Surgery

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • "A National Characterization of Integrated Plastic Surgery Resident Educational Curriculums." 
  • "Commercialization," a perspective. 
  • "Defining the Ideal Male Buttocks". 
  • "Ghost" publications among applicants to a general surgery residency program. 
  • "Most efficient and meaningful patient reported appearance assessment in different cleft types and age-groups with Cleft-Q". 
  • "Reality surgery"--a research ethics perspective on the live broadcast of surgical procedures. 
  • "The President's Syndrome": The Diagnosis and Treatment of Gerald Ford's Lingual Actinomycosis. 
  • "Thin" malignant melanoma: risk factors and clinical management. 
  • 'Chimeric' grafts assembled from multiple allodisparate donors enjoy enhanced transplant survival. 
  • 'Lymphoid Urban Planning': Effects of Blockade of the LFA:ICAM Interaction in Lymphocyte Trafficking 
  • 'No touch' radical regional resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: technique and outcome 
  • (In)Adequacy of Lymph Node Yield for Papillary Thyroid Cancer in the US: An Analysis of 52,820 Patients 
  • 100 consecutive common duct explorations without mortality. 
  • 101 Infections after Surgery for Advanced Heart Failure: Experience of the NIH CT Surgical Trials Network 
  • 115: Aprotinin use and primary allograft dysfunction following off-pump bilateral orthotopic lung transplantation 
  • 115: Successful Lung Transplant Outcomes with “High Risk Donors” 
  • 119: Dissecting CMV-Specific Immunity in High-Risk Lung Transplant Recipients: Differences between the Lung Allograft and Blood Effector Memory T Cells 
  • 12 month report of a 3 arm multicenter comparison of Tacrolimus (TAC), MMF or TAC/Sirolimus(SRL) and steroids vs Cyclosporine microemulsion(CYA), MMF and steroids in de novo cardiac transplant recipients 
  • 12-year trajectory of health-related quality of life in gastric bypass patients versus comparison groups. 
  • 130 Extended Criteria Cardiac Transplantation Versus Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in the Continuous Flow Era 
  • 133 Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy (CAV) in Children: An 18 Year Pediatric Heart Transplant Study (PHTS) Analysis in 3120 Patients 
  • 138: Neurocognitive Evaluation of Destination Therapy Pateints Receiving Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices 
  • 141: Infection during Mechanical Circulatory Support: Can We Really Expect a Better Outlook with Continuous Flow Technology 
  • 149 Ambulatory ECMO Provides a Superior Bridge to Lung Transplantation Compared to Conventional ECMO 
  • 150: Flow Cytometric Parameters of CD8 Lavage Cells in Detection of Acute Cellular Rejection in Lung Transplant 
  • 155 Could Health Care Reform Reduce the Gap in Racial Disparities in Pulmonary Hypertension Outcomes? 
  • 157: Perioperative predictors of renal failure following off-pump primary double lung transplantation 
  • 162 
  • 175: Highly Sensitized LVAD Patients Can Be Safely Transplanted with Non-Crossmatched Hearts Using Plasmapheresis and Alemtuzumab: A Contemporaneous Case-Control Series 
  • 178 Risk of Bleeding and Stroke in 700 HeartMate II LVAD Outpatients 
  • 18 Prolonged Ischemic Time Exacerbates the Development of Chronic Gastric Fluid Aspiration-Associated Bronchiolitis Obliterans in Rat Pulmonary Allografts 
  • 180: Early Fundoplication Reduces the Incidence of Chronic Allograft Dysfunction in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 
  • 186 Long Term Mechanical Circulatory Support: What Are the Final Options? 
  • 186: CD8+ pp65-Specific T Cell Responses and T-Bet Levels Predict Relapsing Viremia Following Primary CMV Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • 198 
  • 2016 Comprehensive Update of the Banff Working Group on Liver Allograft Pathology: Introduction of Antibody-Mediated Rejection. 
  • 203: Right Ventricular Failure (RVF) in Patients with Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) 
  • 206.1: Less wait is great! Donors with hepatitis C offer hope to kidney transplants. 
  • 209 Functional TLR4 Polymorphisms Are Associated with Lower Risk of Primary Graft Dysfunction (PGD) after Lung Transplantation 
  • 216 Right Ventricular Size and Function and Its Change over Time Independently Predict Survival in Pulmonary Hypertension 
  • 235: Increased Resource Utilization and Financial Costs of Lung Transplantation after Implementation of the Lung Allocation Score 
  • 240: Acquisition of CMV-specific CD8+ T cell memory during primary CMV infection in lung transplant recipients 
  • 241 
  • 247 
  • 251 
  • 25: Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) as a Time Dependent Predictor Shows a Significant Negative Impact on Survival in Lung Recipients (Recips) Regardless of Pretransplant (Pretx) Antibody (Ab) Status 
  • 276 Paired Donor Lung Expression Suggest Key Effectors in Primary Graft Dysfunction 
  • 283: Post Transplant Survival Following Support with a Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device 
  • 30-Day Outcomes After Intraoperative Leak Testing for Bariatric Surgery Patients. 
  • 30-Day outcomes and predictors of complications after Puestow procedure. 
  • 305 
  • 306 Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Procedure Reduces Right Ventricular Failure after Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Implantation 
  • 307.8: Novel Approach in Pancreatic Islet Transplantation: Acellular Vessel. 
  • 34: Post Lung Transplant Peak Allograft Function Predictors. A Regression Model 
  • 366 
  • 380: Chronic aspiration in lung allotransplantation induces a donor-specific hyperimmune state 
  • 3D image guidance assisted identification of colorectal cancer liver metastases not seen on intraoperative ultrasound: results from a prospective trial. 
  • 401 Differential Distribution and Functional Quality of CMV-Specific T Cell Effector Memory in High-Risk Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • 404 Differential Phenotype and Distribution of CMV-Specific T Cell Effector Memory between the Lung Allograft and Blood in High-Risk Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • 416: Adverse Event (AE) Rates in Patients Receiving Pulsatile VAD's: Incidence and Composition Change Dramatically 3 Months after Implant 
  • 42 The Importance of Low-Titer Anti-HLA Antibodies in Cardiac Transplantation 
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  • 434: Infections in alternate versus standard list heart transplant patients: Implications for immunosuppression 
  • 455: Surgical Repair of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Lung Transplant Recipients Is Associated with Decreased Armed Effector T Cells and Increased Exhausted T Cells within the Allograft 
  • 46 Temporal Trends in the Prevalence of Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation in the Lung Transplant Outcomes Group (LTOG) Cohort 
  • 487: Alemtuzumab, a Promising Tool in the Rescue Armamentarium for Refractory Allograft Dysfunction with Cardiogenic Shock: Experience from a Single-Institution 
  • 4D11: The Second Mouse? 
  • 5-HT release in the proximal colon is modulated by stress-induced brain CRF receptors in rats 
  • 50 Years Since the First Plastic Surgery Unit Achieved Department Status: Where Do We Stand and How Do We Compare to Our Close Competition? 
