Walter Park, MD

Publications

• Cyst Fluid Glucose is Rapidly Feasible and Accurate in Diagnosing Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts
  Zikos, T., Pham, K., Bowen, R., Chen, A. M., Banerjee, S., & Park, W. G. (2015). Cyst Fluid Glucose is Rapidly Feasible and Accurate in Diagnosing Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 110(6), 909-914.
• Systematic Review of Pancreatic Cyst Fluid Biomarkers: The Path Forward
  Thiruvengadam, N., & Park, W. G. (2015). Systematic Review of Pancreatic Cyst Fluid Biomarkers: The Path Forward. CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL GASTROENTEROLOGY, 6.
• Predictive Factors for Surgery Among Patients with Pancreatic Cysts in the Absence of High-Risk Features for Malignancy
  Quan, S. Y., Visser, B. C., Poultsides, G. A., Norton, J. A., Chen, A. M., & Park, W. G. (2015). Predictive Factors for Surgery Among Patients with Pancreatic Cysts in the Absence of High-Risk Features for Malignancy. JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY, 19(6), 1101-1105.
• Non-MalIg(G4)nant Biliary Obstruction: When the Pill Is Mightier than the Knife Dua, M. M., Qadan, M., Lutchman, G. A., Park, W. G., Triadafilopoulos, G., & Visser, B. C. (2015). Non-MalIg(G4)nant Biliary Obstruction: When the Pill Is Mightier than the Knife. DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES, 60(5), 1178-1182.
  
• Short turn radius colonoscope in an anatomical model: Retroflexed withdrawal and detection of hidden polyps Mcgill, S. K., Kothari, S., Friedland, S., Chen, A., Park, W. G., & Banerjee, S. (2015). Short turn radius colonoscope in an anatomical model: Retroflexed withdrawal and detection of hidden polyps. WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 21(2), 593-599.
  
• Pharmacologic therapy for acute pancreatitis Kambhampati, S., Park, W., & Habtezion, A. (2014). Pharmacologic therapy for acute pancreatitis. WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 20(45), 16868-16880.
  
• Laparoscopic Transgastric Necrosectomy for the Management of Pancreatic Necrosis Worhunsky, D. J., Qadan, M., Dua, M. M., Park, W. G., Poultsides, G. A., & Visser, B. C. (2014). Laparoscopic Transgastric Necrosectomy for the Management of Pancreatic Necrosis. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 219(4), 735-743.
  
• Getting the Dead Out: Modern Treatment Strategies for Necrotizing Pancreatitis Dua, M. M., Worhunsky, D. J., Amin, S., Louie, J. D., Park, W. G., & Visser, B. C. (2014). Getting the Dead Out: Modern Treatment Strategies for Necrotizing Pancreatitis. DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES, 59(9), 2069-2075.
  
• Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: An Unusual Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Wong, R. J., Longacre, T. A., Poultsides, G., Park, W., & Rothenberg, M. E. (2013). Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: An Unusual Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding. DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES, 58(11), 3112-3116.
  
• Metabolomic-derived novel cyst fluid biomarkers for pancreatic cysts: glucose and kynurenine. Park, W. G., Wu, M., Bowen, R., Zheng, M., Fitch, W. L., & Peltz, G. (2013). Metabolomic-derived novel cyst fluid biomarkers for pancreatic cysts: glucose and kynurenine. Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 78(2), 295-302 e2.
  
• Metabolomic-derived novel cyst fluid biomarkers for pancreatic cysts: glucose and kynurenine Park, W. G., Wu, M., Bowen, R., Zheng, M., Fitch, W. L., & Peltz, G. (2013). Metabolomic-derived novel cyst fluid biomarkers for pancreatic cysts: glucose and kynurenine. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 78(2), 295-?.
  
• The Epidemiology of Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis, Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample From 1998 to 2007 Chen, Y., Zak, Y., Hernandez-Boussard, T., Park, W., & Visser, B. C. (2013). The Epidemiology of Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis, Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample From 1998 to 2007. PANCREAS, 42(1), 1-5.
  
