Featured FSIE Innovations Team Publications

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POEM/Flexible Endoscopic Surgery/NOTES



Long-term outcomes following POEM for non-achalasia motility disorders of the esophagus.
Filicori F, Dunst CM, Sharata A, Abdelmoaty WF, Zihni AM, Reavis KM, Demeester SR, Swanström LL.
Surg Endosc. 2018 Sep 19. doi: 10.1007/s00464-018-6438-z. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 30232618

The Role of Novel Functional Probes in the Evaluation and Treatment of Esophageal Disease.
Teitelbaum EN, Dunst CM.
Thorac Surg Clin. 2018 Nov;28(4):555-566. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.07.007. Review.
PMID:30268301

Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) as a Salvation technique post Heller: An International Experience.
Tyberg A, Sharaiha RZ, Familiari P, Costamagna G, Casas F, Kumta NA, Barret M, Desai AP, Schnoll-Sussman F, Saxena P, Martínez G, Zamarripa F, Gaidhane M, Bertani H, Draganov PV, Balassone V, Sharata A, Reavis K, Swanstrom L, Invernizzi M, Seewald S, Minami H, Inoue H, Kahaleh M.
Dig Endosc. 2017 Jul 10. doi: 10.1111/den.12918.
PMID: 28691186
 
A multicenter international registry of redo per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) after failed POEM.
Tyberg A, Seewald S, Sharaiha RZ, Martinez G, Desai AP, Kumta NA, Lambroza A, Sethi A, Reavis KM, DeRoche K, Gaidhane M, Talbot M, Saxena P, Zamarripa F, Barret M, Eleftheriadis N, Balassone V, Inoue H, Kahaleh M.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Jun;85(6):1208-1211. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.10.015.
PMID: 27756611

Clinical outcomes five years after POEM for treatment of primary esophageal motility disorders.
Teitelbaum EN, Dunst CM, Reavis KM, Sharata AM, Ward MA, DeMeester SR, Swanström LL.
Surg Endosc. 2017 Jun 29. doi: 10.1007/s00464-017-5699-2.
PMID: 28664434

Endoscopic resection of giant fibrovascular esophageal polyps.
Ward MA, Beard KW, Teitelbaum EN, Sharata AM, Dunst CM, Swanstrom LL, Reavis KM.
Surg Endosc. 2017 Jun 22. doi: 10.1007/s00464-017-5664-0.
PMID: 28643073
 
Comprehensive Analysis of Adverse Events Associated With Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy in 1826 Patients: An International Multicenter Study.
Haito-Chavez Y, Inoue H, Beard KW, Draganov PV, Ujiki M, Rahden BHA, Desai PN, Pioche M, Hayee B, Haji A, Saxena P, Reavis K, Onimaru M, Balassone V, Nakamura J, Hata Y, Yang D, Pannu D, Abbas A, Perbtani YB, Patel LY, Filser J, Roman S, Rivory J, Mion F, Ponchon T, Perretta S, Wong V, Maselli R, Ngamruengphong S, Chen YI, Bukhari M, Hajiyeva G, Ismail A, Pieratti R, Kumbhari V, Galdos-Cardenas G, Repici A, Khashab MA.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 May 23. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2017.139.
PMID: 28534521

POEM outcomes: How long is long enough?
Swanström LL.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 May;85(5):934-935. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.01.022.
PMID: 28411762

Zenker's diverticulum: flexible versus rigid repair.
Beard K, Swanström LL.
J Thorac Dis. 2017 Mar;9(Suppl 2):S154-S162. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.03.133.
PMID: 28446979

Per-oral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia.
DeMeester SR.
J Thorac Dis. 2017 Mar;9(Suppl 2):S130-S134. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.09.39.
PMID: 28446976

An international multicenter study evaluating the clinical efficacy and safety of per-oral endoscopic myotomy in octogenarians.
Chen YI, Inoue H, Ujiki M, Draganov PV, Colavita P, Mion F, Romanelli J, Chiu P, Balassone V, Patel L, Abbas A, Yang D, Dunst C, Pioche M, Roman S, Rivory J, Ponchon T, Desilets D, Maselli R, Onimaru M, Nakamura J, Hata Y, Hajiyeva G, Ismail A, Ngamruengphong S, Bukhari M, Chavez YH, Kumbhari V, Repici A, Khashab MA.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Feb 21. pii: S0016-5107(17)30109-8. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.02.007.
PMID: 28235595

