Issue 1/2008
Content (29 Articles)
Vaccine Impedes the Development of Reflux-Induced Esophageal Cancer in a Surgical Rat Model: Efficacy of the Vaccine in a Pre-Barrett’s Esophagus Setting
Tomoharu Miyashita, Furhawn A. Shah, Guy Marti, Jiaai Wang, Todd Armstrong, Pramod Bonde, Michael K. Gibson, Kiyoshi Yoshimura, Elizabeth A. Montgomery, Mark D. Duncan, Elizabeth M. Jaffee, John W. Harmon
Endoscopic Ultrasound and Computed Tomography Predictors of Pancreatic Cancer Resectability
Philip Q. Bao, J. Chad Johnson, Elizabeth H. Lindsey, David A. Schwartz, Ron C. Arildsen, Ewa Grzeszczak, Alexander A. Parikh, Nipun B. Merchant
Telomere Shortening and Telomerase Expression during Multistage Carcinogenesis of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas
Yasushi Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Murakami, Kenichiro Uemura, Yasuo Hayashidani, Takeshi Sudo, Hiroki Ohge, Emi Fukuda, Fumio Shimamoto, Taijiro Sueda, Eiso Hiyama
Targeting MEK is Effective Chemoprevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in TGF-α-Transgenic Mice
Sabrina C. Wentz, Huangbing Wu, Michele T. Yip-Schneider, Matthew Hennig, Patrick J. Klein, Judith Sebolt-Leopold, C. Max Schmidt
Complete Endoscopic Closure of Gastric Defects Using a Full-Thickness Tissue Plicating Device
Michael F. McGee, Jeffrey M. Marks, Judy Jin, Christina Williams, Amitabh Chak, Steve J. Schomisch, Jamie Andrews, Shoichi Okada, Jeffrey L. Ponsky
Influence of Imaging on the Negative Appendectomy Rate in Pregnancy
Carmelita A. Wallace, Maxim S. Petrov, David I. Soybel, Stephen J. Ferzoco, Stanley W. Ashley, Ali Tavakkolizadeh
A Soft Pancreatic Remnant is Associated with Increased Drain Fluid Pancreatic Amylase and Serum CRP Levels Following Pancreatoduodenectomy
Yoshiaki Murakami, Kenichiro Uemura, Yasuo Hayasidani, Takeshi Sudo, Yasushi Hashimoto, Naoya Nakagawa, Hiroki Ohge, Taijiro Sueda
Angiotensin II Induces Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Pancreatic Cancer Cells Through an Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor and ERK1/2 Signaling
Rathai Anandanadesan, Qiaoke Gong, Galina Chipitsyna, Agnes Witkiewicz, Charles J. Yeo, Hwyda A. Arafat
Indocyanine Green Plasma Disappearance Rate During the Anhepatic Phase of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Lukas Bruegger, Peter Studer, Stefan W. Schmid, Gunther Pestel, Juerg Reichen, Christian Seiler, Daniel Candinas, Daniel Inderbitzin
Short Bowel Syndrome After Continence-Preserving Procedures
Jon S. Thompson, Richard Gilroy, Debra Sudan
How Many Lymph Nodes Properly Stage a Periampullary Malignancy?
