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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Effect of surgical margin status on survival and site of recurrence after hepatic resection for colorectal metastases.
|
Ann Surg
|
2005
|
4.86
|
|
2
|
Factors influencing readmission after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a multi-institutional study of 1302 patients.
|
Ann Surg
|
2012
|
2.93
|
|
3
|
Laparoscopic versus open left pancreatectomy: can preoperative factors indicate the safer technique?
|
Ann Surg
|
2011
|
2.87
|
|
4
|
Left-sided pancreatectomy: a multicenter comparison of laparoscopic and open approaches.
|
Ann Surg
|
2008
|
2.80
|
|
5
|
Matrix metalloproteinase-7 is expressed by pancreatic cancer precursors and regulates acinar-to-ductal metaplasia in exocrine pancreas.
|
J Clin Invest
|
2002
|
2.28
|
|
6
|
Perioperative blood transfusion is associated with decreased survival in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a multi-institutional study.
|
J Gastrointest Surg
|
2014
|
2.15
|
|
7
|
Laparoscopic versus open hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: improvement in outcomes and similar cost.
|
World J Surg
|
2015
|
2.10
|
|
8
|
Safety and efficacy of microwave ablation of hepatic tumors: a prospective review of a 5-year experience.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2009
|
1.97
|
|
9
|
Management of hepatic metastasis of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2008
|
1.88
|
|
10
|
A multicenter analysis of distal pancreatectomy for adenocarcinoma: is laparoscopic resection appropriate?
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2010
|
1.83
|
|
11
|
Should all patients with melanoma between 1 and 2 mm Breslow thickness undergo sentinel lymph node biopsy?
|
Cancer
|
2010
|
1.53
|
|
12
|
Vein involvement during pancreaticoduodenectomy: is there a need for redefinition of "borderline resectable disease"?
|
J Gastrointest Surg
|
2013
|
1.52
|
|
13
|
Readmission rates after abdominal surgery: the role of surgeon, primary caregiver, home health, and subacute rehab.
|
Ann Surg
|
2011
|
1.52
|
|
14
|
The use of self-expanding silicone stents in esophagectomy strictures: less cost and more efficiency.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2008
|
1.51
|
|
15
|
Assessment of mitotic rate reporting in melanoma.
|
Am J Surg
|
2012
|
1.47
|
|
16
|
The lower incidence of melanoma in women may be related to increased preventative behaviors.
|
Am J Surg
|
2010
|
1.45
|
|
17
|
Liver cell adenoma: a multicenter analysis of risk factors for rupture and malignancy.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2009
|
1.44
|
|
18
|
An evaluation of 2537 gastrointestinal stromal tumors for a proposed clinical staging system.
|
Arch Surg
|
2009
|
1.42
|
|
19
|
Factors associated with surgical options for breast carcinoma.
|
Cancer
|
2006
|
1.34
|
|
20
|
Simultaneous versus staged resection for synchronous colorectal cancer liver metastases.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2009
|
1.23
|
|
21
|
Arterial and venous resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: operative and long-term outcomes.
|
Arch Surg
|
2009
|
1.20
|
|
22
|
Radiofrequency ablation vs. resection for hepatic colorectal metastasis: therapeutically equivalent?
|
J Gastrointest Surg
|
2008
|
1.18
|
|
23
|
Clinicopathologic factors associated with false-negative sentinel lymph-node biopsy in breast cancer.
|
Ann Surg
|
2005
|
1.17
|
|
24
|
Analysis of 6,747 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors for a proposed staging system.
|
J Gastrointest Surg
|
2010
|
1.14
|
|
25
|
Laparoscopic left pancreatectomy: complication risk score correlates with morbidity and risk for pancreatic fistula.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2009
|
1.10
|
|
26
|
A proposed staging system for rectal carcinoid tumors based on an analysis of 4701 patients.
|
Surgery
|
2008
|
1.08
|
|
27
|
Liver-directed surgery for metastatic squamous cell carcinoma to the liver: results of a multi-center analysis.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2007
|
1.07
|
|
28
|
Safety of hepatic resection in metastatic disease to the liver after yttrium-90 therapy.
|
J Surg Res
|
2009
|
1.06
|
|
29
|
Factors predicting failure to identify a sentinel lymph node in breast cancer.
|
Surgery
|
2005
|
1.06
|
|
30
|
Laparoscopic hepatic lobectomy: advantages of a minimally invasive approach.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2010
|
1.02
|
|
31
|
Microwave hepatic ablation: initial experience of safety and efficacy.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2007
|
1.02
|
|
32
|
Stroke volume variation in hepatic resection: a replacement for standard central venous pressure monitoring.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2013
|
1.02
|
|
33
|
Laparoscopic versus open resection of hepatic colorectal metastases.
|
Surgery
|
2012
|
1.00
|
|
34
|
Is selective internal radioembolization safe and effective for patients with inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma and venous thrombosis?
