Surgery

Article	Citations
Killing mosquitoes or draining the swamp?	127
Information for readers	91
Discussion	80
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Air in the Wirsung duct	49
The good, the bad, and the ugly: Operative staff perspectives of surgeon coping with intraoperative errors	48
Discussion	48
Lymph node ratio–based model for predicting survival and assessing the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy in postoperative duodenal adenocarcinoma	47
Access to surgical treatment for hepatopancreaticobiliary cancer in the Philippines	45
Ancillary documents for NIH grant applications: The pages beyond the science	44
A Tribute to Dr Kevin E. Behrns, Editor-in-Chief of SURGERY	44
Disparities in Time to Surgeon Evaluation Among Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism	38
Soluble endothelial protein C receptor is an independent predictor of venous thromboembolism after severe injury: Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study	37
Axillary breast cancer with lateral orbital metastasis in a male patient	36
Letter to the editor on: “AI versus MD: Evaluating the surgical decision-making accuracy of ChatGPT-4”	34
Invited commentary on: Acute cholecystitis: Delayed cholecystectomy has lesser perioperative morbidity compared to emergency cholecystectomy	34
To Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) or Not to ALPPS	33
But can the Bot Write?	33
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”	33
Sustained reduction of discharge opioid prescriptions in an enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery program: A multilevel generalized linear model	33

Cover 1(with editorial board)	33
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	32
The importance of a vice chair in a department of surgery: A chair's perspective	32
“Predictors of lymph node metastasis and survival in radically resected rectal neuroendocrine tumors: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database analysis”: Author’s reply	31
Larger recipient vein caliber during lymphatic microsurgical preventive healing approach (LYMPHA) is associated with lower lymphedema rates	30
Risk of lymph node metastases and conditional survival in appendiceal neuroendocrine neoplasms	30
Discussion	30
Cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis during weekend compared with delayed weekday surgery: A nationwide population cohort study	29
The hidden side of infective endocarditis: Diagnostic and management of 500 consecutive cases in noncardiac surgery centers (2009–2018)	29
Neoadjuvant gemcitabine and S-1 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Effects on nutritional status and pancreaticoduodenectomy outcomes	29
Clinical impact of coexistent chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis on central lymph node metastasis in low- to intermediate-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: The MASTER study	29
Letter to the editor: “Calcium phosphate deposition, tertiary hyperparathyroidism, and the long-term effect on kidney allografts”	28
Emergency thoracic surgery patients have worse risk-adjusted outcomes than non-emergency patients	28
Trauma video review outperforms prospective real-time data collection for study of resuscitative thoracotomy	28
The obesity paradox: Underweight patients are at the greatest risk of mortality after cholecystectomy	28
The role of acinar content at pancreatic resection margin in the development of postoperative pancreatic fistula and acute pancreatitis after pancreaticoduodenectomy	27
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	27
Cognitive effects of carotid revascularization in octogenarians	27
Medullary thyroid cancer: What is the optimal management of the lateral neck in a node negative patient at index operation?	26
Use of fluorescence imaging and indocyanine green during thyroid and parathyroid surgery: Results of an intercontinental, multidisciplinary Delphi survey	26
Gastroesophageal reflux after sleeve gastrectomy. Fact or fiction?	26
Concurrent SARS-COV-19 and acute appendicitis: Management and outcomes across United States children’s hospitals	25
Development of a preoperative score to predict surgical difficulty in liver transplantation	25
Laparoscopic microwave ablation versus percutaneous microwave ablation of hepatic malignancies: Efficacy and recurrence-free survival outcomes in patients	25
Origins and implications of proper citation practices on academic integrity in surgical literature	25
Pancreaticoduodenectomy is safe in appropriately resourced rural hospitals	24
Thyroid surgery outcomes in octogenarians: A national analysis	24
Letter to the Editor: Surgeon electronic health record (EHR) usage	24
The use and clinical outcome of total pancreatectomy in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden	24
The Emergency Surgery Score is a powerful predictor of outcomes across multiple surgical specialties: Results of a retrospective nationwide analysis	24
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	24
Failed recovery after pancreatoduodenectomy: A significant problem even without surgical complications	23
Invited commentary on “Establishment of a nomogram prediction model for long diameter 10- to 15-mm gallbladder polyps with malignant tendency”	23
Standard laparoscopy remains the routine approach to cholecystectomy	23
Prognostic factors for critically ill surgical patients with unplanned intensive care unit readmission: Developing a novel predictive scoring model for predicting readmission	23
Surgery and pain relief: A closer look at opioid prescription trends	23
A nationwide analysis of pancreatic cancer trial enrollment reveals disparities and participation problems	23
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	22
Evaluating the effectiveness of using negative pressure wound therapy in the preservation of the infected prosthetic aortic graft	22
Medullary thyroid cancer with RET V804M mutation: more indolent than expected?	22