Peroral endoscopic myotomy: minimally invasive but truly surgical.
Swanström LL.
Endoscopy. 2016 Nov;48(11):963-964. Epub 2016 Oct 27. 
PMID: 27788540

Endoscopic treatment for iatrogenic achalasia post-laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
Pescarus R, Sharata A, Shlomovitz E, Reavis K, Dunst C, Swanstrom L.
Surg Endosc. 2016 Jul;30(7):3099. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4561-7.
PMID:26514129

Clinical response to peroral endoscopic myotomy in patients with idiopathic achalasia at a minimum follow-up of 2 years.
Werner YB, Costamagna G, Swanström LL, von Renteln D, Familiari P, Sharata AM, Noder T, Schachschal G, Kersten JF, Rösch T.
Gut. 2016 Jun;65(6):899-906. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308649.
PMID:25934759


 
Endoscopic suturing versus endoscopic clip closure of the mucosotomy during a per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): a case-control study.
Pescarus R, Shlomovitz E, Sharata AM, Cassera MA, Reavis KM, Dunst CM, Swanström LL.
Surg Endosc. 2016 May;30(5):2132-5. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4464-7.
PMID:26275552
 
Trans-oral cricomyotomy using a flexible endoscope: technique and clinical outcomes.
Pescarus R, Shlomovitz E, Sharata AM, Cassera MA, Reavis KM, Dunst CM, Swanström LL.
Surg Endosc. 2016 May;30(5):1784-9. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4445-x.
PMID:26194262

Per-Oral Pyloromyotomy (POP): An Emerging Application of Submucosal Tunneling for the Treatment of Refractory Gastroparesis.
Lebaras C, Swanstrom LL.
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2016 Apr;26(2):257-70. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2015.12.012.
PMID: 27036896

Emerging Concepts for the Endoscopic Management of Superficial Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.
Greene CL, Worrell SG, Attwood SE, Chandrasoma P, Chang K, DeMeester TR, Lord RV, Montgomery E, Pech O, Vallone J, Vieth M, Wang KK, DeMeester SR.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Apr;20(4):851-60. doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-3056-0. Epub 2015 Dec 21.
PMID: 26691147
 
Endoscopic approaches to gastroparesis.
Soares RV, Swanstrom LL.
Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2015 Sep;31(5):368-73. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000207.
PMID:26131923
 
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy PIVI (Preservation and Incorporation of Valuable Endoscopic Innovations) on peroral endoscopic myotomy.
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy PIVI Committee., Chandrasekhara V, Desilets D, Falk GW, Inoue H, Romanelli JR, Savides TJ, Stavropoulos SN, Swanstrom LL.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 May;81(5):1087-100.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.12.007.
PMID:25799295

Early human experience with per-oral endoscopic pyloromyotomy (POP).
Shlomovitz E, Pescarus R, Cassera MA, Sharata AM, Reavis KM, Dunst CM, Swanström LL.
Surg Endosc. 2015 Mar;29(3):543-51. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3720-6.
PMID:25106716
 
Endoluminal flexible endoscopic suturing for minimally invasive therapies.
Conway NE, Swanström LL.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Feb;81(2):262-9.e19. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.09.013.
PMID:25440675

Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal primary motility disorders: analysis of 100 consecutive patients.
Sharata AM, Dunst CM, Pescarus R, Shlomovitz E, Wille AJ, Reavis KM, Swanström LL.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Jan;19(1):161-70; discussion 170. doi: 10.1007/s11605-014-2610-5.
PMID:25183406
 
Endoscopic myotomy for achalasia.
Dunst CM, Kurian AA, Swanstrom LL.
Adv Surg. 2014;48:27-41.
PMID:25293605
 
