List of works - Vanessa M. Shami

Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of T2N0 esophageal cancer

scientific article

Are miniature ultrasonic probes of clinical value for diagnosis and treatment of digestive tract diseases?

scientific article

Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO): Follow-Up and Postprocedural Imaging ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 2011

Bridge to surgery using partially covered self-expandable metal stents (PCMS) in malignant biliary stricture: an acceptable paradigm?

scientific article

Clinical impact of endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in the management of rectal carcinoma

scientific article published on 14 January 2004

Colonic diverticulosis is associated with an increased adenoma detection rate in patients undergoing first-time screening colonoscopy ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2012

Comparative Effectiveness of Esophagectomy Versus Endoscopic Treatment for Esophageal High-grade Dysplasia

scientific article

Comparative Effectiveness of Resection vs Surveillance for Pancreatic Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms With Worrisome Features

scientific article published on 22 November 2017

Comparison between endoscopic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for the staging of pancreatic cancer

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Comparison of the grading of esophageal varices by transnasal endoluminal ultrasound and esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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Cytology of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma

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Does FDG-PET add information to EUS and CT in the initial management of esophageal cancer? A prospective single center study

scientific article

ERCP-directed radiofrequency ablation and photodynamic therapy are associated with comparable survival in the treatment of unresectable cholangiocarcinoma

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EUS Needle Identification Comparison and Evaluation study (with videos).

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EUS-FNA as the initial diagnostic modality in centrally located primary lung cancers

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EUS-guided 22-gauge fine-needle aspiration versus core biopsy needle in the evaluation of solid pancreatic neoplasms

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EUS-guided drainage of bilomas: a new alternative?

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EUS-guided pancreaticogastrostomy: analysis of its efficacy to drain inaccessible pancreatic ducts

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Effect of pancreatic duct stent diameter on hospitalization in chronic pancreatitis: does size matter?

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Efficiency of endoscopy units can be improved with use of discrete event simulation modeling

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Endoscopic management of esophageal strictures

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Endoscopic removal of migrated endovascular coils from the duodenum

Endoscopic treatment of early gastroesophageal malignancy

scientific article published in September 2002

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided access and therapy of pancreatico-biliary disorders: EUS-guided cholangio and pancreatic drainage

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Endoscopic ultrasound staging is adversely affected by placement of a self-expandable metal stent: fact or fiction?

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided cholangiopancreatography and rendezvous techniques

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of a malignant pleural effusion to diagnose and stage lung cancer: when should this approach be considered?

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Esophageal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor sampled by EUS-FNA.

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Esophageal leiomyosarcoma diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration

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FDG Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Demonstration of Carcinoma Arising in an Epiphrenic Diverticulum

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Factors predictive of malignancy and endoscopic resectability in ampullary neoplasia

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Fine-needle aspiration cytology of pancreatic lymphoepithelial cysts

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Fully covered removable nitinol self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) in malignant strictures of the esophagus: a multicenter analysis

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Fully-covered, self-expandable metal stents (CSEMS) in malignant distal biliary strictures: mid-term evaluation

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Gallbladder stent placement for prevention of cholecystitis in patients receiving covered metal stent for malignant obstructive jaundice: a feasibility study

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Gastric intestinal metaplasia is associated with gastric dysplasia but is inversely correlated with esophageal dysplasia

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Gastrointestinal Bleeding During Index Hospitalization for Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Implantation: Is the Squeeze Worth the Ooze?

scientific article published on 26 November 2016

Interventional EUS-guided cholangiography: evaluation of a technique in evolution

scientific article

Isolated Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion After Foreign Body Ingestion

Management of complications associated with partially covered biliary metal stents

scientific article

Meshed capillary vessels found on narrow-band imaging without optical magnification effectively identifies colorectal neoplasia: a North American validation of the Japanese experience

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Molecular analysis of pancreatic cyst fluid changes clinical management

scientific article published in January 2018

Mortality in patients undergoing covered self-expandable metal stent revisions in malignant biliary stricture: does pathology matter?

scientific article

Multimodality endoscopic treatment of pancreatic duct disruption with stenting and pseudocyst drainage: how efficacious is it?

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Performance of endoscopic ultrasound in staging rectal adenocarcinoma appropriate for primary surgical resection

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Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma arising from a hyperplastic polyp: which polyps should be endoscopically resected?

scientific article

Predicting pathologic response: the "bottom line" in the management of locally advanced rectal cancer

scientific article published in March 2017

Presence of lymph node vasculature: a new EUS criterion for benign nodes?

