Year Book of Surgery 2016

1. Pediatric solid organ injury operative interventions and outcomes at Harborview Medical Center, before and after introduction of a solid organ injury pathway for pediatrics - p. 36 2. The splenic injury outcomes trial: An American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional study - p. 37 3. Comorbidity-polypharmacy score predicts readmission in older trauma patients - p. 38 4. Role of computed tomography angiography in the management of Zone II penetrating neck trauma in patients with clinical hard signs - p. 39 5. The financial burden of emergency general surgery: National estimates 2010 to 2060 - p. 40 6. Prophylactic Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement Does Not Result in a Survival Benefit for Trauma Patients - p. 41 7. Management of severe blunt hepatic injury in the era of computed tomography and transarterial embolization: A systematic review and critical appraisal of the literature - p. 42 8. Explaining the Paradoxical Age-Based Racial Disparities in Survival After Trauma: The Role of the Treating Facility - p. 43 9. Evaluation of diaphragm in penetrating left thoracoabdominal stab injuries: The role of multislice computed tomography - p. 44 10. All the bang without the bucks: Defining essential point-of-care testing for traumatic coagulopathy - p. 45 11. Abdominal Injuries in the “Found Down”: Is Imaging Indicated? - p. 46 12. Impact of preexisting opioid use on injury mechanism, type, and outcome - p. 47 13. Contrast blush in pediatric blunt splenic trauma does not warrant the routine use of angiography and embolization - p. 48 14. Computed Tomographic Findings and Mortality in Patients With Pneumomediastinum From Blunt Trauma - p. 49 15. 3. Burns - p. 50 16. Morbidity and Survival Probability in Burn Patients in Modern Burn Care - p. 51 17. Risk factors for the development of heterotopic ossification in seriously burned adults: A National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research burn model system database analysis - p. 52 18. Revised Baux Score and updated Charlson comorbidity index are independently associated with mortality in burns intensive care patients - p. 53 19. Predictors of Discharge Disposition in Older Adults With Burns: A Study of the Burn Model Systems - p. 54 20. Prevalence and Prediction of Prolonged Pruritus After Severe Burns - p. 55 21. Does obesity affect outcomes of adult burn patients? - p. 56 22. Alteration of Leukocyte Count Correlates With Increased Pulmonary Vascular Permeability and Decreased PaO2:FiO2 Ratio Early After Major Burns - p. 57 23. Aerobic Fitness Is Disproportionately Low in Adult Burn Survivors Years After Injury - p. 58 24. Variation in Inpatient Rehabilitation Utilization After Hospitalization for Burn Injury in the United States - p. 59 25. Are Visceral Proteins Valid Markers for Nutritional Status in the Burn Intensive Care Unit? - p. 60 26. Prevention of Hypophosphatemia After Burn Injury With a Protocol for Continuous, Preemptive Repletion - p. 61 27. Risk Factors in Hospitalized Patients With Burn Injuries for Developing Heterotopic Ossification—A Retrospective Analysis - p. 62 28. Randomized controlled trial of three burns dressings for partial thickness burns in children - p. 63 29. Negative pressure wound therapy technologies for chronic wound care in the home setting: A systematic review - p. 64 30. Total Occlusive Ionic Silver-Containing Dressing vs Mupirocin Ointment Application vs Conventional Dressing in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Effect on Incisional Surgical Site Infection - p. 65 31. The Influence of Time Interval Between Preoperative Radiation and Surgical Resection on the Development of Wound Healing Complications in Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma - p. 66 32. An open multicenter comparative randomized clinical study on chitosan - p. 67 33. Prediction of wound healing after minor amputations of the diabetic foot - p. 68 34. Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Noncontact Low-Frequency Ultrasound with Standard Care in Healing Split-Thickness Donor Sites - p. 69 35. Evidence-based chronic ulcer care and lower limb outcomes among Pacific Northwest veterans - p. 70 36. Tobacco Use and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Breast Reduction Mammoplasty - p. 71 37. Acceleration of diabetic wound healing using a novel protease–anti-protease combination therapy - p. 72 38. Dual effects of atmospheric pressure plasma jet on skin wound healing of mice - p. 73 39. Wound healing and all-cause mortality in 958 wound patients treated in home care - p. 74 40. Peroxide-based oxygen generating topical wound dressing for enhancing healing of dermal wounds - p. 75 41. Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation on wound dressings - p. 76 42. A comparison of an antibacterial sandwich dressing vs dressing containing silver - p. 77 43. Hydrocellular foam dressing increases the leptin level in wound fluid - p. 78 44. Effect of Adhesive Strips and Dermal Sutures vs Dermal Sutures Only on Wound Closure: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 79 45. Comparative effectiveness of a bioengineered living cellular construct vs. a dehydrated human amniotic membrane allograft for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers in a real world setting - p. 80 46. Arachidonic acid-derived signaling lipids and functions in impaired healing - p. 81 47. Elements affecting wound healing time: An evidence based analysis - p. 82 48. Effects of rapid wound sealing on survival and blood loss in a swine model of lethal junctional arterial hemorrhage - p. 83 49. Mesenchymal stem cell–based therapy for nonhealing wounds: today and tomorrow - p. 84 50. Cost-effectiveness of becaplermin gel on wound healing of diabetic foot ulcers - p. 85 51. A topical aqueous oxygen emulsion stimulates granulation tissue formation in a porcine second-degree burn wound - p. 86 52. Biodegradable soy wound dressings with controlled release of antibiotics: Results from a guinea pig burn model - p. 87 53. Accelerated healing in NONcNZO10/LtJ type 2 diabetic mice by FGF-1 - p. 88 54. Effective use of Biobrane as a temporary wound dressing prior to definitive split-skin graft in the treatment of severe burn: A retrospective analysis - p. 89 55. Effects of Botulinum Toxin A Injection on Healing and Tensile Strength of Ruptured Rabbit Achilles Tendons - p. 90 56. Evaluation of Aquacel Ag for Autogenous Skin Donor Sites - p. 91 57. Delayed Primary Closure of Fasciotomy Incisions in the Lower Leg: Do We Need to Change Our Strategy? - p. 92 58. Effect of Fibroblast-Seeded Artificial Dermis on Wound Healing - p. 93 59. 4. Critical Care - p. 94 60. Maintaining an open trauma intensive care unit bed for rapid admission can be cost-effective - p. 95 61. Misclassification of acute respiratory distress syndrome after traumatic injury: The cost of less rigorous approaches - p. 96 62. Acute kidney injury following severe trauma: Risk factors and long-term outcome - p. 97 63. Impact of advanced practice providers (nurse practitioners and physician assistants) on surgical residents' critical care experience - p. 98 64. Mechanisms of early trauma-induced coagulopathy: The clot thickens or not? - p. 99 65. Certified acute care surgery programs improve outcomes in patients undergoing emergency surgery: A nationwide analysis - p. 100 66. Failure to clear elevated lactate predicts 24-hour mortality in trauma patients - p. 101 67. Optimal timing of tracheostomy after trauma without associated head injury - p. 102 68. Factors associated with failure-to-rescue in patients undergoing trauma laparotomy - p. 103 69. Estimating the Effect of Palliative Care Interventions and Advance Care Planning on ICU Utilization: A Systematic Review - p. 104 70. 5. Transplantation - p. 105 71. Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease Following Live Kidney Donation - p. 106 72. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Government Compensation of Kidney Donors - p. 107 73. Variation in Cost and Quality in Kidney Transplantation - p. 108 74. Rates and Determinants of Progression to Graft Failure in Kidney Allograft Recipients With De Novo Donor-Specific Antibody - p. 109 75. Quantifying Renal Allograft Loss Following Early Antibody-Mediated Rejection - p. 110 76. Early Changes in Liver Distribution Following Implementation of Share 35 - p. 111 77. Delayed Hepatocellular Carcinoma Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Exception Score Improves Disparity in Access to Liver Transplant in the United States - p. 112 78. Gerrymandering for Justice: Redistricting U.S. Liver Allocation - p. 113 79. Modeling the Allocation System: Principles for Robust Design Before Restructuring - p. 114 80. De Novo Donor-Specific HLA Antibody Formation in Two Patients With Crigler-Najjar Syndrome Type I Following Human Hepatocyte Transplantation With Partial Hepatectomy Preconditioning - p. 115 81. Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies and Endothelial C4d Deposition—Association With Chronic Liver Allograft Failure - p. 116 82. Evolution of serum and intra-graft donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies in a patient with two consecutive liver transplantations - p. 117 83. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Donation After Circulatory Death Registry Report - p. 118 84. Defining quality during ex vivo lung perfusion: The University of Maryland experience - p. 119 85. The Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Frailty in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Referred for Heart Transplantation - p. 120 86. Pretransplant frailty is associated with decreased survival after lung transplantation - p. 121 87. Depression and Frailty in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease Referred for Transplant Evaluation - p. 122 88. Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Candidates: Frailty Is a better Indicator Than Severity of Liver Disease - p. 123 89. Frailty and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients - p. 124 90. Changes in Frailty After Kidney Transplantation - p. 125 91. Efficacy and Safety of Sofosbuvir-Based Antiviral Therapy to Treat Hepatitis C Virus Infection After Kidney Transplantation - p. 126 92. 6. Surgical Infections - p. 127 93. A 1,000-Year-Old Antimicrobial Remedy with Antistaphylococcal Activity - p. 128 94. Antimicrobial peptides and their interaction with biofilms of medically relevant bacteria - p. 129 95. Spectrum of bacteria associated with diabetic foot ulcer and biofilm formation: A prospective study - p. 130 96. The Small Molecule DAM Inhibitor, Pyrimidinedione, Disrupts Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilm Growth In Vitro - p. 131 97. The antimicrobial agent, Next-Science, inhibits the development of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms on tympanostomy tubes - p. 132 98. Urinary catheter capable of repeated on-demand removal of infectious biofilms via active deformation - p. 133 99. Preoperative skin antiseptics for preventing surgical wound infections after clean surgery - p. 134 100. Combined Preoperative Mechanical Bowel Preparation With Oral Antibiotics Significantly Reduces Surgical Site Infection, Anastomotic Leak, and Ileus After Colorectal Surgery - p. 135 101. Wound Edge Protectors in Open Abdominal Surgery to Reduce Surgical Site Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - p. 136 102. Trial of Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Intraabdominal Infection - p. 137 103. Short-duration treatment for catheter-associated urinary tract infections in critically ill trauma patients - p. 138 104. Surgical site infection in orthopedic trauma: A case–control study evaluating risk factors and cost - p. 139 105. Readmission After Resections of the Colon and Rectum: Predictors of a Costly and Common Outcome - p. 140 106. Cost effectiveness of nonoperative management versus laparoscopic appendectomy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis - p. 141 107. A comparison of outcomes of emergent, urgent, and elective surgical treatment of diverticulitis - p. 142 108. Long-term Mortality After Rapid Screening and Decolonization of Staphylococcus Aureus Carriers: Observational Follow-up Study of a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial - p. 143 109. Clinical recommendations and practical guide for negative pressure wound therapy with instillation - p. 144 110. Deaths from necrotizing fasciitis in the United States, 2003–2013 - p. 145 111. Daptomycin for the treatment of osteomyelitis and orthopaedic device infections: real-world clinical experience from a European registry - p. 146 112. Validated prediction model for severe groin wound infection after lower extremity revascularization procedures - p. 147 113. 7. Endocrine - p. 148 114. Defining contralateral adrenal suppression in primary aldosteronism: implications for diagnosis and outcome - p. 149 115. A Meta-Analysis of Somatic KCNJ5 K+ Channel Mutations In 1636 Patients With an Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma - p. 150 116. Screening Tests for Cushing's Syndrome: Urinary Free Cortisol Role Measured by LC-MS/MS - p. 151 117. Features Associated With Metastases Among Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine (Carcinoid) Tumors of the Appendix: The Significance of Small Vessel Invasion in Addition to Size - p. 152 118. Clinical value of 68Ga-DOTATATE-PET/CT compared to stand-alone contrast enhanced CT for the detection of extra-hepatic metastases in patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NET) - p. 153 119. Hyperparathyroidism Associated with Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitors Independent of Concurrent Bisphosphonate Therapy in Elderly Adults - p. 154 120. Normocalcaemic, vitamin D-sufficient hyperparathyroidism – high prevalence and low morbidity in the general population: A long-term follow-up study, the WHO MONICA project, Gothenburg, Sweden - p. 155 121. No Need to Abandon Focused Unilateral Exploration for Primary Hyperparathyroidism with Intraoperative Monitoring of Intact Parathyroid Hormone - p. 