Michael J Levy

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1 The B73 maize genome: complexity, diversity, and dynamics. Science 2009 18.73
2 Diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: the Mayo Clinic experience. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006 4.70
3 Immunoglobulin G4-associated cholangitis: clinical profile and response to therapy. Gastroenterology 2007 4.33
4 Differences in clinical profile and relapse rate of type 1 versus type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 2010 3.24
5 International Cancer of the Pancreas Screening (CAPS) Consortium summit on the management of patients with increased risk for familial pancreatic cancer. Gut 2012 3.09
6 Value of serum IgG4 in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis and in distinguishing it from pancreatic cancer. Am J Gastroenterol 2007 2.73
7 EUS-guided FNA of regional lymph nodes in patients with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Gastrointest Endosc 2007 2.61
8 Establishing a true assessment of endoscopic competence in ERCP during training and beyond: a single-operator learning curve for deep biliary cannulation in patients with native papillary anatomy. Gastrointest Endosc 2007 2.60
9 Impact of lymph node staging on therapy of esophageal carcinoma. Gastroenterology 2003 2.35
10 Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography criteria to diagnose autoimmune pancreatitis: an international multicentre study. Gut 2010 2.29
11 A comparison of routine cytology and fluorescence in situ hybridization for the detection of malignant bile duct strictures. Am J Gastroenterol 2004 2.23
12 EUS-guided biliary drainage for patients with malignant biliary obstruction with an indwelling duodenal stent (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc 2012 2.15
13 A diagnostic strategy to distinguish autoimmune pancreatitis from pancreatic cancer. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 2.06
14 Age-related changes in the pancreas identified by EUS: a prospective evaluation. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 1.86
15 Do consensus indications for resection in branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm predict malignancy? A study of 147 patients. Am J Gastroenterol 2007 1.83
16 Prospective study of a Trucut needle for performing EUS-guided biopsy with EUS-guided FNA rescue. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 1.83
17 Laparoscopic assisted ERCP in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery patients. J Gastrointest Surg 2011 1.71
18 Treatment of relapsing autoimmune pancreatitis with immunomodulators and rituximab: the Mayo Clinic experience. Gut 2012 1.67
19 Routine vs. selective EUS-guided FNA approach for preoperative nodal staging of esophageal carcinoma. Gastrointest Endosc 2006 1.67
20 Small, nonfunctioning, asymptomatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs): role for nonoperative management. Surgery 2012 1.64
21 EUS-guided pancreatic duct intervention: outcomes of a single tertiary-care referral center experience. Gastrointest Endosc 2013 1.64
22 Histologic and imaging features of mural nodules in mucinous pancreatic cysts. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011 1.61
23 Advanced cytologic techniques for the detection of malignant pancreatobiliary strictures. Gastroenterology 2006 1.60
24 IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltration in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis. Mod Pathol 2006 1.59
25 Prevalence, diagnosis, and profile of autoimmune pancreatitis presenting with features of acute or chronic pancreatitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 1.55
26 Prospective assessment of EUS criteria for lymphadenopathy associated with rectal cancer. Gastrointest Endosc 2008 1.55
27 Relationship between endometrial thickness and embryo implantation, based on 1,294 cycles of in vitro fertilization with transfer of two blastocyst-stage embryos. Fertil Steril 2006 1.52
28 The hunt for microlithiasis in idiopathic acute recurrent pancreatitis: should we abandon the search or intensify our efforts? Gastrointest Endosc 2002 1.48
29 Mirizzi syndrome presenting as painless jaundice: a rare entity diagnosed by EUS. Gastrointest Endosc 2008 1.46
30 Evaluation of endoscopic approaches for deep gastric-muscle-wall biopsies: what works? Gastrointest Endosc 2007 1.44
31 Ethical application of Shared Risk programs in assisted reproductive technology. Fertil Steril 2011 1.39
32 Pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm defined by ovarian stroma: demographics, clinical features, and prevalence of cancer. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004 1.36
33 Rituximab therapy for refractory biliary strictures in immunoglobulin G4-associated cholangitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 1.35
34 American Pancreatic Association Practice Guidelines in Chronic Pancreatitis: evidence-based report on diagnostic guidelines. Pancreas 2014 1.30
35 Utility of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of aberrant right subclavian artery. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 1.27
36 Short 5Fr vs long 3Fr pancreatic stents in patients at risk for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 1.25
37 Diagnostic performance of cyst fluid carcinoembryonic antigen and amylase in histologically confirmed pancreatic cysts. Pancreas 2011 1.20
38 EUS-FNA assessment of extramesenteric lymph node status in primary rectal cancer. Gastrointest Endosc 2011 1.17
39 Disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome in severe acute pancreatitis: clinical and imaging characteristics and outcomes in a cohort of 31 cases. Gastrointest Endosc 2008 1.16
40 Use of covered self-expandable metal stents for endoscopic management of benign biliary disease not related to stricture (with video). Gastrointest Endosc 2012 1.11
