Surgery

Article	Citations
Killing mosquitoes or draining the swamp?	97
Information for readers	65
Discussion	63
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Discussion	48
Air in the Wirsung duct	48
The good, the bad, and the ugly: Operative staff perspectives of surgeon coping with intraoperative errors	47
Axillary breast cancer with lateral orbital metastasis in a male patient	41
A Tribute to Dr Kevin E. Behrns, Editor-in-Chief of SURGERY	41
Access to surgical treatment for hepatopancreaticobiliary cancer in the Philippines	41
Letter to the editor on: “AI versus MD: Evaluating the surgical decision-making accuracy of ChatGPT-4”	38
Invited commentary on: Acute cholecystitis: Delayed cholecystectomy has lesser perioperative morbidity compared to emergency cholecystectomy	38
Gastroesophageal reflux after sleeve gastrectomy. Fact or fiction?	35
Efficacy and safety of adjuvant therapy after curative surgery for ampullary carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis	35
To Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) or Not to ALPPS	34
Letter to the editor regarding “Hepatectomy strategy for T2 gallbladder cancer between segment IVb and V resection and wedge resection: A propensity score-matched study”	33
Outcomes of synthetic and biologic mesh in abdominal wall reconstruction: A propensity-matched analysis in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention class 1 and 2 wounds	33
But can the Bot Write?	33
Cover 1(with editorial board)	33
The importance of a vice chair in a department of surgery: A chair's perspective	32

“Predictors of lymph node metastasis and survival in radically resected rectal neuroendocrine tumors: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database analysis”: Author’s reply	31
Lymph node ratio–based model for predicting survival and assessing the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy in postoperative duodenal adenocarcinoma	30
Discussion	30
Neoadjuvant gemcitabine and S-1 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Effects on nutritional status and pancreaticoduodenectomy outcomes	30
Prognostic factors for critically ill surgical patients with unplanned intensive care unit readmission: Developing a novel predictive scoring model for predicting readmission	30
Cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis during weekend compared with delayed weekday surgery: A nationwide population cohort study	30
Soluble endothelial protein C receptor is an independent predictor of venous thromboembolism after severe injury: Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study	29
The obesity paradox: Underweight patients are at the greatest risk of mortality after cholecystectomy	28
Ancillary documents for NIH grant applications: The pages beyond the science	28
The hidden side of infective endocarditis: Diagnostic and management of 500 consecutive cases in noncardiac surgery centers (2009–2018)	27
Information for readers	27
Laparoscopic microwave ablation versus percutaneous microwave ablation of hepatic malignancies: Efficacy and recurrence-free survival outcomes in patients	27
Social media as a disruptor for academic congresses	26
Clinical utility of a microRNA classifier in cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules with RAS mutations: A multi-institutional study	26
Letter to the editor regarding “The role of length of oral resection margin and survival in esophageal cancer surgery after neoadjuvant therapy: A retrospective propensity score–matched study”	26
A new operation for gallstones: Choledochoscopic gallbladder-preserving cholecystolithotomy, a retrospective study of 3,511 cases	25
Risk of lymph node metastases and conditional survival in appendiceal neuroendocrine neoplasms	25
Beyond the language barrier: Assessing health literacy of Spanish breast cancer surgery resources	25
Larger recipient vein caliber during lymphatic microsurgical preventive healing approach (LYMPHA) is associated with lower lymphedema rates	25
Letter to the Editor: Surgeon electronic health record (EHR) usage	24
Origins and implications of proper citation practices on academic integrity in surgical literature	24
Standard laparoscopy remains the routine approach to cholecystectomy	24
Pancreaticoduodenectomy is safe in appropriately resourced rural hospitals	24
Concurrent SARS-COV-19 and acute appendicitis: Management and outcomes across United States children’s hospitals	24
Invited commentary on “Establishment of a nomogram prediction model for long diameter 10- to 15-mm gallbladder polyps with malignant tendency”	24
Thyroid surgery outcomes in octogenarians: A national analysis	24
Clinical impact of coexistent chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis on central lymph node metastasis in low- to intermediate-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: The MASTER study	24
Surgery and pain relief: A closer look at opioid prescription trends	23
A nationwide analysis of pancreatic cancer trial enrollment reveals disparities and participation problems	23
Failed recovery after pancreatoduodenectomy: A significant problem even without surgical complications	23
Medullary thyroid cancer with RET V804M mutation: more indolent than expected?	22