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2009
|
0.99
|
|
35
|
Importance of low preoperative platelet count in selecting patients for resection of hepatocellular carcinoma: a multi-institutional analysis.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2011
|
0.99
|
|
36
|
Financial comparison of laparoscopic versus open hepatic resection using deviation-based cost modeling.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2013
|
0.98
|
|
37
|
Factors associated with recurrence and survival following hepatectomy for large hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter analysis.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2010
|
0.98
|
|
38
|
Predicting patients at low probability of requiring postmastectomy radiation therapy.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2006
|
0.98
|
|
39
|
Multi-institutional analysis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma demonstrating the effect of diabetes status on survival after resection.
|
HPB (Oxford)
|
2012
|
0.98
|
|
40
|
A proposed staging system for small bowel carcinoid tumors based on an analysis of 6,380 patients.
|
Am J Surg
|
2008
|
0.98
|
|
41
|
Lymph node ratio: a proposed refinement of current axillary staging in breast cancer patients.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2011
|
0.98
|
|
42
|
A phase 2 study of (99m)Tc-tilmanocept in the detection of sentinel lymph nodes in melanoma and breast cancer.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2011
|
0.97
|
|
43
|
Ulceration as a predictive marker for response to adjuvant interferon therapy in melanoma.
|
Ann Surg
|
2010
|
0.96
|
|
44
|
Is incisional biopsy of melanoma harmful?
|
Am J Surg
|
2005
|
0.94
|
|
45
|
Adjuvant chemoradiation therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: who really benefits?
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2009
|
0.94
|
|
46
|
Prognostic significance of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in melanoma.
|
Am Surg
|
2011
|
0.92
|
|
47
|
Second primary melanomas: incidence and outcome.
|
Am Surg
|
2010
|
0.92
|
|
48
|
Prognostic implications of anatomic location of primary cutaneous melanoma of 1 mm or thicker.
|
Am J Surg
|
2011
|
0.90
|
|
49
|
Factors determining adequacy of axillary node dissection in breast cancer patients.
|
Breast J
|
2007
|
0.90
|
|
50
|
Overall survival peri-hilar cholangiocarcinoma: R1 resection with curative intent compared to primary endoscopic therapy.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2011
|
0.89
|
|
51
|
The prognostic significance of nonsentinel lymph node metastasis in melanoma.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2010
|
0.88
|
|
52
|
Proposed staging system for colon carcinoid tumors based on an analysis of 2,459 patients.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2008
|
0.88
|
|
53
|
recurrence following hepatectomy for metastatic colorectal cancer: development of a model that predicts patterns of recurrence and survival.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2011
|
0.87
|
|
54
|
Hepatic malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: a case report and review of the literature.
|
Am Surg
|
2008
|
0.87
|
|
55
|
A proposed staging system for gastric carcinoid tumors based on an analysis of 1,543 patients.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2008
|
0.87
|
|
56
|
Precision hepatic arterial irinotecan therapy in the treatment of unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocellular carcinoma: optimal tolerance and prolonged overall survival.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2010
|
0.87
|
|
57
|
Are 3 sentinel nodes sufficient?
|
Arch Surg
|
2007
|
0.86
|
|
58
|
The use of self-expanding silicone stents in esophageal cancer care: optimal pre-, peri-, and postoperative care.
|
Surg Endosc
|
2008
|
0.86
|
|
59
|
Imaged guided transarterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads loaded with doxorubicin (DEBDOX) for hepatic metastases from melanoma: early outcomes from a multi-institutional registry.
|
Am Surg
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
60
|
Regression does not predict nodal metastasis or survival in patients with cutaneous melanoma.
|
Am Surg
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
61
|
Irinotecan drug-eluting beads in the treatment of chemo-naive unresectable colorectal liver metastasis with concomitant systemic fluorouracil and oxaliplatin: results of pharmacokinetics and phase I trial.
|
J Gastrointest Surg
|
2012
|
0.86
|
|
62
|
Assessment of chemotherapy response in colorectal liver metastases in patients undergoing hepatic resection and the correlation to pathologic residual viable tumor.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2013
|
0.86
|
|
63
|
Hepatic imaging characteristics predict overall survival in hepatocellular carcinoma.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2007
|
0.86
|
|
64
|
Lymphovascular invasion as a prognostic factor in melanoma.
