Annals of Surgery

Papers
(The median citation count of Annals of Surgery is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Ductal Cancerization at the Pancreatic Neck Margin245
Recurrence Following Operative vs. Non-Operative Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction in Children143
Equity in Pay132
Validation of the PANAMA Score for Survival and Benefit of Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Cancer after Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX123
Postoperative Overtriage to an Intensive Care Unit Is Associated With Low Value of Care115
Functional Outcomes After Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) for Rectal Cancer115
Comparison of Short-term and Three-year Oncological Outcomes Between Robotic and Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer106
Strategic Planning and Essential Steps for Establishing a Uterine Transplant and Rehabilitation Program105
Impact of Community Socioeconomic Distress on Survival Following Heart Transplantation96
Revolutionizing Liver Transplantation96
Timing of a Major Operative Intervention After a Positive COVID-19 Test Affects Postoperative Mortality95
Association of Socioeconomic Status, Sex, Racial, and Ethnic Identity With Sustained and Cultivated Careers in Surgery84
Anatomic Location Predicts Response Rates: Real World Outcomes with Over 1,100 Cycles of Talimogene Laherparepvec (TVEC) Description81
Influence of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Surgical Outcomes for Patients With Sigmoid Diverticulitis in France80
The Impact of Low Workplace Support During Pregnancy on Surgeon Distress and Career Dissatisfaction76
Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness Among US Trauma Centers76
Telesurgery70
Variation in Anesthesiology Provider–Volume for Complex Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery67
Full Robotic Whole Graft Liver Transplantation66
The AUGIS Survival Predictor: Prediction of Long-Term and Conditional Survival After Esophagectomy Using Random Survival Forests63
Improvement of the Natural Progression of Extremity Lymphedema Treated With Lymphatic Microsurgery62
Competency, Proficiency, and Mastery61
The #HOPE4LIVER single-arm Pivotal Trial for Histotripsy of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors61
Efficacy of Strategies Intended to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Lower Limb Revascularization Surgery59
Goal-directed Perioperative Albumin Substitution Versus Standard of Care to Reduce Postoperative Complications59
Prevention of Liver-related Surgical Site Infections in Combined Liver and Colorectal Surgery56
Association Between Surgeon and Anesthesiologist Sex Discordance and Postoperative Outcomes54
Patient and Caregiver Experiences with Surgical Decision-Making in the Context of Dementia53
Errors in Surgery52
Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Therapy and the Prognostic Significance of Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level in Patients with Localized Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Non-elevated Carbohydrate Antigen 19-951
When Getting Bigger is Too Big50
Updated Alternative Fistula Risk Score (ua-FRS) to Include Minimally Invasive Pancreatoduodenectomy: Pan-European Validation50
Association of Health Professional Shortage Area Hospital Designation With Surgical Outcomes and Expenditures Among Medicare Beneficiaries50
Postoperative Complications and Mobilization Following Major Abdominal Surgery With Versus Without Fitness Tracker-based Feedback (EXPELLIARMUS)50
Operative Team Familiarity and Specialization at an Academic Medical Center49
A Guide for Implementing Surgeon Resilience Initiatives: An Example of Surgical Peer Support48
Outcomes for Gastrointestinal Oncologic Surgery Episodes in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Program47
Navigating the Surgeon-Scientist Path in Health Services Research46
Microbiome Dysbiosis With Enterococcus Presence in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Is a Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer45
Lessons From Social Psychology to Improve the Implementation and Use of the Surgical Safety Checklist in the Operating Room45
Health System Structure45
Ex Vivo Liver Resection and Autotransplantation45
Effect of Thoracic Surgery Regionalization on 1- and 3-Year Survival after Cancer Esophagectomy44
“I Came up Short on the Academic Ladder”44
Nationwide Analysis of the Distribution of Level 1 and Level 2 Trauma Centers Per Population Growth and Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries/Fatalities Utilizing Geographic Information Systems Mapping Tec44
Predictive Value of KLASS-02-QC Assessment Score on KLASS-02 Surgical Outcomes44
Financial Toxicity Among Surgical Patients Varies by Income and Insurance43
Recurrent Disease After Esophageal Cancer Surgery43
Tumor Mutational Burden From Circulating Tumor DNA Predicts Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Resection43