  • 51: Successful Management of Pump Pocket Infections in Patients with Implanted Left Ventricular Assist Devices 
  • 521 Does Pulmonary Hypertension Preclude or Impact Outcomes in Single Lung Transplantations for Pulmonary Fibrosis in the Older Recipients 
  • 52: Non-hypoxic ischemia: An accurate cell culture model of ischemia reperfusion injury in lung transplantation 
  • 539: Striking Expansion and Persistence of T-bet+CD8+ CMV-Specific T Cells with Primary Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • 541: Increased CMV-Specific CD8+ Effectors and Viral Loads in the Lung Allograft Predict Viral Pneumonitis during Primary Infection 
  • 54: Bleeding and Thromboembloic Complications with Pulsatile Versus Non-Pulsatile LVADs 
  • 557: Immunosuppressive Intensity Should Be Reduced in Heart Transplant Recipients Greater Than 70 Years of Age 
  • 596: An Increasing Percentage of Orthotopic Heart Transplant Procedures in the United States Are Being Performed at Lower-Volume Centers 
  • 66: Destination Therapy: Improving Outcomes with Continuous Flow LVADs 
  • 71 Heparin May Not Be Needed as a Transition to Long Term Warfarin Therapy in LVAD Destination Therapy Patients 
  • 717 Increased Distal Airway Nitric Oxide (NO) Release during Acute Complications in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTxR) 
  • 767 Impact of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation upon Native Aortic Valve Regurgitation 
  • 85 Lung Transplantation Is an Effective Treatment Option for Patients over the Age of 70 
  • 9 Outcomes in Destination Therapy VAD and Extended Criteria Cardiac Transplantation Stratified by HeartMate Risk Score 
  • A "Trapped Heart" in an Octopus Pot: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy; Review of a Rare Clinical Syndrome Following Solid-Organ Transplant. 
  • A 10-year longitudinal analysis of surgical management for acute ischemic colitis. 
  • A 20-Year Retrospective Analysis Shows Differential Predictors in Lung Procurement Between DCD and DBD Donors 
  • A 2020 Banff Antibody-mediatedInjury Working Group examination of international practices for diagnosing antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplantation - a cohort study. 
  • A 25-year experience with postresection short-bowel syndrome secondary to radiation therapy. 
  • A 35-Year Evolution of Free Flap-Based Breast Reconstruction at a Large Urban Academic Center. 
  • A 9-Year retrospective review of antibiotic cycling in a surgical intensive care unit. 
  • A Bedside Risk Calculator to Preoperatively Distinguish Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma from Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. 
  • A Cellular Taxonomy of the Bone Marrow Stroma in Homeostasis and Leukemia 
  • A Clinical Study to Evaluate Ambulatory Counterpulsation for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure: A Feasibility Study 
  • A Clinically Meaningful Metric of Immune Age Derived from High-dimensional Longitudinal Monitoring 
  • A Comparative Intention-to-Treat Analysis of Liver Transplantation for HCC - Living Donor Liver Transplant vs. Deceased Donor Liver Transplant. 
  • A Comparison of Complications in Therapeutic versus Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Reconstruction: A Paired Analysis. 
  • A Comparison of Outcomes and Resource Utilization Between Plastic Surgeons and General Surgeons in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. 
  • A Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Bipedicled Total Abdominal versus Unipedicled Hemiabdominal Free Flaps for Unilateral Breast Reconstruction. 
  • A Comparison of Surgical Complications in Patients Undergoing Delayed versus Staged Tissue-Expander and Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction. 
  • A Comprehensive Review of Outcome Predictors in Low MELD Patients. 
  • A Debt Unpaid, Remembering David Coston Sabiston IN MEMORIAM 
  • A Five-Tier System for Evaluation of Organ Procurement Organizations' Risk Aversion in Liver Transplantation 
  • A GPS for finding the route to transplantation for the sensitized patient. 
  • A Long-Term Experience with Expansion of Milan Criteria for Liver Transplant Recipients 
  • A Long-Term Experience with Expansion of Milan Criteria for Liver Transplant Recipients. 
  • A Matched Cohort Analysis of Stomach Intestinal Pylorus Saving (SIPS) Surgery Versus Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch with Two-Year Follow-up. 
  • A Mouse Model of Paratopic Intestinal Transplantation to Delineate GVHD-Free Alloimmune Rejection Responses 
  • A Multi-Center Pilot and Feasibility Randomized Clinical Trial of a Home-Based Exercise Program for Patients with Cirrhosis: The Strength Training Intervention 
  • A Multi-Center Study of BAL CXCR3 Chemokines during Allograft Injury after Lung Transplantation 
  • A Multi-Center Study of CMV Prophylaxis Strategies in Intermediate Risk (R plus ) Heart Transplant Recipients 
  • A Multi-Institutional Experience of Isolated Limb Infusion: Defining Response and Toxicity in the US Discussion 
  • A Multicenter Evaluation of the Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes of Adenovirus Enteritis Infection Following Intestine or Multivisceral Transplant 
  • A Multicenter Evaluation of the Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes of Adenovirus Enteritis Infection Following Intestine or Multivisceral Transplant 
  • A Multicenter Prospective Registry Study of Lung Transplant Recipients Hospitalized with COVID-19 
  • A Multicenter Study Of mTOR Inhibitor Use In Intestine And Multivisceral Transplantation 
  • A Multidimensional Bioinformatic Platform for the Study of Human Response to Surgery. 
  • A NOVEL SCORING SYSTEM FOR RISK-STRATIFYING RECTAL CANCER PATIENTS PRIOR TO RADICAL RESECTION 
  • A National Analysis of Long-term Survival Following Thoracoscopic Versus Open Lobectomy for Stage I Non-small-cell Lung Cancer. 
  • A National Analysis of Short-term Outcomes and Long-term Survival Following Thoracoscopic Versus Open Lobectomy for Clinical Stage II Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. 
  • A National Characterization of Integrated Plastic Surgery Resident Educational Curricula. 
  • A National Snapshot of Patient-Reported Outcomes Comparing Types of Abdominal Flaps for Breast Reconstruction. 
  • A National Survey of Immunosuppression Strategies in Intestinal Transplantation. 
  • A Non-Human Primate Model for Alloantibody Production after T Cell Depletion 
  • A Nonhuman Primate Model of Intestinal Transplantation-Technical Aspects and Early Outcomes 
  • A Novel Combined Endpoint Integrating Quality of Life Can Inform Decisions about VAD in Ambulatory Advanced Heart Failure 
  • A Novel Expert Coaching Model in Urology, Aimed at Accelerating the Learning Curve in Robotic Prostatectomy. 
  • A Novel Genomic Approach for Acute Rejection across All Age Groups in Kidney Transplantation. 
  • A Novel Model for a Student-Led Surgical Anatomy Seminar. 
  • A Novel Non-Depleting Anti-CD40 Antibody Prolongs Allogeneic Islet Survival in Nonhuman Primates. 
  • A Novel Post-Transplant Multimodal Antibody Management Protocol for Highly Sensitized Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • A Novel Scoring System for Predicting Postoperative Venous Thromboembolic Complications in Patients after Open Aortic Surgery Discussion 
  • A Novel Staging System for De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer Refines Prognostic Estimates. 
  • A Novel Thyroid Ultrasound Proficiency Metric Designed Through a Multidisciplinary Delphi Approach 
  • A Pathway for Developing Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Best Practices. 
  • A Personal Approach to Brachioplasty. 
  • A Pilot Curriculum in International Surgery for Medical Students 
  • A Pilot Study Evaluating Serum MMP7 as a Preoperative Prognostic Marker for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Patients. 
  • A Pilot Trial Targeting the ICOS-ICOS-L Pathway in Nonhuman Primate Kidney Transplantation. 
  • A Portable Negative Pressure Isolation System as a Solution to Minimize Exposure of Health Care Providers to Infectious Pathogens. 
  • A Propensity-matched Survival Analysis: Do Simultaneous Liver-lung Transplant Recipients Need a Liver? 
  • A Prospective Cohort Study of Mineral Metabolism After Kidney Transplantation. 
  • A Psychosocial Clinician Rating Scale is Used Differently Across Solid Organ Teams within a Single Transplant Center 
  • A Qualitative Study of the System-level Barriers to Bariatric Surgery Within the Veterans Health Administration. 
  • A Quality Collaborative Study of the Concordance of Electrodiagnostic Scores and Clinical Severity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. 
  • A Question Seeking for an Answer: Use of T-tube in the Era of Liver Transplantation With Grafts From Extended Criteria Donors and Donors After Cardiac Death. 