|
Am Surg
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
65
|
Does mitotic rate predict sentinel lymph node metastasis or survival in patients with intermediate and thick melanoma?
|
Am J Surg
|
2010
|
0.85
|
|
66
|
Phase 2 Study of Intralesional PV-10 in Refractory Metastatic Melanoma.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2014
|
0.85
|
|
67
|
Analysis of 900 appendiceal carcinoid tumors for a proposed predictive staging system.
|
Arch Surg
|
2008
|
0.85
|
|
68
|
Hepatectomy is superior to thermal ablation for patients with a solitary colorectal liver metastasis.
|
J Gastrointest Surg
|
2010
|
0.84
|
|
69
|
Health-related quality of life: return to baseline after major and minor liver resection.
|
Surgery
|
2007
|
0.84
|
|
70
|
Effect of multiple-nodal basin drainage on cutaneous melanoma.
|
Arch Surg
|
2008
|
0.84
|
|
71
|
Body mass index influences palpability but not stage of breast cancer at diagnosis.
|
Am Surg
|
2007
|
0.84
|
|
72
|
A prospective phase II evaluation of esophageal stenting for neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer: optimal performance and surgical safety.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2011
|
0.84
|
|
73
|
Phase II comparison study of intraoperative autotransfusion for major oncologic procedures.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2011
|
0.84
|
|
74
|
Effect of lymphoscintigraphy drainage patterns on sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with breast cancer.
|
Am J Surg
|
2005
|
0.83
|
|
75
|
Surgeon and community factors affecting breast cancer sentinel lymph node biopsy.
|
Am J Surg
|
2005
|
0.83
|
|
76
|
Differences between bipolar compression and ultrasonic devices for parenchymal transection during laparoscopic liver resection.
|
HPB (Oxford)
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
77
|
Impact of histology on survival in retroperitoneal sarcomas.
|
Am J Surg
|
2011
|
0.83
|
|
78
|
Hepatectomy after hepatic arterial therapy with either yttrium-90 or drug-eluting bead chemotherapy: is it safe?
|
HPB (Oxford)
|
2010
|
0.83
|
|
79
|
Tumor-positive resection margins reflect an aggressive tumor biology in pancreatic cancer.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2013
|
0.82
|
|
80
|
Ablative therapies for colorectal liver metastases.
|
Surg Oncol Clin N Am
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
81
|
Unique prognostic factors in acral lentiginous melanoma.
|
Am J Surg
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
82
|
Clinicopathologic and survival differences between upper and lower extremity melanomas.
|
Am Surg
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
83
|
Biopsy type does not influence sentinel lymph node status.
|
Am J Surg
|
2005
|
0.82
|
|
84
|
Retroperitoneal and visceral sarcomas: issues for the general surgeon.
|
Am Surg
|
2007
|
0.82
|
|
85
|
Advances in the surgical management of liver malignancies.
|
Cancer J
|
2004
|
0.82
|
|
86
|
Should hepatic metastatic colorectal cancer patients with extrahepatic disease undergo liver resection/ablation?
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2009
|
0.81
|
|
87
|
Value of intraoperative neck margin analysis during Whipple for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a multicenter analysis of 1399 patients.
|
Ann Surg
|
2014
|
0.81
|
|
88
|
Prediction of sentinel lymph node-only disease in women with invasive breast cancer.
|
Am J Surg
|
2006
|
0.80
|
|
89
|
Bile cultures: a guide to infectious complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2010
|
0.80
|
|
90
|
Obesity rather than neoadjuvant chemotherapy predicts steatohepatitis in patients with colorectal metastasis.
|
Am J Surg
|
2013
|
0.80
|
|
91
|
Medically managed hypercholesterolemia and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus preoperatively predicts poor survival after surgery for pancreatic cancer.
|
J Gastrointest Surg
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
92
|
Do melanoma patients from Southern climates have a worse outcome than those from Northern climates?
|
Am Surg
|
2009
|
0.80
|
|
93
|
Lymph node ratio is a significant predictor of disease-specific mortality in patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer.
|
Am Surg
|
2012
|
0.80
|
|
94
|
Is prior cholecystectomy associated with decreased survival in patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma following pancreaticoduodenectomy?
|
Am J Surg
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
95
|
Clinical evaluation of somatostatin use in pancreatic resections: Clinical efficacy or limited benefit?