Survival Outcomes and Clinicopathological Features in Inflammatory Bowel Disease-associated Colorectal Cancer43
Real-world Decision-making Process for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Versus Minimally Invasive Surgery in Early-stage Lung Cancer Patients41
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Breast Cancer Patients Through Fluorescent Imaging Using Indocyanine Green41
Defer, Share, or Drive the Decision: Empowering Patients with Varied Preferences to Engage in Decision-making (an Analysis from Alliance A231701CD)40
Structural Racism and Breast Cancer-specific Survival40
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Health Professional Shortage Areas40
Comment on: “Effects of Community-based Exercise Prehabilitation for Patients Scheduled for Colorectal Surgery with High Risk for Postoperative Complications: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial”39
Perioperative Renin–Angiotensin System Inhibitors Improve Major Outcomes of Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery39
Precision Medicine as a Blueprint for Surgical Education38
Results of a Decade of Work by Surgeons and Researchers Nationwide to Reduce the Impact of Surgery on the Opioid Epidemic37
Discordance in Total Mesorectal Excision Specimen Grading in a Prospective Phase 2 Multicenter Rectal Cancer Trial37
Out-of-Pocket Costs Among Commercially Insured Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity37
Defining and Studying Errors in Surgical Care37
“What’s a Win”37
Principles of Pediatric Palliative Surgical Oncology37
Robotic Liver Transplantation36
Combined Liver Transplant and Cardiac Surgery36
U.S. Surgical Practice36
What’s Behind it all: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Retrogastric Pancreatic Necrosis Management35
Can Women Surgeons Have It All? If Not Now, When?35
Anatomic Lung Resection Outcomes After Implementation of a Universal Thoracic ERAS Protocol Across a Diverse Health Care System35
Patient-Reported Symptom Burden Associated with Treatment Modality for Malignant Bowel Obstruction35
Predictors of Neurodevelopmental Impairment After Intestinal Resection for Necrotizing Enterocolitis35
Factors Associated With Days Away From Home in the Year After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons35
At the Intersection of Intersectionality35
A Contemporary Evaluation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services High-risk Indicators for Carotid Endarterectomy34
Reduced Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Minimally Invasive Single-vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Compared With Conventional Sternotomy33
Corporatization in Medicine? No End in Sight33
The First Case of Intraportal Islet Implantation During Liver Machine Perfusion Allowing Simultaneous Islet-liver Transplantation in a Human - A New and Safe Treatment for End-stage Liver Disease Comb33
The Upper Extremity Lymphatic System Is Not Symmetrical in Individuals33
Intraportal Islet Autotransplantation Independently Improves Quality of Life After Total Pancreatectomy in Patients With Chronic Refractory Pancreatitis33
Centralization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy33
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Directed Surgical Decision Making for Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer After Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT)33
Evaluating the Impact of Robotic IPAA32
Rate of Emergency Lower Extremity Amputations in the United States Among Medicare Beneficiaries32
Re-Aiming Equity Evaluation in Clinical Decision Support32
Surgical Education31
Short-term Outcomes After Laparoscopic IPOM Versus Robot-assisted Retromuscular Repair of Small to Medium Ventral Hernias31
Interdisciplinary Operating Room Ergonomics Needs and Priorities31
Financial Toxicity in Surgery31
Robotic-assisted Proctosigmoidectomy Versus Laparoscopic-assisted Soave Pull-through for Hirschsprung Disease31
Defining Benchmarks for Pelvic Exenteration Surgery31
Reoperation for Recurrence is Affected by Type of Mesh in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair31
The Impact of Molecular Subtyping on Pathological Staging of Pancreatic Cancer30
Is Standardized Right Hemicolectomy with D2 Lymphadenectomy Enough to Limit Local Recurrence in Adenocarcinoma of the Right Colon?30
Impact of Hospital Affiliation With a Flagship Hospital System on Surgical Outcomes30
Costs of Care for Operative and Nonoperative Management of Emergency General Surgery Conditions30
New Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery: A Risk Factor for Opioid Use Disorder?30
Randomized Prospective Trial of Epidural Analgesia after Open Hepatectomy30
Optimal Treatment Strategies for cT2 Staged Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and the Gastroesophageal Junction30
Use of Telemedicine for Postdischarge Assessment of the Surgical Wound29
Nationwide Outcome after Pancreatoduodenectomy in Patients at Very High Risk (ISGPS-D) for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula29