41 Early detection of sporadic pancreatic cancer: summative review. Pancreas 2015 1.10
42 A multivariable model using advanced cytologic methods for the evaluation of indeterminate pancreatobiliary strictures. Gastroenterology 2009 1.09
43 False positive endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration cytology: incidence and risk factors. Gut 2010 1.09
44 Faster rate of initial fluid resuscitation in severe acute pancreatitis diminishes in-hospital mortality. Pancreatology 2010 1.08
45 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
46 Correlating routine cytology, quantitative nuclear morphometry by digital image analysis, and genetic alterations by fluorescence in situ hybridization to assess the sensitivity of cytology for detecting pancreatobiliary tract malignancy. Am J Clin Pathol 2007 1.03
47 Intramural gastric abscess: case history and review. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 1.02
48 A randomized trial of endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy using pure-cut versus combined cut and coagulation waveforms. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 1.00
49 Multicenter comparison of the interobserver agreement of standard EUS scoring and Rosemont classification scoring for diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. Gastrointest Endosc 2010 1.00
50 The utility of EUS-guided FNA in the diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer to the esophagus and the mediastinum. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 0.99
51 Symptomatic intestinal endometriosis requiring surgical resection: clinical presentation and preoperative diagnosis. Am J Gastroenterol 2011 0.99
52 Evaluation of indeterminate bile duct strictures by intraductal US. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.99
53 Misdiagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: a caution to clinicians. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 0.99
54 Initial experience with EUS-guided trucut needle biopsies of perigastric organs. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.98
55 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
56 Adequacy of endoscopic ultrasound core needle biopsy specimen of nonmalignant hepatic parenchymal disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 0.98
57 EUS diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. Gastrointest Endosc 2010 0.97
58 Comparison of KRAS mutation analysis and FISH for detecting pancreatobiliary tract cancer in cytology specimens collected during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. J Mol Diagn 2010 0.95
59 Position statement on routine laboratory testing before endoscopic procedures. Gastrointest Endosc 2008 0.94
60 Endoscopic resection of nonadenomatous ampullary neoplasms. J Clin Gastroenterol 2007 0.94
61 Contribution of male age to outcomes in assisted reproductive technologies. Fertil Steril 2010 0.94
62 Blastocyst development after vitrification of multipronuclear zygotes using the Flexipet denuding pipette. Reprod Biomed Online 2002 0.92
63 Secondary linitis plastica of the rectum: EUS features and tissue diagnosis (with video). Gastrointest Endosc 2008 0.92
64 The rate of false-positive results with EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.91
65 Pitfalls in EUS FNA. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2013 0.91
66 Diagnostic yield and safety of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of central mediastinal lung masses. Diagn Ther Endosc 2013 0.89
67 EUS-guided FNA aspiration of kidney masses: a multicenter U.S. experience. Gastrointest Endosc 2009 0.89
68 Idiopathic recurrent acute pancreatitis. MedGenMed 2004 0.89
69 Lung cancer adrenal gland metastasis: Optimal fine-needle aspirate and touch preparation smear cellularity characteristics for successful theranostic next-generation sequencing. Cancer Cytopathol 2014 0.88
70 Pediatric pancreatic EUS-guided trucut biopsy for evaluation of autoimmune pancreatitis. Gastrointest Endosc 2013 0.87
71 Oral contraceptive pretreatment in women undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation in ganirelix acetate cycles may, for a subset of patients, be associated with low serum luteinizing hormone levels, reduced ovarian response to gonadotropins, and early pregnancy loss. Fertil Steril 2008 0.87
72 The effect of age on hospital outcomes in severe acute pancreatitis. Pancreatology 2008 0.87
73 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic duct drainage. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2014 0.86
74 Should patients with a strong family history of pancreatic cancer be screened on a periodic basis for cancer of the pancreas? Pancreas 2009 0.86
75 The differential broadens. EUS FNA appearance and cytological findings of pancreatic angiomyolipoma. JOP 2008 0.85
76 Use of a single-balloon enteroscope compared with variable-stiffness colonoscopes for endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in liver transplant patients with Roux-en-Y biliary anastomosis. Gastrointest Endosc 2013 0.85
77 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastric botulinum toxin injections in obese subjects: a pilot study. Obes Surg 2008 0.84
78 Number of supernumerary vitrified blastocysts is positively correlated with implantation and live birth in single-blastocyst embryo transfers. Fertil Steril 2013 0.84
79 Comparison of EUS-guided FNA and Trucut biopsy for diagnosing and staging abdominal and mediastinal neoplasms. Diagn Cytopathol 2009 0.84
80 A novel endoscopic approach to brachytherapy in the management of Hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Am J Gastroenterol 2006 0.83
81 Branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas in solid organ transplant recipients. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 0.83