  • A Randomized, Multicenter, Blinded Study Assessing the Effects of Gaseous Nitric Oxide in an Ex Vivo System of Human Lungs 
  • A Rare Case of Symmetrical Cutaneous Alternaria Infections after Bilateral Lung Transplant 
  • A Retrospective Study of Early Post-Transplant Nosocomial Infections 
  • A Retrospective Study of Early Post-Transplant Nosocomial Infections 
  • A Retrospective Study of Early Post-Transplant Nosocomial Infections. 
  • A Review of Empathy, Its Importance, and Its Teaching in Surgical Training. 
  • A Review of Sleeve Gastrectomy Specimen Histopathology. 
  • A Rigorous Protocol for Blood Product Administration Reduces Transfusions during Liver Transplantation. 
  • A Risk-prediction Model Based on Lymph-node Metastasis for Incorporation Into a Treatment Algorithm for Signet Ring Cell-type Intramucosal Gastric Cancer. 
  • A SURVEY OF MALE SEXUAL FUNCTION FOLLOWING PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION 
  • A Simplified Cost-Utility Analysis of Inpatient Flap Monitoring after Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction and Implications for Hospital Length of Stay. 
  • A Systematic Review of Health Disparities Research in Plastic Surgery. 
  • A UNOS perspective on donor liver allocation. United Network for Organ Sharing. 
  • A Video-Based Module for Teaching Communication Skills to Otolaryngology Residents. 
  • A Wireless Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Device for Flap Monitoring: Proof of Concept in a Porcine Musculocutaneous Flap Model 
  • A Worldwide Survey of Activities and Practices in Clinical Islet of Langerhans Transplantation. 
  • A canine model of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). 
  • A case of disseminated infection with Nocardia brasiliensis in a lung transplant recipient. 
  • A case-control comparison of durability and cost between implanted reservoir and percutaneous catheters in cancer patients. 
  • A case-controlled study of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the detection of pelvic recurrence in previously irradiated rectal cancer patients. 
  • A change of heart: Preliminary results of the US 2018 adult heart allocation revision. 
  • A clinical algorithm for fine-needle aspiration molecular testing effectively guides the appropriate extent of initial thyroidectomy. 
  • A clinicogenomic model to predict lymph node metastasis in breast cancer 
  • A comparative study of human-and rhesus-specific antithymocyte globulins in Rhesus macaques. 
  • A comparative study of the effect of arterial and venous occlusion after various periods of ischemia. 
  • A comparison of 399 open and 568 laparoscopic gastric bypasses performed during a 4-year period. 
  • A comparison of NSQIP and CESQIP in data quality and ability to predict thyroidectomy outcomes. 
  • A comparison of a homemade central line simulator to commercial models. 
  • A comparison of absorbable and nonabsorbable sutures to vascular response in immature arteries. 
  • A comparison of alemtuzumab with basiliximab induction in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. 
  • A comparison of antiangiogenic therapies for the prevention of liver metastases. 
  • A comparison of deprivation indices and application to transplant populations. 
  • A comparison of operation, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography in biliary complications after hepatic transplantation. 
  • A comparison of the leukocyte agglutination and mixed agglutination techniques for detecting human tissue isoantigens. 
  • A comprehensive process for disclosing and managing conflicts of interest on perceived bias at the SAGES annual meeting. 
  • A comprehensive review of topical hemostatic agents: efficacy and recommendations for use. 
  • A computer based index for the prediction of operative survival in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. 
  • A consensus conference to define the utility of advanced infectious disease diagnostics in solid organ transplant recipients. 
  • A contemporary review of mechanical circulatory support. 
  • A cost analysis of a pancreatic cancer screening protocol in high-risk populations. 
  • A cost and outcomes comparison of a novel integrated pediatric air and ground transportation system. 
  • A decade of minimally invasive donation: experience with more than 1200 laparoscopic donor nephrectomies at a single institution. 
  • A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of epsilon-aminocaproic acid for reducing blood loss in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. 
  • A financial analysis of operative facial fracture management. 
  • A flap for moderate-sized oral defects. 
  • A gift of life: ethical and practical problems with conditional and directed donation. 
  • A human CD46 transgenic pig model system for the study of discordant xenotransplantation. 
  • A knotless flexor tendon repair technique using a bidirectional barbed suture: an ex vivo comparison of three methods. 
  • A literature review and meta-analysis of outcomes in microsurgical reconstruction using vasopressors. 
  • A literature-based treatment algorithm for low-grade neuroendocrine liver metastases. 
  • A long-term experience with expansion of Milan criteria for liver transplant recipients. 
  • A master surgical educator: the "intrinsic" factor of Dr. Paul Greig. 
  • A matched case-control study of preoperative biliary drainage in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma: routine drainage is not justified. 
  • A meta-analysis of complications following deceased donor liver transplant. 
  • A method to attenuate pneumoperitoneum-induced reductions in splanchnic blood flow. 
  • A model of sequential heart and composite tissue allotransplant in rats. 
  • A modified inverted omega incision for surgical treatment of gynecomastia. 
  • A multi-institutional experience of isolated limb infusion: defining response and toxicity in the US. 
  • A multicenter analysis of clinical hemolysis in patients supported with durable, long-term left ventricular assist device therapy. 
  • A multicenter prospective evaluation of the clinical utility of F-18 FDG-PET/CT in patients with AJCC stage IIIB or IIIC extremity melanoma. 
  • A multicenter study of histoplasmosis and blastomycosis after solid organ transplantation. 
  • A multicenter study of post-traumatic stress disorder after injury: Mechanism matters more than injury severity. 
  • A multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of intestinal failure. 
  • A nanostructured lidocaine delivery system decreases postsurgical pain in Lewis rats 
  • A national survey of educational resources utilized by the Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons membership. 
  • A new beginning 
  • A new look at blockade of T-cell costimulation: a therapeutic strategy for long-term maintenance immunosuppression. 
  • A new rat infection-heart transplant model: effect of infection on graft survival studies. 
  • A new technique for combined liver/small intestinal transplantation. 
  • A noninvasive hemoglobin monitor in the pediatric intensive care unit. 
  • A nonlinear relationship between visceral adipose tissue and frailty in adult lung transplant candidates. 
  • A novel approach to detect TCR-mediated T cell activation in allografts in situ using antibodies specific to tyrosine phosphorylated ZAP-70, Syk, and LAT 
  • A novel approach to detect TCR-mediated T cell activation in allografts in situ using antibodies specific to tyrosine phosphorylated Zap-70, Syk, and LAT 
  • A novel approach to maintain gut mucosal integrity using an oral enzyme supplement. 
  • A novel approach to sensory re-innervation to the nipple areolar complex after mastectomy with implant-based reconstruction: Anatomic and technical considerations. 
  • A novel approach to the treatment of chronic allograft nephropathy. 
  • A novel approach to xenotransplantation combining surface engineering and genetic modification of isolated adult porcine islets. 
  • A novel calcineurin inhibitor- and sirolimus-free anti-LFA-1-based therapy enhances allogeneic islet survival and function in nonhuman primates 
  • A novel calcineurin inhibitor– and sirolimus-free anti-LFA-1-based therapy enhances allogeneic islet survival and function in nonhuman primates 
  • A novel costimulation blockade regimen for engraftment and function of allogeneic islets in diabetic rhesus macaques. 
  • A novel link between G6PD deficiency and hemolysis in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. 
  • A novel monoclonal antibody to CD40 prolongs islet allograft survival. 
  • A novel scoring system for predicting postoperative venous thromboembolic complications in patients after open aortic surgery. 
  • A nuclear factor-kappa B inhibitor, BAY 11-7082, inhibits interactions between human endothelial cells, T-cells, and monocytes. 
