Recently added articles from The American Surgeon:
The Impact of the Ratio of Positive to Total Lymph Nodes Examined and Outcome in Colorectal Cancer
Oct 01, 2009; ... We sought to examine the significance of the number of nodes examined in node-positive colorectal cancer. Between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 2003, 7192 patients with colorectal cancer underwent potentially curative resection in Region 5 of the California Cancer Registry. Of these ...
Disparities in the Surgical Management of Women with Stage I Breast Cancer
Oct 01, 2009; ... We sought to evaluate factors influencing the choice of surgery for women with early-stage breast cancer. Between 1996 and 2005, 47,837 women who were diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer underwent partial (PM) or total mastectomy (TM) in the California Cancer Registry. A total of 72.8 per cent ...
Acute Care Surgery after Renal Transplantation
Oct 01, 2009; ... Emergent operation after renal transplantation (RT) has traditionally been associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. We reviewed 2340 adult patients who underwent RT at our tertiary care center and identified 55 patients who required acute care surgical consultation within 1 year of ...
Does Specialized Surgical Training Increase Lymph Node Yield in Colon Cancer?
Oct 01, 2009; ... Most colon cancer resections do not meet the 12-lymph node minimum recommended in 2001 National Cancer Institute (NCI) panel guidelines. Previous reports suggest surgical training influences lymph node recovery. We hypothesized that recent trends show improved results for lymphadenectomy ...
CT Imaging in Motorcycle Collision Victims: Routine or Selective?
Oct 01, 2009; ... With improving accuracy and efficiency of CT, some trauma centers have used a low threshold for the use of CT scans in the evaluation and assessment of trauma patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic benefits of liberal CT scanning in multisystem blunt trauma motorcycle ...