Juan C. Gutierrez, Dido Franceschi, Leonidas G. Koniaris
Morbidity and Mortality Following Multivisceral Resections in Complex Hepatic and Pancreatic Surgery
Andrew McKay, Francis R. Sutherland, Oliver F. Bathe, Elijah Dixon
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiation for Patients with Locally Unresectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Feasibility, Efficacy, and Survival
John D. Allendorf, Margaret Lauerman, Aliye Bill, Mary DiGiorgi, Nicole Goetz, Efsevia Vakiani, Helen Remotti, Beth Schrope, William Sherman, Michael Hall, Robert L. Fine, John A. Chabot
CT vs MRCP: Optimal Classification of IPMN Type and Extent
Joshua A. Waters, C. Max Schmidt, Jason W. Pinchot, Patrick B. White, Oscar W. Cummings, Henry A. Pitt, Kumar Sandrasegaran, Fatih Akisik, Thomas J. Howard, Attila Nakeeb, Nicholas J. Zyromski, Keith D. Lillemoe
Long-Term Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation for Hepatic Hemangioendothelioma: The UNOS Experience from 1987 to 2005
Joel A. Rodriguez, Natasha S. Becker, Christine A. O’Mahony, John A. Goss, Thomas A. Aloia
Outcomes Analysis for 280 Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma Treated with Liver Transplantation Over an 18-year Period
Natasha S. Becker, Joel A. Rodriguez, Neal R. Barshes, Christine A. O’Mahony, John A. Goss, Thomas A. Aloia
Comparison of Two Methods of Future Liver Remnant Volume Measurement
Yun Shin Chun, Dario Ribero, Eddie K. Abdalla, David C. Madoff, Melinda M. Mortenson, Steven H. Wei, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey
Treatment of Unresectable Cholangiocarcinoma with Gemcitabine-Based Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE): A Single-Institution Experience
Niraj J. Gusani, Fady K. Balaa, Jennifer L. Steel, David A. Geller, J. Wallis Marsh, Albert B. Zajko, Brian I. Carr, T. Clark Gamblin
The Effects of Physical Quality of Life, Time, and Gender on Change in Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression after Liver Transplantation
Robert T. Russell, Irene D. Feurer, Panarut Wisawatapnimit, Ronald M. Salomon, C. Wright Pinson
Extrahepatic Portal Vein Aneurysm—Report of Six Patients and Review of the Literature
Sung W. Cho, J. Wallis Marsh, Paulo A. Fontes, Michael F. Daily, Michael Nalesnik, Mitch Tublin, Michael E. De Vera, David A. Geller, T. Clark Gamblin
The Challenges of Resident Training in Complex Hepatic, Pancreatic, and Biliary Procedures
Thomas S. Helling, Anjay Khandelwal
The Outcome of Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy for Achalasia is Not Influenced by the Degree of Esophageal Dilatation
Matthew P. Sweet, Ian Nipomnick, Warren J. Gasper, Karen Bagatelos, James W. Ostroff, Piero M. Fisichella, Lawrence W. Way, Marco G. Patti
The Evaluation of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Eugene Y. Chang, Xin Li, Michael Jerosch-Herold, Ryan A. Priest, C. Kristian Enestvedt, Jingang Xu, Charles S. Springer Jr., Blair A. Jobe
Analysis of Anal Sphincter Preservation Rate According to Tumor Level and Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Cancer Patients
Seung Hyuk Baik, Nam Kyu Kim, Kang Young Lee, Seung Kook Sohn, Chang Hwan Cho
Analysis of Recurrence Pattern and Its Influence on Survival Outcome After Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Kelvin K. Ng, Ronnie T. Poon, Chung-Mau Lo, Jimmy Yuen, Wai Kuen Tso, Sheung-Tat Fan
Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Surgical Resection for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis
Alfredo Guglielmi, Andrea Ruzzenente, Alessandro Valdegamberi, Silvia Pachera, Tommaso Campagnaro, Mirko D’Onofrio, Enrico Martone, Paola Nicoli, Calogero Iacono
Unusual Segmental Stricture of the Lower Common Bile Duct Mimicking Bile Duct Cancer
Shuichiro Uchiyama, Kazuo Chijiiwa, Masahide Hiyoshi, Jiro Ohuchida, Masahiro Kai, Motoaki Nagano, Koki Nagaike, Kazuhiro Kondo, Yutaka Akiyama, Hiroaki Kataoka
Successful Preoperative Diagnosis of a Rare Bowel Obstruction: Cecal Volvulus
Yasushi Hashimoto, Shigenori Shigemoto, Akira Nakashima, Yoshiaki Murakami, Taijiro Sueda