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Maurits J Wiersema

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1 Study of recurrence after surgical resection of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas. Gastroenterology 2002 2.76
2 A prospective, controlled assessment of factors influencing acceptance of screening colonoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol 2002 2.60
3 Impact of lymph node staging on therapy of esophageal carcinoma. Gastroenterology 2003 2.35
4 Endosonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in the evaluation of pancreatic masses. Am J Gastroenterol 2002 2.14
5 Age-related changes in the pancreas identified by EUS: a prospective evaluation. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 1.86
6 Prospective study of a Trucut needle for performing EUS-guided biopsy with EUS-guided FNA rescue. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 1.83
7 Routine vs. selective EUS-guided FNA approach for preoperative nodal staging of esophageal carcinoma. Gastrointest Endosc 2006 1.67
8 Initial evaluation of the efficacy and safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided direct Ganglia neurolysis and block. Am J Gastroenterol 2007 1.58
9 Preliminary experience with an EUS-guided trucut biopsy needle compared with EUS-guided FNA. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 1.57
10 Interobserver agreement among endosonographers for the diagnosis of neoplastic versus non-neoplastic pancreatic cystic lesions. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 1.49
11 EUS-guided Trucut biopsy. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 1.41
12 Utility of EUS in the evaluation of cystic pancreatic lesions. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 1.38
13 Safety and outcome of endoscopic snare excision of the major duodenal papilla. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 1.37
14 Utility of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of aberrant right subclavian artery. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 1.27
15 EUS-guided trucut biopsy in establishing autoimmune pancreatitis as the cause of obstructive jaundice. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 1.26
16 Standards for gastroenterologists for performing and interpreting diagnostic computed tomographic colonography. Gastroenterology 2007 1.20
17 Pancreatic malignancy: value of arterial, pancreatic, and hepatic phase imaging with multi-detector row CT. Radiology 2003 1.18
18 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided trucut biopsy of the cyst wall for diagnosing cystic pancreatic tumors. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 1.16
19 A prospective, blinded assessment of the impact of preoperative staging on the management of rectal cancer. Gastroenterology 2002 1.14
20 EUS-guided celiac plexus neurolysis and celiac plexus block. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 1.13
21 Prospective evaluation of advanced molecular markers and imaging techniques in patients with indeterminate bile duct strictures. Am J Gastroenterol 2008 1.10
22 False positive endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration cytology: incidence and risk factors. Gut 2010 1.09
23 A simple phantom for learning EUS-guided FNA. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 1.05
24 Comparison of positron emission tomography, computed tomography, and endoscopic ultrasound in the initial staging of patients with esophageal cancer. Mol Imaging Biol 2006 1.04
25 A randomized trial of endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy using pure-cut versus combined cut and coagulation waveforms. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 1.00
26 The utility of EUS-guided FNA in the diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer to the esophagus and the mediastinum. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 0.99
27 Evaluation of indeterminate bile duct strictures by intraductal US. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.99
28 Influence of EUS training and pathology interpretation on accuracy of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration of pancreatic masses. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.99
29 Acute pancreatitis after EUS-guided FNA of solid pancreatic masses: a pooled analysis from EUS centers in the United States. Gastrointest Endosc 2004 0.98
30 Adequacy of endoscopic ultrasound core needle biopsy specimen of nonmalignant hepatic parenchymal disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 0.98
31 Prospective risk assessment of bacteremia and other infectious complications in patients undergoing EUS-guided FNA. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 0.93
32 Secondary linitis plastica of the rectum: EUS features and tissue diagnosis (with video). Gastrointest Endosc 2008 0.92
33 The rate of false-positive results with EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.91
34 Cost-effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasonography in the evaluation of proximal rectal cancer. Am J Gastroenterol 2002 0.91
35 Prospective cytological assessment of gastrointestinal luminal fluid acquired during EUS: a potential source of false-positive FNA and needle tract seeding. Am J Gastroenterol 2010 0.89
36 Prospective study of bacteremia and complications With EUS FNA of rectal and perirectal lesions. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 0.88
37 Preoperative diagnosis of extrapancreatic neural invasion in pancreatic cancer. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006 0.86
38 Usefulness of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in the diagnosis of functioning neuroendocrine tumors. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.83
39 EUS features of recurrent transitional cell bladder cancer metastatic to the GI tract. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 0.82
40 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac neurolysis. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2012 0.82
41 Preliminary experience comparing routine cytology results with the composite results of digital image analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization in patients undergoing EUS-guided FNA. Gastrointest Endosc 2007 0.82
42 Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer. Oncology (Williston Park) 2002 0.82
43 High-frequency US catheter-based staging of early esophageal tumors. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.82
44 Cost-minimization analysis of alternative diagnostic approaches in a modeled patient with non-small cell lung cancer and subcarinal lymphadenopathy. Mayo Clin Proc 2002 0.82
45 Improving the quality of EUS: what is the template for success? Gastrointest Endosc 2009 0.80
46 A cost analysis of endoscopic ultrasound in the evaluation of esophageal cancer. Am J Gastroenterol 2002 0.80
47 Endoscopic ultrasound for luminal malignancies. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2005 0.79
48 Evaluation of the pancreaticobiliary ductal systems by intraductal US. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.78
49 Development of a swine model for benign stenosis of the bile duct by endoscopic application of intraluminal thermal injury. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 0.78
50 The role of endoscopic ultrasound in hepatobiliary disease. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2002 0.78
51 Cost analysis of endoscopic antireflux procedures: endoluminal plication vs. radiofrequency coagulation vs. treatment with a proton pump inhibitor. Gastrointest Endosc 2004 0.77
52 Utility of Web-based assessment of patient satisfaction with endoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol 2003 0.77
53 EUS for rectal disease. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.76
54 Rodent endosonography to monitor esophageal cancer. Int J Gastrointest Cancer 2006 0.76
55 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pain control for intra-abdominal cancer. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2006 0.76
56 Difficulties encountered when using ERCP-based tissue sampling techniques to establish a diagnosis. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.75
57 EUS FNA staging of esophageal cancer. Gastroenterology 2004 0.75
58 Re: Johnson et al. endoscopic, deep mural implantation of enteryx for the treatment of GERD: 6-month follow-up of a multicenter trial. Am J Gastroenterol 2003 0.75
59 Diagnosing chronic pancreatitis: the enemy of "good" is "better". Gastrointest Endosc 2007 0.75
60 Radiotherapy for rectal cancer. N Engl J Med 2002 0.75
61 Peroral pancreatoscopy and intraductal ultrasound for diagnosis of intraductal papillary mucinous tumors of the pancreas. Am J Gastroenterol 2002 0.75
62 Use of a phased vector array US catheter for EUS. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.75
63 EUS-guided trucut biopsy for diagnosis of an esophageal stromal tumor: case report. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 0.75
64 Frequently asked coding questions. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2006 0.75
65 Pancreatic neoplasms. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2005 0.75
66 Evaluation of a new curved linear array echoendoscopy system for EUS. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 0.75
67 [Role of ultrasound-guided endoscopy in the evaluation of mediastinal lesions]. Med Clin (Barc) 2003 0.75
68 Endoscopic ultrasound techniques for pancreatic cystic neoplasms. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2002 0.75