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Capsule endoscopy of the esophagus.

Waterman M, Gralnek IM.

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009 Aug;43(7):605-12. Review.PMID: 19568182 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Health-related quality of life predicts mortality in patients with advanced chronic liver disease.

Kanwal F, Gralnek IM, Hays RD, Zeringue A, Durazo F, Han SB, Saab S, Bolus R, Spiegel BM.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Jul;7(7):793-9. Epub 2009 Mar 21.PMID: 19306949 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Management of acute bleeding from a peptic ulcer.

Gralnek IM, Barkun AN, Bardou M.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 28;359(9):928-37. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18753649 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluating the process of care in nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage: a survey of expert vs. non-expert gastroenterologists.

Esrailian E, Gralnek IM, Jensen D, Laine L, Dulai GS, Eisen G, Spiegel BM.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Nov 15;28(10):1199-208. Epub 2008 Aug 24.PMID: 18729846 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prospective validation of the short form liver disease quality of life instrument.

Kanwal F, Spiegel BM, Hays RD, Durazo F, Han SB, Saab S, Bolus R, Kim SJ, Gralnek IM.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Nov 1;28(9):1088-101. Epub 2008 Jul 30.PMID: 18671776 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Capsule endoscopy may reclassify pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: a historical analysis.

Cohen SA, Gralnek IM, Ephrath H, Saripkin L, Meyers W, Sherrod O, Napier A, Gobin T.

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008 Jul;47(1):31-6.PMID: 18607266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Management of obscure occult gastrointestinal bleeding: a cost-minimization analysis.

Somsouk M, Gralnek IM, Inadomi JM.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Jun;6(6):661-70.PMID: 18550005 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical trial: effectiveness of chewing-gum in accelerating capsule endoscopy transit time--a prospective randomized, controlled pilot study.

Apostolopoulos P, Kalantzis C, Gralnek IM, Liatsos C, Tsironis C, Kalantzis N.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Aug 15;28(4):405-11. Epub 2008 Jun 11.PMID: 18549462 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Detecting esophageal disease with second-generation capsule endoscopy: initial evaluation of the PillCam ESO 2.

Gralnek IM, Adler SN, Yassin K, Koslowsky B, Metzger Y, Eliakim R.

Endoscopy. 2008 Apr;40(4):275-9.PMID: 18389444 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An evaluation of endoscopic indications and findings related to nonvariceal upper-GI hemorrhage in a large multicenter consortium.

Enestvedt BK, Gralnek IM, Mattek N, Lieberman DA, Eisen G.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Mar;67(3):422-9. Epub 2008 Jan 18.PMID: 18206878 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of capsule endoscopy in active, mild-to-moderate, overt, obscure GI bleeding.

Apostolopoulos P, Liatsos C, Gralnek IM, Kalantzis C, Giannakoulopoulou E, Alexandrakis G, Tsibouris P, Kalafatis E, Kalantzis N.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Dec;66(6):1174-81.PMID: 18061718 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Development of a capsule endoscopy scoring index for small bowel mucosal inflammatory change.

Gralnek IM, Defranchis R, Seidman E, Leighton JA, Legnani P, Lewis BS.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Jan 15;27(2):146-54. Epub 2007 Oct 23.PMID: 17956598 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Differences in the management of Crohn's disease among experts and community providers, based on a national survey of sample case vignettes.

Esrailian E, Spiegel BM, Targownik LE, Dubinsky MC, Targan SR, Gralnek IM.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Oct 1;26(7):1005-18.PMID: 17877507 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Small bowel mucosal injury is reduced in healthy subjects treated with celecoxib compared with ibuprofen plus omeprazole, as assessed by video capsule endoscopy.

Goldstein JL, Eisen GM, Lewis B, Gralnek IM, Aisenberg J, Bhadra P, Berger MF.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 May 15;25(10):1211-22.PMID: 17451567 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Preventing complications of endoscopic hemostasis in acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

Waterman M, Gralnek IM.

Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2007 Jan;17(1):157-67, viii. Review.PMID: 17397782 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Esomeprazole versus other proton pump inhibitors in erosive esophagitis: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Gralnek IM, Dulai GS, Fennerty MB, Spiegel BM.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Dec;4(12):1452-8.PMID: 17162239 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Endoscopic research: funding opportunities and mechanisms from the ASGE and beyond...

