Publications

• Group A Streptococcus Causing Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis: Report of a Case and Literature Review. Collin Y, Sirois M, Carignan A, Lawton Wackett JC. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2012 Feb 8
•  Unusual presentation of a spontaneous fracture of a first rib: a case report. Abu Arab W, Echavé V, Sirois M. Turkish Journal of thora cardiovasc surg 2012;20(1):158-160.
• Concentration and time-dependent effects of enoxaparin on human adenocarcinomic epithelial cell line A549 proliferation in vitro. Abu Arab W, Kotb R, Sirois M, Rousseau E. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2011 Oct;89(10):705-11.
• Surgical management of sternoclavicular joint infection. Abu Arab W, Khadragui I, Echavé V, Deshaies A, Sirois C, Sirois M. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Sep;40(3):630-4
• 17,18-EpETE Targets PPAR{gamma} and p38MAPK to Mediate its Anti-Inflammatory Effect in Lung: Role of sEH. Morin C, Sirois M, Echave V, Albadine R, Rousseau E. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol.
•  A multidisciplinary approach to aortoesophageal fistula: a case report. Abu Arab W, Chagnon F, Echavé V,Dorion D, Sirois M.  Tur J Cardiovascu tho 2011;19(2):285-287
• Primary myxoid sarcoma of the pleura. Arab WA, Echavé V, Sirois M, Bénard F, Gomes MM.Can J Surg. 2009 Aug;52(4):E93-E94.
• Incidental carcinoma in bullous emphysema. Arab WA, Echavé V, Sirois M, Gomes MM.Can J Surg. 2009 Jun;52(3):E56-7.
• The OPTICC trial: a multi-institutional study of occult pneumothoraces in critical care. Ouellet JF, Trottier V, Kmet L, Rizoli S, Laupland K, Ball CG, Sirois M, Kirkpatrick AW. Am J Surg. 2009 May;197(5):581-6.
• Relaxing effects of 17(18)-EpETE on arterial and airway smooth muscles in human lung. Morin C, Sirois M, Echave V, Rizcallah E, Rousseau E. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2009 Jan;296(1):L130-9
• Retrospective review of two-port thoracoscopic (VATS) wedge bullectomy and lung wedge biopsy. Bejjani j, Couture J, Asenjo JF, Sirois M, Sirois C, and Sirois C.  Mcgill J Med. 2009 January; 12(1): 3–6.
• CPI-17 silencing-reduced responsiveness in control and TNF-alpha-treated human bronchi. Morin C, Sirois M, Echave V, Rousseau E.Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2008 Dec;39(6):638-43.
• Effects of omega-hydroxylase product on distal human pulmonary arteries. Morin C, Guibert C, Sirois M, Echave V, Gomes MM, Rousseau E. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008 Mar;294(3):H1435-43.
• EET displays anti-inflammatory effects in TNF-alpha stimulated human bronchi: putative role of CPI-17.Morin C, Sirois M, Echave V, Gomes MM, Rousseau E. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2008 Feb;38(2):192-201.
• Functional effects of 20-HETE on human bronchi: hyperpolarization and relaxation due to BKCa channel activation. Morin C, Sirois M, Echave V, Gomes MM, Rousseau E.Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2007 Oct;293(4):L1037-44.
• Relaxing effects of 5-oxo-ETE on human bronchi involve BK Ca channel activation. Morin C, Sirois M, Echave V, Gomes MM, Rousseau E. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat. 2007 Jun;83(4):311-9.
• Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid relaxing effects involve Ca2+-activated K+ channel activation and CPI-17 dephosphorylation in human bronchi. Morin C, Sirois M, Echave V, Gomes MM, Rousseau E. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2007 May;36(5):633-41.
• Prospective evaluation of hand-held focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) in blunt abdominal trauma. Kirkpatrick AW, Sirois M, Laupland KB, Goldstein L, Brown DR, Simons RK, Dulchavsky S, Boulanger BR. Can J Surg. 2005 Dec;48(6):453-60.
• The hand-held ultrasound examination for penetrating abdominal trauma. Kirkpatrick AW, Sirois M, Ball CG, Laupland KB, Goldstein L, Hameed M, Brown DR, Simons RK, Kortbeek J, Dulchavsky S, Boulanger BB. Am J Surg. 2004 May;187(5):660-5.
• Where's the tube? Evaluation of hand-held ultrasound in confirming endotracheal tube placement. Chun R, Kirkpatrick AW, Sirois M, Sargasyn AE, Melton S, Hamilton DR, Dulchavsky S.Prehosp Disaster Med. 2004 Oct-Dec;19(4):366-9.
• Hand-held thoracic sonography for detecting post-traumatic pneumothoraces: the Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (EFAST). Kirkpatrick AW, Sirois M, Laupland KB, Liu D, Rowan K, Ball CG, Hameed SM, Brown R, Simons R, Dulchavsky SA, Hamiilton DR, Nicolaou S. J Trauma. 2004 Aug;57(2):288-95.