2020
Comorbidities Drive the Majority of Overall Mortality in Low-Risk Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts Under Surveillance
Chhoda A, Yousaf MN, Madhani K, Aslanian H, Jamidar PA, Suarez AL, Salem R, Muniraj T, Kunstman J, Farrell JJ. Comorbidities Drive the Majority of Overall Mortality in Low-Risk Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts Under Surveillance. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2020, 20: 631-640.e1. PMID: 33309984, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity IndexHigh-risk stigmataMucinous pancreatic cystsOverall mortalityWorrisome featuresPancreatic cystsComorbidity burdenAge-adjusted Charlson comorbidity indexKaplan-Meir survival analysisLow-risk cystsSingle-center studyHigher overall mortalityElectronic medical recordsComorbidity indexProspective surveillanceCenter studyMortality outcomesMedical recordsMucinous cystsPatient outcomesSerial imagingSurveillance populationCohort stratificationSurvival analysisAbstractText
2019
Impact 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