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Cristina R. Ferrone
Surgery
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Portal Vein or Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis with Dose-Escalated Radiation for Borderline or Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Portal vein and superior mesenteric vein thrombosis (PVT/SMVT) are potentially morbid complications of radiation dose–escalated local therapy for pancreatic cancer. We retrospectively reviewed records for pati...
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Conditional Survival in Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Patients Treated with Total Neoadjuvant Therapy
Dynamic survival data based on time already survived are lacking for resected borderline resectable/locally advanced (BR/LA) pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients who received total neoadjuvant ther...
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Hepatectomy for Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Resection Margin Width Does Not Predict Survival
The survival benefit of negative margins for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been demonstrated. However, there is no consensus regarding the optimal resection margin width. We assessed the impact of hepatic...
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A Rare Case of Gallbladder Small Cell Carcinoma
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Effects of laparoscopic vs open abdominal surgery on costs and hospital readmission rate and its effect modification by surgeons’ case volume
Laparoscopy provides a minimally invasive alternative to open abdominal surgery. Current data describing its association with hospital readmission and costs in relation to surgeon laparoscopic case volume is l...
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Transplantable Child-Pugh A Cirrhotics: Should Cost Affect Resection vs Transplantation?
There is no consensus regarding the optimal surgical treatment for transplantable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with well-compensated cirrhosis. Our aim was to compare outcomes between Child-Pugh A (...
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Correction to: International Scholarship Programs of the American College of Surgeons: Expansion of the Global Surgical Network
In the original article, the top of Fig. 1 was inadvertently cut off. The original article has been corrected. The publisher regrets the error.
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International Scholarship Programs of the American College of Surgeons: Expansion of the Global Surgical Network
The American College of Surgeons has always promoted education and collaborations with other countries and their scientific organizations. The International Guest Scholarship program was established in 1968 to...
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Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Young Patients: Tumor Biology, Clinical Features, and Survival Outcomes
The aim of this paper is to describe the characteristics of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas in young patients.
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Prognostic Significance of Surgical Margin Size After Neoadjuvant FOLFOX and/or FOLFIRI for Colorectal Liver Metastases
Optimal margin size when resecting colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) remains unclear, particularly in the setting of perioperative chemotherapy. We evaluated the prognostic significance of margin size in pati...
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Intra-pancreatic Distal Bile Duct Carcinoma is Morphologically, Genetically, and Clinically Distinct from Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Differentiating intra-pancreatic distal bile duct carcinoma invading the pancreas from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC) surrounding the distal common bile duct (CBD) can be challenging. Our aim is to i...
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Primary Hepatic Gastrinoma
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Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Nonfunctioning Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Surgical resection is the only curative treatment for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs), but pancreatic operations carry a significant morbidity. We investigated whether the resection of small, asymptom...
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The Ability to Diagnose Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Definitively Using Novel Branched DNA-Enhanced Albumin RNA In Situ Hybridization Technology
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) often is a diagnosis determined by exclusion. Distinguishing ICC from other metastatic adenocarcinomas based on histopathologic or immunohistochemical analysis often is di...
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Erratum to: The Ability to Diagnose Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Definitively Using Novel Branched DNA-Enhanced Albumin RNA In Situ Hybridization Technology
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Erratum to: The Ability to Diagnose Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Definitively Using Novel Branched DNA-Enhanced Albumin RNA In Situ Hybridization Technology
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High Performing Whipple Patients: Factors Associated with Short Length of Stay after Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Despite the decreasing mortality of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), it continues to be associated with prolonged length of postoperative hospital stay (LOS). This study aimed to determine factors that could pred...
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Understanding Hospital Readmissions After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Can We Prevent Them?
The morbidity and mortality of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) have significantly decreased over the past decades to the point that they are no longer the sole indicators of quality and safety. In recent times, h...
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N0/N1, PNL, or LNR? The Effect of Lymph Node Number on Accurate Survival Prediction in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
We evaluated the prognostic accuracy of LN variables (N0/N1), numbers of positive lymph nodes (PLN), and lymph node ratio (LNR) in the context of the total number of examined lymph nodes (ELN).
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Short-term Outcomes in Obese Patients after Colectomy for Adenocarcinoma at a Bariatric Center
Obesity (body mass index ≥30) is associated with worse outcomes after colon cancer surgery. Most research, however, has been performed outside bariatric centers of excellence. We sought to determine the relati...
