ShirinTowfighMD

PubMed

• Hidden hernias hurt: a plea for early diagnosis and treatment of occult inguinal hernias.
  Harry J Wong, Cherin Oh, Shirin Towfigh
  Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-12-01
• Impact of patient's sex on groin hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Carlos André Balthazar da Silveira, Sergio Mazzola Poli de Figueiredo, Ana Caroline Dias Rasador, Yasmin Meirelles Dias, Rafael Ribeiro Hernandez Martin
  World Journal of Surgery. 2024-11-01
• 5 citations
  Sex-based differences in inguinal hernia factors.
  Sarah Pivo, Desmond Huynh, Cherin Oh, Shirin Towfigh
  Surgical Endoscopy. 2023-11-01

Journal Articles

• Why We Remove Mesh  
  Shirin Towfigh, MD, Hernia
• Step-by-Step Guide to Safe Removal of Pre-Peritoneal Inguinal Mesh  
  Shirin Towfigh, MD, Surgical Endoscopy
• Ventral Hernia Management: Expert Consensus Guided by Systematic Review  
  MK Liang, JL Holihan, K Itani, ZM Alawadi, JR Gonzalez, EP Askenasy, C Ballever, HS Chong, MI Goldblatt, JA Greenberg, JA Harvin, JN Keith, RG Martindale, S Orenstein,..., Annals of Surgery, 1/1/2016
• See one, do one, teach one:inadequacies of current methods to train surgeons in hernia repair  
  HR Zahiri, AE Park, CM Pugh, M Vassiliou, G Voeller, Surgical Endoscopy, 1/1/2015
• Ileocutaneous fistula with distal ileal narrowing treated with an esophageal stent  
  A Kashani, S Towfigh, LH Jamil, Endoscopy, 1/1/2015
• Role of imaging in the diagnosis of occulthernias  
  J Miller, J Cho, MJ Michael, R Saouaf, S Towfigh, JAMA Surgery, 1/1/2014
• Criteria for definition of a complex abdominal wall hernia  
  NJ Slater, A Montgomery, F Berrevoet, AM Carbonell, A Chang, M Franklin, KW Kercher, BJLammers, E Parra-Davilla, S Roll, S Towfigh, E van Geffen, J Conze, H van Goor, World Journal of Hernia and Abdominal WallSurgery, 1/1/2013
• Comparative study of the efficacy and safety of ceftazidime/avibactam plus metronidazole versus meropenem in the treatment of complicated intra- abdominal infections i...  
  C Lucasti, I Popescu, MK Ramesh, J Lipka, C Sable, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 1/1/2013
• When It Is Not a Spigelian Hernia: Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome  
  S Towfigh, S Anderson, A Walker, American Surgeon, 1/1/2013
• Laparoscopic-assisted technique for colorectal procedures has much higher surgical site infection rates than standard laparoscopy  
  AJ Antoniou, S Towfigh, J Mirocha, P Fleshner, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2012
• Significant Reduction of Wound Infections With Daily Probing of Contaminated Wounds: A ProspectiveRandomized Clinical Trial  
  S Towfigh, T Clarke, W Yacoub, AH Pooli, RJ Mason, N Katkhouda, TV Berne, JAMA Surgery, 1/1/2011
• Outreach in surgery at the undergraduate level: an opportunity to improve surgical interest among women?  
  AJ Ourian, Y Nasseri, S Kohanzadeh, DR Margulies, BL Gewertz, SC Chen, S Towfigh, American Surgeon, 1/1/2011
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  EH Phillips, D Santos, S Towfigh, Bariatric Times, 1/1/2011
• The conundrum of the gram positive rod: Are we missing Arcanobacterium bernardiae in serious soft tissue infections?  
  TM Clarke, DM Citron, S Towfigh, Surgical Infections, 1/1/2010
• A multicentre, open-label, randomized comparative study of tigecycline versus ceftriaxone sodium plus metronidazole for the treatmentof hospitalized subjects with comp...  
  S Towfigh, J Pasternak, A Poirier, H Leister, T Babinchak, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 1/1/2010
• Invited critique-Simplifying surgical technique: Good for the goose and the gander?  
  S Towfigh, Archives of Surgery, 1/1/2010
• Invited critique-A bath a day  
  S Towfigh, Archives of Surgery, 1/1/2010
• A new andstandardized approach for trocar placement in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass  
  N Katkhouda, A Moazzez, S Popek, S Towfigh, B Cohen, B Lam, V Boulom, Surgical Endoscopy, 1/1/2009
• Acuterespiratory distress syndrome in non-trauma surgical patients: a six-year study  
  S Towfigh, MV Peralta, MJ Martin, A Salim, R Kelso, H Sohn, TV Berne, RJ Mason, Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1/1/2009
• Twenty Years of Experience Performing Laparoscopic Hernias: LessonsLearned  
  S Towfigh, EH Phillips, Cirurgia Endoscopia, 1/1/2009
• Obesity should notinfluence the management of appendicitis  
  S Towfigh, F Chen, N Katkhouda, R Kelso, H Sohn, T Berne, R Mason, Surgical Endoscopy, 1/1/2008
• Survey of surgicalinfections currently known (SOSICK): A multicenter examination of antimicrobial use from theSurgical Infection Society Scientific Studies Committee  
  Namias N, Meizoso JP, Livingston DH; SOSICK Investigators Group, Surgical Infections, 1/1/2008
• Assessment of Telavancin inComplicated Skin and Skin-Structure Infections Study Telavancin versus vancomycin for the treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure i...  
  Stryjewski ME, Graham DR, Wilson SE, O’Riordan W, Young D, Lentnek A, Ross DP, Fowler VG,Hopkins A, Friedland HD, Barriere SL, Kitt MM, Corey GR, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1/1/2008
• Planned early discharge-elective surgical readmission pathway for patients with gallstone pancreatitis  
  T Clarke, H Sohn, R Kelso, M Petrosyan, S Towfigh, R Mason, Archives of Surgery, 1/1/2008
• Significant reduction in incidence of wound contamination by skin flora through use of microbial sealant  
  S Towfigh, WG Cheadle, SF Lowry, MA Malangoni, SE Wilson, Archives of Surgery, 1/1/2008
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Books/Book Chapters

