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Esophagectomy for End-Stage Achalasia by Watson, Thomas J.

“…Achalasia is a disease for which treatments are palliative in nature. Success of therapy is judged by a number of metrics, the most important being relief of…”
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The Impact of Thoracoscopic Surgery on Payment and Health Care Utilization After Lung Resection by Watson, Thomas J., MD, Qiu, Jiejing, MS

“…Background Lung resection by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is associated with multiple clinical benefits compared with resection by thoracotomy…”
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Correct Quantum Chemistry in a Minimal Basis from Effective Hamiltonians by Watson, Thomas J, Chan, Garnet Kin-Lic

“…We describe how to create ab initio effective Hamiltonians that qualitatively describe correct chemistry even when used with a minimal basis. The Hamiltonians…”
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Are Endoscopic Therapies Appropriate for Superficial Submucosal Esophageal Adenocarcinoma? An Analysis of Esophagectomy Specimens by Sepesi, Boris, MD, Watson, Thomas J., MD, FACS, Zhou, David, MD, PhD, Polomsky, Marek, MD, Litle, Virginia R., MD, Jones, Carolyn E., MD, Raymond, Daniel P., MD, Hu, Rui, PhD, Qiu, Xing, PhD, Peters, Jeffrey H., MD, FACS

“…Background Endoscopic resection and ablation have advanced the treatment of intramucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma and have been promoted as definitive therapy…”
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Staging of Patients With Esophageal Cancer by Varghese, Thomas K., MD, MS, Hofstetter, Wayne L., MD, Rizk, Nabil P., MD, Low, Donald E., MD, Darling, Gail E., MD, Watson, Thomas J., MD, Mitchell, John D., MD, Krasna, Mark J., MD

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Esophagectomy for Superficial Esophageal Neoplasia by Watson, Thomas J., MD

“…Endoscopic therapies have become the standard of care for most cases of Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal adenocarcinoma. Despite a…”
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Six-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency applicants: Characteristics, expectations, and concerns by Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang, MD, Barrus, Bryan, MD, Knight, Peter A., MD, Jones, Carolyn E., MD, Watson, Thomas J., MD, Hicks, George L., MD

“…Objective During the past 5 years, 6-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency programs have increased in number and popularity. Methods To understand…”
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Benchmarking for Perturbative Triple-Excitations in EE-EOM-CC Methods by Watson, Thomas J, Lotrich, Victor F, Szalay, Peter G, Perera, Ajith, Bartlett, Rodney J

“…Perturbative triples corrections ((T) and (T̃)) to the equation of motion coupled cluster singles and doubles (EOM-CCSD) are rederived and implemented in a…”
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Utility of erector spinae plane block in thoracic surgery by Pirsaharkhiz, Naghmeh, Comolli, Kelly, Fujiwara, Wakana, Stasiewicz, Susan, Boyer, Jeanne M, Begin, Eileen V, Rubinstein, Adam J, Henderson, Hayley R, Lazar, John F, Watson, Thomas J, Eger, Christopher M, Trankiem, Christine T, Phillips, Debra G, Khaitan, Puja Gaur

“…Thoracic surgeons have been incorporating enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols into their practices, not only to reduce narcotic usage but also to…”
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Neoadjuvant Treatment Response in Negative Nodes Is an Important Prognosticator After Esophagectomy by Nieman, Dylan R., MD, PhD, Peyre, Christian G., MD, Watson, Thomas J., MD, Cao, Wenqing, MD, Lunt, Michael D., MD, Lada, Michal J., MD, Han, Michelle S., MD, Jones, Carolyn E., MD, Peters, Jeffrey H., MD

“…Background The current American Joint Committee on Cancer Seventh Edition (AJCC7) pathologic staging for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is derived from data…”
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A New Era in Esophageal Diagnostics: The Image-Based Paradigm of High-Resolution Manometry by Salvador, Renato, MD, FACS, Dubecz, Attila, MD, Polomsky, Marek, MD, Gellerson, Oliver, MD, Jones, Carolyn E., MD, Raymond, Daniel P., MD, Watson, Thomas J., MD, Peters, Jeffrey H., MD, FACS