156 122. Parathyroidectomy Halts the Deterioration of Renal Function in Primary Hyperparathyroidism - p. 157 123. Parathyroidectomy and survival among Japanese hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism - p. 158 124. How Well Does Renal Transplantation Cure Hyperparathyroidism? - p. 159 125. Intramuscular and subcutaneous forearm parathyroid autograft hyperplasia in renal dialysis patients: A retrospective cohort study - p. 160 126. The Natural History of Benign Thyroid Nodules - p. 161 127. Efficacy and Safety of Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Observation for Nonfunctioning Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Randomized Controlled International Collaborative Trial - p. 162 128. Performance of the Afirma Gene Expression Classifier in Hürthle Cell Thyroid Nodules Differs from Other Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules - p. 163 129. The Value of Repeat Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy in Patients with a Previously Benign Result: How Often Does It Alter Management? - p. 164 130. Impact of the Multi-Gene ThyroSeq Next-Generation Sequencing Assay on Cancer Diagnosis in Thyroid Nodules with Atypia of Undetermined Significance/Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance Cytology - p. 165 131. RAS mutations in AUS/FLUS Cytology: Does it Have an Additional Role in BRAFV600E Mutation-Negative Nodules? - p. 166 132. Role of BRAF V600E mutation as an indicator of the extent of thyroidectomy and lymph node dissection in conventional papillary thyroid carcinoma - p. 167 133. Association Between BRAF V600E Mutation and Recurrence of Papillary Thyroid Cancer - p. 168 134. Tumor Genotype Determines Phenotype and Disease-related Outcomes in Thyroid Cancer: A Study of 1510 Patients - p. 169 135. Lateral Neck Lymph Node Characteristics Prognostic of Outcome in Patients with Clinically Evident N1b Papillary Thyroid Cancer - p. 170 136. Presence and Number of Lymph Node Metastases Are Associated With Compromised Survival for Patients Younger Than Age 45 Years With Papillary Thyroid Cancer - p. 171 137. Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Patients Treated Either With RAI or Thyroidectomy for Hyperthyroidism - p. 172 138. Increased Risk of Leukemia After Radioactive Iodine Therapy in Patients with Thyroid Cancer: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study in Korea - p. 173 139. 8. Nutrition - p. 174 140. Immunonutrition Support for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Gastrointestinal Malignancy: Preoperative, Postoperative, or Perioperative? A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials - p. 175 141. Volume-Based Feeding in the Critically Ill Patient - p. 176 142. Adequate enteral protein intake is inversely associated with 60-d mortality in critically ill children: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study - p. 177 143. Impact of Parenteral Fat Composition on Cholestasis in Preterm Infants - p. 178 144. Standardized Slow Enteral Feeding Protocol and the Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants - p. 179 145. Prevalence of Gallstones Compared in Children With Different Intravenous Lipids - p. 180 146. Early Enteral Nutrition and Aggressive Fluid Resuscitation are Associated with Improved Clinical Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis - p. 181 147. Preoperative Enteral Nutritional Support in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Article - p. 182 148. Dietary fatty acid content regulates wound repair and the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis following joint injury - p. 183 149. Comparison of short-term mortality and morbidity between parenteral and enteral nutrition for adults without cancer: a propensity-matched analysis using a national inpatient database - p. 184 150. Gastric vs Small Bowel Feeding in Critically Ill Neurologically Injured Patients: Results of a Multicenter Observational Study - p. 185 151. Metabolic adaptation to caloric restriction and subsequent refeeding: the Minnesota Starvation Experiment revisited - p. 186 152. Effect of Critical Illness on Triglyceride Absorption - p. 187 153. Damaging Effects of Total Parenteral Nutrition Formula on Vascular Endothelium - p. 188 154. Influence of Enteral Nutrition on Occurrences of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants - p. 189 155. Outcome Indicators for Home Parenteral Nutrition Care: Point of View From Adult Patients With Benign Disease - p. 190 156. Enteral delivery of proteins enhances the expression of proteins involved in the cytoskeleton and protein biosynthesis in human duodenal mucosa - p. 191 157. Glutamine Improves Innate Immunity and Prevents Bacterial Enteroinvasion During Parenteral Nutrition - p. 192 158. Safety and Efficacy of Parenteral Fish Oil–Containing Lipid Emulsions in Premature Neonates - p. 193 159. 