Eldon A. Shaffer

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PhD Epidemiology University of California, Berkeley
Doctorate Medicine University of California, San Francisco

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Epidemiology of Gallbladder Disease: Cholelithiasis and Cancer (2012) (885)
Gallbladder cancer: epidemiology and outcome (2014) (755)
Epidemiology of gallbladder stone disease (2006) (560)
Role for protease activity in visceral pain in irritable bowel syndrome. (2007) (540)
Epidemiology and risk factors for gallstone disease: Has the paradigm changed in the 21st century? (2005) (423)
Gallstone disease: Epidemiology of gallbladder stone disease. (2006) (417)
Biliary lipid secretion in cholesterol gallstone disease. The effect of cholecystectomy and obesity. (1977) (319)
Abnormal gallbladder emptying in a subgroup of patients with gallstones. (1985) (243)
Primary eosinophilic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract (2008) (192)
Preoperative Oral Fluids: Is a Five‐hour Fast Justified Prior to Elective Surgery? (1986) (189)
Gallbladder polyps: epidemiology, natural history and management. (2002) (181)
Epidemiology of gallstones. (2010) (165)
Defense system in the biliary tract against bacterial infection (1992) (157)
Functional disorders of the biliary tract and pancreas (1999) (137)
Quantitative cholescintigraphy: assessment of gallbladder filling and emptying and duodenogastric reflux. (1980) (136)
Defective gallbladder contractility in the ground squirrel and prairie dog during the early stages of cholesterol gallstone formation. (1983) (130)
Eosinophilic colitis: epidemiology, clinical features, and current management (2011) (124)
HFE C282Y mutations are associated with advanced hepatic fibrosis in Caucasians with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (2007) (119)
Ascending infection of the biliary tract after surgical sphincterotomy and biliary stenting (1992) (116)
Diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease by 99mTc-HIDA cholescintigraphy. (1978) (106)
Bile composition at and after surgery in normal persons and patients with gallstones. Influence of cholecystectomy. (1972) (97)
Gallbladder emptying in response to cholecystokinin. A cholescintigraphic study. (1979) (95)
Collagenous colitis and microscopic colitis: the watery diarrhea-colitis syndrome. (1989) (91)
Effect of oral liquids and ranitidine on gastric fluid volume and pH in children undergoing outpatient surgery. (1989) (88)
Collagenous colitis: A disease of pericryptal fibroblast sheath? (1986) (87)
The effect of ursodeoxycholic acid therapy on gallstone formation in the morbidly obese during rapid weight loss. (1993) (86)
Intestinal absorption of bile salts: immature development in the neonate. (1979) (84)
Bacterial biofilm, brown pigment stone and blockage of biliary stents (1993) (84)
Gallbladder cancer: the basics. (2008) (83)
Cholescintigraphic detection of functional obstruction of the sphincter of Oddi. Effect of papillotomy. (1986) (77)
Chronic right upper quadrant pain without gallstones: does HIDA scan predict outcome after cholecystectomy? (1990) (74)
Antibacterial activity of bile salts against common biliary pathogens (1993) (73)
Review article: control of gall‐bladder motor function (2000) (70)
The rising incidence of eosinophilic oesophagitis is associated with increasing biopsy rates: a population‐based study (2012) (69)
Efficacy of bile acid therapy for gallstone dissolution: a meta‐analysis of randomized trials (1993) (67)
Gallstone disease: pathogenesis and management. (1976) (66)
Gallbladder sludge: What is its clinical significance? (2001) (65)
Eosinophilic colitis: an update on pathophysiology and treatment. (2011) (64)
POSTNATAL MATURATION OF HEPATIC BILE FORMATION IN THE RABBIT (1984) (59)
Gallbladder function during gallstone dissolution. Effect of bile acid therapy in patients with gallstones. (1988) (57)
Bacterial invasion of the biliary system by way of the portal‐venous system (1991) (57)
Aspiration after percutaneous gastrostomy. Assessment by Tc-99m labeling of the enteral feed. (1987) (55)
The association between celiac disease and eosinophilic esophagitis in children and adults (2013) (54)