“…Background The development of high-resolution (HRM) catheters and software displays of manometric recordings in color-coded pressure plots has changed the…”
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Dysphagia postfundoplication: More commonly hiatal outflow resistance than poor esophageal body motility by Wilshire, Candice L., MD, Niebisch, Stefan, MD, Watson, Thomas J., MD, Litle, Virginia R., MD, Peyre, Christian G., MD, Jones, Carolyn E., MD, Peters, Jeffrey H., MD

“…Background Historically, risk assessment for postfundoplication dysphagia has been focused on esophageal body motility, which has proven to be an unreliable…”
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Perioperative Risk of Laparoscopic Fundoplication: Safer than Previously Reported—Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program 2005 to 2009 by Niebisch, Stefan, MD, Fleming, Fergal J., MD, Galey, Kelly M., MD, Wilshire, Candice L., MD, Jones, Carolyn E., MD, FACS, Litle, Virginia R., MD, FACS, Watson, Thomas J., MD, FACS, Peters, Jeffrey H., MD, FACS

“…Background Several prospective randomized controlled trials show equal effectiveness of surgical fundoplication and proton pump inhibitor therapy for the…”
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Surgical Management of Barrett’s Esophagus by Peyre, Christian G., MD, Watson, Thomas J., MD

“…Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett’s esophagus can be a management challenge for the treating physician or surgeon. The goals of therapy…”
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Survival in Patients With Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Undergoing Trimodality Therapy Is Independent of Regional Lymph Node Location by Sepesi, Boris, MD, Schmidt, Henner E., MD, Lada, Michal, MD, Correa, Arlene M., PhD, Walsh, Garrett L., MD, Mehran, Reza J., MD, Rice, David C., MD, Roth, Jack A., MD, Vaporciyan, Ara A., MD, Ajani, Jaffer A., MD, Watson, Thomas J., MD, Swisher, Stephen G., MD, Low, Donald E., MD, Hofstetter, Wayne L., MD

“…Background The American Joint Committee on Cancer Cancer Staging Manual 7th Edition esophageal cancer staging was derived from outcomes of patients undergoing…”
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Optimum Lymphadenectomy for Esophageal Cancer by RIZK, Nabil P, ISHWARAN, Hemant, SCOTT, Walter J, HOFSTETTER, Wayne L, WATSON, Thomas J, ALLEN, Mark S, RUSCH, Valerie W, BLACKSTONE, Eugene H, RICE, Thomas W, CHEN, Long-Qi, SCHIPPER, Paul H, KESLER, Kenneth A, LAW, Simon, LERUT, Toni E. M. R, REED, Carolyn E, SALO, Jarmo A

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Robotic Esophagectomy: Is It an Advance and What is the Future? by Watson, Thomas J., MD

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The Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Esophageal Perforation by Khaitan, Puja Gaur, Famiglietti, Amber, Watson, Thomas J.

“…Background Esophageal perforation is a serious and potentially life-threatening medical emergency. Given multiple etiologies and varying clinical presentations…”
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The pathogenesis of Barrett's esophagus: secondary bile acids upregulate intestinal differentiation factor CDX2 expression in esophageal cells by Hu, Yingchuan, Williams, Valerie A, Gellersen, Oliver, Jones, Carolyn, Watson, Thomas J, Peters, Jeffrey H

“…Clinical evidence strongly suggests that bile acids are important in the development of Barrett's esophagus, although the mechanism remains unknown…”
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Surgical Resection for Locoregional Esophageal Cancer Is Underutilized in the United States by Dubecz, Attila, MD, Sepesi, Boris, MD, Salvador, Renato, MD, Polomsky, Marek, MD, Watson, Thomas J., MD, FACS, Raymond, Daniel P., MD, FACS, Jones, Carolyn E., MD, Litle, Virginia R., MD, FACS, Wisnivesky, Juan P., MD, Peters, Jeffrey H., MD, FACS

“…Background Although esophagectomy provides the highest probability of cure in patients with esophageal cancer, many candidates are never referred for surgery…”
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