Gralnek IM.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Dec;64(6 Suppl):S16-8. No abstract available. PMID: 17113847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of wireless capsule endoscopy in investigating unexplained iron deficiency anemia after negative endoscopic evaluation of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract.

Apostolopoulos P, Liatsos C, Gralnek IM, Giannakoulopoulou E, Alexandrakis G, Kalantzis C, Gabriel P, Kalantzis N.

Endoscopy. 2006 Nov;38(11):1127-32.PMID: 17111335 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of the PillCam Colon capsule in the detection of colonic pathology: results of the first multicenter, prospective, comparative study.

Eliakim R, Fireman Z, Gralnek IM, Yassin K, Waterman M, Kopelman Y, Lachter J, Koslowsky B, Adler SN.

Endoscopy. 2006 Oct;38(10):963-70.PMID: 17058158 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A simplified ingestion procedure for esophageal capsule endoscopy: initial evaluation in healthy volunteers.

Gralnek IM, Rabinovitz R, Afik D, Eliakim R.

Endoscopy. 2006 Sep;38(9):913-8.PMID: 16981109 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Treatment alternatives for hepatitis B cirrhosis: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Kanwal F, Farid M, Martin P, Chen G, Gralnek IM, Dulai GS, Spiegel BM.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Sep;101(9):2076-89.PMID: 16968510 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The cost-effectiveness and budget impact of intravenous versus oral proton pump inhibitors in peptic ulcer hemorrhage.

Spiegel BM, Dulai GS, Lim BS, Mann N, Kanwal F, Gralnek IM.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Aug;4(8):988-997. Epub 2006 Jul 17.PMID: 16844422 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparing rates of dyspepsia with Coxibs vs NSAID+PPI: a meta-analysis.

Spiegel BM, Farid M, Dulai GS, Gralnek IM, Kanwal F.

Am J Med. 2006 May;119(5):448.e27-36.PMID: 16651060 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: epidemiology and diagnosis.

Esrailian E, Gralnek IM.

Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2005 Dec;34(4):589-605. Review.PMID: 16303572 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Is a negative colonoscopy associated with reassurance or improved health-related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome?

Spiegel BM, Gralnek IM, Bolus R, Chang L, Dulai GS, Naliboff B, Mayer EA.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2005 Dec;62(6):892-9.PMID: 16301033 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systematic review of the effects of n-3 fatty acids in inflammatory bowel disease.

MacLean CH, Mojica WA, Newberry SJ, Pencharz J, Garland RH, Tu W, Hilton LG, Gralnek IM, Rhodes S, Khanna P, Morton SC.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Sep;82(3):611-9. Review.PMID: 16155275 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of chronic viral hepatitis on health-related quality of life in HIV: results from a nationally representative sample.

Kanwal F, Gralnek IM, Hays RD, Dulai GS, Spiegel BM, Bozzette S, Asch S.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Sep;100(9):1984-94.PMID: 16128943 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Budget impact of tegaserod on a managed care organization formulary.

Bloom MA, Barghout V, Kahler KH, Bentkover J, Kurth H, Gralnek IM, Spiegel BM.

Am J Manag Care. 2005 Apr;11(1 Suppl):S27-34.PMID: 15926761 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Treatment alternatives for chronic hepatitis B virus infection: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Kanwal F, Gralnek IM, Martin P, Dulai GS, Farid M, Spiegel BM.

Ann Intern Med. 2005 May 17;142(10):821-31.PMID: 15897532 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Obscure-overt gastrointestinal bleeding.

Gralnek IM.

Gastroenterology. 2005 May;128(5):1424-30. No abstract available. PMID: 15887123 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Combination endoscopic band ligation and sclerotherapy compared with endoscopic band ligation alone for the secondary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal hemorrhage: a meta-analysis.

Karsan HA, Morton SC, Shekelle PG, Spiegel BM, Suttorp MJ, Edelstein MA, Gralnek IM.

Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Feb;50(2):399-406.PMID: 15745108 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Video capsule endoscopy to prospectively assess small bowel injury with celecoxib, naproxen plus omeprazole, and placebo.

Goldstein JL, Eisen GM, Lewis B, Gralnek IM, Zlotnick S, Fort JG; Investigators.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Feb;3(2):133-41.PMID: 15704047 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A comparison of liver transplantation outcomes in the pre- vs. post-MELD eras.