  • A panel of lung injury biomarkers enhances the definition of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after lung transplantation. 
  • A perioperative multidisciplinary care bundle reduces surgical site infections in patients undergoing synchronous colorectal and liver resection. 
  • A phase I-II study evaluating the murine anti-IL-2 receptor antibody 2A3 for treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease. 
  • A pilot study in sub-SMAS face transplantation: defining donor compatibility and assessing outcomes in a cadaver model. 
  • A pilot study to determine the feasibility of continuous cefazolin infusion. 
  • A pilot trial targeting the ICOS-ICOS-L pathway in nonhuman primate kidney transplantation. 
  • A policy-based intervention for the reduction of communication breakdowns in inpatient surgical care: results from a Harvard surgical safety collaborative. 
  • A porcine xenograft-derived bone scaffold is a biocompatible bone graft substitute: An assessment of cytocompatibility and the alpha-Gal epitope. 
  • A profile of acute-phase proteins after severe burns 
  • A prospective evaluation of surgically treated groin complications following percutaneous cardiac procedures. 
  • A prospective multicenter pilot study of HIV-positive deceased donor to HIV-positive recipient kidney transplantation: HOPE in action. 
  • A prospective pathologic analysis using whole-mount sections of rectal cancer following preoperative combined modality therapy: implications for sphincter preservation. 
  • A prospective trial of subxiphoid pericardiotomy in the diagnosis and treatment of large pericardial effusion. A follow-up report. 
  • A prospective, randomized trial of calcineurin inhibitor withdrawal in renal transplantation following Campath-1H induction 
  • A prospective, randomized, multicenter study evaluating early corticosteroid withdrawal with Thymoglobulin in living-donor kidney transplantation. 
  • A protocol of early spiral computed tomography for the detection of stones in patients with renal colic has reduced the time to diagnosis and overall management costs. 
  • A quantitative three-dimensional analysis of coronoid hypertrophy in pediatric craniofacial malformations. 
  • A randomized phase II study of immunization with dendritic cells modified with poxvectors encoding CEA and MUC1 compared with the same poxvectors plus GM-CSF for resected metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • A randomized, placebo-controlled phase I trial of live, attenuated herpes zoster vaccine in subjects with end-stage renal disease immunized prior to renal transplantation. 
  • A rationale for modifying the site of insertion of the orticochea pharyngoplasty. 
  • A rationale for the treatment of difficult basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin. 
  • A realistic complication analysis of 70 sural artery flaps in a multimorbid patient group. 
  • A reliable method for isolation of viable porcine islet cells. 
  • A relic or still relevant: the narrowing role for vagotomy in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease. 
  • A report of the first pediatric heart transplant following donation after circulatory death in the United States using ex-vivo perfusion. 
  • A research agenda for gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery. 
  • A retrospective analysis of facial fracture etiologies. 
  • A rib-containing free flap to reconstruct mandibular defects. 
  • A safe approach to the treatment of iliac artery aneurysms. Aortobifemoral bypass grafting with exclusion of the aneurysm. 
  • A selective approach to resection of cystic lesions of the pancreas: results from 539 consecutive patients. 
  • A selective approach to the resection of cystic lesions of the pancreas: Results from 539 consecutive patients [4] 
  • A selective approach to the resection of cystic lesions of the pancreas: results from 539 consecutive patients. 
  • A silent but lethal injury associated with facial trauma. 
  • A simple method of obtaining repeated venous blood samples from the conscious rat. 
  • A simple scoring system for risk-stratifying rectal cancer patients prior to radical resection. 
  • A simple technique for augmentation of axonal ingrowth into chondroitinase-treated acellular nerve grafts using nerve growth factor. 
  • A single institution's 26-year experience with nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a validation of current staging systems and a new prognostic nomogram. 
  • A single-arm, nonrandomized phase II trial of neoadjuvant gemcitabine and oxaliplatin in patients with resectable pancreas adenocarcinoma. 
  • A single-center experience with ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus in lung transplant recipients: treatment and outcome. 
  • A standard definition of major hepatectomy: resection of four or more liver segments. 
  • A standardized care plan is associated with shorter hospital length of stay in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy. 
  • A state-wide review of contemporary outcomes of gastric bypass in Florida: does provider volume impact outcomes? 
  • A statewide comparison of opioid prescribing in teaching versus nonteaching hospitals. 
  • A structured, extended training program to facilitate adoption of new techniques for practicing surgeons. 
  • A study comparing mycophenolate mofetil to azathioprine in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. 
  • A successful unrelated peripheral blood stem cell transplantation with reduced intensity-conditioning regimen in a patient with late-onset purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency. 
  • A surgical guide for identifying the lateral femoral circumflex vessels during free vascularized fibular transfer for avascular necrosis of the femoral head. 
  • A suture-based liver retraction method for laparoscopic bariatric procedures: results from a large case series. 
  • A systematic review of antibiotic use and infection in breast reconstruction: what is the evidence? 
  • A technical modification eliminates early ureteral complications after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • A technique for management of multiple renal arteries after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • A three-tier system for evaluation of organ procurement organizations' willingness to pursue and utilize nonideal donor lungs. 
  • A toxicity study of trimetrexate used in combination with cyclosporine as acute graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis in HLA-mismatched, related donor bone marrow transplants. 
  • A treatment strategy for postburn neck reconstruction: emphasizing the functional and aesthetic importance of the cervicomental angle. 
  • A unique B cell signature associated with operational tolerance 
  • A unique abdominoplasty approach in management of "buried" penis in adulthood. 
  • A valid and reliable measure of constipation-related quality of life. 
  • A work-performing heart preparation for myocardial performance analysis in murine hearts. 
  • A20 protects mice from lethal liver ischemia/reperfusion injury by increasing peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha expression. 
  • ADH: To excise or not to excise, that is the question. 
  • ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY AFTER PREOPERATIVE CHEMORADIATION IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED RECTAL CANCER. 
  • AJT's response to the National Institutes of Health public access regulations. 
  • ALPPS Procedure for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease: Revealing a Terra Incognita. 
  • ANAL CANCER SCREENING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES AMONG HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. 
  • APOL1 Genotype and Kidney Transplantation Outcomes From Deceased African American Donors. 
  • ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EXTENT OF SURGICAL RESECTION AND OVERALL SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH MUCINOUS NEOPLASMS OF THE APPENDIX 
  • ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EXTENT OF SURGICAL RESECTION AND OVERALL SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH MUCINOUS NEOPLASMS OF THE APPENDIX. 
  • Abdominal Wall Function Following Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review 
  • Abdominal aortic calcification and surgical outcomes in patients with no known cardiovascular risk factors. 
  • Abdominal wall defect and enterocutaneous fistula treatment with the Vacuum-Assisted Closure (V.A.C.) system. 
  • Abdominal wall sinus: a late complication of gallstone spillage during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer in the Twenty-First Century: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes. 
  • Aberrant Obturator Artery: A Hidden Threat after Pelvic Fracture 
  • Ablation of perivascular hepatic malignant tumors with irreversible electroporation. 
  • Abnormal intraoperative cholangiography. Treatment options and long-term follow-up. 
  • Above-elbow arm replantation during pregnancy. 
  • Abrogation of Alloreactive B Cells and Alloantibody after TACI-Ig Treatment in Alemtuzumab Treated CD52Tg Cardiac Allograft Recipient Mice 
  • Abrogation of baboon natural xenoantibody to pig splenocytes by DL-penicillamine. 
  • Abrogation of hyperacute pulmonary xenograft dysfunction by passenger macrophage depletion. 
  • Absence of hyperacute rejection in newborn pig-to-baboon cardiac xenografts. 
  • Absence of hyperacute rejection in pig-to-primate orthotopic pulmonary xenografts. 
  • Abstract 34: a novel immune competent murine hypertrophic scar contracture model: a tool to elucidate disease mechanism and develop new therapies. 
  • Abstract 88: microvascular integration into versatile tissue engineering platforms. 
  • Abstract: alternative visualization and analysis of volumetric data. 
  • Accelerated partial breast irradiation after conservative surgery for breast cancer. 
  • Accelerated partial breast irradiation consensus statement from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). 
  • Accelerated rejection of skin grafts in recipients sensitized with extracted human histocompatibility antigens. 
  • Access and outcomes among minority transplant patients, 1999-2008, with a focus on determinants of kidney graft survival. 
  • Access to Surgical Care and Late-Presenting Disease in Rural Haiti 
  • Access to pediatric surgery delivered by general surgeons and anesthesia providers in Uganda: Results from 2 rural regional hospitals. 
  • Accidental Bowel Leakage Evaluation: A New Patient-Centered Validated Measure of Accidental Bowel Leakage Symptoms in Women. 
  • Accuracy of intraoperative gross examination of surgical margin status in women undergoing partial mastectomy for breast malignancy. 
  • Accuracy of selective sentinel lymphadenectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: effect of clinical node status at presentation. 
  • Accurate staging for gallbladder cancer: implications for surgical therapy and pathological assessment. 
  • Acidic fibroblast growth factor enhances peripheral nerve regeneration in vivo. 
  • Acoustofluidic Device to Remove Donor Specific Antibody in a Sensitized Animal Model 
  • Actionable Risk Model for the Development of Surgical Site Infection after Emergency Surgery. 
  • Actions of glucocorticosteroids on ischemic-reperfused muscle and cutaneous tissue. 
  • Activated, latent TGF beta 1+ CD4+ T cells infiltrate monkey renal allografts and inhibit primed T effector cells during acute kidney transplant rejection. 
  • Activation of T lymphocytes for adhesion and cytokine expression by toxin-conjugated anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies. 
  • Activation of pp60(c-src) is necessary for human vascular smooth muscle cell migration - Discussion 
  • Activation of pp60c-src is necessary for human vascular smooth muscle cell migration. 
  • Active immunization using dendritic cells mixed with tumor cells inhibits the growth of primary breast cancer. 
  • Active immunotherapy of pancreatic cancer with tumor cells genetically engineered to secrete multiple cytokines. 
  • Active immunotherapy with transiently transfected cytokine-secreting tumor cells inhibits breast cancer metastases in tumor-bearing animals. 
  • Actual 10-year survival after hepatic resection of colorectal liver metastases: what factors preclude cure? 
  • Acute Budd-Chiari syndrome during pregnancy: surgical treatment and orthotopic liver transplantation with successful completion of the pregnancy. 
  • Acute Care Utilization and Costs Up to 4 Years After Index Sleeve Gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A National Claims-based Study. 
  • Acute Cellular Rejection in Lung Transplant: Can the Bronchoscopist Assess Transbronchial Biopsy Sample Adequacy? 
  • Acute Pancreatitis Induces FasL Gene Expression and Apoptosis in the Liver 
  • Acute Rejection (AR) and Lymphocytic Bronchiolitis (LB) in a Multicenter Lung Transplant Cohort 
  • Acute Rejection and Graft Failure Drive Worse Outcomes Among Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) Patients Undergoing Heart Transplant (HT) in the US: A UNOS Analysis 
  • Acute Surgical Decision-Making in Abdominal Trauma Is Not Altered by Race or Socioeconomic Status. 
  • Acute Treatment Patterns for Lower Extremity Trauma in the United States: Flaps versus Amputation. 
  • Acute Viral Infection Mediates Allosensitization and Abrogates Humoral Tolerance 
  • Acute abdominal pain due to intussusception of the small intestine in a 17-year-old patient. 
  • Acute and chronic mesenteric ischemia. 
  • Acute difluoromethylornithine treatment increases skin flap survival in rats. 
  • Acute kidney injury and 1-year mortality after left ventricular assist device implantation. 
  • Acute lower extremity ischemia after cardiac surgery. 
  • Acute murine cytomegalovirus disrupts established transplantation tolerance and causes recipient allo-sensitization. 
  • Acute pancreatitis and fulminant hepatic failure. 
  • Acute pancreatitis induces FasL gene expression and apoptosis in the liver. 
  • Acute pancreatitis induces FasL gene expression and upregulates apoptotic pathways in the liver 
  • Acute renal failure after lung transplantation: Incidence, risk factors, and impact on perioperative morbidity and mortality. 
  • Acute renal failure after lung transplantation: incidence, predictors and impact on perioperative morbidity and mortality. 
  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome in the trauma intensive care unit: Morbid but not mortal. 
  • Acute vascular rejection and accommodation: divergent outcomes of the humoral response to organ transplantation. 
  • Acute vascular rejection. 
  • Ad libitum feeds after laparoscopic pyloromyotomy: a retrospective comparison with a standardized feeding regimen in 227 infants. 
  • Adaptation after small bowel resection is attenuated by sialoadenectomy: the role for endogenous epidermal growth factor. 
  • Added morbidity after anastomotic leaks in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass 
  • Adding Anti-Inflammatory Agents During Normothermic Ex-Vivo Liver Perfusion Improves the Preservation of Pig Liver Grafts Before Transplantation. 
  • Addition of adult-to-adult living donation to liver transplant programs improves survival but at an increased cost. 
  • Addition of bevacizumab to irinotecan- and oxaliplatin-based preoperative chemotherapy regimens does not increase morbidity after resection of colorectal liver metastases. 
  • Addition of interleukin-6 receptor blockade to carfilzomib-based desensitization in a highly sensitized nonhuman primate model. 
  • Addition of nitric oxide donor S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine to selective iNOS inhibitor 1400W further improves contractile function in reperfused skeletal muscle. 
  • Addressing Contemporary Management of Vascular Trauma: Optimization of Patient Care Through Collaboration. 
  • Addressing Knowledge Gaps in the Impact of Nutrition on Plastic Surgery Outcomes. 
  • Addressing sex-based disparities in solid organ transplantation in the United States - a conference report. 
  • Addressing the challenges of sleeve gastrectomy in end-stage renal disease: Analysis of 100 consecutive renal failure patients. 
  • Adenine nucleotides of ischemic intestine do not reflect injury. 
  • Adeno-associated virus 9 mediates gene transduction during static cold storage in rodent liver transplantation 
  • Adenocarcinoma of the anal canal 
  • Adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Changing patterns over the last 4 decades. 
  • Adenoviral-mediated G beta y inhibition reduces intimal hyperplasia in aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts 
  • Adenovirus Enteritis Following Intestinal Transplantation. 
  • Adenovirus infections in pediatric small bowel transplant recipients. 
  • Adenovirus-mediated gene transfer into rat cardiac allografts (vol 61, pg 1726, 1996) 
  • Adenovirus-mediated gene transfer into rat cardiac allografts. Comparison of direct injection and perfusion. 
  • Adequacy of Lymph Node Yield for Papillary Thyroid Cancer: An Analysis of 23,131 Patients. 
  • Adequate lymph node assessment for extrahepatic bile duct adenocarcinoma. 
  • Adherence to Enhanced Recovery Protocols in NSQIP and Association With Colectomy Outcomes. 
  • Adherence to ventilator-associated pneumonia bundle and incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the surgical intensive care unit. 
  • Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: Early Operative versus Observational Management. 
  • Adipogenic differentiation of adipose tissue-derived human mesenchymal stem cells: effect of gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Adipose tissue quantification and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation: The Lung Transplant Body Composition study. 
  • Adjuvant Chemotherapy After Preoperative Chemoradiation Improves Survival in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. 
