Annals of Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of Annals of Surgery is 9. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Ductal Cancerization at the Pancreatic Neck Margin215
Recurrence Following Operative vs. Non-Operative Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction in Children141
Validation of the PANAMA Score for Survival and Benefit of Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Cancer after Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX121
Association of Socioeconomic Status, Sex, Racial, and Ethnic Identity With Sustained and Cultivated Careers in Surgery113
Financial Toxicity Among Surgical Patients Varies by Income and Insurance112
Tumor Mutational Burden From Circulating Tumor DNA Predicts Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Resection110
Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness Among US Trauma Centers107
Efficacy of Strategies Intended to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Lower Limb Revascularization Surgery94
A Guide for Implementing Surgeon Resilience Initiatives: An Example of Surgical Peer Support88
Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Therapy and the Prognostic Significance of Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level in Patients with Localized Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Non-elevated Carbohydrate Antigen 19-988
Errors in Surgery82
Operative Team Familiarity and Specialization at an Academic Medical Center77
Updated Alternative Fistula Risk Score (ua-FRS) to Include Minimally Invasive Pancreatoduodenectomy: Pan-European Validation75
“I Came up Short on the Academic Ladder”73
Association Between Surgeon and Anesthesiologist Sex Discordance and Postoperative Outcomes72
Strategic Planning and Essential Steps for Establishing a Uterine Transplant and Rehabilitation Program71
Management of Post COVID Tracheal Stenosis: A New Twist on an Old Problem66
Influence of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Surgical Outcomes for Patients With Sigmoid Diverticulitis in France64
Association of Health Professional Shortage Area Hospital Designation With Surgical Outcomes and Expenditures Among Medicare Beneficiaries63
Variation in Anesthesiology Provider–Volume for Complex Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery57
When Getting Bigger is Too Big57
Effect of Thoracic Surgery Regionalization on 1- and 3-Year Survival after Cancer Esophagectomy57
Equity in Pay54
Impact of Community Socioeconomic Distress on Survival Following Heart Transplantation54
The #HOPE4LIVER single-arm Pivotal Trial for Histotripsy of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors53
Full Robotic Whole Graft Liver Transplantation52
Revolutionizing Liver Transplantation52
Lessons From Social Psychology to Improve the Implementation and Use of the Surgical Safety Checklist in the Operating Room51
Implementation of a Surgical Critical Care Service Reduces Failure to Rescue in Emergency Gastrointestinal Surgery in Rural Kenya51
Navigating the Surgeon-Scientist Path in Health Services Research51
Predictive Value of KLASS-02-QC Assessment Score on KLASS-02 Surgical Outcomes49
The Impact of Low Workplace Support During Pregnancy on Surgeon Distress and Career Dissatisfaction48
Extended Versus Standard Complete Mesocolon Excision in Sigmoid Colon Cancer47
Recurrent Disease After Esophageal Cancer Surgery46
Comparison of Short-term and Three-year Oncological Outcomes Between Robotic and Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer46
Postoperative Complications and Mobilization Following Major Abdominal Surgery With Versus Without Fitness Tracker-based Feedback (EXPELLIARMUS)45
Safe and Supported Pregnancy45
Real-world Decision-making Process for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Versus Minimally Invasive Surgery in Early-stage Lung Cancer Patients45
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
Health System Structure43
The AUGIS Survival Predictor: Prediction of Long-Term and Conditional Survival After Esophagectomy Using Random Survival Forests43
Ex Vivo Liver Resection and Autotransplantation43
Stopping the Progression of Moral Injury42
Goal-directed Perioperative Albumin Substitution Versus Standard of Care to Reduce Postoperative Complications42
Functional Outcomes After Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) for Rectal Cancer41
Structural Racism and Breast Cancer-specific Survival40
Timing of a Major Operative Intervention After a Positive COVID-19 Test Affects Postoperative Mortality40
Competency, Proficiency, and Mastery40
Survival Outcomes and Clinicopathological Features in Inflammatory Bowel Disease-associated Colorectal Cancer40
Telesurgery40
The Impact of Neoadjuvant Treatment on Survival in Patients Undergoing Pancreatoduodenectomy With Concomitant Portomesenteric Venous Resection: An International Multicenter Analysis39
