Annals of Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of Annals of Surgery is 10. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Ductal Cancerization at the Pancreatic Neck Margin200
Recurrence Following Operative vs. Non-Operative Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction in Children190
Validation of the PANAMA Score for Survival and Benefit of Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Cancer after Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX138
Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Therapy and the Prognostic Significance of Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level in Patients with Localized Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Non-elevated Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9123
Equity in Pay119
The Impact of Low Workplace Support During Pregnancy on Surgeon Distress and Career Dissatisfaction111
Full Robotic Whole Graft Liver Transplantation108
Extended Versus Standard Complete Mesocolon Excision in Sigmoid Colon Cancer105
A Guide for Implementing Surgeon Resilience Initiatives: An Example of Surgical Peer Support104
Errors in Surgery103
Operative Team Familiarity and Specialization at an Academic Medical Center100
Updated Alternative Fistula Risk Score (ua-FRS) to Include Minimally Invasive Pancreatoduodenectomy: Pan-European Validation88
“I Came up Short on the Academic Ladder”84
Telesurgery a Systematic Literature Review and Future Directions79
Efficacy of Strategies Intended to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Lower Limb Revascularization Surgery78
Association Between Surgeon and Anesthesiologist Sex Discordance and Postoperative Outcomes74
Left Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Rapid Procedure in a Cirrhotic Patient With Portal Vein Thrombosis74
Financial Toxicity Among Surgical Patients Varies by Income and Insurance73
Strategic Planning and Essential Steps for Establishing a Uterine Transplant and Rehabilitation Program72
Management of Post COVID Tracheal Stenosis: A New Twist on an Old Problem70
Influence of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Surgical Outcomes for Patients With Sigmoid Diverticulitis in France65
Postoperative Overtriage to an Intensive Care Unit Is Associated With Low Value of Care65
Comment on “The Relationship Between Surgeon Gender and Stress During the Covid-19 Pandemic” Mavroudis C L et al.63
Variation in Anesthesiology Provider–Volume for Complex Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery62
Functional Outcomes After Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) for Rectal Cancer60
Goal-directed Perioperative Albumin Substitution Versus Standard of Care to Reduce Postoperative Complications59
Association of Health Professional Shortage Area Hospital Designation With Surgical Outcomes and Expenditures Among Medicare Beneficiaries59
Effect of Thoracic Surgery Regionalization on 1- and 3-Year Survival after Cancer Esophagectomy58
When Getting Bigger is Too Big58
Recurrent Disease After Esophageal Cancer Surgery57
Timing of a Major Operative Intervention After a Positive COVID-19 Test Affects Postoperative Mortality57
Postoperative Complications and Mobilization Following Major Abdominal Surgery With Versus Without Fitness Tracker-based Feedback (EXPELLIARMUS)53
Real-world Decision-making Process for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Versus Minimally Invasive Surgery in Early-stage Lung Cancer Patients52
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 Tec50
Stopping the Progression of Moral Injury50
The Impact of Neoadjuvant Treatment on Survival in Patients Undergoing Pancreatoduodenectomy With Concomitant Portomesenteric Venous Resection: An International Multicenter Analysis49
Comparison of Short-term and Three-year Oncological Outcomes Between Robotic and Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer49
Competency, Proficiency, and Mastery49
Association of Socioeconomic Status, Sex, Racial, and Ethnic Identity With Sustained and Cultivated Careers in Surgery48
Health System Structure47
The #HOPE4LIVER single-arm Pivotal Trial for Histotripsy of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors46
Survival Outcomes and Clinicopathological Features in Inflammatory Bowel Disease-associated Colorectal Cancer46
Safe and Supported Pregnancy46
Lessons From Social Psychology to Improve the Implementation and Use of the Surgical Safety Checklist in the Operating Room44
Impact of Community Socioeconomic Distress on Survival Following Heart Transplantation43
Revolutionizing Liver Transplantation43
Implementation of a Surgical Critical Care Service Reduces Failure to Rescue in Emergency Gastrointestinal Surgery in Rural Kenya43
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Breast Cancer Patients Through Fluorescent Imaging Using Indocyanine Green43
Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness Among US Trauma Centers42
Ex Vivo Liver Resection and Autotransplantation42
Structural Racism and Breast Cancer-specific Survival41
Tumor Mutational Burden From Circulating Tumor DNA Predicts Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Resection41
What’s Behind it all: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Retrogastric Pancreatic Necrosis Management41
The AUGIS Survival Predictor: Prediction of Long-Term and Conditional Survival After Esophagectomy Using Random Survival Forests41
Microbiome Dysbiosis With Enterococcus Presence in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Is a Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer41
Predictive Value of KLASS-02-QC Assessment Score on KLASS-02 Surgical Outcomes41
Defer, Share, or Drive the Decision: Empowering Patients with Varied Preferences to Engage in Decision-making (an Analysis from Alliance A231701CD)40
Robotic Liver Transplantation40
Results of a Decade of Work by Surgeons and Researchers Nationwide to Reduce the Impact of Surgery on the Opioid Epidemic40
Intraportal Islet Autotransplantation Independently Improves Quality of Life After Total Pancreatectomy in Patients With Chronic Refractory Pancreatitis39
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 Comb39
Nationwide Outcome after Pancreatoduodenectomy in Patients at Very High Risk (ISGPS-D) for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula39
Rate of Emergency Lower Extremity Amputations in the United States Among Medicare Beneficiaries38
Outcomes of Surgery for Endograft Infection in the Abdominal Aorta and Iliac Artery38
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Health Professional Shortage Areas38
Defining and Studying Errors in Surgical Care38
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”38
Perioperative Renin–Angiotensin System Inhibitors Improve Major Outcomes of Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery38
Use of Telemedicine for Postdischarge Assessment of the Surgical Wound38
Impact of Hospital Affiliation With a Flagship Hospital System on Surgical Outcomes37
At the Intersection of Intersectionality37
Precision Medicine as a Blueprint for Surgical Education36
The Conditional Effects of Multimorbidity on Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Emergency General Surgery Conditions36
Randomized Prospective Trial of Epidural Analgesia after Open Hepatectomy36
Re-Aiming Equity Evaluation in Clinical Decision Support36
Costs of Care for Operative and Nonoperative Management of Emergency General Surgery Conditions36
A Contemporary Evaluation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services High-risk Indicators for Carotid Endarterectomy36
Comment on “Situating Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: A Focus on Disease Severity”35
Optimal Treatment Strategies for cT2 Staged Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and the Gastroesophageal Junction35
Factors Associated With Days Away From Home in the Year After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons35
Predictors of Neurodevelopmental Impairment After Intestinal Resection for Necrotizing Enterocolitis34
Opioid Use After Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy or Intensive Lifestyle Intervention34
Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization Among New Persistent Opioid Users and Nonopioid Users After Curative-intent Surgery for Cancer34
Anatomic Lung Resection Outcomes After Implementation of a Universal Thoracic ERAS Protocol Across a Diverse Health Care System34
The Upper Extremity Lymphatic System Is Not Symmetrical in Individuals34
Biliary Adverse Events During Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer34
First in Man34
Corporatization in Medicine? No End in Sight33
Principles of Pediatric Palliative Surgical Oncology33
Patient-Reported Symptom Burden Associated with Treatment Modality for Malignant Bowel Obstruction33
Out-of-Pocket Costs Among Commercially Insured Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity33
Defining Benchmarks for Pelvic Exenteration Surgery33
Racial and Ethnic Bias Impact Perceptions of Surgeon Communication32
Financial Toxicity in Surgery32
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Long-term Recovery From Traumatic Injury32
Understanding and Investigating Access to Surgical Care32
Prospective Multicenter Comprehensive Survey on Male Sexual Dysfunction following Laparoscopic, Robotic, and Transanal Approaches for Rectal Cancer (the LANDMARC Study)31
Surgical Education31
Evaluating the Impact of Robotic IPAA31
Discordance in Total Mesorectal Excision Specimen Grading in a Prospective Phase 2 Multicenter Rectal Cancer Trial31
Combined Liver Transplant and Cardiac Surgery30
Interdisciplinary Operating Room Ergonomics Needs and Priorities30
