Preventing anastomotic complications: early results of laparoscopic gastric devascularization two weeks prior to minimally invasive esophagectomy
Strosberg DS, Merritt RE, Perry KA. Preventing anastomotic complications: early results of laparoscopic gastric devascularization two weeks prior to minimally invasive esophagectomy. Surgical Endoscopy 2016, 31: 1371-1375. PMID: 27495339, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-016-5122-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic gastric devascularizationInvasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomyIvor Lewis esophagectomyNeoadjuvant chemoradiationAnastomotic leakAnastomotic complicationsAnastomotic strictureAnastomotic healingGastric conduit perfusionPost-operative nauseaMedian operative timeDay of surgeryLarge academic medical centerShort gastric vesselsAcademic medical centerConduit perfusionMediastinal inflammationHospital stayGastric arteryPatient demographicsEsophageal resectionPerioperative eventsRetrospective reviewComorbid conditionsOperative timeUmbilical hernias: the cost of waiting
Strosberg DS, Pittman M, Mikami D. Umbilical hernias: the cost of waiting. Surgical Endoscopy 2016, 31: 901-906. PMID: 27334965, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-016-5052-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationSurgery groupNS groupUmbilical hernia patientsEarly operative interventionNon-operative managementBackgroundUmbilical herniaComorbidity indexIndex dateOperative interventionLaparoscopic repairAdjusted analysisHernia patientsSubgroup analysisUmbilical herniaWork absenteeismHealth databasesSurgeryHealth plansPatientsProcedure costsHealth careHerniaDaysMonths