Surgery

Article	Citations
A nationwide analysis of pancreatic cancer trial enrollment reveals disparities and participation problems	126
Killing mosquitoes or draining the swamp?	105
Letter to the Editor: Surgeon electronic health record (EHR) usage	89
Concurrent SARS-COV-19 and acute appendicitis: Management and outcomes across United States children’s hospitals	83
Invited commentary on “Establishment of a nomogram prediction model for long diameter 10- to 15-mm gallbladder polyps with malignant tendency”	80
A new operation for gallstones: Choledochoscopic gallbladder-preserving cholecystolithotomy, a retrospective study of 3,511 cases	71
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	65
Surgery and pain relief: A closer look at opioid prescription trends	58
Financing and cost-effectiveness of emergency medical services in low- and middle-income countries	56
Failed recovery after pancreatoduodenectomy: A significant problem even without surgical complications	54
Beyond the language barrier: Assessing health literacy of Spanish breast cancer surgery resources	53
Information for readers	50
Discussion	48
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy is safe in appropriately resourced rural hospitals	44
Discussion	44
Discussion	44
Discussion	40
Air in the Wirsung duct	39
Discussion	37
Evaluating the effectiveness of using negative pressure wound therapy in the preservation of the infected prosthetic aortic graft	35
The good, the bad, and the ugly: Operative staff perspectives of surgeon coping with intraoperative errors	35
Medullary thyroid cancer with RET V804M mutation: more indolent than expected?	35

Lymph node ratio–based model for predicting survival and assessing the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy in postoperative duodenal adenocarcinoma	34
Access to surgical treatment for hepatopancreaticobiliary cancer in the Philippines	34
The role of bone marrow microRNA (miR) in erythropoietic dysfunction after severe trauma	33
Medullary thyroid cancer: What is the optimal management of the lateral neck in a node negative patient at index operation?	33
Ancillary documents for NIH grant applications: The pages beyond the science	32
A Tribute to Dr Kevin E. Behrns, Editor-in-Chief of SURGERY	32
Disparities in Time to Surgeon Evaluation Among Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism	32
Standard laparoscopy remains the routine approach to cholecystectomy	31
Soluble endothelial protein C receptor is an independent predictor of venous thromboembolism after severe injury: Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study	31
Frailty in emergency general surgery: Low-risk procedures pose similar risk as high-risk procedures for frail patients	30
Axillary breast cancer with lateral orbital metastasis in a male patient	30
Development of a preoperative score to predict surgical difficulty in liver transplantation	30
Prognostic factors for critically ill surgical patients with unplanned intensive care unit readmission: Developing a novel predictive scoring model for predicting readmission	29
Minimal access surgery has its place in the treatment of anastomotic leakage after anterior resection: Suggestion for a modification of the International Study Group of Rectal Cancer (ISREC) classific	29
Invited commentary on: Acute cholecystitis: Delayed cholecystectomy has lesser perioperative morbidity compared to emergency cholecystectomy	29
Rectal neuroendocrine tumors: Can they be observed?	28
Letter to the editor on: “AI versus MD: Evaluating the surgical decision-making accuracy of ChatGPT-4”	28
Sustained reduction of discharge opioid prescriptions in an enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery program: A multilevel generalized linear model	28
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”	28
To Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) or Not to ALPPS	27
Sex differences in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism	27
Social media as a disruptor for academic congresses	27
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”	27
Thyroid surgery outcomes in octogenarians: A national analysis	26
But can the Bot Write?	26
Cover 1(with editorial board)	26
The importance of a vice chair in a department of surgery: A chair's perspective	25
Larger recipient vein caliber during lymphatic microsurgical preventive healing approach (LYMPHA) is associated with lower lymphedema rates	25
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	25
“Predictors of lymph node metastasis and survival in radically resected rectal neuroendocrine tumors: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database analysis”: Author’s reply	25
Origins and implications of proper citation practices on academic integrity in surgical literature	25
Cognitive effects of carotid revascularization in octogenarians	24
Clinical utility of a microRNA classifier in cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules with RAS mutations: A multi-institutional study	24
Cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis during weekend compared with delayed weekday surgery: A nationwide population cohort study	24
Discussion	24
Risk of lymph node metastases and conditional survival in appendiceal neuroendocrine neoplasms	24
Neoadjuvant gemcitabine and S-1 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Effects on nutritional status and pancreaticoduodenectomy outcomes	24
The impact of operative approach on postoperative outcomes and healthcare utilization after colectomy	24
Acute cholecystitis: Delayed cholecystectomy has lesser perioperative morbidity compared to emergency cholecystectomy	23
The hidden side of infective endocarditis: Diagnostic and management of 500 consecutive cases in noncardiac surgery centers (2009–2018)	23
Gastroesophageal reflux after sleeve gastrectomy. Fact or fiction?	23
Robotic total knee arthroplasty: A missed opportunity for cost savings in Bundled Payment for Care Improvement initiatives?	23
Use and disparities in parathyroidectomy for symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism in the Medicare population	23
Executive summary of the artificial intelligence in surgery series	23
Clinical impact of coexistent chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis on central lymph node metastasis in low- to intermediate-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: The MASTER study	23
Emergency thoracic surgery patients have worse risk-adjusted outcomes than non-emergency patients	22
The obesity paradox: Underweight patients are at the greatest risk of mortality after cholecystectomy	22
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”	22
Trauma video review outperforms prospective real-time data collection for study of resuscitative thoracotomy	21
Hyperlipasemia in the immediate postoperative period predicts postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatic resections	21

Letter to the editor: “Calcium phosphate deposition, tertiary hyperparathyroidism, and the long-term effect on kidney allografts”	21
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	21
Insurance type is associated with appropriate use of surgical and adjuvant care for differentiated thyroid carcinoma	21
Use of fluorescence imaging and indocyanine green during thyroid and parathyroid surgery: Results of an intercontinental, multidisciplinary Delphi survey	21
The Emergency Surgery Score is a powerful predictor of outcomes across multiple surgical specialties: Results of a retrospective nationwide analysis	21
Efficacy and safety of adjuvant therapy after curative surgery for ampullary carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis	21
The role of acinar content at pancreatic resection margin in the development of postoperative pancreatic fistula and acute pancreatitis after pancreaticoduodenectomy	20
Risk assessment of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer: Establishment and validation of a Seven-point scoring model	20
Discussion	20
Laparoscopic microwave ablation versus percutaneous microwave ablation of hepatic malignancies: Efficacy and recurrence-free survival outcomes in patients	20
Contents	20
Liver remnant volume to body weight ratio of 0.65% as a lower limit in right hepatic trisectionectomy with bile duct resection	20
Discussion	20
Cover 1(with editorial board)	20
Long-term retreatment outcomes after definitive management of Graves’ disease with radioactive iodine versus surgery	19
Intraoperative bile duct cultures in patients undergoing pancreatic head resection: Prospective comparison of bile duct swab versus bile duct aspiration	19
Benign cystic mesothelioma of the liver: A rare hepatic cyst	19
Discussion	19
Discussion	19
Discussion	19
The challenge of offering potentially curative treatment to patients with esophageal cancer and a history of liver transplantation: A literature review and case report	19
Discussion	19
MD Anderson’s 10-year experience with regional surgical oncology in the Houston area locations	19
Picomets: Assessing single and few cell metastases in melanoma sentinel lymph node biopsies	18
Reverse-approach in colorectal cancer liver metastases: Patient selection is key	18
Response to Letter to Editor	18
National Surgical Quality Improvement Project and acute kidney injury: Getting with the times	18
Adding internal medicine perspectives to the management of postoperative pneumonia	18
Cover 1(with editorial board)	18
Reply to “Reverse-approach in colorectal cancer liver metastases: patient selection is key.”	18
Patient characteristics and procedural and safety outcomes of percutaneous transesophageal gastro-tubing: A nationwide database study in Japan	17
Fatty liver: The metabolic syndrome increases major hepatectomy mortality	17
Prehospital tourniquet application in extremity vascular trauma: Improved functional outcomes	17
Discussion	17