Gastro-bronchial fistula closed by endoscopic fistula plug (with video).
Sharata A, Bhayani NH, Dunst CM, Kurian AA, Reavis KM, Swanström LL.
Surg Endosc. 2014 Dec;28(12):3500-4. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3631-6.
PMID:24993168

In vivo observation of perforating submucosal pancreatic ducts during endoscopicsubmucosal dissection of a gastric heterotopic pancreas.
Shlomovitz E, Pescarus R, Sharata A, Reavis KM, Dunst CM, Swanstrom LL.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2014 Nov;80(5):898-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.02.018.
PMID:24703085
 
Per-oral endoscopic myotomy white paper summary.
Stavropoulos SN, Desilets DJ, Fuchs KH, Gostout CJ, Haber G, Inoue H, Kochman ML, Modayil R, Savides T, Scott DJ, Swanstrom LL, Vassiliou MC.
Surg Endosc. 2014 Jul;28(7):2005-19. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3630-7.
PMID:24935204

A comparative study on comprehensive, objective outcomes of laparoscopic Hellermyotomy with per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia.
Bhayani NH, Kurian AA, Dunst CM, Sharata AM, Rieder E, Swanstrom LL.
Ann Surg. 2014 Jun;259(6):1098-103. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000268.
PMID:24169175
 
Technique of per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) of the esophagus (with video).
Sharata A, Kurian AA, Dunst CM, Bhayani NH, Reavis KM, Swanstrom LL.
Surg Endosc. 2014 Apr;28(4):1333. doi: 10.1007/s00464-013-3332-6.
PMID:24570010

Subxyphoid thyroidectomy: a feasibility study.
Sharata A, Aliabadi-Wahle S, Bhayani NH, Kurian AA, Reavis KM, Dunst CM, Swanstrom LL.
Surg Innov. 2014 Apr;21(2):194-7. doi: 10.1177/1553350613497431.
PMID:23899620
 
Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal achalasia.
Pescarus R, Shlomovitz E, Swanstrom LL.
Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2014 Jan;16(1):369. doi: 10.1007/s11894-013-0369-6.
PMID:24362953
 
Endoscopic suture repair of full-thickness esophagotomy during per-oral esophageal myotomy for achalasia.
Kurian AA, Bhayani NH, Reavis K, Dunst C, Swanström L.
Surg Endosc. 2013 Oct;27(10):3910. doi: 10.1007/s00464-013-3002-8.
PMID:23708719
 
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is safe and effective in the setting of priorendoscopic 
intervention.
Sharata A, Kurian AA, Dunst CM, Bhayani NH, Reavis KM, Swanström LL.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Jul;17(7):1188-92. doi: 10.1007/s11605-013-2193-6.
PMID:23609138
 
Peroral endoscopic esophageal myotomy: defining the learning curve.
Kurian AA, Dunst CM, Sharata A, Bhayani NH, Reavis KM, Swanström LL.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 May;77(5):719-25. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.12.006.
PMID:23394838
 
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GERD/Barrett’s/Esophageal Cancer/PEH

Diaphragmatic relaxing incisions for complex hiatal reconstruction: longer-term follow-up confirms safety, efficacy and rare complications.
McKay SC, DeMeester SR, Sharata A, DeSouza ML, Bradley DD, Reavis KM, Dunst CM.Surg Endosc. 2023 Jul 26. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10293-6. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37495846

Does Treatment of the Hiatus Influence the Outcomes of Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation for Chronic GERD?
Irribarra MM, Blitz S, Wilshire CL, Jackson AS, Farivar AS, Aye RW, Dunst CM, Louie BE.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 Mar 15. doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04180-6. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:30877608

Can Impedance-pH Testing on Medications Reliably Identify Patients with GERD as Defined by Pathologic Esophageal Acid Exposure off Medications?
Ward MA, Dunst CM, Glasgow ME, Teitelbaum EN, Abdelmoaty WF, Reavis KM, Swanstrӧm LL, DeMeester SR.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 Mar 11. doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04148-6. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:30859425

