Published in Am Surg on October 01, 2003
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Increasing disparities in the age-related incidences of colon and rectal cancers in the United States, 1975-2010. JAMA Surg (2015) 2.96
Increasing incidence of rectal cancer in patients aged younger than 40 years: an analysis of the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database. Cancer (2010) 2.34
Do young colon cancer patients have worse outcomes? World J Surg (2004) 2.20
Microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer is associated with local lymphocyte infiltration and low frequency of distant metastases. Br J Cancer (2005) 1.59
Do young patients have different clinical presentation of colorectal cancer causing delay in diagnosis? Int J Colorectal Dis (2014) 1.45
Young-onset colorectal cancer in patients with no known genetic predisposition: can we increase early recognition and improve outcome? Medicine (Baltimore) (2008) 1.43
Young patients with colorectal cancer have poor survival in the first twenty months after operation and predictable survival in the medium and long-term: analysis of survival and prognostic markers. World J Surg Oncol (2010) 1.20
Despite aggressive histopathology survival is not impaired in young patients with colorectal cancer : CRC in patients under 50 years of age. Int J Colorectal Dis (2011) 1.20
Early-onset colorectal cancer: a sporadic or inherited disease? World J Gastroenterol (2014) 1.09
Changes on the disease pattern of primary colorectal cancers in Southern China: a retrospective study of 20 years. Int J Colorectal Dis (2009) 1.07
Better long-term survival in young patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer after surgery, an analysis of 69,835 patients in SEER database. PLoS One (2014) 1.05
Endoscopic tattooing of colorectal lesions: Is it a risk-free procedure? World J Gastrointest Endosc (2011) 1.05
Colorectal cancer in the young: trends, characteristics and outcome. Int J Colorectal Dis (2011) 1.04
Young-age onset of colorectal cancer in Israel. Tech Coloproctol (2009) 1.01
MSH6 and MUTYH deficiency is a frequent event in early-onset colorectal cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2010) 1.01
Improved survival in an Asian cohort of young colorectal cancer patients: an analysis of 523 patients from a single institution. Int J Colorectal Dis (2009) 0.99
Genetic testing for young-onset colorectal cancer: case report and evidence-based clinical guidelines. Radiol Oncol (2010) 0.95
Epidemiology and clinical findings of colorectal carcinoma in two tertiary care hospitals in Benghazi, Libya. Avicenna J Med (2014) 0.95
Does young age influence the prognosis of colorectal cancer: a population-based analysis. World J Surg Oncol (2014) 0.94
Clinical meaning of age-related expression of fecal cytokeratin 19 in colorectal malignancy. BMC Cancer (2009) 0.91
Proximal and distal colorectal cancer resection rates in the United States since widespread screening by colonoscopy. Gastroenterology (2012) 0.91
Prognostic factors of young patients with colon cancer after surgery. World J Gastroenterol (2006) 0.89
Colorectal cancer in the young, many questions, few answers. World J Gastrointest Oncol (2016) 0.86
Colorectal cancer in young patients in Israel: a distinct clinicopathological entity? World J Surg (2010) 0.86
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Among Young Adults in California. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol (2014) 0.86
Early-onset colorectal cancer patients without family history are "at very low risk" for lynch syndrome. J Exp Clin Cancer Res (2014) 0.84
Decrease in Incidence of Colorectal Cancer Among Individuals 50 Years or Older After Recommendations for Population-based Screening. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2016) 0.84
Differential mucin phenotypes and their significance in a variation of colorectal carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol (2013) 0.83
Colorectal Cancer in Young African Americans: Is It Time to Revisit Guidelines and Prevention? Dig Dis Sci (2016) 0.82
Colorectal cancer localization in young patients: should we expand the screening program? Dig Dis Sci (2007) 0.82
The prognostic significance of age in operated and non-operated colorectal cancer. BMC Cancer (2015) 0.82
Role of MCP-1 in alcohol-induced aggressiveness of colorectal cancer cells. Mol Carcinog (2015) 0.81
