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Safe Cholecystectomy Multi-society Practice Guideline and State of the Art Consensus Conference on Prevention of Bile Duct Injury During Cholecystectomy by Brunt, L. Michael, Deziel, Daniel J., Telem, Dana A., Strasberg, Steven M., Aggarwal, Rajesh, Asbun, Horacio, Bonjer, Jaap, McDonald, Marian, Alseidi, Adnan, Ujiki, Mike, Riall, Taylor S., Hammill, Chet, Moulton, Carol-Anne, Pucher, Philip H., Parks, Rowan W., Ansari, Mohammed T., Connor, Saxon, Dirks, Rebecca C., Anderson, Blaire, Altieri, Maria S., Tsamalaidze, Levan, Stefanidis, Dimitrios

“…BACKGROUND:BDI is the most common serious complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. To address this problem, a multi-society consensus conference was held…”
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SAGES guidelines for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) by Slater, Bethany J., Dirks, Rebecca C., McKinley, Sophia K., Ansari, Mohammed T., Kohn, Geoffrey P., Thosani, Nirav, Qumseya, Bashar, Billmeier, Sarah, Daly, Shaun, Crawford, Catherine, P. Ehlers, Anne, Hollands, Celeste, Palazzo, Francesco, Rodriguez, Noe, Train, Arianne, Wassenaar, Eelco, Walsh, Danielle, Pryor, Aurora D., Stefanidis, Dimitrios

“…Background Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is an extremely common condition with several medical and surgical treatment options. A multidisciplinary…”
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Surgical treatment of GERD: systematic review and meta-analysis by McKinley, Sophia K., Dirks, Rebecca C., Walsh, Danielle, Hollands, Celeste, Arthur, Lauren E., Rodriguez, Noe, Jhang, Joyce, Abou-Setta, Ahmed, Pryor, Aurora, Stefanidis, Dimitrios, Slater, Bethany J.

“…Background Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has a high worldwide prevalence in adults and children. There is uncertainty regarding medical versus…”
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Is peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) more effective than pneumatic dilation and Heller myotomy? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Dirks, Rebecca C., Kohn, Geoffrey P., Slater, Bethany, Whiteside, Jake, Rodriguez, Noe A., Docimo, Salvatore, Pryor, Aurora, Stefanidis, Dimitrios

“…Background Achalasia is a rare, chronic, and morbid condition with evolving treatment. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) has gained considerable popularity,…”
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Social support provided to bariatric surgery patients through a facebook group may improve weight loss outcomes by Athanasiadis, Dimitrios I., Carr, Rosalie A., Smith, Craig, Dirks, Rebecca C., Hilgendorf, William, Stefanidou, Maria Nefeli, Selzer, Don, Stefanidis, Dimitrios

“…Background Patients’ social support has been shown to impact outcomes after bariatric surgery. We have previously shown that a Facebook group administered by…”
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Sarcopenia in emergency abdominal surgery by Dirks, Rebecca C., MD, Edwards, Brandy L., MD MS, Tong, Elizabeth, MD, Schaheen, Basil, MD, Turrentine, Florence E., PhD RN, Shada, Amber, MD, Smith, Philip W., MD

“…Abstract Background Sarcopenia, a loss of skeletal muscle mass associated with aging, is a practical measure of frailty and has been previously identified as a…”
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Postoperative 4-Year Outcomes in Septuagenarians Following Bariatric Surgery by Athanasiadis, Dimitrios I., Hernandez, Edward, Dirks, Rebecca C., Stefanidis, Dimitrios, Banerjee, Ambar

“…Background Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for obesity; however, its utilization in older patients remains low. There is a dearth of…”
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SAGES guidelines: an appraisal of their quality and value by SAGES members by Dirks, Rebecca C., Walsh, Danielle, Haggerty, Stephen, Kohn, Geoffrey P., Pryor, Aurora, Stefanidis, Dimitrios

“…Background The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Guidelines Committee develops evidence-based guidelines for practicing…”
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High-risk bariatric candidates: does red-flagging predict the post-operative course? by Dirks, Rebecca C., Athanasiadis, Dimitrios I., Hilgendorf, William A., Ziegler, Kathryn M., Waldrop, Caitlyn, Embry, Marisa, Selzer, Don J.

