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Diagnosis of Benign Cysts of the Mediastinum: The Role and Risks of EUS and FNA by Wildi, Stephan M, Hoda, Rana S, Fickling, William, Schmulewitz, Nathan, Varadarajulu, Shyam, Roberts, Stacey S, Ferguson, Brenda, Hoffman, Brenda J, Hawes, Robert H, Wallace, Michael B

“…Benign mediastinal cysts, which account for approximately 20% of mediastinal masses, may be diagnostic challenges. Information regarding the use of EUS and…”
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Limited Diagnostic Value of Laryngopharyngeal Lesions in Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux During Routine Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy by VAVRICKA, Stephan R, STORCK, Claudio A, WILDI, Stephan M, TUTUIAN, Radu, WIEGAND, Nico, ROUSSON, Valentin, FRUEHAUF, Heiko, MULLHAUPT, Beat, FRIED, Michael

“…There is growing evidence that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may cause typical laryngeal/pharyngeal lesions secondary to tissue irritation. The…”
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Accuracy of EUS in staging of T4 lung cancer by Varadarajulu, Shyam, Schmulewitz, Nathan, Wildi, Stephan F, Roberts, Stacey, Ravenel, James, Reed, Carolyn E, Block, Mark, Hoffman, Brenda J, Hawes, Robert H, Wallace, Michael B

“…Increasingly, EUS is being used to stage lung cancer. Direct mediastinal invasion (T4) by lung cancer is stage IIIb disease. Patients in this stage have a…”
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Endoscopic Position Control of Nasoenteral Feeding Tubes by Transnasal Re-endoscopy: A Prospective Study in Intensive Care Patients by WIEGAND, Nico, BAUERFEIND, Peter, DELCO, Fabiola, FRIED, Michael, WILDI, Stephan M

“…In critically ill patients, correct placement of enteral feeding tubes is usually controlled by X-ray. A bedside method without radiation exposure would be…”
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Detection of occult liver metastases during EUS for staging of malignancies by Prasad, Priyajit, Schmulewitz, Nathan, Patel, Alpesh, Varadarajulu, Shyam, Wildi, Stephan M, Roberts, Stacey, Tutuian, Radu, King, Peter, Hawes, Robert H, Hoffman, Brenda J, Wallace, Michael B

“…EUS is commonly used in the staging of GI, thoracic, and other malignancies. Studies suggest EUS can detect occult liver metastases, but the frequency with…”
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The Influence of Rapid Food Intake on Postprandial Reflux: Studies in Healthy Volunteers by WILDI, Stephan M, TUTUIAN, Radu, CASTELL, Donald O

“…The postprandial increase of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) results largely from an increase in the rate of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations…”
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Intraoperative sonography in patients with colorectal cancer and resectable liver metastases on preoperative FDG-PET-CT by Wildi, Stephan M., Gubler, Christoph, Hany, Thomas, Petrowsky, Henrik, Clavien, Pierre A., Jochum, Wolfram, Gerlach, Tilman, Fried, Michael, Mullhaupt, Beat

“…Background Combined fluorine 18‐fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission tomography–CT imaging has been shown to be of good diagnostic value in the preoperative…”
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Transnasal endoscopy for the placement of nasoenteral feeding tubes: does the working length of the endoscope matter? by Wildi, Stephan M., MD, Gubler, Christoph, MD, Vavricka, Stephan R., MD, Fried, Michael, MD, Bauerfeind, Peter, MD

“…Background Transnasal endoscopy with a small-caliber endoscope has been shown to be helpful for the placement of nasoenteral feeding tubes in patients who are…”
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Liver injury during PEG tube placement: report of two cases by Gubler, Christoph, Wildi, Stephan M., Bauerfeind, Peter

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Accuracy of EUS criteria and primary tumor site for identification of mediastinal lymph node metastasis from non-small-cell lung cancer by Schmulewitz, Nathan, Wildi, Stephan M, Varadarajulu, Shyam, Roberts, Stacey, Hawes, Robert H, Hoffman, Brenda J, Durkalski, Valerie, Silvestri, Gerard A, Block, Mark I, Reed, Carolyn, Wallace, Michael B

“…EUS with FNA is useful for staging non-small-cell lung cancer. However, benign mediastinal adenopathy is common. The aims of this study were to identify…”
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Chronic abdominal pain : Not always irritable bowel syndrome by WILDI, Stephan M, GUBLER, Christoph, FRIED, Michael, BAUERFEIND, Peter, HAHNLOSER, Dieter

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Endoscopic Position Verification of Enteral Feeding Tubes By Transnasal Re-Endoscopy. A Controlled Study of Patients Hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit by Wiegand, Nico, Wildi, Stephan M, Delco, Fabiola, Fried, Michael, Bauerfeind, Peter

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Removing Colon Polyps On the Way Down Or On the Way Up? by Wildi, Stephan M, Vavricka, Stephan R, Fried, Michael

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Assessment of Health State Utilities and Quality of Life in Patients With Malignant Esophageal Dysphagia by WILDI, Stephan M, COX, Monty H, CLARK, Leslie L, TURNER, Robert, HAWES, Robert H, HOFFMAN, Brenda J, WALLACE, Michael B

“…Palliation of terminal conditions such as malignant dysphagia must take into account individual preferences for aggressive or nonaggressive care, with a focus…”
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Should PPIs be given to patients on antiplatelet drugs? by Vavricka, Stephan R, Wildi, Stephan M, Fried, Michael

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Air Contamination of Procedure Rooms in a Gastroenterological Unit with Enteric Bacteria by Wildi, Stephan M, Imhof, Alexander, Vavricka, Stephan R, Spiess, Markus, Ruef, Christian, Fried, Michael

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A prospective, blinded study of diagnostic esophagoscopy with a superthin, stand-alone, battery-powered esophagoscope by Mokhashi, Mahesh S, Wildi, Stephan M, Glenn, Tammy F, Wallace, Michael B, Jost, Christian, Gumustop, Bora, Kim, Christopher Y, Cotton, Peter B, Hawes, Robert H

“…A more widely available, well-tolerated, and cost-effective technique is needed to screen a broad population at risk for esophageal cancer. An ideal solution…”
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Accuracy of esophagoscopy performed by a non-physician endoscopist with a 4-mm diameter battery-powered endoscope by Wildi, Stephan M., Wallace, Michael B., Glenn, Tammy F., Mokhashi, Mahesh S., Kim, Christopher Y., Hawes, Robert H.

“…Background: A cost-effective technique is needed for screening of a broad population at risk for esophageal cancer. A solution would be to have non-physician…”
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Tele-endoscopy: a way to provide diagnostic quality for remote populations by Wildi, Stephan M, Kim, Christopher Y, Glenn, Tammy F, Mackey, Harold A, Viator, Gerry E, Wallace, Michael B, Hawes, Robert H

“…Flexible endoscopy plays an important role in digestive health. However, access to endoscopy is limited in many rural areas throughout the world. Training…”
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Is esophagoscopy alone sufficient for patients with reflux symptoms? by Wildi, Stephan M, Glenn, Tammy F, Woolson, Robert F, Wang, Wei, Hawes, Robert H, Wallace, Michael B

“…Unsedated esophagoscopy with ultrathin endoscopes is a valuable screening modality for Barrett's esophagus, but the stomach and the duodenum cannot be examined…”
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