Published in Lancet on April 29, 1972
Fibrinogen-detectable thrombosis in the legs and pulmonary embolism. Br Med J (1974) 1.57
Comparison of therapeutic and subtherapeutic nasal continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised prospective parallel trial. Lancet (1999) 6.37
Early endoscopy of oesophagus, stomach, and duodenal bulb in patients with haematemesis and melaena. Br Med J (1973) 4.84
Endoscopic management of bile duct stones; (apples and oranges). Gut (1984) 4.63
ERCP. Gut (1977) 4.47
Mechanisms of major biliary injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Ann Surg (1992) 4.12
Classification of pancreatitis. Gut (1984) 3.89
Randomised trial of endoscopic versus percutaneous stent insertion in malignant obstructive jaundice. Lancet (1987) 3.84
Submucosal endoscopic esophageal myotomy: a novel experimental approach for the treatment of achalasia. Endoscopy (2007) 3.75
Pancreatic stenting prevents pancreatitis after biliary sphincterotomy in patients with sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. Gastroenterology (1998) 3.38
Randomised trial of endoscopic stenting versus surgical bypass in malignant low bileduct obstruction. Lancet (1994) 3.30
Usher syndrome: definition and estimate of prevalence from two high-risk populations. J Chronic Dis (1983) 2.98
Adjuvant therapy of Dukes' A, B, and C adenocarcinoma of the colon with portal-vein fluorouracil hepatic infusion: preliminary results of National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Protocol C-02. J Clin Oncol (1990) 2.89
Progressive airway obliteration in adults and its association with rheumatoid disease. Q J Med (1977) 2.83
Systematic review and meta-analysis of preoperative antisepsis with chlorhexidine versus povidone-iodine in clean-contaminated surgery. Br J Surg (2010) 2.82
Cannulation of the papilla of Vater by endoscopy and retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Gut (1972) 2.81
Fibreoptic endoscopy and the barium meal--results and implications. Br Med J (1973) 2.75
Cell loss from human gastric mucosa measured by the estimation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in gastric washings. Gut (1966) 2.65
Congenital anomaly of pancreas divisum as cause of obstructive pain and pancreatitis. Gut (1980) 2.63
Gastric mucosa and susceptibility to occult gastrointestinal bleeding caused by aspirin. Br Med J (1967) 2.54
Survey of distressing symptoms in dying patients and their families in hospital and the response to a symptom control team. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1988) 2.43
Pancreatography in chronic pancreatitis: international definitions. Gut (1984) 2.37
The London OMED position statement for credentialing and quality assurance in digestive endoscopy. Endoscopy (2009) 2.30
Virtual endoscopy--comparison with colonoscopy in the detection of space-occupying lesions of the colon. Endoscopy (2000) 2.29
Transgastric endoscopic splenectomy: is it possible? Surg Endosc (2006) 2.26
The decision-making value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in patients seen in a referral center for suspected biliary and pancreatic disease. Am J Gastroenterol (2001) 2.21
An analysis of skin prick test reactions in 656 asthmatic patients. Thorax (1975) 2.18
Case-control study of 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and normal matched control subjects. Thorax (2000) 2.17
Cannulation of papilla of vater via fiber-duodenoscope. Assessment of retrograde cholangiopancreatography in 60 patients. Lancet (1972) 2.09
Non-operative removal of bile duct stones by duodenoscopic sphincterotomy. Br J Surg (1980) 2.08
The hazards of digestive fibre-endoscopy: a survey of British experience. Gut (1972) 2.06
Endoscopic methods for relief of malignant obstructive jaundice. World J Surg (1984) 2.06
Precut papillotomy--a risky technique for experts only. Gastrointest Endosc (1990) 2.00
Cell turnover in the rat small intestinal mucosa: an appraisal of cell loss. II. Cell loss in rats with an abnormal mucosa. Gut (1969) 2.00
Endoscopic biliary therapy using the combined percutaneous and endoscopic technique. Gastroenterology (1989) 1.99
Is duodenal diverticulum a risk factor for sphincterotomy? Gut (1989) 1.85
Effect of nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide on airway response of mild asthmatic patients to allergen inhalation. Lancet (1994) 1.83
British experience with duodenoscopic sphincterotomy for removal of bile duct stones. Br J Surg (1981) 1.82
Efficacy of oral antibiotics following parenteral antibiotics for serious infections in obstetrics and gynecology. Obstet Gynecol (1989) 1.74
Cimetidine for peptic ulcer in patients with arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis (1980) 1.72
Disinfection of gastrointestinal fibre endoscopes. Lancet (1974) 1.71
Abnormal blood vessels in the gastric antrum: a cause of upper-gastrointestinal bleeding. Dig Dis Sci (1979) 1.70
Asthma due to inhaled chemical agents: ampicillin, benzyl penicillin, 6 amino penicillanic acid and related substances. Clin Allergy (1974) 1.69
A preliminary report: urgent duodenoscopic sphincterotomy for acute gallstone pancreatitis. Surgery (1981) 1.68
The effect of diesel exhaust particles on cell function and release of inflammatory mediators from human bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (1998) 1.68
Age and alarm symptoms do not predict endoscopic findings among patients with dyspepsia: a multicentre database study. Gut (2001) 1.66
The radiological investigation of suspected lower limb deep vein thrombosis. Clin Radiol (1998) 1.61
Mucinous pancreatic tumors: ERCP findings. Gastrointest Endosc (1991) 1.61
