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Gregory Zuccaro

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Jang S, Stevens T, Parsi M, Lopez R, Zuccaro G, Dumot J, et al.
Gastrointest Endosc . 2017 Sep; 87(4):1061-1070. PMID: 28867074
Background And Aims: ERCP with self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement provides reliable and durable relief of malignant biliary obstruction. Our objective was to compare efficacy and adverse outcomes between uncovered...
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Barakat A, Hussein A, Saliba W, Bassiouny M, Tarakji K, Kanj M, et al.
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol . 2016 May; 9(6). PMID: 27225288
Background: The implantation of left atrial appendage closure device (WATCHMAN, Boston Scientific, Natick, MA) is an alternative option to oral anticoagulation (OAC) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. Patients require...
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Mehta P, Sanaka M, Parsi M, Albeldawi M, Dumot J, Lopez R, et al.
Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf) . 2014 Apr; 2(2):140-4. PMID: 24759343
Objective: The aims of this study were to determine the effects of length of procedure on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) outcomes and adverse events. Methods: All ERCP procedures, performed by...
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Mehta P, Sanaka M, Parsi M, Zuccaro G, Dumot J, Lopez R, et al.
Gastrointest Endosc . 2011 Aug; 74(2):303-8. PMID: 21802586
Background: Physician fatigue and decreased concentration have been proposed as causes of lower completion and adenoma detection rates in afternoon colonoscopies compared with morning colonoscopies. ERCP is a technically demanding...
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Mehta P, Vargo J, Dumot J, Parsi M, Lopez R, Zuccaro G
Dig Dis Sci . 2011 Jan; 56(7):2185-90. PMID: 21274625
Objectives: While some gastroenterologists provide their own sedation for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), others utilize anesthesiologists. There is limited information comparing cannulation success and complication rates between these two approaches....
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Parsi M, Deepinder F, Lopez R, Stevens T, Dodig M, Zuccaro G
Pancreas . 2010 Sep; 40(1):52-4. PMID: 20871478
Objective: Pancreatobiliary malignancies often present as biliary strictures. Biliary brush cytology is an established diagnostic technique in the investigation of such strictures. The main shortcoming of the test, however, is...
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Law R, Parsi M, Lopez R, Zuccaro G, Stevens T
Pancreatology . 2010 Mar; 10(1):54-9. PMID: 20332662
Background And Aims: It is not completely understood whether smoking contributes to chronic pancreatitis (CP). Past studies have included mostly patients with alcohol-related and severe CP. Our aim was to...
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Stevens T, Dumot J, Parsi M, Zuccaro G, Vargo J
Dig Dis Sci . 2010 Jan; 55(9):2681-7. PMID: 20101462
Background: Endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic secretin pancreatic function test may be combined in a single endoscopic session (EUS/ePFT) to diagnose chronic pancreatitis (CP). Aims: Our primary aim was to assess...
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Qadeer M, Vargo J, Dumot J, Lopez R, Trolli P, Stevens T, et al.
Gastroenterology . 2009 May; 136(5):1568-76. PMID: 19422079
Background & Aims: The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations recommends ventilation monitoring during procedural sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy. We sought to determine whether intervention, based on a...
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Parsi M, Conwell D, Zuccaro G, Stevens T, Lopez R, Dumot J, et al.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol . 2008 Dec; 6(12):1432-6. PMID: 19081531
Background & Aims: The diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis (CP) often relies on cross-sectional imaging, which may be insensitive for early disease. The aim of this study was to assess the...