Publications

1. Al Fuhaid T, Al Madi M, Al Abdul Kareem H, Al Dukhayil M, Abdo AA. Radiological responce in Saudi Patients Undergoing Transarterial chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2007;13:21-4.
2. Almadi MA, Aljebreen AM, Tounesi FA, Abdo AA. Helicobacter pylori prevalence among medical students in a high endemic area. Saudi medical journal 2007;28:896-8.
3. Almadi M, Ghali PM, Constantin A, Galipeau J, Szilagyi A. Recurrent obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: dilemmas and success with pharmacological therapies. Case series and review. Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie 2009;23:625-31.
4. Almadi MA, Ghosh S, Aljebreen AM. Differentiating intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn's disease: a diagnostic challenge. The American journal of gastroenterology 2009;104:1003-12.
5. Al Madi MA. Barrett's esophagus: Where do we stand?. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2009; 15:2-10.
6. Sanai FM, Sobki S, Bzeizi KI, et al. Assessment of alpha-fetoprotein in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in Middle Eastern patients. Digestive diseases and sciences 2010;55:3568-75.
7. Almadi MA, Alenizi AT, Menard HA, Hilzenrat N. Relapsing polychondritis and ulcerative colitis. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2010;16:49.
8. Almadi MA, Aljebreen AM, Sanai FM, Marcus V, Almeghaiseeb ES, Ghosh S. New insights into gastrointestinal and hepatic granulomatous disorders. Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology 2011;8:455-66.
9. Almadi MA, Almessabi A, Wong P, Ghali PM, Barkun A. Ectopic varices. Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2011;74:380-8.
10. Almadi MA, Barkun A, Brophy J. Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding: an 86-year-old woman with peptic ulcer disease. Jama 2011;306:2367-74.
11. AlHarbi A, Almadi M, Szilagyi A. An unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastroenterology 2012;142:211, 412-3.
12. Almadi MA, Barkun JS, Barkun AN. Management of suspected stones in the common bile duct. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne 2012;184:884-92.
13. Almadi MA, Barkun AN. Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration: results are reproducible. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2012;18:347-8.
14. Alharbi A, Almadi M, Barkun A, Martel M, Investigators R. Predictors of a variceal source among patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie 2012;26:187-92.
15. Saeed HM, Alanazi MS, Parine NR, et al. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (-1306 c>t) promoter polymorphism and risk of colorectal cancer in the Saudi population. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP 2013;14:6025-30.
16. Mosli MH, Aljudaibi B, Almadi M, Marotta P. The safety and efficacy of gastric fundal variceal obliteration using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate; the experience of a single canadian tertiary care centre. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2013;19:152-9.
17. Ghosh S, Almadi MA. Inflammatory bowel disease: a global disease. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2013;19:1-2.
18. Azzam N, Aljebreen AM, Alharbi O, Almadi MA. Prevalence and clinical features of colonic diverticulosis in a Middle Eastern population. World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy 2013;5:391-7.
19. Alswat KA, Sanai FM, Altuwaijri M, et al. Clinical characteristics of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in a middle eastern population. Hepatitis monthly 2013;13:e7612.
20. Almadi MA, Barkun AN, Martel M. No benefit of covered vs uncovered self-expandable metal stents in patients with malignant distal biliary obstruction: a meta-analysis. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2013;11:27-37 e1.
21. Almadi MA, Barkun AN, Martel M. Two meta-analyses with different conclusions: stent outcomes should be standardized before their integration--reply. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2013;11:748-9.
22. Almadi MA, Bamihriz F, Aljebreen AM. Fatal aortoesophageal fistula bleeding after stenting for a leak post sleeve gastrectomy. World journal of gastrointestinal surgery 2013;5:337-40.
23. Almadi MA, Azzam N, Alharbi O, Mohammed AH, Sadaf N, Aljebreen AM. Complications and survival in patients undergoing colonic stenting for malignant obstruction. World journal of gastroenterology 2013;19:7138-45.
24. Almadi MA, Aljebreen AM, Bamihriz F. Resolution of an esophageal leak and posterior gastric wall necrosis with esophageal self-expandable metal stents. World journal of gastroenterology 2013;19:6931-3.
25. Almadi MA, Alharbi O, Azzam N, et al. Clinical predictors of resectability of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2013;19:278-85.
26. Aljebreen AM, Azzam NA, Alzubaidi AM, et al. The accuracy of multi-detector row computerized tomography in staging rectal cancer compared to endoscopic ultrasound. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2013;19:108-12.
27. Aljebreen AM, Alswat K, Almadi MA. Appropriateness and diagnostic yield of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in an open-access endoscopy system. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2013;19:219-22.
28. Aljebreen AM, Almadi MA, Alhammad A, Al Faleh FZ. Seroprevalence of celiac disease among healthy adolescents in Saudi Arabia. World journal of gastroenterology 2013;19:2374-8.
29. Alharbi OR, Azzam NA, Almalki AS, et al. Clinical epidemiology of ulcerative colitis in Arabs based on the Montreal classification. World journal of gastroenterology 2014;20:17525-31.
