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Ahmad Sayasneh

Research and Publications

Publications

In addition to his private and NHS practice, Mr Sayasneh continues to be actively involved in medical research, which has been a focus throughout his career. His specialist research interest lies in the screening, diagnosis, and management of ovarian cancer, and he has published numerous peer-reviewed studies in this field, as well as book chapters.

Rajkumar S, Nath R, Lane G, Mehra G, Begum S, Sayasneh A. Advanced stage (IIIC/IV) endometrial cancer: Role of cytoreduction and determinants of survival. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 234, 26-31

S Rajkumar, A Polson, R Nath, G Lane, A Sayasneh, A Jakes, S Begum et al. Prognostic implications of histological tumor regression (Böhm’s score) in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy for high grade serous tubal & ovarian carcinoma. 2018, Gynecologic oncology 151 (2), 264-268

M Quaranta, G Mehra, R Nath, G Culora, A Sayasneh. A rare case of refractory disseminated leiomyomatosisperitonealis complicated by cauda equina compression. 2018.Eur J ObstetGynecol, 229: 205–207

Saso S, Tziraki M, Clancy NT, Song L, Bracewell-Milnes T, Jones BP, Al-Memar M, Yazbek J, Thum MY, Sayasneh A, Bourne T, Smith JR, Elson DS, Ghaem-Maghami S. Use of Laser Speckle Contrast Analysis during pelvic surgery in a uterine transplantation model. 2018 Future Sci OA. 2018 Aug 1;4(7):FSO324.

Al-karawi D, Sayasneh A, Al-Assam H, Jassim, Page N, Timmerman D, Bourne T, Du H.

Automated differentiation of ovarian mature teratomas from other benign tumours using neural networks classification of 2D ultrasound static images. SPIE Commercial+ Scientific Sensing and Imaging. 2017. 102210F-102210F-10

Eichenberger‐Gautschi T, Sayasneh A, Smith A. OC11. 04: Ovarian masses in pregnancy. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2017; 50: 22-22

Sayasneh A, Ferrara L, De Cock B, Saso S , Al‐Memar M, Johnson S, Kaijser J, Carvalho J, Husicka R, Smith A, Stalder C, Blanco M C, Ettore G, Van Calster B, Timmerman D, Bourne T. Evaluating the risk of ovarian cancer before surgery using the ADNEX model: a multicentre external validation study. Brit J Cancer, Accepted July 2016

Jones B, Jeevananthan P, Sayasneh A, Saso A, Chatterjee J, Yazbek J, Boyle D, Smith JR. The novel application of plasma energy as a tissue‐preserving treatment modality for vulval and perianal intraepithelial neoplasia. J Gynecol Oncol 2016 141:98

Sayasneh A, Kaijser J, Preisler J, Smith AA, Raslan F, Johnson S, Husicka R, Ferrara L, Stalder C, Ghaem‐Maghami S, Timmerman D, Bourne T. The accuracy of ultrasonography performed by examiners with varied training and experience to predict the specific pathology of adnexal masses. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Oct 1. doi: 10.1002/uog.14675.

Sayasneh A, Wynants L, Preisler J, Kaijser J, Johnson S, Stalder C, Husicka R, Abdallah Y, Raslan F, Drought A, Smith AA, Ghaem‐Maghami S, Epstein E, Van Calster B, Timmerman D, Bourne T. Multicentre external validation of IOTA prediction models and RMI by operators with varied training. Br J Cancer. 2013 Jun 25; 108(12):2448‐54. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.224.

Sayasneh A, Kaijser J, Preisler J, Johnson S, Stalder C, Husicka R, Guha S, Naji O, Abdallah Y, Raslan F, Drought A, Smith AA, Fotopoulou C, Ghaem‐Maghami S, Van Calster B, Timmerman D, Bourne T. A multicenter prospective external validation of the diagnostic performance of IOTA simple descriptors and rules to characterize ovarian masses. Gynecol Oncol. 2013 Jul; 130(1):140‐6. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.04.003. Epub 2013 Apr 8.

Sayasneh A, Naji O, Abdallah Y, Stalder C, Bourne T. Changes seen in the ultrasound features of a presumed decidualised ovarian endometrioma mimicking malignancy. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2012 Nov; 32(8):807‐11. 10.3109/01443615.2012.707256.

Sayasneh A, Preisler J, Smith A, Saso S, Naji O, Abdallah Y, Stalder C, Daemen A,

Timmerman D, Bourne T. Do pocket‐sized ultrasound machines have the potential to be used as a tool to triage patients in obstetrics and gynecology?.Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Aug; 40(2):145‐50. doi:10.1002/uog.11184.

Kaijser J, Sayasneh A (joined first author), Van Hoorde K, Ghaem‐Maghami S, Bourne T, Timmerman D, Van Calster B. Presurgical diagnosis of adnexal tumours using mathematical models and scoring systems: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Hum Reprod Update. 2014; 20(3):449‐62.