Hematochezia in the young patient: a review of health-seeking behavior, physician attitudes, and controversies in management. Dig Dis Sci (2009) 0.80
Colon cancer in Luxembourg: a national population-based data report, 1988-1998. BMC Cancer (2005) 0.79
Symptom burden among young adults with breast or colorectal cancer. Cancer (2014) 0.79
Negative prognostic factors in colorectal carcinoma: An analysis of 448 patients. Indian J Surg (2010) 0.78
Multistate models for comparing trends in hospitalizations among young adult survivors of colorectal cancer and matched controls. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 0.78
Role of laparoscopy in rectal cancer: a review. World J Gastroenterol (2014) 0.77
Incidence trends of colorectal cancer in Iran during 2000-2009: A population-based study. Med J Islam Repub Iran (2016) 0.77
Increasing incidence of colon cancer in patients <50 years old: a new entity? Ann Transl Med (2016) 0.77
Increasing Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults Aged 15-39 Years in Western Australia 1982-2007: Examination of Colonoscopy History. Front Public Health (2017) 0.77
Increasing prevalence of advanced colonic polyps in young patients undergoing colonoscopy in a referral academic hospital in Hong Kong. World J Gastroenterol (2007) 0.76
The Incidence Characteristics of Second Primary Malignancy after Diagnosis of Primary Colon and Rectal Cancer: A Population Based Study. PLoS One (2015) 0.76
Colorectal carcinoma in different age groups : a histopathological analysis. Int J Colorectal Dis (2011) 0.76
Pathological features and survival outcomes of young patients with operable colon cancer: are they homogeneous? PLoS One (2014) 0.75
Effect of Age on Survival Outcome in Operated and Non-Operated Patients with Colon Cancer: A Population-Based Study. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Observational Study: Familial Relevance and Oncological Significance of Revised Bethesda Guidelines in Colorectal Patients That Have Undergone Curative Resection. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.75
Gene Expression Analysis of Sporadic Early-Onset Rectal Adenocarcinoma. Gastrointest Cancer (Jersey City) (2016) 0.75
Hartmann's procedure vs loop colostomy in the treatment of obstructive rectosigmoid cancer. World J Emerg Surg (2014) 0.75
Association between age and synchronous liver metastasis in female colorectal cancer patients. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol (2010) 0.75
Findings in young adults at colonoscopy from a hospital service database audit. BMC Gastroenterol (2017) 0.75
Impact of Age on the Risk of Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia in a Young Population: An Analysis Using the Predicted Probability Model. Dig Dis Sci (2017) 0.75
Racial Disparities in Clinical Presentation and Survival Times Among Young-Onset Colorectal Adenocarcinoma. Dig Dis Sci (2017) 0.75
Genetic polymorphisms of NFκB1-94ins/delATTG and NFκBIA-881A/G genes in Egyptian patients with colorectal cancer. Fam Cancer (2017) 0.75
Molecular and Clinicopathological Differences by Age at the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer. Int J Mol Sci (2017) 0.75
Young colorectal cancer patients often present too late. Int J Colorectal Dis (2017) 0.75
Trends in colorectal cancer admissions and stage at presentation: impact of screening. Surg Endosc (2015) 0.75
Colon cancer survival rates with the new American Joint Committee on Cancer sixth edition staging. J Natl Cancer Inst (2004) 10.61
Meta-analysis: surgical treatment of obesity. Ann Intern Med (2005) 5.17
Extent of surgery affects survival for papillary thyroid cancer. Ann Surg (2007) 4.73
The National Cancer Data Base: a powerful initiative to improve cancer care in the United States. Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 3.82
National failure to operate on early stage pancreatic cancer. Ann Surg (2007) 3.65
Toward robust information: data quality and inter-rater reliability in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 3.55
Effect size estimation: a necessary component of statistical analysis. Arch Surg (2009) 3.41
Disparities in the utilization of high-volume hospitals for complex surgery. JAMA (2006) 3.35
Anatomy of the supratrochlear nerve: implications for the surgical treatment of migraine headaches. Plast Reconstr Surg (2013) 3.33
Updated population-based review of carcinoid tumors. Ann Surg (2004) 3.21
