OBJECTIVES The introduction of new sedative agents as well as a desire for improved patient
satisfaction and greater efficiency has changed the practice of endoscopic sedation. This …

Background Patient selection for liver transplantation for metastatic neuroendocrine tumors
remains a topic of debate. There is no established MELD exception, making it difficult to …

Precision medicine involves understanding the molecular drivers unique to an individual
patient's cancer so that specific factors may be targeted with the goal of improved patient …

Positive lymph node status in breast cancer is known to be an adverse prognostic factor, but
the effect of lymph node (LN) status in inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) has not been …

Background Vacuum-assisted core-needle biopsy (VAB) is increasingly used to perform
breast biopsies instead of automated-gun core-needle biopsy (CNB). The significance of …

Background The use of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for newly diagnosed
breast cancer remains controversial. We examined factors associated with detection of …

Background The performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the effect of patient
factors, and resulting surgical management in underserved and ethnically diverse breast …

Background. Evidence on the management of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is limited. This
study investigated factors influencing IBC treatment outcomes such as event-free survival (…

Background: The introduction of new sedative agents and a desire for greater efficiency
during endoscopy have contributed to changes in the practice of endoscopic sedation in the …

Purpose: Recent evidence indicates that normalization of esophageal acid exposure in
Barrett's esophagus (BE) may reduce the risk of neoplasia. The aims of this study were (1) …