2015
En Bloc Resection of Pancoast Tumor with Adjuvant Aortic Endograft and Chemoradiation
Lu T, Fischer U, Marco R, Naoum J, Reardon M, Lumsden A, Blackmon S, Davies M. En Bloc Resection of Pancoast Tumor with Adjuvant Aortic Endograft and Chemoradiation. Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal 2015, 11: 140-4. PMID: 26306134, PMCID: PMC4547671, DOI: 10.14797/mdcj-11-2-140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAorta, ThoracicBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPancoast SyndromePneumonectomyPolyethylene TerephthalatesProsthesis DesignTreatment OutcomeConceptsBloc resectionAortic endograftsGore TAG thoracic endograftCarotid-subclavian bypassOpen operative managementSensitive anatomic locationEn bloc resectionAdjuvant chemoradiationAortic invasionAortic involvementAortic resectionChemoradiation regimensSubsequent chemoradiationAdjuvant therapyAortic injuryPancoast tumorStage IIIABony invasionSelect patientsAortic ruptureCardiopulmonary bypassSubclavian arteryComplex resectionsUpper lobeHigh morbidity
2014
Pedal Vessel Access and Endovascular Retrograde Revascularization for Complex Tibial Vessel Disease◊
Fischer U, Unruh M, Davies M, El-Sayed H. Pedal Vessel Access and Endovascular Retrograde Revascularization for Complex Tibial Vessel Disease◊. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 60: 828. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.06.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPS128. Defining and Reporting Academic Activity: The Academic RVU Can Justify the Mission
Younes H, Sigdel A, Fischer U, Unruh M, Bismuth J, El-sayed H, Peden E, Lumsden A, Davies M. PS128. Defining and Reporting Academic Activity: The Academic RVU Can Justify the Mission. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 59: 64s-65s. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.03.145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDissection of left iliac artery during anterior lumbar interspace fusion: Report of a case
Fischer U, Davies M, Sayed H. Dissection of left iliac artery during anterior lumbar interspace fusion: Report of a case. Vascular 2014, 23: 176-178. PMID: 24848500, DOI: 10.1177/1708538114534235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular injuryCommon iliac artery dissectionEarly post-operative periodAnterior lumbar interbody fusionAcute limb ischemiaIliac artery dissectionAdequate surgical exposurePost-operative periodLumbar interbody fusionArtery dissectionLimb ischemiaUncommon complicationIliac arterySurgical exposureInterbody fusionVenous lacerationSpine surgeryGreat vesselsLumbar interbodyInjuryCommon typeDisc spaceDissectionVesselsComplicationsSurvival with near Total Small Intestinal Loss Associated with Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: A Report of Prothrombin G20210A Mutation
Yabar C, Fischer U, Tannous A, Liao G, Kreiner L, Shah S, Walker P, Ko T, Millas S, Souchon E, Kao L. Survival with near Total Small Intestinal Loss Associated with Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: A Report of Prothrombin G20210A Mutation. The American Surgeon 2014, 80: 147-149. PMID: 24887717, DOI: 10.1177/000313481408000509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNecrotizing Fasciitis of the Abdominal Wall in a Patient with Diverticulitis
Jacquez R, Fischer U, Yaakovian M, Walker P, Shah S. Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Abdominal Wall in a Patient with Diverticulitis. Panamerican Journal Of Trauma Critical Care & Emergency Surgery 2014, 3: 37-38. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMore than Just Skin Deep: An Unusual Cause of Bowel Perforation
Martinez E, Shah S, Walker P, Fischer U, Lesslie D. More than Just Skin Deep: An Unusual Cause of Bowel Perforation. The American Surgeon 2014, 80: 42-44. PMID: 24480196, DOI: 10.1177/000313481408000204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIleal Perforation in a Young Female with Churg-Strauss Syndrome
Ikoma N, Fischer U, Covinsky M, Quesada A, Gomez R, Mccray C, Warner N, Ko T. Ileal Perforation in a Young Female with Churg-Strauss Syndrome. The American Surgeon 2014, 80: 94-96. PMID: 24401524, DOI: 10.1177/000313481408000133.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Bouveret Syndrome
Shah S, Walker P, Fischer U, Karanjawala B, Khan S. Bouveret Syndrome. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2013, 17: 1720-1721. PMID: 23775095, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2244-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBouveret's syndromeGastric outlet obstructionMultiple medical comorbiditiesPost-operative courseUnremarkable post-operative courseAbdominal painMedical comorbiditiesCholecystoduodenal fistulaGallstone ileusOperative explorationOutlet obstructionSurgical managementElderly womenRare disorderComorbiditiesGallstonesRare variantsSyndromeTypical ageWomenIleusNauseaFistulaPainPatients
2012
Gallstone ileus ten days after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Martin L, Fischer U, Robinson E, Ko T. Gallstone ileus ten days after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The American Surgeon 2012, 78: e292-4. PMID: 22691335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute DiseaseCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicCholelithiasisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGallstonesHumansIleal DiseasesIleusLaparotomyMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeGallstone Ileus Ten Days after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Martin L, Fischer U, Robinson E, Ko T. Gallstone Ileus Ten Days after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. The American Surgeon 2012, 78: 292-294. PMID: 22546112, DOI: 10.1177/000313481207800521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnretrieved Gallstone Mimicking an Intra-abdominal Soft Tissue Mass
Hall J, Fischer U, Wray C. Unretrieved Gallstone Mimicking an Intra-abdominal Soft Tissue Mass. The American Surgeon 2012, 78: 59-61. PMID: 22369794, DOI: 10.1177/000313481207800203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpontaneous Gallbladder Perforation in Acalculous Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis
Martin L, Fischer U, Potts J, Ko T. Spontaneous Gallbladder Perforation in Acalculous Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis. The American Surgeon 2012, 78: 8-9. PMID: 22273285, DOI: 10.1177/000313481207800105.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activation in red blood cells during hemodialysis
Fischer U, Fischer U, Schroeder O, Bloch W, Cox C. Nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activation in red blood cells during hemodialysis. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2010, 211: s46. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.06.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Novel Physiologic Model for the Study of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS)
Shah S, Jimenez F, Walker P, Xue H, Uray K, Aroom K, Fischer U, Laine G, Stewart R, Norbury K, Cox C. A Novel Physiologic Model for the Study of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS). Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2010, 68: 682-689. PMID: 20220423, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181c453cb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal compartment syndromeMean arterial pressureHemorrhagic shock/resuscitationShock/resuscitationUrine outputInspiratory pressureAbdominal pressureDevelopment of ACSMesenteric venous hypertensionPulmonary artery pressureCentral venous pressureDamage control surgeryPeak inspiratory pressureLarge animal modelArtery pressureVenous hypertensionArterial pressureCompartment syndromeVenous pressureControl surgeryHemodynamic measurementsHemorrhagic shockAbdominal packingIntraperitoneal instillationBase excessA Novel Physiologic Model for the Study of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS)
Shah S, Jimenez F, Walker P, Xue H, Uray K, Aroom K, Fischer U, Norbury K, Stewart R, Laine G, Cox C. A Novel Physiologic Model for the Study of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS). Journal Of Surgical Research 2010, 158: 423. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.11.698.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Regulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) in Myocardium Subjected to Cardioplegic Arrest
Fischer U, Klass O, Cox C, Stock U, Antonyan A, Brixius K, Fischer J, Mehlhorn U, Bloch W. Regulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) in Myocardium Subjected to Cardioplegic Arrest. The Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgeon 2009, 57: 379-385. PMID: 19795322, DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsCardiopulmonary BypassEnzyme ActivationFemaleHeart Arrest, InducedHeart VentriclesImmunohistochemistryMaleMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Models, AnimalMyocardial ContractionMyocardiumNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSerineSwineThreonineTime FactorsVentricular Function, LeftIntravenous mesenchymal stem cell therapy for traumatic brain injury.
Harting M, Jimenez F, Xue H, Fischer U, Baumgartner J, Dash P, Cox C. Intravenous mesenchymal stem cell therapy for traumatic brain injury. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2009, 110: 1189-97. PMID: 19301973, PMCID: PMC2889620, DOI: 10.3171/2008.9.jns08158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryMesenchymal stem cell therapyArterial circulationStem cell therapyWeeks postinfusionFunctional recoveryCell therapyPulmonary microvasculatureBrain injuryCortical impact traumatic brain injuryPulmonary first-pass effectImpact traumatic brain injuryIntravenous MSC therapyRecovery of motorCognitive function recoveryFirst-pass effectMeasurements of motorMSC infusionCerebral parenchymaFunction recoveryIntravenous infusionMSC therapyPreclinical promiseFunctional improvementCarotid artery
2008
DISTRIBUTION OF NOS ISOFORMS IN A PORCINE ENDOTOXIN SHOCK MODEL
Doursout M, Oguchi T, Fischer U, Liang Y, Chelly B, Hartley C, Chelly J. DISTRIBUTION OF NOS ISOFORMS IN A PORCINE ENDOTOXIN SHOCK MODEL. Shock 2008, 29: 692-702. PMID: 17909454, PMCID: PMC3341620, DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e3181598b77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCardiomyopathiesCoronary CirculationDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGuanidinesHemodynamicsHypotensionIsoenzymesLipopolysaccharidesNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIOmega-N-MethylarginineOrgan SpecificityShock, SepticSwineVasoconstrictionVasodilationVasodilator AgentsConceptsCardiac depressionSeptic shockNOS inhibitorIsoform-specific NOS inhibitorsPorcine endotoxin shock modelNonspecific NOS inhibitorRegional hemodynamic parametersEndotoxin shock modelNovel therapeutic agentsDistribution of eNOSMesenteric vasoconstrictionRenal vasoconstrictionVasoconstrictor mediatorsEndogenous vasodilatorBlood pressureMyocardial depressionOrgan dysfunctionLPS infusionVascular toneEndotoxin administrationINOS activityHemodynamic parametersVascular bedHepatic vasodilationConscious pigsMechanics of the left ventricular myocardial interstitium: effects of acute and chronic myocardial edema
Desai K, Laine G, Stewart R, Cox C, Quick C, Allen S, Fischer U. Mechanics of the left ventricular myocardial interstitium: effects of acute and chronic myocardial edema. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2008, 294: h2428-h2434. PMID: 18375722, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00860.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular chamber complianceMyocardial interstitial edemaChronic myocardial edemaInterstitial edemaMyocardial edemaMyocardial interstitiumChamber complianceCardiac functionCoronary sinus pressure elevationVentricular chamberDiastolic cardiac functionPulmonary artery bandingLeft ventricular chamberAcute myocardial edemaPressure-volume relationshipEdema formsEdematous heartInterstitial fibrosisPressure elevationAcute edemaChronic oedemaEdema resultsControl animalsEdemaInterstitial fluid pressure