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Sentinel lymph node mapping of breast cancer: a case-control study of methylene blue tracer compared to isosulfan blue by Eldrageely, Kamal, Vargas, M Perla, Khalkhali, Iraj, Venegas, Rose, Burla, Melissa, Gonzalez, Katherine D, Vargas, Hernan I

“…Isosulfan blue has been traditionally used as a tracer to map the lymphatic system during identification of the sentinel lymph node. However, allergic…”
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Outcomes of sonography-based management of breast cysts by Vargas, Hernan I., Vargas, M.Perla, Gonzalez, Katherine D., Eldrageely, Kamal, Khalkhali, Iraj

“…Ultrasound is commonly used during diagnosis of breast lesions. Our purpose was to study the role of sonography for risk stratification of malignancy in the…”
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Lymphatic tumor burden negatively impacts the ability to detect the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer by Vargas, Hernan I, Vargas, M Perla, Venegas, Rose, Gonzalez, Katherine D, Burla, Melissa, Mishkin, Fred, Khalkhali, Iraj

“…Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is the preferred method of nodal breast cancer staging. Techniques of SLN biopsy rely on transport of interstitial molecules…”
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Focused microwave phased array thermotherapy for ablation of early-stage breast cancer: results of thermal dose escalation by Vargas, Hernan I, Dooley, William C, Gardner, Robert A, Gonzalez, Katherine D, Venegas, Rose, Heywang-Kobrunner, Sylvia H, Fenn, Alan J

“…Tumor ablation as a means of treating breast cancer is being investigated. Microwave energy is promising because it can preferentially heat high-water-content…”
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Outcomes of clinical and surgical assessment of women with pathological nipple discharge by Vargas, Hernan I, Vargas, M Perla, Eldrageely, Kamal, Gonzalez, Katherine D, Khalkhali, Iraj

“…There is no consensus about the diagnostic approach to pathologic nipple discharge (PND). We hypothesize that lactiferous duct excision (microdochectomy) or…”
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Success of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in conversion of mastectomy to breast conservation surgery by Kaufmann, Paul, Dauphine, Christine E, Vargas, M Perla, Burla, Melissa L, Isaac, Nova M, Gonzalez, Katherine D, Rosing, David, Vargas, Hernan I

“…Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NC) in patients with breast cancer results in high response rates and has been used with the purpose of reducing tumor size and…”
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Outcomes of surgical and sonographic assessment of breast masses in women younger than 30 by Vargas, Hernan I, Vargas, M Perla, Eldrageely, Kamal, Gonzalez, Katherine D, Burla, Melissa L, Venegas, Rose, Khalkhali, Iraj

“…Assessment of breast masses in young women is challenging due to normal glandular variance. Our purpose is to define the outcomes of specialized physical exam,…”
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Diagnosis of palpable breast masses: ultrasound-guided large core biopsy in a multidisciplinary setting by Vargas, Hernan I, Vargas, M Perla, Gonzalez, Katherine D, Venegas, Rose, Canet, Martha, Burla, Melissa, Eldrageely, Kamal, Khalkhali, Iraj

“…Cytologic diagnosis of palpable breast masses is an accepted method for diagnosis. However, the high nondiagnostic rate causes repeat biopsy, unnecessary…”
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A validation trial of subdermal injection compared with intraparenchymal injection for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer by Vargas, Hernan I, Tolmos, Jorge, Agbunag, Rodolfo V, Mishkin, Fred, Vargas, Maria P, Diggles, Linda, Gonzalez, Katherine D, Venegas, Rose, Klein, Stanley R, Khalkhali, Iraj

“…Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is increasingly being used as an accurate and less morbid surrogate for axillary dissection. However, a standardized technique…”
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Immediate preoperative injection of 99m-Tc sulfur colloid is effective in the detection of breast sentinel lymph nodes by Vargas, Hernan I, Vargas, Maria P, Gonzalez, Katherine D, Burla, Melissa, Venegas, Rose, Diggles, Linda, Mishkin, Fred, Klein, Stanley R, Khalkhali, Iraj

“…Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is an accurate technique to determine the metastatic status of lymph nodes. Radionuclide guidance makes the procedure easier…”
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Use of preoperative breast ultrasonography for mapping of breast cancer extent improves resection margins during breast conservation surgery by Vargas, Hernan I, Khalkhali, Iraj, Gonzalez, Katherine D, Eldrageely, Kamal, Burla, Melissa, Vargas, M Perla

“…Positive margins after breast conservation surgery occur frequently and negatively influence local control rates. Preoperative breast ultrasonography reduces…”
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Same day discharge after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children by Dalton, Brian G.A., MD, Gonzalez, Katherine W., MD, Knott, Erol Marty, MD, St. Peter, Shawn D., MD, Aguayo, Pablo, MD

“…Abstract Background Although the safety of same day discharge (SDD) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for symptomatic cholelithiasis (SC) and biliary…”
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Antibiotic utilization based on primary treatment of pediatric empyema by Gonzalez, Katherine W., MD, Dalton, Brian G.A., MD, Myers, Angela L., MD, MPH, Newland, Jason G., MD, St. Peter, Shawn D., MD

“…Abstract Background Chemical fibrinolysis has been shown to be as effective as surgical debridement for the treatment of pediatric empyema. However, no studies…”
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