Sommaire

• • ·ASGE program

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• • ·Author index

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• • ·Subject index

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• • ·Index to advertisers

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• Abstract Submitted to ASGE 1996

  • ·Gospel in endoscopic resection of gastric cancer —Efficacy of ligating device—

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    M. Akiyama, T. Yukita, M. Ota, T. Ohmi, H. Nakajima

    
  • ·Comparison of complications of self-expanding metal and conventional esophageal prostheses: 7 year experience

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    RM Bashir, DE Fleischer, SW Fry, AM Axelrad, FH Al-Kawas, SB Benjamin

    
  • ·Increased risk of complications associated with proximal esophageal stent placement

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    RM Bashir, DE Fleischer, D Pinto, SW Fry, GM Eisen, FH Al-Kawas, SB Benjamin

    
  • ·Use of CD4 cell counts of HIV-infected patients as a sensitive predictor of opportunistic infectious findings at upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

    Page :291

    RM Bashir, GM Eisen, CM Wilcox

    
  • ·Botulinum toxin a (botox) therapy for classic and variant achalasia, results in 59 patients

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    H.W. Boyce, B.E. Robinson, J. Jones

    
  • ·Ultrasonic intraluminal ablation of esophageal mucosa: A new technique for the eradication of Barrett's epithelium

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    R.M. Bremner, R.J. Mason, C.G. Bremner, P. Kirkman, P. Chandrasoma, C.J. Filipi, J.H. Peters, J.A. Hagen, T.R. DeMeester

    
  • ·Technical considerations in the performance of endoluminal ultrasonography using new catheter probes

    Page :292

    M Canto, A Chak, P Stevens, CJ Lightdale, F Van de Mierop, G Cooper, B Pollack, MV Sivak

    
  • ·Prospective evaluation of new ultrasound catheter system: Comparison with ultrasound endoscopes

    Page :292

    A Chak, M Canto, P Stevens, CJ Lightdale, F Van de Mierop, G Cooper, BJ Pollack, MV Sivak

    
  • ·Endoscopic mucosal resection for large sessile polyps of the colon

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    E. Cho, N. Mochizuki, T. Ashihara, K. Yasuda, M. Nakajima

    
  • ·Argon plasma coagulation: A new effective technique of non-contact thermal coagulation. Experience in 44 cases of GI angiomata

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    J Cohen, M. Abedi, G Haber, J Dorais, A DuVall, D Scheider, G Kandel, P Kortan, N Marcon

    
  • ·Power suction via biopsy channel: A new, more effective technique

    Page :293

    C. Collawn, J.S. Novak, R.I. Goldberg, J.S. Barkin

    
  • ·Computerized spectral analysis of polyp color: A novel approach to image analysis

    Page :293

    S.K. Dea, D.L. Diehl

    
  • ·Clinical utility of ultrathin endoscopy in adult patients

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    BT De Gregorio, RM Katon, JC Poorman

    
  • ·Colon decompression by means of a new, anatomically adapted, large caliber decompression probe

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    Ell C.

    
  • ·Endosonography for malignant lymphadenopathy: Caveats and pitfalls

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    DO Faigel, GG Ginsberg, EE Furth, SL Kadish, D Smith, ML Kochman

    
  • ·A new biodegradable and self-expandable stent for benign esophageal strictures

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    E. Goldin, A. Fiorini, Y. Ratan, D. Keter, A. Loshakove, O. Globerman, M. Beyar

    
  • ·KTP-laser treatment of severe dysplasia of Barrett's esophagus and flat adenomas of the stomach and duodenum: First results

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    L. Gossner, A. May, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·Vaporization and coagulation properties of the argon-beamer, KTP, and ND: Yag-laser — An experimental comparison

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    L. Gossner, A. May, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·Endoscopic treatment of anastomotic dehiscence and perforation in the esophagus making use of fibrin tissue adhesive

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    H. Groitl, T. Horbach, S.v. Liebe

    
  • ·Multi-firing mechanism for endoloops: A new treatment for varices

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    C.C. Hepworth, S.S. Kadirkamanathan, F. Gong, W.R. Burnham, C.P. Swain

    
  • ·Strip biopsy and standard biopsy forceps: A comparison of mass of tissue obtained

    Page :296

    C.C. Hepworth, S.S. Kadirkamanathan, F. Gong, E. Bewick, C.P. Swain

    
  • ·Documentation of ERCP images — Thermal prints, helios and laser hard copies

    Page :296

    RK Hsu, V Ng, R Protell, M Stein, JW Leung

    
  • ·High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation of human pancreatic cancer xenografts

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    S Ikenberry, A Zaitsev, N Sanghvi, R Schultz, J Worzalla

    
  • ·Endoscopic mucosal resection using a cap-fitted endoscope for entire gastrointestinal tract lesions

    Page :296

    H Inoue, K Takeshita, M Endo

    
  • ·A safe and effective technique for endoscopic removal of adherent clots from GI lesions: Cold guillotining after epinephrine injection

    Page :297

    DM Jensen, Tog Kovacs, R Jutabha, GA Machicado, T Savides, J Smith

    
  • ·Reliability of endoscopic ultrasound probe imaging of canine abdominal veins before and after sclerotherapy in a blinded study

    Page :297

    R Jutabha, DM Jensen, G Machicado, K Hirabayashi

    
  • ·Taking the red out of bleeding lesions: Improved visualization and clot dissolution with hydrogen peroxide spray

    Page :297

    A.N. Kalloo, K.S. Wadwa, S. Hill, C.A. Magee, P.J. Pasricha

    
  • ·Immunoscopy — Results of a prospective study in patients with carcinomas and adenomas of the rectum

    Page :297

    Keller R, Winde G, Domschke W, Foerster EC

    
  • ·Micron-resolution sub-surface imaging of the gastrointestinal tract wall with optical coherence tomography

    Page :298

    K. Kobayashi, H.-S. Wang, M.V. Sivak, J.A. Izatt

    
  • ·Transendoscopic injection of botulinum toxin should be the initial therapy for achalasia

    Page :298

    R. Kotfila, R. Camp, N. Willits, W. Trudeau

    
  • ·Prospective multicenter trial of 25 MM flanged esophageal Z^® stents for malignant dysphagia

    Page :298

    R Kozarek, S Raltz, N Marcon, P Kortan, C Lightdale, P Stevens, G Lehman, D Rex, S Benjamin, D Fleischer, I Waxman

    
  • ·Expandable stents (ES)/unusual locations

    Page :298

    RA Kozarek, JJ Brandabur, S Raltz

    
  • ·Prospective comparison of the incidence of laryngopharyngeal (LP) pathology noted during routine esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in a rural versus an urban population

    Page :299

    Richard S. Lee

    
  • ·Computer filing system for colonoscopic reports

    Page :299

    M. Levitt, J.D. Waye

    
  • ·Prospective evaluation of the brandt balloon to detect dysplasia in patients with Barrett's esophagus

    Page :299

    SM Lewey, J Sims, JE Cremins, K Friesenegger, PR McNally

    
  • ·Treatment of painful chronic anal fissures with bicap or heater probe

    Page :299

    G.A. Machicado, D.M. Jensen, S. Cheng

    
  • ·A new method of simultaneous measurement of colonic transit time(TT) and manometry with endoscopic retrograde markers insertion (ERMI)

    Page :300

    T. Maeda, Y. Fukui, S. Fujita, H. Satoh, J. Takaaki, S. Mitsufuji, T. Kodama, K. Kashima

    
  • ·A new intraluminal anti gastroesophageal reflux procedure

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    R.J. Mason, C.J. Filipi, J.H. Peters, A. Flake, T.R. DeMeester, R.A. Hinder, R.J. Lund, S. Thompson, C.G. Bremner, T.C. Smyrk

    
  • ·Treatment of tumor in-/overgrowth in metal stents: A comparison of the argon-beamer, KTP- and Nd: YAG-laser

    Page :300

    A. May, L. Gossner, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·Endoscopic retrograde wire guided brush cytology: Experience with a new device

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    VK Parasher, K Huibregtse

    
  • ·Tip deflecting cannula: A novel approach to facilitate difficult bile duct cannulation

    Page :301

    VK Parasher, K. Huibregtse

    
  • ·Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the upper gastrointestinal tract using an endoluminal coil: Feasibility and potential of a novel approach

    Page :301

    P.J. Pasricha, A.N. Kalloo, R.L. Huang, R. Aggarwal, E.A. Zehrouni, E. Atalar

    
  • ·Transnasal esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy: A preliminary study

    Page :301

    T Ponchon, B Moulinier, P Paliard, F Zarka, R Lambert

    
  • ·Angiodysplasia and NSAID enteropathy: Leading causes of obscure gi bleeding in series using dedicated push enteroscope

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    GL Portwood, L Aabakken, WL Knapple, AJ Morris

    
  • ·The feasibility of upper gi endoscopy performed through the nose using thin videoendoscope

    Page :302

    J.-F. Rey, D. Duforest, T.A. Marek

    
  • ·A comparative colorimetric study on colonic benign and malignant lesions

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    Y. Sasaki, Y. Uno, H. Nakajima, R. Hada, A. Munakata

    
  • ·Local adrenalin reduces colonic mucosal bleeding in endoscopic polypectomy-quantification of vasoconstrictive effect

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    Y. Sasaki, Y. Uno, H. Nakajima, R. Hada, A. Munakata

    
  • ·Minimal submucosal infusion rate in discriminating mucosal from submucosal colonic carcinomas

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    Y. Sasaki, Y. Uno, H. Nakajima, R. Hada, A. Munakata

    
  • ·Safety and efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in large villous rectal tumors

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    JC Saurin, S Ecuer, F Descos, R Lambert

    
  • ·Early experience with a new metal stent (EndoCoil^r) for biliary and pancreatic strictures: Limitations of the current design

    Page :303

    DM Scheider, J Cohen, JA Dorais, P Kortan, GB Haber

    
  • ·GIF type N-30 gastroscope for passage through esophageal strictures: An alternative to fluoroscopic placement of guide-wires for the dilation of impassable strictures

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    DM Scheider, J Cohen, JA Dorais, AB Elfant, MJ Bourke, GA DuVall, M Abedi, GB Haber, G Kandel, P Kortan, NE Marcon

    
  • ·Multibite: A new four shot biopsy forceps compared to a standard single shot forceps. A prospective randomized study

    Page :303

    A See, M Sibony, P Callard, F Bodin

    
  • ·Self-expanding biliary metal stent covered with new membrane in malignant biliary obstruction(Covered modified-gianturco biliary stent)

    Page :304

    CS Shim, HK Bong, YD Cho, JO Kim, JY Cho, YS Kim, JS Lee, MS Lee, SG Hwang

    
  • ·In vivo multi-excitation fluorescence spectroscopy for the detection of colonic dysplasia

    Page :304

    L. Silveira, J Van Dam, RA Zangaro, G Zonios, R Manoharan, JM Crawford, J Vandervoort, I Itzkan, MS Feld

    
  • ·Cmore, a tool using smart objects and intelligent navigation to validate the minimum common terminology (MCT) for gastrointestinal endoscopy while producing reports

    Page :304

    D Steinberger, S Benson, C Stauffer, OW Cass

    
  • ·Evaluation of a new angle-tipped laser delivery device

    Page :304

    B.R. Stotland, D.O. Faigle, P. Habecker, G.G. Ginsberg

    
  • ·Endoscopic mucosal resection for gastric adenoma and carcinoma using a ligating device for variceal ligation

    Page :305

    Y. Suzuki, M. Ishida, K. Kanke, Y. Watanabe, N. Yajima, M. Saitoh, H. Masuyama, T. Shimada, H. Hiraishi, A. Terano

    
  • ·A follow-up study of self-expandable barbell-shaped metallic stents in the palliation of rectosigmoidal carcinoma

    Page :305

    J. Tack, A.M. Gevers, P. Rutgeerts

    
  • ·Trial of construction of three-dimensional images of gastrointestinal mucosa with the “Sonoprobe system” for endoscopic ultrasonography

    Page :305

    T. Uchida, T. Arakawa, K. Higuchi, A. Obata, T. Fukuda, K. Kobayashi

    
  • ·The yield of colonoscopy in patients with constipation/bloating: Use of a computerized, structured, report generator/database

    Page :305

    N Vakil, DA Lieberman, M Zimmer-Gembeck

    
  • ·Stenosis of the colorectal anastomosis; Treatment by savary dilatation

    Page :306

    C.F. van Heteren, A.J. Werre, C.J.J. Mulder, W.F. Eggink

    
  • ·Pilot experiences with argon plasma coagulation in gastro-intestinal endoscopy

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    P.J. Wahab, C.J.J. Mulder, G. den Hartog, J.E. Thies, J.J. Uil

    
  • ·Fluorescence endoscopic imaging of human colonic adenomas in vivo

    Page :306

    TD Wang, J Van Dam, J Vandervoort, JM Crawford, Y Wang, MS Feld

    
  • ·Argon plasma coagulation (APC) — Clinical usefulness in flexible endoscopy

    Page :306

    J.D. Waye, K.E. Grund, G. Farin

    
  • ·Light induced autofluorescence and reflectance spectral measurements of normal, dysplastic and neoplastic tissue

    Page :307

    A.A. Weiss, H. Zeng, R. Cline, C. MacAulay

    
  • ·Histological features of colonic dysplasia can be obtained from laser-induced fluorescence spectra at colonoscopy

    Page :307

    G Zonios, L Silveira, J Van Dam, JM Crawford, RM Cothren, JT Arendt, R Manoharan, MS Feld

    
  • ·Development and evaluation of patient information brochures for endoscopy

    Page :307

    L. Aabakken, I. Baasland, I. Lygren, M. Osnes

    
  • ·Are patients who undergo open-access endoscopy more anxious about their procedures than patients referred from the GI clinic?

    Page :307

    Sangeeta Agrawal, Ravish J. Mahajan, James S. Barthel, John B. Marshall

    
  • ·Randomized, double blind controlled trial comparing ketorolac and midazolam to meperidine and midazolam as agents for conscious sedation during routine GI endoscopy

    Page :308

    I. Aiza, J.J. Mamel, B.E. Robinson, S. Steinberg, J. Lamphier

    
  • ·Is one Fleet's enema sufficient preparation for flexible sigmoidoscopy?

