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Contemporary Outcomes of Transduodenal Sphincteroplasty: the Importance of Surgical Quality
Contemporary Outcomes of Transduodenal Sphincteroplasty: the Importance of Surgical Quality
Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) is managed primarily by endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES); however, surgical transduodena...
Association of County-Level Food Deserts and Food Swamps with Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer Outcomes
Association of County-Level Food Deserts and Food Swamps with Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer Outcomes
Malnutrition has been linked to the development of hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) cancer. We sought to examine the associati...
Does Fixation of the Gastric Conduit Reduce the Incidence of Gastric Volvulus After Esophagectomy?
Does Fixation of the Gastric Conduit Reduce the Incidence of Gastric Volvulus After Esophagectomy?
Acute volvulus of the gastric conduit is a rare complication after esophagectomy that warrants surgical intervention and i...
Surgical Cancer Care in Safety-Net Hospitals: a Systematic Review
Surgical Cancer Care in Safety-Net Hospitals: a Systematic Review
Tertiary medical centers in the USA provide specialized, high-volume surgical cancer care, contributing standards for qual...
Hiatal Hernia Repair and Anti-Reflux Surgery in Older Patients: A Brief Communication
Hiatal Hernia Repair and Anti-Reflux Surgery in Older Patients: A Brief Communication
Redd M, Faisal MF, Gutta A, Chhabra R. Impact of age on the prevalence of hiatal hernia. Am J Gastroenterol 2015;110:S1102...
Longitudinal Study of Comorbidities and Clinical Outcomes in Persons with Gallstone Disease Using Electronic Health Records
Longitudinal Study of Comorbidities and Clinical Outcomes in Persons with Gallstone Disease Using Electronic Health Records
Gallstone disease (GSD) is common and leads to significant morbidity, mortality, and health care utilization in the USA. W...
Establishment and Validation of the LI-RADS Morphologic Type II Hepatocellular Carcinoma Early Recurrence Risk Scoring System
Establishment and Validation of the LI-RADS Morphologic Type II Hepatocellular Carcinoma Early Recurrence Risk Scoring System
Tumor morphology links to early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. Controversy exists regarding the recurrence risk o...
Missed Opportunities: the Timing and Frequency of Screening Colonoscopy in Patients That Develop Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Missed Opportunities: the Timing and Frequency of Screening Colonoscopy in Patients That Develop Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Screening colonoscopy (SC) is widely accepted and has been shown to decrease the rate of colorectal cancer death. Guidelin...
Effects of Spinal Deformities on Hiatal Hernia Occurrence and Recurrence
Effects of Spinal Deformities on Hiatal Hernia Occurrence and Recurrence
Spinal deformities such as kyphosis, lordosis, and scoliosis have demonstrated a possible association between these deform...
Evaluation and Recalibration of Risk-Stratified Pancreatoduodenectomy Drain Fluid Amylase Removal Criteria
Evaluation and Recalibration of Risk-Stratified Pancreatoduodenectomy Drain Fluid Amylase Removal Criteria
Risk-stratified drain fluid amylase cutoff values for postoperative day 1 (POD1) (DFA1) and POD3 (DFA3) can guide early dr...
Immigrant Doctors and Their Role in US Healthcare
Immigrant Doctors and Their Role in US Healthcare
The composition of the US healthcare workforce relative to citizenship status remains ill-defined. We sought to c...
Do Weekend Discharges Impact Readmission Rate in Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Surgery?
Do Weekend Discharges Impact Readmission Rate in Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Surgery?
Weekend readmissions have been previously associated with increased mortality after pancreatic resection, but the effect o...
Recurrence in Paraesophageal Hernia: Patient Factors and Composite Surgical Repair in 862 Cases
Recurrence in Paraesophageal Hernia: Patient Factors and Composite Surgical Repair in 862 Cases
Repair of giant paraesophageal hernia (PEH) is associated with a considerable hernia recurrence rate by objective measures...
Allogeneic Vessels in Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Portal Vein Resection: Risk of Portal Vein Thrombosis and Prognosis
Allogeneic Vessels in Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Portal Vein Resection: Risk of Portal Vein Thrombosis and Prognosis
Allogeneic vessels (AV) are commonly used in pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) with portal vein resection (PVR), but the epidem...
Barriers and Facilitators of Surgical Prehabilitation Adherence from the Patient Perspective: a Mixed Method Study
Barriers and Facilitators of Surgical Prehabilitation Adherence from the Patient Perspective: a Mixed Method Study
Adherence to prehabilitation is crucial for optimal benefit, but reasons for low adherence to home-based programs remain u...