9. Gastrointestinal - p. 194 160. Porcelain Gallbladder: No Longer an Indication for Prophylactic Cholecystectomy - p. 195 161. Influence of Health Insurance Expansion on Disparities in the Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis - p. 196 162. Pain Provocation and Low Gallbladder Ejection Fraction with CCK Cholescintigraphy Are Not Predictive of Chronic Acalculous Gallbladder Disease Symptom Relief After Cholecystectomy - p. 197 163. Can Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Prevent Recurrent Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis? A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial - p. 198 164. PREOP-Gallstones: A Prognostic Nomogram for the Management of Symptomatic Cholelithiasis in Older Patients - p. 199 165. Presentation and Clinical Outcomes of Choledochal Cysts in Children and Adults: A Multi-institutional Analysis - p. 200 166. Cost Efficacy of Metal Stents for Palliation of Extrahepatic Bile Duct Obstruction in a Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 201 167. A US Multicenter Study of Safety and Efficacy of Fully Covered Self-Expandable Metallic Stents in Benign Extrahepatic Biliary Strictures - p. 202 168. A Comparative Study of Laparoscopic vs Open Distal Pancreatectomy for Left-Sided Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis - p. 203 169. Trends in Emergent Hernia Repair in the United States - p. 204 170. Prospective, Randomized Study on the Use of a Prosthetic Mesh for Prevention of Parastomal Hernia of Permanent Colostomy - p. 205 171. Association of Postoperative Hyperglycemia With Outcomes Among Patients With Complex Ventral Hernia Repair - p. 206 172. Long-term Metabolic Effects of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy - p. 207 173. Five-Year Outcomes After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch in Patients With Body Mass Index of 50 to 60: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 208 174. Effect of Mandatory Centers of Excellence Designation on Demographic Characteristics of Patients Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery - p. 209 175. Bariatric Surgery Reduces Features of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Morbidly Obese Patients - p. 210 176. Inferior Vena Cava Filters for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review - p. 211 177. A systematic review and meta-analysis of mesh vs suture cruroplasty in laparoscopic large hiatal hernia repair - p. 212 178. Repair of Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernias–Is a Fundoplication Needed? A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial - p. 213 179. Laparoscopic Repair of Very Large Hiatus Hernia With Sutures Versus Absorbable Mesh Versus Nonabsorbable Mesh: A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 214 180. Thoracic Esophageal Diverticula: A 15-Year Experience of Minimally Invasive Surgical Management - p. 215 181. Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy: A Series of 500 Patients - p. 216 182. Long-Term Outcome of the Treatment of Zenker's Diverticulum - p. 217 183. An Assessment of the Optimal Time for Removal of Esophageal Stents Used in the Treatment of an Esophageal Anastomotic Leak or Perforation - p. 218 184. Laparoscopic pyloroplasty is a safe and effective first-line surgical therapy for refractory gastroparesis - p. 219 185. Small bowel obstruction: A practical step-by-step evidence-based approach to evaluation, decision making, and management - p. 220 186. A multi-institution prospective observational study of small bowel obstruction: Clinical and computerized tomography predictors of which patients may require early surgery - p. 221 187. Small Bowel Obstruction Is a Surgical Disease: Patients with Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction Requiring Operation Have More Cost-Effective Care When Admitted to a Surgical Service - p. 222 188. Laparoscopic Surgery or Conservative Treatment for Appendiceal Abscess in Adults? A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 223 189. Clinical Health Service Research on the Surgical Therapy of Acute Appendicitis: Comparison of Outcomes Based on 3 German Multicenter Quality Assurance Studies Over 21 Years - p. 224 190. Ketorolac Use and Postoperative Complications in Gastrointestinal Surgery - p. 225 191. Thromboembolic Complications and Prophylaxis Patterns in Colorectal Surgery - p. 226 192. Treatment options for chylous ascites after major abdominal surgery: a systematic review - p. 227 193. The effect of mechanical bowel preparation on anastomotic leaks in elective left-sided colorectal resections - p. 228 194. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs: Do They Increase the Risk of Anastomotic Leaks Following Colorectal Operations? - p. 229 195. High-Dose Barium Impaction Therapy for the Recurrence of Colonic Diverticular Bleeding: A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 230 196. Cost-effectiveness of Enhanced Recovery Versus Conventional Perioperative Management for Colorectal Surgery - p. 231 197. Randomized clinical trial investigating the stress response from two different methods of analgesia after laparoscopic colorectal surgery - p. 232 198. Effect of Coffee on the Length of Postoperative Ileus After Elective Laparoscopic Left-Sided Colectomy: A Randomized, Prospective Single-Center Study - p. 233 199. International, Expert-Based, Consensus Statement Regarding the Management of Acute Diverticulitis - p. 234 200. Laparoscopic Lavage vs Primary Resection for Acute Perforated Diverticulitis: The SCANDIV Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 235 201. A comparison of outcomes of emergent, urgent, and elective surgical treatment of diverticulitis - p. 236 202. Effect of Laparoscopic-Assisted Resection vs Open Resection on Pathological Outcomes in Rectal Cancer: The ALaCaRT Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 237 203. Is a diverting ostomy needed in mid-high rectal cancer patients undergoing a low anterior resection after neoadjuvant chemoradiation? An NSQIP analysis - p. 238 204. Clinical Outcomes of Surgery Versus Endoscopic Balloon Dilation for Stricturing Crohn's Disease - p. 239 205. Long-term impact of full-thickness rectal prolapse treatment on fecal incontinence - p. 240 206. Lateral internal sphincterotomy for surgically recurrent chronic anal fissure - p. 241 207. A Randomized Trial Comparing Stapled Rectal Mucosectomy Versus Open and Semiclosed Hemorrhoidectomy - p. 242 208. 10. Oncology - p. 243 209. 10.1. Breast - p. 244 210. Axillary Ultrasound After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Its Impact on Sentinel Lymph Node Surgery: Results From the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z1071 Trial (Alliance) - p. 245 211. Adjuvant Ovarian Suppression in Premenopausal Breast Cancer - p. 246 212. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Cavity Shave Margins in Breast Cancer - p. 247 213. Bilateral Risk-Reduction Mastectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: A Meta-analysis - p. 248 214. Survival is Better After Breast Conserving Therapy than Mastectomy for Early Stage Breast Cancer: A Registry-Based Follow-up Study of Norwegian Women Primary Operated Between 1998 and 2008 - p. 249 215. Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage II–III Triple Negative Breast Cancer on Eligibility for Breast-conserving Surgery and Breast Conservation Rates: Surgical Results from CALGB 40603 (Alliance) - p. 250 216. Applicability of the ACOSOG Z0011 Criteria in Women with High-Risk Node-Positive Breast Cancer Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery - p. 251 217. Marking Axillary Lymph Nodes With Radioactive Iodine Seeds for Axillary Staging After Neoadjuvant Systemic Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients: The MARI Procedure - p. 252 218. 10.2. Rectal - p. 253 219. A Randomized Trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer - p. 254 220. Comparative Effectiveness of Sphincter-Sparing Surgery Versus Abdominoperineal Resection in Rectal Cancer: Patient-Reported Outcomes in National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Randomized Trial R-04 - p. 255 221. 10.3. Melanoma - p. 256 222. Pooled Analysis of Long-Term Survival Data From Phase II and Phase III Trials of Ipilimumab in Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma - p. 257 223. Pembrolizumab versus Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma - p. 258 224. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Is Indicated for Patients With Thick Clinically Lymph Node-Negative Melanoma - p. 259 225. Detailed Pathological Examination of Completion Node Dissection Specimens and Outcome in Melanoma Patients with Minimal (<0.1 mm) Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases - p. 260 226. 