Pilot study of cyclosporin A in patients with symptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis. (1988) (54)
The potential site of impaired gallbladder contractility in an animal model of cholesterol gallstone disease. (1996) (53)
The histopathology of rectosigmoid biopsies from adults with bloody diarrhea due to verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli. (1987) (51)
Involvement of L-arginine-nitric oxide pathways in neural relaxation of the sphincter of Oddi. (1993) (49)
Eosinophilic esophagitis: a newly established cause of dysphagia. (2006) (49)
Changes in gallbladder motility and gallstone formation following laparoscopic gastric banding for morbid obestity. (2003) (49)
Bariatric surgery: a promising solution for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in the very obese. (2006) (47)
Gastric fluid volume pH, and emptying in elective inpatients Influences of narcoticatropine premedication oral fluid, and ranitidine (1988) (45)
Effect of the prokinetic agent, erythromycin, in the richardson ground squirrel model of cholesterol gallstone disease (1998) (45)
Cholestatic effects of cyclosporine in the rat. (1997) (44)
The effect of a progestin on gallbladder function in young women. (1984) (43)
Cisapride improves gallbladder contractility and bile lipid composition in an animal model of gallstone disease. (1993) (41)
Nonvisualization of the gallbladder by 99mTc-HIDA cholescintigraphy as evidence of cholecystitis. (1978) (40)
Acalculous biliary pain: new concepts for an old entity. (2003) (40)
Effect of time of administration on cholesterol-lowering by psyllium: a randomized cross-over study in normocholesterolemic or slightly hypercholesterolemic subjects (2004) (39)
Definition of a conjugation of dysfunction in Gilbert's syndrome: studies of the handling of bilirubin loads and of the pattern of bilirubin conjugates secreted in bile. (1978) (37)
The Effect of Vagotomy on Gallbladder Function and Bile Composition in Man (1982) (37)
Inhibitory effect of bile salts on gallbladder smooth muscle contractility in the guinea pig in vitro. (1997) (37)
Bilirubin secretion and conjujation in the Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II. (1976) (36)
The importance of triglyceride hydrolysis for the release of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (1981) (36)
Effect of epidermal growth factor on growth and postnatal development of the rabbit liver. (1987) (35)
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF BILE ACID DIARRHEA. (2019) (33)
Abnormalities in gallbladder function in cholesterol gallstone disease: bile and blood, mucosa and muscle--the list lengthens. (1992) (32)
A physiological model to study gallbladder function in primates. (1974) (31)
On the in vitro vasoactivity of bile acids (2000) (31)
Hydrophobic bile salt inhibits bacterial adhesion on biliary stent material (1994) (31)
The effects of liver transplantation and cyclosporine on bile formation and lipid composition: an experimental study in the rat. (1998) (30)
Mechanism of bile salt vasoactivity: dependence on calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle (1994) (29)
Regulation of fasting canine duodenal bile acid delivery by sphincter of Oddi and gallbladder. (1985) (28)
Total parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis: acute studies in infant and adult rabbits. (1985) (28)
Intracellular pH influences the resting membrane potential of isolated rat hepatocytes. (1988) (28)
Slow intestinal transit: A motor disorder contributing to cholesterol gallstone formation in the ground squirrel (1996) (26)
The effects of prosthetic gallstones on gallbladder function and bile composition. (1986) (24)
Eosinophilic colitis is a sporadic self‐limited disease of middle‐aged people: a population‐based study (2014) (22)
Chronic biliary-type pain in the absence of gallstones: the value of cholecystokinin cholescintigraphy. (1992) (21)
Ground squirrel hepatitis virus (GSHV) infection and hepatocellular carcinoma in the Canadian Richardson ground squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii). (2008) (21)
Biliary obstruction after cholecystectomy: diagnosis with quantitative cholescintigraphy. (1988) (20)
