2013
Bile duct involvement portends poor prognosis in resected gallbladder carcinoma.
Eil R, Hansen P, Cassera M, Orloff S, Sheppard B, Diggs B, Billingsley K. Bile duct involvement portends poor prognosis in resected gallbladder carcinoma. Gastrointestinal Cancer Research : GCR 2013, 6: 101-5. PMID: 24147157, PMCID: PMC3782874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-specific survivalDisease-free survivalBile duct involvementGallbladder cancerDuct involvementMedian disease-free survivalResection of GBCResectable gallbladder cancerSubset of patientsLog-rank analysisAdjuvant therapyLN involvementPrognostic factorsCox regressionPoor prognosisRetrospective studyUnfavorable prognosisUnivariate analysisGallbladder carcinomaUnivariate associationsStudy populationHigh riskIntraoperative methodHigh mortalityMultivariate analysis
2011
Outcome After Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Technically Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases
Hammill C, Billingsley K, Cassera M, Wolf R, Ujiki M, Hansen P. Outcome After Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Technically Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2011, 18: 1947-1954. PMID: 21399885, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1535-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCatheter AblationCohort StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLaparoscopyLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPreoperative CareProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsColorectal liver metastasesLaparoscopic radiofrequency ablationResectable colorectal liver metastasesRadiofrequency ablationResectable groupHepatic resectionLiver metastasesUnresectable groupMedian disease-free survivalComparable long-term survivalOutcomes of patientsDisease-free survivalKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testLong-term survivalDiagnostic imaging studiesFavorable morbidityCRLM patientsPostoperative mortalityUnresectable diseaseMajor complicationsTumor numberResultsA totalSurgical oncologistsOutcome data