Postoperative Overtriage to an Intensive Care Unit Is Associated With Low Value of Care39
Microbiome Dysbiosis With Enterococcus Presence in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Is a Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer39
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Breast Cancer Patients Through Fluorescent Imaging Using Indocyanine Green39
Improvement of the Natural Progression of Extremity Lymphedema Treated With Lymphatic Microsurgery38
Defer, Share, or Drive the Decision: Empowering Patients with Varied Preferences to Engage in Decision-making (an Analysis from Alliance A231701CD)38
What’s Behind it all: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Retrogastric Pancreatic Necrosis Management38
Results of a Decade of Work by Surgeons and Researchers Nationwide to Reduce the Impact of Surgery on the Opioid Epidemic38
Nationwide Outcome after Pancreatoduodenectomy in Patients at Very High Risk (ISGPS-D) for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula37
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 Comb37
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”35
Rate of Emergency Lower Extremity Amputations in the United States Among Medicare Beneficiaries35
Use of Telemedicine for Postdischarge Assessment of the Surgical Wound35
Perioperative Renin–Angiotensin System Inhibitors Improve Major Outcomes of Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery35
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Health Professional Shortage Areas35
Randomized Prospective Trial of Epidural Analgesia after Open Hepatectomy34
Re-Aiming Equity Evaluation in Clinical Decision Support34
Precision Medicine as a Blueprint for Surgical Education34
Impact of Hospital Affiliation With a Flagship Hospital System on Surgical Outcomes34
Factors Associated With Days Away From Home in the Year After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons34
The Impact of Molecular Subtyping on Pathological Staging of Pancreatic Cancer33
First in Man33
Opioid Use After Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy or Intensive Lifestyle Intervention33
Comment on “Situating Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: A Focus on Disease Severity”33
Optimal Treatment Strategies for cT2 Staged Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and the Gastroesophageal Junction33
Anatomic Lung Resection Outcomes After Implementation of a Universal Thoracic ERAS Protocol Across a Diverse Health Care System33
Can Women Surgeons Have It All? If Not Now, When?32
Evaluating the Impact of Robotic IPAA32
Short-term Outcomes After Laparoscopic IPOM Versus Robot-assisted Retromuscular Repair of Small to Medium Ventral Hernias32
Understanding and Investigating Access to Surgical Care32
Patient-Reported Symptom Burden Associated with Treatment Modality for Malignant Bowel Obstruction32
Discordance in Total Mesorectal Excision Specimen Grading in a Prospective Phase 2 Multicenter Rectal Cancer Trial31
At the Intersection of Intersectionality31
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Directed Surgical Decision Making for Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer After Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT)31
The Conditional Effects of Multimorbidity on Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Emergency General Surgery Conditions30
Surgical Education30
Out-of-Pocket Costs Among Commercially Insured Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity30
Defining and Studying Errors in Surgical Care30
“What’s a Win”30
Corporatization in Medicine? No End in Sight30
Predictors of Neurodevelopmental Impairment After Intestinal Resection for Necrotizing Enterocolitis30
New Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery: A Risk Factor for Opioid Use Disorder?30
Interdisciplinary Operating Room Ergonomics Needs and Priorities30
Principles of Pediatric Palliative Surgical Oncology30
Objective Assessment of Cognitive Workload in Surgery29
Novel Benchmark Values for Redo Liver Transplantation29
The Upper Extremity Lymphatic System Is Not Symmetrical in Individuals29
Biliary Adverse Events During Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer29
Centralization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy29
Prospective Multicenter Comprehensive Survey on Male Sexual Dysfunction following Laparoscopic, Robotic, and Transanal Approaches for Rectal Cancer (the LANDMARC Study)29
Outcomes of Surgery for Endograft Infection in the Abdominal Aorta and Iliac Artery28
Combined Liver Transplant and Cardiac Surgery28
Robotic-assisted Proctosigmoidectomy Versus Laparoscopic-assisted Soave Pull-through for Hirschsprung Disease28
Reoperation for Recurrence is Affected by Type of Mesh in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair28
Defining Benchmark Outcomes for Distal Pancreatectomy28