Inhibition of gallbladder emptying decreases cholesterol saturation in bile in the richardson ground squirrel (1995) (19)
Differential sensitivities of the sphincter of Oddi and gallbladder to cholecystokinin in the guinea pig: their role in transsphincteric bile flow. (1992) (19)
Gastric fluid volume and pH in elective surgical patients: triple prophylaxis is not superior to ranitidine alone (1990) (19)
The battle against the obesity epidemic: is bariatric surgery the perfect weapon? (2005) (19)
Effects of liver transplantation on bile formation and biliary lipid secretion in the Sprague‐Dawley rat (1995) (18)
The source of calcium for CCK-induced contraction of the guinea-pig gall bladder (1992) (17)
Endoscopic removal of a foreign body perforating the duodenum. (1977) (17)
Increased cholinergic contractions of jejunal smooth muscle caused by a high cholesterol diet are prevented by the 5-HT4 agonist – tegaserod (2006) (16)
The natural history and significance of ultrasonographically defined polypoid lesions of the gallbladder in children. (2007) (15)
Sodium-dependent taurocholate uptake by isolated rat hepatocytes occurs through an electrogenic mechanism. (1987) (15)
The hot air and cold facts of dietary fibre. (2006) (15)
Reduced Bile Output with Chronic Enteral and Parenteral Infusion of Amino Acids, Glucose, and Fat Emulsion in Rabbits (1985) (15)
Protein-losing enteropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus associated with intestinal lymphangiectasia. (1990) (15)
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma manifesting as multiple lymphomatosis polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract (1999) (14)
Gallstone disease: Current therapeutic practice (2008) (14)
Characterization of leukotriene-induced contraction of the guinea-pig gallbladder in vitro. (1993) (14)
Sustained gallbladder stasis promotes cholesterol gallstone formation in the ground squirrel (1997) (14)
Efficacy, duration, and absorption of a paediatric oral liquid preparation of ranitidine hydrochloride (1992) (14)
Serum bile acids as related to bile acid secretion in liver disease (1978) (14)
Cholestasis induced by oestrogen after liver transplantation. (1989) (14)
Reticuloendothelial system Fc receptor‐mediated clearance of IgG‐tagged erythrocytes from the circulation of patients with idiopathic ulcerative colitis and chronic liver disease (1986) (14)
The importance of triglyceride hydrolysis for the release of gastric inhibitory polypeptide. (1981) (14)
Hyperprolactinemia in hepatic encephalopathy may result from impaired central dopaminergic neurotransmission. (1989) (13)
Diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease by /sup 99m/Tc-HIDA cholescintigraphy (1978) (13)
Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis. Evidence for an intrinsic abnormality in hepatocyte secretion. (1987) (13)
Cholestasis: the ABCs of cellular mechanisms for impaired bile secretion--transporters and genes. (2002) (13)
Effects of bioactive agents on biliary motor function (2003) (12)
The influence of bile salts on small intestinal motility in the guinea pig in vitro. (1992) (12)
Postnatal development of hepatic bile formation in the rabbit (1985) (12)
Oral contraceptives, smoking and nodular hyperplasia of the liver. (1978) (12)
Absorption of triglycerides in the absence of lipase. (1990) (12)
Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis (1987) (11)
A comparative study of the effects of insulin/glucagon infusions, parenteral amino acids and high dose corticosteroids on survival in a rabbit model of acute fulminant hepatitis (1986) (11)
Anorectal condylomata acuminata: a missed part of the condyloma spectrum. (1978) (11)
Altered migrating myoelectrical complex in an animal model of cholesterol gallstone disease: the effect of erythromycin (1998) (10)
Effects of obesity on bile formation and biliary lipid secretion in the genetically obese JCR:LA‐corpulent rat (1994) (10)
Child abuse with laxatives. (1982) (10)
Eosinophilic esophagitis: an overlooked entity in chronic dysphagia (2006) (10)
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma manifesting as multiple lymphomatosis polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract. (1999) (9)
