Role of colectomy in the management of appendiceal tumors: a retrospective cohort study
Marks V, Kerekes D, Butensky S, Ahuja N, Johnson C, Turaga K, Khan S. Role of colectomy in the management of appendiceal tumors: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Gastroenterology 2023, 23: 398. PMID: 37978348, PMCID: PMC10655451, DOI: 10.1186/s12876-023-03019-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoblet cell adenocarcinomaNon-mucinous adenocarcinomaRight hemicolectomyStage 2 diseaseNeuroendocrine neoplasmsTumor typesAppendiceal tumorsMucinous adenocarcinomaAppendiceal goblet cell adenocarcinomaRole of colectomyNational Cancer DatabasePostoperative hospital stayRetrospective cohort studyRisk-adjusted analysisRange of histologiesDifferent tumor typesConclusionsMost patientsHospital stayUnplanned readmissionCohort studySurgical treatmentHistologic typeSurgical outcomesCell adenocarcinomaCancer DatabaseImpact of nonmalignant ascites on outcomes of open inguinal hernia repair in the USA
Kerekes D, Sznol J, Khan S, Becher R. Impact of nonmalignant ascites on outcomes of open inguinal hernia repair in the USA. Hernia 2023, 27: 1497-1506. PMID: 37029887, DOI: 10.1007/s10029-023-02790-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen inguinal herniorrhaphyOdds of mortalityInguinal hernia repairSerious complicationsInguinal herniorrhaphyNonelective repairElective repairAscites patientsHernia repairSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseOpen inguinal hernia repairImpact of ascitesNational US databasePrimary end pointImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studyChallenging clinical dilemmaPreoperative ascitesCohort studyComposite outcomeNonelective surgeryPoor outcomeSurgical outcomes