2024
Effect of endoscopic ultrasound guided celiac plexus block on the palliation of pain in chronic pancreatitis (EPOCH Trial): study protocol for a randomized multicenter sham-controlled trial {1}
Wilcox C, Bang J, Buxbaum J, Gardner T, Hawes R, Kedia P, Mardini S, Muniraj T, Navaneethan U, Oza V, Tarnasky P, Thakkar S, Waxman I, Varadarajulu S. Effect of endoscopic ultrasound guided celiac plexus block on the palliation of pain in chronic pancreatitis (EPOCH Trial): study protocol for a randomized multicenter sham-controlled trial {1}. Trials 2024, 25: 676. PMID: 39396987, PMCID: PMC11472533, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08478-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal PainAutonomic Nerve BlockCeliac PlexusEndosonographyHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicNerve BlockPain MeasurementPalliative CarePancreatitis, ChronicProspective StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesConceptsCeliac plexus blockAbdominal painChronic pancreatitisVisual analog scalePlexus blockSham-controlled trialRandomized sham-controlled trialEndoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus blockEffectiveness of endoscopic ultrasoundBrief Pain Inventory Short FormDocumented chronic pancreatitisPainful chronic pancreatitisPalliation of painTime of EUSTreatment of abdominal painPain scoresBPI-SFSteroid combinationsAnalog scaleEndoscopic ultrasoundProspective studyCeliac plexusRandomized trialsShort formPancreatitis
2023
Endoscopic Ultrasound in Cancer Staging
Aslanian H, Muniraj T, Nagar A, Parsons D. Endoscopic Ultrasound in Cancer Staging. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics Of North America 2023, 34: 37-49. PMID: 37973230, DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2023.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Novel 15-mm-long lumen-apposing metal stent for endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections located ≥10 mm from the luminal wall
Zhang LY, Kunda R, Aerts M, Messaoudi N, Pawa R, Pawa S, Robles-Medranda C, Oleas R, Al-Haddad MA, Obaitan I, Muniraj T, Fabbri C, Binda C, Anderloni A, Tarantino I, Bejjani M, Ghandour B, Singh V, Khashab MA. Novel 15-mm-long lumen-apposing metal stent for endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections located ≥10 mm from the luminal wall. Endoscopy 2021, 54: 706-711. PMID: 34905796, DOI: 10.1055/a-1682-7095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrainage of PFCsLumen-apposing metal stentsPancreatic fluid collectionsFluid collectionClinical successLuminal wallEndoscopic ultrasound-guided drainageUltrasound-guided drainageEUS-guided drainageLumen-apposing metalPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesMulticenter studyTechnical successDuodenal wallEndoscopic ultrasoundMaximal diameterMetal stentsLAMS placementComplicationsPatientsRecurrenceOutcomesDrainagePresent outcomes
2020
Alternative uses of lumen apposing metal stents
Sharma P, McCarty TR, Chhoda A, Costantino A, Loeser C, Muniraj T, Ryou M, Thompson CC. Alternative uses of lumen apposing metal stents. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2020, 26: 2715-2728. PMID: 32550749, PMCID: PMC7284179, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i21.2715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and the management of pancreatic cancer
Yousaf MN, Chaudhary FS, Ehsan A, Suarez AL, Muniraj T, Jamidar P, Aslanian HR, Farrell JJ. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and the management of pancreatic cancer. BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2020, 7: e000408. PMID: 32414753, PMCID: PMC7232396, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradeEarly DiagnosisEndosonographyFemaleGastroenterologyHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMaleMedical OncologyPancreatic NeoplasmsPatient Care ManagementPrevalenceRadiologyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSensitivity and SpecificityStentsSurgical OncologyConceptsManagement of patientsPancreatic cancerEndoscopic ultrasoundIdentification of patientsCancer-related mortalityPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaSurgical candidatesMedical oncologyPancreatic malignancyDuctal adenocarcinomaRadiological imagingTherapeutic roleSurgical oncologyDiagnostic evaluationEarly diagnosisMultidisciplinary involvementInterventional endoscopyCancerPatientsWestern countriesOncologyManagementAdenocarcinomaMalignancyEndoscopy
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 improvementsLesionsExaminationStagingDiagnosisVeinAspirationMalignancyTumorsLiver
2017
New Developments in Endoscopic Ultrasound Tissue Acquisition
Muniraj T, Aslanian HR. New Developments in Endoscopic Ultrasound Tissue Acquisition. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics Of North America 2017, 27: 585-599. PMID: 28918800, DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2017.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoscopic Management of Pancreatic Fluid Collections
Muniraj T, Jamidar PA, Nealon WH, Aslanian HR. Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Fluid Collections. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2017, 51: 19-33. PMID: 27548730, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000644.Peer-Reviewed Original Research