Defining Benchmark Outcomes for Distal Pancreatectomy30
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Reveals Perioperative Hypoglycemia in Most Patients With Diabetes Undergoing Major Surgery30
Can Women Surgeons Have It All? If Not Now, When?30
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Directed Surgical Decision Making for Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer After Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT)30
Novel Benchmark Values for Redo Liver Transplantation30
The Impact of Molecular Subtyping on Pathological Staging of Pancreatic Cancer30
“What’s a Win”30
Centralization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy30
Short-term Outcomes After Laparoscopic IPOM Versus Robot-assisted Retromuscular Repair of Small to Medium Ventral Hernias30
Looking Beyond Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality as Measures of Surgical Quality29
Reduced Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Minimally Invasive Single-vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Compared With Conventional Sternotomy29
Robotic-assisted Proctosigmoidectomy Versus Laparoscopic-assisted Soave Pull-through for Hirschsprung Disease29
New Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery: A Risk Factor for Opioid Use Disorder?29
Postoperative Exercise Training in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases A Randomized Controlled Trial29
Objective Assessment of Cognitive Workload in Surgery29
Reoperation for Recurrence is Affected by Type of Mesh in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair29
An Alternative to “Checkmark Credentialling” for Effective Physician Benchmarking and Professional Improvement28
Association of Medicaid Expansion with Reduction in Racial Disparities in the Timely Delivery of Upfront Surgical Care for Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer28
Effects of a Pragmatic Home-based Exercise Program Concurrent With Neoadjuvant Therapy on Physical Function of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: The PancFit Randomized Clinical Trial28
Sex-related Outcomes After Thoracic Endovascular Repair for Intact Isolated Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm28
Risk Factor Targeted Perioperative Care Reduces Anastomotic Leakage after Colorectal Surgery28
Reevaluating Gendered Language in Surgery27
Safety, Efficacy, and Cost-effectiveness of Outpatient Surgery for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis27
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
Perception of Treatment Success and Impact on Function with Antibiotics or Appendectomy for Appendicitis27
Surgeon-reported Factors Influencing Adoption of Quality Standards for Goal-concordant Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer27
Invited Commentary on Robotic First Rib Resection: Thoracic Outlet Decompression: Lessons Learned27
An Ethical Framework for Cost-Conscious Surgical Practice26
Effects of Peripheral Nerve Block on Perioperative Recovery Following Major Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery26
Surgeon Coaching: An Important Tool in the Armamentarium Against Burnout?26
Management of Bile Leak Post Minimally Invasive Subtotal Cholecystectomy26
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
Early Interventional Treatment of High Output Chyle Leak After Esophagectomy is Associated With Improved Survival26
Successful Implementation of Enhanced Recovery in Elective Colorectal Surgery is Variable and Dependent on the Local Environment26
The BARIREF Study26
Optimizing the Management Strategies of Delayed Post-Pancreaticoduodenectomy Hemorrhage26
The Diabetes Remission Index (DRI)26
The Joy of Discovery26
Improving Outcome of Superior Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection During Esophagectomy26
Invited Commentary: Attrition From a National Surgical Training Program: A Qualitative Analysis26
Association Between Surgical Opioid Prescriptions and Opioid Initiation by Opioid-naïve Spouses26
Neoadjuvant Sequencing for Early-stage Pancreas Cancer25
From Moral Injury Vulnerability to Protective Equity25
Comment on “The Compounding Access Problem for Surgical Care: Innovations in the Post-COVID Era”25
Stoma-free Survival After Rectal Cancer Resection With Anastomotic Leakage25
Explainable Machine Learning to Bring Database to the Bedside25
Resection Postradioembolization in Patients With Single Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma25
Cross-mentorship24
Tangential Versus Segmental Portomesenteric Venous Resection During Pancreatoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer24
Association of County-level Upward Economic Mobility with Stage at Diagnosis and Receipt of Treatment Among Patients Diagnosed with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma24
