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  1. Expectations of the adult population of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan about irritable bowel syndrome

    Article • Medicine, August 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  2. The Impact of Sunlight Exposure on Postoperative Hypoparathyroidism: A Retrospective Analysis from Two Greek Centers

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  3. A Retrospective Study Analyzing the Incidence of Urine Incontinence after Cesarean Section Delivery in Comparison with Vaginal Delivery

    Article • Current Women s Health Reviews, May 2025, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  4. Assessing the feasibility of near infrared autofluorescence imaging in minimally-invasive video assisted parathyroidectomy and the autofluorescence signature of parathyroid adenomas. A single center surgical case series

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  5. Verifying the oncologic rationale of prophylactic central compartment neck dissection in the management of papillary thyroid carcinoma using a pathologic spectrum of nodal metastases characteristics. A Prospective Comparative study

    Article • Endocrine, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  6. An outcome analysis of utilizing contrast-free near-infrared autofluorescence imaging in thyroid cancer surgery: a retrospective study

    Article • Updates in Surgery, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  7. Immediate repair of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery via a tension-free end-to-side anastomosis with the Vagus

    Article • Updates in Surgery, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  8. Perioperative Vascular Access Mapping in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Comparative Study of Access Navigation and Selection in Jordan

    Article • Vascular Health and Risk Management, September 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  9. Sporadic Parathyroid Adenoma: A Pilot Study of Novel Biomarkers in Females

    Article • Medicina, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  10. Early surgery: a favorable prognosticator in amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis—a single-center experience with 53 cases

    Article • Updates in Surgery, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  11. MicroRNAs in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: What Is New in Diagnosis and Treatment

    Article • Frontiers in Oncology, February 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  12. “Sim life model: introducing a new teaching device in endocrine surgery simulation”. Author’s commentary

    Article • Updates in Surgery, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  13. Indocyanine green fluorescence: an additional tool for endoscopic adrenalectomy

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, September 2021, Wiley

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  14. Postoperatively determined high-risk histopathologic features in papillary thyroid carcinoma initially eligible for thyroid lobectomy: a game changer

    Article • Endocrine, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  15. Implications of a background of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis on the current conservative surgical trend towards papillary thyroid carcinoma

    Article • Updates in Surgery, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar, Prof. Shadi Hamouri

  16. Postoperatively Determined High-Risk Histopathologic Features in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Initially Eligible for Thyroid Lobectomy: A Game Changer

    Article • April 2021, Research Square

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  17. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia in Northern Jordan: Case series and literature review

    Article • International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Mohammed Z. Allouh, Dr Sohail Bakkar

  18. The effect of intraoperative autofluorescence monitoring on unintentional parathyroid gland excision rates and postoperative PTH concentrations—a single-blind randomized-controlled trial

    Article • Endocrine, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  19. First report of benign track seeding after robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery

    Article • American Journal of Otolaryngology, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  20. Resuming Elective Paediatric Surgical Procedures in the Era of COVID-19

    Article • African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, January 2021, Medknow

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  21. Introducing a new scrotal orchiopexy technique: The fat anchor orchiopexy

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Surgery, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  22. Lesion Type Analysis of Hemodialysis Patients Who Underwent Endovascular Management for Symptomatic Central Venous Disease

    Article • Vascular Health and Risk Management, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sohail Bakkar, Dr. Mohammed Z. Allouh

  23. SimLife model: introducing a new teaching device in endocrine surgery simulation

    Article • Updates in Surgery, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  24. Impact of COVID-19 on thyroid cancer surgery and adjunct therapy

    Article • Updates in Surgery, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  25. Resuming elective surgery in the time of COVID-19: a safe and comprehensive strategy

    Article • Updates in Surgery, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  26. Developing a tool that could reliably refute total thyroidectomy for solitary Bethesda IV thyroid nodules

    Article • Updates in Surgery, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  27. Comparing LigasureTM Exact dissector with other energy devices in total thyroidectomy: a pilot study

    Article • Gland Surgery, April 2020, AME Publishing Company

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  28. Analysis of the Peri-Operative Cost of Non-Traumatic Major Lower Extremity Amputation in Jordan

    Article • ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sohail Bakkar, Dr. Mohammed Z. Allouh

