Published in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on March 01, 2009
Endoscopic intrapyloric injection of botulinum toxin A in the treatment of children with gastroparesis: a retrospective, open-label study. Gastrointest Endosc (2012) 0.83
Early experience and lessons learned in a new minimally invasive esophagectomy program. Surg Endosc (2015) 0.82
Comparison of pyloric intervention strategies at the time of esophagectomy: is more better? Ann Thorac Surg (2014) 0.78
Prevention of early delayed gastric emptying after high-level esophagogastrostomy by "pyloric digital fracture". World J Surg (2010) 0.75
Comparison of pyloromyotomy, pyloric buginage, and intact pylorus on gastric drainage in gastric pull-up surgery after esophagectomy. J Res Med Sci (2016) 0.75
Botulinum Toxin Injection for the Treatment of Delayed Gastric Emptying Following Pylorus-Preserving Gastrectomy: an Initial Experience. J Gastric Cancer (2017) 0.75
Long-term quality of life after Ivor Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. World J Surg (2014) 0.75
Role of EUS in drainage of peripancreatic fluid collections not amenable for endoscopic transmural drainage. Gastrointest Endosc (2007) 3.40
Relationship among hospital ERCP volume, length of stay, and technical outcomes. Gastrointest Endosc (2006) 3.30
Initial consecutive experience of completely portal robotic pulmonary resection with 4 arms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 2.81
Yield of EUS-guided FNA of pancreatic masses in the presence or the absence of chronic pancreatitis. Gastrointest Endosc (2005) 2.69
Antibiotic prophylaxis for GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc (2014) 2.52
Diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract lesions by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Cancer (2004) 2.46
Intercostal muscle flap reduces the pain of thoracotomy: a prospective randomized trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 2.45
Results of a prospective algorithm to remove chest tubes after pulmonary resection with high output. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 2.39
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons expert consensus for the surgical treatment of hyperhidrosis. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 2.38
Restaging patients with N2 (stage IIIa) non-small cell lung cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a prospective study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 2.31
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. A cytopathologist's perspective. Am J Clin Pathol (2003) 2.25
The management of antithrombotic agents for patients undergoing GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc (2015) 2.23
Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome: endoscopic spectrum and review of the literature. Gastrointest Endosc (2005) 1.99
Outcomes for lung transplantation for lung cancer in the United Network for Organ Sharing Registry. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.99
Serum biomarker panels for the detection of pancreatic cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2011) 1.98
An introduction to "business essentials". J Am Coll Radiol (2014) 1.98
Intracostal sutures decrease the pain of thoracotomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 1.97
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration is superior to lymph node echofeatures: a prospective evaluation of mediastinal and peri-intestinal lymphadenopathy. Am J Gastroenterol (2004) 1.95
EUS-guided FNA of peritoneal carcinomatosis in patients with unknown primary malignancy. Gastrointest Endosc (2009) 1.94
The yield and the predictors of esophageal pathology when upper endoscopy is used for the initial evaluation of dysphagia. Gastrointest Endosc (2005) 1.93
Histopathologic correlates of noncalcific chronic pancreatitis by EUS: a prospective tissue characterization study. Gastrointest Endosc (2007) 1.93
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy: a powerful tool to obtain samples from small lesions. Cancer (2004) 1.92
Starting a robotic program in general thoracic surgery: why, how, and lessons learned. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.84
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pelvic abscess without fluoroscopy guidance. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2010) 1.77
Awareness of guidelines and trends in the management of suspected pancreatic cystic neoplasms: survey results among general gastroenterologists and EUS specialists. Gastrointest Endosc (2008) 1.74
Daily chest roentgenograms are unnecessary in nonhypoxic patients who have undergone pulmonary resection by thoracotomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.72
The true false negative rates of esophageal and endobronchial ultrasound in the staging of mediastinal lymph nodes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.69
The maximum standardized uptake values on positron emission tomography of a non-small cell lung cancer predict stage, recurrence, and survival. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.63
The removal of chest tubes despite an air leak or a pneumothorax. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.62
Histologic and imaging features of mural nodules in mucinous pancreatic cysts. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2011) 1.61
Outcomes of EUS-guided drainage of debris-containing pancreatic pseudocysts by using combined endoprosthesis and a nasocystic drain. Gastrointest Endosc (2013) 1.60
Management of subcutaneous emphysema after pulmonary resection. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.59
Changes in pulmonary function tests after neoadjuvant therapy predict postoperative complications. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.56
The treatment of patients with stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer from N2 disease: who returns to the surgical arena and who survives. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.56
EUS-guided FNA combined with flow cytometry in the diagnoses of suspected or recurrent intrathoracic or retroperitoneal lymphoma. Gastrointest Endosc (2005) 1.54
Internal hernia after gastric bypass: sensitivity and specificity of seven CT signs with surgical correlation and controls. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2007) 1.53
Management of thoracic esophageal perforations. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.50
The benefits of continuous and digital air leak assessment after elective pulmonary resection: a prospective study. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.46
Pretreatment swallowing exercises improve swallow function after chemoradiation. Laryngoscope (2008) 1.46
Protocol-based medical management of post-ERCP pancreatitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2008) 1.44
How to teach robotic pulmonary resection. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 1.38
How good is endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in diagnosing the correct etiology for a solid pancreatic mass?: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Pancreas (2013) 1.34
Repeat FDG-PET after neoadjuvant therapy is a predictor of pathologic response in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.30