Objective Evidence of Reflux Control After Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation: One Year Results From a Post Approval Study.
Louie BE, Smith CD, Smith CC, Bell RCW, Gillian GK, Mandel JS, Perry KA, Birkenhagen WK, Taiganides PA, Dunst CM, McCollister HM, Lipham JC, Khaitan LK, Tsuda ST, Jobe BA, Kothari SN, Gould JC.
Ann Surg. 2018 Apr 24. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002789. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:29697454

Impedance-pH monitoring on medications does not reliably confirm the presence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients referred for antireflux surgery.
Ward MA, Dunst CM, Teitelbaum EN, Halpin VJ, Reavis KM, Swanström LL, DeMeester SR.
Surg Endosc. 2018 Feb;32(2):889-894. doi: 10.1007/s00464-017-5759-7. Epub 2017 Aug 4.
PMID: 28779252
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From the belly of the beast….
Swanström LL.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Aug;86(2):290-291. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.04.029.
PMID: 28728668

The dilemma of T1 esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Molena D, DeMeester SR.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 May;153(5):1206-1207. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.10.106.
PMID: 28314532

Accuracy of Clinical Staging and Outcome With Primary Resection for Local-Regionally Limited Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.
Worrell SG, Alicuben ET, Oh DS, Hagen JA, DeMeester SR.
Ann Surg. 2017 Feb 1. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002139.
PMID: 28151801

Esophagectomy Following Endoscopic Resection of Submucosal Esophageal Cancer: a Highly Curative Procedure Even with Nodal Metastases.
Molena D, Schlottmann F, Boys JA, Blackmon SH, Dickinson KJ, Dunst CM, Hofstetter WL, Lada MJ, Louie BE, Mungo B, Watson TJ, DeMeester SR.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Jan;21(1):62-67. doi: 10.1007/s11605-016-3210-3.
PMID: 27561633
 
Endoscopic Resection and Ablation for Early-Stage Esophageal Cancer.
Worrell S, DeMeester SR.
Thorac Surg Clin. 2016 May;26(2):173-6. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2015.12.005. Epub 2016 Feb 10.
PMID: 27112256

Emerging Trends in the Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Anastomotic Leakage.
Chadi SA, Fingerhut A, Berho M, DeMeester SR, Fleshman JW, Hyman NH, Margolin DA, Martz JE, McLemore EC, Molena D, Newman MI, Rafferty JF, Safar B, Senagore AJ, Zmora O, Wexner SD.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Dec;20(12):2035-2051.
PMID: 27638764

Covered stents in cervical anastomoses following esophagectomy.
Speer E, Dunst CM, Shada A, Reavis KM, Swanström LL.
Surg Endosc. 2016 Aug;30(8):3297-303. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4661-4.
PMID:26558909

Clinical Burden of Laparoscopic Feeding Jejunostomy Tubes.
Speer EA, Chow SC, Dunst CM, Shada AL, Halpin V, Reavis KM, Cassera M, Swanström LL.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 May;20(5):970-5. doi: 10.1007/s11605-016-3094-2.
PMID:26895952

Long term Outcomes of Patients Receiving a Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device for 
Gastroesophageal Reflux.
Ganz RA, Edmundowicz SA, Taiganides PA, Lipham JC, Smith CD, DeVault KR, Horgan S, Jacobsen G, Luketich JD, Smith CC, Schlack-Haerer SC, Kothari SN, Dunst CM, Watson TJ, Peters J, Oelschlager BK, Perry KA, Melvin S, Bemelman WA, Smout AJ, Dunn D.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 May;14(5):671-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.05.028.
PMID:26044316

Hill procedure for recurrent GERD post-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Pescarus R, Sharata AM, Dunst CM, Shlomovitz E, Swanström LL, Reavis KM.
Surg Endosc. 2016 May;30(5):2141-2. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4442-0.
PMID:26335068

Laparoscopic pyloroplasty is a safe and effective first-line surgical therapy for refractory gastroparesis.
Shada AL, Dunst CM, Pescarus R, Speer EA, Cassera M, Reavis KM, Swanstrom LL.
Surg Endosc. 2016 Apr;30(4):1326-32. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4385-5.
PMID:26293794