Defining Benchmark Outcomes for Distal Pancreatectomy29
Biliary Adverse Events During Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer29
Outcomes of Surgery for Endograft Infection in the Abdominal Aorta and Iliac Artery29
Novel Benchmark Values for Redo Liver Transplantation29
The Conditional Effects of Multimorbidity on Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Emergency General Surgery Conditions28
An Ethical Framework for Cost-conscious Surgical Practice28
Invited Commentary on Robotic First Rib Resection: Thoracic Outlet Decompression: Lessons Learned28
The BARIREF Study28
Management of Bile Leak Post Minimally Invasive Subtotal Cholecystectomy28
Prospective Multicenter Comprehensive Survey on Male Sexual Dysfunction following Laparoscopic, Robotic, and Transanal Approaches for Rectal Cancer (the LANDMARC Study)28
Local/Regional Recurrence Rates After Breast-Conserving Therapy in Patients Enrolled in Legacy Trials of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (AFT-01)28
Reevaluating Gendered Language in Surgery28
The Joy of Discovery28
Surgeon Coaching: An Important Tool in the Armamentarium Against Burnout?28
Opioid Use After Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy or Intensive Lifestyle Intervention28
Objective Assessment of Cognitive Workload in Surgery28
Sex-related Outcomes After Thoracic Endovascular Repair for Intact Isolated Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm28
Invited Commentary: Attrition From a National Surgical Training Program: A Qualitative Analysis28
Body Mass Index Is Associated With Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis and Postoperative Complications28
Effects of a Pragmatic Home-based Exercise Program Concurrent With Neoadjuvant Therapy on Physical Function of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: The PancFit Randomized Clinical Trial27
Assessment of Residual or Resected Disappearing Liver Metastases After Chemotherapy27
Postoperative Exercise Training in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases A Randomized Controlled Trial27
An Alternative to “Checkmark Credentialing” for Effective Physician Benchmarking and Professional Improvement26
Prophylactic Mesh Placement During Formation of an End-colostomy26
Optimizing the Management Strategies of Delayed Post-Pancreaticoduodenectomy Hemorrhage26
Commentary26
Single-nuclei RNA Profiling Reveals Disruption of Adipokine and Inflammatory Signaling in Adipose Tissue of Burn Patients26
Financial Toxicity in Complex Gastrointestinal Surgery and Correlation with Patient Reported Outcomes26
Age-specific Increase in Vasopressin-induced Coronary Microvascular Contractile Response in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery25
The Histone Methyltransferase SETDB2 Modulates Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinase–Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity During Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Development25
First National Effort to Optimize the Performance of Cancer Surgery by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and Cancer Surgery Standards Program25
Early Interventional Treatment of High Output Chyle Leak After Esophagectomy is Associated With Improved Survival25
A 10-Year Real-world Assessment of Longitudinal Outcomes Following Bailout Procedures for Severe Cholecystitis24
How Volume of Neurosurgical Interventions Impacts Patient Outcomes24
Resection Postradioembolization in Patients With Single Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma24
Safety, Efficacy, and Cost-effectiveness of Outpatient Surgery for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis24
Surgeon-reported Factors Influencing Adoption of Quality Standards for Goal-concordant Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer24
From Moral Injury Vulnerability to Protective Equity24
Effects of Peripheral Nerve Block on Perioperative Recovery Following Major Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery23
Neoadjuvant Sequencing for Early-stage Pancreas Cancer23
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Lytic and Non-lytic Early Thrombus Removal Technologies for Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis23
Refining Bariatric Surgery23
Association Between Surgical Opioid Prescriptions and Opioid Initiation by Opioid-naïve Spouses23
Comment on “The Compounding Access Problem for Surgical Care: Innovations in the Post-COVID Era”23
Explainable Machine Learning to Bring Database to the Bedside23
Tangential Versus Segmental Portomesenteric Venous Resection During Pancreatoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer23
Road Towards Ambulatory Colectomy23
Noninvasive Artificial Intelligence System for Early Predicting Residual Cancer Burden During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer23
Timing of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior to Abdominal Surgery Has No Impact on Infectious Complications23