Small bowel cancer in the United States: changes in epidemiology, treatment, and survival over the last 20 years. Ann Surg (2009) 3.07
Does surgical quality improve in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: an evaluation of all participating hospitals. Ann Surg (2009) 3.05
Validation of the 6th edition AJCC Pancreatic Cancer Staging System: report from the National Cancer Database. Cancer (2007) 2.85
Colorectal cancer in the young. Am J Surg (2004) 2.80
Directing surgical quality improvement initiatives: comparison of perioperative mortality and long-term survival for cancer surgery. J Clin Oncol (2008) 2.74
A comparison of clinical registry versus administrative claims data for reporting of 30-day surgical complications. Ann Surg (2012) 2.72
The aging population and its impact on the surgery workforce. Ann Surg (2003) 2.70
American Society of Clinical Oncology/National Comprehensive Cancer Network Quality Measures. J Clin Oncol (2008) 2.69
JAMA patient page. Statins. JAMA (2013) 2.59
Survival among high-risk patients after bariatric surgery. JAMA (2011) 2.57
Effect of delay to operation on outcomes in adults with acute appendicitis. Arch Surg (2010) 2.53
Blueprint for a new American College of Surgeons: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 2.53
Lymph node evaluation as a colon cancer quality measure: a national hospital report card. J Natl Cancer Inst (2008) 2.46
A 10-year outcomes evaluation of mucinous and signet-ring cell carcinoma of the colon and rectum. Dis Colon Rectum (2005) 2.45
Development and evaluation of the universal ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator: a decision aid and informed consent tool for patients and surgeons. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 2.37
Evaluation of surveillance bias and the validity of the venous thromboembolism quality measure. JAMA (2013) 2.31
Readmissions following pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreas cancer: a population-based appraisal. Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 2.20
Do young colon cancer patients have worse outcomes? World J Surg (2004) 2.20
Validity and feasibility of the american college of surgeons colectomy composite outcome quality measure. Ann Surg (2013) 2.18
Factors predicting complication rates following total knee replacement. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2006) 2.15
Quality improvement in surgery: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program approach. Adv Surg (2010) 2.14
The influence of resident involvement on surgical outcomes. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 2.12
Risk adjustment for comparing hospital quality with surgery: how many variables are needed? J Am Coll Surg (2010) 2.12
Hospitalization before and after gastric bypass surgery. JAMA (2005) 2.12
Use and outcomes of laparoscopic-assisted colectomy for cancer in the United States. Arch Surg (2008) 2.10
Malignancies of the appendix: beyond case series reports. Dis Colon Rectum (2005) 2.02
Can't we all get along? The need to unify our efforts at bariatric surgery center accreditation. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2006) 2.02
Surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma: does it improve survival? Ann Surg Oncol (2004) 2.01
JAMA patient page: Air travel-related deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. JAMA (2012) 1.97
Optimal preoperative assessment of the geriatric surgical patient: a best practices guideline from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the American Geriatrics Society. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 1.94
Assessment of pancreatic cancer care in the United States based on formally developed quality indicators. J Natl Cancer Inst (2009) 1.92
Comparison of sentinel lymph node biopsy alone and completion axillary lymph node dissection for node-positive breast cancer. J Clin Oncol (2009) 1.90
Reliability of superficial surgical site infections as a hospital quality measure. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 1.90
Prognostic score predicting survival after resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: analysis of 3851 patients. Ann Surg (2008) 1.90
Insulin resistance and body fat distribution in South Asian men compared to Caucasian men. PLoS One (2007) 1.89
