Published in Am J Surg on May 01, 2004
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Randomized controlled trial comparing single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy and four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Ann Surg (2011) 2.71
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Melanoma mouse model implicates metabotropic glutamate signaling in melanocytic neoplasia. Nat Genet (2003) 2.67
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Targeted disruption of pyrin, the FMF protein, causes heightened sensitivity to endotoxin and a defect in macrophage apoptosis. Mol Cell (2003) 2.55
Foxo transcription factors blunt cardiac hypertrophy by inhibiting calcineurin signaling. Circulation (2006) 2.55
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Progressive vascular smooth muscle cell defects in a mouse model of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 2.28
Large scale molecular analysis identifies genes with altered expression in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma. Am J Pathol (2002) 1.94
Laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair: defining long-term clinical and anatomic outcomes. J Gastrointest Surg (2012) 1.89
Drosophila male germline stem cells do not asymmetrically segregate chromosome strands. J Cell Sci (2011) 1.83
Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Toupet fundoplication: outcomes predictors in 121 consecutive patients. Arch Surg (2005) 1.81
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Ectopic expression of kruppel like factor 4 (Klf4) accelerates formation of the epidermal permeability barrier. Development (2003) 1.64
Laparoscopic placement of hepatic artery infusion pumps: technical considerations and early results. Ann Surg Oncol (2004) 1.47
Umbilical hernia repair in patients with signs of portal hypertension: surgical outcome and predictors of mortality. Arch Surg (2012) 1.44
A triangulating operating platform enhances bimanual performance and reduces surgical workload in single-incision laparoscopy. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 1.44
Acetylaszonalenin biosynthesis in Neosartorya fischeri. Identification of the biosynthetic gene cluster by genomic mining and functional proof of the genes by biochemical investigation. J Biol Chem (2008) 1.41
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Trends and results of the first 5 years of Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) certification testing. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.35
Manometric abnormalities and gastroesophageal reflux disease in the morbidly obese. Obes Surg (2004) 1.33
Endoluminal methods for gastrotomy closure in natural orifice transenteric surgery (NOTES). Surg Innov (2006) 1.30
Origin of additional capacities in metal oxide lithium-ion battery electrodes. Nat Mater (2013) 1.30
90Y Radioembolization for metastatic neuroendocrine liver tumors: preliminary results from a multi-institutional experience. Ann Surg (2008) 1.30
Extracellular matrix remodeling in oral submucous fibrosis: its stage-specific modes revealed by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. J Oral Pathol Med (2005) 1.30
Global Assessment of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Skills (GAGES): a valid measurement tool for technical skills in flexible endoscopy. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.29
Forty-eight-hour pH monitoring increases sensitivity in detecting abnormal esophageal acid exposure. J Gastrointest Surg (2005) 1.27
Charcot-Marie-Tooth-linked mutant GARS is toxic to peripheral neurons independent of wild-type GARS levels. PLoS Genet (2011) 1.25
Full-thickness intraperitoneal excision by transanal endoscopic microsurgery does not increase short-term complications. Am J Surg (2004) 1.25
How should we establish the clinical case numbers required to achieve proficiency in flexible endoscopy? Am J Surg (2010) 1.23
Connexin 26 regulates epidermal barrier and wound remodeling and promotes psoriasiform response. J Clin Invest (2006) 1.22
Fast spin state initialization in a singly charged InAs-GaAs quantum dot by optical cooling. Phys Rev Lett (2007) 1.22
Novel regional and developmental NMDA receptor expression patterns uncovered in NR2C subunit-beta-galactosidase knock-in mice. Mol Cell Neurosci (2007) 1.20
TREM-like transcript-1 protects against inflammation-associated hemorrhage by facilitating platelet aggregation in mice and humans. J Clin Invest (2009) 1.20
Laparoscopic reintervention for failed antireflux surgery: subjective and objective outcomes in 176 consecutive patients. Arch Surg (2007) 1.19
The future impact of population growth and aging on coronary heart disease in China: projections from the Coronary Heart Disease Policy Model-China. BMC Public Health (2008) 1.18
Acute transanal evisceration of the small bowel: report of a case and review of the literature. Dis Colon Rectum (2003) 1.17
Polarity in stem cell division: asymmetric stem cell division in tissue homeostasis. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol (2010) 1.17
Preoperative diagnostic workup before antireflux surgery: an evidence and experience-based consensus of the Esophageal Diagnostic Advisory Panel. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 1.16
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II-dependent remodeling of Ca2+ current in pressure overload heart failure. J Biol Chem (2008) 1.16
Evaluation of a manually driven, multitasking platform for complex endoluminal and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery applications (with video). Gastrointest Endosc (2009) 1.14
The distribution of polar ejection forces determines the amplitude of chromosome directional instability. Curr Biol (2009) 1.13
Complications nearly double the cost of care after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Am J Surg (2012) 1.12
