Thomas C. Smyrk

ORCID: 0000-0001-6194-7853 · 5 papers in corpus
case-report 2012
Interval colon cancer in a Lynch syndrome patient under annual colonoscopic surveillance: a case for advanced imaging techniques?
BMC gastroenterology ·doi:10.1186/1471-230x-12-50

BACKGROUND: Lynch syndrome confers increased risk for various malignancies, including colorectal cancer. Colonoscopic surveillance programs have led to reduced incidence of colorectal cancer and reduced mortality from colorectal cancer. Col…

other 2011
Symptomatic intestinal endometriosis requiring surgical resection: clinical presentation and preoperative diagnosis
The American journal of gastroenterology ·doi:10.1038/ajg.2011.66

OBJECTIVES: Intestinal endometriosis (IE) can present with varied symptoms, making the diagnosis difficult. Modalities have been described to evaluate IE, but few can provide a confirmatory diagnosis. A preoperative diagnosis of IE may help…

2010
M1243 Symptomatic Intestinal Endometriosis Requiring Surgical Resection: the Role of Pre-Operative Endoscopic Ultrasound in Establishing the Diagnosis
·doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(10)61669-1
case-report 2009
Endometriosis of the Colon Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound
·doi:10.14309/00000434-200910003-00899

Purpose: Introduction: Endometriosis of the colon is not rare, but the diagnosis can be challenging given the varied clinical presentation and tendency for mural rather than mucosal involvement. Preoperative diagnosis is essential, as some …

other 2005
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided trucut biopsy of the cyst wall for diagnosing cystic pancreatic tumors
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association ·doi:10.1016/s1542-3565(05)00408-8

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Nonoperative methods for diagnosis of pancreas cysts often lack sufficient accuracy. Accurate diagnosis is needed to determine prognosis and guide clinical management. The aim of this study was to determine whether the ti…