2023
Screening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Application of Society Guidelines to Clinical Practice
Ilagan-Ying Y, Banini B, Do A, Lam R, Lim J. Screening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Application of Society Guidelines to Clinical Practice. Current Gastroenterology Reports 2023, 25: 213-224. PMID: 37768417, DOI: 10.1007/s11894-023-00883-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNon-invasive testsFatty liver diseaseLiver diseaseCommon chronic liver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCurrent expert guidelinesHigh-risk patientsChronic liver diseaseSteatotic liver diseaseClinical practice implicationsHepatic decompensationLiver biopsySociety guidelinesSpecialty referralsNovel therapiesExpert guidelinesLiver cancerDisease awarenessObesity epidemicSerum indicesClinical practiceScreening toolDiseaseDiagnosis
2022
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia Is a Late and Fatal Complication of Gastric Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Case-Control Study
Lam R, Tarangelo N, Wang R, Horibe M, Grimshaw AA, Jain D, Haffar S, Bazerbachi F, Kunz PL, Li DK. Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia Is a Late and Fatal Complication of Gastric Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Case-Control Study. The Oncologist 2022, 27: 751-759. PMID: 35589098, PMCID: PMC9438916, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric signet ring cell carcinomaSignet ring cell carcinomaMicroangiopathic hemolytic anemiaHemolytic anemiaCell carcinomaMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelingCox proportional hazards regression modelingSystematic reviewRare paraneoplastic syndromeStage-matched casesEnd Results (SEER) databaseLate-stage complicationsRisk of mortalityCase-control studyBone painParaneoplastic syndromeFatal complicationMedian survivalMetastatic diseaseOverall survivalLymph nodesIndex presentationPrognostic featuresResults databasePooled cohortPancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Presenting with Chylous Ascites: Multidisciplinary Workup to Differentiate from Malignant Ascites
Ilagan-Ying YC, Park EY, Lam R, Gupta S. Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Presenting with Chylous Ascites: Multidisciplinary Workup to Differentiate from Malignant Ascites. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 2082-2085. PMID: 35260958, PMCID: PMC9198176, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07463-y.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2021
Fully covered metal biliary stents: A review of the literature
Lam R, Muniraj T. Fully covered metal biliary stents: A review of the literature. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2021, 27: 6357-6373. PMID: 34720527, PMCID: PMC8517778, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i38.6357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGallbladder 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
2020
The Reply
Lam R, Jamidar PA, Aslanian HR, Muniraj T. The Reply. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 133: e612. PMID: 33004185, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.05.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome Presenting as Acute Abdomen
Lam R, Jamidar PA, Aslanian HR, Muniraj T. Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome Presenting as Acute Abdomen. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 133: e596. PMID: 32277885, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.02.037.Peer-Reviewed Original Research