Body Mass Index Is Associated With Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis and Postoperative Complications24
The Histone Methyltransferase SETDB2 Modulates Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinase–Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity During Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Development24
European Multicentric Experience With Fenestrated-branched ENDOvascular Stent Grafting After Previous FAILed Infrarenal Aortic Repair24
Prophylactic Mesh Placement During Formation of an End-colostomy24
Noninvasive Artificial Intelligence System for Early Predicting Residual Cancer Burden During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer24
Professionalism of Admitting and Consulting Services and Trauma Patient Outcomes24
Pancreatic Fistula and Intraabdominal Fluid Collections after Distal Pancreatectomy23
Single-cell Transcriptomics Reveals Dynamic Role of Smooth Muscle Cells and Enrichment of Immune Cell Subsets in Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms23
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
Perineural Invasion is an Important Prognostic Factor in Patients With Radically Resected (R0) and Node-negative (pN0) Pancreatic Cancer23
Oncological Outcomes After Anastomotic Leakage After Surgery for Colon or Rectal Cancer23
Financial Toxicity in Patients With Resected Lung Cancer23
Pancreatic Cancer Patient-derived Organoids Can Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy23
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Implementation of BREASTChoice, a Multilevel Breast Reconstruction Decision Support Tool With Personalized Risk Prediction23
A Surgical Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) Reveals Complex Relationships Between Race/Ethnicity, Insurance Type, and Neighborhood Deprivation23
Adding Patient-reported Outcomes to the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program23
Long-term Outcomes following Resection of Adenocarcinoma Arising from Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (A-IPMN) versus Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)22
Portomesenteric Venous Thrombosis after Pancreatic Cancer Surgery with Venous Resection and Reconstruction22
A Call to Action22
Persistent Circulating Tumor Cells at 1 Year After Oncologic Resection Predict Late Recurrence in Pancreatic Cancer22
Analysis of Nonbattle Deaths Among U.S. Service Members in the Deployed Environment22
Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study of Oesophageal Injuries and Related Clinical Outcomes (MUSOIC study)22
Bridging the Gap22
Association Between Biliary Pathogens, Surgical Site Infection, and Pancreatic Fistula22
Real-world Application of Endoscopic Resection for Early-stage Esophageal Cancer22
Reduction of Central Venous Pressure in Elective Robotic and Laparoscopic Liver Resection22
Missed Diagnosis of Pediatric Appendicitis22
Long-term Functional Outcomes Among Older Adults Undergoing Video-assisted Versus Open Surgery for Lung Cancer22
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Additional Benefit of Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis for Endovenous Varicose Vein Interventions22
Delayed Versus Early Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Adult Patients With Acute Appendicitis21
Defining the Role of Social Vulnerability in the Treatment and Survival of Localized Colon Cancer21
Long-term Outcomes Following Colectomy and Liver Transplantation for Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis21
Imaging-based Machine-learning Models to Predict Clinical Outcomes and Identify Biomarkers in Pancreatic Cancer21
Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy Plus Chemoradiation as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Resectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma21
Impact of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Tumor Biology and Breast Cancer Survival21
Safe Implementation of a Next-Generation Surgical Robot21
Response to the Comment on “The Relationship Between Surgeon Sex and Stress During the Covid-19 Pandemic”21
Outcomes of Visceral Arterial Interposition Graft Reconstruction for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer21
Five Hundred Patients With Gut Malrotation21
Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Tumor Thrombus in the Inferior Vena Cava or Right Atrium21
The Correlation Between Case Total Work Relative Value Unit, Operative Stress, and Patient Frailty21
Decreasing Trends in Intestinal Resection and Re-resection in Crohn's Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study: Erratum21
Working Definitions of “Critical Portions”21
Response to the Comment on “A Proposed Blueprint for Operative Performance Training, Assessment, and Certification”21
Metabolic Surgery21
