2022
How Far Is Too Far? Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Regionalized Rectal Cancer Surgery
Leeds I, Xu Z, Loria A, Pantel H, Mongiu A, Longo W, Reddy V. How Far Is Too Far? Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Regionalized Rectal Cancer Surgery. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2022, 66: 467-476. PMID: 36538713, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsColectomyCost-Effectiveness AnalysisHumansPostoperative ComplicationsProctectomyRectal NeoplasmsRectumRetrospective StudiesConceptsMultivariable probabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness standardsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness analysisCost-effectiveness ratioTotal societal costsSensitivity analysisDecision analysis modelEl análisisSocietal perspectiveIncremental costPacientes con cáncerSocietal costsLos costosLargo plazoPolicy levelDecision analysisTotal costCostDo Cultures From Percutaneously Drained Intra-abdominal Abscesses Change Treatment? A Retrospective Review
Esposito A, Zhang Y, Nagarkatti N, Laird W, Coppersmith N, Reddy V, Leeds I, Mongiu A, Longo W, Hao R, Pantel H. Do Cultures From Percutaneously Drained Intra-abdominal Abscesses Change Treatment? A Retrospective Review. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2022, 66: 451-457. PMID: 36538708, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal AbscessAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAppendicitisDiverticulitisDrainageFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultConceptsIntra-abdominal abscessPercutaneous drainAntimicrobial therapyLos pacientesAbdominal abscessSingle university-affiliated institutionRetrospective medical record reviewEmpiric antibiotic regimensSolid organ transplantsMedical record reviewUniversity-affiliated institutionCulture dataAntibiotic coursesAbdominal infectionAntibiotic regimensActive smokersMedian ageActive chemotherapyRecord reviewEvidence-based practiceMedian lengthUtility of cultureFemale sexIntraoperative culturesInclusion criteria
2017
Complex sclerosing lesions and radial sclerosing lesions on core needle biopsy: Low risk of carcinoma on excision in cases with clinical and imaging concordance
Nakhlis F, Lester S, Denison C, Wong SM, Mongiu A, Golshan M. Complex sclerosing lesions and radial sclerosing lesions on core needle biopsy: Low risk of carcinoma on excision in cases with clinical and imaging concordance. The Breast Journal 2017, 24: 133-138. PMID: 28685897, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore needle biopsyRadial sclerosing lesionsCore biopsyNeedle biopsyIpsilateral cancerObservation groupSclerosing lesionsUpgrade rateFuture breast cancer riskOverall upgrade rateRate of malignancyBreast cancer riskImage-guided breast biopsyExcision groupMedian ageClinical variablesMalignancy rateUncommon diagnosisNonpalpable lesionsCancer riskExcised specimensLower riskBiopsyLow lesionsBreast biopsy
2009
Outcomes of radical prostatectomy for patients with clinical stage T1a and T1b disease
Helfand BT, Mongiu AK, Kan D, Kim D, Loeb S, Roehl KA, Meeks JJ, Smith ND, Catalona WJ. Outcomes of radical prostatectomy for patients with clinical stage T1a and T1b disease. BJU International 2009, 104: 304-309. PMID: 19239451, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2009.08421.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadical retropubic prostatectomyClinical stage T1c diseaseStage T1c diseaseT1b diseaseT1c diseaseGleason scoreB diseasePathological featuresProstate cancerLower preoperative prostate-specific antigen levelsFavorable long-term functional outcomesPreoperative prostate-specific antigen levelLower cancer-specific survivalProstate-specific antigen levelLong-term functional outcomeClinical stage T1aStage T1b diseaseT1a/bT1b prostate cancerAdverse pathological featuresCancer-specific survivalOrgan-confined diseaseYear of surgeryOverall survival rateAggressive pathological features