Published in Ann Surg on January 01, 2003
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Evidence of bias and variation in diagnostic accuracy studies. CMAJ (2006) 3.34
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Wait-and-see policy or laparoscopic cholecystectomy after endoscopic sphincterotomy for bile-duct stones: a randomised trial. Lancet (2002) 2.42
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High prevalence of pancreatic cysts detected by screening magnetic resonance imaging examinations. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2010) 2.30
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Current challenges in clinimetrics. J Clin Epidemiol (2003) 2.14
Methotrexate versus cyclosporine in moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis. N Engl J Med (2003) 2.12
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ISOQOL recommends minimum standards for patient-reported outcome measures used in patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research. Qual Life Res (2013) 1.96
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The Dutch version of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score: a validation study. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2008) 1.93
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Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments. Qual Life Res (2009) 1.82
Quality of life in newly diagnosed cancer patients waiting for surgery is seriously impaired. J Surg Oncol (2006) 1.82
TG13 flowchart for the management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci (2013) 1.82
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A meta-analysis on the efficacy of preoperative biliary drainage for tumors causing obstructive jaundice. Ann Surg (2002) 1.79
Improved outcome of resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumor). Ann Surg Oncol (2006) 1.78
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Therapeutic delay and survival after surgery for cancer of the pancreatic head with or without preoperative biliary drainage. Ann Surg (2010) 1.70
Minimally important change determined by a visual method integrating an anchor-based and a distribution-based approach. Qual Life Res (2006) 1.68
TG13 guidelines for diagnosis and severity grading of acute cholangitis (with videos). J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci (2013) 1.66
Background: Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg (2007) 1.64
High expression of the bile salt-homeostatic hormone fibroblast growth factor 19 in the liver of patients with extrahepatic cholestasis. Hepatology (2009) 1.62
Results of postoperative radiotherapy for resectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma. World J Surg (2003) 1.62
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Diagnostic criteria and severity assessment of acute cholangitis: Tokyo Guidelines. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg (2007) 1.58
Self-administered physical activity questionnaires for the elderly: a systematic review of measurement properties. Sports Med (2010) 1.57
Ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and determining resectability of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a meta-analysis. J Comput Assist Tomogr (2005) 1.56
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TG13: Updated Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci (2013) 1.53
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A systematic review finds that diagnostic reviews fail to incorporate quality despite available tools. J Clin Epidemiol (2005) 1.51
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New diagnostic criteria and severity assessment of acute cholecystitis in revised Tokyo Guidelines. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci (2012) 1.49
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