• Inguinal Hernia Surgery 
  Chapter: Obscure Groin Pain in Women 
  Shirin TowfighEditors: Giampiero Campanelli.Springer
• Textbook of Hernia 
  Chapter: Diagnostic Considerations in Inguinal Hernia Repair 
  Shirin Towfigh, Yasmine ShafikEditors: William Hope, William Cobb.Springer
• SAGES Manual of Groin Pain 
  B Jacob, B Ramshaw, D Chen, S TowfighSpringer
• The SAGES Manual of Groin Pain. 
  Chapter: Foreign Body Reaction, Fibromyalgia, and Autoimmune Disorders. 
  Editors: BP Jacob, DC Chen, B Ramshaw, S Towfigh.Springer-Verlag, New York, NY2016
• Inguinal Hernia Surgery. 
  Chapter: Obscure Groin Pain in Women. 
  S TowfighEditors: Giampiero Campanelli.Springer-Verlag, New York, NY2016
• The SAGES Manual of Groin Pain. 
  Editors: BP Jacob, DC Chen, B Ramshaw, S Towfigh.Springer-Verlag, New York, NY2016
• The SAGES Manual of Groin Pain. 
  Chapter: Patient with Referred Hip Pain. 
  Editors: BP Jacob, DC Chen, B Ramshaw, S Towfigh.Springer-Verlag, New York, NY2016
• The SAGES Manual of Groin Pain. 
  Chapter: Patient with Groin Pain After a Tissue Repair, Anterior Approach. 
  Editors: BP Jacob, DC Chen, B Ramshaw, S Towfigh.Springer-Verlag, New York, NY2016
• The SAGES Manual of Groin Pain. 
  Chapter: Patient with Groin Pain After a Lichtenstein Hernia Repair. 
  Editors: BP Jacob, DC Chen, B Ramshaw, S Towfigh.Springer-Verlag, New York, NY2016
• The SAGES Manual of Groin Pain. 
  Chapter: Patient with Chronic Pelvic Pain. 
  Editors: BP Jacob, DC Chen, B Ramshaw, S Towfigh.Springer-Verlag, New York, NY2016
• The SAGES Manual of Groin Pain. 
  Chapter: Introduction to Primary and Secondary Groin Pain: What Is Inguinodynia? 
  Editors: BP Jacob, DC Chen, B Ramshaw, S Towfigh.Springer-Verlag, New York, NY2016
• Current Surgical Therapy, 
  Chapter: Inguinal Hernia. 
  L Neumayer, S TowfighEditors: JL Cameron, AM Cameron.Elsevier, New York, NYEdition 11th,2013
• Master Techniques in Surgery: Hernia Surgery. 
  Chapter: Incarcerated Femoral Hernia. 
  S TowfighEditors: DB Jones.Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2013
• Textbook of Simulation, Skills, and Team Training. 
  Chapter: Simulation for Medical Students. 
  S Towfigh and GL FernandezEditors: ST Tsuda, DJ Scott, DB Jones.Cine-Med, CT2012
• Prevention and Management of Laparoendoscopic Surgical Complications. 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic Liver Surgery. 
  N Katkhouda, S TowfighSociety for Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsEdition 2nd,2005
• Therapeutic Laparoscopy for Digestive Disease. 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic Gastrojejunostomy. 
  S Towfigh, DW McFaddenEditors: B MacFadyen.Springer-Verlag, New York, NY2004
• At Issue: Politics in the World Arena 
  S TowfighEditors: S Spiegel.St. Martin’s Press, New York, NYEdition 6th,1991
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Abstracts/Posters