Adding Patient-reported Outcomes to the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program23
European Multicentric Experience With Fenestrated-branched ENDOvascular Stent Grafting After Previous FAILed Infrarenal Aortic Repair23
The Diabetes Remission Index (DRI)23
Perineural Invasion is an Important Prognostic Factor in Patients With Radically Resected (R0) and Node-negative (pN0) Pancreatic Cancer23
Long-Term Survival on Extent of Lymphadenectomy for Right-Sided Colon Cancer22
Pancreatic Cancer Patient-derived Organoids Can Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy22
A Surgical Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) Reveals Complex Relationships Between Race/Ethnicity, Insurance Type, and Neighborhood Deprivation22
Perception of Treatment Success and Impact on Function with Antibiotics or Appendectomy for Appendicitis22
Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study of Oesophageal Injuries and Related Clinical Outcomes (MUSOIC study)22
Risk Factor Targeted Perioperative Care Reduces Anastomotic Leakage after Colorectal Surgery22
Single-cell Transcriptomics Reveals Dynamic Role of Smooth Muscle Cells and Enrichment of Immune Cell Subsets in Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms22
Association of Medicaid Expansion with Reduction in Racial Disparities in the Timely Delivery of Upfront Surgical Care for Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer22
Financial Toxicity in Patients With Resected Lung Cancer22
Oncological Outcomes After Anastomotic Leakage After Surgery for Colon or Rectal Cancer22
Stoma-free Survival After Rectal Cancer Resection With Anastomotic Leakage22
Professionalism of Admitting and Consulting Services and Trauma Patient Outcomes22
Reduction of Central Venous Pressure in Elective Robotic and Laparoscopic Liver Resection22
An Opportunity to Advance Workforce Equity: Surgical Referrals21
Association Between Storage Time of Transfused Red Blood Cells and Infection After Clean-contaminated Surgery21
Routine Imaging After Resection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma21
Beyond the Binary: Considerations About Gender-affirming Care for the General Surgeon21
Bridging the Gap21
Real-world Application of Endoscopic Resection for Early-stage Esophageal Cancer21
Missed Diagnosis of Pediatric Appendicitis21
Trends in Surgical Technique and Outcomes of Ventral Hernia Repair in The United States20
Female Patients Have a Reduced Risk of Reoperation for Recurrence After Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair20
Decreasing Trends in Intestinal Resection and Re-resection in Crohn's Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study: Erratum20
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Implementation of BREASTChoice, a Multilevel Breast Reconstruction Decision Support Tool With Personalized Risk Prediction20
A Call to Action20
Risk of Lymph Node Metastasis in T1b Gastric Cancer20
Association Between Biliary Pathogens, Surgical Site Infection, and Pancreatic Fistula20
Long-term Outcomes Following Colectomy and Liver Transplantation for Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis20
Pancreatic Fistula and Intraabdominal Fluid Collections after Distal Pancreatectomy20
“I Just Wish Someone would Take me Very Seriously”20
Long-term Outcomes following Resection of Adenocarcinoma Arising from Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (A-IPMN) versus Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)20
REDISCOVER International Guidelines on the Perioperative Care of Surgical Patients With Borderline-resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer20
Long-term Functional Outcomes Among Older Adults Undergoing Video-assisted Versus Open Surgery for Lung Cancer20
Portomesenteric Venous Thrombosis after Pancreatic Cancer Surgery with Venous Resection and Reconstruction20
Poor Prognostic Factors in Long-Term Survivors of Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma20
Defining the Role of Social Vulnerability in the Treatment and Survival of Localized Colon Cancer20
Consequences of a Surveillance Strategy for Side-branch Intraductal Pancreatic Mucinous Neoplasms20
Metabolic Surgery19
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Additional Benefit of Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis for Endovenous Varicose Vein Interventions19
Pulmonary Open, Robotic, and Thoracoscopic Lobectomy (PORTaL) Study19
Evolution of Pancreas Transplantation At A Single Institution—50+ Years and 2500 Transplants19
Surgeon Fear in the Operating Room and Its Link to Identity; A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study19
Imaging-based Machine-learning Models to Predict Clinical Outcomes and Identify Biomarkers in Pancreatic Cancer19
Working Definitions of “Critical Portions”19
Postoperative and Pathological Outcomes of CROSS and FLOT as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal and Junctional Adenocarcinoma19
