Published in Dis Colon Rectum on December 01, 2014
A think tank of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) on the surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease using the Delphi method: ulcerative colitis. Tech Coloproctol (2015) 0.78
Total abdominal colectomy vs. restorative total proctocolectomy as the initial approach to medically refractory ulcerative colitis. Int J Colorectal Dis (2017) 0.75
The influence of surgeon specialty on outcomes in general thoracic surgery: a national sample 1996 to 2005. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 2.49
Using complications associated with postmastectomy radiation and immediate breast reconstruction to improve surgical decision making. Arch Surg (2010) 2.11
Office-based unsedated small-caliber endoscopy is equivalent to conventional sedated endoscopy in screening and surveillance for Barrett's esophagus: a randomized and blinded comparison. Am J Gastroenterol (2006) 2.07
Mechanical circulatory support pathways that maximize post-heart transplant survival. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 2.02
National practice patterns for management of adult congenital heart disease: operation by pediatric heart surgeons decreases in-hospital death. Circulation (2008) 1.99
Clostridium difficile colitis: an increasingly aggressive iatrogenic disease? Arch Surg (2002) 1.94
Characteristics of highly ranked applicants to general surgery residency programs. JAMA Surg (2013) 1.81
Predictors of technical skill acquisition among resident trainees in a laparoscopic skills education program. World J Surg (2008) 1.62
Predictors of pouchitis after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: a retrospective review. Dis Colon Rectum (2008) 1.61
The rush to atrial septal defect closure: is the introduction of percutaneous closure driving utilization? Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.59
Profoundly abnormal initial physiologic and biochemical data cannot be used to determine futility in massively transfused trauma patients. J Trauma (2011) 1.57
Management of colonic injuries in the combat theater. Dis Colon Rectum (2010) 1.53
Comparative validation of online nomograms for predicting nonsentinel lymph node status in sentinel lymph node-positive breast cancer. Arch Surg (2011) 1.51
Comparison of pediatric cardiac surgical mortality rates from national administrative data to contemporary clinical standards. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.50
Training the rural surgeon: a proposal. Bull Am Coll Surg (2003) 1.47
Specialized practice reduces inpatient mortality, length of stay, and cost in the care of colorectal patients. Dis Colon Rectum (2011) 1.42
A cross-sectional analysis of the prevalence of Barrett esophagus in otolaryngology patients with laryngeal symptoms. J Clin Gastroenterol (2013) 1.40
Forty-eight-hour pH monitoring increases sensitivity in detecting abnormal esophageal acid exposure. J Gastrointest Surg (2005) 1.27
Utilization of laparoscopic colectomy in the United States before and after the clinical outcomes of surgical therapy study group trial. Ann Surg (2011) 1.22
Systemic inflammation and insulin sensitivity in obese IFN-γ knockout mice. Metabolism (2012) 1.22
The relationship between hospital surgical case volumes and mortality rates in pediatric cardiac surgery: a national sample, 1988-2005. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.19
Patient and peri-operative predictors of morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP), 2005-2008. J Gastrointest Surg (2010) 1.15
Racial disparities in mortality among adults hospitalized after injury. Med Care (2008) 1.13
Complications nearly double the cost of care after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Am J Surg (2012) 1.12
Operative resection of primary carcinoid neoplasms in patients with liver metastases yields significantly better survival. Surgery (2006) 1.11
Evolution of treatment options and outcomes for hypoplastic left heart syndrome over an 18-year period. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.08
Effect of alvimopan and codeine on gastrointestinal transit: a randomized controlled study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2005) 1.08
Equestrian injury prevention efforts need more attention to novice riders. J Trauma (2007) 1.07
The national mortality burden and significant factors associated with open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy: 1997-2006. J Gastrointest Surg (2009) 1.03
Disparities in treatment and survival of white and Native American patients with colorectal cancer: a SEER analysis. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 1.00
Patient and hospital characteristics on the variance of perioperative outcomes for pancreatic resection in the United States: a plea for outcome-based and not volume-based referral guidelines. Arch Surg (2009) 1.00
Natalizumab in Crohn's disease: results from a US tertiary inflammatory bowel disease center. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2013) 0.98
Prostate specific antigen screening for prostate cancer: knowledge of, attitudes towards, and utilization among primary care physicians. Urol Oncol (2010) 0.97
Mortality rate is not a valid indicator of quality differences between pediatric cardiac surgical programs. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 0.95
A growing problem: maternal death and peripartum complications are higher in women with grown-up congenital heart disease. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.95
Dramatic decreases in mortality from laparoscopic colon resections based on data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Arch Surg (2011) 0.93
Impact of comorbidity on outcomes and overall survival after open and minimally invasive esophagectomy for locally advanced esophageal cancer. Surg Endosc (2013) 0.92
Databases for assessing the outcomes of the treatment of patients with congenital and paediatric cardiac disease--a comparison of administrative and clinical data. Cardiol Young (2008) 0.91
