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Biologic Prosthesis to Prevent Recurrence after Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Long-term Follow-up from a Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Trial by Oelschlager, Brant K., MD, FACS, Pellegrini, Carlos A., MD, FACS, Hunter, John G., MD, FACS, Brunt, Michael L., MD, FACS, Soper, Nathaniel J., MD, FACS, Sheppard, Brett C., MD, FACS, Polissar, Nayak L., PhD, Neradilek, Moni B., MS, Mitsumori, Lee M., MD, Rohrmann, Charles A., MD, Swanstrom, Lee L., MD, FACS

“…Background In 2006, we reported results of a randomized trial of laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair (LPEHR), comparing primary diaphragm repair (PR)…”
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A Nationwide Rise in the Use of Stents for Benign Esophageal Perforation by Thornblade, Lucas W., MD, Cheng, Aaron M., MD, Wood, Douglas E., MD, Mulligan, Michael S., MD, Saunders, Michael D., MD, He, Hao, PhD, Oelschlager, Brant K., MD, Flum, David R., MD, MPH, Farjah, Farhood, MD, MPH

“…Background Surgical repair or drainage is the standard treatment for benign esophageal perforation. The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved…”
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Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Yates, Robert B., MD, Oelschlager, Brant K., MD

“…Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common benign medical condition of the stomach and esophagus. For patients that experience life-limiting…”
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Complications of PTFE Mesh at the Diaphragmatic Hiatus by Tatum, Roger P., Shalhub, Sherene, Oelschlager, Brant K., Pellegrini, Carlos A.

“…Paraesophageal hernia repair has been associated with a recurrence rate of up to 42%. Thus, in the last decade, there has been increasing interest in the use…”
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Achalasia Treatment, Outcomes, Utilization, and Costs: A Population-Based Study from the United States by Ehlers, Anne P., MD, MPH, Oelschlager, Brant K., MD, FACS, Pellegrini, Carlos A., MD, FACS, Wright, Andrew S., MD, FACS, Saunders, Michael D., MD, Flum, David R., MD, MPH, FACS, He, Hao, PhD, Farjah, Farhood, MD, MPH

“…Abstract Objective Randomized trials show that pneumatic dilatation ≥30mm (PD) and laparoscopic myotomy (LM) provide equivalent symptom relief and…”
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Laparoscopic gastropexy relieves symptoms of obstructed gastric volvulus in highoperative risk patients by Yates, Robert B., M.D, Hinojosa, Marcelo W., M.D, Wright, Andrew S., M.D, Pellegrini, Carlos A., M.D, Oelschlager, Brant K., M.D

“…Abstract Background Operative repair of obstructive gastric volvulus is challenging. In high-operative risk patients with obstructive gastric volvulus, we…”
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Variation in Esophagectomy Outcomes in Hospitals Meeting Leapfrog Volume Outcome Standards by Varghese, Thomas K., MD, Wood, Douglas E., MD, Farjah, Farhood, MD, Oelschlager, Brant K., MD, Symons, Rebecca G., MPH, MacLeod, Kara E., MPH, Flum, David R., MD, Pellegrini, Carlos A., MD

“…Background The Leapfrog Group established a minimum hospital case volume of 13 for esophageal resection in a response to known improved outcomes in larger…”
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Imaging of subsquamous Barrett's epithelium with ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography: a histologic correlation study by Cobb, Michael J., PhD, Hwang, Joo Ha, MD, PhD, Upton, Melissa P., MD, Chen, Yuchuan, PhD, Oelschlager, Brant K., MD, Wood, Douglas E., MD, Kimmey, Michael B., MD, Li, Xingde, PhD

“…Background Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is being developed as a potentially valuable method for high-resolution cross-sectional imaging of the esophageal…”
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Reducing Conduit Ischemia and Anastomotic Leaks in Transhiatal Esophagectomy: Six Principles by Czerwonko, Matias E., Farjah, Farhood, Oelschlager, Brant K.

“…Background Transhiatal esophagectomy (THE) is an accepted approach for distal esophageal (DE) and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers. Its reported…”
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High-Resolution Manometry in Evaluation of Factors Responsible for Fundoplication Failure by Tatum, Roger P., MD, FACS, Soares, Renato V., MD, Figueredo, Edgar, MD, Oelschlager, Brant K., MD, FACS, Pellegrini, Carlos A., MD, FACS

“…Background From 10% to 25% of patients undergoing antireflux procedures eventually redevelop symptoms as a result of anatomic failure of the hiatal repair or…”
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Laparoscopic prophylactic total gastrectomy with limited lymphadenectomy for CDH1 gene carriers by Bryant, Mary K., Sillcox, Rachel, Grady, William M., Oelschlager, Brant K.

