2025
The Buford Complex: A Review of Embryology, Imaging, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Significance
Moran J, Joo P, Vasavada K, Cheng R, Levitt S, Manzi J, Patel S, Cecere R, Porrino J, Katz L, Jimenez A, Medvecky M. The Buford Complex: A Review of Embryology, Imaging, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Significance. JSES Reviews Reports And Techniques 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.xrrt.2024.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperior labrum anterior-posteriorBuford complexMiddle glenohumeral ligamentClinical significanceCord-like middle glenohumeral ligamentBenign anatomical variantAnterosuperior labral tearReview of embryologyCongenital variantPreoperative imagingGeneral adult populationTechnical considerationsAnatomical variantsLabral tearsShoulder instabilityHigh riskLabral variantsAnterosuperior labrumExternal rotationAdult populationAnterior-posteriorGlenohumeral ligamentEarly childhoodTearsBuford
2024
Surgical treatment and outcomes in aortic valve endocarditis and perivalvular abscesses
Degife E, Morrison A, Mahmood S, Ragnarsson S, Amabile A, Assi R, Vallabjoyshula P, Geirsson A. Surgical treatment and outcomes in aortic valve endocarditis and perivalvular abscesses. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 29373. PMID: 39592664, PMCID: PMC11599902, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-79256-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic root abscessAortic valve endocarditisProsthetic valve endocarditisRoot abscessValve endocarditisPerivalvular abscessSurgical treatmentIncreased morbidityAortic valve infective endocarditisPredictors of operative mortalityActive aortic valve endocarditisFive-year survivalPresence of abscessAortocavitary fistulaeEndocarditis surgeryOperative mortalityRoot replacementInfective endocarditisCardiac surgeryPerioperative characteristicsPreoperative imagingHeart blockRepair groupEndocarditisComplex repairApplication of Computerized Surgical Planning in Craniosynostosis Surgery
Parikh N, Aral A, Lewis K, Alperovich M. Application of Computerized Surgical Planning in Craniosynostosis Surgery. Seminars In Plastic Surgery 2024, 38: 214-223. PMID: 39118860, PMCID: PMC11305832, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputerized surgical planningSurgical planningMultiple cranial suturesComputed tomography scanTreatment of craniosynostosisSurgical guide designPreoperative imagingIntraoperative timeSurgical correctionCraniofacial surgeryCraniosynostosis surgeryTomography scanTreatment modalitiesCraniosynostosis casesIntraoperative implementationPatient managementPremature fusionPreoperative planningMedical trainee educationCraniosynostosisCranial suturesResidency trainingMedical conditionsSurgeryPatient education
2023
Operative Strategies for Aplastic Circle of Willis Arteries on CTA in Meningioma Surgery: A Case Report
Tabor J, Pappajohn A, Lei H, O'Brien J, Fulbright R, Morales-Valero S, Moliterno J. Operative Strategies for Aplastic Circle of Willis Arteries on CTA in Meningioma Surgery: A Case Report. Neurosurgery Open 2023, 4: e00058. PMID: 39959393, PMCID: PMC11809949, DOI: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputed tomography angiographyInternal carotid arteryA1 arteriesPreoperative computed tomography angiographyCarotid arteryNeurovascular structuresRemnants of tumorsNear-total resectionSupraclinoid internal carotid arteryRelationship of tumorSphenoid wing meningiomaAnterior cerebral arteryAssociated with tumorsCircle of Willis arteriesCircle of WillisTumor involvementPreoperative imagingSurgical strategyMeningioma surgeryInvasive modalitiesCase reportMicrovascular DopplerCerebral arteryTumorPreoperative planningPortable MRI to assess optic chiasm decompression after endoscopic endonasal resection of sellar and suprasellar lesions.
