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
Laparoscopic hepatic resection: Favorable short-term outcomes for colorectal cancer metastases of the left hemiliver.
Enestvedt C, Diggs B, Sheppard B, Orloff S, Billingsley K. Laparoscopic hepatic resection: Favorable short-term outcomes for colorectal cancer metastases of the left hemiliver. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 347-347. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.4_suppl.347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term outcomesColorectal cancer metastasisLaparoscopic resectionCRC metastasisLiver resectionLeft liverFavorable short-term outcomesLower intraoperative blood lossCancer metastasisIntraoperative blood lossLaparoscopic liver resectionGroup of patientsLaparoscopy groupLeft hepatectomyTumor factorsBlood lossDisease recurrenceLaparoscopic approachLeft hemiliverMajor complicationsRetrospective reviewTumor characteristicsOpen surgeryOpen groupUnivariate analysis