Published in Surgery on December 27, 2012
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Traumatic near amputation secondary to hippopotamus attack: lessons for surgeons. J Surg Res (2013) 0.75
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How long does it take to train a surgeon? BMJ (2009) 5.31
Phenotype, distribution, generation, and functional and clinical relevance of Th17 cells in the human tumor environments. Blood (2009) 4.80
Experimentally derived metastasis gene expression profile predicts recurrence and death in patients with colon cancer. Gastroenterology (2009) 4.08
Factors influencing readmission after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a multi-institutional study of 1302 patients. Ann Surg (2012) 2.93
Laparoscopic versus open left pancreatectomy: can preoperative factors indicate the safer technique? Ann Surg (2011) 2.87
Left-sided pancreatectomy: a multicenter comparison of laparoscopic and open approaches. Ann Surg (2008) 2.80
Consensus report of the national cancer institute clinical trials planning meeting on pancreas cancer treatment. J Clin Oncol (2009) 2.66
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Full-dose gemcitabine with concurrent radiation therapy in patients with nonmetastatic pancreatic cancer: a multicenter phase II trial. J Clin Oncol (2008) 2.15
Multiplexed analysis of glycan variation on native proteins captured by antibody microarrays. Nat Methods (2007) 2.06
Cellular basis for age-related changes in fracture repair. J Orthop Res (2005) 1.99
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, version 2.2012: featured updates to the NCCN Guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2012) 1.97
NF-kappaB activation in pancreas induces pancreatic and systemic inflammatory response. Gastroenterology (2002) 1.84
A multicenter analysis of distal pancreatectomy for adenocarcinoma: is laparoscopic resection appropriate? J Am Coll Surg (2010) 1.83
Proteome analysis of human colon cancer by two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Proteomics (2004) 1.82
Cryptococcus neoformans in organ transplant recipients: impact of calcineurin-inhibitor agents on mortality. J Infect Dis (2007) 1.78
Therapeutic liver reconstitution with murine cells isolated long after death. Gastroenterology (2010) 1.78
Elective global surgery rotations for residents: a call for cooperation and consortium. World J Surg (2011) 1.71
Targeted inhibition of SRC kinase signaling attenuates pancreatic tumorigenesis. Mol Cancer Ther (2010) 1.67
Molecular imaging of therapeutic response to epidermal growth factor receptor blockade in colorectal cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2008) 1.66
FOXP3 defines regulatory T cells in human tumor and autoimmune disease. Cancer Res (2009) 1.63
Lipid formulations of amphotericin B significantly improve outcome in solid organ transplant recipients with central nervous system cryptococcosis. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 1.60
Recent national trends in the use of adolescent inpatient bariatric surgery: 2000 through 2009. JAMA Pediatr (2013) 1.56
Combined blockade of Src kinase and epidermal growth factor receptor with gemcitabine overcomes STAT3-mediated resistance of inhibition of pancreatic tumor growth. Clin Cancer Res (2011) 1.55
Vein involvement during pancreaticoduodenectomy: is there a need for redefinition of "borderline resectable disease"? J Gastrointest Surg (2013) 1.52
Specific interventions to increase women's interest in surgery. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 1.52
The benefits of international rotations to resource-limited settings for U.S. surgery residents. Surgery (2012) 1.46
Dysregulation of upstream and downstream transforming growth factor-β transcripts in livers of children with biliary atresia and fibrogenic gene signatures. J Pediatr Surg (2013) 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
The Chitranjan Ranawat Award: fate of two-stage reimplantation after failed irrigation and débridement for periprosthetic knee infection. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2011) 1.35
Optical spectroscopy detects histological hallmarks of pancreatic cancer. Opt Express (2009) 1.33
National efforts to reform residency education in surgery. Acad Med (2007) 1.32
Urine PGE-M: A metabolite of prostaglandin E2 as a potential biomarker of advanced colorectal neoplasia. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2006) 1.32
Accurate molecular classification of human cancers based on gene expression using a simple classifier with a pathological tree-based framework. Am J Pathol (2003) 1.20
Effect of age on vascularization during fracture repair. J Orthop Res (2008) 1.19
Effects of duty hour restrictions on core competencies, education, quality of life, and burnout among general surgery interns. JAMA Surg (2013) 1.16
Validation of reverse phase protein array for practical screening of potential biomarkers in serum and plasma: accurate detection of CA19-9 levels in pancreatic cancer. Proteomics (2008) 1.15
An immune reconstitution syndrome-like illness associated with Cryptococcus neoformans infection in organ transplant recipients. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.14
Analysis of 6,747 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors for a proposed staging system. J Gastrointest Surg (2010) 1.14
Src-mediated regulation of E-cadherin and EMT in pancreatic cancer. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) (2012) 1.13
Discovery of leukotriene A4 hydrolase inhibitors using metabolomics biased fragment crystallography. J Med Chem (2009) 1.12
Probing pancreatic disease using tissue optical spectroscopy. J Biomed Opt (2007) 1.11
Nestin-lineage cells contribute to the microvasculature but not endocrine cells of the islet. Diabetes (2003) 1.08
Allograft loss in renal transplant recipients with cryptococcus neoformans associated immune reconstitution syndrome. Transplantation (2005) 1.05
Narrative medicine in surgical education. J Surg Educ (2008) 1.05
Thoracoscopic-assisted esophagectomy and laparoscopic gastric pull-up for lye injury. JSLS (2008) 1.05
