Published in J Gastrointest Surg on December 30, 2002
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Learning curves in surgical practice. Postgrad Med J (2007) 1.61
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Bleeding complications in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Incidence, mechanisms, prevention and management. J Minim Access Surg (2010) 1.44
Variations in consenting practice for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (2006) 1.29
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy conversion rates two decades later. JSLS (2011) 1.18
A new method of preventing bile duct injury in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. World J Gastroenterol (2004) 1.01
Prediction of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery with artificial neural networks. BMC Surg (2009) 1.01
Reasons for conversion from laparoscopic to open or hand-assisted adrenalectomy: review of 261 laparoscopic adrenalectomies from 1993 to 2003. World J Surg (2004) 0.97
Sex differences in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc (2010) 0.90
Conversion in laparoscopic cholecystectomy after gastric resection: a 15-year review. Can J Surg (2009) 0.90
A randomized controlled trial of laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension. World J Gastroenterol (2005) 0.90
The cost of ignoring acute cholecystectomy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (2009) 0.89
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with previous abdominal surgery. JSLS (2005) 0.89
The impact of body mass index on outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc (2011) 0.88
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: What is the price of conversion? Surgery (2012) 0.87
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis: indication, technique, risk and outcome. Langenbecks Arch Surg (2004) 0.86
Usefulness of laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy with operative cholangiography for severe cholecystitis. Surg Today (2013) 0.79
The point of conversion in laparoscopic colonic surgery affects the oncologic outcome in an experimental rat model. Surg Endosc (2008) 0.78
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the preferred approach in cirrhosis: a nationwide, population-based study. HPB (Oxford) (2012) 0.77
Should prophylactic cholecystectomy be performed in patients with concomitant gallstones after endoscopic sphincterotomy for bile duct stones? Surg Endosc (2014) 0.77
The use of novel hemostatic sealant (Tisseel) in laparoscopic myomectomy: a case-control study. Surg Endosc (2012) 0.77
A simple application technique of fibrin-coated collagen fleece (TachoComb) in laparoscopic surgery. Surg Today (2007) 0.76
Does the Difficulty of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Differ Between Genders? Indian J Surg (2013) 0.75
Laparoscopic modified subtotal cholecystectomy for difficult gall bladders: A single-centre experience. J Minim Access Surg (2016) 0.75
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy associated lethal hemorrhage. JSLS (2007) 0.75
Visibility enhancement of common bile duct for laparoscopic cholecystectomy by vivid fiber-optic indication: a porcine experiment trial. Biomed Opt Express (2012) 0.75
Bleeding complications in cholecystectomy: a register study of over 22,000 cholecystectomies in Finland. BMC Surg (2015) 0.75
Preoperative prediction of type 2 diabetes remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol (2014) 3.45
Intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay: an accurate predictor of symptomatic hypocalcemia following thyroidectomy. Arch Surg (2003) 1.84
Gallbladder perforation: risk factors and outcome. J Surg Res (2006) 1.80
Bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy for corticotrophin-dependent Cushing's syndrome: a review of the Mayo Clinic experience. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2007) 1.75
Primary hyperparathyroidism and negative Tc99 sestamibi imaging: to operate or not? Ann Surg Oncol (2012) 1.71
Thyroid cancer detection with dual-isotope parathyroid scintigraphy in primary hyperparathyroidism. Ann Surg Oncol (2012) 1.71
Malpractice risk and cost are significantly reduced after tort reform. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 1.61
High allelic burden of four obesity SNPs is associated with poorer weight loss outcomes following gastric bypass surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 1.51
Enhanced survival in locoregionally confined anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a single-institution experience using aggressive multimodal therapy. Thyroid (2010) 1.43
The value of positron emission tomography in the surgical management of recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma. World J Surg (2008) 1.42
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for elderly patients: gold standard for golden years? Arch Surg (2003) 1.41
Early prediction of hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy using parathyroid hormone: an analysis of pooled individual patient data from nine observational studies. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.41
A role for fibroblast growth factor 19 and bile acids in diabetes remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Diabetes Care (2013) 1.38
The clinical conundrum of corticotropin-independent autonomous cortisol secretion in patients with bilateral adrenal masses. World J Surg (2008) 1.35
Long-term outcome in 215 children and adolescents with papillary thyroid cancer treated during 1940 through 2008. World J Surg (2010) 1.20
The Mirizzi syndrome: multidisciplinary management promotes optimal outcomes. J Gastrointest Surg (2007) 1.16
