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Browsing Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine by Author "Abdalla, Eddie"

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Browsing Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine by Author "Abdalla, Eddie"

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  • Comparison between hepatic wedge resection and anatomic resection for colorectal liver metastases 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Zorzi, Daria; Mullen, John; Pawlik, Timothy; Andres, Axel; Muratore, Andrea; Curley, Steven; Mentha, Gilles; Capussotti, Lorenzo; Vauthey, Nicolas (2015-11-12)
    Some investigators have suggested that wedge resection (WR) confers a higher incidence of positive margins and an inferior survival compared with anatomic resection (AR) of colorectal liver metastases (CLM). We sought to ...
  • Comparison of CT Methods for Determining the Fat Content of the Liver 
    Kodama, Yoshihisa; Ng, Chaan; Wu, Tsung-T; Ayers, Gregory; Curley, Steven; Abdalla, Eddie; Vauthey, Nicolas; Chamsangavej, Chulsip (2015-11-16)
    OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to assess which of a number of methods of measuring attenuation on CT scans is best for prediction of hepatic fat content. MATERIALS AND METHODS. This retrospective study was ...
  • Comparison of Two Methods of Future Liver Remnant Volume Measurement 
    Shin Chun, Yun; Ribero, Dario; Abdalla, Eddie; Madoff, David; Mortenson, Melinda; Wei, Steven; Vauthey, Nicolas (2015-11-17)
    Background In liver transplantation, a minimum graft to patient body weight (BW) ratio is required for graft survival; in liver resection, total liver volume (TLV) calculated from body surface area (BSA) is used to determine ...
  • Critical Appraisal of the Clinical and Pathologic Predictors of Survival After Resection of Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Pawlik, Timothy; Poon, Ronnie; Zorzi, Daria; Ikai, Iwao; Curley, Steven; Nagorney, David; Belghiti, Jacques; Oi-Lin Ng, Irene; Yamaoka, Yoshio; Lauwers, Gregory; Vauthey, Nicolas (2015-11-11)
    Hypothesis A subset of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with a diameter of 10 cm or larger may benefit from hepatic resection. Design Retrospective study of a multi-institutional database. Setting Five ...
  • Curable metastatic colorectal cancer 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Berri, Richard (2015-11-17)
    “Cure” for patients with stage IV colorectal cancer remains elusive, but for a growing subset of patients with colorectal liver metastases (CLMs), cure (ie, > 10-year survival without evidence of disease) is achieved in ...
  • Curing hepatocellular carcinomatosis with biologic therapy and surgery 
    Thomas, Melanie; Tetzlaff, Eric; Lozano, Richard; Samp, Leigh; Butler, Charles; Gannon, Christopher; Hamilton, Stanley; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas; Abdalla, Eddie (2015-11-17)
    Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that present as hemoperitoneum are uncommon, often recur as peritoneal carcinomatosis, and have poor prognosis. Systemic chemotherapies are minimally effective in advanced HCC and less so as ...
  • Cytosolic Phospholipase A2-Mediated ICAM-1 Expression Is Calcium Dependent 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Carlton, Barnett; Moore, Ernest; Silliman, Christopher; David, Patrick; Curley, Steven (2015-11-10)
    Background. Some human malignancies such as virus-related hepatocellular cancer arise in a setting of chronic inflammation. Upregulation of ICAM-1 is a seminal late event in malignant transformation following chronic ...
  • Debunking dogma 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Pawlik, Timothy; Vauthey, Nicolas; Curley, Steven (2015-11-12)
    Treatment of four or more colorectal liver metastases (CRLMs) is controversial and remains a relative contraindication to surgery at some institutions. We sought to assess the outcome of patients with four or more CRLMs ...
  • Defined Clinical Classifications Are Associated with Outcome of Patients with Anatomically Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Treated with Neoadjuvant Therapy 
    Tzeng, Ching-Wei; Fleming, Jason; Lee, Jeffrey; Xiao, Lianchun; Pisters, Peter; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas; Abdalla, Eddie; Wolff, Robert; Varadhachary, Gauri; Fogelman, David; Crane, Christopher; Balachandran, Aparna; Katz, Matthew (2015-11-20)
    Background We previously introduced a classification system for patients with localized pancreatic adenocarcinoma that integrates assessments of tumor anatomy, cancer biology, and patient physiology. By means of this ...
  • Delayed Recovery after Pancreaticoduodenectomy 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Aloia, Thomas; Lee, Jeffrey; Vauthey, Nicolas; Wolff, Robert; Varadhachary, Gauri; Abbruzzese, James; Crane, Christopher; Evans, Douglas; Pisters, Peter (2015-11-12)
    Background Delayed recovery after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is believed to preclude adjuvant therapy for approximately 30% of patients who undergo elective PD as initial treatment for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This ...
  • The Development and Characterization of a Human Midgut Carcinoid Cell Line 
    Van Burenn II, George; Rashid, Asif; Yang, Anthony; Abdalla, Eddie; Gray, Micheal; Liu, Wenbiao; Somicio, Ray; Fan, Fan; Camp, Ramsay; Yao, James; Ellis, Lee (2015-11-16)
