Dr. Ihab I El hajj MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
5230 Centre Ave School Of Nursing Bu Pittsburgh PA, 15232About
Dr. Ihab El hajj is a gastroenterologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. El hajj specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. El hajj performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Recurrent GI bleeding and surgery following the initial response to imatinib therapy in GIST of the stomach.
- Acute progressive bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome after upper respiratory tract infection.
- ABO blood group and gastric cancer: rekindling an old fire?
- Jejunojejunal intussusception caused by an inflammatory fibroid polyp. Case report and review of the literature.
- Endoscopic clipping of Dieulafoy's lesion in the upper esophagus.
- A randomized controlled trial of imipramine in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
- Rapidly progressive relapsing sclerosing cholangitis following surgery for pancreatic pseudotumor.
- Endoscopic ultrasound for the evaluation of cystic lesions of the pancreas.
- Prophylaxis with ertapenem in patients with obstructive jaundice undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: safety, efficacy, and biliary penetration.
- Retrieval of a long foreign body from the stomach with a duodenoscope.
- Ampullary carcinoid tumors diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in two patients with biliary and pancreatic duct obstruction.
- Pleural metastases from pancreatic cancer diagnosed by EUS-guided FNA.
- Endoscopic evaluation of small intestine transplant grafts.
- Endoscopic diagnosis and management of ampullary lesions.
- Utility of EUS following endoscopic polypectomy of high-risk rectosigmoid lesions.
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