THE EFFECT OF CYCLOSPORINE AND LIVER AUTOTRANSPLANTATION ON BILE FLOW AND COMPOSITION IN DOGS1,2 (1993) (9)
PREOPERATIVE ORAL FLUIDS: IS ???NPO AFTER MIDNIGHT??? JUSTIFIED? (1986) (9)
Bile secretory function of the arterialized versus nonarterialized rat liver allograft. (1996) (9)
Management of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. (1995) (8)
Gallbladder pressure, compliance, and hysteresis during cyclic volume change. (1987) (8)
In vitro effects of pancreatic polypeptide and motilin on contractility of human gallbladder (1983) (7)
The use of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog and transdermal estrogen to preserve fertility in a woman with severe menorrhagia. (1989) (7)
The Effect of Protein-Calorie Malnutrition on the Developing Liver (1988) (7)
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: more than just being fat. (2002) (7)
The Role of the Gallbladder in Gallstone Formation (1979) (7)
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Bile Acid Diarrhea (2019) (7)
Bile salts determine leukotriene B4 synthesis in a human intestinal cell line (CaCo-2) (1994) (7)
Cholescintigraphy in acalculous biliary pain: If abnormal, should cholecystectomy follow? (1992) (7)
The basis for progesterone impairment of gallbladder contractility in male guinea pigs in vitro. (1998) (7)
Consensus in Endoscopy (1996) (7)
Endogenous endothelin increases gallbladder tone and leads to acute cholecystitis in the Australian possum (2004) (6)
Epidemiology of Gallstones and Biliary Tract Cancers (2014) (6)
Can MRCP replace ERCP in the diagnosis of congenital bile-duct cysts? (2006) (6)
Insurance Rating of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Report of a Conference on Morbidity and Mortality (1994) (5)
A Novel Enteropathy with Partial Villous Atrophy, Microscopic Colitis, and Pemphigoid Change (1989) (5)
Biliary Dyspepsia: Functional Gallbladder and Sphincter of Oddi Disorders (2013) (5)
Spontaneous obesity and increased bile saturation in the ground squirrel. (1993) (4)
Morphine and biliary pain revisited (2000) (4)
Dyspepsia - Advances in Understanding and Management (2013) (4)
Acalculous biliary pain: motility dysfunction and functional pain. (2001) (4)
Gastroenterology fellowship training: approaches to curriculum assessment and evaluation. (2008) (3)
Gallstones: current concepts of pathogenesis and medical dissolution. (1980) (3)
Sulfobromophthalein and biliary lipid excretion (1981) (3)
Pneumatosis Coli Associated with Pseudomembranous Colitis in a Patient following Colonic Surgery (2010) (3)
Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis with 5-Aminosalicylic Acid (1993) (3)
Modern Concepts in Gastroenterology Volume 2 (1989) (3)
A simple and safe method of anesthetizing infant rabbits for abdominal surgery. (1983) (3)
Direct determination of the contractility of the guinea pig gallbladder: a new in vivo model. (1985) (3)
S1982 Rising Incidence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in the Calgary Health Region: A Population-Based Study (2008) (3)
The effect of cyclosporine A on bile secretion in dogs. (1990) (3)
Effect of chlorpromazine (CPZ) on cholecystokinin-induced gallbladder contraction: the role of calcium. (1988) (2)
Gallstone Disease: From Dyspepsia to Biliary Complications (2009) (2)
Hepatocellular water and electrolyte secretion. (1988) (2)
Measurement of gastric contents (1990) (2)
The postendoscopy black eye. (1984) (2)
Simmering innards: Does irritable bowel syndrome have an immunological basis? (2004) (2)
Cholestasis and Total Parenteral Nutrition: In Vivo Studies on Dogs (1983) (2)
The electrogenic effect of sodium taurocholate on rat hepatocyte couplets. (1987) (2)
Flumazenil, a Benzodiazepine Receptor Anatagonist, in the Reversal of Conscious Sedation following Gastroscopy. A Placebo Controlled, Dose Finding Study (1991) (2)
Solitary Lesions With Fibrosis and Increased IgG4+ Plasma Cells (2014) (2)
The obesity epidemic: is bariatric surgery the antidote? (2005) (1)
The effect of chlorpromazine on cholecystokinin induced gallbladder contraction. (1987) (1)
Fc-receptor mediates clearance of immune complex-like material in Crohn's disease patients with elevated liver enzymes (1987) (1)