Regulation of cyclin A localization downstream of Par-1 function is critical for the centrosome orientation checkpoint in Drosophila male germline stem cells. Dev Biol (2011) 1.10
Human Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stromal cells reduce renal fibrosis through induction of native and foreign hepatocyte growth factor synthesis in injured tubular epithelial cells. Stem Cell Res Ther (2013) 1.08
Tetracycline-regulated transactivators driven by the involucrin promoter to achieve epidermal conditional gene expression. J Invest Dermatol (2004) 1.08
MicroRNA-503 inhibits the G1/S transition by downregulating cyclin D3 and E2F3 in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Transl Med (2013) 1.08
Endoscopic appraisal of the gastroesophageal valve after antireflux surgery. Am J Gastroenterol (2004) 1.07
Keratin pearl degradation in oral squamous cell carcinoma: reciprocal roles of neutrophils and macrophages. J Oral Pathol Med (2014) 1.06
The effect of laparoscopy on survival in pancreatic cancer. Arch Surg (2002) 1.06
TRIM29 negatively regulates p53 via inhibition of Tip60. Biochim Biophys Acta (2011) 1.06
Identification of a novel IRGM promoter single nucleotide polymorphism associated with tuberculosis. Clin Chim Acta (2010) 1.06
SIRT1 promotes proliferation and inhibits apoptosis of human malignant glioma cell lines. Neurosci Lett (2012) 1.06
Deep RNA-Seq uncovers the peach transcriptome landscape. Plant Mol Biol (2013) 1.03
Chronic hepatitis B: whom to treat and for how long? Propositions, challenges, and future directions. Hepatol Int (2010) 1.03
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The alleviation of acute and chronic kidney injury by human Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stromal cells triggered by ischemia-reperfusion injury via an endocrine mechanism. Cytotherapy (2012) 1.00
Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus with multiple esophageal lesions. Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol (2007) 1.00
Alterations of L-type calcium current and cardiac function in CaMKII{delta} knockout mice. Circ Res (2010) 1.00
Remodeling of early-phase repolarization: a mechanism of abnormal impulse conduction in heart failure. Circulation (2006) 0.99
A milieu of regulatory elements in the epidermal differentiation complex syntenic block: implications for atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Hum Mol Genet (2010) 0.99
Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma arising in the background of a benign calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor of the mandible. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol (2012) 0.99
Basement membrane-type heparan sulfate proteoglycan (perlecan) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) are co-localized in granulation tissues: a possible pathogenesis of cholesterol granulomas in jaw cysts. J Oral Pathol Med (2004) 0.98
The 104-week efficacy and safety of telbivudine-based optimization strategy in chronic hepatitis B patients: a randomized, controlled study. Hepatology (2014) 0.98
Resveratrol reduces acute lung injury in a LPS‑induced sepsis mouse model via activation of Sirt1. Mol Med Rep (2013) 0.98
Microarray analysis of microRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of critically ill patients with influenza A (H1N1). BMC Infect Dis (2013) 0.98
Outcomes of Nissen fundoplication in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and delayed gastric emptying. Arch Surg (2009) 0.97
Transient-outward K+ channel inhibition facilitates L-type Ca2+ current in heart. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2006) 0.97
The surgical treatment and outcome for primary duodenal adenocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Cancer (2010) 0.96
Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal achalasia. Curr Gastroenterol Rep (2014) 0.95
Surgeon perceptions of Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). J Gastrointest Surg (2009) 0.95
Nucleotide sequences and functions of the Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1 genes isolated from salivary gland lymphoepithelial carcinomas. Virus Genes (2005) 0.95
Surgically treated primary malignant tumor of small bowel: a clinical analysis. World J Gastroenterol (2010) 0.95
Function of BKCa channels is reduced in human vascular smooth muscle cells from Han Chinese patients with hypertension. Hypertension (2012) 0.95
Remodeling of outward K+ currents in pressure-overload heart failure. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2007) 0.95
Vascular endothelial growth factor in salivary pleomorphic adenomas: one of the reasons for their poorly vascularized stroma. Virchows Arch (2005) 0.95
Cartilage hair hypoplasia mutations that lead to RMRP promoter inefficiency or RNA transcript instability. Am J Med Genet A (2007) 0.94
RET proto-oncogene genetic screening of families with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 optimizes diagnostic and clinical management in China. Thyroid (2012) 0.93
High relative frequency of oral squamous cell carcinoma in Yemen: qat and tobacco chewing as its aetiological background. Int J Environ Health Res (2007) 0.93
Outcome after laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of technically resectable colorectal liver metastases. Ann Surg Oncol (2011) 0.93
Neoadjuvant radiation therapy and its impact on complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer: analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP). HPB (Oxford) (2013) 0.93
Postoperative symptoms and failure after antireflux surgery. Arch Surg (2002) 0.93
Perlecan-rich epithelial linings as a background of proliferative potentials of keratocystic odontogenic tumor. J Oral Pathol Med (2008) 0.92
Surgeon volume versus morbidity and cost in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy in an academic community medical center. J Gastrointest Surg (2010) 0.92