Financing and cost-effectiveness of emergency medical services in low- and middle-income countries	22
Sex differences in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism	22
Proof of concept of improved fluorescence-guided surgery of colon cancer liver metastasis using color-coded imaging of a tumor-labeling fluorescent antibody and indocyanine green restricted to the adj	22
Rectal neuroendocrine tumors: Can they be observed?	22
Evaluating the effectiveness of using negative pressure wound therapy in the preservation of the infected prosthetic aortic graft	22
Assessing the pathway and timing for ileostomy reversal in rectal cancer: A retrospective cohort study	21
Trends in surgical treatment for ulcerative colitis in the era of biologics – A population-based study using German diagnosis-related groups data	21
Insurance type is associated with appropriate use of surgical and adjuvant care for differentiated thyroid carcinoma	21
Letter to the editor regarding “Neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves overall survival in stage III but not in stage II colon cancer: A propensity score–matched analysis of the National Cancer Database”	21
Cognitive effects of carotid revascularization in octogenarians	21
Medullary thyroid cancer: What is the optimal management of the lateral neck in a node negative patient at index operation?	21
Executive summary of the artificial intelligence in surgery series	21
Use of fluorescence imaging and indocyanine green during thyroid and parathyroid surgery: Results of an intercontinental, multidisciplinary Delphi survey	21
Letter to the editor on “Comparative analysis of treatment modalities for solitary, small (≤3 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of oncologic outcomes”	21
Completion of preoperative chemotherapy and surgical outcome in patients with stenotic colon cancer without obstruction: A cohort study	21
Emergency thoracic surgery patients have worse risk-adjusted outcomes than non-emergency patients	20
The Emergency Surgery Score is a powerful predictor of outcomes across multiple surgical specialties: Results of a retrospective nationwide analysis	20
Trauma video review outperforms prospective real-time data collection for study of resuscitative thoracotomy	20
Sustained reduction of discharge opioid prescriptions in an enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery program: A multilevel generalized linear model	20

Disparities in Time to Surgeon Evaluation Among Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism	20
Letter to the editor on “Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy is safe for the treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated by chemoradiotherapy compared with open pancreatoduodenectomy: A match	19
Is there a place for laparoscopic reoperation for complications after minimally invasive pancreatectomy?	19
Hyperlipasemia in the immediate postoperative period predicts postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatic resections	19
Acute cholecystitis: Delayed cholecystectomy has lesser perioperative morbidity compared to emergency cholecystectomy	19
Discussion	19
Risk assessment of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer: Establishment and validation of a Seven-point scoring model	19
Use and disparities in parathyroidectomy for symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism in the Medicare population	19
Liver remnant volume to body weight ratio of 0.65% as a lower limit in right hepatic trisectionectomy with bile duct resection	19
Frailty in emergency general surgery: Low-risk procedures pose similar risk as high-risk procedures for frail patients	19
Cover 1(with editorial board)	19
Letter to the editor: “Calcium phosphate deposition, tertiary hyperparathyroidism, and the long-term effect on kidney allografts”	19
Development of a preoperative score to predict surgical difficulty in liver transplantation	19
The impact of operative approach on postoperative outcomes and healthcare utilization after colectomy	19
The role of acinar content at pancreatic resection margin in the development of postoperative pancreatic fistula and acute pancreatitis after pancreaticoduodenectomy	19
Risk factors, patterns, and outcome predictors of late recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after curative resection: A large cohort study with long-term follow-up results	18
Discussion	18
Discussion	18
Discussion	18
Liver resection is associated with good outcomes for hepatocellular carcinoma patients beyond the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer criteria: A multicenter study with the Hiroshima Surgical study group of	18
Invited commentary on: Variation in the volume-outcome relationship after rectal cancer surgery in the United States: Retrospective study with implications for regionalization	18
Balanced blood component resuscitation in trauma: Does it matter equally at different transfusion volumes?	18
Discussion	18
MD Anderson’s 10-year experience with regional surgical oncology in the Houston area locations	18
Long-term retreatment outcomes after definitive management of Graves’ disease with radioactive iodine versus surgery	18
Discussion	18
