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Meta-analysis of short-term outcomes after laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer by Abraham, N. S., Young, J. M., Solomon, M. J.

“…Background: The safety and efficacy of laparoscopic resection (LR) for colorectal cancer remains to be established. Methods: A meta‐analysis of randomized…”
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Innate and adaptive immune responses in the urinary tract by Song, J., Abraham, S. N.

“…ABSTRACT As new and intriguing details of how uropathogens initiate infections and persist within the urinary tract have emerged, so has important information…”
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Cyclooxygenase‐2 selectivity of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs and the risk of myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accident by ABRAHAM, N. S., EL‐SERAG, H. B., HARTMAN, C., RICHARDSON, P., DESWAL, A.

“…SUMMARY Aim To assess degree of cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) selectivity of a non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID) and risk of myocardial infarction (MI)…”
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Involvement of Cellular Caveolae in Bacterial Entry into Mast Cells by SHIN, J.-S, ZHIMIN GAO, ABRAHAM, S. N

“…Caveolae are subcellular structures implicated in the import and transcytosis of macromolecules and in transmembrane signaling. To date, evidence for the…”
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Role of mast cell leukotrienes in neutrophil recruitment and bacterial clearance in infectious peritonitis by Malaviya, Ravi, Abraham, Soman N.

“…Stimulated mast cells release a variety of chemotactic factors such as tumor necrosis factor α (TNF‐α) and leukotriene B4. Recent studies have shown that mast…”
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Mast cell modulation of neutrophil influx and bacterial clearance at sites of infection through TNF-α by Malaviya, Ravi, Ikeda, Teruo, Ross, Elaine, Abraham, Soman N

“…Although mast cells have been implicated in a variety of inflammatory conditions including immediate hypersensitivity and interstitial cystitis, their…”
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Validation of administrative data used for the diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal events following nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug prescription by ABRAHAM, N. S., COHEN, D. C., RIVERS, B., RICHARDSON, P.

“…Summary Aims To validate veterans affairs (VA) administrative data for the diagnosis of nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID)‐related upper…”
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National mortality following upper gastrointestinal or cardiovascular events in older veterans with recent nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug use by ABRAHAM, N. S., CASTILLO, D. L., HARTMAN, C.

“…Summary Background  Upper gastrointestinal events (UGIE), myocardial infarction (MI) and cerebrovascular accident (CVA) are known morbities among recent NSAID…”
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Mast cells in infection and immunity by ABRAHAM, S. N, MALAVIYA, R

“…In this paper, we review data that support the possibility that the raison d'etre for the mast cell is initiating and coordinating the host's inflammatory and…”
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Barriers to physician adherence to nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug guidelines: a qualitative study by CAVAZOS, J. M., NAIK, A. D., WOOFTER, A., ABRAHAM, N. S.

“…Summary Background  Despite wide availability of physician guidelines for safer use of nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and widespread use of…”
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Therapeutic intent of proton pump inhibitor prescription among elderly nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug users by DRIES, A. M., RICHARDSON, P., CAVAZOS, J., ABRAHAM, N. S.

“…Summary Background  Prescription of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) has increased dramatically. Aim  To assess therapeutic intent of PPI prescription among…”
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Systematic review: the methodological quality of trials affects estimates of treatment efficacy in functional (non-ulcer) dyspepsia by ABRAHAM, N. S, MOAYYEDI, P, DANIELST, B, VELDHUYZEN VAN ZANTEN, S. J. O

“…To evaluate treatment efficacy using objective quality criteria. A systematic review was performed of randomized controlled trials of endoscopically…”
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Predicting which patients can resume oral nutrition after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement by Naik, A. D., Abraham, N. S., Roche, V. M. L., Concato, J.

“…Summary Background : Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes are placed with high frequency and relative safety for a variety of indications. One of these…”
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Identification of Helicobacter pylori infected patients, using administrative data by THIRUMURTHI, S., DESILVA, R., CASTILLO, D. L., RICHARDSON, P., ABRAHAM, N. S.

“…Summary Background  Helicobacter pylori is a prevalent organism implicated in peptic ulcer disease. Aim  To validate administrative data for diagnosis of H…”
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Cell biology. Caveolae--not just craters in the cellular landscape by Shin, J S, Abraham, S N

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Selective cannulation of the common bile duct: a prospective randomized trial comparing standard catheters with sphincterotomes by Cortas, George A., Mehta, Shailesh N., Abraham, Neena S., Barkun, Alan N.

“…Background:  Current recommendations for the use of standard catheters or sphincterotomes for the initial attempt at selective common bile duct cannulation…”
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Survival of FimH-expressing enterobacteria in macrophages relies on glycolipid traffic by Abraham, Soman N, Baorto, David M, Gao, Zhimin, Malaviya, Ravi, Dustin, Michael L, van der Merwe, Anton, Lublin, Douglas M

“…Strains of Escherichia coli persist within the human gut as normal commensals, but are frequent pathogens and can cause recurrent infection. Here we show that,…”
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FimH Adhesin of Type 1 pili is Assembled into a Fibrillar tip Structure in the Enterobacteriaceae by Jones, C. Hal, Pinkner, Jerome S., Roth, Robyn, Heuser, John, Nicholes, Andy V., Abraham, Soman N., Hultgren, Scott J.

“…Type 1 pili are heteropolymeric mannose-binding fibers produced by all members of the Enterobacteriaceae family. The bulk of the fiber is composed of FimA. Two…”
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Increased use of low anterior resection for veterans with rectal cancer by Abraham, N. S., Davila, J. A., Rabeneck, L., Berger, D. H., El‐Serag, H. B.

“…Summary Background : Two surgical procedures with curative intent are available to patients with rectal cancer: lower anterior resection and abdominoperineal…”
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Mast cell phagocytosis of FimH-expressing enterobacteria by Malaviya, R, Ross, EA, MacGregor, JI, Ikeda, T, Little, JR, Jakschik, BA, Abraham, SN

“…Most studies of mast cells have been directed at their role in the pathophysiology of IgE-mediated allergic reactions with little recognition of their…”
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