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[18F]fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography as a prognostic tool before liver transplantation, resection, and loco‐ablative therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma by Asman, Yael, Evenson, Amy R., Even‐Sapir, Einat, Shibolet, Oren

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer and the third most common cause of cancer‐related death worldwide. Orthotopic liver…”
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The Abdominal Transplant Surgery Workforce: Current state and future trends by Kaldas, Fady M., Rocca, Juan P., Bhati, Chandra S., Duan, Ning, Evenson, Amy R., Tan, Henkie P., Redfield, Robert R., di Sabato, Diego M., Yoshida, Atsushi, Abt, Peter L., Geevarghese, Sunil K.

“…Transplant surgical workforce concerns have arisen in the last 5 years as reflected in challenges securing job opportunities for new fellows. The present…”
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Current Management of Enterocutaneous Fistula by Evenson, Amy R., Fischer, Josef E.

“…Enterocutaneous fistulas, defined as abnormal communications between bowel and skin, are among the most challenging conditions managed by the general surgeon…”
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Emergency hernia repair in cirrhotic patients with ascites by Odom, Stephen R, Gupta, Alok, Talmor, Daniel, Novack, Victor, Sagy, Iftach, Evenson, Amy R

“…The optimal treatment for abdominal wall hernias in the setting of ascites is not clear. We describe our experience with emergent surgery for hernias in…”
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Utilization of kidneys from donation after circulatory determination of death by Evenson, Amy R

“…The present review describes the recent experience with kidney transplantation using donation after circulatory determination of death (DCDD) including efforts…”
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Living Kidney Donation: A Single Center Experience by Rodrigue, James R., Vishnevsky, Tanya, Fleishman, Aaron, Brann, Tracy, Evenson, Amy R., Pavlakis, Martha, Mandelbrot, Didier A.

“…This article describes the development and implementation of an initiative at one transplant center to annually assess psychosocial outcomes of living kidney…”
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Treatment of rats with calpain inhibitors prevents sepsis-induced muscle proteolysis independent of atrogin-1/MAFbx and MuRF1 expression by Fareed, Moin U, Evenson, Amy R, Wei, Wei, Menconi, Michael, Poylin, Vitaliy, Petkova, Victoria, Pignol, Bernadette, Hasselgren, Per-Olof

“…Muscle wasting in sepsis is a significant clinical problem because it results in muscle weakness and fatigue that may delay ambulation and increase the risk…”
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Predictors of Negative Intraoperative Findings at Emergent Laparotomy in Patients with Cirrhosis by Tapper, Elliot B., Patwardhan, Vilas, Mazer, Laura M., Vaughn, Byron, Piatkowski, Gail, Evenson, Amy R., Malik, Raza

“…Background Emergent surgery in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis is highly morbid. We sought to determine the clinical factors associated with negative…”
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Evaluation of Native Kidney Recovery After Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation by FRANCIS, Jean M, PALMER, Matthew R, DONOHOE, Kevin, CURRY, Michael, JOHNSON, Scott R, KARP, Seth J, EVENSON, Amy R, PAVLAKIS, Martha, HANTO, Douglas W, MANDELBROT, Didier A

“…Debate continues about which liver transplantation candidates with impaired renal function should undergo liver transplant alone versus simultaneous…”
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The Living Donor Lost Wages Trial: Study Rationale and Protocol by Rodrigue, James R., Fleishman, Aaron, Carroll, Michaela, Evenson, Amy R., Pavlakis, Martha, Mandelbrot, Didier A., Baliga, Prabhakar, Howard, David H., Schold, Jesse D.

“…Purpose of Review This paper describes the background, rationale, and design of an NIH-funded, single-center study to test the impact of offering reimbursement…”
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Protein Breakdown in Muscle from Burned Rats Is Blocked by Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β Inhibitors by Fang, Cheng-Hui, Li, Bing-Guo, James, J. Howard, King, Jy-Kung, Evenson, Amy R, Warden, Glenn D, Hasselgren, Per-Olof

“…We reported previously that IGF-I inhibits burn-induced muscle proteolysis. Recent studies suggest that activation of the phosphotidylinositol 3-kinase…”
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Prenatal diagnosis and subsequent treatment of an intermediate-risk paraspinal neuroblastoma: case report and review of the literature by Blackman, Samuel C, Evenson, Amy R, Voss, Stephan D, Barnewolt, Carol E, Puder, Mark

“…Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood, and the most common malignancy diagnosed during infancy. In comparison, neonatal…”
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Preoperative evaluation of thyroid nodules with 18FDG-PET/CT by Mitchell, Jamie C., Grant, Frederick, Evenson, Amy R., Parker, J.A., Hasselgren, Per-Olof, Parangi, Sareh

“…Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ( 18FDG-PET/CT) has become an important tool in the postoperative management of…”
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Hepatic Surgery: Current Techniques and Outcomes by Evenson, Amy R., Fischer, Josef E.

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Identification of Specific Educational Targets to Improve the Student Surgical Clerkship Experience by McKinley, Sophia, Cassidy, Douglas J., Mansur, Arian, Saillant, Noelle, Ghosh, Arundhati, Evenson, Amy R., Askari, Reza, Haynes, Alex B., Petrusa, Emil, Phitayakorn, Roy

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GSK-3β inhibitors reduce protein degradation in muscles from septic rats and in dexamethasone-treated myotubes by Evenson, Amy R., Fareed, Moin U., Menconi, Michael J., Mitchell, Jamie C., Hasselgren, Per-Olof

“…Sepsis is associated with muscle wasting, mainly reflecting increased muscle proteolysis. Recent studies suggest that inhibition of GSK-3β activity may…”
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Sepsis-induced muscle proteolysis is blocked by glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3 beta inhibitors by Evenson, Amy R., Fareed, Moin, Hasselgren, Per-Olof

“…Introduction: Muscle wasting in sepsis is mainly caused by increased degradation of proteins, in particular the myofibrillar proteins actin and myosin. Recent…”
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GSK-3beta inhibitors reduce protein degradation in muscles from septic rats and in dexamethasone-treated myotubes by Evenson, Amy R, Fareed, Moin U, Menconi, Michael J, Mitchell, Jamie C, Hasselgren, Per-Olof

“…Sepsis is associated with muscle wasting, mainly reflecting increased muscle proteolysis. Recent studies suggest that inhibition of GSK-3beta activity may…”
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Protein breakdown in muscle from burned rats is blocked by insulin-like growth factor i and glycogen synthase kinase-3beta inhibitors by Fang, Cheng-Hui, Li, Bing-Guo, James, J Howard, King, Jy-Kung, Evenson, Amy R, Warden, Glenn D, Hasselgren, Per-Olof

“…We reported previously that IGF-I inhibits burn-induced muscle proteolysis. Recent studies suggest that activation of the phosphotidylinositol 3-kinase…”
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Preoperative evaluation of thyroid nodules with 18FDG-PET/CT. Discussion by MITCHELL, Jamie C, GRANT, Frederick, SHAHA, Ashok R, CADY, Blake, EVENSON, Amy R, PARKER, J. A, HASSELGREN, Per-Olof, PARANGI, Sareh, KEBEBEW, Electron, HAIGH, Philip I, HELLER, Keith S, ROSEN, Irving B

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