Sameh Shehata

Prof Shehata is a professor of the pediatric surgery department, faculty of medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt.

He is the president of the (WOFAPS) Foundation

Dr. Shehata is currently the head of the international relations office in Alexandria University.

The past president of the IPEG Middle East chapter.

The past president of the Egyptian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (EPSA).

The past chairman of the pediatric surgery department, faculty of medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt.

Dr. Shehata is the innovator of the technique of laparoscopic traction for the intra-abdominal testis known as the Shehata technique, which is widely practiced in many centers worldwide.

Dr. Shehata is the founder of the largest online pediatric surgery forum (The Pediatric Surgeon’s Lounge) where over 5000 pediatric surgeons worldwide are discussing and exchanging experiences every day.

Dr. Shehata is on the editorial board of many national and international pediatric surgery journals including the JPS, Medicine, Annals of Pediatric Surgery, and the International Journal of Urology.

He has shared as a speaker, keynote speaker, moderator, and panelist in more than 250 national and international meetings.

• Mokhtar A, Abouheba M, Shehata S. Evaluation of laparoscopic rectosigmoidopexy for the treatment of complete rectal prolapse in children. Mini-invasive Surg 2017;1:24-30.
• A Oshiba, K Ashour, M Aboheba, S Shehata, R Shalaby. Comparative study between purse-string suture and peritoneal disconnection with ligation techniques in the laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia in infants and children. Annals of Pediatric Surgery 12 (4), 137-141.
• Shehata S, Shalaby R, Ismail M, Abouheba M, Elrouby A. Staged laparoscopic traction-orchiopexy for intraabdominal testis (Shehata technique). Journal of Pediatric Surgery.
• Baky Fahmy MA, Al Shenawy AA, Shehata SM. Efficacy and safety of continent anal urinary diversion for complicated bladder exstrophy in children by using modified Duhamel's procedure. Journal of Pediatric Urology.
• Shalaby R, Ismail M, Shehata S, Gamaan I, Yehya A, Elsayaad I, Akl M, et al. Shalaby technique for efficient single incision laparoscopic pediatric inguinal hernia repair. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 50(11), 1995-2000. WB Saunders
• Shehata SM, Shehata SMK, A Baky Fahmy M. The intra-abdominal testis: lessons from the past, and ideas for the future. Pediatricsurgery international, 29(10), 1039-1045.
• Zakaria OM, Hokkam E, El Kadi KE, Al Buali WH, Zakaria HM, Daoud MY, Shehata SA, et al. Examination under anesthesia for management of impalpable undescended testis: a traditional technique revisited. World journal of surgery, 37(5), 1125-1129.
• Mansour AM, El Koutby M, El Barbary MM, Mohamed W, Shehata S, ElMohammady H, Mostafa M, et al. Enteric viral infections as potential risk factors for intussusception. J Infect Dev Ctries, 7(1), 28-35.
• Khairi A, Shehata S, El-Kholi N. Is it necessary to close the peritoneum over the deep inguinal ring during laparoscopic orchidopexy? J Pediatr Urol. 2012 Feb 21.
• YS Eldin, S Shehata, H Elagamy. Laparoscopic appendectomy in the pediatric age group: comparative study between LigaSure and monopolar diathermy. Annals of Pediatric Surgery 7 (2), 70-71.
• A Khairi, S Shehata, M Lolah, AH Sherif, S Elokda. Prediction of Length of Postoperative Ventilation in CDH Survivors; Preoperative and Operative Variables. Annals of Pediatric Surgery 6 (34), 131-135.
• Khairi A, El-Kholi N, Shehata S. Early insertion of trans-scrotal port during laparoscopic orchidopexy: A new concept. J Pediatr Urol. 2010 Aug 28.
• Khairi A, Shehata S, Al-Azim MA, Soliman S. Hypoplastic gonadal vessels exiting the deep ring during laparoscopy for impalpable testes: when is inguinal exploration necessary? J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2009 Feb;19(1):103-6.
• Shehata SM. Laparoscopically Assisted Gradual Controlled Traction on the Testicular Vessels: A New Concept in the Management of Abdominal Testis. A Preliminary Report. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Nov 14.
• Transanal One-Stage Endorectal Pull-Through for Hirschsprung's Disease: A Multicenter Study. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol 39, No 3 (March), 2004: pp 345-351.
• O Zakaria, K Moghazy, S Shehata, MS Abdallah, YS ElDin. Cryptorchidism in the new millennium: changing attitude of management. Journal of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons 37 (1), 40-46.
• SM Shehata, AM Hussein. Suture colopexy for Treatment of Colostomy Prolapse. Colorectal Disease 3, 65-66.
• Hydrostatic reduction of intussusception: barium, air, or saline? Pediatr Surg International (2000) 16:380-382.
• AM Hussein, YM Zaki, MS ElLibishi, MAS Shehata, SM Shehata. Dynamic Graciloplasty in Treatment of Severe Fecal Incontinence: A Preliminary Report on the Safety and Efficacy of the Egyptian Experience. Egyptian Journal of Surgery 2000 19 (4).
• Shehata S, Shehata S, Wella HL, Abouheba M, Elrouby A. Pediatric inguinal hernias, are they all the same? A proposed pediatric hernia classification and tailored treatment. Hernia. 2018 Dec;22(6):941-946. doi: 10.1007/s10029-018-1816-y. Epub 2018 Aug 28. PMID: 30155570.
• D Nepogodiev, A Bhangu, JC Glasbey, E Li, OM Omar, JFF Simoes, The Lancet 396 (10243), 27-38.
• H Gacaferi, GS Collaborative, COVIDSurg Collaborative. Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. Journal of British Surgery 107 (12), e601-e602.
• COVIDSurg Collaborative. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study. Lancet Oncol 22, 1507-17.
• COVIDSurg Collaborative. Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. British journal of surgery 108 (1), 88-96.
• COVIDSurg Collaborative, JC Glasbey, D Nepogodiev, JFF Simoes, Colorectal Disease 23 (3), 732-749.
• COVIDSurg Collaborative, C GlobalSurg. SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia 77 (1).
• COVIDSurg Collaborative. Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score. The British journal of surgery 108 (11), 1274.
• BM Biccard, L du Toit, M Lesosky, T Stephens, L Myer, ABA Prempeh, The Lancet Global Health 9 (10), e1391-e1401.
• COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative, D Nepogodiev, Anaesthesia 76 (11), 1454-1464.
• R Shalaby, I Elsayaad, O Alsamahy, R Ibrahem, A El-Saied, M Ismail, Journal of Pediatric Surgery 53 (1), 192-198.
• R Shalaby, A Elsaied, S Shehata, S Shehata, A Hamed, O Alsamahy, Hernia 23 (6), 1279-1289.

Journal of pediatric surgery JPS

Pediatric surgery international PSI

Annals of pediatric surgery. APS

Journal of miniinvasive surgery JMIS

The Journal of Medical Case Reports. JMCR

Journal King Abdulaziz University JKAU

Journal Royal Medical Services JRMS

International journal of urology IJU

International Invention Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences (IIJMMS)

Journal of Medical Hypotheses & Ideas JMHI

(ESS) Egyptian society of surgeons

(EPSA) Egyptian association of pediatric surgeons

(WOFAPS) world federation of association of pediatric surgeons.

ESPES European Society of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery

(IPEG) International Pediatric Endoscopy Group

IPA International Pediatric association

(EUPSA) European association of pediatric surgeons since 2005