“…Background CDH1 gene mutations are the leading etiology of hereditary diffuse gastric cancer with cumulative lifetime risk ranging up to 83%. Prophylactic…”
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Viewer discretion advised: is YouTube a friend or foe in surgical education? by Rodriguez, H. Alejandro, Young, Monica T., Jackson, Hope T., Oelschlager, Brant K., Wright, Andrew S.

“…Background In the current era, trainees frequently use unvetted online resources for their own education, including viewing surgical videos on YouTube. While…”
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Recurrent Dysphagia after Heller Myotomy: Is Esophagectomy Always the Answer? by Loviscek, Maximiliano F., MD, Wright, Andrew S., MD, FACS, Hinojosa, Marcelo W., MD, Petersen, Rebecca, MD, Pajitnov, Dmitry, BA, Oelschlager, Brant K., MD, FACS, Pellegrini, Carlos A., MD, FACS, FRCSI (Hon)

“…Background Esophagectomy has been recommended for patients when recurrent dysphagia develops after Heller myotomy for achalasia. My colleagues and I prefer to…”
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Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Toupet fundoplication: revisiting GERD in treated achalasia by Blaustein, Megan, Sillcox, Rachel, Wright, Andrew S., Tatum, Roger, Yates, Robert, Bryant, Mary Kate, Oelschlager, Brant K.

“…Introduction With the advent of the laparoscopic era in the 1990s, laparoscopic Heller myotomy replaced pneumatic dilation as the first-line treatment for…”
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Esophageal Motility Patterns in Paraesophageal Hernia Patients Compared to Sliding Hiatal Hernia: Bigger Is Not Better by Sillcox, Rachel, Carrera, Rocio, Wright, Andrew S, Oelschlager, Brant K, Yates, Robert B, Tatum, Roger P

“…Background In patients with paraesophageal hernias (PEH), the course of the esophagus is often altered, which may affect esophageal motility. High-resolution…”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Patients Receiving a Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device for Gastroesophageal Reflux by Ganz, Robert A, Edmundowicz, Steven A, Taiganides, Paul A, Lipham, John C, Smith, C. Daniel, DeVault, Kenneth R, Horgan, Santiago, Jacobsen, Garth, Luketich, James D, Smith, Christopher C, Schlack-Haerer, Steven C, Kothari, Shanu N, Dunst, Christy M, Watson, Thomas J, Peters, Jeffrey, Oelschlager, Brant K, Perry, Kyle A, Melvin, Scott, Bemelman, Willem A, Smout, André J.P.M, Dunn, Dan

“…Background & Aims Based on results from year 2 of a 5-year trial, in 2012 the US Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a magnetic device to augment…”
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Use and Safety of Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia in the US by Lois, Alex W, Oelschlager, Brant K, Wright, Andrew S, Templeton, Adam W, Flum, David R, Farjah, Farhood

“…Several professional practice guidelines recommend per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) as a potential first-line therapy for the management of achalasia, yet…”
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The environmental impact of surgical telemedicine: life cycle assessment of virtual vs. in-person preoperative evaluations for benign foregut disease by Sillcox, Rachel, Gitonga, Baraka, Meiklejohn, Duncan A., Wright, Andrew S., Oelschlager, Brant K., Bryant, Mary Kate, Tarefder, Rafiqul, Khan, Zafrul, Zhu, Jay

“…Background Health care accounts for almost 10% of the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for a loss of 470,000 disability-adjusted life years…”
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Efficacy of Transoral Fundoplication vs Omeprazole for Treatment of Regurgitation in a Randomized Controlled Trial by Hunter, John G, Kahrilas, Peter J, Bell, Reginald C.W, Wilson, Erik B, Trad, Karim S, Dolan, James P, Perry, Kyle A, Oelschlager, Brant K, Soper, Nathaniel J, Snyder, Brad E, Burch, Miguel A, Melvin, William Scott, Reavis, Kevin M, Turgeon, Daniel G, Hungness, Eric S, Diggs, Brian S

“…Background & Aims Transoral esophagogastric fundoplication (TF) can decrease or eliminate features of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in some patients…”
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Esophageal Sphincter Device for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Ganz, Robert A, Peters, Jeffrey H, Horgan, Santiago, Bemelman, Willem A, Dunst, Christy M, Edmundowicz, Steven A, Lipham, John C, Luketich, James D, Melvin, W. Scott, Oelschlager, Brant K, Schlack-Haerer, Steven C, Smith, C. Daniel, Smith, Christopher C, Dunn, Dan, Taiganides, Paul A

“…In this trial, a magnetic device to augment the lower esophageal sphincter was implanted in 100 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. At 1 year,…”
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