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Robert D. Fry, M.D.
Colon and Rectal Surgery
 
Research Publications, peer reviewed

Geha AD, Fry RD, Baue AE: Successful emergency replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic and mitral valves in the Marfan syndrome. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 70(2): 223-228, Aug. 1975.

Fry RD, Geha AS, Krone R, Kleiger R, Bauer AD: Severe coarctation of the aorta with pulmonary edema; An unusual presentation of a traumatic aortic aneurysm. Chest 70(1): 76-78, July 1976.

Fry RD, Kodner IJ, Walz BJ: Treatment of rectal carcinoma by intracavitary irradiation. Missouri Medicine 79(3):143-144, Mar. 1982.

Roe JP, Kodner IJ, Walz BJ, Fry RD: Preoperative radiation therapy for rectal carcinoma. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 25(5):471-473, July/Aug. 1982.alz

BJ, Kodner IJ, Fry RD, Roe JP, Breaux S, Hederman M: Preoperative irradiation in two schedules for rectal cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 9:109-110, 1983.

Fry RD, Kodner IJ, Fleshman JW: Abdominal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis. Southern Medical Journal 77(6):711-714, June 1984.

Shirley F, Kodner IJ, Fry RD: Loop ileostomy: Techniques and indications.  Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 27(6):382-386, June 1984.

Hoffman MJ, Kodner IJ, Fry RD: Internal intussusception of the rectum: Diagnosis and surgical management. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 27(7):435-441, July 1984.

Fleshman JW, Fry RD, Kodner IJ: Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum: Results of radiotherapy and resection, endocavitary radiation, local excision and preoperative clinical staging. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 28(11):810-815, Nov. 1985.

Goldman C, Kodner IJ, MacDermott R, Fry RD: Clinical and operative experience with non-caucasian Crohn's disease patients. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 29(5):317-321, May 1986.

Matthews JM, Kodner IJ, Fry RD, Fazio V: Entrapped ovary syndrome. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 29(5):341-343, May 1986.

Shemesh EI, Kodner IJ, Fry RD, Neufeld DM: Juvenile polyposis: Not always a benign, self-limiting disease. Missouri Medicine 84(4):190-192, Apr. 1987.

Shemesh EI, Kodner IJ, Fry RD, Neufeld DM: Severe complication of rubber band ligation of internal hemorrhoids. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 30(3):199-200, Mar. 1987.

Shemesh EI, Kodner IJ, Fry RD, Neufeld DM: Endorectal sliding flap repair of complicated anterior anoperineal fistulas. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 31(1):22-24, Jan. 1988.

Fry RD, Fischer KC, Susman N, Shatz BA, Hulbert B: Adhesion-related variceal hemorrhage following sclerosis of esophageal varices. Archives of Surgery 123(1):94-95, Jan. 1988.

Fry RD, Shemesh EI, Kodner IJ, Timmcke A: Techniques and results in the management of anal and perineal Crohn's disease. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics 168(1):42-48, Jan. 1989.

Kodner IJ, Shemesh EI, Fry RD, Walz BJ, Myerson R, Fleshman JW, Neufeld DM: Preoperative irradiation for rectal cancer: Improved local control and long term survival. Annals of Surgery 209(2):l94-l99, Feb. 1989.

Peters WR, Fry RD, Fleshman JW, Kodner IJ: Multiple blood transfusions reduce the recurrence rate of Crohn's disease. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 32(9):749-753, Sept. 1989.

Fry RD, Shemesh EI, Kodner IJ, Fleshman JW, Timmcke AE: Perforation of the rectum and sigmoid colon during barium enema examination: Management and prevention. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 32(9):759-764, Sept. 1989.

Fleshman JW, Kodner IJ, Fry RD: Internal intussusception of the rectum: A changing perspective. The Netherlands Journal of Surgery 41(6):145-148, Dec. 1989.

Fry RD: Infectious enteritis: A collective review. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 33(6):520-527, June 1990.