Gastrointestinal surgery, malabsorptive conditions, and postoperative hypocalcemia after neck surgery	18
Critical appraisal of artificial intelligence in robotic surgery	18
Prehospital tourniquet application in extremity vascular trauma: Improved functional outcomes	18
Cover 1(with editorial board)	18
Discussion	18
Discussion	18
Discussion	18
Information for readers	18
Adjuvant chemotherapy can prolong recurrence-free survival but did not influence the type of recurrence or subsequent treatment in patients with colorectal liver metastases	17
Optimizing the future liver remnant: Portal vein embolization, hepatic venous deprivation, and associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy	17
A trainee's perspective on the current state of diversity, equity, and inclusion	17
Authors' reply regarding “Hyperlipasemia in the immediate postoperative period predicts postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatic resections”	17
Development and validation of a machine learning–based model for predicting intraoperative blood loss during burn surgery	17
Organizational change using a novel, structured plan for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in an academic surgical department	17
Association of mental health assessment with postoperative outcomes following major surgery in older individuals	17
Intraoperative hemodynamic instability during laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma without preoperative medical preparation compared with nonsecreting tumor	17
Indocyanine green fluorescent cholangiography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials	17
Carcinoma sequence inferred from increasing age at choledochal cyst excision	17
Postoperative hyperlipasemia and pancreatic fistula risk: A critical reappraisal of diagnostic criteria and cohort heterogeneity	17
Does routine postoperative contrast radiography improve outcomes for patients with perforated peptic ulcer? A multicenter retrospective cohort study	17
Lost in transition: Impact of interhospital transfer on outcomes after emergency general surgery in the older adult population	17
Effect of albumin solutions on endothelial oxidant injury: A microfluidic study	17
Preoperative risk stratification of postoperative pancreatic fistula: A risk-tree predictive model for pancreatoduodenectomy	17
Response to letter to the editor: “Clinicopathologic features and surgery-related outcomes of duodenal adenocarcinoma: A multicenter retrospective study”	17
Risk assessment of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer patients with vagus nerve–preserving gastrectomy: A multiple centers potential analysis in China	17
Open versus laparoscopic versus robotic inguinal hernia repair: A propensity-matched outcome analysis	17
Gastrointestinal complications requiring operative intervention after cardiovascular surgery: Predictors of in-hospital mortality	16
Postoperative morbidity after simultaneous versus staged resection of synchronous colorectal liver metastases: Impact of hepatic tumor burden	16
Impact of neoadjuvant therapy on short-term outcomes after left pancreatectomy: A propensity score–matched international multicenter study	16
Development and validation of risk stratification tool for prediction of increased dependence using preoperative frailty after hepatopancreatic surgery	16
Response to the comment on our manuscript “Effect of systemic FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab treatment of colorectal peritoneal metastasis on local and systemic immune cells”	16
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stay-at-home order’s unequal effects on trauma volume by insurance status in Southern California	16
Repeat hepatic resection for recurrent colorectal liver metastases: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again?	16
Prediction of the need for surgery in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Association of psychosocial risk factors on outcomes of patients undergoing emergency general surgery Accepted at Academic Surgical Congress	16
The use of artificial intelligence to detect parathyroid tissue on ex vivo specimens during thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy procedures using near-infrared autofluorescence signals	16
Survival analysis by inflammatory biomarkers in severely injured patients undergoing damage control resuscitation	16
Tick-tock: Prehospital intubation is associated with longer field time without any survival benefit	16
The Evolution of Scientific Inquiry	16
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 in children and adolescents: Clinical features and treatment outcomes	16
International Society for Fluorescence Guided Surgery (ISFGS)	16
Letter to the editor regarding “Racial and ethnic disparities in access to total neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer”	16
Reply to letter to the editor titled “Recurrence and prognostic predictors in pathologic T1N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with surgery alone”	16
Vascular injury during cholecystectomy: A multicenter critical analysis behind the drama	16
Comment on “Emergency general surgery in older adult patients: Factors associated with fragmented care”	16
