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Hepatocellular carcinoma by Akriviadis, E. A., Llovet, J. M., Efremidis, S. C., Shouval, D., Canelo, R., Ringe, B., Meyers, W. C.

“…Background Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the world's most common malignancies. The aims of the present paper are to review data on (1) epidemiology and…”
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Endoscopic sphincterotomy complications and their management: an attempt at consensus by Cotton, P B, Lehman, G, Vennes, J, Geenen, J E, Russell, R C, Meyers, W C, Liguory, C, Nickl, N

“…Despite its relative safety (in comparison with surgery), and undoubted role in many clinical circumstances, biliary sphincterotomy is the most dangerous…”
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Long‐Term Outcome of Early Steroid Withdrawal After Kidney Transplantation in African American Recipients Monitored by Surveillance Biopsy by Kumar, M. S. Anil, Khan, S., Ranganna, K., Malat, G., Sustento‐Reodica, N., Meyers, W. C.

“…Generally chronic steroid therapy is standard care for African American (AA) kidney recipients because of their higher incidence of rejections and lower…”
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Laparoscopic surgery and the systemic immune response by VITTIMBERGA, F. J, FOLEY, D. P, MEYERS, W. C, CALLERY, M. P

“…The authors review studies relating to the immune responses evoked by laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery has gained rapid acceptance based on clinical…”
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Management of Severe Lower Abdominal or Inguinal Pain in High-Performance Athletes by Meyers, William C., Foley, David P., Garrett, William E., Lohnes, John H., Mandlebaum, Bert R.

“…The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the pathophysiologic processes of severe lower-abdominal or inguinal pain in high-performance athletes. We…”
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Rescue of a Living Donor with Liver Transplantation by Ringe, B., Xiao, G., Sass, D. A., Karam, J., Shang, S., Maroney, T. P., Trebelev, A. E., Levison, S., Fuchs, A. C., Petrucci, R., Ko, A., Gonzalez, M., Reynolds, J. C., Meyers, W. C.

“…Postoperative liver failure is a rare complication after living donor liver resection. This is a case report of a 22‐year‐old healthy donor who was rescued…”
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Liver metastases from breast cancer: Long-term survival after curative resection by Selzner, Markus, Morse, Michael A., Vredenburgh, James J., Meyers, William C., Clavien, Pierre-Alain

“…Background: Liver metastases from breast cancer are associated with a poor prognosis (median survival <6 months). A subgroup of these patients with no…”
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Injury to aberrant bile ducts during cholecystectomy: a common cause of diagnostic error and treatment delay by Suhocki, PV, Meyers, WC

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of injured aberrant bile ducts in a population with complications after cholecystectomy and to…”
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Effective Surgical Adjuvant Therapy for High-Risk Rectal Carcinoma by Krook, James E, Moertel, Charles G, Gunderson, Leonard L, Wieand, Harry S, Collins, Roger T, Beart, Robert W, Kubista, Theodore P, Poon, Michael A, Meyers, William C, Mailliard, James A, Twito, Donald I, Morton, Roscoe F, Veeder, Michael H, Witzig, Thomas E, Cha, Stephen, Vidyarthi, Subhash C

“…CARCINOMA of the rectum is one of the more common malignant diseases in this country, estimated to afflict some 45,500 persons during 1991. 1 It has certainly…”
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Hepatic adenoma: MR characteristics and correlation with pathologic findings by Paulson, EK, McClellan, JS, Washington, K, Spritzer, CE, Meyers, WC, Baker, ME

“…The purpose of this study was to describe the MR appearance of hepatic adenomas and correlate the MR imaging features with pathologic findings. MR examinations…”
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Mechanisms of major biliary injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy by DAVIDOFF, A. M, PAPPAS, T. N, MURRAY, E. A, HILLEREN, D. J, JOHNSON, R. D, BAKER, M. E, NEWMAN, G. E, COTTON, P. B, MEYERS, W. C

“…Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the procedure of choice for surgical removal of the gallbladder. The most significant complication of this new…”
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Gallbladder Na+/H+ exchange activity is up-regulated prior to cholesterol crystal formation by Narins, S. C., Ramakrishnan, R., Park, E. H., Smith, P. R., Meyers, W. C., Abedin, M. Z.

“…Background  Gallbladder Na+ and H2O absorption are increased prior to gallstone formation and may promote cholesterol nucleation. Na+/H+ exchange (NHE)…”
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Brief report : treatment of hepatic failure with ex vivo pig-liver perfusion followed by liver transplantation by CHARI, R. S, COLLINS, B. H, MAGEE, J. C, DIMAIO, J. M, KIRK, A. D, HARLAND, R. C, MCCANN, R. L, PLATT, J. L, MEYERS, W. C

“…Liver transplantation is associated with higher mortality for patients with fulminant hepatic failure than for patients with chronic liver disease, however…”
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The management of tumors of the ampulla of vater by local resection by BRANUM, G. D, PAPPAS, T. N, MEYERS, W. C

“…The authors report on indications and results of local excision of tumors of the ampulla of Vater. Local excision of ampullary tumors has been performed for…”
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Transforming growth factor-beta receptors and mannose 6-phosphate/insulin-like growth factor-II receptor expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma by SUE, S. R, CHARI, R. S, FENG-MING KONG, MILLS, J. J, FINE, R. L, JIRTLE, R. L, MEYERS, W. C

“…The authors examined the expression of transforming growth factor-beta receptor (TGF-beta r) types I and II and the mannose 6-phosphate/insulin-like growth…”
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Protein Kinase C Inhibition Abrogates Hepatic Ischemic Preconditioning Responses by Ricciardi, R., Meyers, W.C., Schaffer, B.K., Kim, R.D., Shah, S.A., Wheeler, S.M., Donohue, S.E., Sheth, K.R., Callery, M.P., Chari, R.S.

“…Introduction. A transient period of warm ischemia prior to a longer ischemic episode (ischemic preconditioning) protects the hepatic graft from cold ischemia…”
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Mechanisms of gastric and esophageal perforations during laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication by SCHAUER, P. R, MEYERS, W. C, EUBANKS, S, NOREM, R. F, FRANKLIN, M, PAPPAS, T. N

“…The purpose of this study was to determine possible mechanisms of 17 gastric and esophageal perforations that occurred during laparoscopic Nissen…”
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Management of major biliary complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Branum, G, Schmitt, C, Baillie, J, Suhocki, P, Baker, M, Davidoff, A, Branch, S, Chari, R, Cucchiaro, G, Murray, E

“…A total of 50 major bile duct injuries after laparoscopic cholecystectomy were managed by the Duke University Hepatobiliary Service from 1990-1992. The…”
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Malignant biliary obstruction: efficacy of thin-section dynamic CT in determining resectability by Gulliver, DJ, Baker, ME, Cheng, CA, Meyers, WC, Pappas, TN

“…Several authorities advocate the use of preoperative angiography to determine the resectability of pancreatic and periampullary tumors, claiming that CT alone…”
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Hepatic abscess : changes in etiology, diagnosis, and management by BRANUM, G. D, TYSON, G. S, BRANUM, M. A, MEYERS, W. C

“…Most recent reviews of pyogenic hepatic abscess emphasize percutaneous versus open surgical management and devote little time to studying the etiology or the…”
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