Kodner IJ, Shemesh EI, Fry RD, Walz BJ, Myerson R, Fleshman JW, Schechtman KB: Preoperative irradiation of rectal cancer improves local control and long-term survival. Gastroenterologie Clinique ET Biologigue 14(1):108, 1990.

Kodner IJ, Fry RD, Fleshman JW: Current options in the management of rectal cancer. Advances in Surgery 24:1-39, 1991.

Hammerman AM, Shady K, Fry R, Cohen E: Postgrastrostomy tube deformity on upper GI series. Gastrointestinal Radiology 16(1):13-14, Winter 1991.

Fleshman JW, Peters WR, Shemesh EI, Fry RD, Kodner IJ: Anal sphincter reconstruction: Anterior overlapping muscle repair. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 34(9):739-743, Sept. 1991.

Fleshman JW, Dreznik Z, Fry RD, Kodner IJ: Anal sphincter repair for obstetric injury: Manometric evaluation of functional results. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 34(12):1061-1067, Dec. 1991.

Lopez MJ, Myerson RJ, Shapiro SJ, Fleshman JW, Fry RD, Halverson JD, Kodner IJ, Monaflow WW: Squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal. American Journal of Surgery 162(6):580-584, Dec. 1991.

Kodner IJ, Fry RD, Fleshman JW. Rectal prolapse and other pelvic floor abnormalities. Surgery Annual 24:157-190, 1992.

Fleshman JW, Dreznik Z, Meyer K, Fry RD, Carney R, Kodner IJ: Outpatient protocol for biofeedback therapy of pelvic floor outlet obstruction. Diseases of the Colon and  Rectum 35(1):1-7, Jan. 1992.

Myerson RJ, Zusag TW, Kodner IJ, Walz BJ, Shin J, McLaughlin MP, Fry RD, Fleshman JW, Lockett MA. Adjutive radiation therapy for rectal carcinoma. American Journal of Clinical Oncology (CCT) 15(2):102-111, Apr. 1992.

Fry RD, Birnbaum EH, Lacey KL. Actinomyces as a cause of recurrent perianal fistula in the immunocompromised patient. Surgery 111(5):591-594, May 1992.

Birnbaum EH, Dreznik Z, Myerson RJ, Lacey DL, Fry RD, Kodner IJ, Fleshman JW. Early effect of external beam radiation therapy on the anal sphincter: A study using anal manometry and transrectal ultrasound. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 35(8):757-761, Aug. 1992.

Fleshman JW, Myerson RJ, Fry RD, Kodner IJ. Accuracy of transrectal ultrasound in predicting pathologic stage of rectal cancer before and after preoperative radiation therapy. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 35(9):823-829, Sept. 1992.

Fleshman JW, Dreznik Z, Cohen E, Fry RD, Kodner IJ. Balloon expulsion test facilitates diagnosis of pelvic floor outlet obstruction due to nonrelaxing puborectalis muscle. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 35(11):1019-1029, Nov. 1992.

Fleshman JW, Brunt LM, Fry RD, Birnbaum EH, Simmang CL, Mazor A, Soper N, Freeman L, Kodner IJ. Laparoscopic anterior resection of the rectum using a triple stapled intracorporeal anastomosis in the pig. Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy 3(2):119-126, Apr. 1993.

Kodner IJ, Mazor A, Shemesh EI, Fry RD, Fleshman JW, Birnbaum EH. Endorectal advancement flap repair of rectovaginal and other complicated ano-rectal fistulas. Surgery 114(4):682-690, Oct. 1993.

Kodner IJ, Gilley MT, Shemesh EI, Fleshman JW, Fry RD, Myerson RJ. Radiation therapy as definitive treatment for selected invasive rectal cancer. Surgery 114(4):850-857, Oct. 1993.

Birnbaum EH, Myerson RJ, Fry RD, Kodner IJ, Fleshman JW. Chronic effects of pelvic radiation therapy on anorectal function. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 37(9):909-915, Sept. 1994.

