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Minia Hellan

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Tuttle R, Simon M, Hitch D, Maiorano J, Hellan M, Ouellette J, et al.
Ann Surg Oncol . 2011 Jan; 18(6):1791-6. PMID: 21267786
Background: Previous work has demonstrated YPEL3 to be a growth-suppressive protein that acts through a pathway of cellular senescence. We set out to determine whether human colon tumors demonstrated downregulation...
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Hellan M, Anderson C, Pigazzi A
JSLS . 2009 Oct; 13(3):312-7. PMID: 19793468
Background: During laparoscopic right hemicolectomy, the anastomosis can be created intra- or extracorporeally. This study aimed to determine whether a difference exists in short-term outcomes between these techniques. Methods: Prospectively...
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Hellan M, Stein H, Pigazzi A
Surg Endosc . 2008 Dec; 23(2):447-51. PMID: 19057962
Some limitations of conventional laparoscopy have been overcome by the enhanced dexterity of the robotic da Vinci system, and its use in gastrointestinal procedures is evolving. However, difficulties accessing multiple...
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Hellan M, Sun C, Artinyan A, Mojica-Manosa P, Bhatia S, Ellenhorn J, et al.
Pancreas . 2008 Jun; 37(1):19-24. PMID: 18580439
Objectives: The role of lymph node (LN) dissection for pancreatic cancer remains uncertain, and guidelines for a minimum LN number have not been established. We hypothesized that LN number in...
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Artinyan A, Hellan M, Mojica-Manosa P, Chen Y, Pezner R, Ellenhorn J, et al.
Cancer . 2007 Nov; 112(1):34-42. PMID: 18000805
Background: Although chemoradiation often is administered as an adjuvant to pancreatic cancer surgery, recent reports have disputed the benefit of radiation therapy. The objective of this study was to determine...
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Hellan M, Anderson C, Ellenhorn J, Paz B, Pigazzi A
Ann Surg Oncol . 2007 Sep; 14(11):3168-73. PMID: 17763911
Background: Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer remains a difficult procedure with high conversion rates. We have sought to improve on some of the pitfalls of laparoscopy by using...
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Hellan M, Pigazzi A
Surg Endosc . 2007 Aug; 22(2):548-51. PMID: 17704873
Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy can be of value to patients with metastatic liver disease from colorectal cancer. Arterial infusion therapy requires surgical placement of a catheter into the gastroduodenal artery...
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Pigazzi A, Hellan M, Ewing D, Paz B, Ballantyne G
J Gastrointest Surg . 2007 Jun; 11(6):778-82. PMID: 17562120
Laparoscopic colectomy is a difficult procedure with a long learning curve. We describe in this study our technique for right- and left-sided laparoscopic medial-to-lateral colectomy. The medial approach involves division...
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Anderson C, Ellenhorn J, Hellan M, Pigazzi A
Surg Endosc . 2007 Mar; 21(9):1662-6. PMID: 17345142
Background: Robotic surgery is evolving as a therapeutic tool for thoracic and urologic applications; however, its use in gastric cancer surgery has not been extensively reported. The objective of this...
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Hellan M, Lee T, Lerner T
J Gastrointest Surg . 2006 Feb; 10(2):265-9. PMID: 16455460
Adult idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (AIHPS) is a misleading anatomic and radio-clinical entity of unknown etiology. Only about 200 cases have been reported in the literature. It is a benign...