular disease on the course of the acute disease we retrospectively collected demographic data, symptoms, laboratory findings, imaging techniqu...

Y. Reisman, Y. Ziv, D. Kravrovitc, M. Negri… in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (1999)

Chapter and Conference Paper

ATM and Lymphoid Malignancies; Use of Oriented Peptide Libraries to Identify Novel Substrates of ATM Critical in Downstream Signaling Pathways

Ataxia telangiectasia (AT) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder that manifests as a pleiotropic developmental defect with symptoms including a progressive cerebellar ataxia, thymic hypoplasia, variable immu...

G. A. Rathbun, Y. Ziv, J. H. Lai, D. Hill… in Mechanisms of B Cell Neoplasia 1998 (1999)

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Surgery for the teenager with familial adenomatous polyposis: ileo-rectal anastomosis or restorative proctocolectomy?

Increasing numbers of polyposis registries have led to more young patients being diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). To provide guidelines for selecting the appropriate surgical procedure in t...

Y. Ziv, J. M. Church, J. R. Oakley… in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (1995)

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93rd annual convention podium and poster abstracts

C. M. Davis, S. A. Strong, M. D. Hellinger… in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (1994)

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Ataxia-telangiectasia: Linkage analysis in highly inbred Arab and Druze families and differentiation from an ataxia-microcephaly-cataract syndrome

Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a progressive autosomal recessive disease featuring neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, chromosomal instability, radiation sensitivity and a highly increased proneness to cancer...

Y. Ziv, M. Frydman, E. Lange, N. Zelnik, G. Rotman, C. Julier… in Human Genetics (1992)