Minimally invasive esophagectomy provides equivalent oncologic outcomes to open esophagectomy for locally advanced (stage II or III) esophageal carcinoma. Arch Surg (2011) 0.91
Intraoperative oncologic staging and outcomes for lung cancer resection vary by surgeon specialty. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.91
Management of long-term failure after colon interposition for benign disease. Am J Surg (2002) 0.90
A model for gastric banding in the treatment of morbid obesity: the effect of chronic partial gastric outlet obstruction on esophageal physiology. Ann Surg (2006) 0.89
Molecular markers for colon diagnosis, prognosis and targeted therapy. J Surg Oncol (2014) 0.88
Early neurosurgical procedures enhance survival in blunt head injury: propensity score analysis. J Emerg Med (2008) 0.88
Nomogram for predicting the benefit of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for patients with esophageal cancer: a SEER-Medicare analysis. Cancer (2013) 0.88
Loss of expression of the cancer stem cell marker aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 correlates with advanced-stage colorectal cancer. Am J Surg (2012) 0.87
Anal fissure. Surg Clin North Am (2010) 0.87
Improved quality and cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States from 1988 to 2005. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.87
Predicting malignant intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: a single-center review. Am J Surg (2011) 0.87
Laparoscopic colectomy reduces morbidity and mortality in obese patients. Surg Endosc (2013) 0.87
Perioperative morbidity associated with bariatric surgery: an academic center experience. Arch Surg (2006) 0.86
Ethnicity influences lymph node resection in colon cancer. J Gastrointest Surg (2010) 0.86
Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion: The University of Arizona early experience. World J Gastrointest Surg (2012) 0.85
Trends in the surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis over time: increased mortality and centralization of care. World J Surg (2011) 0.85
Addressing the appropriateness of elective colon resection for diverticulitis: a report from the SCOAP CERTAIN collaborative. Ann Surg (2014) 0.85
Effect of high product ratio massive transfusion on mortality in blunt and penetrating trauma patients. J Trauma (2011) 0.85
Outcome of patients treated surgically for lymph node metastases from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Head Neck (2011) 0.84
A population-based analysis of surgical and adjuvant therapy for resected gastric cancer: are patients receiving appropriate treatment following publication of the intergroup 0116 results? Gastrointest Cancer Res (2009) 0.84
Traumatic brain injury is not associated with coagulopathy out of proportion to injury in other body regions. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2014) 0.83
Disparities in the treatment of colon cancer in octogenarians. Am J Surg (2009) 0.83
Bile duct injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in hospitals with and without surgical residency programs: is there a difference? Surg Endosc (2010) 0.83
Realistic distractions and interruptions that impair simulated surgical performance by novice surgeons. Arch Surg (2012) 0.82
Laparoscopic converted to open colectomy: predictors and outcomes from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Am J Surg (2011) 0.82
Adults or big kids: what is the ideal clinical environment for management of grown-up patients with congenital heart disease? Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 0.82
A predictive model for mortality in massively transfused trauma patients. J Trauma (2011) 0.82
Perceived impact of the 80-hour workweek: five years later. J Surg Res (2009) 0.82
Measurement of quality in pediatric cardiac surgery: understanding the threats to validity. ASAIO J (2008) 0.82
Regional differences in outcomes for hospitalized injured patients. J Trauma (2006) 0.81
Treatment strategies and outcomes for rectal villous adenoma from a single-center experience. Arch Surg (2008) 0.80
VEGF gene therapy augments localized angiogenesis and promotes anastomotic wound healing: a pilot study in a clinically relevant animal model. J Gastrointest Surg (2008) 0.79
Specific abbreviated injury scale values are responsible for the underestimation of mortality in penetrating trauma patients by the injury severity score. J Trauma (2011) 0.79
Impact of single-ventricle physiology on death after heart transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 0.78
Regional variation in prosthesis choice for aortic valve replacement in older patients. J Heart Valve Dis (2012) 0.78
Endoscopic ultrasound may be unnecessary in the preoperative evaluation of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm. HPB (Oxford) (2010) 0.78
Lymph Node Harvest During Esophagectomy Is Not Influenced by Use of Neoadjuvant Therapy or Clinical Disease Stage. J Gastrointest Surg (2015) 0.78
Chance, bias, and confounding: threats to valid measurement of quality in the context of pediatric cardiac surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu (2010) 0.78
Increased vascular endothelial growth factor transcription in residual hepatocellular carcinoma after open versus laparoscopic hepatectomy in a small animal model. Surg Endosc (2009) 0.77
Chemoradiotherapy with a radiation boost for anal cancer decreases the risk for salvage abdominoperineal resection: analysis from the national cancer data base. Ann Surg Oncol (2014) 0.77
Stage III & IV colon and rectal cancers share a similar genetic profile: a review of the Oregon Colorectal Cancer Registry. Am J Surg (2013) 0.76
Management of the open abdomen during the global war on terror. JAMA Surg (2013) 0.76
Effect of surgical approach on 30-day mortality and morbidity after elective colectomy: a NSQIP study. J Gastrointest Surg (2012) 0.76
Use and outcomes of emergent laparoscopic resection for acute diverticulitis. Am J Surg (2012) 0.76