2019
Extent of surgery for low-risk thyroid cancer in the elderly: Equipoise in survival but not in short-term outcomes
Zambeli-Ljepović A, Wang F, Dinan MA, Hyslop T, Stang MT, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Scheri RP. Extent of surgery for low-risk thyroid cancer in the elderly: Equipoise in survival but not in short-term outcomes. Surgery 2019, 166: 895-900. PMID: 31288935, PMCID: PMC6802283, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.05.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerLow-risk papillary thyroid cancerEmergency department visitsShort-term outcomesTotal thyroidectomyThyroid cancerFemale patientsBlack patientsEnd Results-Medicare databaseMore emergency department visitsLow-risk thyroid cancerExtent of thyroidectomyExtent of surgeryMultivariable logistic regressionUnderwent lobectomyUnplanned readmissionOlder patientsAvoidable complicationsMean ageMorbidity increasesThyroidectomyPatientsReadmissionComplicationsLobectomy
2015
Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Cancer
Adam MA, Choudhury K, Dinan MA, Reed SD, Scheri RP, Blazer DG, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Cancer. Annals Of Surgery 2015, 262: 372-377. PMID: 26158612, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesOpen pancreaticoduodenectomyMajority of hospitalsOpen surgeryInvasive Versus Open PancreaticoduodenectomyNational practice patternsSingle institutional experiencePositive surgical marginsLength of stayNeuroendocrine tumor diagnosisMultivariable adjustmentAdult patientsLymph nodesSurgical marginsInvasive pancreaticoduodenectomyOpen procedurePractice patternsInstitutional experiencePancreaticoduodenectomyMultivariable modelingMortality ratePatientsPatient safetyMIPDTumor diagnosis
2014
Robotic Thyroidectomy for Cancer in the US: Patterns of Use and Short-Term Outcomes
Abdelgadir Adam M, Speicher P, Pura J, Dinan MA, Reed SD, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Robotic Thyroidectomy for Cancer in the US: Patterns of Use and Short-Term Outcomes. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 21: 3859-3864. PMID: 24934584, PMCID: PMC4519825, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-3838-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesRobotic thyroidectomyMultivariable analysisOpen thyroidectomyOpen surgeryThyroid cancerPatterns of useRobotic casesRobotic groupRobotic surgeryThyroidectomy-specific complicationsUnderwent open surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseLong-term outcomesLength of stayMulti-institutional studyNon-significant increaseMore Asian patientsTotal thyroidectomyUnderwent lobectomyUnderwent thyroidectomyLymph nodesSurgery useAsian patientsPositive margins