Kanwal F, Dulai GS, Spiegel BM, Yee HF, Gralnek IM.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005 Jan 15;21(2):169-77.PMID: 15679767 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Colonic stent vs. emergency surgery for management of acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction: a decision analysis.

Targownik LE, Spiegel BM, Sack J, Hines OJ, Dulai GS, Gralnek IM, Farrell JJ.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Dec;60(6):865-74.PMID: 15604999 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Racial differences in the impact of irritable bowel syndrome on health-related quality of life.

Gralnek IM, Hays RD, Kilbourne AM, Chang L, Mayer EA.

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2004 Oct;38(9):782-9.PMID: 15365405 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical determinants of health-related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Spiegel BM, Gralnek IM, Bolus R, Chang L, Dulai GS, Mayer EA, Naliboff B.

Arch Intern Med. 2004 Sep 13;164(16):1773-80.PMID: 15364671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Are physician-derived disease severity indices associated with health-related quality of life in patients with end-stage liver disease?

Kanwal F, Hays RD, Kilbourne AM, Dulai GS, Gralnek IM.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Sep;99(9):1726-32.PMID: 15330910 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The quality of published health economic analyses in digestive diseases: a systematic review and quantitative appraisal.

Spiegel BM, Targownik LE, Kanwal F, Derosa V, Dulai GS, Gralnek IM, Chiou CF.

Gastroenterology. 2004 Aug;127(2):403-11. Review.PMID: 15300571 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The cost-effectiveness of hepatic venous pressure gradient monitoring in the prevention of recurrent variceal hemorrhage.

Targownik LE, Spiegel BM, Dulai GS, Karsan HA, Gralnek IM.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul;99(7):1306-15.PMID: 15233670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incremental value of upper endoscopy for triage of patients with acute non-variceal upper-GI hemorrhage.

Gralnek IM, Dulai GS.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Jul;60(1):9-14.PMID: 15229418 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Testing for celiac sprue in irritable bowel syndrome with predominant diarrhea: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Spiegel BM, DeRosa VP, Gralnek IM, Wang V, Dulai GS.

Gastroenterology. 2004 Jun;126(7):1721-32.PMID: 15188167 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A glossary of economic terms.

Chiba N, Gralnek IM, Moayyedi P, Provenzale D, Inadomi JM, Willan AR, Briggs AH, Kim WR.

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004 Jun;16(6):563-5. No abstract available. PMID: 15167157 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Consumer usage patterns of nonprescription histamine2-receptor antagonists.

Shi CW, Gralnek IM, Dulai GS, Towfigh A, Asch S.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Apr;99(4):606-10.PMID: 15089889 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Endoscopic treatment outcomes in watermelon stomach patients with and without portal hypertension.

Dulai GS, Jensen DM, Kovacs TO, Gralnek IM, Jutabha R.

Endoscopy. 2004 Jan;36(1):68-72.PMID: 14722858 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Management of acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: comparison of an American and a Canadian medical centre.

Targownik LE, Gralnek IM, Dulai GS, Spiegel BM, Oei T, Bernstein CN.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2003 Aug;17(8):489-95.PMID: 12945010 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The cost-effectiveness of cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitors in the management of chronic arthritis.

Spiegel BM, Targownik L, Dulai GS, Gralnek IM.

Ann Intern Med. 2003 May 20;138(10):795-806. Review.PMID: 12755551 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Major stigmata of recent hemorrhage on rectal ulcers in patients with severe hematochezia: Endoscopic diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.

Kanwal F, Dulai G, Jensen DM, Gralnek IM, Kovacs TO, Machicado GA, Jutabha R.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2003 Apr;57(4):462-8.PMID: 12665754 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Endoscopic screening for esophageal varices in cirrhosis: Is it ever cost effective?

Spiegel BM, Targownik L, Dulai GS, Karsan HA, Gralnek IM.

Hepatology. 2003 Feb;37(2):366-77.PMID: 12540787 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Portal hypertensive enteropathy in a patient with polycystic liver disease: a unique endoscopic finding.

Tang SJ, Jensen DM, Gralnek IM, Roth BE.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2002 Dec;56(6):924-6. No abstract available. PMID: 12447315 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital care for low-risk patients with acute, nonvariceal upper GI hemorrhage: a comparison of neighboring community and tertiary care centers.

Oei TT, Dulai GS, Gralnek IM, Chang D, Kilbourne AM, Sale GA.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Sep;97(9):2271-8.PMID: 12358244 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles