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Ravi S. Chari
Researcher at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Publications - 117
Citations - 6255
Ravi S. Chari is an academic researcher from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transplantation & Liver transplantation. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 117 publications receiving 5899 citations. Previous affiliations of Ravi S. Chari include Duke University & University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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The international position on laparoscopic liver surgery: The Louisville Statement, 2008.
Joseph F. Buell,Daniel Cherqui,David A. Geller,Nicholas O'Rourke,David A. Iannitti,Ibrahim Dagher,Alan J. Koffron,M.J. Thomas,Brice Gayet,Ho-Seong Han,Go Wakabayashi,Giulio Belli,Hironori Kaneko,Chen Guo Ker,Olivier Scatton,Alexis Laurent,Eddie K. Abdalla,Prosanto Chaudhury,Erik Dutson,Clark Gamblin,Michael I. D’Angelica,David M. Nagorney,Giuliano Testa,Daniel M. Labow,Derrik Manas,Ronnie T.P. Poon,Heidi Nelson,Robert C.G. Martin,Bryan M. Clary,Wright C. Pinson,John B. Martinie,Jean Nicolas Vauthey,Robert M. Goldstein,Sasan Roayaie,David Barlet,Joseph Espat,Michael Abecassis,Myrddin Rees,Yuman Fong,Kelly M. McMasters,Christoph E. Broelsch,Ronald W. Busuttil,Jacques Belghiti,Steven M. Strasberg,Ravi S. Chari +44 more
TL;DR: Laparoscopic liver surgery is a safe and effective approach to the management of surgical liver disease in the hands of trained surgeons with experience in hepatobiliary and laparoscopic surgery, and national and international societies should become involved in the goal of establishing training standards and credentialing.
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Fluorodeoxyglucose PET imaging in the evaluation of gallbladder carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma
Christopher D. Anderson,Michael H. Rice,C. Wright Pinson,William C. Chapman,Ravi S. Chari,Dominique Delbeke +5 more
TL;DR: Although FDG-PET led to a change in management in 30% of patients with cholangiocarcinoma, it must be interpreted with caution in patients with primary sclerosingcholangitis and with stents in place, as well as in those with known granulomatous disease.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma
TL;DR: The prognosis for unresectable patients is poor, and palliative measures should be aimed at increasing quality of life first and increasing survival second, and neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies have not improved survival in patients with this tumor.
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Treatment of hepatic failure with ex vivo pig-liver perfusion followed by liver transplantation
Ravi S. Chari,Bradley H. Collins,John C. Magee,J. Michael DiMaio,Allan D. Kirk,Robert C. Harland,Richard L. McCann,Jeffrey L. Platt,William C. Meyers +8 more
TL;DR: It is found that liver transplantation is associated with higher mortality for patients with fulminant hepatic failure than for patientsWith chronic liver disease, however.
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Preoperative Radiation and Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum
Ravi S. Chari,Douglas S. Tyler,Mitchell S. Anscher,Linda C. Russell,Bryan M. Clary,James W. Hathorn,Hilliard F. Seigler +6 more
TL;DR: The impact of preoperative chemotherapy and radiation on the histopathology of a subgroup of patients with rectal adenocarcinoma was examined, and the preoperative chemoradiation therapy was well tolerated, with no major complications.