  • Adjuvant Chemotherapy Improves Survival Following Resection of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer with Pathologic Complete Response. 
  • Adjuvant Chemotherapy Should Follow Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Despite Delays 
  • Adjuvant Chemotherapy Versus Observation Following Resection for Patients With Nonmetastatic Poorly Differentiated Colorectal Neuroendocrine Carcinomas. 
  • Adjuvant Hepatic Artery Infusion Chemotherapy is Associated With Improved Survival Regardless of KRAS Mutation Status in Patients With Resected Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Retrospective Analysis of 674 Patients. 
  • Adjuvant Treatment with Alefacept (LFA-3-Ig) Promotes Belatacept-Based Immunomodulation in Renal Transplantation in Nonhuman Primates. 
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery and radiation for stage III and IV head and neck cancer. 
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy for t1 node-positive colon cancers provides significant survival benefit. 
  • Adjuvant hepatic arterial chemotherapy following metastasectomy in patients with isolated liver metastases. 
  • Adjuvant postoperative radiation therapy for colonic carcinoma. 
  • Adjuvant radiation therapy for colon carcinoma 
  • Adjuvant radiation therapy increases disease-free survival in stage IB Merkel cell carcinoma. 
  • Adjuvant radiotherapy improves overall survival in advanced invasive IPMN of the pancreas - a propensity score adjusted, national analysis of 972 patients 
  • Adjuvant therapy for colorectal cancer background and results of surgical resection 
  • Adjuvant therapy for colorectal cancer. 
  • Adjuvant therapy of colon cancer: current status and future developments. 
  • Adolescent Bariatric Surgery: Racial Disparities in 30-Day Outcomes Using the MBSAQIP from 2015 to 2018. 
  • Adoption of Robotics in a General Surgery Residency Program: At What Cost? 
  • Adoptive transfer of cytotoxic T lymphocytes for the treatment of transplant-associated lymphoma. 
  • Adult Transplant Hepatologists' Perceptions of the Transition From Pediatric to Adult Care: A National Survey. 
  • Adult Transplant Hepatologists’ Perceptions of the Transition From Pediatric to Adult Care: A National Survey. 
  • Advanced Modeling to Predict Pneumonia in Combat Trauma Patients. 
  • Advanced Therapy Utilization and Survival in Ambulatory Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: Results from the Medical Arm of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (MedaMACS) Registry 
  • Advanced age is an independent predictor for increased morbidity and mortality after emergent surgery for diverticulitis. 
  • Advanced fellowship training is associated with improved lymph node retrieval in colon cancer resections. 
  • Advances in drug therapy for peptic ulcer disease. 
  • Advances in the care of the patient with malignant melanoma. 
  • Advances in the management of pancreatic cystic neoplasms. 
  • Advances in the nontransplant medical and surgical management of intestinal failure. 
  • Advancing the Ethical Dialogue About Monkey/Human Chimeric Embryos and Chimeric Contribution of Human Extended Pluripotent Stem Cells to Monkey Embryos Ex Vivo 
  • Advantage of rapamycin over mycophenolate mofetil when used with tacrolimus for simultaneous pancreas kidney transplants: randomized, single-center trial at 10 years. 
  • Advantages of minimally invasive, balloon-dissector-assisted tissue expander placement: a clinical and experimental study. 
  • Adverse Events and Their Effect on Quality of Life and Functional Capacity in the ENDURANCE and ENDURANCE Supplemental Trials 
  • Adverse effect of donor vasopressor support on immediate and one-year kidney allograft function - Discussion 
  • Adverse outcomes associated with postoperative atrial arrhythmias after lung transplantation: A meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature. 
  • Aerosolized ribavirin: the most expensive drug for pneumonia. 
  • Aesthetic Orthognathic Surgery and Rhinoplasty 
  • African Americans' discussions about living-donor kidney transplants with family or friends: Who, what, and why not? 
  • After-hour ventricular assist device coverage: what level of expertise is required? 
  • Age and Breslow depth are associated with a positive sentinel lymph node in patients with cutaneous melanocytic tumors of uncertain malignant potential. 
  • Age and gender differences in substance screening may underestimate injury severity: a study of 9793 patients at level 1 trauma center from 2006 to 2010. 
  • Age-related differences in hemodynamics and functional status in pulmonary arterial hypertension: Baseline results from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry. 
  • Age-related effects on thymic output and homeostatic T cell expansion following depletional induction in renal transplant recipients. 
  • Aggressive lymphocyte depletion does not eliminate immune memory. 
  • Aggressive pursuit and utilization of non-ideal donor lungs does not compromise post-lung transplant survival. 
  • Aggressive recurrent HCV liver disease following liver transplantation in the absence of any immunosuppression. 
  • Agree on much, except it is time for change. 
  • Agreement between Fried Frailty Phenotype and Cumulative Deficits Frailty Indices: A Prospective Multi-Center Study 
  • Airway management for victims of penetrating trauma: analysis of 50,000 cases. 
  • Alcohol skin preparation causes surgical fires. 
  • Alcohol, digitalis and cortisol, and myocardial capacity in dogs. 
  • Alcoholic liver disease: natural history. 
  • Alefacept (LFA3-Ig), portal venous donor specific transfusion (PVDST), and sirolimus prolong renal allograft survival in non-human primates 
  • Alefacept Overcomes Memory T Cell Barrier after T Cell Depletion with a Novel Recombinant CD3-Immunotoxin (A-DmDT390-ScfbDb) in a Non-Human Primate Renal Transplantation Model. 
  • Alemtuzumab and tolerance: The University of Wisconsin experience 
  • Alemtuzumab in the treatment of refractory acute rejection and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after human lung transplantation. 
  • Alemtuzumab induction and antibody-mediated kidney rejection after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. 
  • Alemtuzumab induction and recurrence of glomerular disease after kidney transplantation. 
  • Alemtuzumab induction and triple maintenance immunotherapy in kidney transplantation from donors after cardiac death. 
  • Alemtuzumab induction in lung transplantation: time to move on? 
  • Alemtuzumab is not superior to basiliximab to prevent acute antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation 
  • Alemtuzumab-Mediated Depletion in CD52 Transgenic (Tg) Mice: A Model of Memory-Dominant, Lymphopenic Allograft Rejection. 
  • Alemtuzumab. 
  • Algorithm for the diagnosis and management of suspected pump thrombus. 
  • Algorithm to diagnose etiology of hypoglycemia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: case series and review of the literature. 
  • Alimentary tract complications after renal transplantation. 
  • Alloantibody develops coincident with rejection of skin and renal allografts in non-human primates treated with the anti CD-154 monoclonal antibody IDEC-131 combined with donor specific transfusion (DST) and sirolimus. 
  • Allocation of transplantable organs: do people want to punish patients for causing their illness? 
  • Allocation of vascularized composite allografts: what is it? 
  • Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is associated with cure and durable remission of late-onset primary isolated central nervous system hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. 
  • Allogeneic microchimerism and donor antigen-specific hyporeactivity in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Allograft airway fibrosis in the pulmonary milieu: a disorder of tissue remodeling. 
  • Allograft loss in renal transplant recipients with cryptococcus neoformans associated immune reconstitution syndrome. 
  • Alloimmune lung injury induced by local innate immune activation through inhaled lipopolysaccharide. 
  • Allotransplantation of insulinoma into the testis of diabetic rats. 
  • Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Therapy Reduces Alloreactive T Cell Activation and Decreases Graft-vs-Host Disease Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 
  • Alterations in Esophageal Function Following Lung Transplantation. 
  • Alterations in Esophageal Function Following Lung Transplantation. 
  • Alterations in hemodynamics and left ventricular contractility during carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum. 
