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David S Loeb

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Gomez V, Bhalla R, Heckman M, Kroner Florit P, Diehl N, Rawal B, et al.
Bariatr Surg Pract Patient Care . 2014 Dec; 9(4):143-149. PMID: 25516819
Routine esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) prior to bariatric surgery has not been consistently shown to change the management of the patient. A study was performed to estimate the proportion of patients undergoing...
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Wolfsen H, Crook J, Krishna M, Achem S, DeVault K, Bouras E, et al.
Gastroenterology . 2008 Apr; 135(1):24-31. PMID: 18442484
Background & Aims: High-resolution endoscopy with narrow band imaging (NBI) enhances the visualization of mucosal glandular and vascular structures. This study assessed whether narrow band targeted biopsies could detect advanced...
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Ferguson D, DeVault K, Krishna M, Loeb D, Wolfsen H, Wallace M
Am J Gastroenterol . 2006 Jul; 101(7):1611-6. PMID: 16863568
Background: The diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus (BE) requires histologic confirmation of specialized intestinal metaplasia (SIM) through biopsy, a technique prone to sampling error. One method designed to improve the yield...
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Ward E, Wolfsen H, Achem S, Loeb D, Krishna M, Hemminger L, et al.
Am J Gastroenterol . 2006 Jan; 101(1):12-7. PMID: 16405528
Background: Although Barrett's esophagus (BE) is the precursor of esophageal adenocarcinoma (ACA), most patients with ACA present outside of a BE surveillance program. This could be due to undiagnosed symptomatic...
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Norton I, Petersen B, Bosco J, Nelson D, Meier P, Baron T, et al.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol . 2005 Oct; 3(10):1029-33. PMID: 16234050
Background & Aims: Endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy has complication rates of 5%-12%. The output from the electrosurgical generator may influence the degree of coagulation and the rapidity of the incision, and...
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Noh K, Loeb D, Stockland A, Achem S
Am J Gastroenterol . 2005 Mar; 100(3):723-6. PMID: 15743374
We describe the case of a 68-year-old female who developed pneumomediastinum following the "Enteryx" procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The patient required hospitalization and parenteral antibiotics...
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Wolfsen H, Hemminger L, Achem S, Loeb D, Stark M, Bouras E, et al.
Mayo Clin Proc . 2004 Oct; 79(10):1264-7. PMID: 15473407
Objective: To evaluate prospectively the complications that occurred during consecutive endoscopies of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Patients And Methods: We evaluated all endoscopies of the upper gastrointestinal tract (except endoscopic...
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Wolfsen H, Hemminger L, Stark M, Achem S, Loeb D, Woodward T, et al.
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A . 2003 Nov; 13(5):291-4. PMID: 14617384
Background: No data are available regarding resource utilization of the Stretta procedure and its impact on endoscopy units in comparison with other endoscopy procedures. Methods: This observational cohort study compared...
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Lukens F, Loeb D, Machicao V, Achem S, Picco M
Am J Gastroenterol . 2002 Jul; 97(7):1722-5. PMID: 12135025
Objectives: The number of octogenarians (age > or =80 yr) referred for colonoscopy is increasing. Reported success rates regarding colonoscopy completion and adequacy of colonic preparation are poor overall in...