Simmang C, Birnham EH, Kodner IJ, Fry RD, and Fleshman JW: Anal sphincter reconstruction in the elderly: Does advancing age affect outcome? Diseases of the Colon and Rectum  37(11):1065-1069, Nov. 1994.

Fry, RD: Anorectal trauma and foreign bodies. Surgical Clinics of North America 74(6): 1491-1505, Dec. 1994.

Alpers D, Solomn S, Fry, RD, Whyte MP, Dehner L and Mitchell J. Hypercalcemia in a 58-year-old woman with constipation and chronic anal fistulas. Clinicopathologic Conference. The American Journal of Medicine 97:477-487, 1994.

Myerson RJ, Shapiro SJ, Lacey D, Lopez M, Birnbaum E, Fleshman J, Fry R, Kodner I. Carcinoma of the anal canal. American Journal of Clinical Oncology (CCT) 18(1): 32-39, Feb. 1995.

Myerson RJ, Michalski JM, King ML, Birnbaum E, Fleshman J, Fry R, Kodner I, Lacey D, Lockett MA. Adjuvant radiation therapy for rectal carcinoma: Predictors of outcome. Inter-national Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 32(1):41-50, Apr. 30, 1995.

Nagle D, Fry RD. Abdominoperineal resection for cancer of the distal rectum. Problems in General Surgery. Rectal Cancer: Issues in Diagnosis and Management. 12(4):61-72, Winter, 1996.

Fleshman JW, Fry RD, Birnbaum EH, Kodner IJ. Laparoscopic-assisted and minilaparo-tomy approaches to colorectal diseases are similar in early outcome. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 39(1):15-22, Jan. 1996.

Desai GR, Meyerson RJ, Higashikubo R, Birnbaum E, Fleshman J, Fry RD, Kodner I, Kucik N, Lacey D, Ribeiro M. Carcinoma of the rectum: possible cellular predictors of metastatic potential and response to radiation therapy. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 39(10):1090-1096, Oct. 1996.

Birnbaum EH, Stamm L, Rafferty JF, Fry RD, Kodner IJ, Fleshman JW. Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency influences surgical outcome in treatment of rectal prolapse. Diseases Colon Rectum 39(11):1215-1221, Nov. 1996.

Kahn H, Alexander AA, Rakinic J, Nagle DA, Fry RD. Preoperative staging of irradiated cancers using digital rectal exam, computed tomography, endorectal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging does not accurately predict T0, N0 pathology. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 40(2):140-144, Feb. 1997.

Wu JS, Birnbaum EH, Kodner IJ, Fry RD, Read TE, Fleshman JW. Laparoscopic-assisted ileocolic resections in patients with Crohn’s disease: Are abscesses, phlegmons, or recurrent disease contraindications?  Surgery 122(4):682-689, Oct. 1997.

Waldman SA, Cagir B, Rakinic J, Fry RD, Goldstein SD, Isenberg G, Barber M, Biswas S, Minimo C, Palazzo J, Park PK, Weinberg D. Use of guanylyl cyclase C for detecting  micrometatases in lymph nodes of patients with colon cancer. Diseases of the Colon and  Rectum 41(3):310-315, Mar. 1998.

Myerson R, Genovesi D, Lockett M, Birnbaum E, Fleshman J, Fry R, Kodner I,  Menteer J, Picus J, Read T, Walz B.  Five Fractions of preoperative radiotherapy for selected cases of rectal carcinoma: Long term tumor control and tolerance to treatment.  International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 43(3):537-543, Feb. 1, 1999.

Cagir B, Nagy M, Topham A, Rakinic J, Fry RD.: Adenosquamous carcinoma of Colon Rectum and Anus: Epidemiology, distribution and survival characteristics. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 42(2):258-263, Feb. 1999.

