2022
Su1365: PANCREATIC STEATOSIS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ADVANCED STAGES OF LIVER FIBROSIS OR GRADE OF STEATOHEPATITIS IN NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE
Heymann G, Rahman S, Israel G, Muniraj T. Su1365: PANCREATIC STEATOSIS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ADVANCED STAGES OF LIVER FIBROSIS OR GRADE OF STEATOHEPATITIS IN NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE. Gastroenterology 2022, 162: s-573-s-574. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(22)61359-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMassive Air Embolism Following Necrotizing Pancreatitis and COVID-19 Infection—The Role of Postmortem Computed Tomography
Melvinsdottir I, Solomon N, Wadia R, Muniraj T, Huber S, Sinusas AJ. Massive Air Embolism Following Necrotizing Pancreatitis and COVID-19 Infection—The Role of Postmortem Computed Tomography. Academic Forensic Pathology 2022, 12: 31-38. PMID: 35694008, PMCID: PMC9178998, DOI: 10.1177/19253621211073284.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Syndrome coronavirus 2Venous air emboliCause of deathCOVID-19 infectionSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 diseaseAutopsy staffNecrotizing pancreatitisRisk of exposureCoronavirus 2Air emboliUnusual caseWorkplace exposuresUnanticipated complicationsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicPostmortem exposurePMCTDiseaseExposureTomographyPostmortem
2021
Gallbladder Disorders: A Comprehensive Review
Lam R, Zakko A, Petrov JC, Kumar P, Duffy AJ, Muniraj T. Gallbladder Disorders: A Comprehensive Review. Disease-a-Month 2021, 67: 101130. PMID: 33478678, DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2021.101130.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Sa1537 – Role of Prophylactic Cholecystectomy After Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Biliary Stone Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
McCarty T, Njei B, Jamidar P, Muniraj T. Sa1537 – Role of Prophylactic Cholecystectomy After Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Biliary Stone Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Gastroenterology 2019, 156: s-345. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(19)37692-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research30 ERCP in Pregnancy
Muniraj T, Jamidar P. 30 ERCP in Pregnancy. 2019, 282-287.e2. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-48109-0.00030-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Clinical Profile, Etiology, and Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis in North American Women
Romagnuolo J, Talluri J, Kennard E, Sandhu BS, Sherman S, Cote GA, Al-Kaade S, Gardner TB, Gelrud A, Lewis MD, Forsmark CE, Guda NM, Conwell DL, Banks PA, Muniraj T, Wisniewski SR, Tian Y, Wilcox CM, Anderson MA, Brand RE, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D. Clinical Profile, Etiology, and Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis in North American Women. Pancreas 2016, 45: 934-940. PMID: 26967451, PMCID: PMC4940220, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pancreatitisNonalcoholic etiologyMulticenter US cohortEndocrine insufficiencyAlcohol etiologyClinical profileMedical therapyNorth American womenUS cohortRisk factorsChronic diseasesMorphologic findingsAlcoholic malesPain experienceCP casesClinical phenotypeEtiologyDetailed questionnaireWomenDiseaseAmerican womenPancreatitisPatientsRecent dataDemographicsPharmacologic Therapies in Gastrointestinal Diseases
Fox RK, Muniraj T. Pharmacologic Therapies in Gastrointestinal Diseases. Medical Clinics Of North America 2016, 100: 827-850. PMID: 27235617, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntacidsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntidepressive AgentsAntidiarrhealsAntiviral AgentsCoinfectionDietary FiberDrug Resistance, ViralGastroesophageal RefluxGastrointestinal AgentsGastrointestinal DiseasesGenotypeHelicobacter InfectionsHepatitis CHistamine H2 AntagonistsHIV InfectionsHumansIrritable Bowel SyndromeLaxativesPeptic UlcerProbioticsProton Pump InhibitorsConceptsGastroesophageal reflux diseaseIrritable bowel syndromeProton pump inhibitorsHepatitis C virusBowel syndromeFirst-line treatmentMainstay of therapyPeptic ulcer diseaseLong-term useHCV treatmentReflux diseaseMost patientsPharmacologic therapyDuodenal ulcerUlcer diseasePump inhibitorsC virusGastrointestinal diseasesTreatment candidatesPermanent cureSevere symptomsSide effectsDiseaseHigher likelihoodPharmacotherapy
2015
PANCREATITIS OR NOT? – Elevated lipase and amylase in ICU patients
Muniraj T, Dang S, Pitchumoni CS. PANCREATITIS OR NOT? – Elevated lipase and amylase in ICU patients. Journal Of Critical Care 2015, 30: 1370-1375. PMID: 26411523, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pancreatitisAssociated co-morbid conditionsIntensive care unit patientsCare unit patientsCo-morbid conditionsNon-pancreatic diseaseElevated lipaseClinical pancreatitisMost patientsUnit patientsICU patientsIll patientsSerum levelsICU settingPancreatitisPatientsPancreatic enzymesClinical diagnosisTypical symptomsDifferent causesDiseaseElevationHyperamylasemiaHyperlipasemiaAmylase
2012
Diabetes and pancreatic cancer.
Muniraj T, Chari ST. Diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Minerva Gastroenterology 2012, 58: 331-45. PMID: 23207610, PMCID: PMC3932318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsBody Mass IndexClinical Trials as TopicDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Early Detection of CancerEvidence-Based MedicineGlobal HealthGlucose IntoleranceHumansHyperinsulinismHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin GlargineInsulin, Long-ActingMeta-Analysis as TopicMetforminObesityPancreatic NeoplasmsPrevalenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsType 2 diabetesNew-onset diabetesPancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer-associated diabetesAnti-diabetic medicationsDuration of diseasePancreatic cancer patientsYears of ageGlucose toleranceCancer patientsOnset diabetesHigh riskEpidemiological studiesDiabetesCancerAdditional markersModest increaseRiskInverse relationshipRecent studiesMedicationsPatientsDisease
2011
Rates of Cholecystectomy (CCY) and Symptomatic Gallstone Disease (Sgsd) Seem to Be Plateauing: A Population Based Study in Allegheny County, PA
Yadav D, Muniraj T, O'Connell M. Rates of Cholecystectomy (CCY) and Symptomatic Gallstone Disease (Sgsd) Seem to Be Plateauing: A Population Based Study in Allegheny County, PA. Gastroenterology 2011, 140: s-449-s-450. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(11)61845-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research