Imaging in bariatric surgery: a guide to postsurgical anatomy and common complications. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2008) 1.15
An encounter card system for increasing feedback to students. Am J Surg (2002) 1.13
Biopsy of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas: potential for disaster. Surgery (2009) 1.11
Downregulation of PAR-4, a pro-apoptotic gene, in pancreatic tumors harboring K-ras mutation. Int J Cancer (2008) 1.05
Imaging of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Surg Clin North Am (2011) 1.04
Reliability of benign fine needle aspiration cytology of large thyroid nodules. Surgery (2008) 1.04
Risks and adequacy of an optimized surgical approach to the primary surgical management of papillary thyroid carcinoma treated during 1999-2006. World J Surg (2010) 1.03
Does the correlation of acute cholecystitis on ultrasound and at surgery reflect a mirror image? Am J Surg (2004) 1.01
Reoperative experience with papillary thyroid cancer. World J Surg (2014) 1.00
Adrenalectomy improves outcomes of selected patients with metastatic carcinoma. World J Surg (2012) 0.99
Restoration of transforming growth factor-beta signaling enhances radiosensitivity by altering the Bcl-2/Bax ratio in the p53 mutant pancreatic cancer cell line MIA PaCa-2. J Biol Chem (2001) 0.98
Need for a revised staging consensus in medullary thyroid carcinoma. Arch Surg (2009) 0.95
Adhesion formation after laparoscopic ventral incisional hernia repair with polypropylene mesh: a study using abdominal ultrasound. JSLS (2004) 0.95
Accuracy of adrenal imaging and adrenal venous sampling in predicting surgical cure of primary aldosteronism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2014) 0.94
Operative intervention for recurrent adrenocortical cancer. Surgery (2013) 0.91
Total thyroidectomy is the preferred treatment for patients with Graves' disease and a thyroid nodule. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2007) 0.91
Is thyroid frozen section too much for too little? Am J Surg (2002) 0.90
Outcomes and quality of life after partial pancreatectomy for noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia from diffuse islet cell disease. Surgery (2010) 0.89
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A due to an exon 8 (G533C) mutation in a large North American kindred. Thyroid (2013) 0.88
Malignant adrenal neoplasm masquerading as worrisome adrenal hemorrhage. Ann Surg Oncol (2010) 0.85
Effects of propofol on intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism undergoing parathyroidectomy: a randomized control trial. Can J Anaesth (2011) 0.84
Changes in bone mineral density after surgical intervention for primary hyperparathyroidism. Surgery (2012) 0.83
Evidence-based management of toxic multinodular goiter (Plummer's Disease). World J Surg (2008) 0.83
Metabolic aspects of bariatric surgery. Med Clin North Am (2007) 0.83
Next-generation sequence analysis of genes associated with obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease-related cirrhosis in extreme obesity. Hum Hered (2013) 0.82
Contributing factors to postoperative length of stay in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. JSLS (2011) 0.81
Primary aldosteronism: results of adrenalectomy for nonsingle adenoma. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 0.81
Spontaneous resolution of multiple fundic gland polyps after cessation of treatment with lansoprazole and Nissen fundoplication: a case report. Gastrointest Endosc (2002) 0.80
Surgical resection of synchronously metastatic adrenocortical cancer. Ann Surg Oncol (2014) 0.79
Preoperative use of incretins is associated with increased diabetes remission after RYGB surgery among patients taking insulin: a retrospective cohort analysis. Ann Surg (2015) 0.78
Periampullary carcinoid tumor in a woman with neurofibromatosis. Curr Surg (2006) 0.78
Development of a multidisciplinary, multicampus subspecialty practice in endocrine cancers. J Oncol Pract (2012) 0.76
Laparoscopic resection of an undifferentiated pleomorphic splenic sarcoma. JSLS (2011) 0.75
Tort reform is associated with significant increases in Texas physicians relative to the Texas population. J Gastrointest Surg (2012) 0.75
Abdominal distention and diarrhea in a young female. Curr Surg (2004) 0.75
Tort reform is associated with more medical board complaints and disciplinary actions. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 0.75
Grand rounds. Calcified hepatic cyst. Curr Surg (2005) 0.75
Acute abdominal pain and vomiting in a young woman. Curr Surg (2004) 0.75
Adrenal venous sampling for catecholamines: a normal value study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2010) 0.75
Grand rounds. Chest pain in a woman with Marfan syndrome. Curr Surg (2005) 0.75
Middle-aged man with penetrating trauma to the pancreaticoduodenal complex. Curr Surg (2005) 0.75
Development of a multidisciplinary, multicampus subspecialty practice in endocrine cancers. Am J Manag Care (2012) 0.75
Abdominal pain and vomiting in a middle-aged woman. Curr Surg (2005) 0.75
Rectal bleeding in a woman with a thyroid mass. Curr Surg (2004) 0.75
Non-developed external oblique aponeurosis in inguinal hernia repair: a case report and discussion of the literature. Hernia (2006) 0.75
Diarrhea and weight loss in a recent émigré. Curr Surg (2005) 0.75
The general surgery workforce shortage is worse when assessed at county level. Am J Surg (2013) 0.75
Back pain and fever. Curr Surg (2005) 0.75
Bilious vomiting and abdominal pain in an aesthenic man. Curr Surg (2005) 0.75
Lateral neck mass in a young woman. Curr Surg (2005) 0.75