Cagir B, Whiteford MH, Rakinic J, Topham A, Fry RD.: The changing epidemiology of anorectal melanoma. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 42(9):1203-1208, Sept. 1999.

Cagir B, Gelmann A, Park J, Fava T, Tankelovitch A, Bittner EW, Weaver EJ, Palazzo JP, Weinberg D, Fry RD, Waldman SA: Guanylyl cyclase C messenger RNA is a biomarker for micrometastasis in patients with recurrent stage II colorectal cancer. Annals of Internal Medicine 131(11):805-812, Dec. 7, 1999.

Whiteford M, Moritz M, Ferber A, Fry RD.: Budd-Chiari Syndrome complicating restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 42(9):1220-1224, Sept. 1999.

Tichansky D, Cagir B, Marcus SM, Fry RD.: Strictureplasty for Crohn’s disease: Meta-analysis. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 43(7):911-919, July 2000.

Rakinic J, Fry RD.: Rectal cancer adjuvant therapy controversies: When? What? Why? Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America 9(4):804-811, Oct. 2000.

Edmonston T B, Cuesta K H, Burkholder S, Barusevicius A, Rose D, Kovatich A J, Boman B, Fry R, Fishel R, Palazzo J P: Colorectal carcinomas with high microsatellite instability: Defining a distinct immunologic and molecular entity with respect to prognostic markers. Human Pathology. 31(12):1506-1514, Dec. 2000.

Myerson, RJ, Singh, A, Birnbaum, EH, Fry RD, Fleshman JW, Kodner IR, Lockett MA, Picus J, Walz BJ, & Read TE: Pretreatment clinical findings predict outcome for patients receiving preoperative radiation for rectal cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 50(3):665-674, July 1, 2001.

Aumock A, Birnbaum EH MD, Fleshman JW MD, Fry RD MD, Gambacorta MA MD, Kodner IJ MD, Malyapa RS MD, Read TE MD, Walz BJ, Myerson RJ MD: Treatment of rectal adenocarcinoma with endocavitary and external beam radiation therapy, results for 199 patients with localized tumors. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 51(2):363-370, Oct. 1, 2001.

Read TE, Ogunbiyi OA, Fleshman JW, Birnbaum EH, Fry RD, Myerson RJ, Kodner IJ. Neoadjuvant external beam radiation and proctectomy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 44(12):1778-1790, Dec. 2001.

Tichansky DS, Cagir B, Borrazzo E, Topham A, Palazzo J, Weaver EJ, Lange A, Fry RD. Risk of second cancers in patients with colorectal carcinoids. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 45(1):91-97, Jan. 2002.

Muller A, Edmonston TB, Corao DA, Rose DG, Palazzo JP, Becker H, Fry RD, Rueschoff J, Fishel R.  Exclusion of breast cancer as an integral tumor of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. Cancer Research 62(4):1014-1019, Feb. 15, 2002.

Read TE, Mutch MG, Chang BW, McNevin MS, Fleshman JW, Birnbaum EH, Fry RD, Caushaj PF, Kodner IJ. Locoregional recurrence and survival after curative resection of adeno-carcinoma of the colon. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 195(1):33-40, July 2002.

Research Publications, non-peer reviewed

Shemesh EI, Kodner IJ, Fry RD: Statistics from ostomy registry. Ostomy Quarterly 24:70, 1987.

Myerson RJ, Walz BJ, Kodner IJ, Fleshman J, Fry RD, Konefal JB: Endocavitary radiation therapy for rectal carcinoma: Results with and without external beam. Endocurietherapy/Hyperthermia Oncology 5:195-200, 1989.

Myerson RJ, Walz BJ, Kodner IJ, Fry RD, Konefal JB: Endocavitary radiation therapy for rectal cancer: outcome with and without external beam radiation. Published in Radiation Oncology Scientific Report, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University Medical Center. 67-76, 1989.

Kodner IJ, Fry RD, Fleshman JW: The surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology 6:547-555, 1990.

 


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