Benign cystic mesothelioma of the liver: A rare hepatic cyst	15
Extent of surgery in localized, sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma: Can we avoid central compartment lymph node dissection?	15
National Surgical Quality Improvement Project and acute kidney injury: Getting with the times	15
On-demand robotics—The best of both worlds for robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery	15
Factors associated with failure to rescue after major hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: A 15-year single-center experience	15
Incisional surgical site infections by subcutaneous soaking of wound with aqueous 0.05% chlorhexidine gluconate in gastroenterological surgery: A randomized controlled trial	15
Picomets: Assessing single and few cell metastases in melanoma sentinel lymph node biopsies	15
How to diagnose a grade A anastomotic leakage in rectal cancer surgery	15
Reply to “Reverse-approach in colorectal cancer liver metastases: patient selection is key.”	15

Response to Letter to Editor	15
Improvement of mood and sleep quality in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism after parathyroidectomy: A prospective case-control study	15
Response to the editor: “Perioperative oral care can prevent surgical site infection after colorectal cancer surgery: a multicenter, retrospective study of 1,926 cases analyzed by propensity score mat	15
Reverse-approach in colorectal cancer liver metastases: Patient selection is key	15
Intraoperative bile duct cultures in patients undergoing pancreatic head resection: Prospective comparison of bile duct swab versus bile duct aspiration	15
Prophylactic use of incisional negative pressure wound therapy for the prevention of surgical site occurrences in general surgery: Consensus document	15
Pressure-Enabled Drug Delivery (PEDD) of a class C TLR9 agonist in combination with checkpoint inhibitor therapy in a murine pancreatic cancer model	15
Adding internal medicine perspectives to the management of postoperative pneumonia	15
Invited Commentary for “Postoperative prophylactic antibiotic therapy after pancreaticoduodenectomy in bile duct–stented patients reduces postoperative major complications”	15
Does defect size matter in abdominal wall reconstruction with successful fascial closure?	14
Localized hepatocellular carcinoma: Is liver-directed therapy alone as efficacious as surgical resection?	14
Pathological treatment response has different prognostic implications for pancreatic cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy	14
What do patients want to know about surgery for low-risk thyroid cancer? A qualitative study	14
Advantages of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and matched studies	14
A national qualitative study of surgical coaching: Opportunities and barriers for colorectal surgeons	14
Moving beyond frailty: Obesity paradox persists in lung resection	14
Global surgical simulation education, current practices, and future directions	14
Time delay and evidence profiles forming clinical recommendations of US surgical society guidelines	14
Patient characteristics and procedural and safety outcomes of percutaneous transesophageal gastro-tubing: A nationwide database study in Japan	14
A novel tool to predict nodal metastasis in small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: A multicenter study	14
How appropriate are answers of online chat-based artificial intelligence (ChatGPT) to common questions on colon cancer?	14
Identification of tumor-antigen signatures and immune subtypes for mRNA vaccine selection in muscle-invasive bladder cancer	14
Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Results from the EUROCRINE Surgical Registry	14
Classification of intraoperative adverse events in visceral surgery	14
Contents	13
Discussion	13
The benefit of liver transplant beyond Milan criteria: An analysis using the National Cancer Database	13
Splenic vein tumor thrombosis is a major prognostic factor in distal pancreatic adenocarcinoma	13
Communication in your department and beyond	13
Determinants and barriers to junior faculty well-being at a large quaternary academic medical center: A qualitative survey	13
Exacerbated ischemia-reperfusion injury in fatty livers is mediated by lipid peroxidation stress and ferroptosis	13
Discussion	13
Discussion	13
Invited commentary: Machine learning versus logistic regression for the prediction of complications after pancreatoduodenectomy	13
Beyond research dissemination: The unrealized power of visual abstracts to improve health care delivery	13
Letter to the editor: “Decision points in pancreatoduodenectomy: Insights from the contemporary experts on prevention, mitigation and management of postoperative pancreatic fistula.”	13
The impact of cirrhosis on short and long postoperative outcomes after distal pancreatectomy	13
Sac invagination versus sac ligation in open Lichtenstein repair of indirect inguinal hernia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	13
The variation of opioid prescription after injury and its association with long-term chronic pain: A multicenter cohort study	13
