Published in Surgery on July 01, 1988
Complications and limitations of injection sclerotherapy in portal hypertension. Gut (1993) 1.04
Bleeding anorectal varices: successful treatment with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS). Gut (1996) 0.88
Preoperative ultrasound guided needle localisation for non-palpable breast lesions. Indian J Surg (2010) 0.86
Percutaneous transhepatic obliteration for massive variceal rectal bleeding. Emerg Radiol (2012) 0.77
Randomised, prospective, single-blind comparison of laparoscopic versus small-incision cholecystectomy. Lancet (1996) 8.78
A requiem for the cholecystokinin provocation test? Gut (1998) 3.93
Biological activities of muramyl dipeptide, a synthetic glycopeptide analogous to bacterial immunoregulating agents. Prog Allergy (1978) 3.08
Do all minor excised lesions require histological examination? Discussion paper. J R Soc Med (1988) 2.97
Definition and investigation of dyspepsia. Consensus of an international ad hoc working party. Dig Dis Sci (1989) 2.23
Physical aspects of reversible inactivation of endotoxin. Ann N Y Acad Sci (1966) 2.21
Gastric lesions in portal hypertension: inflammatory gastritis or congestive gastropathy? Gut (1985) 2.20
Gastric assessment of prospective renal-transplant patients. Lancet (1972) 1.89
Influence of fine structure of lipid A on Limulus amebocyte lysate clotting and toxic activities. Infect Immun (1984) 1.89
Removing bias in surgical trials. BMJ (1997) 1.84
Differences in anal sphincter function and clinical presentation in patients with pelvic floor descent. Gastroenterology (1983) 1.75
Simulated laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (1992) 1.75
Natural host resistance to infection with Cryptococcus neoformans. IV. The effect of some cationic proteins on the experimental disease. J Infect Dis (1966) 1.69
Regulation of the immune system by synthetic polynucleotides. 3. Action on antigen-reactive cells of thymic origin. J Exp Med (1971) 1.63
Acute cholecystitis--room for improvement? Ann R Coll Surg Engl (2002) 1.61
Laparoscopist's thumb: an occupational hazard. Arch Surg (1993) 1.58
Current surgical practice in screening for colorectal cancer based on family history criteria. Br J Surg (1998) 1.49
Anorectal varices, haemorrhoids, and portal hypertension. Lancet (1989) 1.48
Applied potential tomography. A new noninvasive technique for measuring gastric emptying. Gastroenterology (1987) 1.48
Lysolecithin: a factor in the pathogenesis of gastric ulceration? Gut (1974) 1.47
Vital staining and electron microscopy of the intramuscular nerve endings in the neuropathy of adult coeliac disease. Brain (1966) 1.46
Cimetidine, delay in diagnosis, and carcinoma of the stomach. Lancet (1980) 1.46
The preoperatively normal bile duct does not dilate after cholecystectomy: results of a five year study. Gut (1999) 1.44
Effect of uracil mustard and several antitumor drugs on the primary antibody response in rats and mice. J Natl Cancer Inst (1965) 1.41
Regulation of the immune system by synthetic polynucleotides. I. Characteristics of adjuvant action on antibody synthesis. J Immunol (1971) 1.41
Long-term results of highly selective vagotomy: a prospective study with implications for future laparoscopic surgery. Br J Surg (1994) 1.41
Effect of cisapride on oesophageal motility and duodenogastro-oesophageal reflux in patients with Barrett's oesophagus. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (1997) 1.39
Laparoscopic hernia repair. Lancet (1994) 1.38
Cholecystectomy and gallstone dyspepsia. Clinical and physiological study of a symptom complex. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (1975) 1.34
Use of anorectal manometry during rectal infusion of saline to investigate sphincter function in incontinent patients. Gastroenterology (1983) 1.31
Appraisal of the management of bile duct stones. Br J Surg (1987) 1.29
The four to eight year results of the Sheffield trial of elective duodenal ulcer surgery--highly selective or truncal vagotomy? Br J Surg (1984) 1.29
Perforating veins and blood flow in oesophageal varices. Lancet (1984) 1.23
Rectal varices are not piles. Br J Surg (1984) 1.23
Molecular characterization of berberine bridge enzyme genes from opium poppy. Plant Physiol (1996) 1.21
Randomised controlled trial of cost-effectiveness of lithotripsy and open cholecystectomy as treatments for gallbladder stones. Lancet (1992) 1.20
Controlled trial of metoclopramide in the treatment of flatulent dyspepsia. Br Med J (1971) 1.19
Alteration and restoration of endotoxin activity after complexing with plasma proteins. J Bacteriol (1966) 1.19
Management of acute cholecystitis in UK hospitals: time for a change. Postgrad Med J (2004) 1.17
Importance of the size of the stoma in choledocho-duodenostomy. Gut (1969) 1.17
Variations in medical attitudes to postoperative recovery period. BMJ (1995) 1.16
The effect of metoclopramide on gastroduodenal and gallbladder contractions. Gut (1971) 1.15
A randomized, prospective, blinded comparison of postoperative pain, metabolic response, and perceived health after laparoscopic and small incision cholecystectomy. Surgery (1998) 1.15
Sensitive bioassay of cholecystokinin in human serum. Lancet (1973) 1.11
Natural host resistance to infection with Cryptococcus neoformans. V. The influence of cationic tissue proteins upon phagocytosis and on circulating antibody synthesis. J Infect Dis (1966) 1.11
The action of metoclopramide on human gastroduodenal motility. Gut (1971) 1.11
Gastric varices: a proposed classification leading to management. Br J Surg (1988) 1.11
Measurement of gastric emptying in infants with pyloric stenosis using applied potential tomography. Arch Dis Child (1993) 1.10