Hong C, Lamsam L, Yadlapalli V, Parasuram N, Mazurek M, Chavva I, Lalwani D, Zabinska J, Schiff S, Manes R, Vining E, Rimmer R, Kimberly W, Sheth K, Omay S. Portable MRI to assess optic chiasm decompression after endoscopic endonasal resection of sellar and suprasellar lesions. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2023, 139: 1664-1670. PMID: 37347618, DOI: 10.3171/2023.5.jns23174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic endonasal surgeryOptic nerve decompressionEndonasal surgerySuprasellar lesionsNerve decompressionOptic chiasmThird ventricleConventional MRIOptic chiasm compressionEndoscopic endonasal resectionChiasm compressionPreoperative imagingSingle institutionEndonasal resectionMRI availabilityRoutine MRISignificant interrater reliabilitySuprasellar pathologiesSurgeryNeurosurgical oncologyLinear mixed-effects modelsPortable MRIPatientsMRIMixed-effects modelsSimulating movements of daily living in robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty with 3D modelling
Tung W, Donnelley C, Pour A, Tommasini S, Wiznia D. Simulating movements of daily living in robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty with 3D modelling. Bone & Joint Open 2023, 4: 416-423. PMID: 37263587, PMCID: PMC10234721, DOI: 10.1302/2633-1462.46.bjo-2023-0046.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal hip arthroplastyPreoperative protocolHip arthroplastyExternal rotationPrimary total hip arthroplastyRobot-assisted total hip arthroplastyPatient's preoperative imagingRisk of impingementPreoperative planning softwareHip abduction/adductionPreoperative imagingMost hipsSacral slopePostoperative stabilityDaily livingHip flexion/extensionAbduction/adductionFlexion/extensionPlanning platformKnee positionPatient safetyPatient positionMaximum external rotationPlanning softwareHipContemporary management and outcomes of penetrating colon injuries: Validation of the 2020 AAST Colon Organ Injury Scale
Zeineddin A, Tominaga G, Crandall M, Almeida M, Schuster K, Jawad G, Maqbool B, Sheffield A, Dhillon N, Radow B, Moorman M, Martin N, Jacovides C, Lowry D, Kaups K, Horwood C, Werner N, Proaño-Zamudio J, Kaafarani H, Marshall W, Haines L, Schaffer K, Staudenmayer K, Kozar R. Contemporary management and outcomes of penetrating colon injuries: Validation of the 2020 AAST Colon Organ Injury Scale. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 95: 213-219. PMID: 37072893, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan Injury ScaleExtra-abdominal infectionsColon injuriesInjury ScaleAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreContemporary managementLevel 1 trauma centerAcute kidney injuryDamage control laparotomyInjury Scale scoreInjury Severity ScoreStrong predictive valueType of interventionAmerican AssociationKidney injuryLung injuryOperative findingsClinical outcomesPrimary repairSurgical managementTrauma centerMulticenter studyOperative managementPreoperative imagingRetrospective studyIntra-Abdominal Cystic Lymphangiomas: The Vanderbilt Experience
Mede A, Chotai P, Huh W, Tan M. Intra-Abdominal Cystic Lymphangiomas: The Vanderbilt Experience. Journal Of Surgical Research 2023, 285: 197-204. PMID: 36696706, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.12.026.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAbdominal lymphangiomaSmall bowelExtensive local invasionTime of diagnosisDiagnosis of lymphangiomaInstitutional review boardVanderbilt experienceAbdominal painMultivisceral resectionMedian durationMost patientsClinical featuresFavorable prognosisRetrospective reviewCystic tumorHistopathologic characteristicsInstitution experienceSurgical excisionSymptomatic lesionsMean ageMural nodulesPreoperative imagingRare pathologyExcisional biopsyIncomplete excision
2022
Computed Tomographic 3-Dimensional Virtual Dissection Aiding in Diagnosis and Surgical Planning of a Rare Form of Obstructed Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With an Unusual Scimitar-Like Arrangement
Leone DM, Gruber PJ, Pesce M, Lee M, Brown C, Ghiroli S, Steele JM. Computed Tomographic 3-Dimensional Virtual Dissection Aiding in Diagnosis and Surgical Planning of a Rare Form of Obstructed Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With an Unusual Scimitar-Like Arrangement. World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2022, 14: 233-235. PMID: 36322621, DOI: 10.1177/21501351221133771.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsSupracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connectionTotal anomalous pulmonary venous connectionAnomalous pulmonary venous connectionPulmonary venous connectionVenous connectionTomographic angiographyObstructed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connectionComplex congenital heart diseaseSurgical planningCongenital heart diseaseMembrane oxygenationSurgical managementRare presentationPreoperative imagingExcellent outcomesHeart diseaseRare formAnatomical delineationDissection techniqueNoncardiac structuresPresurgical planningAdjustment of flowAngiographyTechnique aids
2021
Methods of Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Auricular Melanoma
Noorbakhsh S, Papageorge M, Maina RM, Baumann R, Moores C, Weiss SA, Pucar D, Ariyan S, Olino K, Clune J. Methods of Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Auricular Melanoma. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2021, 9: e4004. PMID: 34938645, PMCID: PMC8687720, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000004004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuricular melanomaSentinel nodesLymphatic drainage patternsIntraoperative identificationSentinel lymphPlanar lymphoscintigraphyPreoperative imagingPreoperative mappingSPECT-CTSentinel lymph node identificationCareful intraoperative evaluationMore sentinel nodesSentinel node identificationSentinel lymph nodesLymph node identificationSingle photon emissionMicrometastatic diseaseLymph nodesRetrospective reviewPreoperative identificationIntraoperative evaluationComputerized tomographyMelanomaNode identificationLymphoscintigraphyImpact of Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Approach Thyroidectomy on Pathologic Assessment.