Tetanus: continuing problem in the developing world. World J Surg (2002) 1.04
Wilms tumor survival in Kenya. J Pediatr Surg (2013) 1.03
Screening for phospholipidosis induced by central nervous drugs: comparing the predictivity of an in vitro assay to high throughput in silico assays. Toxicol In Vitro (2010) 1.02
Antifungal management practices and evolution of infection in organ transplant recipients with cryptococcus neoformans infection. Transplantation (2005) 1.02
Work-hour restrictions as an ethical dilemma for residents. Am J Surg (2006) 1.01
Financial incentives for cadaver organ donation: an ethical reappraisal. Transplantation (2002) 1.00
Standardization of surgical and pathologic variables is needed in multicenter trials of adjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer: results from the ACOSOG Z5031 trial. Ann Surg Oncol (2010) 1.00
Endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography predictors of pancreatic cancer resectability. J Gastrointest Surg (2007) 0.99
Single-step capture and sequencing of natural DNA for detection of BRCA1 mutations. Genome Res (2011) 0.99
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma radiology reporting template: consensus statement of the Society of Abdominal Radiology and the American Pancreatic Association. Radiology (2014) 0.98
Resident education in 2011: three key challenges on the road ahead. Surgery (2011) 0.98
Multi-institutional analysis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma demonstrating the effect of diabetes status on survival after resection. HPB (Oxford) (2012) 0.98
Emerging targets in pancreatic cancer: epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cells. Onco Targets Ther (2013) 0.97
Work hours restrictions as an ethical dilemma for residents: a descriptive survey of violation types and frequency. Curr Surg (2006) 0.97
Daily spiritual experiences of older adults with and without arthritis and the relationship to health outcomes. Arthritis Rheum (2008) 0.97
Photon-tissue interaction model enables quantitative optical analysis of human pancreatic tissues. Opt Express (2010) 0.96
Novel mechanistic insights into ectodomain shedding of EGFR Ligands Amphiregulin and TGF-α: impact on gastrointestinal cancers driven by secondary bile acids. Cancer Res (2014) 0.95
A survey of surgical capacity in rural southern Nigeria: opportunities for change. World J Surg (2012) 0.95
Serum HSP70: a novel biomarker for early detection of pancreatic cancer. Pancreas (2012) 0.95
Role of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite in gut barrier failure. World J Surg (2002) 0.95
Pulmonary cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients: clinical relevance of serum cryptococcal antigen. Clin Infect Dis (2008) 0.95
Calcineurin inhibitor agents interact synergistically with antifungal agents in vitro against Cryptococcus neoformans isolates: correlation with outcome in solid organ transplant recipients with cryptococcosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 0.94
Spectral areas and ratios classifier algorithm for pancreatic tissue classification using optical spectroscopy. J Biomed Opt (2010) 0.94
Surgical needs of Nepal: pilot study of population based survey in Pokhara, Nepal. World J Surg (2014) 0.94
Epidemiology of operative burns at Kijabe Hospital from 2006 to 2010: pilot study of a web-based tool for creation of the Kenya Burn Repository. Burns (2012) 0.93
Transcriptional activation by growth hormone of HNF-6-regulated hepatic genes, a potential mechanism for improved liver repair during biliary injury in mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (2008) 0.93
Recellularization of aortic valves in pigs. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 0.92
Central nervous system cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients: clinical relevance of abnormal neuroimaging findings. Transplantation (2008) 0.92
Discordance of the pediatric surgeon's intraoperative assessment of pediatric appendicitis with the pathologists report. J Pediatr Surg (2010) 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
A new professionalism? Surgical residents, duty hours restrictions, and shift transitions. Acad Med (2010) 0.91
Pediatric negative appendectomy rate: trend, predictors, and differentials. J Surg Res (2011) 0.91
Mitochondrial T9957C mutation in association with NAION and seizures but not MELAS. Ophthalmic Genet (2005) 0.91
A quantitative analysis of surgical capacity in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. J Surg Res (2013) 0.91
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma radiology reporting template: consensus statement of the society of abdominal radiology and the american pancreatic association. Gastroenterology (2014) 0.90
Perioperative antibiotics. J Orthop Res (2014) 0.90
Limitations of standard fluoroscopy in detecting rotational malreduction of the syndesmosis in an ankle fracture model. Foot Ankle Int (2011) 0.90
Pathophysiologic role of hepatocyte nuclear factor 6. Cell Signal (2011) 0.90
Variability in gastroschisis management: a survey of North American pediatric surgery training programs. J Surg Res (2011) 0.89
Pancreatic cancer patients who smoke and drink are diagnosed at younger ages. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2009) 0.88
NF-kappaB inhibition enhances peroxynitrite-induced enterocyte apoptosis. J Surg Res (2002) 0.88
Calcified catheter "cast" masquerading as a retained catheter fragment after removal of an implanted venous access device. Pediatr Surg Int (2007) 0.88
Gastric schwannoma. Am Surg (2008) 0.87
Gemcitabine-based combination chemotherapy followed by radiation with capecitabine as adjuvant therapy for resected pancreas cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2009) 0.87
Missed opportunities: a descriptive assessment of teaching and attitudes regarding communication skills in a surgical residency. Curr Surg (2006) 0.87
Evaluation of the embryotoxic potency of compounds in a newly revised high throughput embryonic stem cell test. Toxicol Sci (2008) 0.87