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Prevention of Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis: Medications and Techniques

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Quality of life following primary vs. redo transthoracic paraesophageal hernia repairs

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Rapunzel's syndrome: gastric bezoars and endoscopic management

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Recombinant activated factor VII for coagulopathy in fulminant hepatic failure compared with conventional therapy

scientific article

Significantly higher rates of gastrointestinal bleeding and thromboembolic events with left ventricular assist devices

scientific article

Single-balloon enteroscopy effectively enables diagnostic and therapeutic retrograde cholangiography in patients with surgically altered anatomy

scientific article

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas: A Case Report and Review of Literature

scientific article

Success and complications associated with placement of fully covered removable self-expandable metal stents for benign esophageal diseases (with videos).

scientific article published on 26 January 2011

Technology insight: Current status of endoscopic ultrasonography

scientific article

Temporary placement of a fully covered self-expandable metal stent in the pancreatic duct for management of symptomatic refractory chronic pancreatitis: preliminary data (with videos).

scientific article

Temporary placement of covered self-expandable metal stents in benign biliary strictures: a new paradigm? (with video).

scientific article

Temporary placement of fully covered self-expandable metal stents in benign biliary strictures: midterm evaluation (with video).

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The cytologic diagnosis of gangliocytic paraganglioma: A case report ⬇️

scientific article published on November 18, 2011

The level of carcinoembryonic antigen and the presence of mucin as predictors of cystic pancreatic mucinous neoplasia

scientific article

The role of EUS in ampullary lesions: is the answer black and white?

scientific article

Thoracic spondylodiscitis resulting from proximal migration of an esophageal stent

scientific article

Through-the-scope balloon dilation for endoscopic ultrasound staging of stenosing esophageal cancer

scientific article

Transenteric drainage of pancreatic-fluid collections with fully covered self-expanding metallic stents (with video).

scientific article

Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection is associated with fewer recurrences and earlier curative resections compared to conventional endoscopic mucosal resection for large colorectal polyps

scientific article

Unresectable cholangiocarcinoma: comparison of survival in biliary stenting alone versus stenting with photodynamic therapy

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Updated guidelines for live endoscopy demonstrations

scientific article published on June 2010

Wide-field endoscopic resection of a large laterally spreading adenoma that encompassed the major papilla by combined ampullectomy, EMR, and underwater EMR.

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List of works by Vanessa M. Shami

Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of T2N0 esophageal cancer

Are miniature ultrasonic probes of clinical value for diagnosis and treatment of digestive tract diseases?

Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO): Follow-Up and Postprocedural Imaging ⬇️

Bridge to surgery using partially covered self-expandable metal stents (PCMS) in malignant biliary stricture: an acceptable paradigm?

Clinical impact of endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in the management of rectal carcinoma

Colonic diverticulosis is associated with an increased adenoma detection rate in patients undergoing first-time screening colonoscopy ⬇️

Comparative Effectiveness of Esophagectomy Versus Endoscopic Treatment for Esophageal High-grade Dysplasia

Comparative Effectiveness of Resection vs Surveillance for Pancreatic Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms With Worrisome Features

Comparison between endoscopic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for the staging of pancreatic cancer

Comparison of the grading of esophageal varices by transnasal endoluminal ultrasound and esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Cytology of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma

Does FDG-PET add information to EUS and CT in the initial management of esophageal cancer? A prospective single center study

ERCP-directed radiofrequency ablation and photodynamic therapy are associated with comparable survival in the treatment of unresectable cholangiocarcinoma

EUS Needle Identification Comparison and Evaluation study (with videos).

EUS-FNA as the initial diagnostic modality in centrally located primary lung cancers

EUS-guided 22-gauge fine-needle aspiration versus core biopsy needle in the evaluation of solid pancreatic neoplasms

EUS-guided drainage of bilomas: a new alternative?

EUS-guided pancreaticogastrostomy: analysis of its efficacy to drain inaccessible pancreatic ducts

Effect of pancreatic duct stent diameter on hospitalization in chronic pancreatitis: does size matter?