    Page :308

    Pete H. Baker

    
  • ·Same day-same “sSope” upper endoscopy (EGD) and flexible sigmoidoscopy (FLEX)

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    V.A. Botoman, S. Breno, E. Ehrenpreis, G. Bonner, D. McGuire

    
  • ·Acquisition of competency in endoscopic skills (ACES) during training: A multicenter study

    Page :308

    OW Cass, ML Freeman, J Cohen, G Zuckerman, J Watkins, J Nord, GR Locke, D Jensen, D Diehl, M Cerulli, K Lyche, M Fennerty, S Edmundowicz, K Etzkorn, F Al-Kawas, D Cave, G Lehman

    
  • ·Predictors of patient satisfaction after colonoscopy: A prospective study of 601 patients

    Page :309

    J Cohen, G Haber, L Lavell, J Dorais, D Scheider, P Kortan, N Marcon, G Kandel, DA Redelmeier

    
  • ·A prospective study of the repeated use of sterilized papillotomes and retrieval baskets for ERCP: Quality and cost analysis

    Page :309

    J Cohen, G Haber, J Dorais, D Scheider, P Kortan

    
  • ·ERCP biliary stenting practice: A prospective multicenter study

    Page :309

    PB Cotton, H Evangelou, JT Cunningham, RH Hawes, PR Tarnasky, AN Barkun, PS Jowell, JWC Leung, JG Lee, SM Schutz

    
  • ·ERCP sphincterotomy practice: A prospective multicenter study

    Page :309

    PB Cotton, H Evangelou, JT Cunningham, RH Hawes, PR Tarnasky, AN Barkun, PS Jowell, JWC Leung, JG Lee, SM Schutz

    
  • ·A prospective comparison study of the endoscopic spectrum of overtube-induced esophageal mucosal damage after esophageal band ligation (EBL)

    Page :310

    B. Dennert, FC Ramirez

    
  • ·Nitrous oxide (N₂O) vs. intravenous sedation in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (EGD): A prospective randomized controlled trial

    Page :310

    D.L. Diehl, S.K. Dea, M. Lin, S. Calmes, G. Kwok

    
  • ·Relationship of patient co-morbid conditions to development of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) infection

    Page :310

    H.L. Dominguez, J.A. Culpepper-Morgan

    
  • ·Conscious sedation for ERCP: Assessment of drug utilization in 3 centers

    Page :310

    DJ Drewitz, TG Morales, FC Ramirez

    
  • ·Prospective controlled trial of transnasal endoscopy (T-EGD) vs per-oral endoscopy (P-EGD)

    Page :311

    AB Elfant, DM Scheider, MJ Bourke, R Alhalel, SR Peikin, GB Haber, P Kortan, NE Marcon

    
  • ·Prospective, randomized, double-blind trial of antibiotic (ABX) prophylaxis for presumed choledocholithiasis: Preliminary results

    Page :311

    AB Elfant, JAL Dorais, GB Haber, DM Scheider, J Cohen, MJ Bourke, RA Alhalel, P Kortan

    
  • ·ERCP, EUS+ERCP, or MRCP+ERCP prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC): A cost-bennefit analysis

    Page :311

    R.A. Erickson, K.J. Chang

    
  • ·ERCP under general anesthesia: Indications and results

    Page :311

    K.P. Etzkorn, F.H. Diab, D.E. McGuire, R.D. Brown, R. Bedford, P. Yotseff, R.P. Venu

    
  • ·Conscious sedation for colonoscopy: Patient tolerance, pain and cardiorespiratory parameters

    Page :312

    F. Froehlich, J. Thorens, W. Schwizer, M. Preisig, M. Köhler, R. Hays, M. Fried, J.J. Gonvers

    
  • ·Combination midazolam and fentanyl is more cost effective than combination midazolam and meperidine for endoscopic procedures

    Page :312

    Robert B. Gilman, William A. Rowe

    
  • ·Endoscopic therapy vs. surgical palliation of malignant biliary obstruction: A decision analysis

    Page :312

    S. Fullerton, J. Ofman, I. Gralnek, P. Yotseff, R. Bedford

    
  • ·Does high dose cisapride enhance either the quality or tolerance of standard polyethylene glycol-electrolyte (PEG) colonic lavage: A double-blind randomized study

    Page :312

    SW Fry, KN Josovitz, MJ Berlin, LY Korman

    
  • ·Assessment of direct costs of medical care in a prospective, randomized, blined study of banding vs sclerotherapy for preventing recurrent variceal hemorrhage for patients without active bleeding at endoscopy

    Page :313

    IM Gralnek, DM Jensen, ME Jensen, S Cheng, J Gornbein, TOG Kovacs, R Jutabha, GA Machicado

    
  • ·The role of a regional endoscopic society in fellowship training programs in gastrenterology

    Page :313

    P.H.R. Green, J.W. Saleh, D.B. Falkenstein

    
  • ·Propofol vs. diazegam for outpatient upper endoscopy: A double-blind randomized study

    Page :313

    I. Ho, A. Jan, A. Irfan, S. Parikh, M. Valdes, A. Soundappan, J. Thakur, K. Kolli, M. Cerulli, GI Section

    
  • ·Bioelectric enhanced disinfection — A novel method to improve reprocessing of endoscopic accessories

    Page :313

    RK Hsu, K Lam, JWC Leung

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of the pancreas: Is pancreatitis a complication?

    Page :314

    S Ikenberry, F. Gress, R Ness, S. Sherman, G. Lehman

    
  • ·The detection of arterial oxygen desaturation by digital oximetry monitoring during elective upper endoscopy: Predictability, incidence, and clinical insignificance

    Page :314

    B. Indrakrishnan, W.T. Depew

    
  • ·At least 180 ERCPs are needed to attain competence in diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP

    Page :314

    Paul S Jowell, Stan Branch, John Affronti, Barbara Phillips Bute, Cindi L Browing, John Baillie

    
  • ·Gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients taking antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants: Survey of ASGE members

    Page :314

    SC Kadakia, CE Angueira, JA Ward, M Moore

    
  • ·Beneficial effects of sublingual hyocyamine during colonoscopy

    Page :315

    N. Kazi, J. Losurdo, A. Livak, J. Leya

    
  • ·Variables affecting the length of procedure time for colonoscopy

    Page :315

    Randy P. Kiewe, Suzanne Rose

    
  • ·Emergent endoscopy in hemodynamically stable patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH) decreases hospital admission rate

    Page :315

    J Koch, DC Rockey, JP Cello

    
  • ·Do diverticular disease (DD) and/or prior abdominal or pelvic surgery (PAPS) influence the ability to perform complete colonoscopy (CC): A prospective study

    Page :315

    M.L. Kozam, J.H. Lewis, D.E. Fleischer, M. Stark, F. Al-Kawas, G.M. Eisen, S.B. Benjamin

    
  • ·Costs of endoscopic vs. laparoscopic common bile duct stone extraction

    Page :316

    RA Kozarek, LW Traverso

    
  • ·Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery (LARS). Early community experience with discordant results when querying gastroenterologists and surgeons

    Page :316

    RA Kozarek, DE Low, S Raltz

    
  • ·In vitro evaluation of wire integrity and manuual processing of single-use spincterotomes

    Page :316

    R Kozarek, S Sumida, S Raltz, L Merriam, D Irizarry

    
  • ·Antibiotics before ERCP-what does the literature say

    Page :316

    A Kumar

    
  • ·A mechanical model for ERCP training

    Page :317

    JW Leung

    
  • ·Disposable endoscopic gowns: Do they add value?

    Page :317

    S.D. Li, K.P. Etzkorn, J.L. Goldstein, M. Sawhney, K. Licke, T.V. Magdaraog

    
  • ·Improved sedation in an ambulatory endoscopy center (AEC)

    Page :317

    Thomas McGinn, Sandra Hall, Louis Deluca, Kathy Wren

    
  • ·Outcome of gastrointestinal (GI) tract work up in menstruating females with iron deficiency anemia

    Page :317

    D. Mehta, P.B. Dave, V. Gumaste, R. Gupta, J.A. Bauin

    
  • ·Accuracy of the endoscopist in predicting histologic diagnosis of biopsies obtained during esophagogastrodudenoscopy

    Page :318

    M.R. Mills, F.C. Ramirez

    
  • ·Does continuous I.V. saline infusion decrease local and systemic complications of conscious sedation? A prospective, randomized study

    Page :318

    M.R. Mills, J. Holland, F.C. Ramirez

    
  • ·Proficiency and use of flexible sigmoidoscopy after residency training for family practice physicians

    Page :318

    J. Mougin, FC Ramirez, M. Shaukat

    
  • ·Cardiac response to colonoscopy under anticholinergic or analgesic

    Page :318

    H. Nakajima, S. Sasaki, R. Hada, H. Nara

    
  • ·The use of droperidol as an adjunct to conscious sedation in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) procedures

    Page :319

    P. Nguyen, F. Rezvani, P. Sanga, K.U. Srirojanakul, C.H. Phung, K.J. Chang

    
  • ·Usefulness of the videoduodenoscopy and vital dye staining as indicators of mucosal atrophy of celiac disease

    Page :319

    S Niveloni, A Fiorini, S Pedreira, E Smecuol, J Valero, Z Kogan, H Vazquez, L Boerr, E Mauriño, JC Bai, S Niveloni

    
  • ·Reuse of single use supplies—The pendulum swings

    Page :319

    A Parker, SC Kadakia, G Howell, J Pesetski

    
  • ·The endoscopist himself and a low personal frequency of endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) are the main risk factors of est

    Page :319

    T. Rabenstein, M. Nicklas, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·Influence of fellowship training on the performance of ERCP

    Page :320

    FC Ramirez

    
  • ·Efficacy and tolerability of sodium picosulphate with magnesium citrate versus polyethylene glycol electrolyte lavage solution for colonoscopy preparation

    Page :320

    A. Regev, G. Fraser, G. Delpre, A. Laiser, A. Neeman, E. Maoz, V. Anikin, Y. Niv

    
  • ·ASGE guidelines: A study of appropriateness and usefulness comparing a gastroenterology training program, a general surgery residency program, and a gastroenterology private practive

    Page :320

    Kermit Richiez, Muhammed Iqbal, Mark F. Young, Eapen Thomas

    
  • ·Does prophylactic steroid administration reduce the frequency and severity of post-ECRP pancreatitis? Randomized prospective multicenter study

    Page :320

    S. Sherman, G. Lehman, D. Earle, J. Watkins, M. Freeman, H. Parker, M. Ryan, J. Barnett, J. Johanson, J. Geenen, W. Silverman, P. Yakshe, A. Slivka, J. Flueckiger, M. Uzer, J. Goff, K. Dua, G. Aliperti, W. Jones

    
  • ·Endoscopic palliation of malignant bile duct obstruction: Improvement in quality of life

    Page :321

    S. Sherman, G. Lehman, D. Earle, E. Lazaridis, J. Frakes, J. Johanson, T. Qaseem, D. Howell

    
  • ·Clinical factors predicting good outcome in upper gastrointestinal bleeding

    Page :321

    J. Strobel, M. Eloubeidi, J. Onken

    
  • ·Routine examination of the terminal ileum, is it necessary?

    Page :321

    G. Surya, D. Khanna, G. Lemite, V. Gumaste, P. Dave

    
  • ·Colonic lavage bowel preparation-does cisapride help?

    Page :321

    PE Tanner, SC Kadakia, CA Farrington

    
  • ·Therapeutic ERCP in outpatients: A change in practice

    Page :322

    T.C.K. Tham, J. Vandervoort, R.C.K. Wong, D.R. Lichtenstein, J. Van Dam, F. Ruymann, F. Farraye, D.L. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Polyethylene glycol with metoclopramide is superior to polyethylene glycol alone or with cisapride for colon lavage prior to colonoscopy

    Page :322

    J. DeWayne Tooson, Christine W. Huber, David A. McMenamin, Trina G. VanGuilder, Lawrence K. Gates

    
  • ·Correlation between fluoroscopy time and personnel radiation exposure during ERCP

    Page :322

    J. Vandervoort, T.C.K. Tham, R.C.K. Wong, S.A. Cialfi, D.L. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Costs of accessories used during diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP

    Page :322

    J. Vandervoort, T.C.K. Tham, R.C.K. Wong, S.A. Cialfi, D.L. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Is there a need for prophylactic antibiotics prior to ERCP for suspected bile duct obstruction?

    Page :323

    J. Vandervoort, T.C.K. Tham, R.C.K. Wong, D.R. Lichtenstein, J. Van Dam, F. Ruymann, M. Hughes, D.L. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Accuracy of diagnostic procedures in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding

    Page :323

    EM Vreeburg, P Snel, JW de Bruijne, JWFM Bartelsman, EAJ Rauws, GNJ Tytgat

    
  • ·Drinking prior to endoscopy-milk or water?

    Page :323

    GJM Webster, TE Bowling, SM Greenfield, E Hallyburton, AM Kuan, FR Vicary, ER Beck

    
  • ·Is sterile water necessary in the water bottle for endoscopic procedures: A prospective clinical and microbiological study

    Page :323

    C.M. Wilcox, K.B. Waites, E.S. Brookings

    
  • ·Practice guidelines have an immediate impact on endoscopic practice

    Page :324

    G Zuccaro

    
  • ·Validation of a risk classification (BLEED), used in the emergency room, to predict outcomes for upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding

    Page :324

    G.R. Zuckerman, M.H. Kollef, J.D. O'Brien

    
  • ·Indications and utilization of endoscopy in children seen in a pediatric gastroenterology office

    Page :324

    KJ Benkov, P Vorha, NS Pittman, Y Ferriera, NS Leleiko, AH Birnbaum

    
  • ·A Review of the safety of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in newborns and small children less than 6 kilos

    Page :324

    J.W. Birk, M. Lowenheim

    
  • ·Prevention of recurrent attacks of pancreatitis in patients with cystic fibrosis: The role of endoscopic therapy

    Page :325

    B Dahman, FN Khan, JE Geenen, WJ Hogan, GK Johnson, MJ Schmalz, DJ Geenen, MF Catalano

    
  • ·Successful endoscopic management of pancreatic pseudocysts in children with pancreas divisum (PD)

    Page :325

    J.S. DiPalma, R.M. Bashir, F.H. Al-Kawas, J. Bornstein, V.M. Piñeiro-Carerra, A.R. Colón

    
  • ·Effective two-week triple therapy for helicobacter pylori disease in children

    Page :325

    R Dohil, DM Israel, E Hassall

    
  • ·Is duodenal metaplasia a consequence of helicobacter pylori(HP) associated gastritis in children?