Financing and cost-effectiveness of emergency medical services in low- and middle-income countries	22
Robotic total knee arthroplasty: A missed opportunity for cost savings in Bundled Payment for Care Improvement initiatives?	21
Liver remnant volume to body weight ratio of 0.65% as a lower limit in right hepatic trisectionectomy with bile duct resection	21
Sex differences in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism	21
Rectal neuroendocrine tumors: Can they be observed?	21
Clinical utility of a microRNA classifier in cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules with RAS mutations: A multi-institutional study	21
Use and disparities in parathyroidectomy for symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism in the Medicare population	21
Efficacy and safety of adjuvant therapy after curative surgery for ampullary carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis	21
Acute cholecystitis: Delayed cholecystectomy has lesser perioperative morbidity compared to emergency cholecystectomy	20
Risk assessment of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer: Establishment and validation of a Seven-point scoring model	20

Hyperlipasemia in the immediate postoperative period predicts postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatic resections	20
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”	20
Executive summary of the artificial intelligence in surgery series	20
Frailty in emergency general surgery: Low-risk procedures pose similar risk as high-risk procedures for frail patients	20
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”	20
A new operation for gallstones: Choledochoscopic gallbladder-preserving cholecystolithotomy, a retrospective study of 3,511 cases	20
Insurance type is associated with appropriate use of surgical and adjuvant care for differentiated thyroid carcinoma	20
Discussion	19
Social media as a disruptor for academic congresses	19
Long-term retreatment outcomes after definitive management of Graves’ disease with radioactive iodine versus surgery	19
The impact of operative approach on postoperative outcomes and healthcare utilization after colectomy	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
Discussion	19
Discussion	19
Discussion	19
Beyond the language barrier: Assessing health literacy of Spanish breast cancer surgery resources	19
Discussion	19
Cover 1(with editorial board)	19
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	18
Information for readers	18
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	18
Cover 1(with editorial board)	18
Discussion	18
Invited commentary on: Variation in the volume-outcome relationship after rectal cancer surgery in the United States: Retrospective study with implications for regionalization	18
Lost in transition: Impact of interhospital transfer on outcomes after emergency general surgery in the older adult population	18
Prehospital tourniquet application in extremity vascular trauma: Improved functional outcomes	18
Contents	18
Gastrointestinal surgery, malabsorptive conditions, and postoperative hypocalcemia after neck surgery	18
Critical appraisal of artificial intelligence in robotic surgery	18
Open versus laparoscopic versus robotic inguinal hernia repair: A propensity-matched outcome analysis	18
Discussion	18
Discussion	18
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 in children and adolescents: Clinical features and treatment outcomes	18
The use of artificial intelligence to detect parathyroid tissue on ex vivo specimens during thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy procedures using near-infrared autofluorescence signals	17
The Evolution of Scientific Inquiry	17
Comment on “Emergency general surgery in older adult patients: Factors associated with fragmented care”	17
Organizational change using a novel, structured plan for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in an academic surgical department	17
Reply to letter to the editor titled “Recurrence and prognostic predictors in pathologic T1N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with surgery alone”	17
Factors associated with failure to rescue after major hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: A 15-year single-center experience	17
Repeat hepatic resection for recurrent colorectal liver metastases: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again?	17
Time delay and evidence profiles forming clinical recommendations of US surgical society guidelines	17
Intraoperative hemodynamic instability during laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma without preoperative medical preparation compared with nonsecreting tumor	17
A trainee's perspective on the current state of diversity, equity, and inclusion	17
Response to letter to the editor: “Clinicopathologic features and surgery-related outcomes of duodenal adenocarcinoma: A multicenter retrospective study”	17
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	17
Patient characteristics and procedural and safety outcomes of percutaneous transesophageal gastro-tubing: A nationwide database study in Japan	17
Gastrointestinal complications requiring operative intervention after cardiovascular surgery: Predictors of in-hospital mortality	17
Letter to the editor regarding “Racial and ethnic disparities in access to total neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer”	17
Does defect size matter in abdominal wall reconstruction with successful fascial closure?	17
Indocyanine green fluorescent cholangiography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials	17
Adding internal medicine perspectives to the management of postoperative pneumonia	17
Authors' reply regarding “Hyperlipasemia in the immediate postoperative period predicts postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatic resections”	17
