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Incidence of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Mortality, and Esophagectomy in Barrett’s Esophagus Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Eradication Therapy
Endoscopic eradication therapy (EET) is the preferred treatment for Barrett’s esophagus (BE)-related neoplasia patients. However, the impact of EET on critical outcomes, outside of clinical trials and registry...
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Comparison of single-port and multi-port Retzius-sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
Dissemination of robotic surgical technology for robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) has yielded advancements including the Retzius-sparing (RS) approach and the single-port (SP) platform. The saf...
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Open AccessUrine cell-free DNA multi-omics to detect MRD and predict survival in bladder cancer patients
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) sensitivity remains subpar for molecular residual disease (MRD) detection in bladder cancer patients. To remedy this problem, we focused on the biofluid most proximal to the disea...
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Pharmacotherapy for Obesity—Trends Using a Population Level National Database
Despite the growing trend of obesity, the utilization of anti-obesity therapeutic interventions is not robust in the USA. We aimed to analyze the trends of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy using a population level...
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Minor Papilla Cannulation
Cannulation of the minor papilla is most commonly necessary when there is anatomic pancreas divisum or functional divisum secondary to an obstructing stone or stricture in the ventral pancreatic duct. Before a...
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The association between withdrawal time and adenoma detection has been established; however, the effect of cecal insertion time on adenoma detection remains unclear.
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Numerous published outbreaks, including one from our institution, have described endoscope-associated transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). Individual centers have adopted their own protocols ...
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The purpose of this review is to examine prostate cancer racial disparities specific to the African-American population.
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Self-Expanding Metal Stents Improve Swallowing and Maintain Nutrition During Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal Cancer
Patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer can have significant dysphagia. Nutritional support during neoadjuvant therapy is often delivered via nasoenteric or percutaneous feeding tubes. These approache...
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Over the last three decades, the incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has continuously risen, generally attributed to the increased use of cross-sectional imaging across all medical disciplines. Fortunately...
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Expectant Management of Low-Risk Bladder Cancer
Patients with one or more low-grade bladder tumors of the urinary bladder will often develop a subsequent tumor but these so called “recurrences” are almost always of similar grade and rarely invade beyond the...
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Is the transition from open to robotic prostatectomy fair to your patients? A single-surgeon comparison with 2-year follow-up
Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is a procedure thought to require experience with a significant number of cases before mastering. Most RARP series examine outcomes after the learning curve or by combi...
