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Management of duodenal perforation after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and sphincterotomy by STAPFER, M, SELBY, R. R, STAIN, S. C, KATKHOUDA, N, PAREKH, D, JABBOUR, N, GARRY, D

“…To evaluate the authors' experience with periduodenal perforations to define a systematic management approach. Traditionally, traumatic and atraumatic duodenal…”
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Is laparoscopy safe and effective for treatment of acute small-bowel obstruction? by STRICKLAND, P, LOURIE, D. J, SUDDLESON, E. A, BLITZ, J. B, STAIN, S. C

“…Acute small bowel obstruction (SBO) has been a relative contraindication for laparoscopic treatment due to the potential for bowel distention and the risk of…”
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Does an infected peripancreatic fluid collection or abscess mandate operation? by BARIL, N. B, RALLS, P. W, WREN, S. M, SELBY, R. R, RADIN, R, PAREKH, D, JABBOUR, N, STAIN, S. C

“…To assess the treatment of peripancreatic fluid collections or abscess with percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD). Surgical intervention has been the mainstay…”
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Changes in S‐adenosylmethionine synthetase in human liver cancer: Molecular characterization and significance by Cai, J, Sun, W, Hwang, J, Stain, S C, Lu, S C

“…S‐adenosylmethionine synthetase (SAMS) catalyzes the formation of S‐adenosylmethionine (SAM) and is essential to normal cell function. There are two forms of…”
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Choledochal cyst in the adult by STAIN, S. C, GUTHRIE, C. R, YELLIN, A. E, DONOVAN, A. J

“…The authors examined the natural history of choledochal cysts in adults treated surgically. An initial diagnosis of choledochal cyst is uncommon in adults. The…”
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Blunt chest trauma in the elderly patient: how cardiopulmonary disease affects outcome by Alexander, J Q, Gutierrez, C J, Mariano, M C, Vander Laan, T, Gaspard, D J, Carpenter, C L, Stain, S C

“…Blunt trauma patients with rib fractures have significant risk of morbidity and mortality. The risk of complications increases with age and cardiopulmonary…”
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New member of aldose reductase family proteins overexpressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma by Scuric, Zorica, Stain, Steven C., Anderson, W. French, Hwang, Jung‐Joo

“…The multistep process of liver carcinogenesis involves various genetic and phenotypic alterations. To identify genes whose expression is increased during…”
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The utility and reliability of computed tomography scan in the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction by Daneshmand, S, Hedley, C G, Stain, S C

“…Accurate diagnosis and treatment of small bowel obstruction (SBO) is critical to prevent complications and reduce costs. The purpose of the current study was…”
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Improvements in survival by aggressive resections of hilar cholangiocarcinoma by BAER, H. U, STAIN, S. C, DENNISON, A. R, EGGERS, B, BLUMGART, L. H

“…The operative management of hilar cholangiocarcinoma has evolved because of advances in diagnostic imaging that have permitted improved patient selection, and…”
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Individual assessment of visual perception by surgeons observing the same laparoscopic organs with various imaging systems by BERCI, G, WREN, S. M, STAIN, S. C, PETERS, J, PAZ-PARTLOW, M

“…Laparoscopic surgery necessitates that operations be performed via a television screen; therefore, image quality is crucial in determining the final outcome…”
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Selective management of hepatic adenomas by Ault, G T, Wren, S M, Ralls, P W, Reynolds, T B, Stain, S C

“…Hepatic adenomas are uncommon hepatic neoplasms that may be identified after life-threatening hemorrhage, or as an incidental radiologic finding. The incidence…”
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Staging of hilar cholangiocarcinoma by ultrasound and duplex sonography: a comparison with angiography and operative findings by Looser, C, Stain, S C, Baer, H U, Triller, J, Blumgart, L H

“…The pre-operative radiological assessment of proximal bile duct tumours is clinically important as resection may be limited by tumour extension along the bile…”
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The use of technetium-labeled erythrocyte scintigraphy in the evaluation and treatment of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage by Gutierrez, C, Mariano, M, Vander Laan, T, Wang, A, Faddis, D M, Stain, S C

“…The percentage of incorrect operations performed as a result of technetium-labeled erythrocyte scintigraphy has been reported as high as 42 per cent. Recent…”
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Spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage associated with pregnancy : Treatment by hepatic arterial interruption by STAIN, S. C, WOODBURN, D. A, STEPHENS, A. L, KATZ, M, WAGNER, W. H, DONOVAN, A. J

“…The authors determined the effectiveness of hepatic arterial interruption in treating patients with spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage associated with pregnancy…”
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Doppler ultrasound accurately screens patients with appendicitis by Gutierrez, C J, Mariano, M C, Faddis, D M, Sullivan, R R, Wong, R S, Lourie, D J, Stain, S C

“…Ultrasound (US) has been reported as a useful aid to increase the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis of appendicitis. To determine the accuracy of…”
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Current management of recurrent pyogenic cholangitis by Cosenza, C A, Durazo, F, Stain, S C, Jabbour, N, Selby, R R

“…Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis (RPC) is a chronic disease with multiple exacerbations requiring repeated biliary dilatation and stone removal. Even after…”
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Sinistral (left-sided) portal hypertension by Evans, G R, Yellin, A E, Weaver, F A, Stain, S C

“…Between 1953 and 1988, 21 patients with splenic vein thrombosis (SVT), 12 of whom had sinistral portal hypertension (SPH) were treated at our institution. SVT…”
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Ultrasound characteristics of breast carcinoma by Cox, B A, Kelly, K M, Ko, P, Hertzog, L, Stain, S C

“…Recent advances in ultrasound technology, such as the use of high-frequency linear transducers, color flow Doppler, and computer-enhanced imaging, have…”
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HEPATIC RESECTION USING A WATER JET DISSECTOR by Baer, H U, Stain, S C, Guastella, T, Maddern, G J, Blumgart, L H

“…The mortality and morbidity in major hepatic resection is often related to hemorrhage. A high pressure, high velocity water jet has been developed and has been…”
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: laboratory predictors of choledocholithiasis by Stain, S C, Marsri, L S, Froes, E T, Sharma, V, Parekh, D

“…Liver function tests (LFTs) are most often employed to select patients for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) and therapeutic…”
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