    Page :325

    Y. Elitsur, W.E. Triest

    
  • ·Percutaneous 1-step skin-level gastrostomy tubes in infants: A safe and effective procedure

    Page :326

    O Elkayam, P Ferber, MB Heyman, G Herman, NS Adzick, MA Harrison, JD Snyder

    
  • ·Video esophagoscopy for thoracoscopic esophageal myotomy in children with achalasia: Initial experience

    Page :326

    VL Fox, RW Jennings, S Fishman

    
  • ·ERCP in children-frequency, diagnostic value and therapeutic intervention

    Page :326

    M.A. Gilger, G.S. Gopalakrishna, K.L. Woods

    
  • ·Prevalence of H. pylori in symptomatic children from the former soviet union undergoing upper endoscopy

    Page :326

    D.M. Gold, M.J. Pettei, B.H. Kessler, T.A. Weinstein, J.J. Levine

    
  • ·ERCP in the evaluation and diagnosis of anomalous pancreaticobiliary junction in childhood

    Page :327

    M Guelrud, C Morera, M Rodriguez, JG Prados, Jaen D

    
  • ·Esophagitis from retching and vomiting: A new endoscopic finding

    Page :327

    TS Gunasekaran, J Berman, J Kraut

    
  • ·Upper gi endoscopy in cornelia de lange syndrome

    Page :327

    T.S. Gunasekaran, J. Berman, J. Kraut

    
  • ·Longterm outcome of vertical lines in the (distal) esophageal mucosa (VLEM) and eosinophilic esophagitis: A prospective study

    Page :327

    SK Gupta, JF Fitzgerald, SKF Chong, JM Croffie, ME Ellett

    
  • ·Cost of gastrointestinal procedures in a children's hospital-based endoscopy unit

    Page :328

    LA Heitlinger, D Rehm, L Roop

    
  • ·Peptic disease in infants with regurgitation and vomiting

    Page :328

    BH Kessler, TA Weistein, JJ Levine, DM Gold, MJ Pettei

    
  • ·Diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP in children under 14 years

    Page :328

    B.C. Manegold, T. Gottstein, P. Pescatore

    
  • ·Achalasia complicated by recurrent wheezing and pneumonia

    Page :328

    S Narwal, PG Kazlow, AR DeFelice, D Kaluski, NF Galeano, D Markowitz

    
  • ·Candida esophagitis not responsive to fluconazole treatment in children with AIDS

    Page :329

    S Narwal, NF Galeano, AR DeFelice, D Kaluski, PG Kazlow

    
  • ·Endoscopic ligation of esophageal varices in pediatric patients with portal hypertension secondary to liver cirrhosi

    Page :329

    M.A. Reinoso, J. Rank, H. Sharp

    
  • ·Endoscopies in pediatric intestinal transplantation: Five year experience

    Page :329

    L. Sigurdsson, J. Reyes, P. Putnam, F. del Rosario, C. Di Lorenzo, S. Orenstein, S. Todo, S. Kocoshis

    
  • ·Influence of ERCP on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric patients with symptomatic pancreatitis (SP) and cystic fibrosis (CF)

    Page :329

    W.B. Silverman, P. Putnam, S. Orenstein, F. del Rosario, S. Kocoshis

    
  • ·Therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in children

    Page :330

    A.Y. Su, E.J. Hernandez, K. Brown, A. London, M. Goldschmiedt

    
  • ·Fructose malabsorption; Not an uncommon cause of chronic diarrhea in toddlers

    Page :330

    Vasundhara Tolia, Anne Nallett

    
  • ·Urgent endoscopy in the management of caustic ingestion injury

    Page :330

    J.K. Ahuia, T.J. Savides

    
  • ·Initial experience with expandable esophageal stents for palliation of esophageal cancer; A warning about routine use

    Page :330

    A.L. Attia, R.S. McCray

    
  • ·Octreotide vs. sclerotherapy and octreotide for acute variceal bleeding. A pilot study

    Page :331

    J. Balanzó, C. Villanueva, M.T. Novella, J. Ortiz, J. Pamplona, S. Sáinz, G. Soriano, X. Torras, F. Vilardell

    
  • ·Massive esophageal hematoma: Incidence of a rare complication of sclerotherapy

    Page :331

    DA Beggs, AP Weston

    
  • ·Overtube (OT) associated complications during endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL)

    Page :331

    PG Brady, I. Tanabe, I Stein, S. McClave, C. Howard

    
  • ·MB staining of dysplastic and nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus: An in vivo and ex vivo stud

    Page :331

    M Canto, S Setrakian, J Willis, A Chak, MV Sivak

    
  • ·Methylene blue directed biopsy for improved detection of intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus: A controlled sequential trial

    Page :332

    M Canto, S Setrakian, A Chak, MV Sivak

    
  • ·Physical properties of expandable esophageal stents

    Page :332

    SCS Chung, FG Shin, ACW Chan, JYW Lau, JY Sung, AKC Li

    
  • ·Self-expanding metal stents in the palliation of neoplasms of the cervical esophagus

    Page :332

    M Conio, B Maes, F Caroli-Bosc, O Paolini, JF Demarquay, P Hastier, R Dumas, J Delmont

    
  • ·Outcomes of rubber band ligation (RBL) of acute variceal hemorrhage: Comparing those with an identifiable bleeding site vs those with varices and no other bleeding source

    Page :332

    M Cooper, M Abedi, GB Haber, P Kortan, G Kandel, NE Marcon

    
  • ·Lugol's staining improves endoscopic detection of esophageal squamous dysplasia and cancer in highrisk chinese patients

    Page :333

    SM Dawsey, DE Fleischer, GQ Wang, JA Kidwell, B Zhou, KJ Lewin

    
  • ·Esophageal self-expadable metallic stents (SEMS): Results of a national survey regarding practice and techniques

    Page :333

    B. Dennert, ST Zierer, FC Ramirez

    
  • ·Indications and complications of esophageal self-expandable metal stents (SEMS): Results of a national survey

    Page :333

    B. Dennert, ST Zierer, FC Ramirez, T. Carl

    
  • ·Noninvasive diagnosis of gastroesophageal inflammation using dipyridamole thallium 201 scanning

    Page :333

    BT De Gregorio, Brian Fennerty, R Wilson

    
  • ·Self expandable, polyurethane-covered, stent for esophagorespiratory fistulas

    Page :334

    J.-M. Dumonceau, J. Devière, M. Cremer

    
  • ·Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for early esophageal cancer in high risk surgical patients and patients refusing esophagectomy

    Page :334

    GA DuVall, D Scheider, M Cirocco, M Siemens, N Marcon

    
  • ·Pneumatic dilation in achalasia: Are all complications revealed

    Page :334

    V.F. Eckardt, G. Kanzler, T. Westermeier

    
  • ·Device choice and experience level in endoscopic foreign object retrieval: An in vivo study

    Page :334

    DO Faigel, BR Stotland, ML Kochman, T Hoops, T Judge, J Kroser, J Lewis, WB Long, DC Metz, C O'Brien, D Smith, GG Ginsberg

    
  • ·H2-receptor antagonists' effectiveness in patients with reflux related erosive esophagitis (A long term clinical study)

    Page :335

    Mohammad Farivar

    
  • ·Omeprazole's efficacy in patients with intractable erosive esophagitis

    Page :335

    Mohammad Farivar

    
  • ·Botulinum toxin for achalasia: Results of a controlled trial with a follow-up of twelve months

    Page :335

    AB Fiorini, R Corti, JL Valero, JC Bai, L Boerr

    
  • ·Endoscopic therapy for early esophageal cancer (EEC) and dysplasia (D)

    Page :335

    DE Fleischer, GQ Wang, SM Dawsey, TL Tio, JA Kidwell

    
  • ·Endoscopic suturing of a novel gastroesophageal antireelux device (GARD) a preliminary report

    Page :336

    NJ Godin, CP Swain, F Gong, SS Kadirkamanathan, CC Hepworth

    
  • ·Photodynamic therapy of superficial squamous cell cancer and severe dysplasia of the esophagus: Preli-minary results using 5-aminolaevolinic acid

    Page :336

    L Gossner, R. Sroka, M. Stolte, G. Seitz, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·Intestinal metaplasia in Barrett's esophagus (BE) is not related to intestinal metaplasia in the stomach

    Page :336

    O. Gutiérrez, H. Cardona, O Ricaurte

    
  • ·Endoscopic early detection with todine staining of esophageal cancer in alcoholics

    Page :336

    H. Harada, A. Toyonaga, S. Ban, K. Sakamoto, S. Kameo, T. Minetoma, M. Watanabe, H. Ohnishi, O. Tsuruta, N. Ikejiri, C.D. Hugo, K. Tanikawa

    
  • ·Evaluation of candidate therapies for ablation of Barrett's in a canine model

    Page :337

    S.K. Heier, L.M. Heier, N. Khan, F. Seif, B. Alobeid, D. Artuso, A. Trehan, A. Khan, S. Pathapati, S. Webber, S.D. Gronowitz, I. Willner, A. Lowy

    
  • ·A new multiligation device (Speedband) for the endoscopic treatment of esophago-gastric varices — Preliminary results in 10 patients of a prospective ongoing study

    Page :337

    J. Hochberger, H. Reh, S. Tex, C. Ell, P. Martus, E.G. Hahn

    
  • ·Multiple band ligator for esophageal varices first clinical experience

    Page :337

    N. Hoepffner, W. Domschke, E.C. Foerster

    
  • ·Effect of endoscopic injection therapy for esophageal varies on survival rate of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A prospective study

    Page :337

    R. Iwakiri, K. Fujimoto, M. Hirano, S. Ogata, H. Sakata, M. Mizuguchi, T. Sakai

    
  • ·Usefulness of cytopathology and histology in the surveillance of Barrett's esophagus

    Page :338

    SM Jones, CJ Smith, JA Doull, TH Gietzen, SW Rathgaber, JA Alexander

    
  • ·Extent of Barrett's metaplasia: A prospective study of the serial change in area of Barrett's measured by quantittative endoscopic imaging

    Page :338

    R Kim, S Rose, AO Shar, M Weiner, JC Reynolds

    
  • ·DNA cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry of short segment Barrett's esophagus

    Page :338

    PT Krmpotich, AP Weston, B Justice, R Cherian, C Pantazis

    
  • ·Esophageal intramural pseudooiverticulosis associated with an esophageal-pulmonary fistula: Management with a silicone-coated, self expanding metallic esophageal wallstent

    Page :338

    PT Krmpotich, AP Weston, WF Makdisi

    
  • ·A prospective evaluation of endoscopically placed modified gianturco (Song) stents in the palliative treatment of malignant esophageal, strictures

    Page :339

    JYW Lau, ACW Chan, JY Sung, EKW Ng, SCS Chung

    
  • ·Wallstent^R esophageal prosthesis: Post-market surveillance study

    Page :339

    J. Lavergne, K. Fields, J.S. Barkin, D.L. Carr-Locke, R.A. Kozarek, S.E. Silvis, D.E. Fleischer

    
  • ·Natural history of nonerosive gerd

    Page :339

    V Lawrinenko, AP Weston, M Topalovski

    
  • ·Multiparameter flow cytometry in Barrett's esophagus: Feasibility and preliminary findings

    Page :339

    D.L. Limauro, S. Shackney, M.A. Jones, A.A. Pollice, C.A. Smith, R.W. Carter, R.M. Agrawal, G.J. Brodmerkel

    
  • ·The relationship between aneuploidy and the development of high grade dysplasia in patients with Barrett's esophagus

    Page :340

    D.L. Limauro, S. Shackney, M.A. Jones, A.A. Pollice, C.A. Smith, R.M. Agrawal, G.J. Brodmerkel

    
  • ·Real benefits in conventional vs. expandable stents for esophageal cancer: In what cases?

    Page :340

    H. Martínez, N. Chopita, N. Landoni, A. Jmelnitzky

    
  • ·Esophageal food impaction: Risk factors and natural history

    Page :340

    J. Marzano, M. Conn, A.J. DiMarino, R. Coben, M.L. Allen, J. Prieto, H. Kroop

    
  • ·Extraction of self-expanding metal stents out of the stomach and esophagus

    Page :340

    A. May, G. Feeß, R. Bauer, C. Ell

    
  • ·Self-expanding metal stents for palliation of malignant obstruction in the upper gastrointestinal tract

    Page :341

    A. May, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·Enhanced PDT effect in patients with esophageal cancer by laser light fractionation—A pilot study

    Page :341

    H. Messmann, R.M. Szeimies, V. Gross, W. Bäumler, R. Knüchel, H. Zimgibl, M. Landthaler, J. Schölmerich, A. Holstege

    
  • ·Palliative treatment for esophageal cancer: Alcohol injection, gastrostomy or esophageal plastic stent?

    Page :341

    M Morais, JB Falcão, L Carvalho, NM Forones, AP Ferrari

    
  • ·Recurrence rate in variceal ligation therapy for esophageal varices compared to endoscopic sclerotherapy: A prospective controlled trial of prophylactic therapy for bleeding

    Page :341

    T. Noda, Y. Gotoh, Y. Sakata, C. Matsunaga, S. Ogata, T. Koyama, H. Sakata, R. Iwakiri, K. Fujimoto

    
  • ·Photodynamic therapy destroys dysplasia and early cancer in Barrett's esophagus

    Page :342

    Bergein F. Overholt, Masoud Panjehpour

    
  • ·Prevention of rebleeding from esophageal varices: Cost-effectiveness of alternate strategies

    Page :342

    TM Pasha, PS Kamath

    
  • ·Endoscopic management of total esophageal obstruction

    Page :342

    C.P. Pattison, J. Bruggen

    
  • ·Long-term management of tight, benign esophageal strictures

    Page :342

    H.M. Perez-Arroyo, J.M. Wo, J.P. Waring

    
  • ·Results of coated gianturco-Z stents in the palliative management of esophageal strictures

    Page :343

    P. Pescatore, B.C. Manegold

    
  • ·Does chemo-radiation therapy (ChXRT) increase the incidence of complications after self-expanding coated stents (cEES) in the management of malignant esophageal strictures?

    Page :343

    I Raijman, F Sinicrope, S Leveritt, K Naranjo, M Ahmed, G Glober, P Lynch

    
  • ·Management of digestive-respiratory fistulae (DRF) with coated expandable esophageal stents (cEES)

    Page :343

    I Raijman, F Sinicrope, S Leveritt, K Naranjo, M Ahmed, G Glober, P Lynch

    
  • ·Management of malignat esophageal stenosis with coated expandable esophageal stents (cEES)

    Page :343

    I Raijman, F Sinicrope, S Leveritt, K Naranjo, M Ahmed, G Glober, P Lynch

    
  • ·Comparison of different variceal single-and multiple-band ligators for ring elasticity and ligation volume using a multicylindrical stretching apparatus and porcine esophagi in vitro

    Page :344

    H. Reh, J. Hochberger, A. Brather, P. Martus, E.G. Hahn

    
  • ·Incidence of bacteremia after band ligation and sclerotherapy for eradication of esophageal varices: A comparative study in schistosomotic patients

    Page :344

    MRS Rohr, ES Siqueira, RR Castro, E Della Libera, AP Ferrari

    
  • ·Cytologic detection of esophageal squamous dysplasia and cancer using esophageal balloon and sponge samplers in Linxian, China

    Page :344

    M. Roth, S. Liu, D. Solomon, B. Zhou, C. Copeland, G. Wang, S. Dawsey

    
  • ·A therapeutic shoot-out for esophageal varices: Head to head multi-randomized comparison of “Singleshot” ligation versus the saeed six-shooter

    Page :344

    ZA Saeed, AA Khan, A Alam, F Shafqat, A Butt, W Hassan

    
  • ·Covered-expandable esophageal stents (CES): Problems associated with new designs

    Page :345

    DM Scheider, GB Haber, J Cohen, JA Dorais, CF Ross, G Kandel, P Kortan, NE Marcon

    
  • ·Photodynamic therapy (PDT) followed by expandable metallic esophageal stents (EES) for the palliation of inoperable esophageal cancer: Are they compatible?