Financial Toxicity in Surgery28
A Contemporary Evaluation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services High-risk Indicators for Carotid Endarterectomy28
Robotic Liver Transplantation28
Intraportal Islet Autotransplantation Independently Improves Quality of Life After Total Pancreatectomy in Patients With Chronic Refractory Pancreatitis27
Costs of Care for Operative and Nonoperative Management of Emergency General Surgery Conditions27
Sex-related Outcomes After Thoracic Endovascular Repair for Intact Isolated Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm27
An Ethical Framework for Cost-conscious Surgical Practice27
Defining Benchmarks for Pelvic Exenteration Surgery27
Surgeon-reported Factors Influencing Adoption of Quality Standards for Goal-concordant Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer27
Association of Medicaid Expansion with Reduction in Racial Disparities in the Timely Delivery of Upfront Surgical Care for Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer27
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Reveals Perioperative Hypoglycemia in Most Patients With Diabetes Undergoing Major Surgery27
Reduced Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Minimally Invasive Single-vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Compared With Conventional Sternotomy27
First National Effort to Optimize the Performance of Cancer Surgery by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and Cancer Surgery Standards Program27
Local/Regional Recurrence Rates After Breast-Conserving Therapy in Patients Enrolled in Legacy Trials of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (AFT-01)27
Surgeon Coaching: An Important Tool in the Armamentarium Against Burnout?26
Invited Commentary on Robotic First Rib Resection: Thoracic Outlet Decompression: Lessons Learned26
Reevaluating Gendered Language in Surgery26
Invited Commentary: Attrition From a National Surgical Training Program: A Qualitative Analysis26
Single-nuclei RNA Profiling Reveals Disruption of Adipokine and Inflammatory Signaling in Adipose Tissue of Burn Patients26
Perception of Treatment Success and Impact on Function with Antibiotics or Appendectomy for Appendicitis26
The Diabetes Remission Index (DRI)25
Effects of Peripheral Nerve Block on Perioperative Recovery Following Major Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery25
Optimizing the Management Strategies of Delayed Post-Pancreaticoduodenectomy Hemorrhage25
Financial Toxicity in Complex Gastrointestinal Surgery and Correlation with Patient Reported Outcomes25
Association Between Surgical Opioid Prescriptions and Opioid Initiation by Opioid-naïve Spouses25
The BARIREF Study25
The Joy of Discovery25
Single-cell Transcriptomics Reveals Dynamic Role of Smooth Muscle Cells and Enrichment of Immune Cell Subsets in Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms24
Tangential Versus Segmental Portomesenteric Venous Resection During Pancreatoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer24
European Multicentric Experience With Fenestrated-branched ENDOvascular Stent Grafting After Previous FAILed Infrarenal Aortic Repair24
Risk Factor Targeted Perioperative Care Reduces Anastomotic Leakage after Colorectal Surgery24
Timing of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior to Abdominal Surgery Has No Impact on Infectious Complications24
Comment on “The Compounding Access Problem for Surgical Care: Innovations in the Post-COVID Era”24
Perineural Invasion is an Important Prognostic Factor in Patients With Radically Resected (R0) and Node-negative (pN0) Pancreatic Cancer24
An Alternative to “Checkmark Credentialing” for Effective Physician Benchmarking and Professional Improvement24
Effects of a Pragmatic Home-based Exercise Program Concurrent With Neoadjuvant Therapy on Physical Function of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: The PancFit Randomized Clinical Trial24
Financial Toxicity in Patients With Resected Lung Cancer24
Explainable Machine Learning to Bring Database to the Bedside23
Prophylactic Mesh Placement During Formation of an End-colostomy23
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
Body Mass Index Is Associated With Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis and Postoperative Complications23
How Volume of Neurosurgical Interventions Impacts Patient Outcomes23
A 10-year Real World Assessment of Longitudinal Outcomes Following Bailout Procedures for Severe Cholecystitis23
Neoadjuvant Sequencing for Early-stage Pancreas Cancer23
Association of County-level Upward Economic Mobility with Stage at Diagnosis and Receipt of Treatment Among Patients Diagnosed with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma23
Management of Bile Leak Post Minimally Invasive Subtotal Cholecystectomy23
Cross-mentorship22
Adding Patient-reported Outcomes to the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program22
