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David Andrew Tendler

David Andrew Tendler

Clinical Faculty in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Gastroenterology
david.tendler@duke.edu
249 East NC 54, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27713
249 East NC 54, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27713

Scholarly Works - Journal articles

Treatment of TIPS/biliary fistula-related endotipsitis with a covered stent.

Journal article J Vasc Interv Radiol · June 2008 "Infective endotipsitis" describes a recurrent bacteremia or fungemia in patients with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in place and no other identifiable source of infection. The present report describes a patient who developed polym ... Full text Link to item Cite

The effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a pilot study.

Journal article Dig Dis Sci · February 2007 Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is an increasingly common condition that may progress to hepatic cirrhosis. This pilot study evaluated the effects of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet on obesity-associated fatty liver disease. Five patients with a mean b ... Full text Link to item Cite

Utility of thiopurine methyltransferase genotyping and phenotyping, and measurement of azathioprine metabolites in the management of patients with autoimmune hepatitis.

Journal article J Hepatol · October 2006 BACKGROUND/AIMS: Azathioprine is a key drug in the management of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), with effects mediated via conversion to 6-thioguanine (6-TG) and 6-methylmercaptopurine (6-MMP), the latter controlled by thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT). Our ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ischemic colitis: a clinical review.

Journal article South Med J · February 2005 Ischemic colitis is the most common form of intestinal ischemia. It manifests as a spectrum of injury from transient self-limited ischemia involving the mucosa and submucosa to acute fulminant ischemia with transmural infarction that may progress to necros ... Full text Link to item Cite

Polycystic ovary syndrome and severe nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: beneficial effect of modest weight loss and exercise on liver biopsy findings.

Journal article Endocr Pract · 2005 OBJECTIVE: To report a case of biopsy-documented nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which improved appreciably through moderate exercise and weight loss in a young woman with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and insulin resistance. METHODS: We present a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Acute intestinal ischemia and infarction.

Journal article Semin Gastrointest Dis · April 2003 Acute intestinal ischemia is a gastrointestinal emergency resulting from a sudden decrement in intestinal blood flow. It may occur as a consequence of mesenteric vascular occlusion and/or hypoperfusion and may involve the small intestine or colon. Bowel in ... Link to item Cite

Racial differences in the frequency of symptoms and complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

Journal article Aliment Pharmacol Ther · October 2002 BACKGROUND: A number of reports have suggested that there are substantial racial differences in the frequency of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and its complications, but few studies have compared directly the frequency of this disorder amongst differen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prolapsing mucosal polyps: an underrecognized form of colonic polyp--a clinicopathological study of 15 cases.

Journal article Am J Gastroenterol · February 2002 OBJECTIVE: Prolapsing intestinal mucosa occurs in many forms throughout the GI tract. We describe 15 patients with polypoid masses in the sigmoid colon and histological features of mucosal prolapse. METHODS: Fifteen patients with colon polyps demonstrating ... Full text Link to item Cite