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Ala Wafa
Affiliation : Misurata University
- 17Publications (affiliation in Libya)
- 26Total publications
- 115Citations
- 5h-index
Research profile
Ala Wafa has 17 indexed publications (2019–2026). Their work appears mainly in “Obesity Surgery”, “Obesity Facts” and “Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases”. Their most cited article, “International expert consensus on the current status and future prospects of artificial intelligence in metabolic and bariatric surgery” (2025), has been cited 25 times. 15 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 5 researchers.
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Create my free profile Add my publicationsResearch areas
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Innovations in Medical Education
Publications (17)
- Ring-Augmented Versus Non-Ring Augmented Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with BMI > 50 kg/m²: 3-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Portomesenteric Vein Thrombosis after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: a Multi-Centric International Study
- Anatomic Reversal of Gastric Bypass as a Last Resort for Refractory Complications: A Retrospective Case Series
- World’s First Revisional Metabolic Bariatric Surgery under Regional Anesthesia: Laparoscopic Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass – A Case Report
- The association of metabolic and bariatric surgery and postabdominoplasty complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Excluded-stomach Perforation after Roux-en-Y and One-anastomosis Gastric Bypass: A Systematic Review with Video-illustrated Case Report
- The BARIAlink Global Collaborative Platform: Just Another Educative Tool or a Pioneering Evolution in the Treatment of Metabolic and Obesity-Related Disease?
- Procedure-specific outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch across a decade of MBSAQIP adoption
- International expert consensus on the current status and future prospects of artificial intelligence in metabolic and bariatric surgery
- Letter to the Editor: Optimizing Postoperative Analgesia in Bariatric Surgery — Clinical Implications of ESP vs TAP Block for Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Editorial Opinion: Methodological Rigor in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Research—Learning from History
- The Alarming Rate of Malnutrition after Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass. A single Centre Experience
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon Criteria—An International Experts’ Consensus
- Observations of Ramadan fasting in the initial year after bariatric surgery
- Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass (SASI): The Alarming Rate of Malnutrition
- Adrenalectomy in Libya: A Retrospective Study
- Role of Laparoscopy in Abdominal Trauma
Publication venues
- Obesity Surgery × 9
- Obesity Facts × 2
- Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases × 2
- Journal of Robotic Surgery × 1
- Scientific Reports × 1
- Academic Journal of Science and Technology × 1
Publications per year
- 20268
- 20253
- 20244
- 20231
- 20191
Collaborations
Partner institutions : University of Tripoli · Alasmarya Islamic University
Co-authors
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