2016
Gastric and small intestine gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Do outcomes differ?
Giuliano K, Nagarajan N, Canner J, Najafian A, Wolfgang C, Schneider E, Meyer C, Lennon AM, Johnston FM, Ahuja N. Gastric and small intestine gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Do outcomes differ? Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2016, 115: 351-357. PMID: 27885685, DOI: 10.1002/jso.24514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall intestine gastrointestinal stromal tumorGastrointestinal stromal tumorsCause-specific mortalityGIST patientsDiagnosis of GISTCases of GISTLarge nation-wide studyGastric gastrointestinal stromal tumorsGastric GIST patientsCommon mesenchymal tumorsFive-year survivalApproval of imatinibNation-wide studySEER databaseStromal tumorsMesenchymal tumorsGastrointestinal tractAge 50PatientsSurvival analysisSimilar outcomesTumorsPrevious reportsFrequent useOutcomes
2005
Long‐Term Function After Restorative Proctocolectomy
Wheeler JM, Banerjee A, Ahuja N, Jewell DP, Mortensen NJ. Long‐Term Function After Restorative Proctocolectomy. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2005, 48: 946-951. PMID: 15868242, DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0885-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIleoanal pouch surgeryLong-term functional outcomePercent of patientsFunctional outcomePouch surgeryRestorative proctocolectomyIleoanal pouchExcellent long-term optionEarly functional outcomesLong-term functionMost patientsPouch failureConsecutive patientsMedian agePerfect continencePatientsProctocolectomyStandardized questionnaireSurgeryOutcomesPouchMinimal dataMonthsTotalQuestionnaire