Published in J Surg Res on April 24, 2010
Pasireotide for postoperative pancreatic fistula. N Engl J Med (2014) 3.84
Massive transfusion protocols: the role of aggressive resuscitation versus product ratio in mortality reduction. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 2.80
Untreated surgical conditions in Sierra Leone: a cluster randomised, cross-sectional, countrywide survey. Lancet (2012) 2.78
Comparison of laparoscopic and open repair with mesh for the treatment of ventral incisional hernia: a randomized trial. Arch Surg (2010) 2.58
Operative drainage following pancreatic resection: analysis of 1122 patients resected over 5 years at a single institution. Ann Surg (2013) 2.29
Percentage of cesarean sections among total surgical procedures in sub-Saharan Africa: possible indicator of the overall adequacy of surgical care. World J Surg (2010) 2.20
Fetoscopic Repair of Meningomyelocele. Obstet Gynecol (2015) 2.07
Abdominal near-infrared spectroscopy measurements are lower in preterm infants at risk for necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2014) 2.02
Prevalence of breast masses and barriers to care: results from a population-based survey in Rwanda and Sierra Leone. J Surg Oncol (2014) 1.66
Contemporary experience with postpancreatectomy hemorrhage: results of 1,122 patients resected between 2006 and 2011. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 1.58
Outcomes for children with gallbladder abnormalities and sickle cell disease. J Pediatr (2004) 1.52
Outcomes of neonates requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for irreversible pulmonary dysplasia: the Extracorporeal Life Support Registry experience. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2012) 1.47
The benefits of international rotations to resource-limited settings for U.S. surgery residents. Surgery (2012) 1.46
Penetrating cardiac injury from a wooden knitting needle. J Emerg Med (2010) 1.46
Initial experience with single-vessel cannulation for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric respiratory failure. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2013) 1.45
Renal tumors in infants less than 6 months of age. J Pediatr Surg (2004) 1.44
Analysis of 29 consecutive thoracoscopic repairs of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates compared to historical controls. J Pediatr Surg (2009) 1.42
Laparoscopic appendectomy in children with complicated appendicitis: ethnic disparity amid changing trend. J Surg Res (2011) 1.40
American Thyroid Association design and feasibility of a prospective randomized controlled trial of prophylactic central lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma. Thyroid (2012) 1.36
Risk factors for hepatic morbidity following nonoperative management: multicenter study. Arch Surg (2006) 1.29
Brief intervention by surgeons can influence students toward a career in surgery. J Surg Res (2003) 1.22
Single-incision laparoscopic liver resection. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.18
Requests for 692 transfers to an academic level I trauma center: implications of the emergency medical treatment and active labor act. J Trauma (2007) 1.18
Base deficit does not predict mortality when secondary to hyperchloremic acidosis. Shock (2002) 1.17
Liberal resection for (presumed) Sendai negative branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms--also not harmless. Ann Surg (2014) 1.17
Pilot testing of a population-based surgical survey tool in Sierra Leone. World J Surg (2012) 1.15
Delayed presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia manifesting as combined-type acute gastric volvulus: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg (2008) 1.15
ACB-PCR quantification of K-RAS codon 12 GAT and GTT mutant fraction in colon tumor and non-tumor tissue. Cancer Invest (2010) 1.09
The effect of interfacility transfer on outcome in an urban trauma system. J Trauma (2003) 1.07
Pathologic grade and tumor size are associated with recurrence-free survival in patients with duodenal neuroendocrine tumors. J Gastrointest Surg (2014) 1.06
Serum amyloid P inhibits dermal wound healing. Wound Repair Regen (2008) 1.06
Resection margin and survival in 2368 patients undergoing hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: surgical technique or biologic surrogate? Ann Surg (2015) 1.06
Obstructive jaundice expands intrahepatic regulatory T cells, which impair liver T lymphocyte function but modulate liver cholestasis and fibrosis. J Immunol (2011) 1.05
Mini-open rotator cuff repair using a two-row fixation technique: outcomes analysis in patients with small, moderate, and large rotator cuff tears. Arthroscopy (2002) 1.05
A tool and index to assess surgical capacity in low income countries: an initial implementation in Sierra Leone. World J Surg (2012) 1.05
Thoracoscopic-assisted esophagectomy and laparoscopic gastric pull-up for lye injury. JSLS (2008) 1.05
Diagnostic criteria for postconcussional syndrome after mild to moderate traumatic brain injury. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci (2005) 1.04
Global surgery: thoughts on an emerging surgical subspecialty for students and residents. J Surg Educ (2010) 1.04
KRAS mutation influences recurrence patterns in patients undergoing hepatic resection of colorectal metastases. Cancer (2014) 1.02
Demographic and Financial Analysis of EMTALA Hand Patient Transfers. Hand (N Y) (2009) 1.02
A comparison of complications associated with colostomy reversal versus ileostomy reversal. Am J Surg (2005) 1.02
Resuscitation with lactated ringer's does not increase inflammatory response in a Swine model of uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock. Shock (2004) 1.01
NK dendritic cells are innate immune responders to Listeria monocytogenes infection. J Immunol (2007) 1.01
Validation of a prehospital trauma triage tool: a 10-year perspective. J Trauma (2008) 1.01
Imaging accuracy and incidence of Wilms' and non-Wilms' renal tumors in children. J Pediatr Surg (2008) 1.00
Vascular inflow control during hemi-hepatectomy: a comparison between intrahepatic pedicle ligation and extrahepatic vascular ligation. HPB (Oxford) (2012) 1.00
Bile salt exposure causes phosphatidyl-inositol-3-kinase-mediated proliferation in a Barrett's adenocarcinoma cell line. Surgery (2004) 1.00