Noninvasive Artificial Intelligence System for Early Predicting Residual Cancer Burden During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer22
Professionalism of Admitting and Consulting Services and Trauma Patient Outcomes22
Safety, Efficacy, and Cost-effectiveness of Outpatient Surgery for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis22
Age-specific Increase in vasopressin-induced Coronary Microvascular Contractile Response in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery22
From Moral Injury Vulnerability to Protective Equity22
Commentary22
The Histone Methyltransferase SETDB2 Modulates Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinase–Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity During Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Development21
Oncological Outcomes After Anastomotic Leakage After Surgery for Colon or Rectal Cancer21
Stoma-free Survival After Rectal Cancer Resection With Anastomotic Leakage21
Reduction of Central Venous Pressure in Elective Robotic and Laparoscopic Liver Resection21
Decreasing Trends in Intestinal Resection and Re-resection in Crohn's Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study: Erratum21
Defining the Role of Social Vulnerability in the Treatment and Survival of Localized Colon Cancer21
Pancreatic Cancer Patient-derived Organoids Can Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy21
A Surgical Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) Reveals Complex Relationships Between Race/Ethnicity, Insurance Type, and Neighborhood Deprivation21
Postoperative and Pathological Outcomes of CROSS and FLOT as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal and Junctional Adenocarcinoma21
Instrumental in Surgery21
Robotic Lobectomy Is Cost-effective and Provides Comparable Health Utility Scores to Video-assisted Lobectomy21
Long-term Functional Outcomes Among Older Adults Undergoing Video-assisted Versus Open Surgery for Lung Cancer21
Resection Postradioembolization in Patients With Single Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma21
Postoperative Exercise Training in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases A Randomized Controlled Trial21
Early Interventional Treatment of High Output Chyle Leak After Esophagectomy is Associated With Improved Survival21
Real-world Application of Endoscopic Resection for Early-stage Esophageal Cancer21
Working Definitions of “Critical Portions”21
Bridging the Gap20
Association Between Storage Time of Transfused Red Blood Cells and Infection After Clean-contaminated Surgery20
A Call to Action20
Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study of Oesophageal Injuries and Related Clinical Outcomes (MUSOIC study)20
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Additional Benefit of Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis for Endovenous Varicose Vein Interventions20
Poor Prognostic Factors in Long-Term Survivors of Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma20
Missed Diagnosis of Pediatric Appendicitis20
Association Between Biliary Pathogens, Surgical Site Infection, and Pancreatic Fistula20
Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Tumor Thrombus in the Inferior Vena Cava or Right Atrium20
Delayed Versus Early Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Adult Patients With Acute Appendicitis19
Routine Imaging After Resection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma19
Circular Stapled Technique Versus Modified Collard Technique for Cervical Esophagogastric Anastomosis After Esophagectomy19
Long-term Outcomes following Resection of Adenocarcinoma Arising from Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (A-IPMN) versus Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)19
Portomesenteric Venous Thrombosis after Pancreatic Cancer Surgery with Venous Resection and Reconstruction19
Non-English Primary Language19
Long-term Outcomes Following Colectomy and Liver Transplantation for Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis19
Metabolic Surgery19
An Opportunity to Advance Workforce Equity: Surgical Referrals19
Beyond the Binary: Considerations About Gender-affirming Care for the General Surgeon19
Female Patients Have a Reduced Risk of Reoperation for Recurrence After Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair19
Hepatic Artery Infusion Pumps18
Pulmonary Open, Robotic, and Thoracoscopic Lobectomy (PORTaL) Study18
“I Just Wish Someone would Take me Very Seriously”18
Consequences of a Surveillance Strategy for Side-branch Intraductal Pancreatic Mucinous Neoplasms18
Birth of a Healthy Baby 9 Years After a Surgically Successful Deceased Donor Uterus Transplant18
Evolution of Pancreas Transplantation At A Single Institution—50+ Years and 2500 Transplants18
