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  1. Access to and quality of elective care: a prospective cohort study using hernia surgery as a tracer condition in 83 countries

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, July 2024, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky

  2. A prognostic model for use before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (GSU-Pulmonary Score): a development and validation study in three international cohorts

    Article • The Lancet Digital Health, July 2024, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev, Dale Vimalachandran, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky

  3. Vacuum-assisted closure for treating chronic pelvic abscess following rectal stump leak after Hartmann’s procedure for low rectal cancer

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, June 2024, Pensoft Publishers

    Martin Karamanliev

  4. Nationwide analysis of the breast cancer guidelines adherence in Bulgaria

    Article • Clinical Surgical Oncology, April 2024, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev

  5. Impact of postoperative cardiovascular complications on 30‐day mortality after major abdominal surgery: an international prospective cohort study

    Article • Anaesthesia, February 2024, Wiley

    Martin Karamanliev, Panteleimon Pantelidis, Prof Marco Clementi

  6. Core-needle breast biopsy for the diagnosis of breast cancer – real-time data from Bulgaria

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2024, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev

  7. Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries

    Article • BJS, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Martin Karamanliev, Özgül Düzgün

  8. Stoma-free survival after anastomotic leak following rectal cancer resection: worldwide cohort of 2470 patients

    Article • BJS, October 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Martin Karamanliev, Özgül Düzgün

  9. Success rate and safety of totally implantable access ports placed by the cephalic vein cutdown technique in oncological patients – a single-center study

    Article • Folia Medica, August 2023, Pensoft Publishers

    Martin Karamanliev

  10. Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgery for indeterminate thyroid nodules (THYCOVID): a retrospective, international, multicentre, cross-sectional study

    Article • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 2023, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev, Dr Jose Candido Caldeira Xavier-Junior

  11. ICG fluorescence-guided sentinel lymph node biopsy in early breast cancer – a single-center initial experience

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2023, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev

  12. Learning Curve of Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision versus Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision - A Single-Center Study

    Article • Surgery Gastroenterology and Oncology, January 2023, Celsius Publishing House

    Martin Karamanliev

  13. Complications in Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TATME) – Early Experience

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, December 2022, Pensoft Publishers

    Martin Karamanliev

  14. Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, July 2022, Elsevier

    Mohammad Alherz, John Whitaker, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Martin Karamanliev

  15. Intraperitoneal drain placement and outcomes after elective colorectal surgery: international matched, prospective, cohort study

    Article • BJS, March 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Vittoria Bellato, Martin Karamanliev

  16. Validation of the OAKS prognostic model for acute kidney injury after gastrointestinal surgery

    Article • BJS Open, January 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Christopher James Graham, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Martin Karamanliev

  17. Mesenteric Vascular Evaluation with Pre-operative Multidetector Computed Tomographic Angiography and Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Angiography to Reduce Anastomotic Leaks after Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

    Article • JSLS Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons, January 2022, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

    Martin Karamanliev

  18. Review on Anastomotic Leak Rate after ICG Angiography during Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, December 2021, Pensoft Publishers

    Martin Karamanliev

  19. SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study

    Article • Anaesthesia, August 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Justin Wormald, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Ronald Flumignan, Dr. Musbahu Sani Kurawa, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Shameel Musthafa, MD Aleksandar Bogdanovic, Assia HAIF, Alfie J Kavalakat, Prof Marcello Migliore, Joshua Totty, Martin Karamanliev, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Professor Dr Osama Farouk, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Marcos Perini, Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu, Dickon Hayne

  20. Is high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) an option for neoadjuvant therapy for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients? – a systematic review

    Article • International Journal of Hyperthermia, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Martin Karamanliev

  21. Timing of nasogastric tube insertion and the risk of postoperative pneumonia: an international, prospective cohort study

    Article • Colorectal Disease, September 2020, Wiley

    MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Martin Karamanliev, Assoc Professor Pencho T Tonchev, Dr Katrine J Emmertsen

  22. Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME): A Literature Review

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, September 2020, De Gruyter

    Martin Karamanliev

  23. Мultimodality Treatment Options for Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Chemotherapy Combined with Focused Ultrasound Surgery

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2020, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev

  24. Safety of hospital discharge before return of bowel function after elective colorectal surgery

    Article • BJS, January 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Louis Dwyer-Hemmings, Dr Massimiliano Mistrangelo, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Martin Karamanliev, Assoc Professor Pencho T Tonchev, Dr Katrine J Emmertsen

  25. Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix—Single-Center Study Over a 10-Year Period

    Article • Medicina, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Martin Karamanliev

  26. Novel Application of the EK Glove Port for Single-Incision Diverting Sigmoid Loop Colostomy in Advanced Rectal Cancer

    Article • JSLS Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons, January 2020, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

    Martin Karamanliev

  27. Single-Center Study of Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of Uterine Cervix over a 10-Year Period

    Article • Medicina, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Martin Karamanliev

  28. Safety and efficacy of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce ileus after colorectal surgery

    Article • BJS, October 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Louis Dwyer-Hemmings, Dr Massimiliano Mistrangelo, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Martin Karamanliev, Assoc Professor Pencho T Tonchev, Dr Katrine J Emmertsen

  29. EFFICIENCY OF TRAINING COURSES IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

    Article • Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers), August 2019, Journal of IMAB

    Martin Karamanliev

  30. CLINICAL SAFETY OF FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED PANCREATIC CANCER PATIENTS - SINGLE CENTER PROSPECTIVE STUDY

    Article • Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers), February 2019, Journal of IMAB

    Martin Karamanliev

  31. Metastatic Colon Cancer in a Pregnant Woman: A Case Report

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, December 2018, De Gruyter

    Martin Karamanliev

  32. Delayed Inguinal Site Metastasis in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: A Case Report

    Article • Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Martin Karamanliev

  33. Contemporary challenges of warty carcinoma of cervix - Our experience and review of literature

    Article • Australasian Medical Journal, January 2018, Scitechnol Biosoft Pvt. Ltd.

    Martin Karamanliev

  34. Introducing clinical protocol for ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids in patients in Europe, provided from experienced Chinese center-prospective comparative

    Article • Biomedical Research, January 2018, OMICS Publishing Group

    Martin Karamanliev

  35. Rapidly growing vaginal mass: Benign or malignant?

    Article • Australasian Medical Journal, January 2018, Scitechnol Biosoft Pvt. Ltd.

    Martin Karamanliev

  36. Macroscopic Assessment of Total Mesorectal Excision Quality after Robotic Assisted Rectal Resection for Rectal Cancer in Bulgaria: A Prospective Trial

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, December 2017, De Gruyter

    Martin Karamanliev

  37. Original Article. Diagnostic Value of Tru-Cut Biopsy in Diagnosing Breast Lesions

    Article • Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Martin Karamanliev