• Robotic-assisted abdomino-Inguinoplasty to treat groin pain in patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
  E Zarrinkhoo, S Towfigh, 17th Annual Hernia Repair, Americas Hernia Society, Washington, DC, 1/30/2016
• Early experience with implantation of a novel reinforced bioscaffold: Potential benefits in patients at risk for chronic pain.
  E Zarrinkhoo, S Ferzoco, P Szotek, S Towfigh, 17th Annual Hernia Repair, Americas Hernia Society, Washington, DC, 1/30/2016
• Risks of Laparoscopic versus robotic­?assisted mesh removal after inguinal hernia repair.
  E Zarrinkhoo, S Towfigh, Annual Meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal andEndoscopic Surgeons, Boston, MA, 1/16/2016
• Occult inguinal hernias can cause chronic pelvic pain.
  S Towfigh, E Zarrinkhoo, International Pelvic Pain Society, Chicago, IL, 1/14/2016
• Ankylosing spondylitis as a rarepresentation of groin pain.
  E Zarrinkhoo, J Miller, A Walker, M Weisman, S Towfigh, 1st World Congress on Abdominal Wall Surgery, Milan, Italy, 1/25/2015
• Robotic spermatic cord lysis fortreatment of postoperative chronic testicular pain after laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair with mesh.
  E Zarrinkhoo, S Towfigh, D Josephson, Annual Meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Nashville, TN, 1/15/2015
• Inguinal hernia as a cause of chronic pelvic pain: A key sign to make the diagnosis.
  CA Saad, DS Kim, S Towfigh, MJ Solnik, Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting of the American Congressof Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Francisco, CA, 1/2/2015
• Inguinal hernia as a cause of chronic pelvic pain: A key sign to make the diagnosis.
  CA Saad, DS Kim, S Towfigh, MJ Solnik, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1/1/2015
• Obscure Groin Pain in Women.
  S Towfigh, Hernia, 1/1/2015
• Ankylosingspondylitis as a rare presentation of groin pain.
  E Zarrinkhoo, J Miller, A Walker, M Weisman, S Towfigh, Hernia, 1/1/2015
• Beyond recurrence: Recognizing the pathologies of thepostoperative groin.
  J Miller, S Towfigh, R Saouaf, 100th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society ofNorth America, Chicago, IL, 1/30/2014
• Role of imaging in diagnosis of hidden hernias.
  J Miller, M Michael, R Saouaf, S Towfigh, Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Dana Point, CA, 1/14/2014
• Retroperitoneal anatomy: implications for inguinodynia.
  A Mannan, A Walker, E Stark, S Towfigh, Association for Academic Surgery, Huntington Beach, CA, 1/3/2011
• Defining Retroperitoneal Lumbar Plexus Anatomy: Implications For The Surgeon Treating Inguinodynia.
  A Mannan, A Walker, ME Stark, S Towfigh, Journal of Surgical Research, 1/1/2011
• Retroperitoneal anatomy: Implications for inguinodynia.
  A Mannan, A Walker, E Stark, S Towfigh, Josiah Brown Poster Fair, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 1/27/2010
• Chronological study of bacterial flora in contaminated wounds.
  S Towfigh, A Gupta, T Clarke,DM Citron, Surgical Infections Society Annual Meeting, 1/20/2010
• Daily Probing of Contaminated Wounds Significantly Reduces Wound Infections.
  S Towfigh, T Clarke, W Yacoub, AH Pooli, R Mason, N Katkhouda, T Berne, Pacific Coast SurgicalAssociation, Maui, HI, 1/14/2010
• Defining "complex abdominal wall hernia": Consensus of a global panel of hernia repair experts.
  J Conze, H VanGoor, S Towfigh, International Congress of European Hernia Society, Istanbul, Turkey, 1/6/2010
• Efficacy of tigecycline versus ceftriaxone and metronidazole for complicated intra­?abdominal infections: Americas study 400.
  S Towfigh, J. Pasternak, A. Poirier, H. Leister, T. Babinchak on behalf of the 400 Study Group, 19th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Helsinki, Finland, 1/16/2009
• Needs assessment for improving surgical resident communication with patients andtheir family in the immediate post­?operative period.
  Towfigh S, Innovations in Medical Education, Los Angeles, CA, 1/9/2008
• Ultrasound­?based aortic navigation system: preliminary data.
  J Mung, S Han, D Fullerton, A Bond, B Liu, S Towfigh, F Weaver, J Yen, Stanford Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Summit, Stanford, CA, 1/4/2008
• Psoas abscess rarely requires surgical intervention.
  S Towfigh, F Chen, N Katkhouda, RKelso, H Sohn, T Berne, R Mason, Southwestern Surgical Congress, Rancho Mirage, CA, 1/26/2007
• Bacteriology of breast abscesses in the era of methicillin­?resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
  A Moazzez, R Kelso, S Towfigh, H Sohn, T Berne, R Mason, Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Hilo, HI, 1/18/2007
• Obesity should not affect management of appendicitis.
  S Towfigh, F Chen, N Katkhouda, RKelso, H Sohn, T Berne, R Mason, Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Hilo, HI, 1/18/2007
• What do women think? Perspectives of womensurgeons.
  JO Chan, S Towfigh, RL Kelso, JA Freischlag, Association of Women Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/7/2007
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Lectures