    Page :345

    DM Scheider, GA Duvall, CF Ross, M Cirocco, GB Haber, P Kortan, G Kandel, NE Marcon

    
  • ·Esophageal biopsies using a novel suction-pinch technique

    Page :345

    S Singh, TH Baron, DR Crowe

    
  • ·Intravariceal injection of cyanoacrylate for the control of massive variceal hemorrhage

    Page :345

    I.M. Subei, M. Salama, M. Bakr

    
  • ·The endoscopic overtube: An essential tool for therapeutic upper GI endoscopy

    Page :346

    RNM van Someren, CP Bearcroft, CE Collins, MJ Benson, AD Millar

    
  • ·Severe coagulopathy is not a contraindication for photodynamic therapy in a patient with barrett esophageal carcinoma

    Page :346

    KK Wang, A Norbash, A Geller, M Wong Kee Song

    
  • ·Esophacoil: Long term results in 61 patients

    Page :346

    D. Wengrower, A. Fiorini, J. Valero, M. Beyar, O. Globerman, S. Judchak, E. Goldin

    
  • ·Longterm follow up of short segment Barrett's esophagus

    Page :346

    AP Weston, PT Krmpotich, R Cherian, A Dixon, M Topalovski

    
  • ·Esophageal dilation in the sitting, sedated patient is safe and effective

    Page :347

    J.M. Wo, J.P. Waring

    
  • ·Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH) in black and hispanic elderly patients

    Page :347

    Abbasi J. Aktar, Thomas T. Yoshikawa

    
  • ·Sclerotic bone metastasis from carcinoma stomach. A rare case report

    Page :347

    V. Arya, Y. Arya, S. Young, V. Weinstein

    
  • ·External light source visualisation in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement

    Page :347

    D. Badov, J.R. Lambert

    
  • ·Expandable metal stents for treatment of non-esophageal/non-colonic enteral obstruction

    Page :348

    TR Baron, DE Morgan

    
  • ·Refractory bleeding ulcer disease comparison angiography versus surgical intervention

    Page :348

    J. Steven Burdick, M. Aiyer, J. Aldag, Medicine R. Bertino, T. Brady, F. Castenada, A. Bishop, W. Berkman, Radiology J. Debord, S. Marshall, K. Pauslen, C. Adams, C. Montgomery, R. Archer, F. Braastad, L. Estoye

    
  • ·The incidence of upper gastrointestinal pathology and H. Pylori in post-abdominal transplant patients

    Page :348

    FR Burton, CH Andrus, ME Pesti, CL Schratz, PJ Garvin, HA Solomon, ZA Saeed

    
  • ·A novel “Thin-scope” technique for percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy (PEGJ) tube placement

    Page :348

    K.J. Chang, A.N. Amin, O.P. Chaurasia, R.S. Lin

    
  • ·Hiatal hernia as a cause of obscure GI bleeding

    Page :349

    R. Chutkan, M. Blam, B. Lewis, L. Katz

    
  • ·Clinical outcomes of early feeding after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement: A randomized controlled trial

    Page :349

    S.K. Dea, P.C. Chin

    
  • ·Endoscopic treatment of benign extra-esophageal gastrointestinal tract strictures via combined pneumatic dilation and interlesional steroid injection

    Page :349

    L.J. DeGuzman, J.R. Evans

    
  • ·Effect of external bolster tension on peg tube tract formation

    Page :349

    M.H. DeLegge, G. Lantz, E. Kazacos, R. Gibbs

    
  • ·Profile study of side effects during triple therapy (omeprazole, amoxycillin, tinidazole) in 52 patients infected by helicobacter pylori

    Page :350

    G. Delpre, E. Livni, Y. Niv

    
  • ·Emphysematous gastritis associated with intraabdomin al surgery

    Page :350

    Robert Ferguson, Haythem Ali

    
  • ·Implementation of a standardized multi-disciplinary treatment protocol for acute GI hemorrhage

    Page :350

    J. Finegold, R.J. Garcia-Carrasquillo, P.D. Stevens, F. Van de Mierop, P.H.R. Green, M. Battagliano, F. Meyer, R. Rosenberg, S.K. Lewis, M. Rubin, J. Chabot, B. Diamond, C.J. Lightdale

    
  • ·Phospholipids do not always protect the gastric mucosa from aspirin-induced injury

    Page :350

    D.J. Frommer

    
  • ·Cost effectiveness of follow-up endoscopy for bleeding gastric ulcers

    Page :351

    Alex Geller, Kenneth Wang, Rita Balm

    
  • ·Is “Second look” endoscopy necessary after peg?

    Page :351

    E.J. Heinzelmann, B.L. Woods, E.N. Steinberg, R. Vasudeva, C.W. Howden

    
  • ·Minimally invasive intragastric surgery: An experimental method for oversewing bleeding peptic lesions

    Page :351

    C.C. Hepworth, S.S. Kadirkamanathan, F. Gong, C.P. Swain, J. Rogers

    
  • ·Bumper bleeding gastrointestinal hemorrhage as a late complication of peg placement

    Page :351

    Corey Howard, Patrick Brady, Karen Weiss, Haim Pinkas

    
  • ·Initial results of a multicenter, randomized controlled trial (RCT) of medical vs. combination (Combo) endoscopic therapy for prevention of recurrent severe ulcer hemorrhage from non-bleeding adherent clots

    Page :352

    DM Jensen, TOG Kovacs, R Jutabha, T Savides, S Cheng, ME Jensen, GA Machicado, J King, J Gornbein, J Smith

    
  • ·A prospective study of push enteroscopy on diagnostic yield, change in management, and transfusion requirement

    Page :352

    M Khandelwal, TR Tenhave

    
  • ·The baylor score does not predict rebleeding following endoscopic therapy for acute peptic ulcer hemorrhage

    Page :352

    JS Klenzak, NJ Shaheen, IS Grimm, SJ Furs

    
  • ·Diagnostic efficiency of push type enteroscopy according to the indication

    Page :352

    B Landi, M Tkoub, M Gaudric, C Cellier, L Fayemendy, R Guimbaud, S Chaussade, D Couturier, J-PH Barbier

    
  • ·A prospective randomized trial comparing repeat endoscopic treatment with surgery in patients who rebled after endoscopic ulcer hemostasis; An interim report

    Page :353

    JYW Lau, JY Sung, ACW Chan, EKW Ng, KL Chan, RCY Suen, SCS Chung

    
  • ·Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube placement, a novel approach

    Page :353

    L.S. Leichus, R. Patel, F.C. Johlin

    
  • ·Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG): Is a second look necessary?

    Page :353

    J. Losurdo, N. Kazi, A. Livak, F.L. Iber, T. Oldham, J. Haydek, J. Leya

    
  • ·Rebleeding from gastroduodenal peptic ulcers in the age of endoscopic therapy

    Page :353

    S Mallery, ML Freeman, OW Cass, CJ Peine, GR Onstad, JH Albrecht

    
  • ·Comparison of two rapid urease tests for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection

    Page :354

    Timothy L. McCarter, Pamela J. Wat, Nancy A. Adams, M. Anthony, C. Frankson, Yang K Chen

    
  • ·Prospective randomized study of early versus delayed feeding after PEG tube placement

    Page :354

    Timothy L. McCarter, Stanley C. Condon, Dorothy J. Gibson, Rita C. Aguilar, Yang K. Chen

    
  • ·Can an early second-look endoscopy reduce recurrent bleeding of gastric of duodenal ulcers?

    Page :354

    H. Messmann, P. Schaller, V. Gross, K.-H. Wiedmann, H. Niemczyk, J. Schölmerich, A. Holstege

    
  • ·Gastric polyps: Biopsy or polypectomy for diagnostic classification? A prospective multicenter study

    Page :354

    S.M. Muehldorfer, M. Stolte

    
  • ·Warning against home-made food—The second wave of herringworm disease

    Page :355

    Hitoshi Nakajima, Fusako Ono, Satoru Iwane, Takashi Mikami, Hideyasu Nara, Atsuko Yagi, Hideki Iwamura, Risuke Chiba

    
  • ·Clinical studies on endoscopic resection for multiple early gastric cancer

    Page :355

    M. Nakajima, T. Tanahashi, N. Sawai, M. Noda, H. Uehira, M. Atsumi, S. Mitsufuji, T. Kodama, K. Kashima

    
  • ·Giant gastric ulcers are associated with use of ilicit sympathomimetic drugs

    Page :355

    R. Pecha, B. Pecha, R. Camp, W. Trudeau

    
  • ·Fibrin sealant in peptic ulcer bleeding: A one year prospective study

    Page :355

    P. Pescatore, V. John, H.J. Meier-Willersen, T. Gottstein, B.C. Manegold

    
  • ·Helicobacter pylori gastritis: Investigation by rapid urease test, giemsa staining and routine histology: A 5-year pediatric experience in southeast virginia

    Page :356

    J.R. Poley, V.M. Tsou, A. Sayed, M. Bergevin, A. Werner, P.R. Bishop

    
  • ·The endoscopic apperance of the upper gut in patients with acute graft-vs.-host disease

    Page :356

    R.J. Ponec, G.B. McDonald

    
  • ·Fundic gland polyps: Frequency and significance

    Page :356

    T.H. Riley, P.H.R. Green, H. Rotterdam, E.C. Pirog, L. Das

    
  • ·Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy as a risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection

    Page :356

    MRS Rohr, RR Castro, M Morais, CQ Brant, AP Ferrari

    
  • ·Endoscopic hemostasis of bleeding gastroduodenal ulcers: Fibrin sealant (Beriplast P) vs polidocanol 1%

    Page :357

    P. Rutgeerts, E. Rauws, P. Wara, A. Hoos

    
  • ·Early gastric cancer after endoscopic resection

    Page :357

    A. Saisho, J. Matumoto, J. Yoshikawa, T. Arima

    
  • ·Gastrointestinal bleeding in hospitalized patients on anticoagulation: Role of diagnostic workup

    Page :357

    M Saxena, S Gillin

    
  • ·Transendoscopic dilation of benign gastric outlet obstruction, an alternative to surgery?

    Page :357

    R. Scheubel, K. Zenker, M. Wienbeck

    
  • ·Erythromycin versus gastric lavage for preendoscopic preparation of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding

    Page :358

    RJ Sears, S Duckworth, DH Balaban, KH Han, GF Goldin, DH Oelsner, P Yeaton

    
  • ·Hemorrhagic gastropathy. A new manifestation of Helicobacter pylori infection?

    Page :358

    A.M. Segura, O. Gutiérrez, A. Angel, M.F. Go, R.M. Genta, D.Y. Graham

    
  • ·Predicting outcome after heater probe therapy

    Page :358

    F. Seif, L.M. Heier, S.K. Heier, M. Josephs, N. Khan, S. Pathapati, A. Trehan, C. Chan, A. Khan, S. Webber, S. Chan

    
  • ·Comparison of injection and thermal therapy for endoscopic hemostasis of canine gastric bleeding

    Page :358

    C. Sugawa, C.E. Lucas, Y. Takekuma, T. An

    
  • ·H. pylori eradication or maintenance H2-blockade in preventing recurrent ulcer bleeding

    Page :359

    JY Sung, SCS Chung, VKS Leung, R Suen, KL Chan, TKW Ling, JYW Lau, CW Lai, EKW Ng, AKC Li

    
  • ·Risk of persistent or recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the ear of therapeutic endoscopy: Clinical criteria

    Page :359

    JP Terdiman, JW Ostroff

    
  • ·Risk of persistent or recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the era of therapeutic endoscopy. Endoscopic criteria and impact on outcome

    Page :359

    JP Terdiman, JW Ostroff

    
  • ·Persistence of gastric lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue despite antibiotic eradication therapy for helicobacter pylor

    Page :359

    A.E. Thomas, J.S. Gillin

    
  • ·Duodenal hematoma mmicking a malignant neoplasm: A case report

    Page :360

    Sushil Tibrewala, Karen Strack, C. Padmalatha, David Clutts, Karen E. Miller, Sue Lawson

    
  • ·Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is it safe to begin feeding in three hours after insertion?

    Page :360

    M. Unni, V. Gumaste, P. Dave, D. Wasserman

    
  • ·Endoscopic management of intraluminal duodenal diverticulae

    Page :360

    EC Van Os, BT Petersen, DG Kelly, JH Donohue

    
  • ·Impact of small bowel endoscopy (SBE) on the long term clinical outcome of patients with chronic occult gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB)

    Page :360

    Silvia Villagomez, Harvey S. Young

    
  • ·Injection therapy alone or with endoscopic hemoclip for bleeding peptic ulcer, preliminary results of a randomized trial

    Page :361

    C. Villanueva, J. Balanzó, M. Sàbat, A. Gallego, J. Ortiz, G. Soriano, S. Sàinz, X. Torras, F. Vilardell

    
  • ·Endoscopic and histopathologic features of gastrointestinal polyps in Cowden's disease

    Page :361

    H.C. Weber, I. Lubensky, R.T. Jensen, M. Tucker, A. Lin

    
  • ·Management of ingested foreign objects and food bolus impactions

    Page :361

    Karen L. Weiss, Patrick G. Brady, Patricia LaFontaine

    
  • ·Four cases of superficial (Flat)-type minute adenomas in the terminal ileum

    Page :361

    H. Yoshida, T. Honma, Y. Ajioka, H. Watanabe, M. Kobayashi, Y. Suzuki, K. Sugimura, R. Narisawa, H. Asakura

    
  • ·Culture of Helicobacter pylori: Influence of preimmersion of biopsy forceps in formalin

    Page :362

    M.M. Yousfi, R. Reddy, M.S. Osato, D.Y. Graham

    
  • ·PyloriTeK II for detection of Helicobacter pylori infection

    Page :362

    M.M. Yousfi, H.M.T. El-Zimaity, R.M. Genta, D.Y. Graham

    
  • ·What is the best gastric site for culture of Helicobacter pylori (HP): Antrum or corpus?