Association between occurrence of a postoperative complication and readmission: implications for quality improvement and cost savings. Ann Surg (2013) 1.87
Preoperative predictors of weight loss following bariatric surgery: systematic review. Obes Surg (2012) 1.86
Thirty-day mortality statistics underestimate the risk of repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: a statewide experience. J Vasc Surg (2006) 1.84
Optimizing ACS NSQIP modeling for evaluation of surgical quality and risk: patient risk adjustment, procedure mix adjustment, shrinkage adjustment, and surgical focus. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 1.84
Identification of specific quality improvement opportunities for the elderly undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. Arch Surg (2009) 1.83
Development of an American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program: morbidity and mortality risk calculator for colorectal surgery. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 1.83
Impact of tumor grade on prognosis in pancreatic cancer: should we include grade in AJCC staging? Ann Surg Oncol (2010) 1.82
Cancer-directed surgery for localized disease: decreased use in the elderly. Ann Surg Oncol (2004) 1.80
Pregnancy and fertility following bariatric surgery: a systematic review. JAMA (2008) 1.79
Comparison of outcomes after laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for acute appendicitis at 222 ACS NSQIP hospitals. Surgery (2010) 1.77
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2008) 1.76
Underuse of axillary dissection for the management of sentinel node micrometastases in breast cancer. Arch Surg (2010) 1.76
Comparison of commission on cancer-approved and -nonapproved hospitals in the United States: implications for studies that use the National Cancer Data Base. J Clin Oncol (2009) 1.75
Comparison of 30-day outcomes after emergency general surgery procedures: potential for targeted improvement. Surgery (2010) 1.74
Measuring the quality of colorectal cancer screening: the importance of follow-up. Dis Colon Rectum (2006) 1.72
Reassessing the need for prophylactic surgery in patients with porcelain gallbladder: case series and systematic review of the literature. Arch Surg (2011) 1.71
Variability in length of stay after colorectal surgery: assessment of 182 hospitals in the national surgical quality improvement program. Ann Surg (2009) 1.70
Reliability adjustment for reporting hospital outcomes with surgery. Ann Surg (2012) 1.70
Health expenditures among high-risk patients after gastric bypass and matched controls. Arch Surg (2012) 1.69
Are survival rates different for young and older patients with rectal cancer? Dis Colon Rectum (2004) 1.69
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery medical guidelines for clinical practice for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 1.66
Small bowel obstruction: a population-based appraisal. J Am Coll Surg (2006) 1.65
Surgeon volume as a predictor of outcomes in inpatient and outpatient endocrine surgery. Surgery (2007) 1.65
Multimodality therapy for pancreatic cancer in the U.S. : utilization, outcomes, and the effect of hospital volume. Cancer (2007) 1.63
Missing data in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program are not missing at random: implications and potential impact on quality assessments. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 1.62
A meta-analysis of perioperative beta blockade: what is the actual risk reduction? Surgery (2005) 1.61
Pancreatectomy risk calculator: an ACS-NSQIP resource. HPB (Oxford) (2010) 1.61
Complete lymph node dissection for sentinel node-positive melanoma: assessment of practice patterns in the United States. Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 1.60
Wait times for cancer surgery in the United States: trends and predictors of delays. Ann Surg (2011) 1.59
Risk factors for superficial vs deep/organ-space surgical site infections: implications for quality improvement initiatives. JAMA Surg (2013) 1.59
Using the NCDB for cancer care improvement: an introduction to available quality assessment tools. J Surg Oncol (2009) 1.58
Effect of postoperative complications on adjuvant chemotherapy use for stage III colon cancer. Ann Surg (2013) 1.56
Risk-based selective referral for cancer surgery: a potential strategy to improve perioperative outcomes. Ann Surg (2010) 1.53
Do young breast cancer patients have worse outcomes? J Surg Res (2003) 1.53