Vagal effects on gallbladder emptying. (1986) (1)
Determinants of biliary secretory pressure: the effects of two different bile acids. (1988) (1)
Heart puncture--a simple and safe procedure for infusing fluids into and sampling from the cardiovascular system of infant animals. (1983) (1)
The effect of bromosulphthalein (BSP) on biliary lipid secretion (1978) (1)
Cholecystectomy also on rise in Alberta. (1996) (1)
661 IS TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (TPN) CHOLESTATIC? (1981) (1)
HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING WITH 99mTc-LABELLED COMPOUNDS (1980) (1)
Insurance rating of patients with IBD: a report of a conference on morbidity and mortality (1994) (0)
Bile acid for gallstone dissolution (1993) (0)
Leukotriene-induced contraction of isolated guinea pig gallbladder (GB) strips. (1992) (0)
Issues raised by psyllium meta-analysis. (2001) (0)
Intestinal absorption of bile development in the neonate salts: Immature (1979) (0)
[Cholesteric biliary lithiasis: pathogeny and medical treatment]. (1974) (0)
Gallstone Disease: Gallstone Disease: Current Therapeutic Practice Current Therapeutic Practice (2008) (0)
A biliary pain: new concepts for an old entity (2003) (0)
Effects of a Cholesterol-Enriched Diet on Intestinal Smooth Muscle Contraction : Inhibition of Muscarinic Receptors and their Disinhibition by the 5-HT 4 Agonist-Tegaserod (2005) (0)
Diverticular Disease of the Colon : Review and Update (2003) (0)
Eosinophilic Oesophagitis: Current Understanding and Future Directions (2016) (0)
Butterworths International Medical Reviews (1982) (0)
W1914 Clinical Features of Eosinophilic Colitis – A Report of 7 Consecutive Cases (2010) (0)
The adherence of 99mTc-DISIDA to gallstones and gallbladder wall. (1984) (0)
Bile acid for gallstone dissolution: A meta-analysis (1993) (0)
Effects of tegaserod on bile composition and hepatic secretion in Richardson ground squirrels on an enriched cholesterol diet (2006) (0)
Sphincterotomy and passage of glass beads. (1988) (0)
Evaluating the Results of Clinical Trials in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Can We Reconcile the Controversies? (1994) (0)
Bile acids and cardiovascular complications of liver disease (1991) (0)
Nonulcer dyspepsia: A complex spectrum of disorders. (1992) (0)
Bariatric Surgery: A Promising Solution for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in the Very Obese. (2006) (0)
GASTRIC FLUID VOLUME AND PH: RANITIDINE ALONE VERSUS DOUBLE AND TRIPLE PROPHYLAXIS (1989) (0)
Rising Esophageal Biopsy Rate is the Main Confounding Factor of Increasing Incidence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Population Based Study (2011) (0)
Screening for gastrointestinal disease--a critical analysis. (1990) (0)
Screening for colorectal cancer: sample techniques. (1988) (0)
Defective Gallbladder Contractility Associated with Increased Bile Lithogenicity in Ground Squirrels and Prairie Dogs (1984) (0)
A Retrospective Comparison of Percutaneous Endoscopic and Radiologic Gastrostomy Tube Feeding: 1161 (2007) (0)
Less hype, more hope. (1997) (0)
Osteonecrosis, corticosteroid use and Crohn's disease: evidence-based medicine versus civil law. (2000) (0)
Meta-analysis of bulking agents in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (2000) (0)
Waiting for a consultation: Sorry, but the doctor cannot see you. (2012) (0)
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Is the Leading Cause of Food Bolus Impaction Requiring Endoscopy in Calgary, Canada: 416 (2017) (0)
Total Parenteral Nutrition (1985) (0)
TREATMENT OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS WITH 5-AMINOSALICYCLIC ACID. RESPONSE (1993) (0)
Cholecystokinins and the gallbladder (1980) (0)
A perception of the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) from physicians and pharmacist in South Australia (SA) (2003) (0)
Endothelin-Mediated gallbladder contraction is an early event in experimental acute cholecystitis (2003) (0)
Hepatobiliary imaging with 99mTc-labelled compounds. (1980) (0)
Gilbert's syndrome: No longer an uptake defect? (1979) (0)
Failure of cholesterol-lowering by psyllium (2000) (0)

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