Published in Am J Surg on May 01, 1969
A clinical investigation of the portacaval shunt. V. Survival analysis of the therapeutic operation. Ann Surg (1971) 2.46
Bleeding varices: 2. Elective management. Can Med Assoc J (1981) 0.75
The retrieval of randomized clinical trials in liver disease from the medical literature. A comparison of MEDLARS and manual methods. Control Clin Trials (1985) 6.22
Nonassociation of adrenocorticosteroid therapy and peptic ulcer. N Engl J Med (1976) 3.19
Hemodynamic events in a prospective randomized trial of propranolol versus placebo in the prevention of a first variceal hemorrhage. Gastroenterology (1990) 2.99
Liver disease associated with secondary syphilis. N Engl J Med (1971) 2.51
A multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial of somatostatin in the management of acute hemorrhage from esophageal varices. Hepatology (1989) 2.40
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis: variations on a theme. Medicine (Baltimore) (1971) 2.26
Trailmaking and number-connection tests in the assessment of mental state in portal systemic encephalopathy. Am J Dig Dis (1977) 2.15
Comparison of lactulose and neomycin in the treatment of chronic portal-systemic encephalopathy. A double blind controlled trial. Gastroenterology (1977) 2.10
Portal pressure, presence of gastroesophageal varices and variceal bleeding. Hepatology (1985) 2.09
Branched-chain amino acids in the management of hepatic encephalopathy: an analysis of variants. Hepatology (1989) 2.05
Prophylactic portacaval anastomosis. Medicine (Baltimore) (1972) 1.99
Portal hypertension and variceal bleeding: an AASLD single topic symposium. Hepatology (1998) 1.74
Nitroglycerin improves the hemodynamic response to vasopressin in portal hypertension. Hepatology (1983) 1.67
A rational approach to the hepatorenal syndrome. Gastroenterology (1973) 1.63
Wedged and free hepatic venous pressure measured with a balloon catheter. Gastroenterology (1979) 1.52
Therapeutic portacaval anastomosis: to shunt or not to shunt. Gastroenterology (1974) 1.50
Neomycin-sorbitol and lactulose in the treatment of acute portal-systemic encephalopathy. A controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Am J Dig Dis (1978) 1.47
Distal splenorenal vs. portal-systemic shunts after hemorrhage from varices: a randomized controlled trial. Hepatology (1988) 1.45
Ammonia tolerance in the diagnosis of esophageal varices. A comparison of endoscopic, radiologic, and biochemical techniques. J Lab Clin Med (1967) 1.43
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts versus sclerotherapy: a discussion of discordant results. Ann Intern Med (1997) 1.40
Evidence for x-linked dominant inheritance of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency. N Engl J Med (1973) 1.37
Lactulose in the treatment of chronic portal-systemic encephalopathy. A double-blind clinical trial. N Engl J Med (1969) 1.35
Esophageal tamponade in the treatment of bleeding varices. A decadel progress report. Dig Dis Sci (1980) 1.34
A peek at the Child-Turcotte classification. Hepatology (1982) 1.34
Hyperglucagonemia in Laennec's cirrhosis. The role of portal-systemic shunting. N Engl J Med (1974) 1.29
Intraarterial vasopressin in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a prospective, controlled clinical trial. Gastroenterology (1975) 1.28
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis: endemic or epidemic? Med Clin North Am (1975) 1.27
Distal splenorenal shunt vs. portal-systemic shunt: current status of a controlled trial. Hepatology (1981) 1.24
Selective intraarterial vasopressin in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Gastroenterology (1972) 1.23
Increased incidence of cholelithiasis in Laënnec's cirrhosis. A postmortem evaluation of pathogenesis. Gastroenterology (1972) 1.22
Ideal treatment of portal hypertension in 1985. Clin Gastroenterol (1985) 1.21
Portal-systemic encephalopathy and portacaval anastomosis: a prospective, controlled investigation. Gastroenterology (1974) 1.16
Distal spleno-renal shunt versus endoscopic sclerotherapy in the prevention of variceal rebleeding. A meta-analysis of 4 randomized clinical trials. J Hepatol (1992) 1.14
Effect of portacaval anastomosis on hypersplenism. Dig Dis Sci (1980) 1.09
Propranolol for the prevention of first esophageal variceal hemorrhage: a lifetime commitment? Hepatology (2001) 1.09
Short-term effects of propranolol on portal venous pressure. Hepatology (1986) 1.08
The syndrome of methoxyflurane-associated hepatitis. Ann Intern Med (1974) 1.08
Percutaneous versus peritoneoscopic liver biopsy. Gastroenterology (1972) 1.07
Analysis of ascitic fluid in cirrhosis. Dig Dis Sci (1979) 1.04
Endoscopic sclerotherapy: an analysis of variants. Hepatology (1983) 1.03
A controlled comparison of continuous intraarterial and intravenous infusions of vasopressin in hemorrhage from esophageal varices. Gastroenterology (1979) 1.02
Tyrosine metabolism in patients with liver disease. J Clin Invest (1967) 1.02
Is hepatic scanning overated? Gastroenterology (1968) 1.01
Comparison of the histologic and cytologic diagnosis of liver biopsies in hepatic cancer. Gastroenterology (1979) 1.00
Adrenocorticosteroid administration and peptic ulcer: a critical analysis. J Chronic Dis (1985) 1.00
Spontaneous meningococcal peritonitis: a report of two cases. Am J Dig Dis (1978) 1.00
Excessive mortality associated with balloon tamponade of bleeding varices. A critical reappraisal. JAMA (1967) 0.99
Hepatic injury caused by L-alpha-methyldopa. Circulation (1969) 0.99
