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Nitin Kumar
Researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Publications - 54
Citations - 2193
Nitin Kumar is an academic researcher from Brigham and Women's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Retrospective cohort study & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 53 publications receiving 1822 citations. Previous affiliations of Nitin Kumar include Washington University in St. Louis.
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ASGE Bariatric Endoscopy Task Force systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the ASGE PIVI thresholds for adopting endoscopic bariatric therapies
Barham K. Abu Dayyeh,Nitin Kumar,Steven A. Edmundowicz,Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda,Michael C. Larsen,Shelby Sullivan,Christopher C. Thompson,Subhas Banerjee +7 more
TL;DR: The task force recognizes the Orbera IGB for meeting the PIVI criteria for the management of obesity and recognizes the EndoBarrier duodenal-jejunal bypass sleeve (DJBS) for failing to meet the PivI thresholds.
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy: a meta-analysis.
TL;DR: POEM appears to be safe and effective based on the large body of current evidence, and warrants consideration as first-line therapy when an expert operator is available.
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Percutaneous Gastrostomy Device for the Treatment of Class II and Class III Obesity: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Christopher C. Thompson,Barham K. Abu Dayyeh,Robert F. Kushner,Shelby Sullivan,Alan B. Schorr,Anastassia Amaro,Caroline M. Apovian,Terrence Fullum,Amir Zarrinpar,Michael D. Jensen,Adam C. Stein,Steven A. Edmundowicz,Michel Kahaleh,Marvin Ryou,J. Matthew Bohning,Gregory G. Ginsberg,Christopher S. Huang,Daniel D Tran,Joseph P Glaser,John A. Martin,David L. Jaffe,Francis A. Farraye,Samuel B. Ho,Nitin Kumar,Donna Harakal,Meredith Young,Catherine E. Thomas,Alpana P. Shukla,Michele B. Ryan,Miki Haas,Heidi Goldsmith,Jennifer McCrea,Louis J. Aronne +32 more
TL;DR: The AspireAssist System was associated with greater weight loss than Lifestyle Counseling alone and the most frequently reported adverse events were abdominal pain and discomfort in the perioperative period and peristomal granulation tissue andperistomal irritation in the postoperative period.
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Risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis with placement of self-expandable metallic stents
Gregory A. Cote,Nitin Kumar,Michael Ansstas,Steven A. Edmundowicz,Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda,Daniel Mullady,Riad R. Azar +6 more
TL;DR: The frequency of PEP was significantly higher with placement of a SEMS compared with a PS, and claimed SEMS-specific risk factors, including the use of cSemss, overlapping SEMSs, or having a biliary sphincterotomy were not found to be significant contributors to the higher risk.
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Endoscopic bariatric therapies.
Barham K. Abu Dayyeh,Steven A. Edmundowicz,Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda,Nitin Kumar,Michael C. Larsen,Shelby Sullivan,Christopher C. Thompson,Subhas Banerjee +7 more
TL;DR: The ASGE Technology Committee provides reviews of its associated comorbid conditions including hypertenexisting, new, or emerging endoscopic technologies that have an impact on the practice of GI endoscopy.