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Management of obscure occult gastrointestinal bleeding: a cost-minimization analysisMa Somsouk
Department of Gastrointestinal Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics Research Program, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0538, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 6:661-70. 2008..A cost-minimization analysis determined the optimal initial management strategy for obscure occult gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB)...
A cost-utility analysis of ablative therapy for Barrett's esophagusJohn M Inadomi
Division of Gastroenterology, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
Gastroenterology 136:2101-2114.e1-6. 2009..This study compares the cost utility of ablation with that of endoscopic surveillance strategies...
Understanding liver health using the National Center for Health StatisticsMa Somsouk
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Dig Dis Sci 54:2325-9. 2009..By providing an understanding of the rich, publicly available data systems within the NCHS, investigators may capitalize on an efficient means to shape current knowledge of liver disease...
New model for end stage liver disease improves prognostic capability after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntJennifer Guy
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 7:1236-40. 2009..This study examined whether a new model for end stage liver disease (MELD), which incorporates serum sodium (MELDNa), is a better predictor of death or transplant after TIPS than the original MELD...
Moderate ascites identifies patients with low model for end-stage liver disease scores awaiting liver transplantation who have a high mortality riskMa Somsouk
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Liver Transpl 17:129-36. 2011..Under the MELD system, the presence of moderate ascites should prompt clinicians to consider strategies to expand access to transplantation, such as the use of extended donor liver grafts...
Prevalence of gastric cancer versus colorectal cancer in Asians with a positive fecal occult blood testLukejohn W Day
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Indian J Gastroenterol 30:209-16. 2011..Our aim was to compare the yield between EGD and colonoscopy performed in a racially diverse population with a positive FOBT...
Adverse events in older patients undergoing colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysisLukejohn W Day
Division of Gastroenterology, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
Gastrointest Endosc 74:885-96. 2011..Studies suggest that advancing age is an independent risk factor for experiencing adverse events during colonoscopy. Yet many of these studies are limited by small sample sizes and/or marked variation in reported outcomes...
A cost-identification analysis of screening and surveillance of hepatitis C infection in a prospective cohort of dialysis patientsMa Somsouk
Department of Medicine, GI Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics HOPE Research Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Dig Dis Sci 53:1093-9. 2008..Due to high surveillance cost, further studies are necessary to determine optimal intervals and settings...
Actinomycosis mimicking a pancreatic head neoplasm diagnosed by EUS-guided FNAMa Somsouk
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
Gastrointest Endosc 68:186-7. 2008