“…Background Standards for preoperative bariatric patient selection include a thorough psychological evaluation. Using patients “red-flagged” during preoperative…”
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SAGES guidelines for the use of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for the treatment of achalasia by Kohn, Geoffrey P., Dirks, Rebecca C., Ansari, Mohammed T., Clay, Jason, Dunst, Christy M., Lundell, Lars, Marks, Jeffrey M., Molena, Daniela, Rooker, Ceciel, Saxena, Payal, Swanstrom, Lee, Wong, Reuben K., Pryor, Aurora D., Stefanidis, Dimitrios

“…Background Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is increasingly used as primary treatment for esophageal achalasia, in place of the options such as Heller myotomy…”
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Breast Heterogeneity: Obstacles to Developing Universal Biomarkers of Breast Cancer Initiation and Progression by Dirks, Rebecca C., Burney, Heather N., Anjanappa, Manjushree, Sandusky, George E., Hao, Yangyang, Liu, Yunlong, Schmidt, Max C., Nakshatri, Harikrishna

“…Predicting outcomes and response to therapy through biomarkers is a major challenge in cancer research. In previous studies, we suggested that inappropriate…”
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Guidelines for the performance of minimally invasive splenectomy by Kindel, Tammy L., Dirks, Rebecca C., Collings, Amelia T., Scholz, Stefan, Abou-Setta, Ahmed M., Alli, Vamsi V., Ansari, Mohammed T., Awad, Ziad, Broucek, Joseph, Campbell, Andre, Cripps, Michael W., Hollands, Celeste, Lim, Robert, Quinteros, Francisco, Ritchey, Kim, Whiteside, Jake, Zagol, Bradley, Pryor, Aurora D., Walsh, Danielle, Haggerty, Stephen, Stefanidis, Dimitrios

“…Background Minimally invasive splenectomy (MIS) is increasingly favored for the treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the spleen over open access…”
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Evaluation of a community-based hypertension improvement program (ComHIP) in Ghana: data from a baseline survey by Lamptey, Peter, Laar, Amos, Adler, Alma J, Dirks, Rebecca, Caldwell, Aya, Prieto-Merino, David, Aerts, Ann, Pearce, Neil, Perel, Pablo

“…Ghana faces an increasing burden of non-communicable disease with rates of hypertension estimated as high as 36% in adults. Despite these high rates,…”
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Playing the Catch-Up Game: Accelerating the Scale-Up of Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Services to Eliminate New Pediatric HIV Infection in Nigeria by Oladele, Edward Adekola, Khamofu, Hadiza, Asala, Seun, Saleh, Mariya, Ralph-Opara, Uche, Nwosisi, Charles, Anyaike, Chukwuma, Gana, Catherine, Adedokun, Oluwasanmi, Dirks, Rebecca, Adebayo, Olufunsho, Oduwole, Modupe, Mandala, Justin, Torpey, Kwasi

“…As the world is making progress towards elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, poor coverage of PMTCT services in Nigeria remains a major…”
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Carbon partitioning in soybean (Glycine max) leaves by combined (11) C and (13) C labeling by Dirks, Rebecca C, Singh, Manmilan, Potter, Gregory S, Sobotka, Lee G, Schaefer, Jacob

“…We labeled soybean (Glycine max) leaves with 200 and 600 ppm (13) CO(2) spiked with (11) CO(2) and examined the effects of light intensity and water stress on…”
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Increasing the uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in a resource-limited setting by Torpey, Kwasi, Kabaso, Mushota, Kasonde, Prisca, Dirks, Rebecca, Bweupe, Maxmillian, Thompson, Catherine, Mukadi, Ya Diul

“…As in other resource limited settings, the Ministry of Health in Zambia is challenged to make affordable and acceptable PMTCT interventions accessible and…”
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Informing the 2011 UN Session on Noncommunicable Diseases: applying lessons from the AIDS response by Lamptey, Peter, Merson, Michael, Piot, Peter, Reddy, K Srinath, Dirks, Rebecca

“…Summary Points * The September 2011 UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases provides an opportunity for the international community and national…”
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Glycine metabolism in leaves of Glycine max in 200- and 600-ppm CO2 environments by Dirks, Rebecca C., Singh, Manmilan, Potter, Gregory S., Sobotka, Lee G., Schaefer, Jacob

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Carbon partitioning in soybean (Glycine max) leaves by combined 11C and 13C labeling by Dirks, Rebecca C., Singh, Manmilan, Potter, Gregory S., Sobotka, Lee G., Schaefer, Jacob

“…We labeled soybean (Glycine max) leaves with 200 and 600 ppm 13CO2 spiked with 11CO2 and examined the effects of light intensity and water stress on metabolism…”
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zambia: implementing efficacious ARV regimens in primary health centers by Mandala, Justin, Torpey, Kwasi, Kasonde, Prisca, Kabaso, Mushota, Dirks, Rebecca, Suzuki, Chiho, Thompson, Catherine, Sangiwa, Gloria, Mukadi, Ya Diul

“…Safety and effectiveness of efficacious antiretroviral (ARV) regimens beyond single-dose nevirapine (sdNVP) for prevention of mother-to-child transmission…”
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