10.4. Pancreatic - p. 261 227. Treatment of 200 Locally Advanced (Stage III) Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Patients With Irreversible Electroporation: Safety and Efficacy - p. 262 228. Radiological and Surgical Implications of Neoadjuvant Treatment With FOLFIRINOX for Locally Advanced and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer - p. 263 229. FOLFIRINOX Induction Therapy for Stage 3 Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma - p. 264 230. Approach to Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Without Detectable Metastases - p. 265 231. Early Drain Removal—The Middle Ground Between the Drain Versus No Drain Debate in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Prospective Validation Study - p. 266 232. Morbidity Among Long-Term Survivors After Pancreatoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma - p. 267 233. A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial on the Efficacy of Ethanol Celiac Plexus Neurolysis in Patients with Operable Pancreatic and Periampullary Adenocarcinoma - p. 268 234. 10.5. Gastric - p. 269 235. Laparoscopic Versus Open Gastrectomy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma in the West: A Case–Control Study - p. 270 236. Comparison of Gastric Cancer Survival Between Caucasian and Asian Patients Treated in the United States: Results from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Database - p. 271 237. 10.6. Hepatic Colorectal - p. 272 238. Resection Margin and Survival in 2368 Patients Undergoing Hepatic Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Surgical Technique or Biologic Surrogate? - p. 273 239. Chemotherapy for Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases Who Underwent Curative Resection Improves Long-Term Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - p. 274 240. 10.7. Hepatocellular - p. 275 241. Analysis of Recurrence Patterns After Anatomical or Non-anatomical Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma - p. 276 242. Antiviral Therapy Improves Postoperative Survival in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 277 243. 10.8. HIPEC - p. 278 244. A Simplified Preoperative Assessment Predicts Complete Cytoreduction and Outcomes in Patients with Low-Grade Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix - p. 279 245. Extent of Colorectal Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: Attempt to Define a Threshold Above Which HIPEC Does Not Offer Survival Benefit: A Comparative Study - p. 280 246. Peritoneal Surface Disease (PSD) from Appendiceal Cancer Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC): Overview of 481 Cases - p. 281 247. 10.9. Other - p. 282 248. Comparison of Ivor-Lewis vs Sweet Esophagectomy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 283 249. Progression and Management of Duodenal Neoplasia in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: A Cohort Study - p. 284 250. Survival Benefit of Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Ampulla of Vater Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - p. 285 251. Comparison of Perioperative Radiation Therapy and Surgery Versus Surgery Alone in 204 Patients With Primary Retroperitoneal Sarcoma: A Retrospective 2-Institution Study - p. 286 252. Surgical Resection Provides an Overall Survival Benefit for Patients with Small Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors - p. 287 253. 11. Vascular Surgery - p. 288 254. 11.1. Aneurysm - p. 289 255. Editor's Choice – Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Versus Open Repair for Patients with a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Short-term Survival - p. 290 256. Comparison of a Vascular Study Group of New England risk prediction model with established risk prediction models of in-hospital mortality after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair - p. 291 257. Endovascular strategy or open repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: one-year outcomes from the IMPROVE randomized trial - p. 292 258. Rupture rates of untreated large abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients unfit for elective repair - p. 293 259. Predictors and outcomes of endoleaks in the Veterans Affairs Open Versus Endovascular Repair (OVER) Trial of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms - p. 294 260. Debate: Whether evidence supports reducing the threshold diameter to 5 cm for elective interventions in women with abdominal aortic aneurysms - p. 295 261. Open repair of asymptomatic popliteal artery aneurysm is associated with better outcomes than endovascular repair - p. 296 262. Abdominal compartment syndrome associated with endovascular and open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms - p. 297 263. Early and delayed rupture after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in a 10-year multicenter registry - p. 298 264. Long-Term Outcomes of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Medicare Population - p. 299 265. 