Published in World J Surg Oncol on February 07, 2012
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High-resolution anoscopy or expectant management for anal intraepithelial neoplasia for the prevention of anal cancer: is there really a difference? Dis Colon Rectum (2015) 1.72
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Cost structure of laparoscopic and open sigmoid colectomy for diverticular disease: similarities and differences. Dis Colon Rectum (2002) 1.67
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Quantification of risk for pouch failure after ileal pouch anal anastomosis surgery. Ann Surg (2003) 1.65
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Ability of Medicaid claims data to identify incident cases of breast cancer in the Ohio Medicaid population. Health Serv Res (2003) 1.61
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease-associated esophagitis induces endogenous cytokine production leading to motor abnormalities. Gastroenterology (2006) 1.41
Outcomes and prediction of hospital readmission after intestinal surgery. J Am Coll Surg (2004) 1.37
Measuring breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer screening with medicare claims data. Med Care (2002) 1.37
Laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision for right colon cancer. Surg Endosc (2012) 1.29
Advantages of laparoscopic resection for ileocecal Crohn's disease. Dis Colon Rectum (2002) 1.28
Standardized approach to laparoscopic right colectomy: outcomes in 70 consecutive cases. J Am Coll Surg (2004) 1.28
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Laparoscopic colectomy in obese and nonobese patients. J Gastrointest Surg (2003) 1.22
Dysplasia of the anal transitional zone after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: results of prospective evaluation after a minimum of ten years. Dis Colon Rectum (2003) 1.22
A comparison of epidural analgesia and traditional pain management effects on survival and cancer recurrence after colectomy: a population-based study. Anesthesiology (2012) 1.20
Does conversion of a laparoscopic colectomy adversely affect patient outcome? Dis Colon Rectum (2004) 1.18
A national comparison of laparoscopic vs. open colectomy using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project data. Dis Colon Rectum (2009) 1.17
Development of a clinically feasible molecular assay to predict recurrence of stage II colon cancer. J Mol Diagn (2008) 1.17
Postoperative ileus: impact of pharmacological treatment, laparoscopic surgery and enhanced recovery pathways. World J Gastroenterol (2010) 1.15
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In vivo colonoscopic optical coherence tomography for transmural inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2004) 1.12
Failure to screen: predictors and burden of emergency colorectal cancer resection. Am J Manag Care (2007) 1.12
Extraction site location and incisional hernias after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: should we be avoiding the midline? Am J Surg (2013) 1.11
Comprehensive evaluation of inflammatory and noninflammatory sequelae of ileal pouch-anal anastomoses. Am J Gastroenterol (2005) 1.10
POSSUM, p-POSSUM, and Cr-POSSUM: implementation issues in a United States health care system for prediction of outcome for colon cancer resection. Dis Colon Rectum (2004) 1.10
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Examining the characteristics of unstaged colon and rectal cancer cases. Cancer Detect Prev (2008) 1.06
Outcome of laparoscopic colectomy for polyps not suitable for endoscopic resection. Surg Endosc (2006) 1.06
Diagnosis-related group assignment in laparoscopic and open colectomy: financial implications for payer and provider. Dis Colon Rectum (2005) 1.05
Multivariable analysis of factors associated with hospital readmission after intestinal surgery. Am J Surg (2006) 1.05
Patterns of gastrointestinal recovery after bowel resection and total abdominal hysterectomy: pooled results from the placebo arms of alvimopan phase III North American clinical trials. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.03
Mycobacterium other than tuberculosis (MOTT) infection: an emerging disease in infliximab-treated patients. J Infect (2007) 1.03
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Late phase TNF-alpha depression in natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) peritoneoscopy. Surgery (2007) 1.02
Correlation of EUS measurement with pathologic assessment of neoadjuvant therapy response in esophageal carcinoma. Gastrointest Endosc (2002) 0.99
Current state of the art in laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer: Update on the multi-centric international trials. Ann Surg Innov Res (2012) 0.98
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Portal vein thrombosis after laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis: report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum (2003) 0.97
Risk prediction score in laparoscopic colorectal surgery training: experience from the English National Training Program. Ann Surg (2015) 0.97
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Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 and pancreatic cancer: a retrospective cohort study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2010) 0.97
The sensitivity of Medicare data for identifying incident cases of invasive melanoma (United States). Cancer Causes Control (2004) 0.97
Emergency laparoscopic colectomy: does it measure up to open? Am J Surg (2009) 0.97
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Construct validation of a novel hybrid virtual-reality simulator for training and assessing laparoscopic colectomy; results from the first course for experienced senior laparoscopic surgeons. Surg Endosc (2008) 0.96
Laparoscopic resection of deep pelvic endometriosis with rectosigmoid involvement. J Am Coll Surg (2002) 0.96
Why fundamentals of endoscopic surgery (FES)? Surg Endosc (2013) 0.95
The effect of transversus abdominis plane blocks on postoperative pain in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial. Dis Colon Rectum (2014) 0.95
Patient-rated importance and receipt of information for colorectal cancer screening. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2011) 0.95
Association of Barrett's esophagus with type II Diabetes Mellitus: results from a large population-based case-control study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2013) 0.95
Immediate unprepared hydroflush colonoscopy for severe lower GI bleeding: a feasibility study. Gastrointest Endosc (2012) 0.95
Comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic versus robot-assisted colorectal resection. Surg Endosc (2013) 0.95
Laparoscopic rectal resections and fast-track surgery: what can be expected? Am J Surg (2009) 0.95
Effectiveness of open-access endoscopy in routine primary-care practice. Gastrointest Endosc (2003) 0.94
Standardized postoperative pathway: accelerating recovery after ileostomy closure. Dis Colon Rectum (2008) 0.93
Recognition of Depression and Anxiety among Elderly Colorectal Cancer Patients. Nurs Res Pract (2010) 0.92
A novel approach for the simultaneous repair of large midline incisional and parastomal hernias with biological mesh and retrorectus reconstruction. Am J Surg (2010) 0.92
Hand-assisted laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy skills acquisition: augmented reality simulator versus human cadaver training models. J Surg Educ (2010) 0.91
Discharge within 24 to 72 hours of colorectal surgery is associated with low readmission rates when using Enhanced Recovery Pathways. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 0.91
Using frailty to predict who will fail early discharge after laparoscopic colorectal surgery with an established recovery pathway. Dis Colon Rectum (2014) 0.91
Primary prevention of colorectal cancer with low-dose aspirin in combination with endoscopy: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Gut (2011) 0.91
Patient tolerance and acceptance of unsedated ultrathin esophagoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc (2002) 0.91
Artificial neural network as a predictive instrument in patients with acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Gastroenterology (2007) 0.91
The effect of alvimopan on recovery after laparoscopic segmental colectomy. Dis Colon Rectum (2011) 0.91
Perioperative blood transfusions increase infectious complications after ileoanal pouch procedures (IPAA). Int J Colorectal Dis (2006) 0.91
Transversus abdominis plane blocks and enhanced recovery pathways: making the 23-h hospital stay a realistic goal after laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Surg Endosc (2013) 0.91
Open versus endoscopic component separation: a cost comparison. Surg Endosc (2011) 0.90
Economic analysis of alvimopan in North American Phase III efficacy trials. Am J Health Syst Pharm (2009) 0.90
Standardization of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a structured international expert consensus. Ann Surg (2015) 0.90
Optimizing cost and short-term outcomes for elderly patients in laparoscopic colonic surgery. Surg Endosc (2013) 0.89
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