Efficiency of endoscopy units can be improved with use of discrete event simulation modeling

Endoscopic management of esophageal strictures

Endoscopic removal of migrated endovascular coils from the duodenum

Endoscopic treatment of early gastroesophageal malignancy

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided access and therapy of pancreatico-biliary disorders: EUS-guided cholangio and pancreatic drainage

Endoscopic ultrasound staging is adversely affected by placement of a self-expandable metal stent: fact or fiction?

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided cholangiopancreatography and rendezvous techniques

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of a malignant pleural effusion to diagnose and stage lung cancer: when should this approach be considered?

Esophageal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor sampled by EUS-FNA.

Esophageal leiomyosarcoma diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration

FDG Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Demonstration of Carcinoma Arising in an Epiphrenic Diverticulum

Factors predictive of malignancy and endoscopic resectability in ampullary neoplasia

Fine-needle aspiration cytology of pancreatic lymphoepithelial cysts

Fully covered removable nitinol self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) in malignant strictures of the esophagus: a multicenter analysis

Fully-covered, self-expandable metal stents (CSEMS) in malignant distal biliary strictures: mid-term evaluation

Gallbladder stent placement for prevention of cholecystitis in patients receiving covered metal stent for malignant obstructive jaundice: a feasibility study

Gastric intestinal metaplasia is associated with gastric dysplasia but is inversely correlated with esophageal dysplasia

Gastrointestinal Bleeding During Index Hospitalization for Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Implantation: Is the Squeeze Worth the Ooze?

Interventional EUS-guided cholangiography: evaluation of a technique in evolution

Isolated Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion After Foreign Body Ingestion

Management of complications associated with partially covered biliary metal stents

Meshed capillary vessels found on narrow-band imaging without optical magnification effectively identifies colorectal neoplasia: a North American validation of the Japanese experience

Molecular analysis of pancreatic cyst fluid changes clinical management

Mortality in patients undergoing covered self-expandable metal stent revisions in malignant biliary stricture: does pathology matter?

Multimodality endoscopic treatment of pancreatic duct disruption with stenting and pseudocyst drainage: how efficacious is it?

Performance of endoscopic ultrasound in staging rectal adenocarcinoma appropriate for primary surgical resection

Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma arising from a hyperplastic polyp: which polyps should be endoscopically resected?

Predicting pathologic response: the "bottom line" in the management of locally advanced rectal cancer

Presence of lymph node vasculature: a new EUS criterion for benign nodes?

Prevention of Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis: Medications and Techniques

Quality of life following primary vs. redo transthoracic paraesophageal hernia repairs

Rapunzel's syndrome: gastric bezoars and endoscopic management

Recombinant activated factor VII for coagulopathy in fulminant hepatic failure compared with conventional therapy

Significantly higher rates of gastrointestinal bleeding and thromboembolic events with left ventricular assist devices

Single-balloon enteroscopy effectively enables diagnostic and therapeutic retrograde cholangiography in patients with surgically altered anatomy

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Success and complications associated with placement of fully covered removable self-expandable metal stents for benign esophageal diseases (with videos).

Technology insight: Current status of endoscopic ultrasonography

Temporary placement of a fully covered self-expandable metal stent in the pancreatic duct for management of symptomatic refractory chronic pancreatitis: preliminary data (with videos).

Temporary placement of covered self-expandable metal stents in benign biliary strictures: a new paradigm? (with video).

Temporary placement of fully covered self-expandable metal stents in benign biliary strictures: midterm evaluation (with video).

The cytologic diagnosis of gangliocytic paraganglioma: A case report ⬇️

The level of carcinoembryonic antigen and the presence of mucin as predictors of cystic pancreatic mucinous neoplasia

The role of EUS in ampullary lesions: is the answer black and white?

Thoracic spondylodiscitis resulting from proximal migration of an esophageal stent

Through-the-scope balloon dilation for endoscopic ultrasound staging of stenosing esophageal cancer

Transenteric drainage of pancreatic-fluid collections with fully covered self-expanding metallic stents (with video).

Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection is associated with fewer recurrences and earlier curative resections compared to conventional endoscopic mucosal resection for large colorectal polyps

Unresectable cholangiocarcinoma: comparison of survival in biliary stenting alone versus stenting with photodynamic therapy

Updated guidelines for live endoscopy demonstrations

Wide-field endoscopic resection of a large laterally spreading adenoma that encompassed the major papilla by combined ampullectomy, EMR, and underwater EMR.