|
Surgery
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
96
|
Surveillance after surgical treatment of melanoma: futility of routine chest radiography.
|
Surgery
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
97
|
Diversity of stage III melanoma in the era of sentinel lymph node biopsy.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2012
|
0.79
|
|
98
|
Laparoscopic hepatectomy is a safe and effective approach for resecting large colorectal liver metastases.
|
Am Surg
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
99
|
The use of radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery in hormonally treated breast cancer patients is dependent on patient age, geographic region, and surgeon specialty.
|
Am J Surg
|
2008
|
0.78
|
|
100
|
Factors associated with improved survival among young adult melanoma patients despite a greater incidence of sentinel lymph node metastasis.
|
J Surg Res
|
2007
|
0.78
|
|
101
|
A novel and accurate computer model of melanoma prognosis for patients staged by sentinel lymph node biopsy: comparison with the American Joint Committee on Cancer model.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
102
|
Safety and efficacy of hepatectomy for colorectal metastases in the elderly.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2011
|
0.78
|
|
103
|
The evolution of the management of regional lymph nodes in melanoma.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2007
|
0.78
|
|
104
|
Molecular factors associated with recurrence and survival following hepatectomy in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a guide to adjuvant clinical trials.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
105
|
Negative effects of transfused blood components after hepatectomy for metastatic colorectal cancer.
|
Am Surg
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
106
|
Empiric antibiotics for transarterial embolization in hepatocellular carcinoma: indicated?
|
J Surg Res
|
2008
|
0.77
|
|
107
|
Proposed staging system for gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors.
|
Am Surg
|
2008
|
0.77
|
|
108
|
Outcomes and prognostic factors in nodular melanomas.
|
Surgery
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
109
|
Kentucky hepatoma: epidemiologic variant or same problem in a different region?
|
Arch Surg
|
2007
|
0.77
|
|
110
|
Preoperative performance status predicts outcome following heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
|
Am J Surg
|
2008
|
0.76
|
|
111
|
Caudate lobe resections: a single-center experience and evaluation of factors predictive of outcomes.
|
World J Surg Oncol
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
112
|
Evaluation of alpha-fetoprotein staging system for hepatocellular carcinoma in noncirrhotic patients.
|
Am Surg
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
113
|
Impact of post-operative complications on quality of life after pancreatectomy.
|
JOP
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
114
|
More options and improved outcomes for hepatocellular carcinoma.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
115
|
Is wedge resection of hepatic colorectal cancer metastases an oncologically sound alternative?
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
116
|
Esophageal carcinoma histology affects perioperative morbidity following open esophagogastrectomy.
|
J Oncol
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
117
|
Neoadjuvant therapy for soft tissue sarcomas: does it make a difference?
|
Cancer
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
118
|
Incidence of sentinel lymph node involvement in a modern, large series of desmoplastic melanoma.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
119
|
Ovarian mucinous cystadenoma as an etiology of the Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.
|
Surgery
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
120
|
Soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity and trunk: issues for the general surgeon.
|
Am Surg
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
121
|
Prior biliary tree instrumentation does not preclude hepatic arterial therapy for malignancy.
|
Am Surg
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
122
|
Sentinel lymphadenectomy for cutaneous melanoma: who, what, and why.
|
J Ky Med Assoc
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
123
|
A phase II study of radiofrequency ablation of unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer with hepatic arterial infusion pump chemotherapy.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
124
|
Pathologic and Prognostic Implications of Incidental versus Nonincidental Gallbladder Cancer: A 10-Institution Study from the United States Extrahepatic Biliary Malignancy Consortium.
|
Am Surg
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
125
|
Esophageal anastomotic leak does not affect ability to receive adjuvant treatment.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
126
|
Surgical prophylaxis for inheritable malignant diseases: colorectal and gastric cancer.
|
Am Surg
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
127
|
Transplantation Versus Resection for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: An Argument for Shifting Treatment Paradigms for Resectable Disease.
|
Ann Surg
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
128
|
Outcomes and prognostic factors in superficial spreading melanoma.
|
Am J Surg
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
129
|
The lymph node ratio has limited prognostic significance in melanoma.
|
J Surg Res
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
130
|
Surgical prophylaxis for inheritable malignant diseases: breast cancer and endocrine disease.
|
Am Surg
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
131
|
Quality of survival reporting in chemotherapy and surgery trials in patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma.
|
Cancer
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
132
|
Adequate lymphadenectomy results in accurate nodal staging without an increase in morbidity in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma.
|
Am J Surg
|
2008
|
0.75
|