    Purpose: Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are rare heterogeneous tumors that hypersecrete neuropeptides. The scarcity of good gastrointestinal NET models has limited the ability to study potential therapeutic ...
  • Early and Late Complications After Radiofrequency Ablation of Malignant Liver Tumors in 608 Patients 
    Curley, Steven; Marra, Paolo; Beaty, Karen; Vauthey, Nicolas; Abdalla, Eddie; Scaife, Courtney; Raut, Chan; Wolff, Robert; Choi, Haesun; Loyer, Evelyne; Vallone, Paolo; Fiore, Francesco; Scordino, Fabrizio; Di Rosa, Vincenzo; Orlando, Raffaele; Pignata, Sandro; Daniele, Bruno; Izzo, Francesco (2015-11-10)
    Background: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become a common treatment of patients with unresectable primary and secondary hepatic malignancies. We performed this prospective analysis to determine early (within 30 days) ...
  • Effect of different types of smoking and synergism with hepatitis C virus on risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in American men and women 
    Hassan, Manal; Spitz, Margaret; Thomas, Melanie; El-Deeb, Adel; Glover, Katrina; Nguyem, Nga; Chan, Wenyaw; Kaseb, Ahmed; Curley, Steven; Vauthey, Nicolas; Ellis, Lee; Abdalla, Eddie; Lozano, Richard; Patt, Yehuda; Brown, Thomas; Abbruzzese, James; Li, Donghui (2015-11-17)
    The International Agency for Research on Cancer has declared smoking to be a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, passive exposure to cigarette smoke and use of noncigarette tobacco products on the risk ...
  • Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Surgical Technique on Recurrence of Localized Pancreatic Cancer 
    Katz, Matthew; Wang, Huamin; Balachandran, Aparna; Bhosale, Priya; Crane, Christopher; Wang, Xuemei; Pisters, Peter; Lee, Jeffrey; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas; Abdalla, Eddie; Wolff, Robert; Abbruzzese, James; Varadhachary, Gauri; Chopin-Laly, Xavier; Chamsangavej, Chulsip; Fleming, Jason (2015-11-20)
    Objectives To determine the influence of neoadjuvant chemoradiation and standardized dissection of the superior mesenteric artery upon the oncologic outcome of patients with localized pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Methods One ...
  • Effect of Surgical Margin Status on Survival and Site of Recurrence After Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Metastases 
    Pawlik, Timothy; Scoggins, Charles; Zorzi, Daria; Abdalla, Eddie; Andres, Axel; Eng, Cathy; Curley, Steven; Loyer, Evelyne; Muratore, Andrea; Mentha, Gilles; Capussotti, Lorenzo; Vauthey, Nicolas (2015-11-11)
    Objective: To evaluate the influence of surgical margin status on survival and site of recurrence in patients treated with hepatic resection for colorectal metastases. Methods: Using a multicenter database, 557 ...
  • Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for Predicting Chemotherapy Response in Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases 
    Glazer, Evan; Beaty, Karen; Abdalla, Eddie; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas; Curley, Steven (2015-11-19)
    Hypothesis Chemotherapeutic agents may be able to convert unresectable colorectal hepatic metastasis to resectable disease, therefore changing the surgical options. The role of positron emission tomography (PET) for ...
  • Extended hepatectomy in patients with hepatobiliary malignancies with and without preoperative portal vein embolization 
    Abdalla, Eddie; Barnett, Carlton; Doherty, Dorota; Curley, Steven; Vauthey, Nicolas (2015-11-10)
    Hypothesis Preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) allows potentially curative hepatic resection without additional morbidity or mortality in patients with hepatobiliary malignancies who are marginal candidates for ...
  • Extended Preoperative Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Pathologic Response and Increases Postoperative Liver Insufficiency After Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases 
    Kishi, Yoji; Zorzi, Daria; Contreras, Carlo; Maru, Dipen; Kopetz, Scott; Ribero, Dario; Motta, Manuela; Ravarino, Nicoletta; Risio, Mauro; Curley, Steven; Abdalla, Eddie; Capussotti, Lorenzo; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas (2015-11-19)
    Background The optimal duration, safety, and benefit of preoperative chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CLM) are unclear. We evaluated the association between the duration of preoperative chemotherapy ...
  • Extrahepatic Bile Duct Adenocarcinoma 
    Borghero, Yerko; Crane, Christopher; Szklaruk, Janio; Oyarzo, Mauricio; Curley, Steven; Pisters, Peter; Evans, Douglas; Abdalla, Eddie; Thomas, Melanie; Das, Prajnan; Wistuba, Ignacio; Krishnan, Sunil; Vauthey, Nicolas (2015-11-16)
    Background Patients with resected extrahepatic bile duct adenocarcinoma who have microscopically positive resection margins and/or pathologic locoregional nodal involvement (R1pN1) have a high-risk of locoregional recurrence, ...
  • Hepatectomy for recurrent colorectal liver metastases after radiofrequency ablation 
    Brouquet, A.; Vauthey, J.-N.; Loyer, E.M.; Kaur, H.; Curley, S.; Abdalla, Eddie (2017-04-26)
    Background: The results of surgery for recurrent colorectal liver metastases (CLM) after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) have not been evaluated. Methods: From 1993 to 2009, data on patients who underwent resection or ...

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