  • Alterations in intrahepatic hemodynamics of the harvested porcine liver. 
  • Alterations in renal interleukin-1 production during kidney transplant rejection in the rat. The effects of high-dose methylprednisolone. 
  • Alterations in reticulo-endothelial functions as produced by the administration of bacterial toxins. 
  • Altered immunologic reconstitution after standard-dose chemotherapy or high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow support. 
  • Altered intragraft immune responses and improved renal function in MHC class II-deficient mouse kidney allografts. 
  • Altered olfactory acuity in the morbidly obese. 
  • Altering Homeostatic Repopulation with Thymic Irradiation and Donor Mesenchymal Stem Cell Infusions in a Nonhuman Primate Model 
  • Alternative Approaches for the Surgical Treatment of Significant Mitral Regurgitation in Advanced Heart Failure 
  • Alternative immunomodulatory strategies for xenotransplantation: CD40/154 pathway-sparing regimens promote xenograft survival. 
  • Alveolar Bone Grafting and Cleft Lip and Palate: A Review. 
  • Alvimopan Provides Additional Improvement in Outcomes and Cost Savings in Enhanced Recovery Colorectal Surgery. 
  • Ambulatory surgical management of breast carcinoma using paravertebral block. 
  • Amelioration of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for clinically significant obesity. 
  • American Association for Thoracic Surgery/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines on selected topics in mechanical circulatory support. 
  • American College of Surgeons Objective Assessment of Skills in Surgery (ACS OASIS): A Formative Assessment of Junior Residents' Technical Skills. 
  • American Joint Committee on Cancer staging for resected perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: a comparison of the 6th and 7th editions. 
  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimation of bariatric surgery procedures in 2015 and surgeon workforce in the United States. 
  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimation of bariatric surgery procedures in the United States, 2011-2014. 
  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: care pathway for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. 
  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons recommendations on best practices in donation after circulatory death organ procurement. 
  • American society of transplantation symposium on B cells in transplantation: harnessing humoral immunity from rodent models to clinical practice. 
  • Amiodarone use in patients listed for heart transplant is associated with increased 1-year post-transplant mortality. 
  • Amoebic perforation of the intestine in children. 
  • Amphiregulin contributes to airway remodeling in chronic allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation. 
  • Amyand's hernia: a case series with critics of role of appendectomy. 
  • Amyand's hernia: a review. 
  • Amylopectinosis disease isolated to the heart with normal glycogen branching enzyme activity and gene sequence. 
  • An Analysis of Early Versus Late Right Heart Failure With an Intrapericardial Continuous Flow LVAD 
  • An Anatomical Analysis of the Supratrochlear Artery: Considerations in Facial Filler Injections and Preventing Vision Loss. 
  • An Assessment of Bleeding Complications Necessitating Blood Transfusion across Inpatient Plastic Surgery Procedures: A Nationwide Analysis Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database. 
  • An Assessment of Patient Satisfaction and Decisional Regret in Patients Undergoing Staged Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction. 
  • An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial of Prehospital Procedures in Penetrating Trauma: Are Tourniquets Justified? 
  • An Evaluation of Health Literacy in Plastic Surgery Patients 
  • An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum. 
  • An Evidence-Based Approach to Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly. 
  • An Interdisciplinary Approach to Surgical Skills Training Decreases Programmatic Costs. 
  • An MAPK-dependent pathway induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition via Twist activation in human breast cancer cell lines. 
  • An Uncommon Complication of a Common Procedure. 
  • An adherence tensiometer for evaluation of burn dressings. 
  • An adult canine model of chronic pulmonary hypertension for cardiopulmonary transplantation. 
  • An aesthetic approach for nasal tumors. 
  • An alternate arterial reconstruction for pancreas transplantation. 
  • An alternative extraction site for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • An alternative technique of microvascular anastomosis. 
  • An analysis of cadaveric calvarial bone: implications of computer imaging in craniofacial reconstruction. 
  • An analysis of the outcomes of Clostridioides difficile occurring in intestinal transplant recipients requiring hospitalization. 
  • An analytic decision support tool for resident allocation. 
  • An appraisal of technical variant grafts compared to whole liver grafts in pediatric liver transplant recipients: Multicenter analysis from the SPLIT registry. 
  • An audit of post-operative pain and related outcomes following oesophagectomy at the leicester royal infirmary 
  • An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-based algorithm for the management of pancreatic pseudocysts. 
  • An evaluation of abdominal wall closure in general surgical and gynecological residents. 
  • An evaluation of emergency general surgery transfers and a call for standardization of practices. 
  • An evidence-based intraoperative communication tool for emergency general surgery: a pilot study. 
  • An examination of factors predicting prioritization for liver transplantation. 
  • An outcomes analysis of 2142 breast reduction procedures. 
  • An overview of genomic data analysis. 
  • An overview of the actions of cyclosporine and FK506 
  • An uncommon presentation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a renal transplant recipient. 
  • An unconditioned bone marrow transplantation in a child with purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency and its unique complication. 
  • An unusual case of obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • An unusual cause of acute abdominal pain. 
  • An unwelcome guest: Aspergillus colonization in lung transplantation and its association with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. 
  • An update on the efficacy of newer immunosuppressive regimens in cardiac transplantation 
  • Anal neoplasms. 
  • Analgesic Prescribing Patterns for Acute Symptomatic Kidney Stones in Emergency Departments 
  • Analysis of Bleeding Complications in Plastic Surgery 
  • Analysis of Early Job Market Experiences and Perceptions Among Bariatric Surgery Fellowship Graduates and Bariatric Surgery Program Directors. 
  • Analysis of injury in complex organ preservation. 
  • Analysis of model development strategies: predicting ventral hernia recurrence. 
  • Analysis of myocardial function in orthotopic cardiac allografts after prolonged storage in UW solution. 
  • Analysis of primate renal allografts after T-cell depletion with anti-CD3-CRM9. 
  • Analysis of the SAGES Outcomes Initiative groin hernia database. 
  • Analysis of tumor characteristics and survival in liver transplant recipients with incidentally diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma. 
  • Analytic morphomics, core muscle size, and surgical outcomes. 
  • Anastomoses for vascular shunt, arterial graft, and flap vascularization performed using magnets 
  • Anastomotic infections in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Anastomotic leaks after intestinal anastomosis: it's later than you think. 
  • Anastomotic leaks after laparoscopic gastric bypass. 
  • Anatomic Targets for Breast Reconstruction Neurotization: Past Results and Future Possibilities. 
  • Anatomic and physiologic evaluation of upper extremity ischemia. 
  • Anatomic location of a sensory nerve to the lateral thigh flap: A novel option for sensate autologous tissue reconstruction. 
  • Anatomic location of a sensory nerve to the profunda artery perforator (PAP) flap: A novel option for sensate autologous tissue reconstruction. 
  • Anatomic location of a sensory nerve to the transverse upper gracilis (TUG) flap: A novel option for sensate autologous tissue reconstruction. 
  • Anatomic location of sensory nerves to the superior and inferior gluteal artery perforators flap: Novel option for sensate autologous tissue reconstruction. 
  • Anatomical basis and clinical application of the infragluteal perforator flap. 
  • Anesthesia duration as a marker for surgical complications in office-based plastic surgery. 
  • Angiographic ablation of mediastinal parathyroid adenoma. 
  • Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antibodies are Associated with Younger Age and Renal Dysfunction in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation 
  • Angiotensin II antagonism is associated with reduced risk for gastrointestinal bleeding caused by arteriovenous malformations in patients with left ventricular assist devices. 
  • Anorectal melanoma: clinical characteristics and results of surgical management in twenty-four patients. 
  • Anorectal melanoma: clinical characteristics and the role of abdominoperineal resection. 
  • Another Step Toward Becoming a Transplant Community. 
