An assessment of the use of costs and quality of life as outcomes in endoscopic research

Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life

1993 • 3,948 citations

Foundations of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Health and Medical Practices

1977 • 2,113 citations

The Distinction Between Cost and Charges

1982 • 1,090 citations

A Controlled Trial of an Expansile Metal Stent for Palliation of Esophageal Obstruction Due to Inoperable Cancer

1993 • 750 citations

Clinical Economics

1989 • 701 citations

Randomised trial of endoscopic endoprosthesis versus operative bypass in malignant obstructive jaundice.

1989 • 572 citations

Use and Misuse of the Term “Cost Effective” in Medicine

1986 • 416 citations

Measuring quality of life in clinical trials: a taxonomy and review.

1989 • 406 citations

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and enteral nutrition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

1995 • 340 citations

Cost-effectiveness model for colon cancer screening

1995 • 314 citations

Empirical H2-blocker therapy or prompt endoscopy in management of dyspepsia

1994 • 259 citations

Screening for colorectal cancer in a high-risk population

1987 • 208 citations

Cost Effectiveness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Elderly

1991 • 135 citations

Role of endoscopic ultrasonography in the localization of insulinomas and gastrinomas.

1994 • 118 citations

Prospective randomised trial of laser therapy only and laser therapy followed by endoscopic intubation for the palliation of malignant dysphagia.

1990 • 106 citations

Highly Flexible Self-Expanding Meshed Metal Stents for Palliation of Malignant Esophagogastric Obstruction

1995 • 102 citations

Experience with 1000 Colonoscopic Polypectomies

1985 • 101 citations

Flexible sigmoidoscopy plus air contrast barium enema versus colonoscopy for suspected lower gastrointestinal bleeding

1990 • 90 citations

Long-term follow-up of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography sphincterotomy for patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome papillary stenosis

1995 • 77 citations

Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and esophageal adenocarcinoma: Is increased patient screening necessary?

1985 • 67 citations

Choice of palliation for malignant hilar biliary obstruction

1992 • 66 citations

Palliative Nd:YAG laser therapy for cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction: impact on the quality of remaining life

1988 • 66 citations

Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Japan

1994 • 63 citations

Endoscopic Stenting for Malignant Biliary Obstruction

1995 • 62 citations

A prospective assessment of quality of life after endoscopic intubation and laser therapy for malignant dysphagia

1992 • 62 citations

Endoscopic Cholangiography and Stone Removal Prior to Cholecystectomy

1989 • 53 citations

Screening for colorectal cancer in a high risk population

1987 • 50 citations

Local recurrence after sphincter-saving resection for rectal and rectosigmoid carcinoma. Value of various diagnostic methods.

1985 • 48 citations

Prospective, randomized trial of palliative treatment for unresectable cancer of the esophagus

1991 • 48 citations

Cost-benefit analysis of the work-up for pancreatic cancer

1993 • 46 citations

Is routine triple endoscopy cost-effective in head and neck cancer?

1988 • 44 citations

Cost-effectiveness of colon cancer screening.

1991 • 43 citations

Strategies for Screening for Colorectal Carcinoma

1989 • 42 citations

Palliative laser therapy for inoperable rectal cancer–does it work?. A prospective study of quality of life

1989 • 40 citations

Flexible sigmoidoscopy plus air-contrast barium enema versus colonoscopy for evaluation of symptomatic patients without evidence of bleeding

1995 • 39 citations

Esophageal prothesis for neoplastic stenosis. A prognostic study of 77 cases

1986 • 38 citations

Palliation of malignant oesophageal perforation and proximal oesophageal malignant dysphagia with covered metal stents

1995 • 37 citations

A comparative study of contrast agents for endoscopic retrograde pancreatography.

1991 • 35 citations

Prolonged survival and effective palliation in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus following endoscopic laser therapy

1987 • 35 citations

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Japan.

1991 • 29 citations

Selective management of pediatric esophageal foreign bodies.

1995 • 28 citations

Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer

1996 • 27 citations

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for gastric decompression in metastatic gynecologic malignancies.

1993 • 26 citations

Randomized comparison of endoscopic palliation of malignant esophageal stenoses

1991 • 26 citations

Local effects of colorectal cancer are well palliated by endoscopic laser therapy

1995 • 26 citations

A prospective trial of endoscopic sclerotherapy v oesophageal transection and gastric devascularisation in the long term management of bleeding oesophageal varices.

1992 • 24 citations

Evaluation of routine upper digestive tract endoscopy before laparoscopic cholecystectomy

1992 • 24 citations

Is percutaneous better than open gastrostomy? A clinical study in one surgical department.

1989 • 23 citations

A cost analysis of screening methodology for family members of colorectal cancer patients.

1989 • 21 citations

Esophageal Candidiasis in Patients Infected With the Human Immunodeficiency Virus

1994 • 21 citations

An assessment of occult blood testing to determine which patients with large bowel symptoms require urgent investigation

1985 • 20 citations

The role of sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy in diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease: personal experience.

1988 • 20 citations

An adapted program of colorectal cancer screening--7 years experience and cost-benefit analysis.

1994 • 18 citations

Primary panendoscopy

1987 • 18 citations

Intestinal Placement of pH‐Sensing Nasointestinal Feeding Tubes

1994 • 18 citations

Interventional gastroenterology (endoscopy) at the crossroads: A plea for restructuring in digestive diseases

1994 • 17 citations

Presidential address 1984: Gastrointestinal endoscopy in the 1980s: cost, challenge, and change

1984 • 16 citations

Endoscopic therapy of bleeding peptic ulcers: a cost-benefit analysis

1987 • 15 citations

Endoscopic Variceal Sclerotherapy as Primary Treatment for Bleeding Esophageal Varices

1989 • 14 citations

Quality of Life in Palliative Management of Malignant Obstructive Jaundice

1993 • 13 citations

Percutaneous-endoscopic biliary stenting in patients with occluded surgical bypass

1990 • 9 citations

Rectosigmoid polyps as markers of proximal colonic neoplasms: a cost benefit analysis of different diagnostic protocols.

1995 • 9 citations

Endoscopic contact Nd:YAG laser resectional vaporization (ECLRV) and esophageal dilatation (ED) in advanced malignant obstruction of the esophagus.

1991 • 9 citations

Endoscopic Nd-YAG laser treatment of colorectal neoplasms. A four-year longitudinal study.

1990 • 9 citations

Options for Screening for Colorectal Cancer in the Royal Air Force: A Cost-effectiveness Evaluation

1995 • 8 citations

Choledochoscopy

1990 • 8 citations

A review of the practice of fibreoptic endoscopic dilatation of oesophageal stricture.

1989 • 7 citations

Impact of endoscopy on mortality from occult cancer in radiographically benign gastric ulcers

1987 • 7 citations

Radioimmunoassisted follow-up and surgery vs traditional examinations and surgery after radical excision of colorectal cancer.

1995 • 7 citations

Office colonoscopy—A safe procedure in selected patients

1989 • 6 citations

Cost-Effective Means of Diagnosing and Following Benign and Malignant Gastric Ulcers

1985 • 5 citations

Trans-endoscopic balloon dilatation of benign oesophageal strictures: A prospective study as an out-patient procedure

1991 • 3 citations

Palliative treatment of bile duct tumoral compression by an endoprosthesis: clinical results.

1990 • 2 citations

Endoscopic treatment of malignant dysphagia.

1993 • 2 citations

Role of endoscopic ambulatory laser therapy in palliation of malignant colorectal diseases.

1992 • 1 citations