Prognostic relevance of lymph node metastasis in pancreaticoduodenectomy for distal cholangiocarcinoma: Rational extent and number-based nodal classification for regional lymphadenectomy	13
Discussion	13
Surgery Continues to Evolve	13
Factors associated with coronary artery bypass grafting excess readmission ratios	13
Trends in infectious complications after partial colectomy for colon cancer over a decade: A national cohort study	13
Greater community vulnerability is associated with poor living donor navigator program fidelity	13
The evolving surgery social network	13
Invited commentary: Selected endocrine surgery billing codes and procedures that should be accepted nationally for institutional billing as standard of care practice	13
Implementation of a Device Briefing Tool reduces interruptions in surgery: A nonrandomized controlled pilot trial	13
Discussion	13
Contents	13
Appendicitis: Take it or leave it? Comment on: Randomized trial comparing antibiotics with appendectomy for appendicitis	13
Discussion	12
Climbing the grants ladder: Funding opportunities for surgeons	12
Recurrence after successful parathyroidectomy—Who should we worry about?	12
Nationwide validation of the ISGPS risk classification for postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy: “Less is more”	12
Predictive value of C-reactive protein for postoperative liver-specific surgical site infections	12
Statin therapy and its association with long-term survival after colon cancer surgery	12
A population-based analysis of primary colonic lymphoma: Patterns of care and outcomes	12
Milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor-VIII–derived oligopeptide 3 (MOP3) attenuates inflammation and improves survival in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury	12
Step cadence as a novel objective postoperative recovery metric in children who undergo laparoscopic appendectomy	12
Acknowledgments of Peer Reviewers	12
Inequalities in quality metrics for colorectal cancer surgery in older adults: A retrospective cohort study using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program registr	12
Information for authors	12
A luminescent sensor for investigating serotonin metabolism in neuroendocrine cancer	12
Training in soft tissue resection using real-time visual computer navigation feedback from the Surgery Tutor: A randomized controlled trial	12
Tipping the scale in abdominal wall reconstruction: An analysis of short- and long-term outcomes by body mass index	12
Portal vein resection in pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms	12
Performance of trauma-trained large language models on surgical assessment questions: A new approach in resource identification	12
Prognostic value of immune infiltration in colorectal cancer: Development of a histopathology-related immunoscore via multiplexed immunohistochemistry	12
Enhancing surgical skills through telesimulation: A multicenter randomized controlled trial on laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair	12
General anesthesia combined with bilateral 2-level erector spinae plane block may accelerate postoperative gastrointestinal function recovery and rehabilitation process in patients undergoing posterio	12
M Health Fairview: An aligned academic health system	12
Comment on: Prognostic importance of circumferential resection margin in the era of evolving surgical and multidisciplinary treatment of rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Comment on: “Hospitals with decreasing cost-to-charge ratios bill greater surgical charges for similar outcomes”	12
Discussion	12
Introducing the SURGERY Peer Review Academies	12
Survival outcomes associated with Lynch syndrome colorectal cancer and metachronous rate after subtotal/total versus segmental colectomy: Meta-analysis	12
The impact of portal vein reconstruction on portal vein complications after pediatric living-donor liver transplantation with left lobe graft	12
Letter to the editor regarding: “Impact of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis on the diagnostic and intraoperative management of papillary thyroid cancer”	12
Far from black and white: Role of race, health literacy, and socioeconomic factors in the presentation of acute diverticulitis	12
Role of inflammatory and nutritional markers in predicting complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy	12
Information for readers	12
Postoperative day 1 combination of serum C-reactive protein and drain amylase values predicts risks of clinically relevant pancreatic fistula. The “90-1000” score	11
Information for readers	11
Development of medical devices driven by academia-industry collaboration: An internal audit	11
Fluorescence-guided pancreatic surgery: A scoping review	11
Discussion	11
Practice makes perfect: Immersion endoscopy training in colorectal surgery focuses on quantity and quality	11
Normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism: Intervention to differentiate primary from secondary hyperparathyroidism	11
Care fragmentation in hepatopancreatic surgery and postoperative outcomes	11
Contents	11
“Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable”	11
Information for authors	11
Information for readers	11
Nongerminal, center-like type of diffuse large lymphoma discovered on splenic mass	11