How to diagnose a grade A anastomotic leakage in rectal cancer surgery	17
Development and validation of risk stratification tool for prediction of increased dependence using preoperative frailty after hepatopancreatic surgery	17
Invited commentary on: Variation in the volume-outcome relationship after rectal cancer surgery in the United States: Retrospective study with implications for regionalization	17
Optimizing the future liver remnant: Portal vein embolization, hepatic venous deprivation, and associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy	17
Preoperative risk stratification of postoperative pancreatic fistula: A risk-tree predictive model for pancreatoduodenectomy	17
Does routine postoperative contrast radiography improve outcomes for patients with perforated peptic ulcer? A multicenter retrospective cohort study	17
Gastrointestinal surgery, malabsorptive conditions, and postoperative hypocalcemia after neck surgery	17
Reply: Incorporating preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan and colonoscopy in the practice of acute appendicitis patients at high risk for malignancy	17
Contents	17
Tick-tock: Prehospital intubation is associated with longer field time without any survival benefit	17
A national qualitative study of surgical coaching: Opportunities and barriers for colorectal surgeons	17
Information for readers	17
How appropriate are answers of online chat-based artificial intelligence (ChatGPT) to common questions on colon cancer?	17
On-demand robotics—The best of both worlds for robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery	17
Extent of surgery in localized, sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma: Can we avoid central compartment lymph node dissection?	17
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	17
Discussion	17
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stay-at-home order’s unequal effects on trauma volume by insurance status in Southern California	17
Discussion	17
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 in children and adolescents: Clinical features and treatment outcomes	17
Factors associated with failure to rescue after major hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: A 15-year single-center experience	17
Critical appraisal of artificial intelligence in robotic surgery	17
Repeat hepatic resection for recurrent colorectal liver metastases: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again?	16
Moving beyond frailty: Obesity paradox persists in lung resection	16
Does defect size matter in abdominal wall reconstruction with successful fascial closure?	16
Effect of albumin solutions on endothelial oxidant injury: A microfluidic study	16
Association of mental health assessment with postoperative outcomes following major surgery in older individuals	16
Improvement of mood and sleep quality in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism after parathyroidectomy: A prospective case-control study	16
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	16
Gastrointestinal complications requiring operative intervention after cardiovascular surgery: Predictors of in-hospital mortality	16
Pathological treatment response has different prognostic implications for pancreatic cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy	16
Is the current referral trend a threat to the Military Health System? Perioperative outcomes and costs after colorectal surgery in the Military Health System versus civilian facilities	16
Adjuvant chemotherapy can prolong recurrence-free survival but did not influence the type of recurrence or subsequent treatment in patients with colorectal liver metastases	16
Balanced blood component resuscitation in trauma: Does it matter equally at different transfusion volumes?	16
Prophylactic use of incisional negative pressure wound therapy for the prevention of surgical site occurrences in general surgery: Consensus document	16
Localized hepatocellular carcinoma: Is liver-directed therapy alone as efficacious as surgical resection?	16
The Evolution of Scientific Inquiry	16
Open versus laparoscopic versus robotic inguinal hernia repair: A propensity-matched outcome analysis	16
Classification of intraoperative adverse events in visceral surgery	16
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	15
Time delay and evidence profiles forming clinical recommendations of US surgical society guidelines	15
Identification of tumor-antigen signatures and immune subtypes for mRNA vaccine selection in muscle-invasive bladder cancer	15
Vascular injury during cholecystectomy: A multicenter critical analysis behind the drama	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
Response to letter to the editor: “Clinicopathologic features and surgery-related outcomes of duodenal adenocarcinoma: A multicenter retrospective study”	15