Smith SM, Ahmed M, Carling T, Udelsman R, Adeniran AJ, Gilani S, Prasad ML, Barbieri AL. Impact of Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Approach Thyroidectomy on Pathologic Assessment. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2021, 146: 879-885. PMID: 34669921, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2021-0082-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid carcinomaMargin statusFinal diagnosisThyroid carcinomaCytologic diagnosisEndoscopic thyroid resectionUndetermined significance/Surgical resection specimensPreoperative cytologic diagnosisPathologic assessmentClinical followIndolent neoplasmClinicopathologic featuresThyroid resectionVestibular approachMean agePathologic examinationPreoperative imagingTumor sizeResection specimensPathologic parametersMalignant diagnosisFollicular lesionsFollicular neoplasmSurgical pathologyHigh‐Entry Vertebral Artery Variant during Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Moran J, Kahan JB, Schneble CA, Johnson MH, Chan SM, Grauer JN, Rubio DR. High‐Entry Vertebral Artery Variant during Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Case Reports In Orthopedics 2021, 2021: 8105298. PMID: 34341694, PMCID: PMC8325584, DOI: 10.1155/2021/8105298.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAnterior cervical discectomyVertebral arteryCervical discectomyCervical spineTransverse foramenC4-C5 disc herniationIatrogenic vascular injuryRight vertebral arteryAnterior surgical approachSevere canal stenosisProper surgical planningNeural foraminal stenosisCanal stenosisAnterior approachArtery variantForaminal stenosisDisc herniationPreoperative imagingExcellent outcomesSurgical approachVascular injuryCase reportAnatomic variantsRoutine MRITransverse foraminaAbdominal subcutaneous fat thickness as a substitute for BMI in predicting complications in abdominally‐based autologous breast reconstruction
Dinis J, Junn A, Shah R, Allam O, Mehta S, Mozaffari MA, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness as a substitute for BMI in predicting complications in abdominally‐based autologous breast reconstruction. Microsurgery 2021, 41: 341-347. PMID: 33720454, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal subcutaneous fat thicknessBody mass indexRecipient site complicationsBreast reconstructionFat necrosisMinor complicationsSite complicationsComputed tomographyMicrovascular free flap breast reconstructionMultivariable logistic regression analysisFree flap breast reconstructionSubcutaneous fat thicknessFlap fat necrosisL4-L5 spaceAutologous breast reconstructionFlap breast reconstructionPreoperative computed tomographyPostmastectomy breast reconstructionLogistic regression analysisMultivariable regression modelsAutologous tissue transferPatient selectionRetrospective reviewMass indexPreoperative imaging
2020
Recurrent head and neck tumors in the setting of previous reconstructive surgery and radiation
Hyman J, Khadge S, Kinberg E, Miles B, Levine A. Recurrent head and neck tumors in the setting of previous reconstructive surgery and radiation. Operative Techniques In Otolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery 2020, 31: 161-174. DOI: 10.1016/j.otot.2020.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPrior surgeryRecurrent headAirway managementNeck tumorsPatient's prior surgeryPrevious reconstructive surgeryPrimary airway managementAirway management techniquesOptimal patient outcomesAirway examAirway ultrasoundPrevious surgeryDifficult airwayPreoperative imagingAirway anatomyPatient populationPatient outcomesReconstructive surgerySafe careSurgeryTumorsClose communicationComplicationsAirwayPatients
2018
Incidence of radiographically occult nodal metastases in HPV+ oropharyngeal carcinoma: Implications for reducing elective nodal coverage
Loganadane G, Kelly JR, Lee NC, Kann BH, Mahajan A, Hansen JE, Belkacémi Y, Yarbrough W, Husain ZA. Incidence of radiographically occult nodal metastases in HPV+ oropharyngeal carcinoma: Implications for reducing elective nodal coverage. Practical Radiation Oncology 2018, 8: 397-403. PMID: 29730282, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2018.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPrognosisRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesConceptsRadiation field designPreoperative imagingPathologic involvementN stageOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaElective nodal coverageLevel II diseasePercent of patientsPositive lymph nodesOccult nodal metastasisClinical N stageRadiation therapy doseRecords of patientsNodal levelPathologic N stageSquamous cell carcinomaHuman papilloma virusTreatment deescalationNeoadjuvant therapyNodal diseaseNeck dissectionNodal involvementOropharyngeal carcinomaProspective trialSystemic agentsResidual Convolutional Neural Network for Determination of IDH Status in Low- and High-grade Gliomas from MR Imaging
