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1 Multivisceral Resection in Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 17, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
2 Clinical, MRI, and PET-CT Criteria Used by Surgeons to Determine Suitability for Pelvic Exenteration Surgery for Recurrent Rectal Cancers: A Delphi Study Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
3 Clinical value of internal mammary lymph node metastases found incidentally during free flap recipient vessel exposure European Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Detailed Stratification of TNM Stage III Rectal Cancer Based on the Presence/Absence of Extracapsular Invasion of the Metastatic Lymph Nodes Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
5 Prognostic Value of the D-Dimer Test in Oesophageal Cancer During the Perioperative Period Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
6 Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma presenting as an asymptomatic appendiceal tumor: report of a case Surgery Today, May 17, 2013
7 Is video-assisted lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer oncologically equivalent to open lobectomy? European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013 Review Article
8 Clinicopathological features of thymic carcinomas and the impact of histopathological agreement on prognostical studies European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013 Review Article
9 Osteonectin Expression in Surrounding Stroma of Craniopharyngiomas: Association With Recurrence Rate and Brain Infiltration International Journal of Surgical Pathology, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
10 Extradural Hematoma in Children: Case Series of 33 Patients Pediatric Neurosurgery, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
11 Primary carcinoid tumor in a retroperitoneal mature teratoma: report of a case Surgery Today, May 17, 2013
12 Is There a Possibility of a Cure in Patients With Colorectal Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Amenable to Complete Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy? Annals of Surgery, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
13 The Overall Prevalence of Metastasis in T1 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis of 295 Patients Annals of Surgery, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
14 Extended Lymphadenectomy in Colon Cancer Is Debatable World Journal of Surgery, May 16, 2013 Review Article
15 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography and the relationship between fluorodeoxyglucose uptake and the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1{alpha}, glucose transporter-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor in thymic epithelial tumours European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 16, 2013 Review Article
16 Meta-Analysis to Determine if Surgical Resection of the Primary Tumour in the Setting of Stage IV Breast Cancer Impacts on Survival Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
17 Colonic Endolumenal Stenting Devices and Elective Surgery Versus Emergency Subtotal/Total Colectomy in the Management of Malignant Obstructed Left Colon Carcinoma Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
18 The impact of positive circumferential margin on survival following oesophagectomy using the new 7th TNM classification European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
19 Predicting Lymph Node Metastases in Early Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Using a Simple Scoring System Journal of the American College of Surgeons, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
20 Long-term Outcomes Following Tumor Ablation for Treatment of Bilateral Colorectal Liver Metastases JAMA Surgery, May 15, 2013 Review Article
As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.
Read the article summaryAs published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.
Read the article summaryAs published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.
Read the article summary1 Are Right-Sided Colectomy Outcomes Different From Left-Sided Colectomy Outcomes?: Study of Patients With Colon Cancer in the ACS NSQIP Database JAMA Surgery, April 23, 2013
2 The Liver-First Approach to the Management of Colorectal Cancer With Synchronous Hepatic Metastases A Systematic Review Cancer With Synchronous Hepatic Metastases JAMA Surgery, April 19, 2013 Review Article
3 Pure tubular carcinoma of the breast and sentinel lymph node biopsy: A retrospective multi-institutional study of 234 cases European Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 8, 2013
4 Robot Versus Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Cancer by an Experienced Surgeon: Comparisons of Surgery, Complications, and Surgical Stress Annals of Surgical Oncology, March 25, 2013
5 Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Is There a Survival Difference for R1 Resections Versus Locally Advanced Unresectable Tumors? What Is a “True” R0 Resection? Annals of Surgery, April 11, 2013
6 Risk-Reducing Appendectomy and the Elimination of BRCA1 -Associated Intraperitoneal Cancer Risk-Reducing Appendectomy in BRCA1 Carriers JAMA Surgery, March 25, 2013 Review Article
7 Incidence of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism After Laparoscopic Versus Open Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Meta-Analysis Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, April 26, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
8 Factors Influencing the Success of In Vivo Sentinel Lymph Node Procedure in Colon Cancer Patients World Journal of Surgery, April 2, 2013
9 Clinical-pathologic features, long term-outcome and surgical treatment in a large series of patients with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) European Journal of Surgical Oncology, April 24, 2013
10 Should the Portal Vein Be Routinely Resected During Pancreaticoduodenectomy For Adenocarcinoma? Annals of Surgery, April 11, 2013
11 Assessing the relationships between health-related quality of life and postoperative length of hospital stay after oesophagectomy for cancer of the oesophagus and the gastro-oesophageal junction European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 8, 2013 Review Article
12 Pelvic Exenteration for Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, April 1, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
13 Microvascular Invasion Does Not Predict Long-Term Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma up to 2 cm: Reappraisal of the Staging System for Solitary Tumors Annals of Surgical Oncology, April 4, 2013
14 Breast cancer surgery without suction drainage: The impact of adopting a no drains policy on symptomatic seroma formation rates European Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 13, 2013
15 Endo-laparoscopic approach versus conventional open surgery in the treatment of obstructing left-sided colon cancer: Long-term follow-up of a randomized trial Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, April 25, 2013
16 Low Rectal Cancer: Classification and Standardization of Surgery Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, April 17, 2013
17 Single dose oral ibuprofen plus codeine for acute postoperative pain in adults Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013 Review Article
18 Predictors for Early Recurrence After Hepatectomy for Initially Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastasis Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, April 17, 2013
19 Effect of gentamicin lavage of the axillary surgical bed after lymph node dissection on drainage discharge volume The Breast, April 23, 2013
20 DNA Ploidy is an Independent Predictor of Survival in Breast Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: A Long-term Multivariate Analysis of 393 Patients Annals of Surgical Oncology, April 9, 2013
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