2020
Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration of accessory spleen: Cytomorphologic features and diagnostic considerations
Gilani SM, Muniraj T, Farrell JJ, Aslanian HR, Cai G. Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration of accessory spleen: Cytomorphologic features and diagnostic considerations. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2020, 48: 623-628. PMID: 32315514, DOI: 10.1002/dc.24434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationFine-needle aspirationProminent vascularityLymphoid cellsLarge platelet aggregatesCytomorphologic featuresNeedle aspirationNeoplastic processNon-specific clinical symptomsKey cytomorphologic featuresMass-forming lesionsPancreatic tail regionMixed inflammatory cellsKey cytologic featuresSmall-sized lymphocytesPancreas/Most patientsMale patientsSurgical managementClinical symptomsInflammatory cellsMean agePeripancreatic tissueDiagnostic challenge
2016
Pharmacologic Therapies in Gastrointestinal Diseases
Fox RK, Muniraj T. Pharmacologic Therapies in Gastrointestinal Diseases. Medical Clinics Of North America 2016, 100: 827-850. PMID: 27235617, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntacidsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntidepressive AgentsAntidiarrhealsAntiviral AgentsCoinfectionDietary FiberDrug Resistance, ViralGastroesophageal RefluxGastrointestinal AgentsGastrointestinal DiseasesGenotypeHelicobacter InfectionsHepatitis CHistamine H2 AntagonistsHIV InfectionsHumansIrritable Bowel SyndromeLaxativesPeptic UlcerProbioticsProton Pump InhibitorsConceptsGastroesophageal reflux diseaseIrritable bowel syndromeProton pump inhibitorsHepatitis C virusBowel syndromeFirst-line treatmentMainstay of therapyPeptic ulcer diseaseLong-term useHCV treatmentReflux diseaseMost patientsPharmacologic therapyDuodenal ulcerUlcer diseasePump inhibitorsC virusGastrointestinal diseasesTreatment candidatesPermanent cureSevere symptomsSide effectsDiseaseHigher likelihoodPharmacotherapy
2015
PANCREATITIS OR NOT? – Elevated lipase and amylase in ICU patients
Muniraj T, Dang S, Pitchumoni CS. PANCREATITIS OR NOT? – Elevated lipase and amylase in ICU patients. Journal Of Critical Care 2015, 30: 1370-1375. PMID: 26411523, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pancreatitisAssociated co-morbid conditionsIntensive care unit patientsCare unit patientsCo-morbid conditionsNon-pancreatic diseaseElevated lipaseClinical pancreatitisMost patientsUnit patientsICU patientsIll patientsSerum levelsICU settingPancreatitisPatientsPancreatic enzymesClinical diagnosisTypical symptomsDifferent causesDiseaseElevationHyperamylasemiaHyperlipasemiaAmylase