    Page :362

    M.M. Yousfi, R. Reddy, M.S. Osato, D.Y. Graham

    
  • ·Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: A clinical-endoscopic-pathologic study

    Page :362

    N.R. Zayyani, K.O. Ardati, A.A. Satir

    
  • ·Predictors of mortality in patients aged ≥80 years admitted to hospital for upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

    Page :363

    J. Zimmerman, E. Tsvang, D. Wengrower, V. Shohat, R. Safadi

    
  • ·Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH) in the elderly: Distinct clinical features

    Page :363

    J. Zimmerman, V. Shohat, E. Tsvang, D. Wengrower, R. Safadi

    
  • ·Attitudes and knowledge about colorectal cancer screening by flexible sigmoidoscopy (F.S.) among urban hospital employees

    Page :363

    O. Ajah, D. Nowak, M. Hasan, G. Posner, F. Marsh

    
  • ·Expandable metal steins for treatment of colonic obstruction

    Page :363

    TH Baron, PA Dean, CR Shumate, RE Koehler, C Canon

    
  • ·A comparison of stiffness & graded stiffness among colonoscope insertion shafts

    Page :364

    J.S. Barthel, J. Wehrmeyer, J. Roth

    
  • ·Colonic findings in cirrhotics with portal hypertension

    Page :364

    G. Bresci, L. Gambardella, G. Federici, G. Parisi, G. Rindi, A. Capria

    
  • ·Colonoscopic findings in salmonella colitis

    Page :364

    JY Cho, YD Cho, HG Bong, JO Kim, YS Kim, JS Lee, MS Lee, SG Hwang, CS Shim

    
  • ·Patients with malignant polyps of the large bowel a follow-up study in 105 patients

    Page :364

    O. Croizet, J. Moreau, Y. Arany, J.L. Rumeau, J. Escourrou

    
  • ·Risk of metachronous polyps and adenomas with severe dysplasia after polypectomy. A follow-up study of 840 patients over 15 years

    Page :365

    O. Croizet, J. Moreau, Y. Arany, J.L. Rumeau, J. Escourrou

    
  • ·Management of chronic radiation proctitis

    Page :365

    A.D. Davila, J. Koch, J.P. Cello

    
  • ·High resolution chromo-endoscopy: An affordable and accurate non-biopsy technique for predicting histology of colorectal polyps

    Page :365

    SW Fry, DE Fleischer, AM Axelrad, RM Bashir, EA Montgomery, GM Eisen, JH Lewis, FH Al-Kawas, SB Benjamin

    
  • ·Endoscopic intervention for ischemic colitis: Safety and recommendation

    Page :365

    Alex Geller, Christopher Gostout, Rita Balm

    
  • ·Cecal photodocumentation: Reliable when you are there, unreliable when you are not

    Page :366

    S Goldman, H Snady, JD Waye, E Scheri, K Morrissey, KA Forde

    
  • ·Histologic and colonoscopic findings among gulf war veterans with diarrhea

    Page :366

    Steve Goldschmid, Larry Giltman, Suzy Kim

    
  • ·Success and complications for laser therapy of colonic sessile adenomas not amenable to polypectomy

    Page :366

    S.K. Heier, S. Pathapati, L.M. Heier, F. Seif, S.D. Gronowitz

    
  • ·Colorectal segment lavage and DNA image cytometry in ulcerative colitis

    Page :366

    R Keller, W Domschke, EC Foerster

    
  • ·Prolapsing mucosal polyp: An under-recognized form of colonic polyp with characteristic endoscopic and histologic features

    Page :367

    P Kelly, MJ O'Brien

    
  • ·Depressed type early colorectal carcinoma

    Page :367

    S. Kudo, H. Kashida, S. Tamura, T. Nakajima, H. Yamano, K. Tasaka, K. Nakajo, T. Fukuoka, K. Hirayama, H. Kusaka

    
  • ·Laterally spreading tumors of the colon

    Page :367

    S. Kudo, H. Kashida, H. Yamano, T. Nakajima, S. Tamura, M. Serizawa, T. Fukuoka

    
  • ·Utility of the preoperative fiberoptic flexible sigmoidoscopy (FFS) in the evaluation of patients with suspected gynecologic malignancy

    Page :367

    E Lawitz, SC Kadakia

    
  • ·Patient preferences for colorectal cancer screening

    Page :368

    L.E. Leard, T.J. Savides, T.G. Ganiats

    
  • ·A global assessment of colonoscopic diagnostic yield based on indication: A V.A. Experience

    Page :368

    V. Malhotra, N. Usman, A. Fazel, B. Singh, J. Thuruthumaly, R. Markert, C. Barde, M. Bhutani, N. Gopalswamy

    
  • ·Inaccurate polyp size estimation can affect patient management: endoscopic estimates of polyp size should be abandoned in favor of the pathologist's measurement

    Page :368

    C Margulies, RE Schoen, LD Gerber, JL Weissfeld

    
  • ·Immunohistochemical (IH) determination of PCNA, bcl-2 and p53 for colon cancer surveillance in colitis

    Page :368

    J Markowitz, E Kahn, M McKinley, S Malik, L Stiel, E Boss, F Daum

    
  • ·Use of a pediatric colonoscope improves the success of total colonoscopy in selected adult patients

    Page :369

    John B. Marshall

    
  • ·Digital-processed vascular images correlated to mucosal blood flow and vascular reconstruction in ulcerative colitis

    Page :369

    T. Matsumoto, A. Kitano, A. Obata, N. Suzuki, S. Nakamura, N. Oshitani, T. Arakawa, H. Nagura, K. Kobayashi

    
  • ·The utility of chromoscopy (contrast method) for detecting minute lesions in the large intestine: Non-randomized prospective study

    Page :369

    H. Mitooka, H. Matsuo, K. Fukunaga, K. Irie, T. Fujimori, S. Maeda

    
  • ·Screening for colorectal neoplastic lesions in israeli kubbutz members using a combination of flexible sigmoidoscopy and fecal occult blood testing

    Page :369

    Yaron Niv, Gerald M Fraser

    
  • ·Do multiple colonic adenomas warrant earlier surveillance colonoscopy

    Page :370

    KC Noshirwani, RU van Stolk, GJ Beck

    
  • ·Risk of severe dysplasia in colorectal adenomas: Differences between adenomas removed endoscopcally and surgically

    Page :370

    G. Nusko, U. Mansmann, A. Altendorf-Hofmann, H. Kessler, Ch. Wittekind, C. Ell, E.G. Hahn

    
  • ·Five year incidence of adenomas in asymptomatic average-risk persons

    Page :370

    D. Rex, D. Helper, G. Chiao, P. Kwo, T. Nowak, J. McGill, K. Gottlieb, S. Ikenberry, F. Gress, G. Lehman, L. Born

    
  • ·Endo-loop in the prevention of post-polypectomy bleeding — preliminary results

    Page :370

    J.-F. Rey, T.A. Marek

    
  • ·Total colonoscopy: The role of additional instrumentation after failure with a colonoscope

    Page :371

    K. Robie, J.D. Waye

    
  • ·Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the palliation of colorectal malignancies

    Page :371

    DM Scheider, GA DuVall, M Cirocco, GB Haber, G Kandel, P Kortan, NE Marcon

    
  • ·The outpatient evaluation of hematochezia

    Page :371

    W.N. Segal, P.D. Greenberg, D.C. Rockey, J.P. Cello, K. McQuaid

    
  • ·Is in vivo measurement of size of polyps during colonoscopy accurate

    Page :371

    V. Shenoy, U. Choudhry, N. Gopalswamy, R.J. Markert, N. Peace, M.S. Bhutani, C.J. Barde

    
  • ·Case finding of colorectal neoplasia with or without immunological fecal occult blood test

    Page :372

    H. Takahashi, H. Ide, Y. Shibayama, T. Ito, F. Omata, F. Ueno, S. Sato

    
  • ·Endoscopic depth diagnosis of the submucosal invading colorectal cancer

    Page :372

    S. Tamura, S. Kudo, T. Nakajima, H. Yamano, T. Fukuoka, K. Hirayama, K. Tasaka, K. Nakajo, H. Kashida, H. Kusaka

    
  • ·KTP laser therapy for bleeding in chronic radiation proctitis

    Page :372

    J.G. Taylor, J.A. DiSario

    
  • ·Efficacy of single and piece-meal strip biopsy for the resection of flat elevated colorectal neoplasia with more than 2CM in diameter

    Page :372

    CR Teixeira, RJS Torresini, NHV Coelho, C Saul, S Tanaka

    
  • ·Utility of flexsure® OBT, a new fecal occult blood test specific for human hemoglobin

    Page :373

    LKB Thurber, PD Greenberg, JP Cello, DC Rockey

    
  • ·Detection of flat or depressed early colon cancer (FDEC) by withdrawal inspection: Comparison with insertion inspection

    Page :373

    Y Uno, Y. Sasaki, A. Munakata

    
  • ·Is cold snare excision (CSE) for colorectal polyp A safe procedure?

    Page :373

    Y Uno, Y. Sasaki, A. Munakata

    
  • ·Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): Endoscopic patterns of disease

    Page :373

    C.M. Wilcox, N. Chalasani, A. Lazenby, D.A. Schwartz

    
  • ·Cold snare polypectomy; Out patient treatment of juvenile rectal polyp

    Page :374

    M Yasser, F. Abu Safieh

    
  • ·Gastrointestinal manifestation of polyarteritis nodosa: The importance of serologic and colonoscopic finding

    Page :374

    M Yuwono, A. Tjota, T.M. Rossi, M. Alashari, K. O'Neil

    
  • ·Expandable metal stents for palliation of obstructive jaundice secondary to metastatic malignancy

    Page :374

    WG Blackard, TH Baron

    
  • ·Nonsurgical cholecystic drainage of acute cholecystitis

    Page :374

    HK Bong, YD Cho, JO Kim, JY ChO, YS Kim, JS Lee, MS Lee, SG Hwang, CS Shim

    
  • ·Correlation of common bile duct diameter by ultrasound and cholangiography

    Page :375

    EP Bouras, KM McGrath, D Ciaccia, JE Onken

    
  • ·Cholangiocarcinoma, last 10 years experience at Henry Ford Hospital

    Page :375

    Arturo A. Bravo, Dominic K. Wong

    
  • ·Does general anesthesia affect sphincter of Oddi manometry?

    Page :375

    R.D. Brown, R.P. Venu, K.P. Etzkorn, F.H. Diab, R. Bedford, P.S. Yotseff

    
  • ·Prospective evaluation of an ultra-tapered catheter in selectively cannulating the common bile duct

    Page :375

    S.J. Carlson, D. Lee, R.S. Walker, J. Mingolelli, P. Williams, W.G. Parsons

    
  • ·ERCP induced acute pancreatitis: Risk assessment based on diagnostic and specific therapeutic cases

    Page :376

    MF Catalano, JE Geenen, MJ Schmalz, GK Johnson, DJ Geenen, WJ Hogan

    
  • ·The role of needle knife sphincterotomy (NK-S) in patients with billroth II (B-II) gastrojejunostomy

    Page :376

    MF Catalano, JE Geenen, MJ Schmalz, GK Johnson, DJ Geenen, WJ Hogan

    
  • ·A prospective randomized trial of mild-moderate gallstone pancreatitis: Clinical outcome and cost of selective preoperative vs. postoperative ERCP

    Page :376

    L. Chang, C. de Virgilio, S.K. Lo, B.E. Stabile

    
  • ·Outcome in patients with bifurcation tumors who undergo unilateral vs bilateral hepatic duct drainage

    Page :376

    W.H. Chang, P. Kortan, G. Haber

    
  • ·A randomized, controlled study of placement of 10 French tannenbaum biliary stents across malignant strictures with and without sphincterotomy

    Page :378

    J. Cohen, M. Bourke, J Dorais, D Scheider, P Kortan, G Haber

    
  • ·Evaluation of unexplained acute pancreatitis using ERCP, sphincter of Oddi manometry (SOM), and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)

    Page :378

    W Coyle, P Tarnasky, W Knapple, B Pineau, C Brooker, B Hoffman, L Aabakken, J Cunningham, PB Cotton, R Hawes

    
  • ·Complications associated with ERCP in patients with a gastroenteric anastomosis

    Page :378

    J Cunningham, B Hoffman, W Marsh, P Tamasky, R Hawes, P Cotton

    
  • ·Indications for ERCP: What is the predictive value of clinical presentation in the community hospital setting?

    Page :378

    Robert S. Dean, Joseph J. Hsu, Daniel K. Nelson, Chung H. Kim

    
  • ·The role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the management of Carol's disease

    Page :379

    JF Demarquay, R Dumas, M Conio, H Zanaldi, B Maes, P Hastier, J Delmont

    
  • ·Determination of the success rate of repeated attempt ERCP by the same endoscopist

    Page :379

    B Dennert, FC Ramirez

    
  • ·Long term ciprofloxacin prophylaxis in the prevention of stent blockage

    Page :379

    T Desta, K Lam, JW Leung

    
  • ·Determination of success of ERCP after initial failure in a community hospital setting

    Page :379

    DJ Drewitz, FC Ramirez

    
  • ·Endoscopic treatment of benign biliary duct strictures (BBDS): Long-term results

    Page :380

    J.-M. Dumonceau, J. Devière, M. Delhaye, M. Cremer

    
  • ·The risk of bleeding after endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy (EBS) in patients with peri-ampullary diverticula (PAD): A prospective trial

    Page :380

    AB Elfant, GB Haber, MJ Bourke, A Alhalel, PP Kortan

    
  • ·Endoscopic management of dominant strictures in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)

    Page :380

    E. Elton, M.J. Goldberg

    
  • ·Microbiology of bile cultures in patients with cholangitis or cholestasis and plastic billiary endoprosthesis

    Page :380

    Ed Esber, Stuart Sherman, Dee Earle, James Pezzi, Klaus Gottlieb, Glen Lehman

    
  • ·Frequency of abnormal biliary and pancreatic basal sphincter pressure at sphincter of Oddi manometry (SOM) in 463 patients

    Page :381

    Damian Eversman, Stuart Sherman, Lois Bucksot, Dee Earle, Michael Rusche, Klaus Gottlieb, Glen Lehman

    
  • ·Non-disposable home-made multiple use sphincterotome: Results of a large referral center

    Page :381

    A. Farca, G. de la Mora, G. Rodriguez, A. Palacios, A. Peralta

    
  • ·Improvement in post-ERCP pancreatitis occurred in a community practice following a technique change

    Page :381

    Mark S. Feldman

    
  • ·Pancreatitis complicating endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy (ES): A prospective multivariate analysis of risk factors including pancreatic sphincter hypertension (PSH)

    Page :381

    M Freeman, S Mallery, S Sherman, P Jamidar, W Silverman, M Ryan, J Cunningham, G Haber, M Herman, D Nelson

    
  • ·A new, self-expanding, nitinol, biliary stent: An in vivo evaluation

    Page :382

    G.G. Ginsberg, D.O. Faigel, M.L. Kochman, D. Smith, W.B. Long, P. Habecker

    
  • ·Biliary drainage characteristics in microcalculous induced pancreatitis

    Page :382

    S. Havaldar, P. Bekal, G. Ciambotti, T.J. Ravi, R. Agrawal, G.J. Brodmerkel

    
  • ·Treatment strategy for prevention and treatment of recurrent calculi after endoscopic sphincterotomy

    Page :382

    Nobuo Hirata, Yona Kushida, Yoshi Takekuma, Rikiya Fujita

    
  • ·Clinical laserlithotripsy of difficult bile duct stones by means of a rhodamine-6 G dye laser with an automatic optical stone/tissue detection system (oSTDS)-results in 44 patients

