2022
Access to High-Volume Hospitals for High-Risk Cancer Surgery for Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Groups
Salazar MC, Canavan ME, Holaday LW, Billingsley KG, Ross J, Boffa DJ, Gross CP. Access to High-Volume Hospitals for High-Risk Cancer Surgery for Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Groups. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2022, 6: pkac024. PMID: 35603855, PMCID: PMC8997114, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkac024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk cancer surgeryHigh-volume hospitalsCancer surgeryHispanic patientsNational Cancer DatabaseNon-Hispanic patientsNon-black patientsLung resectionBlack patientsCancer DatabaseBetter outcomesPatientsSurgeryHospitalPancreatectomyLow probabilityInequitable accessEsophagectomyProctectomyResection
2014
Transcervical Wedge Resection after Transcervical Extended Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy
Kim A, Kull D, Zieliński M, Boffa D, Detterbeck F. Transcervical Wedge Resection after Transcervical Extended Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy. Innovations Technology And Techniques In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery 2014, 9: 327-329. DOI: 10.1177/155698451400900413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSame anesthetic settingMediastinal lymphadenectomyWedge resectionM0 adenocarcinomaAnesthetic settingRight upper lobe wedge resectionTranscervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomyAbsence of lymphPerioperative adverse eventsGround-glass opacitiesExtended mediastinal lymphadenectomyAtypical adenomatous hyperplasiaAdverse eventsLower lobectomyLung resectionCervical approachUpper lobeClinical stageGlass opacitiesLower lobeAdenomatous hyperplasiaPleural spaceResectionLymphadenectomyExcellent accessLearning Curve to Lymph Node Resection in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer
Dhamija A, Rosen J, Dhamija A, Rothberg BE, Kim A, Detterbeck F, Boffa D. Learning Curve to Lymph Node Resection in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer. Innovations Technology And Techniques In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery 2014, 9: 286-291. DOI: 10.1177/155698451400900405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLymph node yieldComplete resectionInvasive esophagectomyNode yieldSurgeon experienceMinimally Invasive EsophagectomyLymph node resectionSingle-surgeon seriesHigh-grade dysplasiaNode resectionComplete lymphadenectomyLymph nodesSurgical marginsOncologic efficacyRetrospective reviewNegative marginsOncologic aspectsEsophageal cancerInstitutional databaseInvasive approachLate subgroupsOpen approachMultivariate analysisResectionSafe alternative
2013
Impact of Preoperative Radiation on Survival of Patients With Node Negative, Very Large Non-small Cell Lung Cancers (T3N0) Treated With Anatomic Resection
Moreno A, Morgensztern D, Yu J, Boffa D, Decker R, Detterbeck F, Kim A. Impact of Preoperative Radiation on Survival of Patients With Node Negative, Very Large Non-small Cell Lung Cancers (T3N0) Treated With Anatomic Resection. Journal Of Surgical Research 2013, 179: 283. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.10.554.Peer-Reviewed Original Research