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Trends in esophageal cancer survival in United States adults from 1973 to 2009: A SEER database analysis by Njei, Basile, McCarty, Thomas R, Birk, John W

“…Background and Aim: The rise in incidence of esophageal cancer (EC) in the USA over the last four decades has been well documented; however, data on trends in…”
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Obesity reduces the requirement for subsequent esophageal stricture dilation in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis by Miller, David, Mago, Sheena, Birk, John W., Dellon, Evan S., Feustel, Paul J., Tadros, Micheal

“…Background Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) causes esophageal narrowing and strictures, but factors that modify the severity of strictures and requirement for…”
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A review of ischemic colitis: is our clinical recognition and management adequate? by Tadros, Michael, Majumder, Shounak, Birk, John W

“…Ischemic colitis is a common cause of hospital admissions; however it is frequently confused intellectually with mesenteric ischemia and often misdiagnosed as…”
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Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis prevention using topical epinephrine: systematic review and meta-analysis by Iqbal, Umair, Siddique, Osama, Khara, Harshit S., Khan, Muhammad Ali, Haq, Khwaja Fahad, Siddiqui, Mohammad Arsalan, Solanki, Shantanu, Zuchelli, Tobias E., Shellenberger, Matthew Joshua, Birk, John W.

“…Abstract Background and study aims  Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis (PEP) is a common complication of endoscopic retrograde…”
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Acute management of pancreatitis: the key to best outcomes by Olson, Erik, Perelman, Alexander, Birk, John W

“…Acute pancreatitis (AP) accounts for over 230 000 US and 28 000 UK hospital admissions annually. Abdominal pain is the most common presenting symptom in AP but…”
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A Review of IgG4-related Sclerosing Cholangitis (IgG4-SC) by Khoury, Neil C, Birk, John W

“…IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) is a unique, steroid-responsive, fibroinflammatory condition that is more commonly found in older men and is…”
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S1392 Cost-Effectiveness of Incomplete Gastrointestinal Metaplasia Surveillance in Gastric Cancer Screening by Salunke, Rajeev, Saraceni, Corey, Birk, John W.

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S245 Increased Urolithin a Production in Patients Given a Fixed Amount of Ellagic Acid in the Form of Walnuts Is Correlated With Baseline Urolithin A Levels by Birk, John W., Anderson, Joseph C., Pallotti, Amy, Rosenberg, Daniel

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A Review on the Management of Biliary Complications after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by Moy, Brian T, Birk, John W

“…Orthotopic liver transplantation is the definitive treatment for end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinomas. Biliary complications are the most…”
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Hemobilia: An Uncommon But Notable Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Cathcart, Scott, Birk, John W, Tadros, Michael, Schuster, Micheal

“…A literature review to improve practitioners' knowledge and performance concerning the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of hemobilia. A search of…”
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Commentary on “postoperative outcomes in elderly patients undergoing pancreatic resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Birk, John W.

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Second Harmonic Generation Imaging Distinguishes Both High-Grade Dysplasia and Cancer from Normal Colonic Mucosa by Birk, John W., Tadros, Micheal, Moezardalan, Koorosh, Nadyarnykh, Oleg, Forouhar, Faripour, Anderson, Joseph, Campagnola, Paul

“…Background and Aim Second harmonic generation (SHG) is a novel imaging technology that could provide optical biopsy during endoscopy with advantages over…”
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Colonoscopy Surveillance Intervals for Small Nonadvanced Adenomas: Does Size Matter? by Birk, John W., Anderson, Joseph C.

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Tapered colonoscope performs better than the pediatric colonoscope in female patients: a direct comparison through tandem colonoscopy by Anderson, Joseph C., MD, Walker, Grace, RN, Birk, John W., MD, Alpern, Zvi, MD, Von Althen, Isabelle, MD

“…Background The pediatric variable-stiffness colonoscope (PVSC) is used by many endoscopists to negotiate the colon that requires a flexible colonoscope; it has…”
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Risk Factors for Sessile Serrated Adenomas by Anderson, Joseph Carl, Rangasamy, Priya, Rustagi, Tarun, Myers, Matthew, Sanders, Melinda, Vaziri, Haleh, Wu, George, Birk, John W, Protiva, Petr

“…BACKGROUNDAlthough sessile serrated adenomas (SSAs) may represent a separate and important pathway for colorectal cancer (CRC), little is known about the risk…”
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Endocuff and Detection of Colorectal Adenomas: Results of a Randomized Controlled Study by Birk, John W, Anderson, Joseph C

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Diverticular Disease: The Old, the New, and the Ever-Changing View by DiSiena, Michael S, Birk, John W

“…ABSTRACTOur understanding of diverticular disease has evolved significantly during the last 25 years, and as such, a reexamination is in order. We performed a…”
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Peer review report 1 on “Is the Stretta procedure as effective as the best medical and surgical treatments for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease? A best evidence topic” by Birk, John W., M.D

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The utility of single operator cholangioscope (Spyglass) to diagnose and treat radiographically negative biliary stones: A case series and review by Averbukh, Leon D., Miller, David, Birk, John W., Tadros, Micheal

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Esophageal Button Battery Retrieval: Time-In May Not Be Everything by Bhumi, Sriya, Mago, Sheena, Mavilia-Scranton, Marianna G, Birk, John W, Rezaizadeh, Houman

“…The management of ingested foreign bodies is a challenging task because each case is unique with multiple varying factors including a patient's age, anatomical…”
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