    Page :382

    J. Hochberger, A. May, J. Bayer, S. Mühldorfer, R. Stein, W.E. Fleig, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·A new frequency-doubled double-pulse nd:YAG laser (FREDDY) for laserlithotripsy of gallstones — An interesting new pulsed solid-state laser with an automatic piezo-acoustic stone/tissue detection system (paSTDS)

    Page :383

    J. Hochberger, J. Tschepe, R. Stein, J. Bayer, J. Helfmann, P. Martus, S. Tex, C. Ell, D. Schädel, E.G. Hahn

    
  • ·Diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP using a push enteroscope in long limb surgical gastroenterostomy patients

    Page :383

    D.A. Howell, T. Qaseem, W.G. Parsons

    
  • ·Needle knife papillotomy (NKP) without stent insertion for the difficult sphincterotomy (ES): A standardized technique explained

    Page :383

    D.A. Howell, T. Qaseem, B.L. Hanson, W.G. Parsons, E. Elton, J.J. Bosco

    
  • ·Role of surveillance ERCP in preventing episodic cholangitis in patients with recurrent CBD stones

    Page :383

    FM Jafri, JE Geenen, WJ Hogan, MF Catalano, GK Johnson, DJ Geenen, MJ Schmalz

    
  • ·Yield of ERCP tissue sampling of malignant biliary strictures by brush, forceps, and needle aspiration methods

    Page :384

    J. Jailwala, S. Sherman, K. Gottlieb, S. Ikenberry, F. Gress, D. Earle, J. Flueckiger, G. Lehman

    
  • ·An audit of the use of the wallstent in the management of malignant biliary obstruction

    Page :384

    JS Kalantar, GH Radvan, RG Batey

    
  • ·Biliary and/or pancreatic sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) response to endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES)

    Page :384

    M. Kaw, R. Verma, G.J. Brodmerkel

    
  • ·Recurrent stone formation: Pathophysiology and prevention

    Page :384

    N. Khan, S.K. Heier, A. Trehan, F. Seif, L.M. Heier, I. Willner

    
  • ·ERCP in the management of pancreaticobiliary disease during pregnancy

    Page :385

    Y. Soo, M.D. Kim, K.H. Dominic, M.D. Wong

    
  • ·Sphincter of Oddi manometry (SOM) of both ducts after conscious sedation with meperidine

    Page :385

    W Knapple, P Tarnasky, W Coyle, B Pineau, J Cunningham, P Cotton, R Hawes

    
  • ·Where have all the type I sphincter of Oddi patients gone?

    Page :385

    W Knapple, P Tarnasky, B Pineau, W Coyle, C Brooker, J Cunningham, P Cotton, R Hawes

    
  • ·Is there a synergistic effect of mixed bacterial infection in biliary stent blockage?

    Page :385

    K Lam, YL Liu, T Desta, E. Libby, JW Leung

    
  • ·Magnetic resonance cholangiography can replace endoscopic retrograde cholangiography for the diagnosis of common bile duct stones

    Page :386

    D.W.H. Lee, Y.L. Chan, A.C.W. Chan, W.W.M. Lam, S.C.S. Chung, J.Y. Sung, C. Metreweli, A.K.C. Li

    
  • ·Serum amylase level measured eight hours after endoscopic procedures on Vater's papilla is a predictor of severe pancreatic reaction

    Page :386

    F. Lella, S. Caporuscio, F. Bagnolo, E. Colombo, M. Buizza, U. Bonassi, P.A. Testoni

    
  • ·Celiac disease and papillary stenosis

    Page :386

    M Levstik, J Murray, F Johlin

    
  • ·A prospective blinded evaluation of all ERCP sampling methods on biliary strictures

    Page :386

    S.K. Lo, J. Cox, S. Soltani

    
  • ·What predicts gastroenterologists & surgeons use of ERCP for suspected common duct stones pre-cholecystectomy? Results of a national survey

    Page :387

    P.F. Malet, J.A. Shea, D.A. Asch, R.F. Johnson, R.N. Staroscik, B.J. Pollack, J.R. Clarke, P.E. Green, J.S. Schwartz, S.V. Williams

    
  • ·Effect of biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy (es) on complications of biliary stents (BS)

    Page :387

    C. Margulies, WB Silverman, XS Lin, M Rabinovitz, A Slivka

    
  • ·Endoscopic biliary stents for treatment of traumatic intrahepatic bile leaks

    Page :387

    JA Martin, WB Silverman, DL Carr-Locke, A Slivka

    
  • ·Endoscopic stent therapy (EST) for progressive jaundice in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with dominant biliary stricture (DBS)

    Page :387

    JA Martin, A Slivka, M Rabinovitz, BI Carr, WB Silverman

    
  • ·A new self-expanding memory metal stent (Memotherm^® for transhepatic treatment of malignant bile duct obstruction

    Page :388

    A. May, S. Mühldorfer, J. Hochberger, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·A comparison of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and ERCP in the evaluation of chronic pancreatitis

    Page :388

    PT Mc Andrew, AG Maniatis, PS Jowell, M Keogan, R Nelson, C Spritzer, MS Branch, J Baillie

    
  • ·Predictors of post-ERCP pancreatitis in patients with suspected choledocholithiasis

    Page :388

    SN Mehta, E Pavone, S Bouchard, JS Barkun, AN Barkun

    
  • ·The safety of outpatient therapeutic ERCP: A series of 262 consecutive cases

    Page :388

    SN Mehta, E Pavone, AN Barkun

    
  • ·Intraductal ultrasound (IDUS) in polypoid processes of the papilla of vater

    Page :389

    J. Menzel, E.-Ch. Foerster, W. Domschke

    
  • ·The role of ERCP in the management of bile duct stones and strictures following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC)

    Page :389

    K Mergener, PS Jowell, MS Branch, J Affronti, TN Pappas, J Baillie

    
  • ·The role of ERCP in the management of biliary leaks following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC)

    Page :389

    K. Mergener, P.S. Jowell, M.S. Branch, J. Affronti, T.N. Pappas, J. Baillie

    
  • ·Biliary mycetoma: A rare cause of cholestatic syndrome. case report

    Page :389

    G. Michieletti, I. Tampieri, O. Triossi, M. Ricci Maccarini, E. Bertinelli, T. Casetti

    
  • ·The pattern of cholangitis in the 1990s

    Page :390

    A. Monto, D.E. Rudin, P.H.R. Green, P. Stevens, F. Van De Mierop, T. Riley, J. Finegold

    
  • ·Botulinum toxin injection as a diagnostic tool for verification of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction causing recurrent pancreatitis? A case report

    Page :390

    S.M. Muehldorfer, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·Endoscopic management of bile duct leaks following cholecystectomy

    Page :390

    M. Muñoz-Navas, L. Lopez-Roses, J. Jiménez-Perez, A. Gonzalez, E. Santos, M.T. Betes, F. Borda

    
  • ·The role of general anesthesia (GA) in patients refractory to conscious sedation who require sphincter of Oddi manometry (SOM)

    Page :390

    JA Nash, JE Geenen, WJ Hogan, DJ Geenen, MF Catalano, GK Johnson, MJ Schmalz

    
  • ·Timing of endoscopic sphincterotomy for acute biliary pancreatitis — A prospective study

    Page :391

    A. Nowak, E. Nowakowska-Dulawa, T.A. Marek, R. Kaczor

    
  • ·Comparison of induced currents in guidewires during simulated papillotomy

    Page :391

    J.W. O'Brien, S-L. Chen, R. Connolly, E.D. Libby

    
  • ·Can needle knife papillotomy be consistently performed by initiating a small (less than 5mm) incision at the rim of papillary orifice? preliminary results

    Page :391

    VK Parasher, A Wright, AM DelleDonne

    
  • ·Intrapancreatic dexamethasone does not prevent sphincterotomy-induced pancreatitis in a canine model

    Page :391

    P.J. Pasricha, S.L. Hill, R.L. Huang, R. Aggarwal, C.A. Magee, A.N. Kalloo

    
  • ·The scintigraphic score: Assessment of interobserver variability and correlation with sphincter of Oddi manometry (SOM) in patients with suspected sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD)

    Page :392

    BC Pineau, PR Tamasky, B Gordon, KM Spicer, L Gordon, Y Palesch, JT Cunningham, PB Cotton, RH Hawes

    
  • ·Endoscopic placement of Gianturco-Rosch Z-stents for refractory benign biliary strictures: Long-term follow-up

    Page :392

    T. Qaseem, D.A. Howell, J.J. Bosco

    
  • ·Safe and successful ERCP in the billroth II (B-II) gastroenterostomy patient: Impact of recent advances

    Page :392

    T. Qaseem, D.A. Howell, W.G. Parsons, J.J. Bosco

    
  • ·Therapeutic ERCP in the setting of juxtapapillary duodenal diverticula (JDD)

    Page :392

    T. Qaseem, D.A. Howell, W.G. Parsons, J.J. Bosco

    
  • ·Current trends in endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST): A prospective study

    Page :393

    T. Rabenstein, M. Nicklas, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·Difference in outcome of patients with metastatic vs local malignant biliary strictures treated with Wallstent

    Page :393

    Isaac Raijman

    
  • ·Unexplained biliary dilation in cancer patients: a paraneoplastic phenomenon?

    Page :393

    T Raijman, B Chung, J Galati

    
  • ·Use of self-expanding stents for malignant biliary strictures

    Page :393

    I Raijman, M Ahmed, S Leveritt, K Naranjo

    
  • ·Biliary stenting with self-expandable nitinol spring stent

    Page :394

    J.-F. Rey, D. Duforest, T.A. Marek

    
  • ·Experience with 300 cases of pancreato-biliary ascariasis

    Page :394

    F. Sandouk, S. Haffar, M.M. Zada

    
  • ·Effect of endoscopic balloon sphincteroplasty (EBS) on sphincter of Oddi-evaluation from the view point of endoscopic manometry

    Page :394

    H. Sato, S. Mitsufuji, J. Takaaki, Y. Tatsumi, T. Maeda, S. Fujita, H. Ogasawara, K. Tokita, T. Kodama, K. Kashima

    
  • ·Wire guided papillotomes increase the selective bile duct cannulation rate

    Page :394

    GD Schapiro, D Jaffe, D Ryder, W Brugge, PB Kelsey, RH Schapiro

    
  • ·Biliary stricture measurement and stent selection

    Page :395

    Donald G. Seibert, Jahn Hansen, Robert C Byrd, Morgantown WV

    
  • ·The risk of post ERCP pancreatitis with and without sphincterotomy in patients undergoing biliary stent placement

    Page :395

    MA Shafi, RM Bashir, FH Al-Kawas, DF Fleischer, SB Benjamin

    
  • ·A rare case of widely metastatic cholangiocarcinoma presenting as ovarian carcinoma

    Page :395

    P. Sharma, P. Jaffe, A. Bhattacharyya

    
  • ·Are the patency rates for 10 French and 11.5 French stents different for common duct obstruction and hilar obstruction? Randomized, prospective study

    Page :395

    S. Sherman, G. Lehman, D. Earle, E. Lazaridis, J. Frakes, J. Johanson, T. Qaseem, D. Howell

    
  • ·Multicenter randomized trial of 10 French versus 11.5 French plastic stents for malignant bile duct obstruction

    Page :396

    S. Sherman, G. Lehman, D. Earle, E. Lazaridis, J. Frakes, J. Johanson, T. Qaseem, D. Howell

    
  • ·CCK-sonogram is a useful indicator of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction

    Page :396

    R. Shiben, T. Shiben, G.J. Brodmerkel, R.M. Agrawal

    
  • ·Calcium bilirubinate crystals are an indicator of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction in patients with gallbladder in situ and biliary type pain

    Page :396

    T. Shiben, A. Thomas, G.J. Brodmerkel, R.M. Agrawal

    
  • ·Calcium bilirubinate crystals are associated with an abnormal gallbladder ejection fraction

    Page :396

    T. Shiben, A. Thomas, R. Shiben, R. Carter, G.J. Brodmerkel, R.M. Agrawal

    
  • ·Management of extrahepatic biliary disease after orthotopic liver transplantation

    Page :397

    M. Sossenheimer, A. Slivka, D. Carr Locke

    
  • ·Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is helpful in clearing difficult bile stones

    Page :397

    Lyad M. Subei, Samy Oskoff

    
  • ·Pancreatic duct stenting prior to needle knife precut papillotomy provides a limited help a prospective randomized study

    Page :397

    Iyad M. Subei, Mohsen Salama, Salah Elderiny

    
  • ·Retained gallbladder with multiple gallstones in a patient who had laproscopic cholecystectomy 3 years earlier

    Page :397

    J.H. Suh, A.A. Kambouris, D.K.H. Wong

    
  • ·Biliary varices and bile duct stricture presenting with obstructive jaundice

    Page :398

    N. Kanaga Sundaram, Adekunle Adeoti, Kyung Kim

    
  • ·Endoscopic therapies for post-cholecystectomy biliary leaks

    Page :398

    JA Talwalker, BT Petersen, PW Carryer, CJ Gostout, RW Hughes

    
  • ·Use of movable shelters for radioprotection during endoscopic retrograde colangio-pancreatography

    Page :398

    I. Tampieri, M. Morelli, N. Scrittori, O. Triossi, G. Michieletti, M. Ricci Maccarini, E. Bertinelli, G. Gnani, T. Casetti

    
  • ·Does sphincter of oddi dysfunction cause chronic pancreatitis?

    Page :398

    I. Tarnasky, W Knapple, W Coyle, B Pineau, C Brooker, B Hoffman, L Aabakken, J Cunningham, P Cotton, R Hawes

    
  • ·Comparison of prophylactic versus indicated stent exchange for malignant obstructive jaundice using computer modeling

    Page :399

    PR Tarnasky, C Miller, P Mauldin, JC Cunningham, RH Hawes, S Sherman, K Huibregtse, W Parsons, D Howell, D Carr-Locke, PB Coton

    
  • ·Pancreatitis after biliary stenting is increased in patients with proximal biliary strictures and prevented or treated by biliary sphincterotomy

    Page :399

    PR Tarnasky, JT Cunningham, RH Hawes, BJ Hoffman, R Uflacker, I Vujic, PB Cotton

    
  • ·ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Value of stricter criteria for pre-operative ERCP

    Page :399

    I.C.K. Tham, J. Vandervoort, R.C.K. Wong, D. Brooks, D.L. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Experience with ERCP and intraoperative cholangiography in 1847 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a single center

    Page :399

    T.C.K. Tham, J. Vandervoort, R.C.K. Wong, D.R. Lichtenstein, J. Van Dam, F. Ruymann, F. Farraye, D. Brooks, D.L. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Long-term stenting for sclerosing cholangitis is safe and effective

    Page :400

    T.C.K. Tham, J. Vandervoort, R.C.K. Wong, D.L. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Management of occluded biliary wallstents

    Page :400

    T.C.K. Tham, J. Vandervoort, R.C.K. Wong, D.L. Carr-Locke, S. Chow, J.J. Bosco, T. Qaseem, D. Howell, D. Pleskow, B. Vannemann

    
  • ·Is ERCP during pregnancy safe?

