Published in Ann Thorac Surg on May 01, 2010
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Canadian Consensus Conference on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease in adults - update 2004. Can J Gastroenterol (2005) 2.36
The current status of traumatic diaphragmatic injury: lessons learned from 105 patients over 13 years. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.75
Use of the endoscopically applied hemostatic powder TC-325 in cancer-related upper GI hemorrhage: preliminary experience (with video). Gastrointest Endosc (2012) 1.73
Systemic inflammation increases cancer cell adhesion to hepatic sinusoids by neutrophil mediated mechanisms. Int J Cancer (2009) 1.72
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Cost-effectiveness of proton-pump inhibition before endoscopy in upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2008) 1.56
LPS-induced TLR4 signaling in human colorectal cancer cells increases beta1 integrin-mediated cell adhesion and liver metastasis. Cancer Res (2011) 1.40
Neutrophils promote liver metastasis via Mac-1-mediated interactions with circulating tumor cells. Cancer Res (2012) 1.30
Solitary fibrous tumor: an update on the spectrum of extrapleural manifestations. Skeletal Radiol (2010) 1.15
Predicting which patients can undergo upper endoscopy comfortably without conscious sedation. Gastrointest Endosc (2002) 1.07
Re: postoperative complications do not affect long-term outcome in esophageal cancer patients. World J Surg (2015) 1.06
Malignant transformation of a solitary fibrous tumor of the liver and intractable hypoglycemia. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg (2007) 1.06
Radiological and pathological response following pre-operative radiotherapy for soft-tissue sarcoma. Radiother Oncol (2010) 1.05
New insights into the pathogenesis of glucocorticoid-induced avascular necrosis: microarray analysis of gene expression in a rat model. Arthritis Res Ther (2010) 1.02
Influence of postoperative infectious complications on long-term survival of lung cancer patients: a population-based cohort study. J Thorac Oncol (2013) 1.00
An enhanced recovery pathway decreases duration of stay after esophagectomy. Surgery (2012) 0.99
The Stretta procedure versus proton pump inhibitors and laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Can J Gastroenterol (2008) 0.96
Acute traumatic diaphragmatic injury. Thorac Surg Clin (2009) 0.96
Claudin-2 promotes breast cancer liver metastasis by facilitating tumor cell interactions with hepatocytes. Mol Cell Biol (2012) 0.95
Primary perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm (PEComa) of bone: report of two cases and review of the literature. Skeletal Radiol (2012) 0.93
A new approach to analysis and modeling of esophageal manometry data in humans. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng (2009) 0.92
Defining the learning curve in laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair: a CUSUM analysis. Surg Endosc (2010) 0.91
Reconstruction after major chest wall resection: can rigid fixation be avoided? Surgery (2011) 0.91
Functional outcomes and quality of life after proximal gastrectomy with esophagogastrostomy using a narrow gastric conduit. Ann Surg Oncol (2014) 0.89
The impact of incidental gastrointestinal stromal tumours on patients undergoing resection of upper gastrointestinal neoplasms. Can J Surg (2012) 0.88
Correlating metabolic activity on 18F-FDG PET/CT with histopathologic characteristics of osseous and soft-tissue sarcomas: a retrospective review of 136 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2012) 0.87
Predicting lymph node metastases in early esophageal adenocarcinoma using a simple scoring system. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 0.87
The safety and usefulness of high-dose-rate endoluminal brachytherapy as a boost in the treatment of patients with esophageal cancer with external beam radiation with or without chemotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2005) 0.86
The appearance of osseous PEComa on F-18 FDG PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med (2012) 0.86
Neonatal Gardner fibroma: a sentinel presentation of severe familial adenomatous polyposis. Pediatrics (2010) 0.86
Dynamic reprogramming of signaling upon met inhibition reveals a mechanism of drug resistance in gastric cancer. Sci Signal (2014) 0.85
Posterior mediastinal chondromatous hamartoma. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 0.84
Low-dose chemotherapy for extra-abdominal desmoid tumor. Saudi Med J (2008) 0.83
Imaging characteristics of spindle cell lipoma and its variants. Skeletal Radiol (2014) 0.83
