Search Results - "BLUMGART, L. H"

Regional chemotherapy for unresectable primary liver cancer: results of a phase II clinical trial and assessment of DCE-MRI as a biomarker of survival by Jarnagin, W.R., Schwartz, L.H., Gultekin, D.H., Gönen, M., Haviland, D., Shia, J., D'Angelica, M., Fong, Y., DeMatteo, R., Tse, A., Blumgart, L.H., Kemeny, N.

“…This study reports the results of hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) with floxuridine (FUDR) and dexamethasone (dex) in patients with unresectable intrahepatic…”
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Liver resection for colorectal metastases by Fong, Y, Cohen, A M, Fortner, J G, Enker, W E, Turnbull, A D, Coit, D G, Marrero, A M, Prasad, M, Blumgart, L H, Brennan, M F

“…More than 50,000 patients in the United States will present each year with liver metastases from colorectal cancers. The current study was performed to…”
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Hepatic neuroendocrine metastases: does intervention alter outcomes? by Chamberlain, Ronald S, Canes, David, Brown, Karen T, Saltz, Leonard, Jarnagin, William, Fong, Yuman, Blumgart, Leslie H

“…Background: In most instances, advanced neuroendocrine tumors follow an indolent course. Hepatic metastases are common, and although they can cause significant…”
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Hepatic Arterial Infusion of Chemotherapy after Resection of Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer by Kemeny, Nancy, Huang, Ying, Cohen, Alfred M, Shi, Weiji, Conti, John A, Brennan, Murray F, Bertino, Joseph R, Turnbull, Alan D.M, Sullivan, Deidre, Stockman, Jennifer, Blumgart, Leslie H, Fong, Yuman

“…Nearly 129,000 patients are given a diagnosis of colorectal cancer each year in the United States, and hepatic metastases develop in 60 percent of these…”
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Management of 155 patients with benign liver tumours by Charny, C. K., Jarnagin, W. R., Schwartz, L. H., Frommeyer, H. S., DeMatteo, R. P., Fong, Y., Blumgart, L. H.

“…Background: Benign hepatic tumours continue to represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This study evaluates the indications and results of resection…”
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The role of staging laparoscopy in hepatobiliary malignancy: prospective analysis of 401 cases by D'Angelica, M, Fong, Y, Weber, S, Gonen, M, DeMatteo, R P, Conlon, K, Blumgart, L H, Jarnagin, W R

“…Patients with potentially resectable hepatobiliary malignancy are frequently found to have unresectable tumors at laparotomy. We prospectively evaluated…”
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Outcome of treatment for distal bile duct cancer by Fong, Y., Blumgart, L. H., Lin, E., Fortner, J. G., Brennan, M. F.

“…All patients with distal bile duct tumours over a 10‐year period (October 1983 to December 1993) were identified by means of a prospective database. The…”
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Perioperative outcomes of major hepatic resections under low central venous pressure anesthesia: blood loss, blood transfusion, and the risk of postoperative renal dysfunction by Melendez, Jose A, Arslan, Vittoria, Fischer, Mary E, Wuest, David, Jarnagin, William R, Fong, Yuman, Blumgart, Leslie H

“…Background: We have previously demonstrated that maintenance of a low central venous pressure (LCVP) combined with extrahepatic control of venous outflow…”
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Long-term results after resection for gallbladder cancer : Implications for staging and management by BARTLETT, D. L, FONG, Y, FORTNER, J. G, BRENNAN, M. F, BLUMGART, L. H

“…The surgical management of gallbladder cancer is controversial. There is no consensus among surgeons as to the indications for reoperation or radical…”
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Gallbladder cancer (GBC): 10-year experience at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC) by Duffy, A., Capanu, M., Abou-Alfa, G.K., Huitzil, D., Jarnagin, W., Fong, Y., D'Angelica, M., DeMatteo, R.P., Blumgart, L.H., O'Reilly, E.M.

“…Background The incidence of gallbladder cancer (GBC) in the US is 1.2/100,000. This report examines the patterns of presentation, adjuvant treatment and…”
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Survival after resection of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma—development and external validation of a prognostic nomogram by Groot Koerkamp, B., Wiggers, J.K., Gonen, M., Doussot, A., Allen, P.J., Besselink, M.G.H., Blumgart, L.H., Busch, O.R.C., D'Angelica, M.I., DeMatteo, R.P., Gouma, D.J., Kingham, T.P., van Gulik, T.M., Jarnagin, W.R.

“…The objective of this study was to derive and validate a prognostic nomogram to predict disease-specific survival (DSS) after a curative intent resection of…”
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Survival after resection of multiple hepatic colorectal metastases by Weber, S M, Jarnagin, W R, DeMatteo, R P, Blumgart, L H, Fong, Y

“…Hepatic resection is potentially curative in selected patients with colorectal metastases. It is a widely held practice that multiple colorectal hepatic…”
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Segment-oriented approach to liver resection by Liau, K H, Blumgart, L H, DeMatteo, R P

“…Segment-oriented liver resection is a distinct surgical approach and represents the virtuosity of hepatic surgery. It is unique in the finesse of its execution…”
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Complete resection of the caudate lobe of the liver: Technique and results by Bartlett, D., Fong, Y., Blumgart, L. H.

“…The caudate lobe of the liver is a frequent site of involvement by metastatic or primary liver tumours. This study describes the surgical anatomy and analyses…”
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Gallbladder carcinoma discovered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy aggressive reresection is beneficial by YUMAN FONG, HEFFERNAN, N, BLUMGART, L. H

“…This study attempted to determine whether aggressive surgical therapy is warranted after gallbladder carcinoma is discovered during or after laparoscopic…”
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Cholangiocarcinoma at the hepatic hilus: sonographic findings by Hann, LE, Greatrex, KV, Bach, AM, Fong, Y, Blumgart, LH

“…This study was performed to characterize sonographic findings in patients with cholangiocarcinoma at the hepatic hilus and to compare those sonographic…”
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Surgical treatment of 32 patients with peripheral intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by Harrison, L. E., Fong, Y., Klimstra, D. S., Zee, S. Y., Blumgart, L. H.

“…Background Peripheral intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (PIC) is an intrahepatic primary liver neoplasm which is clinicopathologically distinct from…”
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Palliation of irresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma with biliary drainage and radiotherapy by Kuvshinoff, B W, Armstrong, J G, Fong, Y, Schupak, K, Getradjman, G, Heffernan, N, Blumgart, L H

“…Twelve patients with irresectable or recurrent hilar cholangiocarcinoma were treated with internal biliary drainage followed by intraluminal (iridium-192) and…”
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Liver resection in the elderly by Fong, Y., Brennan, M. F., Cohen, A. M., Heffernan, N., Freiman, A., Blumgart, L. H.

“…Background The operative mortality rate for hepatic resection in the elderly has been reported to be as high as 40 per cent for extended resection. Methods An…”
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Portal vein evaluation with US: comparison to angiography combined with CT arterial portography by Bach, A M, Hann, L E, Brown, K T, Getrajdman, G I, Herman, S K, Fong, Y, Blumgart, L H

“…To compare ultrasound (US) to angiography combined with computed tomography during arterial portography (CTAP) in the preoperative evaluation of the portal…”
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