Inter-ObserverVariability in the Interpretation of Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Specimens of 
Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Interpretation of ER specimens.
Worrell SG, Boys JA, Chandrasoma P, Vallone JG, Dunst CM, Johnson CS, Lada MJ, Louie BE, Watson TJ, DeMeester SR.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Jan;20(1):140-4; discussion 144-5. doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-3009-7.
PMID:26503261
 
Successful Translation of Fluorescence Navigation During Oncologic Surgery: A Consensus Report.
Rosenthal EL, Warram JM, de Boer E, Basilion JP, Biel MA, Bogyo M, Bouvet M, Brigman BE, Colson YL, DeMeester SR, Gurtner GC, Ishizawa T, Jacobs PM, Keereweer S, Liao JC, Nguyen QT, Olson JM, Paulsen KD, Rieves D, Sumer BD, Tweedle MF, Vahrmeijer AL, Weichert JP, Wilson BC, Zenn MR, Zinn KR, van Dam GM.
J Nucl Med. 2016 Jan;57(1):144-50. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.115.158915.
PMID: 26449839

Can the Risk of Lymph Node Metastases Be Gauged in Endoscopically Resected Submucosal Esophageal Adenocarcinomas? A Multi-Center Study.
Boys JA, Worrell SG, Chandrasoma P, Vallone JG, Maru DM, Zhang L, Blackmon SH, Dickinson KJ, Dunst CM, Hofstetter WL, Lada MJ, Louie BE, Molena D, Watson TJ, DeMeester SR.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Jan;20(1):6-12; discussion 12. doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-2950-9.
PMID: 26408330
 
Timing and Pattern of Recurrence after Gastrectomy for Adenocarcinoma.
Alnoor M, Boys JA, Worrell SG, Oh DS, Hagen JA, DeMeester SR.
Am Surg. 2015 Oct;81(10):1057-60.
PMID: 26463308
 
Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Patients Younger than 40 Years: A Two-Decade Experience at a Public and Private Hospital.
Boys JA, Oh DS, Lewis JS, DeMeester SR, Hagen JA.
Am Surg. 2015 Oct;81(10):974-8.
PMID: 26463292

20 years later: laparoscopic fundoplication durability.  
Robinson B, Dunst CM, Cassera MA, Reavis KM, Sharata A, Swanstrom LL.
Surg Endosc. 2015 Sep;29(9):2520-4. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-4012-x.
PMID:25487547
 
The Durability of Endoscopic Therapy for Treatment of Barrett's Metaplasia, Dysplasia, and Mucosal Cancer After NissenFundoplication.
Johnson CS, Louie BE, Wille A, Dunst CM, Worrell SG, DeMeester SR, Reynolds J, Dixon J, Lipham JC, Lada M, Peters JH, Watson TJ, Farivar AS, Aye RW.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 May;19(5):799-805. doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-2783-6.
PMID:25740341
 
End of the road for a dysfunctional end organ: laparoscopic gastrectomy for refractory gastroparesis.
Bhayani NH, Sharata AM, Dunst CM, Kurian AA, Reavis KM, Swanstrom LL.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Mar;19(3):411-7. doi: 10.1007/s11605-014-2609-y.
PMID:25575765
 
Preoperative diagnostic workup before antireflux surgery: an evidence and experience-based 
consensus of the Esophageal Diagnostic Advisory Panel.
Jobe BA, Richter JE, Hoppo T, Peters JH, Bell R, Dengler WC, DeVault K, Fass R, Gyawali CP, Kahrilas PJ, Lacy BE, Pandolfino JE, Patti MG, Swanstrom LL, Kurian AA, Vela MF, Vaezi M, DeMeester TR.
J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Oct;217(4):586-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.05.023.
PMID:23973101

Defining "the elderly" undergoing major gastrointestinal resections: receiver operating characteristic analysis of a large ACS-NSQIP cohort.
Kurian AA, Wang L, Grunkemeier G, Bhayani NH, Swanström LL.
Ann Surg. 2013 Sep;258(3):483-9. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182a196d8.
PMID:23860200

Esophagectomies with thoracic incisions carry increased pulmonary morbidity.
Bhayani NH, Gupta A, Dunst CM, Kurian AA, Reavis KM, Swanström LL.
JAMA Surg. 2013 Aug;148(8):733-8. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2356.
PMID:23784203
 
