Abdel-Rauf Zeina

Publications (40)61.89 Total impact

• Article: Giant colon diverticulum: clinical and imaging findings in 17 patients with emphasis on CT criteria.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Alicia Nachtigal, Ibrahim Matter, Ofer Benjaminov, Maya Abu-Gazala, Ahmad Mahamid, Boris Kessel, Michal Amitai
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  ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to review the clinical and radiologic features of giant colonic diverticulum (GCD). METHODS: Medical records of 17 patients with GCD on computed tomographic (CT) examination were reviewed. RESULTS: CT examination revealed the GCD in all patients as a predominantly gas-filled structure communicating with the adjacent colon. Thirteen patients showed a gas-filled structure on abdominal radiograph. The mean GCD diameter was 7 cm. Most diverticula were found in the sigmoid colon. Associated diverticulosis was present in 71% of patients. CONCLUSION: Our experience suggests that GCD can often be diagnosed on the basis of the characteristic radiographic and CT findings in these patients.
  Clinical imaging 01/2013; · 0.73 Impact Factor
• Article: Ultrasonography diagnosis of acute appendicitis in a 6 month old infant coexisting with ileal obstruction : caused by an omental band.

  Natalia Kokhanovsky, Alicia Nachtigal, Nadir Reindorp, Abdel-Rauf Zeina
  The Israel Medical Association journal: IMAJ 12/2012; 14(12):776-7. · 1.02 Impact Factor
• Article: Detection of intestinal drug containers: clinical and radiological features.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Simcha R Meisel, Saif Abu-Mouch, Jalal Ashkar, Ricardo Alfici, Ahmad Mahamid
  The Israel Medical Association journal: IMAJ 10/2012; 14(10):649-51. · 1.02 Impact Factor
• Article: Splenic abscess after sleeve gastrectomy: a report of two cases.

  Nasser Sakran, Anat Ilivitzki, Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Ahmad Assalia
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  ABSTRACT: Objective: Partial demarcation and infarction of the upper pole of the spleen is not a rare occurrence after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). However, development of an abscess in the absence of leakage is extremely rare. Case Reports: We present herein two unusual case reports of splenic abscess in patients following LSG. Copyright © 2012 S. Karger GmbH, Freiburg.
  Obesity Facts 09/2012; 5(4):635-9. · 1.86 Impact Factor
• Article: Computed tomographic diagnosis of traumatic fetal subdural hematoma.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Boris Kessel, Ahmad Mahamid, Jamal Gazmawi, Alon Shrim, Alicia Nachtigal, Ricardo Alfici
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  ABSTRACT: Intrauterine subdural hematoma (SDH) is a rare event; maternal trauma, especially during the last trimester of pregnancy, is the best documented cause of fetal SDH. We report an extremely rare case of fetal SDH due to maternal trauma diagnosed by multidetector computed tomography. We also discuss the clinical and imaging features of fetal SDH which can be used to assist in diagnosis with emphasis on CT criteria.
  Emergency Radiology 08/2012;
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  Article: Giant colon diverticulum: rare manifestation of a common disease.

  Ahmad Mahamid, Itamar Ashkenazi, Nasser Sakran, Abdel-Rauf Zeina
  The Israel Medical Association journal: IMAJ 05/2012; 14(5):331-2. · 1.02 Impact Factor
• Article: Computed Tomographic Diagnosis of Incarcerated Meckel’s Diverticulum in a Patient with Bilateral Spigelian Hernia

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Ahmad Mahamid, Nasser Sakran, Anton Troitsa
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  ABSTRACT: IntroductionSpigelian hernia is an uncommon abdominal wall hernia occurring through the linea semilunaris located near the lateral border of the rectus abdominis muscle. Case reportWe report an extremely rare case of incarcerated Meckel’s diverticulum within a Spigelian hernia diagnosed by multidetector computed tomography. KeywordsSpigelian hernia–Meckel’s diverticulum–Incarcerated hernia–Ventral abdominal hernia–CT
  Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 04/2012; 16(2):447-449. · 2.83 Impact Factor
• Article: Vitamin D supplementation improves sustained virologic response in chronic hepatitis C (genotype 1)-naïve patients.