11.2. Carotid - p. 300 266. Effect of Patching on Reducing Restenosis in the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy Versus Stenting Trial - p. 301 267. Mechanism of Procedural Stroke Following Carotid Endarterectomy or Carotid Artery Stenting Within the International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS) Randomised Trial - p. 302 268. National variation in preoperative imaging, carotid duplex ultrasound criteria, and threshold for surgery for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis - p. 303 269. The value and economic analysis of routine postoperative carotid duplex ultrasound surveillance after carotid endarterectomy - p. 304 270. Long-term outcomes after stenting versus endarterectomy for treatment of symptomatic carotid stenosis: the International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS) randomised trial - p. 305 271. Acute Stroke After Carotid Endarterectomy: Time for a Paradigm Shift? Multicenter Experience With Emergent Carotid Artery Stenting With or Without Intracranial Tandem Occlusion Thrombectomy - p. 306 272. 11.3. Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease - p. 307 273. Outcomes of completion imaging for lower extremity bypass in the Vascular Quality Initiative - p. 308 274. Endovascular Revascularization and Supervised Exercise for Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 309 275. Cilostazol and freedom from amputation after lower extremity revascularization - p. 310 276. 11.4. Access - p. 311 277. Prospective multicenter study with a 1-year analysis of a new vascular graft used for early cannulation in patients undergoing hemodialysis - p. 312 278. A prospective randomized study of heparin-bonded graft (Propaten) versus standard graft in prosthetic arteriovenous access - p. 313 279. 11.5. Venous - p. 314 280. A Randomized Trial Comparing Treatments for Varicose Veins - p. 315 281. 11.6. Miscellaneous - p. 316 282. Predictors of surgical site infection after hospital discharge in patients undergoing major vascular surgery - p. 317 283. Preoperative β-blockers do not improve cardiac outcomes after major elective vascular surgery and may be harmful - p. 318 284. Office-based endovascular suite is safe for most procedures - p. 319 285. 12. General Thoracic Surgery - p. 320 286. 12.1. Miscellaneous - p. 321 287. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in blunt thoracic trauma: A study of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization database - p. 322 288. Lung Cancer Resection at Hospitals With High vs Low Mortality Rates - p. 323 289. Which Patients With ARDS Benefit From Lung Biopsy? - p. 324 290. Outcomes in Thoracic Surgical Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - p. 325 291. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with endobronchial valves for patients with heterogeneous emphysema and intact interlobar fissures (the BeLieVeR-HIFi study): a randomised controlled trial - p. 326 292. Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Long-Term Mortality after Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer: An Analysis of More Than 90,000 Patients from the National Cancer Data Base - p. 327 293. A Contralateral Esophagus-Sparing Technique to Limit Severe Esophagitis Associated With Concurrent High-Dose Radiation and Chemotherapy in Patients With Thoracic Malignancies - p. 328 294. To drain or not to drain? Predictors of tube thoracostomy insertion and outcomes associated with drainage of traumatic hemothoraces - p. 329 295. Resection of Primary and Secondary Tumors of the Sternum: An Analysis of Prognostic Variables - p. 330 296. VATS versus intrapleural streptokinase: A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial for optimum treatment of post-traumatic Residual Hemothorax - p. 331 297. 12.2. Pre- and Postoperative Management - p. 332 298. Unexpected readmission after lung cancer surgery: A benign event? - p. 333 299. Open Lung Biopsy Among Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Metaanalysis - p. 334 300. Safety of Outpatient Chest Tube Management of Air Leaks After Pulmonary Resection - p. 335 301. 12.3. Esophageal Cancer - p. 336 302. Treatment of Diaphragmatic Hernia Occurring After Transhiatal Esophagectomy - p. 337 303. 12.4. Intra-Operative Concerns - p. 338 304. Esophageal Perforation and Acute Bacterial Mediastinitis: Other Causes of Chest Pain That Can Be Easily Missed - p. 339 305. Left upper lobectomy after coronary artery bypass grafting - p. 340 306. Analysis of Unexpected Conversion to Thoracotomy During Thoracoscopic Lobectomy in Lung Cancer - p. 341 307. Substernal goiter: when is a sternotomy required? - p. 342 308. Bilobectomy Versus Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Comparative Study of Outcomes, Long-Term Survival, and Quality of Life - p. 343 309. Thoracic endometriosis: clinicopathologic updates and issues about 18 cases from a tertiary referring center - p. 344