Chang K, Bai HX, Zhou H, Su C, Bi WL, Agbodza E, Kavouridis VK, Senders JT, Boaro A, Beers A, Zhang B, Capellini A, Liao W, Shen Q, Li X, Xiao B, Cryan J, Ramkissoon S, Ramkissoon L, Ligon K, Wen PY, Bindra RS, Woo J, Arnaout O, Gerstner ER, Zhang PJ, Rosen BR, Yang L, Huang RY, Kalpathy-Cramer J. Residual Convolutional Neural Network for Determination of IDH Status in Low- and High-grade Gliomas from MR Imaging. Clinical Cancer Research 2018, 24: clincanres.2236.2017. PMID: 29167275, PMCID: PMC6051535, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-2236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrainBrain NeoplasmsDatasets as TopicFemaleGliomaHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIsocitrate DehydrogenaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm GradingNeural Networks, ComputerPredictive Value of TestsPreoperative PeriodRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultConceptsResidual convolutional neural networkConvolutional neural networkNeural networkDeep learning techniquesTesting setNeural network modelMulti-institutional data setCancer Imaging ArchiveLearning techniquesTesting accuracyNetwork modelTraining setPrediction accuracyPreoperative radiographic dataClin Cancer ResData setsConventional MR imagingHospital of UniversityIsocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutationPreoperative imagingLonger survivalWomen's HospitalGrade IINetworkTreatment decisions
2017
Is the chiasm-pituitary corridor size important for achieving gross-total resection during endonasal endoscopic resection of craniopharyngiomas?
Omay SB, Almeida JP, Chen YN, Shetty SR, Liang B, Ni S, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Is the chiasm-pituitary corridor size important for achieving gross-total resection during endonasal endoscopic resection of craniopharyngiomas? Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 129: 642-647. PMID: 29171802, DOI: 10.3171/2017.6.jns163188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross total resectionExtended endonasal approachSubtotal resectionLarge tumorsPituitary glandFirst-line surgical approachEndonasal endoscopic resectionAvailable preoperative imagingMidline craniopharyngiomasOBJECTIVE CraniopharyngiomasPrefixed chiasmEndocrine outcomesRelative contraindicationVisual outcomeEndoscopic resectionAuthors' centerPreoperative imagingOptic chiasmSurgical approachVisual deteriorationResults ThirtyPituitary stalkThird ventricleHigh riskResectionCan echogenic appearance of neuroendocrine liver metastases on intraoperative ultrasonography predict tumor biology and prognosis?
Dogeas E, Chong CCN, Weiss MJ, Ahuja N, Choti MA. Can echogenic appearance of neuroendocrine liver metastases on intraoperative ultrasonography predict tumor biology and prognosis? Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2017, 20: 237-243. PMID: 29103839, DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine liver metastasesTumor biologyLiver metastasesShorter median disease-free survivalMedian disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalManagement of patientsPotential prognostic factorsSmaller tumor sizeLong-term outcomesHypoechoic metastasesAdditional metastasesPrognostic factorsClinicopathologic factorsSurgical interventionSurgical strategyPreoperative imagingTumor sizeHypoechoic lesionsIntraoperative ultrasonographyNeuroendocrine tumorsProspective dataHyperechoic lesionsTumor gradeBiologic behavior
2016
Case of a Missed Giant Cell Tumor of Bone: An Opportunity to Observe its Natural History Disease.
Russo GS, Rubio DR, Yacob A, Lindskog DM, Alomari AK, Friedlaender GE. Case of a Missed Giant Cell Tumor of Bone: An Opportunity to Observe its Natural History Disease. Connecticut Medicine 2016, 80: 399-403. PMID: 29782126.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsGiant cell tumorAnterior cruciate ligamentCell tumorsIncidental findingRoutine preoperative imagingPre-operative MRIInitial MRIPreoperative imagingSecond MRIMetaphyseal lesionsCruciate ligamentEnlarged massBenign neoplasmsRetrospective evaluationNatural historyTumorsYoung womenHistory diseaseMRIBoneLesionsPainPatientsNeoplasmsHistologyEctopic intracranial germinoma
Shankar S, Wu X, Kalra VB, Huttner AJ, Malhotra A. Ectopic intracranial germinoma. Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience 2016, 31: 192-195. PMID: 27050919, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpus callosumParenchymal lesionsNear-total resolutionSmall peripheral cystsCommon imaging featuresExtent of diseaseIntra-axial massAppropriate differential diagnosisEctopic germinomasPituitary infundibulumPeripheral cystsYounger patientsEctopic lesionsPreoperative imagingHistopathological evaluationEctopic massImaging featuresIntracranial diseaseDifferential diagnosisIntracranial germinomaStereotactic biopsyPineal regionRadiation therapyGerminomaLesions
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