Sayasneh A, Carvalho, J, Stalder C, Bourne T. The potential use of pocket‐sized ultrasound machines in obstetrics and gynecology. Europe Diagnostic Imaging Magazine. May 2013 page:35‐37.

Sayasneh A, Ekechi C, Ferrara L, Kaijser J, Stalder C, Sur S, Timmerman D and Tom Bourne. The characteristic ultrasound features of specific types of ovarian pathology (Review). Int J Oncol October 2014. DOI: 10.3892/ijo)

Kaijser J, Van Gorp T, Smet ME, Van Holsbeke C, Sayasneh A, Epstein E, Bourne T, Vergote I, Van Calster B, Timmerman D. Are serum HE4 or ROMA scores useful to experienced examiners for improving characterization of adnexal masses after transvaginal ultrasonography?. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jan; 43(1):89‐97. doi: 10.1002/uog.12551.

Kaijser J, Van Gorp T, Van Hoorde K, Van Holsbeke C, Sayasneh A, Vergote I, Bourne T, Timmerman D, Van Calster B. A comparison between an ultrasound based prediction model (LR2) and the risk of ovarian malignancy algorithm (ROMA) to assess the risk of malignancy in women with an adnexal mass. Gynecol Oncol. 2013 May; 129(2):377‐83.

Kaijser J, Van Gorp T, Sayasneh A, Vergote I, Bourne T, Van Calster B, Timmerman D.

Differentiating stage I epithelial ovarian cancer from benign disease in women with adnexal tumors using biomarkers or the ROMA algorithm. Gynecol Oncol. 2013 Aug; 130(2):398‐9. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.04.472.

Kaijser J, Sayasneh A, Van Calster B, Timmerman D, Bourne T. Preoperative identification of a suspicious adnexal mass. Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Oct; 127(1):260‐2. Doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.07.099.

Kaijser J, Bourne T, Valentin L, Sayasneh A, Van Holsbeke C, Vergote I, Testa AC, Franchi D, Van Calster B, Timmerman D. Improving strategies for diagnosing ovarian cancer: a summary of the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) studies. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jan; 41(1):9‐20. doi: 10.1002/uog.12323. Review.

Kaijser J, Bourne T, De Rijdt S, Van Holsbeke C, Sayasneh A, Valentin L, Van Calster B, Timmerman D. Key findings from the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) study: an approach to the optimal ultrasound based characterisation of adnexal pathology. AJUM August 2012; 15 (3): 82‐86.

Kaijser J, Van Belle V, Van Gorp T, Sayasneh A, Vergote I, Bourne T, Van Calster B,

Timmerman D. Prognostic value of serum HE4 levels and risk of ovarian malignancy algorithm scores at the time of ovarian cancer diagnosis. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2014 Sep; 24(7):1173‐80. doi:10.1097/IGC.0000000000000181.

Khazendar S, Sayasneh A, Al‐Assam H, Du H, Kaijser J, Ferrara L, Timmerman D, Jassim S, Bourne T. Automated characterisation of ultrasound images of ovarian tumours: the diagnostic accuracy of a support vector machine and image processing with a local binary pattern operator. Facts Views Vis Obgyn. 2015;7(1):7‐15.

Khazendar S, Farren J, Al‐Assam H, Du H, Sayasneh A , Bourne T, Jassim S. Automatic Identification of Miscarriage Cases Supported by Decision Strength Using Ultrasound Images of the Gestational Sac. Annals of the BMVA Vol. 2015, No. 5, pp 1−16 (2015).

Saso S, Sawyer R, O’Neill NM, Tzafetas M, Sayasneh A, Hassan Hamed A, Elliott F, Thum MY, Ghaem‐Maghami S, Lee MJ, Smith JR, Del Priore G. Trachelectomy during pregnancy: What has experience taught us? J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2014 Nov 25. doi: 10.1111/jog.12594.

Guha S, Ayim F, Ludlow J, Sayasneh A, Condous G, Kirk E, Stalder C, Timmerman D, Bourne T, Van Calster B. Triaging pregnancies of unknown location: the performance of protocols based on single serum progesterone or repeated serum hCG levels. Hum Reprod. 2014 May; 29(5):938‐45. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deu045.

Guha S, Van Belle V, Bottomley C, Preisler J, Vathanan V, Sayasneh A, Stalder C, Timmerman D, Bourne T. External validation of models and simple scoring systems to predict miscarriage in intrauterine pregnancies of uncertain viability. Hum Reprod. 2013 Nov; 28(11):2905‐11. doi:10.1093/humrep/det342.

Naji O, Wynants L, Smith A, Abdallah Y, Stalder C, Sayasneh A, McIndoe A, Ghaem‐Maghami S, Van Huffel S, Van Calster B, Timmerman D, Bourne T. Predicting successful vaginal birth after Cesarean section using a model based on Cesarean scar features examined by transvaginal sonography. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jun; 41(6):672‐8.

