2022
Juxta-papillary duodenal diverticula are associated with pyogenic liver abscesses: a case control study
Shankar U, Bhandari P, Panchal A, Weeks D, Wu H, Chen F, Maheshwari N, Bansal R, Walfish A, Baum J, Jamidar PA, Aron J. Juxta-papillary duodenal diverticula are associated with pyogenic liver abscesses: a case control study. BMC Gastroenterology 2022, 22: 52. PMID: 35130860, PMCID: PMC8822858, DOI: 10.1186/s12876-022-02120-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesCholangitisDiverticulumHumansLiver Abscess, PyogenicRetrospective StudiesConceptsRisk factorsCryptogenic PLADiabetes mellitusDuodenal diverticulumLiver abscessesOdds ratioSignificant associationMultiple logistic regression analysisConcurrent acute cholecystitisCryptogenic liver abscessesPyogenic liver abscessesIdentifiable risk factorsRetrospective chart reviewThird of patientsTraditional risk factorsCase-control studyStudy inclusion criteriaDiagnosis of PLAMultiple logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisUnidentified risk factorsElectronic medical recordsComputerized tomography (CT) imagingSingle expert radiologistAscending cholangitis
2019
NETest Liquid Biopsy Is Diagnostic of Lung Neuroendocrine Tumors and Identifies Progressive Disease
Malczewska A, Oberg K, Bodei L, Aslanian H, Lewczuk A, Filosso PL, Wójcik-Giertuga M, Rydel M, Zielińska-Leś I, Walter A, Suarez A, Kolasińska-Ćwikła A, Roffinella M, Jamidar P, Ziora D, Czyżewski D, Kos-Kudła B, Ćwikła J. NETest Liquid Biopsy Is Diagnostic of Lung Neuroendocrine Tumors and Identifies Progressive Disease. Neuroendocrinology 2019, 108: 219-231. PMID: 30654372, PMCID: PMC7472425, DOI: 10.1159/000497037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerLarge cell neuroendocrine carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisBronchopulmonary carcinoidsNETest levelsLung cancerAtypical carcinoidLiquid biopsyLung neuroendocrine tumorsRECIST 1.1Stable diseaseMetastatic diseaseProgressive diseaseStudy cohortClinical progressionPulmonary fibrosisCell carcinomaNeuroendocrine carcinomaNeuroendocrine tumorsLung neoplasiaHealthy controlsNeuroendocrine neoplasiaBlinded studyBlood samples