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Faculty Detail    
Name CHARLES MELBERN WILCOX
  
Campus Address BDB 375 Zip 0012
Phone  (205) 975-4958
E-mail  melw@uab.edu
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Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Primary  Medicine  Med - Gastroenterology Professor Emeritus
Center  General Clinical Research Center  Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci Professor Emeritus

Society Memberships
Organization Name Position Held Org Link
ASGE     
AGA     
ACG
APA
ASP 		    
 



Research/Clinical Interest
Title
Pancreatic diseases , Therapeutic Endoscopy
Description
My current research focus includes the role of endoscopic therapy in the treatment of pancreaticobiliary diseases. We are currently studying the effect of endoscopic stenting on abdominal pain in chronic pancreatitis as well as additional modalities for the treatment of pain in this setting. Other areas of research include ERCP-related complications, AIDS- related gastrointestinal complications, and NSAID-associated gastrointestinal bleeding.

Selected Publications 
Publication PUBMEDID
Barranco B, Eloubeidi MA, Canakis J, Johnson LF, Shore G, Wilcox CM. Bouveret's syndrome. Gastrointest Endosc 2002;56:736.   
Linder JD, Geels W, Wilcox CM. Prevalence of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction: can results from specialized centers be generalized? Dig Dis Sci 2002;47:2411-5.   
Kovacs TO, Wilcox CM, DeVault K, Miska D, Bochenek W; Pantoprozole US Gerd Study Group B. Comparison of the efficacy of pantoprazole vs nizatidine in the treatment of erosive oesophagitis: a randomized, active-controlled, double-blind study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2002;16:2043-52.   
Morgan DE, Smith JK, Hawkins K, Wilcox CM. Endoscopic stent therapy in advanced chronic pancreatitis: relationships between ductal changes, clinical response, and stent patency. Am J Gastroenterol 2003; 98:821-6.   
Linder JD, Klapow JC, Linder SD, Wilcox CM. Incomplete response to endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients with sphincter of Oddi dysfunction: evidence for a chronic pain disorder. Am J Gastroenterol 2003;98:1738-43.   
Wilcox CM, Linder J. Prospective evaluation of droperidol on sphincter of Oddi motility. Gastrointest Endosc 2003;58:483-7.   
Eloubeidi MA, Iseman DT, Chen VK, Vickers SM, Wilcox CM. Prevalence and significance of periduodenal venous collaterals in patients evaluated for pancreaticobiliary disorders by endosonography. Endoscopy 2003;35:1015-9.   
Varadarajulu S, Tutuian R, Gostout C, Kozarek R, Wilcox CM, Cotton PB. Efficacy of the Za self-expandable metal stent for palliation of malignant biliary obstruction. J Clin Gastroenterol 2004;38:77-80.    
Eloubeidi MA, Chen VK, Eltoum IA, Jhala D, Chhieng DC, Jhala N, Vickers SM, Wilcox CM. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of patients with suspected pancreatic cancer: diagnostic accuracy and acute and 30-day complications. Am J Gastroenterol 2003;98:2663-8.   
Arguedas MR, Linder JD, Wilcox CM. Suspected sphincter of Oddi dysfunction type II: empirical biliary sphincterotomy or manometry-guided therapy? Endoscopy 2004;36:174-8.