Smyrk TC

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2005-2012

Study types

  • article 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 1
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

BackgroundLynch 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. Colon…

article 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…

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 & aimsNonoperative 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 tiss…