Binh V. Pham
University of Texas Medical Branch
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World Journal of Hepatology | 2010
Gary C Chen; Vivek S. Ramanathan; David Law; Pauline Funchain; George C Chen; Samuel W. French; Boris Shlopov; Viktor E. Eysselein; David S. Chung; Sonya Reicher; Binh V. Pham
We report three cases of patients with acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements. One patient took Hydroxycut while the other two took Herbalife supplements. Liver biopsies for all patients demonstrated findings consistent with drug-induced acute liver injury. To our knowledge, we are the first institute to report acute liver injury from both of these two types of weight-loss herbal supplements together as a case series. The series emphasizes the importance of taking a cautious approach when consuming herbal supplements for the purpose of weight loss.
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2010
Alexander W. Jahng; Sonya Reicher; David S. Chung; Donna M. Varela; Rahul K. Chhablani; Anil Dev; Binh V. Pham; Jose Nieto; Rose Venegas; Samuel W. French; Bruce E. Stabile; Viktor E. Eysselein
AIM To investigate whether tumor marker staining can improve the sensitivity of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) to diagnose pancreatic malignancy. METHODS Patients who underwent EUS-FNA were retrospectively identified. Each EUS-FNA specimen was evaluated by routine cytology and stained for tumor markers p53, Ki-67, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and CA19-9. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV), and positive and negative likelihood ratios (PLR and NLR) were calculated in order to evaluate the performance of each test to detect malignancy. RESULTS Sixty-one specimens had complete sets of stains, yielding 49 and 12 specimens from pancreatic adenocarcinomas and benign pancreatic lesions due to pancreatitis, respectively. Cytology alone had sensitivity and specificity of 41% and 100% to detect malignancy, respectively. In 46% of the specimens, routine cytology alone was deemed indeterminate. The addition of either p53 or Ki-67 increased the sensitivity to 51% and 53%, respectively, with perfect specificity, PPV and PLR (100%, 100% and infinite). Both stains in combination increased the sensitivity to 57%. While additional staining with CEA and CA19-9 further increased the sensitivity to 86%, the specificity, PPV and PLR were significantly reduced (at minimum 42%, 84% and 1, respectively). Markers in all combinations performed poorly as a negative test (NPV 26% to 47%, and NLR 0.27 and 0.70). CONCLUSION Immunohistochemical staining for p53 and Ki-67 can improve the sensitivity of EUS-FNA to diagnose pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2006
Binh V. Pham; Gottumukkala S. Raju; Ijaz Ahmed; Douglas Brining; Sydney Chung; Peter B. Cotton; C. J. Gostout; Robert H. Hawes; Anthony N. Kalloo; Sergey V. Kantsevoy; Pankaj J. Pasricha
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2005
Gottumukkala S. Raju; Binh V. Pham; Shu Yuan Xiao; Douglas Brining; Ijaz Ahmed
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2009
Avegail G. Flores; Sofiya Reicher; David S. Chung; Binh V. Pham; Viktor E. Eysselein
Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology | 2006
Pankaj J. Pasricha; Binh V. Pham
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2007
Binh V. Pham; Katherine A. Morgan; Sapna Bazaz; Joshua B. Glenn; Christopher Lawrence; Joseph Romagnuolo; Robert H. Hawes
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology | 2011
Vivek S. Ramanathan; Eleni Mitropoulos; Boris Shlopov; Viktor E. Eysselein; David S. Chung; Sonya Reicher; Binh V. Pham
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2009
Donna M. Varela; Sofiya Reicher; David S. Chung; John Wei Chen; Binh V. Pham; Xin Qing; Rose Venegas; Samuel W. French; Viktor E. Eysselein
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2009
Donna M. Varela; Sofiya Reicher; David S. Chung; Binh V. Pham; Viktor E. Eysselein