The use of artificial intelligence to detect parathyroid tissue on ex vivo specimens during thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy procedures using near-infrared autofluorescence signals	15

Letter to the editor regarding “Racial and ethnic disparities in access to total neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer”	15
Comment on “Emergency general surgery in older adult patients: Factors associated with fragmented care”	15
Survival analysis by inflammatory biomarkers in severely injured patients undergoing damage control resuscitation	15
A novel tool to predict nodal metastasis in small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: A multicenter study	15
Postoperative morbidity after simultaneous versus staged resection of synchronous colorectal liver metastases: Impact of hepatic tumor burden	15
Organizational change using a novel, structured plan for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in an academic surgical department	15
Global surgical simulation education, current practices, and future directions	15
Invited Commentary for “Postoperative prophylactic antibiotic therapy after pancreaticoduodenectomy in bile duct–stented patients reduces postoperative major complications”	15
Incisional surgical site infections by subcutaneous soaking of wound with aqueous 0.05% chlorhexidine gluconate in gastroenterological surgery: A randomized controlled trial	15
Lost in transition: Impact of interhospital transfer on outcomes after emergency general surgery in the older adult population	15
Reply to letter to the editor titled “Recurrence and prognostic predictors in pathologic T1N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with surgery alone”	15
A trainee's perspective on the current state of diversity, equity, and inclusion	15
Introducing the SURGERY Peer Review Academies	14
Surgery Continues to Evolve	14
Indocyanine green fluorescent cholangiography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials	14
What do patients want to know about surgery for low-risk thyroid cancer? A qualitative study	14
Appendicitis: Take it or leave it? Comment on: Randomized trial comparing antibiotics with appendectomy for appendicitis	14
Contents	14
Letter to the editor: “Decision points in pancreatoduodenectomy: Insights from the contemporary experts on prevention, mitigation and management of postoperative pancreatic fistula.”	14
Letter to the editor regarding: “Impact of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis on the diagnostic and intraoperative management of papillary thyroid cancer”	14
Authors' reply regarding “Hyperlipasemia in the immediate postoperative period predicts postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatic resections”	14
Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Results from the EUROCRINE Surgical Registry	14
The evolving surgery social network	14
Determinants and barriers to junior faculty well-being at a large quaternary academic medical center: A qualitative survey	14
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	14
General anesthesia combined with bilateral 2-level erector spinae plane block may accelerate postoperative gastrointestinal function recovery and rehabilitation process in patients undergoing posterio	14
Invited commentary: Machine learning versus logistic regression for the prediction of complications after pancreatoduodenectomy	14
Intraoperative hemodynamic instability during laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma without preoperative medical preparation compared with nonsecreting tumor	14
Advantages of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and matched studies	14
The impact of portal vein reconstruction on portal vein complications after pediatric living-donor liver transplantation with left lobe graft	14
Information for authors	13
Comment on: “Hospitals with decreasing cost-to-charge ratios bill greater surgical charges for similar outcomes”	13
Enhancing surgical skills through telesimulation: A multicenter randomized controlled trial on laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair	13
Development of medical devices driven by academia-industry collaboration: An internal audit	13
Survival outcomes associated with Lynch syndrome colorectal cancer and metachronous rate after subtotal/total versus segmental colectomy: Meta-analysis	13
Statin therapy and its association with long-term survival after colon cancer surgery	13
Resection for pancreatic cancer with arterial involvement: A paradigm shift away from unresectable to “how to do it”	13
Discussion	13
Discussion	13
Discussion	13
Nationwide validation of the ISGPS risk classification for postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy: “Less is more”	13
Postoperative day 1 combination of serum C-reactive protein and drain amylase values predicts risks of clinically relevant pancreatic fistula. The “90-1000” score	13