Cirrhosis and diabetes. II. Association of impaired glucose tolerance with portal-systemic shunting in Laennec's cirrhosis. Am J Dig Dis (1971) 0.98
Liver biopsy in extrahepatic biliary obstruction and in other "contraindicated" disorders. Gastroenterology (1975) 0.97
Increased concurrence of cirrhosis and bacterial endocarditis. A clinical and postmortem study. Gastroenterology (1977) 0.97
A statistical analysis of reviewer agreement and bias in evaluating medical abstracts. Yale J Biol Med (1976) 0.97
The diagnosis of bacterial peritonitis: comparison of pH, lactate concentration and leukocyte count. Hepatology (1985) 0.96
Adrenocorticosteroid therapy in alcoholic hepatitis. A prospective, double-blind randomized study. Am J Dig Dis (1977) 0.95
Intestinal transplantation for the treatment of desmoid tumors associated with familial adenomatous polyposis. Surgery (2001) 0.95
The syndrome of immunoglobulin deficiency and pernicious anemia. A study of ten cases. Am J Med (1969) 0.94
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Multiple revisitations. Gastroenterology (1976) 0.94
Pernicious anemia and immunologic deficiency. Ann Intern Med (1968) 0.94
Sengstaken-Blakemore tube revisited. Gastroenterology (1971) 0.94
To scope or not to scope. N Engl J Med (1981) 0.93
Intrahepatic hematoma after liver biopsy. Gastroenterology (1974) 0.93
Portacaval anastomosis and hepatic hemosiderin deposition: a prospective, controlled investigation. Gastroenterology (1972) 0.93
Hyperglucagonemia in cirrhosis: altered secretion and sensitivity to glucagon. Gastroenterology (1978) 0.92
The varix volcano connection. Gastroenterology (1980) 0.92
Quantitative US attenuation in normal liver and in patients with diffuse liver disease: importance of fat. Radiology (1986) 0.91
Comparison of dietary protein with an oral, branched chain-enriched amino acid supplement in chronic portal-systemic encephalopathy: a randomized controlled trial. Hepatology (1984) 0.91
Disturbance of the jejunal and colonic bacterial flora in immunoglobulin deficiencies. Am J Clin Nutr (1970) 0.91
The paracentesis pendulum. Hepatology (1985) 0.91
Unilateral edema and jaundice after portacaval anastomosis. Ann Intern Med (1972) 0.90
Qualitative and quantitative relationships of the fecal flora in cirrhotic patients with portal systemic encephalopathy and following portacaval anastomosis. Gastroenterology (1970) 0.89
Predictors of outcome in massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. J Clin Gastroenterol (1986) 0.89
Effects of lactulose and Lactobacillus acidophilus on the fecal flora. Am J Clin Nutr (1970) 0.89
Cirrhosis and diabetes. I. Increased incidence of diabetes in patients with Laennec's cirrhosis. Am J Dig Dis (1969) 0.89
Cirrhosis and diabetes. V. Serum human growth hormone levels in Laennec's cirrhosis. J Lab Clin Med (1970) 0.88
Severe diarrhea controlled by gamma globulin in a patient with agammaglobulinemia, amyloidosis, and thymoma. Ann Intern Med (1966) 0.88
Observations on decreased serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (SGOT) activity in azotemic patients. Ann Intern Med (1976) 0.88
Preoperative irradiation in rectal cancer: initial comparison of clinical tolerance, surgical and pathologic findings. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med (1968) 0.87
Serum gastrin levels in primary hypogammaglobulinemia and pernicious anemia. Studies in adults. Ann Intern Med (1972) 0.87
Hepatic arterial escape from vasopressin-induced vasoconstriction: an angiographic investigation. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med (1973) 0.87
Steroid treatment of alcoholic hepatitis. The yeas and the nays. Gastroenterology (1978) 0.86
Studies on the origin and significance of blood ammonia. II. The distribution of ammonia in whole blood, plasma and erythrocytes of man. Yale J Biol Med (1966) 0.86
Foreign language hepatologic publications. Hepatology (1988) 0.85
Propranolol in portal hypertension: problems in paradise? Hepatology (1984) 0.85
Observer error in liver scans. Gastroenterology (1972) 0.84
Arterial vasopressin infusions: science or seance? Gastroenterology (1975) 0.84
Depressed delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity in alcoholic hepatitis. Am J Dig Dis (1978) 0.83
Role of ascites in gastroesophageal reflux with comments on the pathogenesis of bleeding esophageal varices. Gastroenterology (1968) 0.82
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis induced by intraarterial vasopressin therapy. Gastroenterology (1976) 0.82
Lactulose in the treatment of acute hepatic encephalopathy. Am J Med Sci (1973) 0.82
Acidic ascitic fluid: a leap forward (or a step?). Hepatology (1982) 0.82
Propranolol in the treatment of portal hypertension: a caution. Hepatology (1982) 0.82
Rational use of liver biopsy in the diagnosis of hepatic cancer. Gastroenterology (1972) 0.82
Portal pressure reduction induced by partial mechanical obstruction of the superior mesenteric artery in the anesthetized dog. Gastroenterology (1978) 0.81
Portacaval anastomosis and peptic ulcer: a nonassociation. Gastroenterology (1975) 0.81
Emergency portacaval anastomosis in portal hypertensive gastropathy: another piece of the puzzle. Hepatology (1995) 0.80
Renal and hepatic injury associated with methoxyflurane anesthesia. Ann Intern Med (1968) 0.80
Chronic hepatitis: reducing an iatrogenic enigma to a workable puzzle. Gastroenterology (1976) 0.80
Effect of intra-arterial infusion of vasopressin on hepatic artery flow. Surg Forum (1973) 0.79
Bacterial peritonitis: spontaneous or paracentetic? Gastroenterology (1979) 0.79