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
Impact of Extent of Surgery on Survival in Patients with Small Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors in the United States
Gratian L, Pura J, Dinan M, Roman S, Reed S, Sosa JA. Impact of Extent of Surgery on Survival in Patients with Small Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors in the United States. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 21: 3515-3521. PMID: 24841347, PMCID: PMC4510956, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-3769-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsExtent of surgerySmall Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine TumorsFive-year OSOverall survivalMalignant potentialNeuroendocrine tumorsNational Cancer Data BaseLymph node dissectionLymph node resectionKaplan-Meier analysisType of surgeryLog-rank testUncertain malignant potentialImpact of extentNode dissectionNode resectionTotal pancreatectomyPatient characteristicsRegional lymphRegional lymphadenectomySurgical resectionImproved survivalDistant metastasis