Radiofrequency ablation in the management of Barrett's esophagus: present role and future perspective.
Kurian AA, Swanström LL.
Expert Rev Med Devices. 2013 Jul;10(4):509-17. doi: 10.1586/17434440.2013.811863.
PMID:23895078
 
Does morbid obesity worsen outcomes after esophagectomy?
Bhayani NH, Gupta A, Dunst CM, Kurian AA, Halpin VJ, Swanström LL.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 May;95(5):1756-61. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.015.
PMID:23434257
 
 
Bariatric Surgery
 
Gastroesophageal reflux disease in the bariatric population: when is a laparoscopic sleeve 
​gastrectomy the right choice?
Pescarus R, Reavis KM, Swanström LL.
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 Sep-Oct;10(5):1012. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.05.032.
PMID:25282194
 
Endoscopic therapies for leaks and fistulas after bariatric surgery.
Bhayani NH, Swanström LL.
Surg Innov. 2014 Feb;21(1):90-7. doi: 10.1177/1553350613497270.
PMID:23980200
 
 
Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Surgery

Regional Metastatic Behavior of Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Impact of Lymph Node Positivity on Survival.
Jutric Z, Grendar J, Hoen HM, Cho SW, Cassera MA, Newell PH, Hammill CW, Hansen PD, Wolf RF.
Pancreas. 2017 Aug;46(7):898-903. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000861.
PMID:28697130

Analysis of 340 Patients with Solid Pseudopapillary Tumors of the Pancreas: A Closer Look at Patients with Metastatic Disease.
Jutric Z, Rozenfeld Y, Grendar J, Hammill CW, Cassera MA, Newell PH, Hansen PD, Wolf RF.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Jul;24(7):2015-2022. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-5772-z.
PMID:28299507

Novel Simulation Device for Targeting Tumors in Laparoscopic Ablation: A Learning Curve Study.
Jutric Z, Grendar J, Brown WL, Cassera MA, Wolf RF, Hansen PD, Hammill CW.
Surg Innov. 2017 Jun 1:1553350617715833. doi: 10.1177/1553350617715833.
PMID:28643605

Validation of Fistula Risk Score calculator in diverse North American HPB practices.
Grendar J, Jutric Z, Leal JN, Ball CG, Bertens K, Dixon E, Hammill CW, Kastenberg Z, Newell PH, Rocha F, Visser B, Wolf RF, Hansen PD.
HPB (Oxford). 2017 Jun;19(6):508-514. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.01.021.
PMID:28233672

Worldwide survey on opinions and use of minimally invasive pancreatic resection.
van Hilst J, de Rooij T, Abu Hilal M, Asbun HJ, Barkun J, Boggi U, Busch OR, Conlon KC, Dijkgraaf MG, Han HS, Hansen PD, Kendrick ML, Montagnini AL, Palanivelu C, Røsok BI, Shrikhande SV, Wakabayashi G, Zeh HJ, Vollmer CM, Kooby DA, Besselink MG.
HPB (Oxford). 2017 Mar;19(3):190-204. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.01.011.
PMID:28215904

Standardizing terminology for minimally invasive pancreatic resection.
Montagnini AL, Røsok BI, Asbun HJ, Barkun J, Besselink MG, Boggi U, Conlon KC, Fingerhut A, Han HS, Hansen PD, Hogg ME, Kendrick ML, Palanivelu C, Shrikhande SV, Wakabayashi G, Zeh H, Vollmer CM, Kooby DA.
HPB (Oxford). 2017 Mar;19(3):182-189. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.01.006.
PMID:28317657