Resolution of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism After Kidney Transplantation and the Effect on Graft Survival21
Association Between Storage Time of Transfused Red Blood Cells and Infection After Clean-contaminated Surgery21
Circular Stapled Technique Versus Modified Collard Technique for Cervical Esophagogastric Anastomosis After Esophagectomy21
Beyond the Binary: Considerations About Gender-affirming Care for the General Surgeon21
An Opportunity to Advance Workforce Equity: Surgical Referrals20
Birth of a Healthy Baby 9 Years After a Surgically Successful Deceased Donor Uterus Transplant20
Trends in Surgical Technique and Outcomes of Ventral Hernia Repair in The United States20
Robotic Lobectomy Is Cost-effective and Provides Comparable Health Utility Scores to Video-assisted Lobectomy20
Consequences of a Surveillance Strategy for Side-branch Intraductal Pancreatic Mucinous Neoplasms20
REDISCOVER International Guidelines on the Perioperative Care of Surgical Patients With Borderline-resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer20
Hepatic Artery Infusion Pumps20
Instrumental in Surgery20
Evolution of Pancreas Transplantation At A Single Institution—50+ Years and 2500 Transplants20
Association of Neighborhood Deprivation, Race, and Postoperative Outcomes20
Recommendations From the International Consensus Conference on Anemia Management in Surgical Patients (ICCAMS)20
Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma – Novel Benchmark Values for Surgical and Oncological Outcomes From 24 Expert Centers19
Non-English Primary Language19
Postoperative and Pathological Outcomes of CROSS and FLOT as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal and Junctional Adenocarcinoma19
Pulmonary Open, Robotic, and Thoracoscopic Lobectomy (PORTaL) Study19
Poor Prognostic Factors in Long-Term Survivors of Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma19
Prevalence and Incidence of Oral Benzodiazepine Use in Hospitalized Surgical Patients19
Risk of Lymph Node Metastasis in T1b Gastric Cancer19
Toward Competency Based Medical Education18
Fully Robotic Left Lobe Donor Hepatectomy is Safer Compared to Open18
Graft Inflow Modulation by Splenic Artery Ligation for Portal Hyperperfusion Does Not Decrease Rates of Early Allograft Dysfunction in Adult Live Donor Liver Transplantation18
Age Matters18
Making Meaningful Impacts: Centering Breakdowns in Dyadic Communication Processes in Racial Disparities in Surgical Pain Care18
Dynamic Pathology of Enteric Neural Network using Curcumin-assisted Multiphoton Laser Imaging in Hirschsprung Disease18
Appendectomy and Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence, Overall and by Tumor Fusobacterium nucleatum Status18
Retrospective Analysis of Retroperitoneal-Abdominal-Pelvic Ganglioneuromas18
Comment on: Routine Postsurgical Anesthesia Visit to Improve 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality: A Multicenter, Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Interventional Study (the TRACE Study)18
Surgeon Fear in the Operating Room and Its Link to Identity; A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study18
Maryland’s Global Budget Revenue Payment Model and Shifts in the Surgical Site of Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries18
Prolonged Preservation of up to 24 Hours at 10 °C Does Not Impact Outcomes after Lung Transplantation18
Inpatient Satisfaction With Surgical Resident Care After Elective General and Oncologic Surgery18
Extending Trauma Quality Improvement Beyond Trauma Centers17
Feasibility and Safety of a “Shared Care” Model in Complex Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery17
Discrimination Toward Women Surgeons in the Workplace Through an Intersectional Lens17
Asian Americans (AAPI) in Academic Surgery17
Risk-Benefit Balance of Simultaneous Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy and Concomitant Cholecystectomy17
Disparities in the Operative Experience: Implicit Bias Infused into Action?17
Response to Letter to Editor17
The Student’s Overture17
Presbyopia in Surgeons17
Comments on “Strategy for Left-Sided Ostructive Colon Cancer”: are We Really Writing the Epitaph of the Three Times Approach?17
Surrogacy of Recurrence-free Survival for Overall Survival as an Endpoint of Clinical Trials of Perioperative Adjuvant Therapy in Hepatobiliary-pancreatic Cancers17
Improving Shared Decision-making in Situations of Uncertainty17
View From the Chair17
Inter-Rater Agreement of the Classification of Intraoperative Adverse Events (ClassIntra) in Abdominal Surgery17
The Near-Infrared Visualization and Preemptive Ligation of the Thoracic Duct Effectively Reduce the Chyle Leak Incidence After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy17
Hospital at Home for Surgical Patients17
Speaking the Same Language17
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