Breaking the silence–systematic review of the socio-cultural underpinnings of men's sexual and reproductive health in Middle East and North Africa (MENA): A handful …

W El Ansari, K El-Ansari, M Arafa - Arab Journal of Urology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Sociocultural aspects can impact sexual and reproductive health (SRH).
Despite this, no study appraised the socio-cultural underpinnings impacting men's SRH in …

Metabolic/bariatric surgery optimization: a position statement by Arabic association for the study of diabetes and metabolism (AASD)

AR Soliman, H Magd eldin Saleem… - Diabetology & Metabolic …, 2025 - Springer
For patients considering bariatric surgery, it is essential to have clear answers to common
questions to ensure the success of the procedure. Patients should understand that surgery is …

The estimated burden of bulimia nervosa in the Middle East and North Africa region, 1990–2019

S Safiri, M Noori, SA Nejadghaderi… - … Journal of Eating …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We aimed to report the burden of bulimia nervosa (BN) in the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region by age, sex, and sociodemographic index (SDI), for the period …

Longer-Term Weight Loss Outcomes Are Not Primarily Driven by Diet Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy

AA Sorgen, AA Fodor, KJ Steffen, IM Carroll, DS Bond… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most effective long-term treatment for Class III
obesity. Reduced dietary intake is considered a behavioral driver of post-surgical weight …

Nutritional status of Saudi obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, one-year follow-up study

SJ Alqahtani, HA Alfawaz, FA Awwad… - British Journal of …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Bariatric surgery has significantly increased globally as an effective treatment for severe
obesity. Nutritional deficits are common among candidates for bariatric surgery, and follow …

Outcomes Following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery at a Single Center in the United Arab Emirates

M Allum, A Buckley, SGI Suliman… - Diabetes, Metabolic …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction While the benefits of metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) are well described, only
few studies have been published from the Gulf region, where the impact of regional patient …

Exploring the landscape of bariatric surgery in Africa: current provisions, challenges, and future prospects

HR Bharadwaj, MH Shah, M Bone, P Dalal… - Annals of Medicine …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Bariatric surgery is widely acknowledged as a pivotal intervention for severe obesity,
consistently demonstrating significant efficacy in achieving sustained weight loss and …

[HTML][HTML] Perioperative Outcomes in Patients with and Without Chronic Preoperative Therapeutic Anticoagulation Undergoing Metabolic Surgery at an Academic …

S Fares, JS Barajas-Gamboa, K Zhan, JT Dang… - Journal of Clinical …, 2025 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: Patients on chronic anticoagulation undergoing metabolic surgery
represent an increased risk of complications, including both bleeding and thrombotic events …

[HTML][HTML] Patient Outcomes and Rate of Intensive Care Unit Admissions Following Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 775 Patients

A Alanzi, F Alamannaei, S Abduljawad, A Ghuloom… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The last two decades have seen a significant rise in obesity and its adverse
consequences across the globe. Bariatric surgery has emerged as a widely employed …

The transcultural diabetes nutrition algorithm: A Middle Eastern version

O Hamdy, S Al Sifri, M Hassanein, M Al Dawish… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes prevalence is on the rise in the Middle East. In countries of the Gulf region—
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—prevalence …