Factors associated with postoperative complications and hernia recurrence for patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: a report from the VA Cooperative Hernia Study Group. Am J Surg (2007) 0.99
The challenge of eliminating cervical cancer in the United States: a story of politics, prudishness, and prevention. Women Health (2009) 0.99
Predicting depression following mild traumatic brain injury. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2005) 0.99
A county hospital surgical practice: a model for acute care surgery. Am J Surg (2007) 0.98
Prenatal diagnosis and outcome of fetal lung masses. J Pediatr Surg (2011) 0.97
CT angiography effectively evaluates extremity vascular trauma. Am Surg (2008) 0.97
Pediatric blunt abdominal injury: age is irrelevant and delayed operation is not detrimental. J Trauma (2007) 0.97
The role of laparoscopic staging in patients with incidental gallbladder cancer. HPB (Oxford) (2011) 0.96
A retrospective comparison of microwave ablation vs. radiofrequency ablation for colorectal cancer hepatic metastases. Ann Surg Oncol (2014) 0.96
Combined stimulation with interleukin-18 and CpG induces murine natural killer dendritic cells to produce IFN-gamma and inhibit tumor growth. Cancer Res (2006) 0.96
Mechanisms of pulmonary microvascular dysfunction during severe burn injury. World J Surg (2002) 0.96
Antiproliferative effects of Src inhibition on medullary thyroid cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2004) 0.96
Preoperative chemotherapy and the risk of hepatotoxicity and morbidity after liver resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: a single institution experience. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 0.96
Pancreas and liver resection in Jehovah's Witness patients: feasible and safe. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 0.96
A survey of surgical capacity in rural southern Nigeria: opportunities for change. World J Surg (2012) 0.95
The effect of recombinant factor VIIa on coagulopathic pigs with grade V liver injuries. J Trauma (2002) 0.95
Carbohydrate maldigestion induces necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm pigs. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (2009) 0.95
Biliary obstruction selectively expands and activates liver myeloid dendritic cells. J Immunol (2006) 0.95
Surgical elective in a developing country: ethics and utility. J Surg Educ (2009) 0.95
The failure of nonoperative management in pediatric solid organ injury: a multi-institutional experience. J Trauma (2005) 0.94
Surgical needs of Nepal: pilot study of population based survey in Pokhara, Nepal. World J Surg (2014) 0.94
Predicting dysplasia and invasive carcinoma in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: development of a preoperative nomogram. Ann Surg Oncol (2013) 0.93
Management of hepatocellular adenoma: comparison of resection, embolization and observation. HPB (Oxford) (2012) 0.93
A single-arm, nonrandomized phase II trial of neoadjuvant gemcitabine and oxaliplatin in patients with resectable pancreas adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg (2014) 0.92
Conventional liver CD4 T cells are functionally distinct and suppressed by environmental factors. Hepatology (2005) 0.92
Discordance of the pediatric surgeon's intraoperative assessment of pediatric appendicitis with the pathologists report. J Pediatr Surg (2010) 0.92
Impact of prenatal evaluation and protocol-based perinatal management on congenital diaphragmatic hernia outcomes. J Pediatr Surg (2011) 0.92
Should intraoperative hypercapnea or hypercarbia raise concern in neonates undergoing thoracoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernia of Bochdalek? J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A (2009) 0.91
V.A.C. Therapy in the management of paediatric wounds: clinical review and experience. Int Wound J (2009) 0.91
Pediatric negative appendectomy rate: trend, predictors, and differentials. J Surg Res (2011) 0.91
Dramatic shift in the primary management of traumatic thoracic aortic rupture. Arch Surg (2006) 0.91
Age-dependent recruitment of neutrophils by fetal endothelial cells: implications in scarless wound healing. J Pediatr Surg (2007) 0.91
A quantitative analysis of surgical capacity in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. J Surg Res (2013) 0.91
Cancer surgery in low-income countries: an unmet need. Arch Surg (2012) 0.90
Development of a surgical capacity index: opportunities for assessment and improvement. World J Surg (2012) 0.90
Case scenario: anesthesia for maternal-fetal surgery: the Ex Utero Intrapartum Therapy (EXIT) procedure. Anesthesiology (2011) 0.90
Rebleeding and survival after acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Am J Surg (2004) 0.90
Renal function after low central venous pressure-assisted liver resection: assessment of 2116 cases. HPB (Oxford) (2014) 0.90
Variability in gastroschisis management: a survey of North American pediatric surgery training programs. J Surg Res (2011) 0.89
Near-infrared spectroscopy measurement of abdominal tissue oxygenation is a useful indicator of intestinal blood flow and necrotizing enterocolitis in premature piglets. J Pediatr Surg (2011) 0.89
Limited agreement between criteria-based diagnoses of postconcussional syndrome. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci (2004) 0.89
Considerations in incorporating office-based ultrasound of the head and neck. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2006) 0.89
Inhibition of tumor angiogenesis by the matrix metalloproteinase-activated anthrax lethal toxin in an orthotopic model of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Mol Cancer Ther (2010) 0.89
Preclinical students: who are surgeons? J Surg Res (2004) 0.89
Detailed pathologic characteristics of the primary colorectal tumor independently predict outcome after hepatectomy for metastases. Ann Surg Oncol (2012) 0.88
In vivo overexpression of Flt3 ligand expands and activates murine spleen natural killer dendritic cells. FASEB J (2006) 0.88
Comparison of surgical care deficiencies between US civil war hospitals and present-day hospitals in Sierra Leone. World J Surg (2010) 0.88
Prenatal presentation and outcome of children with pleuropulmonary blastoma. J Pediatr Surg (2006) 0.88
Incidence and predictors of appendiceal tumors in elderly males presenting with signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis. Am J Surg (2004) 0.87