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Pancreatic cancer : surgery alone is not sufficient by TRAVERSO, L. W

“…For a patient with resected pancreatic cancer at the head of the pancreas, the goal of the medical community in the new millennium is a long-term survival rate…”
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Diagnostic laparoscopy improves staging of pancreatic cancer deemed locally unresectable by computed tomography by LIU, R. C, TRAVERSE, L. W

“…Computed tomography (CT) is insensitive to small metastatic deposits in patients with pancreatic cancer. This study aimed to evaluate additional staging…”
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Analysis of the SAGES outcomes initiative cholecystectomy registry by VELANOVICH, V, MORTON, J. M, MCDONALD, M, ORLANDO, R, MAUPIN, G, TRAVERSO, L. W

“…In 1999, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) introduced the SAGES Outcomes Initiative as a method for its members to use…”
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The SAGES bariatric surgery outcome initiative by NGUYEN, N. T, MORTON, J. M, WOLFE, B. M, SCHIRMER, B, ALI, M, TRAVERSO, L. W

“…The recent initiative for identifying centers of excellence in bariatric surgery calls for documentation of surgical outcomes. The SAGES Outcomes Initiative is…”
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Expandable metallic prostheses for malignant obstructions of gastric outlet and proximal small bowel by Nevitt, Adam W., Vida, Francisco, Kozarek, Richard A., Traverso, L.William, Raltz, Shirley L.

“…Background : Data are limited on use of expandable metal stents for treatment of malignant gastric outlet obstruction. Accordingly, we report our experience…”
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Someone else is measuring our outcomes by TRAVERSO, L. W

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Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: diagnosis by EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration by Mergener, K, Detweiler, S E, Traverso, L W

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Analysis of the SAGES outcomes initiative groin hernia database by VELANOVICH, V, SHADDUCK, P, KHAITAN, L, MORTON, J, MAUPIN, G, TRAVERSO, L. W

“…In 1999, the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) introduced the SAGES Outcomes Initiative as a way for its members to track their…”
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A report on the Society of American gastrointestinal endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) outcomes initiative: What have we learned and what is its potential? by KHAITAN, L, APELGREN, K, HUNTER, J, TRAVERSO, L. W

“…The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Outcomes Initiative established a national database in 1999. The goal was to provide a…”
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Interferon-based adjuvant chemoradiation therapy improves survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma by Nukui, Yuji, Picozzi, Vincent J, Traverso, L.William

“…Background: Based on a 2-year survival of 43%, the Gastrointestinal Tumor Study Group (GITSG) recommended adjuvant 5-FU-based chemoradiation for resected…”
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Computed tomography severity index is a predictor of outcomes for severe pancreatitis by Simchuk, Erik J, Traverso, L.William, Nukui, Yuji, Kozarek, Richard A

“…Background: In a small group of patients with acute pancreatitis, Balthazar and Ranson demonstrated the applicability of computed tomography (CT) criteria to…”
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Dual Modality Drainage for Symptomatic Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis Reduces Length of Hospitalization, Radiological Procedures, and Number of Endoscopies Compared to Standard Percutaneous Drainage by Gluck, Michael, Ross, Andrew, Irani, Shayan, Lin, Otto, Gan, S. Ian, Fotoohi, Mehran, Hauptmann, Ellen, Crane, Robert, Siegal, Justin, Robinson, David H., Traverso, L. W., Kozarek, Richard A

“…Background Symptomatic walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN) treated with dual modality endoscopic and percutaneous drainage (DMD) has been shown to decrease…”
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The long-term follow-up of patients with positive intraoperative cholangiograms during laparoscopic cholecystectomy by WAGNER, A. J, SOBRINO, M. A, TRAVERSO, L. W

“…The routine use of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) for common bile duct (CBD) stones discovered during cholecystectomy would be further…”
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: diagnosis and staging with dynamic CT by Freeny, P C, Marks, W M, Ryan, J A, Traverso, L W

“…The authors assessed the accuracy of dynamic computed tomography (CT) in diagnosis and staging of ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas and analyzed the…”
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Why SAGES? Why organized surgery? by Traverso, L W

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Diagnosis and staging of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with dynamic computed tomography by Freeny, P C, Traverso, L W, Ryan, J A

“…We assessed the accuracy of dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis and staging of 213 patients with pancreatic carcinoma and…”
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Gut stromal tumors and their clinical behavior by Ludwig, Deron J., Traverso, L. William

“…Gut stromal tumors (GST) are a group of intramural intestinal tumors formerly known as leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma. To improve the understanding of GST…”
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Intraoperative cholangiography lowers the risk of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy by TRAVERSE, L. W

“…Intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) can help to avoid bile duct injury for at least three reasons. First, IOC shows the immense diversity of the biliary tree…”
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Guidelines for granting of privileges for gastrointestinal endoscopy: focus on outcomes not number of procedures performed by Traverso, L W

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Have the evaluation and treatment of acute appendicitis changed with new technology? by Wilcox, R T, Traverso, L W

“…The evaluation and treatment of acute appendicitis remain essentially unchanged for the majority of individuals who present with this disease. Although…”
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