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Implementation of BREASTChoice, a Multilevel Breast Reconstruction Decision Support Tool With Personalized Risk Prediction18
Persistent Circulating Tumor Cells at 1 Year After Oncologic Resection Predict Late Recurrence in Pancreatic Cancer18
Risk of Lymph Node Metastasis in T1b Gastric Cancer18
Impact of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Tumor Biology and Breast Cancer Survival18
Resolution of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism After Kidney Transplantation and the Effect on Graft Survival18
Safe Implementation of a Next-Generation Surgical Robot18
Pancreatic Fistula and Intraabdominal Fluid Collections after Distal Pancreatectomy18
REDISCOVER International Guidelines on the Perioperative Care of Surgical Patients With Borderline-resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer18
Association of Neighborhood Deprivation, Race, and Postoperative Outcomes18
Imaging-based Machine-learning Models to Predict Clinical Outcomes and Identify Biomarkers in Pancreatic Cancer18
Outcomes of Visceral Arterial Interposition Graft Reconstruction for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer18
Recommendations From the International Consensus Conference on Anemia Management in Surgical Patients (ICCAMS)18
Trends in Surgical Technique and Outcomes of Ventral Hernia Repair in The United States18
Early Cold Stored Platelet Transfusion Following Severe Injury17
Prolonged Preservation of up to 24 Hours at 10 °C Does Not Impact Outcomes after Lung Transplantation17
The Role of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Low Anterior Resection Syndrome17
Inpatient Satisfaction With Surgical Resident Care After Elective General and Oncologic Surgery17
Transplantation for Nonresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: Long-Term Follow-Up of the First Prospective Pilot Study17
Inter-Rater Agreement of the Classification of Intraoperative Adverse Events (ClassIntra) in Abdominal Surgery17
Age Matters17
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Operative Experience Among General Surgery Residents17
Dynamic Pathology of Enteric Neural Network using Curcumin-assisted Multiphoton Laser Imaging in Hirschsprung Disease17
Extending Trauma Quality Improvement Beyond Trauma Centers17
Severity Grading Systems for Intraoperative Adverse Events. A Systematic Review of the Literature and Citation Analysis17
Appendectomy and Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence, Overall and by Tumor Fusobacterium nucleatum Status17
The Near-Infrared Visualization and Preemptive Ligation of the Thoracic Duct Effectively Reduce the Chyle Leak Incidence After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy17
Living in a Disadvantaged NYC Neighborhood is Associated with Poorly Differentiated Breast Cancer and Shorter Breast Cancer-Specific Survival17
Prevalence and Incidence of Oral Benzodiazepine Use in Hospitalized Surgical Patients17
Predicting Long-term Disease-free Survival After Resection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma17
Surgeon Fear in the Operating Room and Its Link to Identity; A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study17
Complexity and Experience Grading to Guide Patient Selection for Minimally Invasive Pancreatoduodenectomy17
Retrospective Analysis of Retroperitoneal-Abdominal-Pelvic Ganglioneuromas17
Association Between Distress at Diagnosis and Disease-free Survival Among Patients With Resectable Colon Cancer: A Large Cohort Study17
Risk Perceptions and Risk Thresholds Among Surgeons in the Management of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms17
Proteomic Profiling of Hypoplastic Lungs Suggests an Underlying Inflammatory Response in the Pathogenesis of Abnormal Lung Development in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia17
Maryland’s Global Budget Revenue Payment Model and Shifts in the Surgical Site of Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries17
Coaching Program to Address Burnout, Well-being, and Professional Development in Pediatric Surgery Trainees17
Response to Letter to Editor16
Review Paper on Penetrating Brain Injury16
Asian Americans (AAPI) in Academic Surgery16
Association Between Neighborhood Air Pollution and Outcomes After Common Surgical Procedures16
The Student’s Overture16
Discrimination Toward Women Surgeons in the Workplace Through an Intersectional Lens16
Comments on “Strategy for Left-Sided Ostructive Colon Cancer”: are We Really Writing the Epitaph of the Three Times Approach?16
Beyond the Surgical Safety Checklist16
Comment on ‘‘Comparative Effectiveness of Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Diabetes Treatment: A Claims-based Cohort Study’’ or Why Gastric Bypass Might Not be a Good Ch16
Improving Shared Decision-making in Situations of Uncertainty16
Presbyopia in Surgeons16
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