Ayim F, Tapp S, Guha S, Ameye L, Al Memar M, Sayasneh A, Bottomley C, Gould D, Stalder C, Timmerman D, Bourne T. Can risk factors, clinical history and symptoms be used to predict the risk of ectopic pregnancy in women attending an early pregnancy assessment unit? July 2016.doi:10.1002/uog.16007

Naji O, Daemen A, Smith A, Abdallah Y, Saso S, Stalder C, Sayasneh A, McIndoe A, Ghaem‐Maghami S, Timmerman D, Bourne T. Changes in Cesarean section scar dimensions during pregnancy: a prospective longitudinal study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct 25. doi:10.1002/uog.12334

Naji O, Daemen A, Smith A, Abdallah Y, Saso S, Stalder C, Sayasneh A, McIndoe A, Ghaem‐Maghami S, Timmerman D, Bourne T. The visibility and measurement of Caesarean section scars in pregnancy: an interobserver variability study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Feb 10. Doi: 10.1002/uog.11132

Naji O, Wynants L, Smith A, Abdallah Y, Stalder C, Sayasneh A, McIndoe A, Ghaem‐Maghami S, Van Huffel S, Van Calster B, Timmerman D, Bourne T. Reply: To PMID 23371440. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jul; 42(1):123‐4.

Sayasneh A, Johnson H. Risk Factors for Mesh Erosion in vaginal reconstructive Surgery Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. October 2010. Vol. 30, No. 7, Pages 721‐724 (doi:10.3109/01443615.2010.501921).

Sayasneh A, Pandeva I (2010) Postpartum Sexual Dysfunction: A systematic review. The British Journal of Medical Practitioners BJMP 2010; 3(2):316‐320.

Sayasneh A, Pandeva I, Brady J (2010) A Case Report of a Placenta Percreta Occurred at the Site of an old perforation scar. The Internet Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Volume13

Kasem M, Sayasneh A, Matta N. Maternal Use of Methadone and Neonatal Thrombocytosis. The Internet Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatology. 2009 Volume 11 Number 1.

Sayasneh A, Nosib H, S A, Majmudar T. Ovarian Masses in Neonates, Infants and Young Children (Chapter 5). Ovarian Cysts: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment (ed) by Richard E. Tredwell. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600 Hauppauge, NY, USA. ISBN: 978‐1‐ 60876‐950‐6.

Sayasneh A, Nosib H, Abdel‐Rahman H. A case report of incisional hernia through a 5‐mm lateral port site following laparoscopic right ovarian cystectomy. Gynecol Surg J. 2009. 6(3):87‐90.

Sayasneh, H. Muppala, J. Rafi, W. Hassan, M. Hanson: Maternal and neonatal outcome with trial of operative vaginal delivery (TOVD) in theatre. The Internet Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2010 Volume 13 Number 2.

Pinki P, Sayasneh A, Lindow SW. The working relationship between midwives and junior doctors: A questionnaire survey of Yorkshire trainees. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 May; 27 (4):365‐7 17654187 (P, S, E, B), Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology ISSN 0144‐3615.

Rafi J, Muppala H, Sayasneh A. A survey of the management of second trimester pregnancy loss: Delivery suite or gynaecological ward?, J Obstet Gynaecol, Volume 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 589 – 590. DOI: 10.1080/01443610701469446.

Sayasneh A, Kaijser J, Preisler J, Stalder C, Johnson S, Smith A, Drought A, Husicka R, Guha S, Raslan F, Naji O, Abdallah Y, Ghaem‐Maghami S, Van Calster B, Timmerman D, Bourne T, et al., 2013, Diagnostic performance of IOTA simple descriptors and rules to characterise adnexal masses: a multicentre prospective external validation, Bjog‐An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol:120, ISSN:1470‐0328, Pages:373‐373.

Sayasneh A, Preisler J, Stlader C, Husicka R, Naji O, Kaijser J, Van Calster B, Ghaem‐

Maghami S, Timmerman D, Bourne T, et al., 2013, A randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical impact of RMI versus LR2 to characterise adnexal masses: interim analysis of phase 4 IOTA study, Bjog‐An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol:120, ISSN:1470‐0328, Pages:357358.

Nosib H, Sayasneh A, Lim B. Outcome of monochorionic twin pregnancies in a district general hospital: A 5 year experience. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Volume 107,Supplement 2 (2009), Page 289.

Sayasneh A, Prieisler J, Wynants L, Kaijser J, Johnson S, Stalder C, Husicka R,

Raslan F, Ghaem‐Maghami S, Van Calster B, Timmerman D, Bourne T, et al., 2013, Diagnostic performance of IOTA Logistic Regression (LR2) model compared to the Risk of Malignancy Index to characterize adnexal masses: a multicentre prospective study, Bjog‐An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol:120, ISSN:1470‐0328, Pages:372‐373.

Rahman H A, Sayasneh A, Mukhopadhyayn D. Correlation between ultrasound and hysteroscopy findings in postmenopausal bleeding, Menopause Int J, December 2008; 14: 188 ‐ 192.

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