2024
SMART Medical Review: Acute Pancreatitis Assessment and Management in the First 24 Hours
Lee P, Bishu S, Breze C, Chak A, Gardner T, Guda N, Kaul V, Muniraj T, Papachristou G, Schrope B, Spagnolo D, Strand D, Tarnasky P, Taylor J, Wilcox C, Whitcomb D. SMART Medical Review: Acute Pancreatitis Assessment and Management in the First 24 Hours. 2024, 1: e19-e48. DOI: 10.69734/7dcnna53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoint of careManagement of APClinical decision support toolQuality of careQuality improvement recommendationsGroup of clinical expertsAcute pancreatitisInnate inflammatory responseCareClinical expertsExpert recommendationsLife-threatening consequencesDecision support toolEarly treatmentPhysical examinationInflammatory responseInflammatory reactionRecommendationsSeveral determinantsIndividualized treatmentImprovement recommendationsSupport toolDiagnosisLaboratory testsTreatment
2019
Endoscopic Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Staging of Liver Tumors
Lange A, Muniraj T, Aslanian HR. Endoscopic Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Staging of Liver Tumors. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics Of North America 2019, 29: 339-350. PMID: 30846157, DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2018.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic ultrasound examinationUltrasound examinationFine-needle aspirationPortal veinNeedle aspirationLiver lesionsCross-sectional imagingIndeterminate liver lesionsFocal liver lesionsLocoregional nodesLymph nodesLiver malignanciesCancer stagingEndoscopic ultrasoundLiver tumorsTechnologic improvementsLesionsExaminationStagingDiagnosisVeinAspirationMalignancyTumorsLiverImpact of endoscopic ultrasound on diagnosis and management of presumed mucinous neoplasms when done for pancreatic cyst morphology change on non-invasive surveillance imaging
Madhani K, Yousaf M, Aamar A, Ooka K, Muniraj T, Aslanian H, Salem R, Farrell JJ. Impact of endoscopic ultrasound on diagnosis and management of presumed mucinous neoplasms when done for pancreatic cyst morphology change on non-invasive surveillance imaging. Endoscopy International Open 2019, 07: e389-e395. PMID: 30931368, PMCID: PMC6420337, DOI: 10.1055/a-0824-6240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk stigmataMucinous cystic neoplasmEndoscopic ultrasoundMorphologic changesWorrisome featuresMucinous neoplasmsCystic neoplasmsCyst size increaseNeoplastic pancreatic cystsNon-mucinous lesionsNoninvasive imagingMain pancreatic ductPositive cytologySurgical evaluationNon-invasive imagingMural nodulesPancreatic cystsSerous cystadenomaPancreatic ductCyst sizeNon-invasive surveillanceSolid nodulesNeoplasmsPatientsDiagnosis