Waseem Jerjes

Muscle disorders and dentition-related aspects in temporomandibular disorders: controversies in the most commonly used treatment modalities (2008)

Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Abbas, Syedda, Kafas, Panagiotis, Vourvachis, Michael, Rob, Jubli, ...

Abstract This review explores the aetiology of temporomandibular disorders and discusses the controversies in variable treatment modalities. Pathologies of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and its'...

How we do it: a method of neck dissection for histopathological analysis (2007)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Nouraei, Seyed, Singh, Sandeep, Clarke, Peter, Rhys-Evans, Peter, ...

Abstract Background Dissection of the lymphatic structures in the neck is an integral part of the management of many head and neck cancers. We describe a technique of surgical dissection, preparing...

Rheumatoid nodule of the thyrohyoid membrane: a case report (2007)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Sipaul, Fabian, Singh, Sandeep, Hopper, Colin, Wright, Anthony, ...

Abstract Background Rheumatoid nodules are common extra-articular findings occurring in 20% of rheumatoid arthritis patients. They develop most commonly subcutaneously in pressure areas (elbows and...

The acute effects of alcohol on auditory thresholds (2007)

Upile, Tahwinder, Sipaul, Fabian, Jerjes, Waseem, Singh, Sandeep, Nouraei, Seyed Ahmad Reza, El Maaytah, Mohammed, ...

Abstract Background There is very little knowledge about alcohol-induced hearing loss. Alcohol consumption and tolerance to loud noise is a well observed phenomenon as seen in the Western world where...

The role of surgical audit in improving patient management; nasal haemorrhage: an audit study (2007)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Sipaul, Fabian, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Nouraei, Seyed Ahmad Reza, Singh, Sandeep, ...

Abstract Background Nasal bleeding remains one of the most common Head & Neck Surgical (Ear Nose and Throat [ENT]/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery [OMFS]) emergencies resulting in hospital admission. In...

Psycho-education programme for temporomandibular disorders: a pilot study (2007)

Jerjes, Waseem, Madland, Geir, Feinmann, Charlotte, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Kumar, Mahesh, Hopper, Colin, ...

Abstract Background Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are by far the most predominant condition affecting the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), however many patients have mild self-limiting symptoms...

Recent technological developments: in situhistopathological interrogation of surgical tissues and resection margins (2007)

Upile, Tahwinder, Fisher, Cyril, Jerjes, Waseem, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Singh, Sandeep, Sudhoff, Holger, ...

Abstract Objectives The tumour margin is an important surgical concept significantly affecting patient morbidity and mortality. We aimed in this prospective study to apply the microendoscope on...

Reversible atrial fibrillation secondary to a mega-oesophagus (2006)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Singh, Sandeep, Hopper, Colin, Mahil, Jaspal

Abstract Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and it increases in prevalence with advancing age to about 5% in people older than 65 years. Case presentation We...

Laryngocele: a rare complication of surgical tracheostomy (2006)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Sipaul, Fabian, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Singh, Sandeep, Howard, David, ...

Abstract Background A laryngocele is usually a cystic dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. The etiology behind its occurrence is still unclear, but congenital and acquired factors have been...

Bruxism secondary to brain injury treated with Botulinum toxin-A: a case report (2006)

El Maaytah, Mohammed, Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Swinson, Brian, Hopper, Colin, Ayliffe, Peter

Abstract We report a successful treatment of bruxism in a patient with anoxic brain injury using botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A). On examination the mouth opening was 0 mm, no feeding was possible through...

Direct microvascular monitoring of a free autologous jejunal flap using microendoscopy: a case report (2006)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Hopper, Colin, Searle, Adam, Wright, Anthony

Abstract Background Early identification of flap failure is an indispensable prerequisite for flap salvage. Although many technical developments of free flap monitoring have now reached clinical...

Experience versus complication rate in third molar surgery (2006)

Jerjes, Waseem, El-Maaytah, Mohammed, Swinson, Brian, Banu, Bilquis, Upile, Tahwinder, D'Sa, Sapna, ...

Abstract Objectives The records of 1087 patients who underwent surgical removal of third molar teeth were prospectively examined to analyse the possible relationship between postoperative...

Midazolam in the reduction of surgical stress: a randomized clinical trial (2005)

Jerjes, Waseem, Jerjes, Walid K., Swinson, Brian, Kumar, Samintharaj, Leeson, Rachel, Wood, Peter J., ...

Objective The objective of this study was to assess the role of midazolam in reducing surgical stress as measured using subjective and objective variables. Study design The study was a double-blind...

Bruxism secondary to brain injury treated with Botulinum toxin-A: a case report

El Maaytah, Mohammed, Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Swinson, Brian, Hopper, Colin, Ayliffe, Peter

We report a successful treatment of bruxism in a patient with anoxic brain injury using botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A). On examination the mouth opening was 0 mm, no feeding was possible through the...

Bruxism secondary to brain injury treated with Botulinum toxin-A: a case report

El Maaytah, Mohammed, Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Swinson, Brian, Hopper, Colin, Ayliffe, Peter

We report a successful treatment of bruxism in a patient with anoxic brain injury using botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A). On examination the mouth opening was 0 mm, no feeding was possible through the...