Delayed Versus Early Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Adult Patients With Acute Appendicitis19
Impact of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Tumor Biology and Breast Cancer Survival19
Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Tumor Thrombus in the Inferior Vena Cava or Right Atrium19
Five-year Survival after McKeown Compared to Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer19
View From the Chair19
Robotic Lobectomy Is Cost-effective and Provides Comparable Health Utility Scores to Video-assisted Lobectomy19
Birth of a Healthy Baby 9 Years After a Surgically Successful Deceased Donor Uterus Transplant19
Instrumental in Surgery19
Safe Implementation of a Next-Generation Surgical Robot19
Association of Neighborhood Deprivation, Race, and Postoperative Outcomes19
Outcomes of Visceral Arterial Interposition Graft Reconstruction for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer19
Resolution of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism After Kidney Transplantation and the Effect on Graft Survival19
Hepatic Artery Infusion Pumps19
Maryland’s Global Budget Revenue Payment Model and Shifts in the Surgical Site of Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries19
Dynamic Pathology of Enteric Neural Network using Curcumin-assisted Multiphoton Laser Imaging in Hirschsprung Disease19
Recommendations From the International Consensus Conference on Anemia Management in Surgical Patients (ICCAMS)19
Persistent Circulating Tumor Cells at 1 Year After Oncologic Resection Predict Late Recurrence in Pancreatic Cancer19
Non-English Primary Language19
Discrimination Toward Women Surgeons in the Workplace Through an Intersectional Lens18
Fully Robotic Left Lobe Donor Hepatectomy Is Safer Compared to Open18
Inter-Rater Agreement of the Classification of Intraoperative Adverse Events (ClassIntra) in Abdominal Surgery18
Toward Competency-based Medical Education18
Inpatient Satisfaction With Surgical Resident Care After Elective General and Oncologic Surgery18
Proteomic Profiling of Hypoplastic Lungs Suggests an Underlying Inflammatory Response in the Pathogenesis of Abnormal Lung Development in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia18
Review Paper on Penetrating Brain Injury18
Presbyopia in Surgeons18
Association Between Distress at Diagnosis and Disease-free Survival Among Patients With Resectable Colon Cancer: A Large Cohort Study18
Disparities in the Operative Experience: Implicit Bias Infused into Action?18
Who Do We Fail to Rescue after Pancreatoduodenectomy? Outcomes Among >4000 Procedures Expose Windows of Opportunity18
Prevalence and Incidence of Oral Benzodiazepine Use in Hospitalized Surgical Patients18
How to Establish Benchmarks for Surgical Outcomes?18
Surrogacy of Recurrence-free Survival for Overall Survival as an Endpoint of Clinical Trials of Perioperative Adjuvant Therapy in Hepatobiliary-pancreatic Cancers18
Improving Shared Decision-making in Situations of Uncertainty18
Graft Inflow Modulation by Splenic Artery Ligation for Portal Hyperperfusion Does Not Decrease Rates of Early Allograft Dysfunction in Adult Live Donor Liver Transplantation18
Cholecystectomy Increases the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the Korean Population18
Association Between Neighborhood Air Pollution and Outcomes After Common Surgical Procedures18
Predicting Long-term Disease-free Survival After Resection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma18
Early Cold Stored Platelet Transfusion Following Severe Injury18
The Near-Infrared Visualization and Preemptive Ligation of the Thoracic Duct Effectively Reduce the Chyle Leak Incidence After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy18
Living in a Disadvantaged NYC Neighborhood Is Associated With Poorly Differentiated Breast Cancer and Shorter Breast Cancer-specific Survival17
Minimum and Optimal CA19-9 Response After Two Months Induction Chemotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer17
Risk Perceptions and Risk Thresholds Among Surgeons in the Management of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms17
Severity Grading Systems for Intraoperative Adverse Events. A Systematic Review of the Literature and Citation Analysis17
Complexity and Experience Grading to Guide Patient Selection for Minimally Invasive Pancreatoduodenectomy17
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Operative Experience Among General Surgery Residents17
Major Pancreatic Resection Increases Bone Mineral Density Loss, Osteoporosis, and Fractures17
Risk-Benefit Balance of Simultaneous Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy and Concomitant Cholecystectomy17
Living Donor Liver Transplantation With Augmented Venous Outflow and Splenectomy: A Promised Land for Small Left Lobe Grafts: Erratum17
Coaching Program to Address Burnout, Well-being, and Professional Development in Pediatric Surgery Trainees17
The Student’s Overture17
Beyond the Surgical Safety Checklist17
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