30. Aljebreen AM, Alharbi OR, Azzam N, Almadi MA. Efficacy of spyglass-guided electrohydraulic lithotripsy in difficult bile duct stones. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2014;20:366-70.
31. Alharbi A, AlAmeel T, Aljebreen A, Almadi M. Saudi gastroenterology association position statement on privilege and credentialing for performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in Saudi Arabia. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2014;20:329-30.
32. Almadi MA, Almousa MA, Althwainy AF, et al. Prevalence of symptoms of gastroesopahgeal reflux in a cohort of Saudi Arabians: a study of 1265 subjects. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2014;20:248-54
33. Almadi MA. Distinguishing between Crohn's disease, tuberculosis, and lymphoma: still in murky waters. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2014;20:205-6.
34. Aljebreen AM, Alharbi OR, Azzam NA, Almalki AS, Alswat KA, Almadi MA. Clinical epidemiology and phenotypic characteristics of Crohn's disease in the central region of Saudi Arabia. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2014;20:162-9.
35. Almadi MA, Alharbi O, Azzam N, Wadera J, Sadaf N, Aljebreen AM. Prevalence and characteristics of colonic polyps and adenomas in 2654 colonoscopies in Saudi Arabia. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2014;20:154-61.
36. Aljebreen AM, Almadi MA, Leung FW. Sedated vs unsedated colonoscopy: a prospective study. World journal of gastroenterology 2014;20:5113-8.
37. Mosli M, Al Beshir M, Al-Judaibi B, et al. Advances in the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease: challenges and uncertainties. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2014;20:81-101.
38. ljebreen AM, Samarkandi S, Al-Harbi T, Al-Radhi H, Almadi MA. Efficacy of pneumatic dilatation in Saudi achalasia patients. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2014;20:43-7.
39. Almadi MA, Neumann H. Probe based confocal laser endomicroscopy of the pancreatobiliary system. World journal of gastroenterology 2015;21:12696-708.
40. Raddaoui E, Almadi MA, Aljebreen AM, Alsaif F. Cytologic diagnosis of gastric submucosal lesions by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration: A single center experience in Saudi Arabia. Indian journal of pathology & microbiology 2015;58:448-52.
41. Almadi MA, Barkun AN. Initial guidelines for colorectal cancer screening in Saudi Arabia: a beginning. Annals of Saudi medicine 2015;35:341-2.
42. Almadi MA, Barkun JS, Barkun AN. Stenting in Malignant Biliary Obstruction. Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America 2015;25:691-711
43. Alsanea N, Almadi MA, Abduljabbar AS, et al. National Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Saudi Arabia with strength of recommendations and quality of evidence. Annals of Saudi medicine 2015;35:189-95.
44. Mosli MH, Al-Harbi O, Feagan BG, Almadi MA. A Saudi Gastroenterology association position statement on the use of tumor necrosis factor-alfa antagonists for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2015;21:185-97.
45. Ang TL, Almadi MA. Selecting the optimum first-line treatment for H. pylori eradication. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2015;21:183-4.
46. Semlali A, Al Amri A, Azzi A, et al. Expression and new exon mutations of the human Beta defensins and their association on colon cancer development. PloS one 2015;10:e0126868.
47. Almadi MA, Sewitch M, Barkun AN, Martel M, Joseph L. Adenoma detection rates decline with increasing procedural hours in an endoscopist's workload. Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology 2015;29:304-8.
48. Raddaoui E, Al-Sharabi A, Almadi MA. Cytology findings in pancreatic heterotopia, a potential pitfall for malignancy: a case report and literature review. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2015;21:116-8.
49. Almadi MA, Mosli MH, Bohlega MS, et al. Effect of public knowledge, attitudes, and behavior on willingness to undergo colorectal cancer screening using the health belief model. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2015;21:71-7.
50. Azzam NA, Almadi MA, Alamar HH, et al. Performance of American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guidelines for dyspepsia in Saudi population: prospective observational study. World journal of gastroenterology 2015;21:637-43.
51. Almadi MA, Eltayeb M, Thaniah S. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided antegrade stenting in an occluded biliary self-expandable metal stent. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2016;22:337-40.
52. Raddaoui EM, Almadi MA, Aljebreen AM, et al. Differential diagnosis between pancreatic neuroendocrine and solid pseudopapillary neoplasms on endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. An immunohistochemical study. Saudi medical journal 2016;37:744-9.
53. Almadi MA, Barkun A, Martel M. Self-expandable metal stents versus plastic stents for malignant biliary obstruction. Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2016;83:852-3.
54. Almadi MA, Aljebreen AM. Celiac disease among symptom-free children-more than what is expected. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association 2016;22:82.
55. Semlali A, Reddy Parine N, Arafah M, et al. Expression and Polymorphism of Toll-Like Receptor 4 and Effect on NF-kappaB Mediated Inflammation in Colon Cancer Patients. PloS one 2016;11:e0146333.
56. Jairath V, Zou G, Parker CE, et al. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Placebo Rates in Induction and Maintenance Trials of Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Crohn's & colitis 2016;10:607-18.

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