Women with pathologic stage I, II, and III non-small cell lung cancer have better survival than men. Chest (2006) 1.27
The accuracy of integrated PET-CT compared with dedicated PET alone for the staging of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.24
Impact of EUS in the evaluation of pancreaticobiliary disorders in children. Gastrointest Endosc (2005) 1.24
Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C cirrhosis: a cost-utility analysis. Am J Gastroenterol (2003) 1.23
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy: a study of 103 cases. Cancer (2002) 1.23
Survival of patients with unsuspected N2 (stage IIIA) nonsmall-cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.18
Ratio of the maximum standardized uptake value on FDG-PET of the mediastinal (N2) lymph nodes to the primary tumor may be a universal predictor of nodal malignancy in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.18
Bowel preparation before colonoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc (2015) 1.17
Efficacy of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with talc pleurodesis for porous diaphragm syndrome in patients with refractory hepatic hydrothorax. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.17
Improving the inaccuracies of clinical staging of patients with NSCLC: a prospective trial. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.17
A nondivided intercostal muscle flap further reduces pain of thoracotomy: a prospective randomized trial. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.16
Dynamic telecytopathology of on site rapid cytology diagnoses for pancreatic carcinoma. Cytojournal (2006) 1.16
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the adrenal glands: analysis of 24 patients. Cancer (2004) 1.15
Controversies in the etiologies of acute pancreatitis. JOP (2010) 1.14
Effect of sympathectomy level on the incidence of compensatory hyperhidrosis after sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.12
Fast tracking after Ivor Lewis esophagogastrectomy. Chest (2004) 1.11
Maximum standardized uptake values on positron emission tomography of esophageal cancer predicts stage, tumor biology, and survival. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.11
Objective assessment of an algorithmic approach to EUS-guided FNA and interventions. Gastrointest Endosc (2013) 1.09
Trends in colon cancer screening procedures in the US Medicare and Tricare populations: 1999-2001. Prev Med (2006) 1.09
Survival and outcomes of pulmonary resection for non-small cell lung cancer in the elderly: a nested case-control study. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.08
The sonographer practitioner: one piece to the radiologist shortage puzzle. J Ultrasound Med (2003) 1.07
Identification of cholangiocarcinoma by using the Spyglass Spyscope system for peroral cholangioscopy and biopsy collection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2011) 1.05
The role of FDG-PET scan in staging patients with nonsmall cell carcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 1.05
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transduodenal placement of a fully covered metal stent for palliative biliary drainage in patients with malignant biliary obstruction. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.04
Spiritually based intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening among African Americans: screening and theory-based outcomes from a randomized trial. Health Educ Behav (2012) 1.03
Distribution and likelihood of lymph node metastasis based on the lobar location of nonsmall-cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.03
Surgical techniques and results for partial or circumferential sleeve resection of the pulmonary artery for patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.03
MUC1 and MUC2 expression in pancreatic ductal carcinoma obtained by fine-needle aspiration. Cancer (2003) 1.03
A prospective study to determine the incidence of non-imaged malignant pulmonary nodules in patients who undergo metastasectomy by thoracotomy with lung palpation. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.03
Rigid bronchoscopy and surgical resection for broncholithiasis and calcified mediastinal lymph nodes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.02
Providing on-site diagnosis of malignancy on endoscopic-ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirates: should it be done? Ann Diagn Pathol (2007) 1.01
The role of endoscopic ultrasonography in the evaluation of pancreatico-biliary cancer. Surg Clin North Am (2010) 1.01
Non-imaged pulmonary nodules discovered during thoracotomy for metastasectomy by lung palpation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 1.00
EUS-guided drainage of an isolated primary tubercular prostatic abscess. Gastrointest Endosc (2009) 1.00
Pancreatico-biliary endoscopic ultrasound: a systematic review of the levels of evidence, performance and outcomes. World J Gastroenterol (2012) 0.99
The accuracy of endoscopic ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration, integrated positron emission tomography with computed tomography, and computed tomography in restaging patients with esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.99
Endoscopic ultrasound evaluation in the surgical treatment of duodenal and peri-ampullary adenomas. World J Gastroenterol (2013) 0.99
Diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy--a potential pitfall. Ann Diagn Pathol (2002) 0.98
Patients with obstructive jaundice and biliary stricture ± mass lesion on imaging: prevalence of malignancy and potential role of EUS-FNA. J Clin Gastroenterol (2013) 0.98
Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of hepatic lesions: computerized tomographic-guided versus endoscopic ultrasound-guided FNA. Cancer (2006) 0.98
Molecular and clinical markers of pancreas cancer. JOP (2010) 0.98
Retroperitoneal paraganglioma: EUS appearance and risk associated with EUS-guided FNA. Gastrointest Endosc (2004) 0.98
The concept of bedside EUS. Gastrointest Endosc (2008) 0.98
Accessing the aortopulmonary window (#5) and the paraaortic (#6) lymph nodes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 0.98
Serum lactic acid determines the outcomes of CT diagnosis of pneumatosis of the gastrointestinal tract. Am Surg (2004) 0.98
Prospective randomized trial of EUS versus ERCP-guided common bile duct stone removal: an interim report (with video). Gastrointest Endosc (2009) 0.98
High-frequency miniprobes and 3-dimensional EUS for preoperative evaluation of the etiology of congenital esophageal stenosis in children (with video). Gastrointest Endosc (2011) 0.97
Operative techniques in robotic thoracic surgery for inferior or posterior mediastinal pathology. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.97
Outcome and complications of endoscopic ultrasound guided pancreatic pseudocyst drainage using combined endoprosthesis and naso-cystic drain. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2012) 0.97
Re-examination of the cost-effectiveness of surgical versus medical therapy in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: the value of long-term data collection. Am J Gastroenterol (2004) 0.96
General thoracic surgery is safe in patients taking clopidogrel (Plavix). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 0.95