Photodynamic therapy for dysplastic Barrett's oesophagus: a prospective, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial. Gut (2000) 1.10
Teaching medical ethics as a practical subject: observations from experience. J Med Ethics (1983) 1.09
The epidemiology of Parkinson's disease in an Australian population. Neuroepidemiology (1998) 1.08
The intramuscular nerve endings in dystrophia myotonica--a biopsy study by vital staining and electron microscopy. J Anat (1969) 1.07
Sense with Sengstakens. Lancet (1976) 1.06
Regulation of the immune system by synthetic polynucleotides. II. Action on peritoneal exudate cells. J Exp Med (1971) 1.06
Acute tuberculous abscess of the thyroid gland. Br J Surg (1973) 1.06
Hirschsprung's disease: genetic and functional associations of Down's and Waardenburg syndromes. Semin Pediatr Surg (1998) 1.06
Genital oedema in patients treated by continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: an unusual presentation of inguinal hernia. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1983) 1.05
Uncoupled defense gene expression and antimicrobial alkaloid accumulation in elicited opium poppy cell cultures. Plant Physiol (1996) 1.03
Pyloric function and gall-stone dyspepsia. Br J Surg (1972) 1.03
Pancreatic metastases from breast cancer: an unusual cause of biliary obstruction. Eur J Surg Oncol (1997) 1.02
Regulation of the immune system by synthetic polynucleotides. IV. Amplification of proliferation of thymus-influenced lymphocytes. Cell Immunol (1972) 1.02
The effect of 6-mercaptopurine on antibody production in atopic individuals. J Allergy (1966) 1.02
Duodenal bulb acidity and the natural history of duodenal ulceration. Lancet (1989) 1.01
An improved method for estimating cholecystokinin in human serum. J Endocrinol (1978) 1.01
Giant hydronephrosis--a diagnostic dilemma. Urol Int (1998) 1.01
In vitro synthesis of IgG by peripheral blood lymphocytes in chronic liver disease. Clin Exp Immunol (1981) 1.01
Doppler ultrasound probe for assessment of blood-flow in oesophageal varices. Lancet (1983) 0.99
Raised serum amylase after upper abdominal operation. Br J Surg (1969) 0.98
Symposium on immunosuppressive drugs. Variable influences of antitumor drugs and progestational agents on immune responses in rodents. Fed Proc (1967) 0.97
Achalasia in siblings. Br J Surg (1982) 0.96
Gastroduodenal motility patterns associated with pyloric reflux. Br J Surg (1971) 0.96
Is intestinal metaplasia of the gastric mucosa a pre-malignant lesion? Clin Oncol (1975) 0.96
Short-term effects of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy on the human gallbladder. J Pathol (1989) 0.95
Electrophoretic variation in intertidal and subtidal organisms in Puget Sound, Washington. Anim Blood Groups Biochem Genet (1976) 0.95
The adjuvant properties of a nontoxic monophosphoryl lipid A in hyporesponsive and aging mice. J Biol Response Mod (1987) 0.95
Gallstones and flatulent dyspepsia: cause or coincidence? Postgrad Med J (1971) 0.95
Characterization of the renin-antirenin system. J Exp Med (1966) 0.94
Suppression of the immune response in C3H/HeJ mice by protein-free lipopolysaccharides. J Exp Med (1978) 0.94
Oesophageal function in cirrhotic patients undergoing injection sclerotherapy for oesophageal varices. Digestion (1978) 0.93
Effect of cyclophosphamide on the immune response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in mice. Infect Immun (1976) 0.93
Antithymocyte globulin in renal transplant krecipients. A clinical trial. Arch Surg (1973) 0.93
A prospective study of the effect of haemorrhoidectomy on sphincter function and faecal continence. Br J Surg (1982) 0.92
Differences in anorectal manometry between patients with haemorrhoids and patients with descending perineum syndrome: implications for management. Br J Surg (1983) 0.92
Stimulatory effect of polynucleotides on short term leukocyte cultures. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med (1969) 0.91
Large artery damage after x radiation. Br J Radiol (1969) 0.91
A reference method for the analysis of aldosterone in blood by high-performance liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem (1997) 0.91
Immunization against bacteria- and endotoxin-induced hypotension. Infect Immun (1981) 0.90
Effect of the pre-operative response to H2 receptor antagonists on the outcome of highly selective vagotomy for duodenal ulcer. Br J Surg (1987) 0.90
No evidence of increased risk of colorectal cancer in individuals heterozygous for the Cys282Tyr haemochromatosis mutation. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (1999) 0.90
Implications of a sclerotherapy program for the medical and surgical care of bleeding in portal hypertension. Surg Gynecol Obstet (1985) 0.89
Variations in the monoamine oxidase B (MAOB) gene are associated with Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord (1999) 0.89
Conflicting demands in surgical practice. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (1995) 0.89
Quantitative analysis of sirolimus (Rapamycin) in blood by high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl (1998) 0.88
Heterogeneity and biological activity of endotoxic glycolipid from Salmonella minnesota R595. J Infect Dis (1973) 0.88
Glycolipid induced proliferation of lipopolysaccharide hyporesponsive C3H/HeJ splenocytes. J Leukoc Biol (1988) 0.88
Effect of Valsalva's manoeuvre and hyoscinbutylbromide on the pressure gradient across the wall of oesophageal varices. Gut (1987) 0.88
Laparoscopic fundoplication for gastro-oesophageal reflux. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (1994) 0.87
For debate: research in surgical training. Br J Surg (1991) 0.87
Effect of meal temperature on gastric emptying of liquids in man. Gut (1988) 0.87
Primary carcinoma of the gallbladder. HPB Surg (1991) 0.87