82 EUS features of recurrent transitional cell bladder cancer metastatic to the GI tract. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 0.82
83 Healthy twin delivery after day 7 blastocyst transfer coupled with assisted hatching. Fertil Steril 2002 0.82
84 Laser assisted hatching in good prognosis patients undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: a randomized controlled trial. Fertil Steril 2006 0.82
85 Gastric antral injections of botulinum toxin delay gastric emptying but do not reduce body weight. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012 0.82
86 International survey of knowledge of indications for EUS. Gastrointest Endosc 2006 0.82
87 An automated analyzer provides clinically concordant results to manual back titration for quantitation of bicarbonate in pancreatic juice. Pancreas 2011 0.81
88 Clinical implications of quantification of mesorectal tumor invasion by endoscopic ultrasound: All T3 rectal cancers are not equal. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004 0.80
89 Does dilation and curettage versus expectant management for spontaneous abortion in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization affect subsequent endometrial development? Fertil Steril 2009 0.80
90 Successful transgastric drainage of a large mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach for palliation of malignant gastric luminal obstruction. Gastrointest Endosc 2009 0.80
91 Salpingectomy or proximal tubal occlusion of unilateral hydrosalpinx increases the potential for spontaneous pregnancy. Hum Reprod 2003 0.79
92 Local recurrence detection following transanal excision facilitated by EUS-FNA. Hepatogastroenterology 2012 0.79
93 Endoscopic ultrasound for luminal malignancies. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2005 0.79
94 Intestinal endometriosis: the great masquerader. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2004 0.79
95 Dual-scope endoscopic deep dissection of proximal gastric tumors (with video). Gastrointest Endosc 2013 0.79
96 Endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic mucosal resection features of a non-protein losing form of Ménétrier's disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 0.78
97 Somatic STK11 and concomitant STK11/KRAS mutational frequency in stage IV lung adenocarcinoma adrenal metastases. J Thorac Oncol 2015 0.78
98 Potential Utility of EUS in the Diagnosis and Management of Intramural Gastric Abscess. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y) 2008 0.78
99 Demystifying seronegative autoimmune pancreatitis. Pancreatology 2012 0.78
100 Know when to biopsy 'em, know when to walk away. Gastrointest Endosc 2006 0.77
101 EUS-guided diagnosis and successful endoscopic transpapillary management of an intrahepatic pancreatic pseudocyst masquerading as a metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc 2009 0.77
102 EUS features of annular pancreas (with video). Gastrointest Endosc 2007 0.77
103 Cost analysis of endoscopic antireflux procedures: endoluminal plication vs. radiofrequency coagulation vs. treatment with a proton pump inhibitor. Gastrointest Endosc 2004 0.77
104 Editorial: Neurolysis for pancreatic cancer pain: same song, different verse? Am J Gastroenterol 2010 0.77
105 Conversion from assisted reproductive technology to intrauterine insemination in low responders: is it advantageous? Fertil Steril 2010 0.77
106 Evaluation of Effects of Radiofrequency Ablation of Ex vivo Liver Using the 1-Fr Wire Electrode. J Clin Gastroenterol 2017 0.76
107 Therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y) 2012 0.76
108 Novel techniques for gastric variceal obliteration. Dig Endosc 2014 0.76
109 Response to Dr Hamada and colleagues. Gastrointest Endosc 2013 0.75
110 Endoscopic-ultrasound-guided tissue sampling facilitates the detection of local recurrence and extra pelvic metastasis in pelvic urologic malignancy. Diagn Ther Endosc 2012 0.75
111 Screening for pancreatic cancer: searching for the right needle in the haystack. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006 0.75
112 EUS Trucut biopsy liver parenchyma acquisition and yield are comparable to that of a transjugular liver biopsy. Gastrointest Endosc 2009 0.75
113 Use of a phased vector array US catheter for EUS. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 0.75
114 Money-back guarantees. Semin Reprod Med 2013 0.75
115 Clinical implications of the extent of invasion of T3 esophageal cancer by endoscopic ultrasound. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 0.75
116 Assessment of the impact of an educational course on knowledge of appropriate EUS indications. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 0.75
117 Fatty Pancreas: Should We Be Concerned? Pancreas 2017 0.75
118 Knowledge of indications for EUS among gastroenterologists and non-gastroenterologists. Gastrointest Endosc 2004 0.75
119 Evaluation of a new curved linear array echoendoscopy system for EUS. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 0.75
120 Carbon Dioxide Insufflation During Endoscopic Pancreatic Function Tests Does Not Alter Duodenal Aspirate Bicarbonate Concentrations. Pancreas 2017 0.75
121 Learning EUS tricks from the masters. Gastrointest Endosc 2011 0.75
122 EUS-guided trucut biopsy for diagnosis of an esophageal stromal tumor: case report. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 0.75
123 Endoscopic Ultrasound and Related Technologies for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Disease - Research Gaps and Opportunities: Summary of a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Workshop. Pancreas 2017 0.75
124 Liesegang rings: EUS appearance and FNA cytomorphology of a perirenal cyst. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 0.75
125 Think outside the box: while investigating a patient's dyspnea, physicians made an unusual discovery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008 0.75