• How to value technological innovation: a proposal for determining relative clinical value. Ladabaum, U., Brill, J. V., Sonnenberg, A., Shaheen, N. J., Inadomi, J., & Pasricha, P. J. (2013). How to value technological innovation: a proposal for determining relative clinical value. Gastroenterology, 144(1), 5-8.
  
• Diagnostic Utility of Metabolomic-Derived Biomarkers for Pancreatic Cysts Park, W. G., Wu, M., Bowen, R., Zheng, M., Fitch, W. L., & Peltz, G. (2012). Diagnostic Utility of Metabolomic-Derived Biomarkers for Pancreatic Cysts. PANCREAS, 41(8), 1394-1394.
  
• Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiographic Calcifications Correlate with Grade and Metastasis Poultsides, G. A., Huang, L. C., Chen, Y., Visser, B. C., Pai, R. K., & Norton, J. A. (2012). Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiographic Calcifications Correlate with Grade and Metastasis. ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, 19(7), 2295-2303.
  
• Endoscopic mucosal resection with an over-the-counter hyaluronate preparation Friedland, S., Kothari, S., Chen, A., Park, W., & Banerjee, S. (2012). Endoscopic mucosal resection with an over-the-counter hyaluronate preparation. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 75(5), 1040-1044.
  
• Comparison of EUS-Guided Pancreas Biopsy Techniques Using the Procore (TM) Needle Kothari, S., Chen, A. M., Pai, R., Friedland, S., Park, W. G., & Banerjee, S. (2012). Comparison of EUS-Guided Pancreas Biopsy Techniques Using the Procore (TM) Needle. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 75(4), 145-145.
  
• Is EGD Necessary in Patients With Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test and Negative Colonoscopy? Kothari, S., Liao, C., Friedland, S., Chen, A. M., Park, W., & Banerjee, S. (2012). Is EGD Necessary in Patients With Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test and Negative Colonoscopy?. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 75(4), 139-140.
  
• A New Colonoscope With a Short Turn Radius Allowing Full Withdrawal in Complete Retroflexion Improves Detection of Simulated Polyps Hidden Behind Folds and Flexures in Anatomic Colon Models Mcgill, S. K., Kothari, S., Friedland, S., Chen, A. M., Park, W. G., & Banerjee, S. (2012). A New Colonoscope With a Short Turn Radius Allowing Full Withdrawal in Complete Retroflexion Improves Detection of Simulated Polyps Hidden Behind Folds and Flexures in Anatomic Colon Models. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 75(4), 215-215.
  
• Radiation Exposure to Patients During ERCP Is Significantly Higher With Low Volume Endoscopists Kothari, S., Liao, C., Friedland, S., Chen, A. M., Park, W., & Banerjee, S. (2012). Radiation Exposure to Patients During ERCP Is Significantly Higher With Low Volume Endoscopists. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 75(4), 140-141.
  
• Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Using an Inexpensive Over the Counter Hyaluronate Preparation Kothari, S., Banerjee, S., Chen, A. M., Park, W., & Friedland, S. (2012). Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Using an Inexpensive Over the Counter Hyaluronate Preparation. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 75(4), 344-345.
  
• Diagnostic accuracy of cyst fluid amphiregulin in pancreatic cysts Tun, M. T., Pai, R. K., Kwok, S., Dong, A., Gupta, A., & Park, W. G. (2012). Diagnostic accuracy of cyst fluid amphiregulin in pancreatic cysts. BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY, 12.
  
• Adult Intestinal Malrotation: When Things Turn the Wrong Way Palmer, O. P., Rhee, H. H., Park, W. G., & Visser, B. C. (2012). Adult Intestinal Malrotation: When Things Turn the Wrong Way. DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES, 57(2), 284-287.
  