Proceedings of the first international state-of-the-art conference on minimally-invasive pancreatic resection (MIPR).
Vollmer CM, Asbun HJ, Barkun J, Besselink MG, Boggi U, Conlon KC, Han HS, Hansen PD, Kendrick ML, Montagnini AL, Palanivelu C, Røsok BI, Shrikhande SV, Wakabayashi G, Zeh HJ, Kooby DA.
HPB (Oxford). 2017 Mar;19(3):171-177. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.01.015. Epub 2017 Feb 8.
PMID:28189345
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The influence of fellowship training on the practice of pancreatoduodenectomy.
Kennedy GT, McMillan MT, Sprys MH, Bassi C, Greig PD, Hansen PD, Jeyarajah DR, Kent TS, Malleo G, Marchegiani G, Minter RM, Vollmer CM Jr.
HPB (Oxford). 2016 Dec;18(12):965-978. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2016.09.008. Epub 2016 Oct 28.
PMID:28029534
 
Characterization of Pancreaticojejunal Anastomotic Healing in a Porcine Survival Model.
Khajanchee YS, Johnston WC, Cassera MA, Hansen PD, Hammill CW.
Surg Innov. 2016 Oct 27. pii: 1553350616674638.
PMID:27794116
 
Preoperative computed tomography scan to predict pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy using gland and tumor characteristics.
Jutric Z, Johnston WC, Grendar J, Haykin L, Mathews C, Harmon LK, Shen J, Hahn HP, Coy DL, Cassera MA, Helton WS, Rocha FG, Wolf RF, Hansen PD, Hammill CW, Alseidi AA, Newell PH.
Am J Surg. 2016 May;211(5):871-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.02.001.
PMID:27046794
 
Impact of lymph node status in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma treated by major hepatectomy: a review of the National Cancer Database.
Jutric Z, Johnston WC, Hoen HM, Newell PH, Cassera MA, Hammill CW, Wolf RF, Hansen PD.
HPB (Oxford). 2016 Jan;18(1):79-87. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2015.07.006.
PMID:26776855
 
Total pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: review of the National Cancer Data Base.
Johnston WC, Hoen HM, Cassera MA, Newell PH, Hammill CW, Hansen PD, Wolf RF.
HPB (Oxford). 2016 Jan;18(1):21-8. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2015.07.009.
PMID:26776847
 
Interventional Approaches to Gallbladder Disease.
Baron TH, Grimm IS, Swanstrom LL.
N Engl J Med. 2015 Jul 23;373(4):357-65. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1411372.
PMID: 26200981

Evaluation of a minimally invasive image-guided surgery system for hepatic ablation procedures.
Hammill CW, Clements LW, Stefansic JD, Wolf RF, Hansen PD, Gerber DA.
Surg Innov. 2014 Aug;21(4):419-26. doi: 10.1177/1553350613508019.
PMID:24201739
 
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Colorectal Surgery

Benefit of Postresection Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage III Colon Cancer in Octogenarians: Analysis of the National Cancer Database.
Bergquist JR, Thiels CA, Spindler BA, Shubert CR, Hayman AV, Kelley SR, Larson DW, Habermann EB, Pemberton JH, Mathis KL.
Dis Colon Rectum. 2016 Dec;59(12):1142-1149.
PMID:27824699

Is Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy in Addition to Surgery Beneficial for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer in the Elderly? A National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) Study.
Bergquist JR, Thiels CA, Shubert CR, Habermann EB, Hayman AV, Zielinski MD, Mathis KL.
World J Surg. 2016 Feb;40(2):447-55. doi: 10.1007/s00268-015-3319-7.
PMID:26566779

Outcomes with multimodal therapy for elderly patients with rectal cancer.
Thiels CA, Bergquist JR, Meyers AJ, Johnson CL, Behm KT, Hayman AV, Habermann EB, Larson DW, Mathis KL.
Br J Surg. 2016 Jan;103(2):e106-14. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10057. Epub 2015 Dec 10.
PMID:26662377
 
Current status of trans-anal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) following the Second International Consensus Conference.
Motson RW, Whiteford MH, Hompes R, Albert M, Miles WF; Expert Group..
Colorectal Dis. 2016 Jan;18(1):13-8. doi: 10.1111/codi.13131.
PMID:26400670
 
Prospective study of colorectal enhanced recovery after surgery in a community hospital.
Geltzeiler CB, Rotramel A, Wilson C, Deng L, Whiteford MH, Frankhouse J.
JAMA Surg. 2014 Sep;149(9):955-61. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.675.
PMID:25054315