  Saif Abu-Mouch, Zvi Fireman, Jacob Jarchovsky, Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Nimer Assy
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  ABSTRACT: To determine whether adding vitamin D, a potent immunomodulator, improves the hepatitis C virus (HCV) response to antiviral therapy. Seventy-two consecutive patients with chronic HCV genotype 1 were randomized into two groups: the treatment group (n = 36, 50% male, mean age 47 ± 11 years) received Peg-α-2b interferon (1.5 μg/kg per week) plus ribavirin (1000-1200 mg/d) together with vitamin D3 (2000 IU/d, target serum level > 32 ng/mL), and the control group (n = 36, 60% male, mean age 49 ± 7 years) received identical therapy without vitamin D. HCV-RNA was assessed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (sensitivity, 10 IU/mL). The sustained virologic response (SVR) was defined as undetectable HCV-RNA at 24 wk post-treatment. Clinical characteristics were similar in both groups. The treatment group had a higher mean body mass index (27 ± 4 kg/m² vs 24 ± 3 kg/m²; P < 0.01), viral load (50% vs 42%, P < 0.01), and fibrosis score (> F2: 42% vs 19%, P < 0.001) than the controls. At week 4, 16 (44%) treated patients and 6 (17%) controls were HCV-RNA negative (P < 0.001). At week 12, 34 (94%) treated patients and 17 (48%) controls were HCV-RNA negative (P < 0.001). At 24 wk post-treatment (SVR), 31 (86%) treated patients and 15 (42%) controls were HCV-RNA negative (P < 0.001). Viral load, advanced fibrosis and vitamin D supplementation were strongly and independently associated with SVR (multivariate analysis). Adverse events were mild and typical of Peg-α-2b/ribavirin. Adding vitamin D to conventional Peg-α-2b/ribavirin therapy for treatment-naïve patients with chronic HCV genotype 1 infection significantly improves the viral response.
  World Journal of Gastroenterology 12/2011; 17(47):5184-90. · 2.47 Impact Factor
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  Article: Small intestine perforation due to metastatic uterine cervix interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma: a rare manifestation of a rare disease.

  Ahmad Mahamid, Ricardo Alfici, Anton Troitsa, Shmuel Anderman, Gabriel Groisman, Abdel-Rauf Zeina
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  ABSTRACT: Interdigitating Dendritic Cell Sarcoma (IDCS) is an infrequent dendritic cell tumor which mainly affects the lymphatic system. Intestinal metastasis from uterine IDCS is extremely rare. Here we report a case of a 76-year-old female presenting with vaginal bleeding and acute abdomen. The final diagnosis revealed a small bowel perforation due to metastatic involvement from uterine cervix IDCS. In this paper, we report the clinical manifestation, computed tomography and histopathological findings helpful for the accurate diagnosis of this rare tumor.
  Rare tumors 10/2011; 3(4):e46.
• Article: Usefulness of 64-slice computed tomography for evaluation of atrial septal aneurysm.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina
  The Israel Medical Association journal: IMAJ 10/2011; 13(10):645-6. · 1.02 Impact Factor
• Article: Late presentation of congenital right diaphragmatic hernia: clinical and radiological features.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Dror Weiner, Nadir Reindorp, Eiass Kassem, Adi Klein-Kremer
  Pediatrics International 10/2011; 53(5):790-1. · 0.63 Impact Factor
• Article: Idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm detected with multidetector computed tomography: a rare but potentially lethal vascular abnormality.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Abdulhamid Gazawi
  The Israel Medical Association journal: IMAJ 09/2011; 13(9):581-2. · 1.02 Impact Factor
• Article: Computed tomographic diagnosis of incarcerated Meckel's diverticulum in a patient with bilateral spigelian hernia.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Ahmad Mahamid, Nasser Sakran, Anton Troitsa
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  ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Spigelian hernia is an uncommon abdominal wall hernia occurring through the linea semilunaris located near the lateral border of the rectus abdominis muscle. CASE REPORT: We report an extremely rare case of incarcerated Meckel's diverticulum within a spigelian hernia diagnosed by multidetector computed tomography.
  Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 07/2011; 16(2):447-9. · 2.83 Impact Factor
• Article: Anomalous intracavitary right coronary artery detected with cardiac computed tomography angiography: a rare but potentially lethal coronary anomaly.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina
  Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine 10/2010; 12(5):345-6. · 1.51 Impact Factor
• Article: Chronic constrictive pericarditis.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Majed Odeh, Elisha Barmeir
  Clinical Cardiology 08/2010; 33(8):E21. · 2.15 Impact Factor
• Article: Primary pyomyositis in a young boy: clinical and radiologic features.