• Goff Trans-pancreatic Septotomy Is an Effective and Safe Biliary Cannulation Technique for Patients Who Fail Standard Biliary Cannulation Liao, C., Park, W., Chen, A., Friedland, S., & Banerjee, S. (2011). Goff Trans-pancreatic Septotomy Is an Effective and Safe Biliary Cannulation Technique for Patients Who Fail Standard Biliary Cannulation. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, 106, S56-S56.
  
• Colloid Carcinoma of the Pancreas Plerhoples, T. A., Ahdoot, M., DiMaio, M. A., Pai, R. K., Park, W. G., & Poultsides, G. A. (2011). Colloid Carcinoma of the Pancreas. DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES, 56(5), 1295-1298.
  
• Diagnostic Performance of Cyst Fluid Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Amylase in Histologically Confirmed Pancreatic Cysts Park, W. G.-U., Mascarenhas, R., Palaez-Luna, M., Smyrk, T. C., O'Kane, D., & Chari, S. T. (2011). Diagnostic Performance of Cyst Fluid Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Amylase in Histologically Confirmed Pancreatic Cysts. PANCREAS, 40(1), 42-45.
  
• Screening for pancreatic cancer: what can cyst fluid analysis tell us? Park, W. G. (2011). Screening for pancreatic cancer: what can cyst fluid analysis tell us?. F1000 medicine reports, 3, 3-?.
  
• EUS-guided gold fiducial insertion for image-guided radiation therapy of pancreatic cancer: 50 successful cases without fluoroscopy Park, W. G., Yan, B. M., Schellenberg, D., Kim, J., Chang, D. T., & Van Dam, J. (2010). EUS-guided gold fiducial insertion for image-guided radiation therapy of pancreatic cancer: 50 successful cases without fluoroscopy. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 71(3), 513-518.
  
• Management of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms: Decision-Making with Limited Information Park, W. G., & Chari, S. T. (2010). Management of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms: Decision-Making with Limited Information. PANCREATOLOGY, 10(2-3), 142-143.
  
• Election year fever? Voting on EUS criteria for chronic pancreatitis Park, W. G., & Van Dam, J. (2009). Election year fever? Voting on EUS criteria for chronic pancreatitis. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 69(7), 1262-1263.
  
• Painless Jaundice and Bilaterally Enlarged Sub-mandibular Glands in an Elderly Man Park, W. G., Pai, R., Ro, K., & Lowe, A. W. (2009). Painless Jaundice and Bilaterally Enlarged Sub-mandibular Glands in an Elderly Man. DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES, 54(3), 488-490.
  
• Prevalence of nonpolypoid (flat and depressed) colorectal neoplasms in asymptomatic and symptomatic adults Soetikno, R. M., Kaltenbach, T., Rouse, R. V., Park, W., Maheshwari, A., & Friedland, S. (2008). Prevalence of nonpolypoid (flat and depressed) colorectal neoplasms in asymptomatic and symptomatic adults. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 299(9), 1027-1035.
  
• Injection therapies for variceal bleeding disorders of the GI tract Park, W. G., Yeh, R. W., & Triadafilopoulos, G. (2008). Injection therapies for variceal bleeding disorders of the GI tract. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 67(2), 313-323.
  
• Injection therapies for nonvariceal bleeding disorders of the GI tract Park, W. G., Neh, R. W., & Triadafilopoulos, G. (2007). Injection therapies for nonvariceal bleeding disorders of the GI tract. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 66(2), 343-354.
  
• Diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis B: an update. Morgan, M., Park, W., & Keeffe, E. B. (2007). Diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis B: an update. Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica, 53(1), 25-41.
  
• Giant gastric ulcers in chronic spinal cord injury patients Park, W. G., Rouse, R. V., Kahng, L. S., Bastidas, J. A., Meinke, L., & Soetikno, R. M. (2007). Giant gastric ulcers in chronic spinal cord injury patients. DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY, 19(1), 36-39.
  
• Diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Park, W., & Keeffe, E. B. (2004). Diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica, 50(4), 289-303.