2018
Automated diagnosis of colon cancer using hyperspectral sensing
Beaulieu RJ, Goldstein SD, Singh J, Safar B, Banerjee A, Ahuja N. Automated diagnosis of colon cancer using hyperspectral sensing. International Journal Of Medical Robotics And Computer Assisted Surgery 2018, 14: e1897. PMID: 29479794, DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificitySpectrum AnalysisConceptsColorectal cancerPossible metastatic diseaseColorectal cancer detectionColorectal cancer reliesMultiple tumor typesMetastatic diseaseOperative resectionSurgical resectionPathologic evaluationSurgical managementCancer reliesTumor specimensColon specimensColon cancerTumor typesPatient specimensCancerResectionPatientsDiagnostic methodsTumorsCancer detectionDiagnostic technologiesContrast agents
2017
Can echogenic appearance of neuroendocrine liver metastases on intraoperative ultrasonography predict tumor biology and prognosis?
Dogeas E, Chong CCN, Weiss MJ, Ahuja N, Choti MA. Can echogenic appearance of neuroendocrine liver metastases on intraoperative ultrasonography predict tumor biology and prognosis? Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2017, 20: 237-243. PMID: 29103839, DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine liver metastasesTumor biologyLiver metastasesShorter median disease-free survivalMedian disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalManagement of patientsPotential prognostic factorsSmaller tumor sizeLong-term outcomesHypoechoic metastasesAdditional metastasesPrognostic factorsClinicopathologic factorsSurgical interventionSurgical strategyPreoperative imagingTumor sizeHypoechoic lesionsIntraoperative ultrasonographyNeuroendocrine tumorsProspective dataHyperechoic lesionsTumor gradeBiologic behavior
2011
Predicting the Risk of Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Novel Scoring System
Venkat R, Puhan MA, Schulick RD, Cameron JL, Eckhauser FE, Choti MA, Makary MA, Pawlik TM, Ahuja N, Edil BH, Wolfgang CL. Predicting the Risk of Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Novel Scoring System. JAMA Surgery 2011, 146: 1277-1284. PMID: 22106320, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal pancreatectomyCharlson indexInstitutional databaseRisk scorePreoperative serum albumin levelHigher Charlson indexPreoperative risk factorsHigh-risk patientsSerum albumin levelTertiary referral centerMultivariate logistic regressionHosmer-Lemeshow testNovel scoring systemSimple integer scoreHigh-volume programPerioperative mortalityReferral centerAlbumin levelsMale sexTumor sizeTraining cohortRisk factorsTherapeutic decisionsObservational studyPancreatectomy
2008
Pancreatic Resection of Isolated Metastases from Nonpancreatic Primary Cancers
Reddy S, Edil BH, Cameron JL, Pawlik TM, Herman JM, Gilson MM, Campbell KA, Schulick RD, Ahuja N, Wolfgang CL. Pancreatic Resection of Isolated Metastases from Nonpancreatic Primary Cancers. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2008, 15: 3199-3206. PMID: 18784960, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-0140-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaPancreatic resectionMetachronous lesionsMetastatic lesionsVascular invasionConclusionLong-term survivalResultsForty-nine patientsLymph node metastasisLangerhans cell histiocytosisDistal pancreatectomyPerioperative deathsPostoperative morbidityTotal pancreatectomyIsolated metastasisMedian survivalMetastatic diseaseSynchronous lesionsNode metastasisPrimary diseasePrimary cancerMedian lengthCell carcinomaGallbladder cancerSingle institutionCell histiocytosisIs There a Difference in Survival Between Right- Versus Left-Sided Colon Cancers?
Meguid RA, Slidell MB, Wolfgang CL, Chang DC, Ahuja N. Is There a Difference in Survival Between Right- Versus Left-Sided Colon Cancers? Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2008, 15: 2388. PMID: 18622647, PMCID: PMC3072702, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-0015-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight-sided colon cancerLeft-sided colon cancerProportional hazards regression analysisHazards regression analysisColon cancerMedian survivalCox proportional hazards regression analysisLongitudinal population-based databaseLong-term survival outcomesEnd Results Program databaseInvasive colon adenocarcinomaRight-sided cancersOverall median survivalLeft-sided cancersYear of diagnosisPopulation-based databaseRetrospective survival analysisSubset of subjectsRegression analysisSEER databaseSurgical resectionLymph nodesWorse prognosisSurvival outcomesTumor size