    Page :400

    J. Vandervoort, T.C.K. Tham, R.C.K. Wong, A.D. Roston, A. Slivka, A.P. Ferrari, A. Musa, D.R. Lichtenstein, J. Van Dam, R.D. Nawfel, D.L. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Prospective analysis of risk factors for pancreatitis after diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP

    Page :400

    J. Vandervoort, T.C.K. Tham, R.C.K. Wong, A.D. Roston, A.P. Ferrari, A. Slivka, A. Musa, D.R. Lichtenstein, J. Van Dam, F. Ruymann, M. Hughes, D.L. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Prospective study of post-ERCP complications following diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP

    Page :401

    J. Vandervoort, T.C.K. Tham, R.C.K. Wong, A.D. Roston, A. Slivka, A.P. Ferrari, A. Musa, D.R. Lichtenstein, J. Van Dam, F. Ruymann, M. Hughes, D.L. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·The accuracy of the pre-ERCP diagnosis in patients with suspected bile duct stones or distal bile duct stricture

    Page :401

    S.J. van den Hazel, X.H. de Vries, P. Speelman, K. Huibregtse, G.N.J. Tytgat, D.J. van Leeuwen

    
  • ·Radiographic and histologic evaluation following endoscopic placement of spiral metal stents in the pig common bile duct

    Page :401

    EC Van Os, BT Petersen, KP Batts

    
  • ·Does adding endoscopic needle aspiration to brush cytology during ERCP aid in the diagnosis of biliary strictures?

    Page :401

    I Waxman, BJ Ransil, HH Wang

    
  • ·Use of CCK agonist sincalide for diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP

    Page :402

    Allan P. Weston

    
  • ·Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy for bile duct calculi

    Page :402

    David M. White, Roy Correa, Robert Gibbons, Terence Ball, Richard Kozarek, Richard C. Thirlby

    
  • ·Percutaneous dilation of post-operative anastomotic biliary strictures after hepaticojejunostomy

    Page :402

    R.T. Wille, S.L. Carpenter, M.V. Marx, D.M. Williams, G.H. Elta

    
  • ·Defiant pancreatic calculi: A simplified therapeutic approach

    Page :402

    C.J. Bartolone, R.P. Venu, R.D. Brown, K.P. Etzkorn, A. Barboi, D. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Case-controlled evaluation of body mass index as a predictor of post-ERCP related pancreatitis and abdominal pain

    Page :403

    RM Bashir, D Pinto, FH Al-Kawas

    
  • ·Microcalculous induced pancreatitis: Therapeutic response to endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) in patients with gallbladder in situ (GBIS)

    Page :403

    P. Bekal, S. Havaldar, E Dy, A. Thomas, G. Ciambotti, T.J. Ravi, R. Agrawal, G.J. Brodmerkel

    
  • ·Yield of endopancreatic cytology for pancreatic carcinoma varies widely by anatomic region of the pancreatic duct

    Page :403

    R.D. Brown, R.P. Venu, K.P. Etzkorn, D.E. McGuire, F.H. Diab

    
  • ·Evaluation of stent induced pancreatic ductal and parenchymal changes by endoscopic ultrasound: Correlation by ERCP

    Page :403

    M.F. Catalano, J.E. Geenen, M.J. Schmalz, G.K. Johnson, W.J. Hogan

    
  • ·Is Pre-Existing pancreatitis a risk factor for ercpinduced pancreatitis

    Page :404

    Yang K. Chen, Michael H. Walter, Timothy L. McCarter, M. Anthony, C. Frankson

    
  • ·Pancreatic stents: Are two barbs better than four?

    Page :404

    B Dahman, JE Geenen, WJ Hogan, MF Catalano, DJ Geenen, MJ Schmalz, GK Johnson

    
  • ·Endoscopic treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts cystoenterostomy and transpapillary drainage

    Page :404

    E Della, Libera Jr, ES Siqueira, CO Brant, M Morais, AP Ferrari, DL Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Is the initial success of endoscopic therapy (ET) of chronic pancreatitis (CP) sustained in long-term follow-up?

    Page :404

    Ga Duvall, GB Haber, P Kortan, M Cirocco

    
  • ·Is the outcome of endoscopic therapy of chronic pancreatitis predictive of surgical success?

    Page :405

    GA DuVall, DM Scheider, P Kortan, GB Haber

    
  • ·Prediction of Post-ERCP related pancreatitis

    Page :405

    GM Eisen, P Jowell, MS Branch, J Affronti, PB Cotton, J Baillie

    
  • ·Complications of major papilla endoscopic pancreatic sphincterotomy: A review of 236 pattents

    Page :405

    Ed Esber, Stuart Sherman, Dee Earle, James Pezzi, Klaus Gottlieb, Glen Lehman

    
  • ·Multicenter ERCP experience with mucin producing and cystic pancreatic tumors

    Page :405

    K. Gottlieb, S. Sherman, G. Lehman, J. Geenen, M. Schmalz, J. Goff, G. Aliperti, P. Tarnasky, S. Silvis, A. Lui, G. Elta

    
  • ·Pre-Procedure α-1-Antitrypsin levels and post-ERCPO pancreatitis

    Page :406

    K Gottlieb, M Hasan, S Shenman, M Olsson, D Earte, GA Lehman

    
  • ·Effect of somatostatin on the incidence of pancreatic endoscopic sphincterotomy-induced pancreatitis in patients with pancreatic sphincter dysfunction and normal pancreas

    Page :406

    M Guelrud, J Plaz, S Mendoza, I Herrera

    
  • ·Endoscopic cystogastrostomy and bleeding: Is there histologic evidence for a predisposition to bleed?

    Page :406

    S Harvey, M. Michalov, K.P. Etzkorn, M. Sawhney, R.D. Brown, D. Resnick, J. Vitello, R.P. Venu

    
  • ·Strecker-stents^TM in chronic obstructive pancreatitis-A new therapeutic modality

    Page :406

    N. Hoepffner, H. Losch, W. Domschke, E.C. Foerster

    
  • ·Complications of endoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts (PP), management and avoidance

    Page :407

    D.A. Howell, G.A. Lehman, T.H. Baron, S. Sherman, T. Qaseem, D.T. Earle, B.B. Biber, W.G. Thaggard

    
  • ·Endoscopic placement of gianturco-rosch z-stents for the treatment of malignant biliary obstruction

    Page :407

    D.A. Howell, T. Qaseem, J.J. Bosco, E. Elton, W.G. Parsons

    
  • ·Pancreaticductal anatomy in patients undergoing endoscopic pseudocyst drainage: Implications of follow-up data

    Page :407

    D.A. Howell, G.A. Lehman, T.H. Baron, S. Sherman, T. Qaseem, D.T. Earle, B.B. Biber, W.G. Thaggard

    
  • ·Recurrent pseudocyst formation in patients managed with endoscopic drainage: Pre-drainage features and management

    Page :407

    D.A. Howell, G.A. Lehman, T.H. Baron, S. Sherman, T. Qaseem, D.T. Earle, B.B. Biber, W.G. Thaggard

    
  • ·The new nylon and teflon pancreatic stents compared to polyethylene for patency and stent induced changes in dog pancreas

    Page :408

    L. Jacob, JE. Geenen, JD Henderson, SK Sarna, DJ Geenen

    
  • ·Estimating the utility of the endoscopic secretin test

    Page :408

    S.A. Josephson, S.T. Amann, P.P. Toskes, M. Bishop, C.E. Forsmark

    
  • ·Randomized prospective trial comparing 6 weeks VS 12 weeks of pancreatic duct stent therapy in patients with benign pancreatic disease

    Page :408

    R.M. Kaikaus, J. Nash, J.E. Geenen, M.F. Catalano, G.K. Johnson, M.J. Schmalz, D. Geenen

    
  • ·ERCP, biliary analysis sphincter of Oddi manometry (SOM) in idiopathic pancreatitis (IP) and response to endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES)

    Page :408

    M. Kaw, R. Verma, G.J. Brodmerkel

    
  • ·Endoscopic treatment of pancreaticocutaneous fistula

    Page :409

    R. Kozarek, T Ball, D Patterson, J Brandabur, S Raltz

    
  • ·The role of corticosteroids in the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis

    Page :409

    A. Kulkarni, A. Thomas, P. Bekal, G.J. Brodmerkel, R.M. Agrawal

    
  • ·Long term follow up of patients with symptomatic pancreas divisum

    Page :409

    P Kimar, RM Bashir, FH Al-Kawas

    
  • ·In-vivo endoscopic trans-sphincteric measurement of pancreatic blood flow (PBF) in humans

    Page :409

    SK Lo, MPN Lewis, PU Reber, A Patel, S Sherman, SW Ashley, HA Reber

    
  • ·Endoscopic therapy for pancreatic fistulae

    Page :410

    A.G. Maniatis, R. Roman, M.S. Branch, P.S. Jowell, J. Affronti, T. Pappas, J. Baillie

    
  • ·Pretreatment with allopurinol diminishes ERCP-induced pancreatitis in the canine model

    Page :410

    J. Marks, B. Shillingstad, D. Youngelman, M. Schweitzer, R. Lash, J. Singh, L. Ponsky, J. Ponsky

    
  • ·Technical success and clinical benefit of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in pancreolithiasis

    Page :410

    A. May, M.J. Farnbacher, H.T. Schneider, J. Benninger, T. Rabenstein, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP): A noninvasive test for pancreas divisum

    Page :410

    JD McKee, R Chuttani, MA Barish, JA Soto, VS DeCarvalho, EK Yucell, JT Ferrucci

    
  • ·Validation of an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-based algorithm for the management of pancreatic pseudocysts (PP)

    Page :411

    JB Mundorf, PM Ahearne, RA Vallera, J Affronti, PS Jowell, MS Branch, TN Pappas, J Baillie

    
  • ·Predictors of improvement following endoscopic management of chronic pancreatitis

    Page :411

    J Parent, MS Branch, PS Jowell, J Affronti, J Onken, T Pappas, J Baillie

    
  • ·Manometric biliary sphincter hypertension (BSH) in pancreas divisum

    Page :411

    BC Pineau, PP Tamasky, W Coyle, W Knapple, JT Cunningham, RH Hawes, PB Cotton

    
  • ·Efficacy of endoscopic treatment for disrupted main pancreatic duct

    Page :411

    T Ponchon, R Bory, F Hedelius, B Napoléon

    
  • ·Pancreatic pseudocysts (PP) due to underlying pancreatic carcinoma: Diagnostic and therapeutic features

    Page :412

    T. Oaseem, D.A. Howell, W.G. Parsons, J.J. Bosco

    
  • ·Pancreatic sphincterotomy (PST) and endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) in patients with chronic pancreatitis

    Page :412

    T. Rabenstein, T. Schneider, T. Ruppert, E.G. Hahn, C. Ell

    
  • ·Molecular analysis of K-Ras mutations vs. cytology in the evaluation of pancreaticobiliary strictures (PBS) at ERCP

    Page :412

    AF Rapisarda, A Slivka, WB Silverman, M Rabinovitz, D Dusenbery, A Bakker, PA Swalsky, SD Finkelstein

    
  • ·Whirlpool jet technique. A new endoscopic method for removing ascaris worms from the pancreatic duct

    Page :412

    F. Sandouk

    
  • ·Does leaving a main pancreatic duct stent in place reduce the incidence of precut biliary sphincterotomy (ES)-induced pancreatitis? a final analysis of a randomized prospective study

    Page :413

    S. Sherman, D. Earle, L. Bucksot, P. Baute, K. Gottlieb, G. Lehman

    
  • ·Sphincterotomy by needle-knife over pancreatic steni technique lowers the post-procedure pancreatitis frequency and severity in sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) patients

    Page :413

    Stuart Sherman, Damian Eversman, Dee Earle, Lois Buckshot, Michael Rusche, Glen Lehman

    
  • ·How safe is endoscopic pancreatic sphincterotomy (PS)?

    Page :413

    S. Soltani, S.K. Lo

    
  • ·Efficacy of pancreatic ductal lavage in management of severe pancreatitis

    Page :413

    N. Kanaga Sundaram, Janardhan Bollu, Frank Smith

    
  • ·Risk factors for pancreatitis after endoscopic manipulation of the pancreatic duct

    Page :414

    J. Vandervoort, T.C.K. Tham, R.C.K. Wong, A.D. Roston, A. Slivka, A.P. Ferran, A. Musa, D.R. Lichtenstein, J. Van Dam, F. Ruymann, M. Hughes, D.L. Carr-Locke

    
  • ·Minor pancreatic pseudocysts-endoscopic diagnosis and therapy

    Page :414

    D.S. Zimmon

    
  • ·Cost effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasonography with fine needle aspiration V. Mediastinoscopy in the staging of patients with lung cancer

    Page :414

    L. Aabakken, G. Silvestri, R. Hawes, C. Reed, A. Van Velse, B. Hoffman

    
  • ·Endoscopic removal of pancreatic duci stones-better patient selection by endoscopic ultrasound?