Corrigendum to: Overexpression of somatostatin receptor type 2 in neuroendocrine tumors for improved Ga68-DOTATATE imaging and treatment [Surgery. 2020 Jan;167(1):189-196. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.05.	13
Recurrence after successful parathyroidectomy—Who should we worry about?	13
A review of gender affirmation surgery: What we know, and what we need to know	13
Prospective study of long-term quality-of-life after rib fractures	13
Surgical subspecialists in West Africa: Workforce size, training opportunities, and contributing factors	13
Far from black and white: Role of race, health literacy, and socioeconomic factors in the presentation of acute diverticulitis	13
Contents	13
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of retroperitoneum: A sinister location	13
No thanks and not for me: A qualitative study of barriers to prehabilitation participation	13
Socially conscious surgical care must prioritize older adults	13
Beyond research dissemination: The unrealized power of visual abstracts to improve health care delivery	13
Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula as the presenting manifestation of IgG4-related disease	13
Prognostic relevance of lymph node metastasis in pancreaticoduodenectomy for distal cholangiocarcinoma: Rational extent and number-based nodal classification for regional lymphadenectomy	13
Depth of mediastinal extension can predict sternotomy need for substernal thyroid goiters	13
Splenic vein tumor thrombosis is a major prognostic factor in distal pancreatic adenocarcinoma	13
Use of the ligamentum teres hepatis for outflow reconstruction during ex vivo liver resection and autotransplantation in patients with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: A case series of 24 patients	13
Step cadence as a novel objective postoperative recovery metric in children who undergo laparoscopic appendectomy	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 microbiome of the appendix differs in patients with and without appendicitis: A prospective cohort study	13
Discussion	13
Greater community vulnerability is associated with poor living donor navigator program fidelity	13
Discussion	13
Exacerbated ischemia-reperfusion injury in fatty livers is mediated by lipid peroxidation stress and ferroptosis	13
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
Multi-institutional review of adverse events associated with irreversible electroporation in the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer	12
Trends in infectious complications after partial colectomy for colon cancer over a decade: A national cohort study	12
National health disparities in incisional hernia repair outcomes: An analysis of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample (HCUP-NIS) 2012-2014	12
Training in soft tissue resection using real-time visual computer navigation feedback from the Surgery Tutor: A randomized controlled trial	12
Discussion	12
The impact of cirrhosis on short and long postoperative outcomes after distal pancreatectomy	12
Association of operative time and approach on postoperative complications for esophagectomy	12
Postoperative pulmonary complications with high versus standard FiO2 in adult patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: A noninferiority trial	12
Information for readers	12
Normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism: Intervention to differentiate primary from secondary hyperparathyroidism	12
Acknowledgments of Peer Reviewers	12
A luminescent sensor for investigating serotonin metabolism in neuroendocrine cancer	12
Predictive value of C-reactive protein for postoperative liver-specific surgical site infections	12
Portal vein resection in pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms	12
Implementation of a Device Briefing Tool reduces interruptions in surgery: A nonrandomized controlled pilot trial	12
Communication in your department and beyond	12
Fluorescence-guided pancreatic surgery: A scoping review	12
M Health Fairview: An aligned academic health system	12
National trends and outcomes of robotic emergency general surgery in the United States	12
Climbing the grants ladder: Funding opportunities for surgeons	12
Role of inflammatory and nutritional markers in predicting complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy	12
Discussion	12
The variation of opioid prescription after injury and its association with long-term chronic pain: A multicenter cohort study	12
Invited commentary: Selected endocrine surgery billing codes and procedures that should be accepted nationally for institutional billing as standard of care practice	12
Milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor-VIII–derived oligopeptide 3 (MOP3) attenuates inflammation and improves survival in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury	12
Information for readers	11
Discussion	11
Contents	11
The association of potential prognostic determinants to nonadherence to negative pressure wound therapy: An exploratory prospective prognostic study	11