Pathological treatment response has different prognostic implications for pancreatic cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy	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	16
Incisional surgical site infections by subcutaneous soaking of wound with aqueous 0.05% chlorhexidine gluconate in gastroenterological surgery: A randomized controlled trial	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
Vascular injury during cholecystectomy: A multicenter critical analysis behind the drama	16
Prophylactic use of incisional negative pressure wound therapy for the prevention of surgical site occurrences in general surgery: Consensus document	16
National Surgical Quality Improvement Project and acute kidney injury: Getting with the times	16
Response to Letter to Editor	16
Invited Commentary for “Postoperative prophylactic antibiotic therapy after pancreaticoduodenectomy in bile duct–stented patients reduces postoperative major complications”	16
Balanced blood component resuscitation in trauma: Does it matter equally at different transfusion volumes?	16
Complications after Ravitch versus Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: What if none of these techniques are the right one?	16
Survival analysis by inflammatory biomarkers in severely injured patients undergoing damage control resuscitation	16
How to diagnose a grade A anastomotic leakage in rectal cancer surgery	16
A novel tool to predict nodal metastasis in small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: A multicenter study	16
Intraoperative bile duct cultures in patients undergoing pancreatic head resection: Prospective comparison of bile duct swab versus bile duct aspiration	16
Development and validation of risk stratification tool for prediction of increased dependence using preoperative frailty after hepatopancreatic surgery	16
Reverse-approach in colorectal cancer liver metastases: Patient selection is key	16
Benign cystic mesothelioma of the liver: A rare hepatic cyst	16
Picomets: Assessing single and few cell metastases in melanoma sentinel lymph node biopsies	16
Extent of surgery in localized, sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma: Can we avoid central compartment lymph node dissection?	16
Does routine postoperative contrast radiography improve outcomes for patients with perforated peptic ulcer? A multicenter retrospective cohort study	15
Tick-tock: Prehospital intubation is associated with longer field time without any survival benefit	15
Optimizing the future liver remnant: Portal vein embolization, hepatic venous deprivation, and associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy	15
Identification of tumor-antigen signatures and immune subtypes for mRNA vaccine selection in muscle-invasive bladder cancer	15
What do patients want to know about surgery for low-risk thyroid cancer? A qualitative study	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

Preoperative risk stratification of postoperative pancreatic fistula: A risk-tree predictive model for pancreatoduodenectomy	15
On-demand robotics—The best of both worlds for robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery	15
Effect of albumin solutions on endothelial oxidant injury: A microfluidic study	15
Postoperative hyperlipasemia and pancreatic fistula risk: A critical reappraisal of diagnostic criteria and cohort heterogeneity	15
Postoperative morbidity after simultaneous versus staged resection of synchronous colorectal liver metastases: Impact of hepatic tumor burden	15
Association of mental health assessment with postoperative outcomes following major surgery in older individuals	15
How appropriate are answers of online chat-based artificial intelligence (ChatGPT) to common questions on colon cancer?	15
Moving beyond frailty: Obesity paradox persists in lung resection	15
A national qualitative study of surgical coaching: Opportunities and barriers for colorectal surgeons	15
Localized hepatocellular carcinoma: Is liver-directed therapy alone as efficacious as surgical resection?	15
Advantages of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and matched studies	15
Global surgical simulation education, current practices, and future directions	15
Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Results from the EUROCRINE Surgical Registry	15
Reply to “Reverse-approach in colorectal cancer liver metastases: patient selection is key.”	15
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stay-at-home order’s unequal effects on trauma volume by insurance status in Southern California	15
Classification of intraoperative adverse events in visceral surgery	14
Surgery Continues to Evolve	14
Development of medical devices driven by academia-industry collaboration: An internal audit	14
Invited commentary: Machine learning versus logistic regression for the prediction of complications after pancreatoduodenectomy	14
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	14
Contents	14
Discussion	14
Failure to rescue after reoperation for major complications of elective and emergency colorectal surgery: A population-based multicenter cohort study	14
Discussion	14
Greater community vulnerability is associated with poor living donor navigator program fidelity	14
Introducing the SURGERY Peer Review Academies	14
Beyond research dissemination: The unrealized power of visual abstracts to improve health care delivery	14
Improvement of mood and sleep quality in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism after parathyroidectomy: A prospective case-control study	14
Discussion	14
The benefit of liver transplant beyond Milan criteria: An analysis using the National Cancer Database	14
Socially conscious surgical care must prioritize older adults	14
Discussion	14
Appendicitis: Take it or leave it? Comment on: Randomized trial comparing antibiotics with appendectomy for appendicitis	14
Contents	14
Discussion	14
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of retroperitoneum: A sinister location	14