Asthma and rhinitis after exposure to glutaraldehyde in endoscopy units. Hum Toxicol (1986) 1.61
Embolisation of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: no consistent effect on pulmonary artery pressure. Eur Respir J (2008) 1.61
Intragastric nitrites, nitrosamines, and bacterial overgrowth during cimetidine treatment. Gut (1982) 1.60
Duodenoscopic placement of biliary prostheses to relieve malignant obstructive jaundice. Br J Surg (1982) 1.60
Non-operative removal of bile duct stones by duodenoscopic sphincterotomy in the elderly. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1981) 1.57
Fibrinogen-detectable thrombosis in the legs and pulmonary embolism. Br Med J (1974) 1.57
Biliary reconstruction for liver transplantation and management of biliary complications: overview and survey of current practices in the United States. Liver Transpl Surg (1995) 1.57
Biliary stent blockage with bacterial biofilm. A light and electron microscopy study. Ann Intern Med (1988) 1.56
Follow-up 6 to 11 years after duodenoscopic sphincterotomy for stones in patients with prior cholecystectomy. Gastroenterology (1990) 1.55
Do all patients with abnormal intraoperative cholangiogram merit endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography? Surg Endosc (2006) 1.54
Usher's syndrome--deafness and progressive blindness. Clinical cases, prevention, theory and literature survey. J Chronic Dis (1969) 1.53
Randomised trial of endoscopic argon laser photocoagulation in bleeding peptic ulcers. Gut (1981) 1.52
Survey of management in acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. J R Soc Med (1980) 1.52
Endoscopic management of malignant biliary obstruction: stents of 10 French gauge are preferable to stents of 8 French gauge. Gastrointest Endosc (1988) 1.52
ABC of allergies. Diagnosing allergy. BMJ (1998) 1.51
Yield of colonoscopy in patients with nonacute rectal bleeding: a multicenter database study of 1766 patients. Am J Gastroenterol (2002) 1.50
Predictors of outcome and long-term survival in patients with pleural infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (1999) 1.50
Preliminary evaluation of "duodenitis" by endoscopy and biopsy. Br Med J (1973) 1.48
Pulmonary complications after oesophagogastroscopy using diazepam. Br Med J (1972) 1.48
Formation of an adenine-thymine photoadduct in the deoxydinucleoside monophosphate d(TpA) and in DNA. Science (1983) 1.47
Palliation of proximal malignant biliary obstruction by endoscopic endoprosthesis insertion. Gut (1991) 1.47
Effect of cigarette smoke on the permeability and IL-1beta and sICAM-1 release from cultured human bronchial epithelial cells of never-smokers, smokers, and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (2000) 1.45
Ventilation-perfusion lung scanning for pulmonary emboli. Br Med J (1974) 1.45
MRI of Copenhagen's disease in an adult. Clin Radiol (2001) 1.43
Effect of fluticasone propionate aqueous nasal spray on allergen-induced inflammatory changes in the nasal airways of allergic rhinitics following exposure to nitrogen dioxide. Clin Exp Allergy (1999) 1.43
Antiallergic compounds. Pharmacol Ther (1982) 1.43
Management of malignant obstructive jaundice at The Middlesex Hospital. Br J Surg (1983) 1.42
Transnasal bile duct catheterisation after endoscopic sphincterotomy: method for biliary drainage, perfusion, and sequential cholangiography. Gut (1979) 1.42
A behavioural test to assess daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnoea. J Sleep Res (1997) 1.42
Coeliac plexus block for pain in pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis. Br J Surg (1983) 1.42
Analgesic effects of oral flecainide. Lancet (1988) 1.41
Effect of Haemophilus influenzae endotoxin on the synthesis of IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha and expression of ICAM-1 in cultured human bronchial epithelial cells. Eur Respir J (1994) 1.41
Diagnostic yield of fibre-optic endoscopy in the operated stomach. Br J Surg (1973) 1.40
Effect of nitrogen dioxide on synthesis of inflammatory cytokines expressed by human bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (1993) 1.39
Examine the patient first, then look at the X-ray. Hosp Med (2003) 1.39
Isolated ventral chronic calcific pancreatitis in pancreas divisum. Gastrointest Endosc (1993) 1.39
Comments to "Quantitative Lymphoscintigraphy". Eur J Nucl Med (1989) 1.39
Nedocromil sodium workshop. Respir Med (1989) 1.38
Endoscopy and retrograde choledochopancreatography in the diagnosis of the jaundiced patient. Lancet (1972) 1.37
Cell loss from small intestinal mucosa: a morphological study. Gut (1970) 1.37
Thyrotoxicosis and giant-cell arteritis. Br Med J (1974) 1.37
Recurrent nocturnal asthmatic reactions to bronchial provocation tests. Clin Allergy (1979) 1.36
Sleep fragmentation indices as predictors of daytime sleepiness and nCPAP response in obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (1998) 1.35
Routine antibiotics in hospital management of acute asthma. Lancet (1982) 1.33
Endoscopic pancreatography in management of relapsing acute pancreatitis. Br Med J (1974) 1.32
Removal of stones from the bile duct at ERCP without sphincterotomy. Gastrointest Endosc (1994) 1.30
Small bowel biopsy for malabsorption: comparison of the diagnostic adequacy of endoscopic forceps and capsule biopsy specimens. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1985) 1.30
Additional endoscopic procedures instead of urgent surgery for retained common bile duct stones. Gut (1989) 1.29
Thoracic computed tomography in patients with suspected malignant pleural effusions. Clin Radiol (2001) 1.28
Endoscopic laser photocoagulation for bleeding peptic ulcers. Lancet (1980) 1.28
Adenosine nucleotides in bile. Am J Physiol (1996) 1.28