Current status of management of malignant disease: current management of esophageal cancer. J Gastrointest Surg (2015) 0.83
Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma: magnetic resonance imaging appearance in 2 cases. J Comput Assist Tomogr (2010) 0.83
Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis in a white woman. Can J Surg (2007) 0.82
Alteration of chemoattractant receptor expression regulates human neutrophil chemotaxis in vivo. Ann Surg (2002) 0.82
Lipopolysaccharide-induced toll-like receptor 4 signaling enhances the migratory ability of human esophageal cancer cells in a selectin-dependent manner. Surgery (2013) 0.82
Cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive versus open esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Ann Surg Oncol (2013) 0.81
Soft tissue tumors of the anorectum: rare, complex and misunderstood. J Gastrointest Oncol (2013) 0.81
Metabolic activity measured on PET/CT correlates with clinical outcomes in patients with limb and girdle sarcomas. J Surg Oncol (2013) 0.81
The value of Botox-A in acute radiation proctitis: results from a phase I/II study using a three-dimensional scoring system. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2010) 0.81
Randomized controlled trial comparing outcomes of video capsule endoscopy with push enteroscopy in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2015) 0.81
Transoral endoscopic resection of esophageal liposarcoma. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 0.80
Melorheostosis of the sacrum causing acute-onset neurological symptoms. Skeletal Radiol (2011) 0.79
Gram negative bacteria increase non-small cell lung cancer metastasis via Toll-like receptor 4 activation and mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation. Int J Cancer (2014) 0.79
Eccrine gland stroma changes in cutaneous hamartoma of infancy. J Cutan Pathol (2008) 0.79
Necrosis on FDG PET/CT correlates with prognosis and mortality in sarcomas. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2013) 0.78
Estimating the risk of prolonged air leak after pulmonary resection using a simple scoring system. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 0.77
Comparison of patient-centered outcomes after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease or paraesophageal hernia. Surg Endosc (2007) 0.77
A rat model of early stage osteonecrosis induced by glucocorticoids. J Orthop Surg Res (2011) 0.77
The potential impact of contemporary developments in the management of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease undergoing an initial gastroscopy. Can J Gastroenterol (2009) 0.77
Oral cellular neurothekeoma. Case Rep Otolaryngol (2013) 0.75
Targeting leukocyte trafficking in the treatment of severe trauma. Crit Care Med (2004) 0.75
Malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with spindle phenotype: report of an unusual case diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. Acta Cytol (2008) 0.75
Eosinophilic vasculitis: a rare presentation of Whipple's disease. Can J Gastroenterol (2007) 0.75
Round cell liposarcoma presenting as an FDG-positive primary with an FDG-negative retroperitoneal metastasis: a pitfall for F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging. Clin Nucl Med (2011) 0.75
Has the introduction of laparoscopic Heller myotomy altered the treatment paradigm of achalasia? Can J Gastroenterol (2005) 0.75
Malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the lower extremity: staging with F-18 FDG PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med (2011) 0.75
Response to: What is the optimal management of dysphagia in metastatic esophageal cancer? Curr Oncol (2012) 0.75
Telangiectatic osteosarcoma: radiologic and pathologic findings. Radiographics (2009) 0.75
Penile metastasis from rectal cancer by PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med (2015) 0.75
The use of stereotactic excisional biopsy in the management of invasive breast cancer. World J Surg (2005) 0.75
Esophageal-left atrial fistula: intraoperative diagnosis and management. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 0.75
Assessing clinical generalizability in sedation studies of upper GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc (2004) 0.75
Urinary bladder leiomyosarcoma: staging with 18F-FDG PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med (2013) 0.75
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) as somatic-type malignancy arising from an extragonadal germ-cell tumor: clinical, pathological and molecular features of a case. Tumori (2013) 0.75