Exacerbated ischemia-reperfusion injury in fatty livers is mediated by lipid peroxidation stress and ferroptosis	14
Association of operative time and approach on postoperative complications for esophagectomy	13
Discussion	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
Portal vein resection in pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms	13
Multi-institutional review of adverse events associated with irreversible electroporation in the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer	13
Step cadence as a novel objective postoperative recovery metric in children who undergo laparoscopic appendectomy	13
Telemedicine implementation trends in surgical specialties before and after COVID-19 shelter in place: Adjusting to a changing landscape	13
The microbiome of the appendix differs in patients with and without appendicitis: A prospective cohort study	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
Trends in infectious complications after partial colectomy for colon cancer over a decade: A national cohort study	13
Survival outcomes associated with Lynch syndrome colorectal cancer and metachronous rate after subtotal/total versus segmental colectomy: Meta-analysis	13
A luminescent sensor for investigating serotonin metabolism in neuroendocrine cancer	13
Splenic vein tumor thrombosis is a major prognostic factor in distal pancreatic adenocarcinoma	13
Discussion	13
Role of inflammatory and nutritional markers in predicting complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy	13
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	13
Normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism: Intervention to differentiate primary from secondary hyperparathyroidism	13
Letter to the editor: “Decision points in pancreatoduodenectomy: Insights from the contemporary experts on prevention, mitigation and management of postoperative pancreatic fistula.”	13
Depth of mediastinal extension can predict sternotomy need for substernal thyroid goiters	13
The evolving surgery social network	13
Invited commentary: Selected endocrine surgery billing codes and procedures that should be accepted nationally for institutional billing as standard of care practice	13
Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula as the presenting manifestation of IgG4-related disease	13
Implementation of a Device Briefing Tool reduces interruptions in surgery: A nonrandomized controlled pilot trial	13
Communication in your department and beyond	13
Training in soft tissue resection using real-time visual computer navigation feedback from the Surgery Tutor: A randomized controlled trial	13
Information for authors	13
Prospective study of long-term quality-of-life after rib fractures	13
Predictive value of C-reactive protein for postoperative liver-specific surgical site infections	13
General anesthesia combined with bilateral 2-level erector spinae plane block may accelerate postoperative gastrointestinal function recovery and rehabilitation process in patients undergoing posterio	13
Comment on: “Hospitals with decreasing cost-to-charge ratios bill greater surgical charges for similar outcomes”	13
The impact of cirrhosis on short and long postoperative outcomes after distal pancreatectomy	13
No thanks and not for me: A qualitative study of barriers to prehabilitation participation	13
Determinants and barriers to junior faculty well-being at a large quaternary academic medical center: A qualitative survey	13
The variation of opioid prescription after injury and its association with long-term chronic pain: A multicenter cohort study	13
Recurrence after successful parathyroidectomy—Who should we worry about?	13
A contemporary analysis of the volume–outcome relationship for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the United States	12
A review of gender affirmation surgery: What we know, and what we need to know	12
International differences in the selection and outcome of minimally invasive and open distal pancreatectomy: A transatlantic analysis	12
Prognostic value of immune infiltration in colorectal cancer: Development of a histopathology-related immunoscore via multiplexed immunohistochemistry	12
Surgical subspecialists in West Africa: Workforce size, training opportunities, and contributing factors	12
M Health Fairview: An aligned academic health system	12
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
Prognostic relevance of lymph node metastasis in pancreaticoduodenectomy for distal cholangiocarcinoma: Rational extent and number-based nodal classification for regional lymphadenectomy	12
Care fragmentation in hepatopancreatic surgery and postoperative outcomes	12
Nationwide validation of the ISGPS risk classification for postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy: “Less is more”	12
A population-based analysis of primary colonic lymphoma: Patterns of care and outcomes	12
Effects of surgeon sociodemographics on patient-reported satisfaction	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
Acknowledgments of Peer Reviewers	12
Postoperative day 1 combination of serum C-reactive protein and drain amylase values predicts risks of clinically relevant pancreatic fistula. The “90-1000” score	12
Enhancing surgical skills through telesimulation: A multicenter randomized controlled trial on laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair	12
Tipping the scale in abdominal wall reconstruction: An analysis of short- and long-term outcomes by body mass index	12
The future of combat trauma anesthesia in an austere environment (CTA in AE)	12
National trends and outcomes of robotic emergency general surgery in the United States	12
Letter to the editor regarding: “Impact of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis on the diagnostic and intraoperative management of papillary thyroid cancer”	12
Climbing the grants ladder: Funding opportunities for surgeons	12
Information for readers	12
Fluorescence-guided pancreatic surgery: A scoping review	12