  Adi Klein-Kremer, Hassan Jassar, Alicia Nachtigal, Abdel-Rauf Zeina
  The Israel Medical Association journal: IMAJ 08/2010; 12(8):511-3. · 1.02 Impact Factor
• Article: Images in vascular medicine: Huge intracranial arteriovenous malformation.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Uri Soimu
  Vascular Medicine 08/2010; 15(4):341-2. · 1.46 Impact Factor
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  Article: Hyperdense cerebral sinus vein thrombosis on computed tomography.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Eiass Kassem, Adi Klein, Alicia Nachtigal
  The western journal of emergency medicine 05/2010; 11(2):217.
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  Article: Coronary Artery Disease in an Asymptomatic Population Undergoing a Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) Coronary Angiography.

  Ghassan Zaid, Dana Yehudai, Uri Rosenschein, Abdel-Rauf Zeina
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  ABSTRACT: To assess the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic subjects using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and its relationships to demographic and clinical risk factors. We enrolled consecutive asymptomatic volunteers with no evidence of ischemic heart disease that underwent MDCT for the early detection of CAD. All MDCT findings were correlated with demographic and risk factors. A total of 2820 coronary segments were analyzed in 188 asymptomatic subjects (150 males and 38 females), aged 54.4 +/- 7.4 years. A total of 128 (68%) demonstrated MDCT findings compatible with CAD; of these 111 (86.7%) had non-significant (diameter stenosis </= 50%) and 17 (13.3%) had significant CAD (diameter stenosis >/= 50%). Compared with older subjects (mean age 56+/-8 years), younger subjects had a lower prevalence of MDCT findings of CAD 55.5% vs. 12.5%, respectively (P<0.001), regardless of risk factors. Males had more CAD (mostly non-significant) compared with females (109 [72.7%] vs. 19 [50.3%], respectively; P= 0.007). Subjects with >/= 2 risk factors had a higher prevalence of CAD in general and significant CAD in particular (P<0.001). CAD in asymptomatic population seems to be not uncommon. Using MDCT a high prevalence of non-significant and low prevalence of significant CAD was discovered in middle age asymptomatic population.
  The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal 01/2010; 4:7-13.
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  Article: Isolated spontaneous dissection of the celiac trunk in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve.

  Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Alicia Nachtigal, Anton Troitsa, Gil Admon, Nina Avshovich
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  ABSTRACT: Isolated spontaneous dissection of celiac trunk is a rare entity. The spontaneous dissection of the visceral artery occurs without aortic dissection. The most consistent presenting symptom is acute onset abdominal pain. Complications consist of ischemia, aneurysm formation, and rupture. We report an exceptional case of an isolated spontaneous dissection of the celiac trunk which occurred in a 49 year old male with a previously undiagnosed bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). We also describe the classical appearance in different imaging modalities with a particular emphasis on multidetector computed tomography, and discuss the clinical manifestation and its relationship to BAV.
  Vascular Health and Risk Management 01/2010; 6:383-6.