2022
Do 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 ResearchConceptsIntra-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 criteriaDo You Get What You Pay For? The Relationship of Price and Quality in Hospital Provided Procedures
Esposito AC, Laird WD, Zhang Y, Cerullo M, Li AX, Coppersmith NA, Reddy V, Leeds I, Mongiu A, Longo W, Pantel H. Do You Get What You Pay For? The Relationship of Price and Quality in Hospital Provided Procedures. Journal Of Surgical Research 2022, 278: 140-148. PMID: 35598497, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.04.035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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