• Diagnoses and Imaging in Groin Pain. 
  Washington, DC - 1/30/2016
• Patient-Centered Applications. 
  Washington, DC - 1/30/2016
• Management of Reducible Ventral Hernias: The Cost­?effectiveness of Surgical Repair at Diagnosis Versus Watchful Waiting. 
  Washington, DC - 1/18/2016
• Patient-Focused Communities and Forums: Risks and Benefits. 
  Washington, DC - 1/18/2016
• Longterm Persistent Pain after TransAbdominal PrePeritoneal Groin Hernia Surgery: A Comparison Between Fibrin Sealant and Tacks for Mesh Fixation. 
  Washington, DC - 1/17/2016
• Urogenital Pelvic Pain, Oy, What a Mesh! 
  Chicago, IL - 1/15/2016
• Does Mesh Removal Relieve Pain In Those With Mesh-Related Chronic Pain? 
  Washington, DC - 1/2/2016
• Update 2015: Lap and Open Inguinal Hernias. 
  New York, NY - 1/28/2015
• Women with No More Pregnancy, Medium Diastasis, Small Umbilical and Epigastric Hernia, and Little Excess Skin: What to Do If They Do Not Want Open Abdominoplasty. 
  Milan, Italy - 1/27/2015
• Hidden hernias as a cause of chronic pelvic pain. 
  Milan, Italy - 1/27/2015
• How I Utilize Robotics in a Private Practice General Surgery Setting. 
  Cleveland, OH - 1/23/2015
• Simulation in Residency Training: Role of ACS Accreditation of Education Institutes. 
  Santa Barbara, CA - 1/17/2015
• The novel use of robotic assistance to advance hernia surgery. 
  Ojai, CA - 1/10/2015
• Robotic Treatment of Chronic Pain 
  Chicago, IL - 1/4/2015
• Inguinal Hernias Among Women. 
  Del Mar, CA - 1/27/2014
• Inguinal hernia as a cause of chronic pelvic pain: A key sign to make the diagnosis. 
  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 1/20/2014
• Brief Algorithm for Treatment of Inguinodynia. 
  Santa Barbara, CA - 1/18/2014
• Hidden Hernias As Cause of Chronic Pelvic Pain. 
  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA - 1/20/2013
• When it’s not a Spigelian Hernia: Abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome. 
  1/18/2013
• Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women--The Hidden Hernia. 
  Orlando, FL - 1/14/2013
• Hernias Among Women: How Are We Different? 
  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA - 1/14/2013
• Chronic Pain after Hernia Repair. 
  Orlando, FL - 1/13/2013
• The Hidden Hernia. 
  New York, NY - 1/30/2012
• How to Prevent Chronic Pain after Hernia Repair: Laparoscopic Neurectomy. 
  New York, NY - 1/28/2012
• Non-surgical Management of Post-Operative Inguinal Hernia Pain. 
  Mexico City, Mexico - 1/27/2012
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Other

• Intestinal Leiomyoma. 
  S Towfigh
  www.emedicine.com
  1/1/2000
• Efficacy of renal transplantation among those aged55 and over. 
  S Towfigh, N Halasz, J Dunn, G Danovitch, Independent Study Research Project
  UCSD School of Medicine - 1/1/1996
• The biology and ecology ofAnopheles gambiae mosquitoes in the Burkina Faso, West Africa. Undergraduate Honors Thesis 
  S Towfigh, C Taylor, UCLA, World Health Organization
  1/1/1992