    Page :414

    L. Aabakken, B.J. Hoffman, M. Bhutani, R.H. Hawes, P.R. Tarnasky, J.T. Cunningham, P.B. Cotton

    
  • ·Crohn's disease of the proximal stomach: Unusual site for a rare manifestation of the disease. The Diagnostic merit of endoscopic ultrasound

    Page :415

    Sami Akkary, Mark DeVore, Eugene Gelzayd, Timothy Nostrant, Luis Maas

    
  • ·Potential influence of endosopic ultrasonography on the further management of patients: A prospective analysisin 397 patients

    Page :415

    H.D. Allescher, T. Rösch, R. Lorenz, G. Willkomm, M. Classen

    
  • ·Endorectal ultrasound (EUS) and cancer risk in ND: Yag laser treated rectal villous adenoma

    Page :415

    Angels Ginès M, Napoléon B, Descos F, Pujol B, Keriven-Souquet O, Souquet JC

    
  • ·Preoperative endoscopic ultrasound predicts the risk of recurrence and mortality after surgery for esophageal carcinoma

    Page :415

    C Badii, CJ Lightdale, M Burt, M Bains, H Gerdes

    
  • ·Shuboba (galactose microparticles) as a contrast agent during endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)

    Page :416

    M.S. Bhuteni, B.J. Hoffman, A. VanVelse, R.H. Hawes

    
  • ·The use of endoscopic ultrasound, manometrics and esophogram to evaluate pneumatic dilation in the treatment of achalasia

    Page :416

    John W. Birk, Douglas L. Brand, Maria Georgesson, Patricia Hubbard, Antoinette Quashie, William Brugge, Morton Myers

    
  • ·EUS — Guided transmural (TM) drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts in 27 patients

    Page :416

    S. Bohnacker, K.F. Binmoeller, H. Seifert, K. Kehlbeck, U. Seitz, F. Thonke, N. Soehendra

    
  • ·Is the echopattern of the ventral and dorsal pancreas significantly different in normal patients and patients with chronic pancreatitis? An EUS evaluation

    Page :416

    MF Catalano, JE Geenen, MJ Schmalz, GK Johnson, DJ Geenen, WJ Hogan

    
  • ·Value of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in the evaluation of patients with suspected idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis

    Page :417

    MF Catalano, JE Geenen, MJ Schmalz, DJ Geenen, GK Johnson, WJ Hogan

    
  • ·Endosonographic (EUS) differentiation of benign and malignant smooth muscle tumors

    Page :417

    A Chak, M Canto, T Rosch, HJ Dittler, R Hawes, TL Tio, CJ Lightdale, HW Boyce, J Scheiman, St Carpenter, J Van Dam, M Kochman, MV Sivak

    
  • ·Multi-center collaborative study on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the pancreas

    Page :417

    K.J. Chang, M. Wiersema, M. Giovannini, P. Vilmann, R.A. Erickson

    
  • ·Role of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in preoperative staging of rectal cancer

    Page :417

    U. Choudhry, H.W. Boyce, M. Johnson, J. Marcet, T. Yeatman

    
  • ·Twenty-three month experience with combined endoscopic ultrasound & stimulated biliary drainage in the preoperative diagnosis of subtle cholecistitis and cholesterolosis

    Page :418

    James E. Dill

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) criteria for predicting maligant lymph nodes using both linear array and radial scans — Correlation with EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA)

    Page :418

    TE Durbin, KJ Chang

    
  • ·Dilation of malignant esophageal strictures followed by endosonography (EUS) is safe and clinically important

    Page :418

    DO Faigel, GG Ginsberg, SL Kadish, D Smith, ML Kochman

    
  • ·Effect of neoadjuvant therapy on cancer staging by endoscopic ultrasound

    Page :418

    DO Faigel, GG Ginsberg, SL Kadish, D Vaughn, D Haller, JB Morris, EF Rosato, D Smith, ML Kochman

    
  • ·Endosconography of complex cystic masses of the pancreas with clinicopathologic correlation

    Page :419

    DO Faigel, ML Kochman, SL Kadish, D Smith, GG Ginsberg

    
  • ·Role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in local staging of primary gastric lymphoma: Results of the german-austrian prospective multicenter study

    Page :419

    W. Fischbach, M.-E. Kolve, C. Ohmann

    
  • ·Endosonographic imaging of an aberrant right subclavian (lusorian) artery

    Page :419

    P. Fockens, K. Kismans, G.N.J. Tytgat

    
  • ·Endosonography is a prerequisite before endoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts

    Page :419

    P. Fockens, T.G. Johnson, H.M. van Dullemen, K. Huibregtse, G.N.J. Tytgat

    
  • ·The clinical value of endosonography in the differential diagnosis of large, biopsy-negative gastric folds

    Page :420

    P. Fockens, E.B.J. van Essen, H.M. van Dullemen, G.N.J. Tytgat

    
  • ·The use plastinated specimens of the digestive tract in endoscopic ultrasound training

    Page :420

    T.J. Frick, M.M. Sweeney

    
  • ·Endoscopic and endosonographic (EUS) features of gastric small lymphocytic mucosa-associated lymphoid tumors (MALT)

    Page :420

    H Gerdes, AC Pavlick, AJ Markowitz, CS Portlock

    
  • ·Comparison of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to thoracoscopy/laparoscopy in staging esophageal cancer

    Page :420

    BD Greenwald, O Haluszka, JG Levine, M Krasna, C White

    
  • ·Can catheter based endoscopic ultrasound probes (CBUSP) predict sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD)?

    Page :421

    F. Gress, S. Sherman, S. Ikenberry, G. Lehman

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy utilizing linear array and radial scanning endosonography: Results of diagnostic accuracy and complications

    Page :421

    F. Gress, S. Ikdenberry, R. Hawes, T. Savides, G. Lehman

    
  • ·Evaluation of barret's esophagus with a new high frequency catheter based ultrasound probe

    Page :421

    F. Gress, S. Ikenberry, G. Lehman

    
  • ·Interobserver agreement of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for evaluating submucosal masses

    Page :421

    F. Gress, C. Schmitt, T. Savides, L. Roubein, N. Nickl, M. Bhutani, B. Hoffman, J. Affronti

    
  • ·A prospective comparison of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) versus spiral computed tomography(SCT) for pancreatic, biliary and ampullary cancer staging and determination of vascular invasion and resectability

    Page :422

    F. Gress, S. Ikenberry, S. Sherman, J. Wonn, G. Lehman

    
  • ·A prospective cost-effective evaluation of EUS directed fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS+FNA) of mediastinal lymphadenopathy in the preoperative staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLCA)

    Page :422

    F. Gress, T. Savides, S. Ikenberry, K. Kesler, O. Cummings, D. Conces, A. Sandler, P. Mathur, S. Bilderback, R. Hawes

    
  • ·A prospective evaluation of EUS guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy for diagnosing pancreatic masses (PM) with comparison to CT and ERCP cytology

    Page :422

    F. Gress, R. Hawes, S. Ikenberry, T. Savides, S. Sherman, G. Lehman

    
  • ·A prospective evaluation of preoperative endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) staging of pancreatic cancer (PCa) with comparison to patient outcome and survival

    Page :422

    F. Gress, T. Savides, S. Ikenberry, S. Sherman, J. Madura, T. Howard, M. Wonn, R. Hawes, G. Lehman

    
  • ·A prospective randomized comparison of radial scanning and linear array endosonography for staging pancreatic cancer

    Page :423

    F. Gress, R. Hawes, S. Ikenberry, T. Savides, J. Wonn, S. Sherman, G. Lehman

    
  • ·A randomized prospective trial of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided celiac plexus block (CB) for the control of pain due to chronic pancreatitis (CP)

    Page :423

    F. Gress, S. Ikenberry, K. Gottlieb, S. Oliver, J. Winberg, S. Sherman, J. Wonn, G. Lehman

    
  • ·Staging of rectal tumors by means of endoscopic ultrasound

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    M. Hiele, Y. Kockaerts, P. Schurmans, K. Geboes, L. Filez, P. Rutgeerts

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the evaluation of extrarectal pelvic masses

    Page :423

    B. Hoffman, M. Bhutani, L. Aabakken, P. Baron, D. Cole, R. Hawes

    
  • ·Endoscopicultrasound (EUS) can effectively diagnose and predict resectability of pancreatic cancers

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    B.J. Hoffman, L. Aabakken, D.J. Cole, L.F. Baron, D.M. Daniel, R.H. Hawes, P.L. Baron

    
  • ·EUS-guided injection of botulinum toxin for achalasia

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    BJ Hoffman, W Knapple, MS Bhutani, L Aabakken, N Verne, RH Hawes

    
  • ·Utilization of sector scanning echoendoscopy in endoscopic ultrasound: Do we need it?

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    B. Hoffman, L. Aabakken, A van Velse, R. Hawes

    
  • ·Fine needle aspiration guided by radial scanning endosonography (RSE) of lesions throughout the gastrointestinal tract

    Page :424

    S. Ikenberry, F. Gress, S. Oliver, J. Winberg

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in restaging of esophageal cancer after adjuvant chemoradiation

    Page :425

    G Isenberg, A Chak, M Canto, N Levitan, J Clayman, MV Sivak

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasound and helical ct scan for biliopancreatic imaging: Preliminary prospective study of 26 patients

    Page :425

    Jellouli F, Keriven-Souquet O, L Henry, B Napoléon, B Pujol, PJ Valette, T Ponchon, JC Souquet

    
  • ·The role of endosonography in the assessment of malt lymphoma regression following cyclical antihelicobacter therapy

    Page :425

    M.C. Johnson, H.W. Boyce

    
  • ·Large para-esophageal varices on endosonography predicts becurrence of esophageal varices and rebleeding

    Page :425

    VKS Leung, JY Sung, A Ahuja, SCS Chung

    
  • ·Intraductal ultrasound (IDUS) in the diagosis of stenosing processes in the pancreatobiliary tract

    Page :426

    J. Menzel, E.-Ch. Foerster, W. Domschke

    
  • ·Is endoscopic ultrasound helpeful in the management of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors

    Page :426

    E. Meroni, V.K. Parasher, P. Spinelli

    
  • ·Diagnosis and management of mucinous ductal ectasia of the pancreas

    Page :426

    H. Nukai, K. Tanaka, S. Hirano, K. Yasuda, M. Nakajima

    
  • ·Does normal endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) really avoid ercp in patients with suspicion of bile duct stone? study in 238 patients

    Page :426

    B Napoléon, O Keriven-Souquet, B Pujol, JC Souquet, T Ponchon

    
  • ·Tumor length, traversability, TNM staging. and EUS accuracy in esophageal cancer — A four-year experience at a university hospital

    Page :427

    C.C. Nguyen, E. Montgomery, D.E. Fleischer, F. Al-Kawas, S.B. Benjamin

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and EUS-guided-fine needle aspiration (FNA) in predicting survival in pancreatic cancer patients

    Page :427

    P. Nguyen, K.J. Chang

    
  • ·Evaluation of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for predication of pancreatic carcinoma resectability

    Page :427

    P. Pages, L. Buscail, P. Berthélémy, J. Frexinos, J. Escourrou

    
  • ·Observation of thoracic duct morphology in hepatic cirrhosis by endoscopic ultrasound

    Page :427

    VK. Parasher, A. Spinelli, E. Meroni, P. Spinelli

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in the detection of malignant ascites: Is it a marker of peritoneal carcinomatosid (PC)

    Page :428

    BJ Pollack, A Chak, M Canto, GS Cooper, MV Sivak

    
  • ·Pancreatic duct strictures (PDS) and the utility of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)

    Page :428

    BJ Pollack, A Chak, M Canto, MV Sivak

    
  • ·The yield of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in abdominal pain of unclear etiology

    Page :428

    BJ Pollack, A Chak, M Canto, MV Sivak

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the assessment of response of cancer of the esophagogastric (EG) junction following induction radiation and chemotherapy

    Page :428

    T. Qaseem, M.A. Roy, D.A. Howell

    
  • ·The use of endoscopic ultrasonography to reduce the cost of treating ampullary tumors

    Page :429

    D. Quirk, D. Rattner, C. Fernandez, A. Warshaw, W. Brugge

    
  • ·Evaluation of submucosal lesions: Does EUS direct management

    Page :429

    AF Rapisarda, R Kim

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasonography in clinical practice: Performance, complications and patient acceptance

    Page :429

    T. Rösch, H.D. Allescher, R. Lorenz, G. Willkomm, M. Classen

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasound is less accurate in pancreatic cancer staging than previously thought: A blind analysis of videotapes

    Page :429

    T. Rösch, H.J. Dittler, R. Lorenz, K. Strobel, H.D. Allescher, J.R. Roder, J.R. Siewert, H. Höfler, P. Gerhardt, M. Clasen

    
  • ·Is endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) useful for the diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis

    Page :430

    G. Roseau, I. Dumontier, A. Berson, S. Chaussade, L. Palazzo, D. Couturier

    
  • ·Can EUS replace diagnostic ERP?

    Page :430

    U. Seitz, K.F. Binmoeller, H. Seifert, S. Bohnacker, U. Behrens, F. Thonke, N. Soehendra

    
  • ·Blind thin probe for esophageal endosconography

    Page :430

    Souquet JC, B Napoléon, O Keriven-Souquet, B Pujol, R Lambert

    
  • ·Exploration of the digestive wall with a 20 MHZ radial probe

    Page :430

    Souquet JC, Keriven-Souquet O, Napoléon B, Pujol B, Lambert R

    
  • ·Correlation of magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis

    Page :431

    S Tenner, EC Noordhoek, PA Banks, G Sica, D Lichtenstein, D Carr-Locke, J Van Dam

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in staging of early esophageal cancer (EEC) in Linxian, China: Preliminary results

    Page :431

    TL Tio, SM Dawsey, GQ Wang, DE Fleischer, MJ Roth, YX Xie, JA Kidwell, H Wang

    
  • ·EUS in diagnosing small pancreatic insulinomas undetectable with other imaging techniques: A multicentric study

    Page :431

    T.L. Tio, N. Haddad, S. Lo, E. Ipp

    
  • ·Role of endoscopic Ultrasound in the management of submucosal tumors of the upper gastrointestinal tract: Results of a comprehensive questionnaire

    Page :431

    J Van Dam, I Raijman, JE Geenen, MF Catalano

    
  • ·Endosonography guided celiac plexus neurolysis (EUS CPN) in patients with pain due to intra-abdominal malignancy (IAM)

    Page :432

    M Wiersema

    
  • ·Prospective multicenter evaluation of eus guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNA): Diagnostic accuracy and complication assessment

    Page :432

    M. Wiersema, P. Vilmann, M. Giovannini, K. Chang

    
  • ·Visualization of celiac axis (CE) and superior mesenteric artery (SMA) by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)

    Page :432

    D.K. Yao, P. Nguyen, K.J. Chang

    
  • ·Depth of gastric cancer invasion determined by endoscopic ultrasonography

    Page :432

    J. Yoshikawa, J. Matsumoto, A. Saisho, T. Arima

    
  • ·Bile leaks (BL) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC): Incidence. Causes and treatment. A National series

    Page :433

    S. Adamsen, O.H. Hansen, P.F. Jensen, S. Schuize, J.G. Stage, P. Wara

    
  • ·The role of laparoscopic ultrasound guided biopsies in evaluation of gastrointestinal malignancies

    Page :433

    N.E. Bille-Brahe, B. Skjoldbye, M. Court-Payen

    
  • ·Antireflux surgery does not reliably correct reflux-related asthma

    Page :433

    D.E. Pitcher, W.D. Pitcher, D.T. Martin, M.J. Curet

    
  • ·Atypical symptoms do not improve to the same extent as typical symptoms after laparoscopic fundoplication in gastroesophageal reflux patients

    Page :433

    WS Richardson, TL Trus, JW Wo, GB Branum, JP Waring, S Mauren, JG Hunter

    
  • ·Exploratory laparoscopy for patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

    Page :434

    B. Sauter, M. Reiner, B. Lewis

    
  • ·Selective preoperative ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring is sufficient for patients undergoing laparoscopic antireflux surgery

    Page :434

    T.L. Trus, N.M. Selim, W.S. Richardson, J.M. Wo, G.D. Branum, S.J. Mauren, J.P. Waring, J.G. Hunter

    
  • ·Endoscopic/laparoscopic resection of submucosal gastric tumors

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    D. Wolfsohn, K.D. Lyche, D.W. Easter, T.J. Savides