  29. Energy-based devices in thyroid surgery—an overview

    Article • Gland Surgery, January 2020, AME Publishing Company

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  30. Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT)

    Article • Gland Surgery, January 2020, AME Publishing Company

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  31. Major lower extremity amputation: a contemporary analysis from an academic tertiary referral centre in a developing community

    Article • BMC Surgery, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar, Dr. Mohammed Z. Allouh

  32. Surgical Management of Diffuse Sclerosing Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Experience in 25 Patients

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  33. BRAFV600E mutation: a potential predictor of more than a Sistrunk’s procedure in patients with thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma and a normal thyroid gland

    Article • Updates in Surgery, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  34. Tailored surgery according to molecular analysis in differentiated thyroid carcinomas

    Article • Gland Surgery, August 2018, AME Publishing Company

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  35. Successful Management of Hypothyroidism in Gastric Outlet Obstruction Using Levothyroxine Rectal Enemas: A Case Report

    Article • American Journal of Case Reports, August 2018, International Scientific Literature

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  36. Transoral thyroidectomy: a viable surgical option with unprecedented complications—a case series

    Article • Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  37. Prevention and management of bleeding in thyroid surgery

    Article • Gland Surgery, October 2017, AME Publishing Company

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  38. Robot-Assisted Transaxillary Thyroidectomy (RATT): A Series Appraisal of More than 250 Cases from Europe

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  39. Underestimated risk of cancer in solitary thyroid nodules ≥3 cm reported as benign

    Article • Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  40. The Current Practice of Metabolic Surgery for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Article • Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgical Sciences, May 2017, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  41. Posterior retroperitonoscopic adrenalectomy; a back door access with an unusually rapid learning curve

    Article • Updates in Surgery, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  42. Surgical management of papillary thyroid carcinoma: an overview

    Article • Updates in Surgery, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  43. Less is more: time to expand the indications for minimally invasive video-assisted parathyroidectomy

    Article • Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  44. Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy (MIVAT) in the Era of Minimal Access Thyroid Surgery

    Article • Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgical Sciences, February 2017, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  45. BRAFK601E Mutation in a Follicular Thyroid Adenoma

    Article • International Journal of Surgical Pathology, January 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  46. Less is more: an outcome assessment of patients operated for gallstone ileus without fistula treatment

    Article • International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  47. Life threatening presentation of thoracic duct injury post thyroid surgery; a case report

    Article • International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  48. Posterior Retroperitonoscopic Adrenalectomy; How to Do it – Pearls and Secrets

    Article • Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgical Sciences, October 2016, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  49. A Point in the History of Contemporary Thyroid Surgery

    Article • SOJ Surgery , September 2016, Symbiosis Group

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  50. The extent of surgery in thyroglossal cyst carcinoma

    Article • Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  51. Prophylactic Central Neck Dissection in the Management of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma; is there a Meaningful Outcome?

    Article • Open Access Journal of Surgery, June 2016, Juniper Publishers

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  52. Surgical management of papillary thyroid carcinoma in childhood and adolescence: an Italian multicenter study on 250 patients

    Article • Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  53. Track Recurrence After Robotic Transaxillary Thyroidectomy: A Case Report Highlighting the Importance of Controlled Surgical Indications and Addressing Unprecedented Complications

    Article • Thyroid, April 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  54. Indeterminate Single Thyroid Nodule: Synergistic Impact of Mutational Markers and Sonographic Features in Triaging Patients to Appropriate Surgery

    Article • Thyroid, March 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  55. Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Parathyroidectomy; A Detailed Illustration and Highlighting an Additional Potential Advantage Over Other Targeted Parathyroid Surgeries

    Article • Surgery Current Research, January 2016, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  56. Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) from A to Z

    Article • Surgery Today, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  57. Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis in the Laparoscopic Era Is Still a Challenging Disease

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sohail Bakkar

  58. Bouveret's Syndrome: An Overlooked Diagnosis. A Case Report and Review of Literature

    Article • International Surgery, November 2014, International College of Surgeons

    Dr Sohail Bakkar, Khaled Jadallah

  59. Human Fibrin Glue in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: An Alternative to Invasive Mesh Fixation: A Review of Literature

    Article • World Journal of Laparoscopic Surgery with DVD, September 2012, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing

    Dr Sohail Bakkar