M J Krasna

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1 Bronchial rupture by a double-lumen endobronchial tube during staging thoracoscopy. Anesth Analg 1999 2.16
2 Superior sulcus (Pancoast) tumor: experience with 105 patients. Ann Thorac Surg 1998 1.67
3 Global gene expression profiling in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer: a comparative analysis using cDNA microarrays. Oncogene 2002 1.54
4 Esophagogastrectomy for carcinoma of the esophagus and cardia: a comparison of findings and results after standard resection in three consecutive eight-year intervals with improved staging criteria. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 1.53
5 Thoracoscopic management of spontaneous pneumothorax. Chest 1992 1.50
6 Microsatellite instability occurs frequently and in both diploid and aneuploid cell populations of Barrett's-associated esophageal adenocarcinomas. Cancer Res 1994 1.49
7 Search for a primary lung neoplasm in patients with brain metastasis: is the chest radiograph sufficient? AJR Am J Roentgenol 1997 1.48
8 Case 6-5--1992. Anesthetic considerations for thoracoscopic procedures. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1992 1.47
9 Hypermethylated APC DNA in plasma and prognosis of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma. J Natl Cancer Inst 2000 1.45
10 The use of concurrent chemotherapy with high-dose radiation before surgical resection in patients presenting with apical sulcus tumors. Cancer J 2000 1.43
11 A transforming growth factor beta 1 receptor type II mutation in ulcerative colitis-associated neoplasms. Gastroenterology 1997 1.42
12 Clonal ordering of 17p and 5q allelic losses in Barrett dysplasia and adenocarcinoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993 1.40
13 Use of gastrointestinal contrast studies in obstruction of the small and large bowel. Dis Colon Rectum 1990 1.38
14 Hemodynamic effects of carbon dioxide insufflation during thoracoscopy. Ann Thorac Surg 1994 1.27
15 Use of tubes and radiographs in the management of small bowel obstruction. Ann Surg 1987 1.17
16 Results of cancer and leukemia group B protocol 8935. A multiinstitutional phase II trimodality trial for stage IIIA (N2) non-small-cell lung cancer. Cancer and Leukemia Group B Thoracic Surgery Group. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 1.14
17 Electrocardiographic changes in cardiac patients with acute gallbladder disease. Am Surg 1986 1.12
18 Multicenter VATS experience with mediastinal tumors. Ann Thorac Surg 1998 1.08
19 From the archives of the AFIP. Malignant pleural mesothelioma: radiologic-pathologic correlation. Radiographics 1996 1.03
20 Thoracoscopic excision of a posterior mediastinal "dumbbell" tumor using a combined approach. Ann Thorac Surg 1995 0.96
21 Incidental lung carcinoma detected at CT in patients selected for lung volume reduction surgery to treat severe pulmonary emphysema. Radiology 1998 0.95
22 Alterations of transforming growth factor-beta 1 receptor type II occur in ulcerative colitis-associated carcinomas, sporadic colorectal neoplasms, and esophageal carcinomas, but not in gastric neoplasms. Hum Cell 1996 0.94
23 Frequent loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 9 in adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Cancer Res 1994 0.90
24 Safe pulmonary resection after chemotherapy and high-dose thoracic radiation. Ann Thorac Surg 1999 0.90
25 Paraplegia after thoracotomy: report of five cases and review of the literature. Ann Thorac Surg 1995 0.87
26 Thoracoscopic resection of posterior neurogenic tumors. Am Surg 1999 0.86
27 Staging of carcinoma of the esophagus and cardia: a comparison of different staging criteria. J Surg Oncol 1993 0.85
28 Functional analysis of long-term outcome after Heller's myotomy for achalasia. Dis Esophagus 2009 0.85
29 Accuracy of CT for the detection of pleural adhesions: correlation with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Chest 1999 0.84
30 Chronic, traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta. Ann Thorac Surg 1992 0.83
31 TP53 and RAS mutations in metachronous tumors from patients with cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract. Int J Cancer 1995 0.82
32 The management of malignant pleural and pericardial effusions. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 1997 0.81
33 The role of radiologic imaging in diagnosing complications of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Chest 1998 0.80
34 Subarachnoid-pleural fistula after resection of a pancoast tumor with hyponatremia. Ann Thorac Surg 1995 0.79
35 Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis: diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration cytology and a review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol 1993 0.78
36 Treatment of a bronchopleural fistula with a Fogarty catheter and oxidized regenerated cellulose (surgicel). Chest 1994 0.76
37 Outcome of floppy Nissen fundoplication with intraoperative manometry to treat sliding hiatal hernia. Dis Esophagus 2008 0.76
38 Trimodality therapy for esophageal cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 1998 0.75
39 Esophagopericardial fistula arising from Barrett's esophagus. Am J Gastroenterol 1998 0.75
40 Pretreatment surgical lymph node staging predicts results of trimodality therapy in esophageal cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001 0.75
41 Video assisted thoracoscopic biopsy for interstitial lung disease. Int Surg 1997 0.75
42 Combined modality therapy for esophageal cancer. Curr Oncol Rep 1999 0.75
43 Endobronchial fibrous histiocytoma. Ann Thorac Surg 1995 0.75
44 Thoracoscopic lymph node dissection in the staging of esophageal carcinoma. J Laparoendosc Surg 1992 0.75
45 Resection of primary brachial plexus tumor using a modified Dartevelle anterior approach. Ann Thorac Surg 1999 0.75
46 Clinical experience with the Jahnke-Barron heart support. J Card Surg 1987 0.75
47 The role of video-assisted thoracic surgery in esophageal disease. Chest Surg Clin N Am 1998 0.75
48 Accurate lymph node assessment prior to trimodality therapy for esophageal carcinoma. Cancer J 2001 0.75
49 The vastus lateralis myocutaneous flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 1987 0.75
50 Trimodality treatment versus surgery alone for esophageal cancer. A stratified analysis with minimally invasive pretreatment staging. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2002 0.75
51 Acute effects of bilateral lung volume reduction surgery on lung and chest wall mechanical properties. Chest 1998 0.75
52 Postoperative enhancement of urinary output in patients with acute renal failure using continuous furosemide therapy. Chest 1986 0.75
53 Adriamycin extravasation injuries. Plast Reconstr Surg 1986 0.75
54 Pleural lavage cytology in esophageal cancer without pleural effusions: clinicopathologic analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 0.75
55 Extravascular fluid uptake during cardiopulmonary bypass in hypertensive dogs. Ann Thorac Surg 1994 0.75