  • Another piece of the antibody puzzle: Observations from the HALT study. 
  • Antagonism of signaling through CD28 or LFA-1, but not CD154, result in abortive activation of antigen-stimulated T cells 
  • Anti-Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor and Anti-Endothelial Cell Antibodies: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Pathological Findings in Allograft Biopsies. 
  • Anti-CD154 therapy to prevent graft rejection 
  • Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab) therapy for acute cardiac humoral rejection: a case report. 
  • Anti-CX(3)CR1 antibody treatment prolongs murine cardiac allograft survival. 
  • Anti-LFA-1 Synergizes with CD28/CD154 Blockade To Inhibit Anti-Donor Cytotoxicity and Promote Graft Survival in Recipients Possessing Donor-Reactive Memory T Cells 
  • Anti-LFA-1 Synergizes with CD28/CD154 Blockade To Inhibit Anti-Donor Cytotoxicity and Promote Graft Survival in Recipients Possessing Donor-Reactive Memory T Cells 
  • Anti-LFA-1 and CTLA-4 Ig Synergize in Attenuating Donor-Reactive CD4+and CD8+T Cell Responses and in Prolonging Graft Survival. 
  • Anti-Leukocyte Function-Associated Antigen 1 Therapy in a Nonhuman Primate Renal Transplant Model of Costimulation Blockade-Resistant Rejection. 
  • Anti-inflammatory signaling during ex vivo liver perfusion improves the preservation of pig liver grafts before transplantation. 
  • Anti-reflux surgery improves pulmonary function in lung transplant patients 
  • Anti-thymoglobulin induction improves neonatal porcine xenoislet engraftment and survival. 
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis Strategies in LVAD Implantation and LVAD Infections: A Systematic Review of the Literature 
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis following Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: What Is the Evidence? 
  • Antibiotics after Simple (Acute) Appendicitis are not Associated with Better Clinical Outcomes: A Post-Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multi-Center Study. 
  • Antibodies, boosters, and optimizing SARS-CoV-2 vaccines for transplantation: A call for more research. 
  • Antibody Directed Therapy after Lung Transplant 
  • Antibody depletion strategy for the treatment of suspected antibody-mediated rejection in lung transplant recipients: Does it work? 
  • Antibody desensitization therapy in highly sensitized lung transplant candidates. 
  • Antibody formation after drug administration during cardiac surgery: parameters for aprotinin use. 
  • Antibody formation after drug administration during heart surgery: parameters for aprotinin use 
  • Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Sensitized Nonhuman Primates: Modeling Human Biology. 
  • Antibody-Mediated Rejection. 
  • Antibody-mediated rejection of the lung: A consensus report of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. 
  • Antibody-mediated rejection--an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 
  • Anticoagulation Strategies in the Perioperative Period for Lung Transplant: 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Warfarin Reversal 
  • Antifungal attributes of immunosuppressive agents: new paradigms in management and elucidating the pathophysiologic basis of opportunistic mycoses in organ transplant recipients. 
  • Antifungal management practices and evolution of infection in organ transplant recipients with cryptococcus neoformans infection. 
  • Antigen expression in xenotransplantation: how low must it go? 
  • Antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplant recipients: Current challenges and proposed metrics. 
  • Antioxidant lazaroid U-74006F improves renal function and reduces the expression of cytokines, inducible nitric oxide synthase, and MHC antigens in a syngeneic renal transplant model. Partial support for the response-to-injury hypothesis. 
  • Antireflux surgery leads to durable improvement in laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms. 
  • Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides prevent acute cardiac allograft rejection via a novel, nontoxic, highly efficient transfection method. 
  • Antithymocyte Globulin is Associated with Mature T Cell Phenotypes and Decreased Risk of Non-EBV Infections in Transplanted Children. 
  • Antivenom Does Not Cause Snakebite Complications, Withholding It Does. 
  • Apolipoprotein L1 gene variants in deceased organ donors are associated with renal allograft failure. 
  • Apoptosis and hepatic allograft reperfusion injury. 
  • Apoptotic cell-based therapies for promoting transplantation tolerance. 
  • Appendectomy using single-incision pediatric endosurgery for acute and perforated appendicitis. 
  • Appendicitis can be treated safely with a negative appendectomy rate of 10% 
  • Appendicitis in Pregnancy: A Post-Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Study. 
  • Appendicitis, body mass index, and CT: is CT more valuable for obese patients than thin patients? 
  • Apples to apples: The challenges of studying COVID-19 mortality in solid organ transplant recipients. 
  • Application of a novel suture anchor to abdominal wall closure. 
  • Applying fault tree analysis to the prevention of wrong-site surgery. 
  • Applying rigor and reproducibility standards to assay donor-derived cell-free DNA as a non-invasive method for detection of acute rejection and graft injury after heart transplantation. 
  • Applying the Keystone Design Perforator Island Flap Concept in a Variety of Anatomic Locations: A Review of 60 Consecutive Cases by a Single Surgeon. 
  • Applying to Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Programs: Trends in the Past 5 Years of the Match. 
  • Approaches to the Management of Sensitized Lung Transplant Candidates: Findings from an International Survey 
  • Are Clinical Outcomes of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) Different from Solid Organ Transplants? 
  • Are Octogenarians and Older Adult Trauma Patients Equivalent 
  • Are Prophylactic Postoperative Antibiotics Necessary for Immediate Breast Reconstruction? Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Are mutations in the cystic fibrosis gene important in chronic pancreatitis? 
  • Are we choosing wisely? Drivers of preoperative MRI use in breast cancer patients. 
  • Arterial intimal damage in avulsion and crush injuries in rat limbs. 
  • Arterial shunting as an adjunct to major limb revascularization. 
  • Arterialization of the Venous System for Treatment of Chronic Ischemia in the Hand. 
  • Artificial Mitochondria Transfer to Mitigate Ischemic Damage in an In Vitro Model of Tubular Injury and in an Ex Vivo Porcine Model of DCD Renal Transplantation. 
  • As Infliximab Use for Ulcerative Colitis Has Increased, so Has the Rate of Surgical Resection. 
  • Ascites Is A Risk Factor for Increased Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality in Patients That Undergo Pancreatic Necrosectomy for Acute Pancreatic Necrosis 
  • Ascites in hepatitis C liver transplant recipients frequently occurs in the absence of advanced fibrosis. 
  • Aseptic necrosis after cadaveric renal transplantation: Data from the UNOS/USRDS database. 
  • Aspergillus infections in transplant and non-transplant surgical patients. 
  • Aspergillus-induced small bowel obstruction in a leukemic newborn. 
  • Assessing Quality of Real-World Data Supplied by an Automated Surgical Data Pipeline 
  • Assessing Quality of Surgical Real-World Data from an Automated Electronic Health Record Pipeline. 
  • Assessing immune reconsitution: Monitoring lymphocyte immune function following depletional therapy using the ImmunKnow (TM) assay. 
  • Assessing oropharyngeal dysphagia after lung transplantation: altered swallowing mechanisms and increased morbidity. 
  • Assessing post-discharge costs of hepatopancreatic surgery: an evaluation of Medicare expenditure. 
  • Assessing surgical training: a utility analysis of the advanced surgical skills for exposure in trauma course 
  • Assessing the Financial Burden Associated With Treatment Options for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. 
  • Assessing the Influence of Attending Surgeon Continuity on Free Flap Outcomes Following Unplanned Returns to the Operating Room. 
  • Assessing the Influence of Failed Implant Reconstruction on Patient Satisfaction and Decision Regret after Salvage Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Assessing the Magnitude of a Surgical Career Through His Trainees: The John L. Cameron Legacy Factor. 
  • Assessing the Relationship between Anxiety and Revision Surgery following Autologous Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Assessing the Utility of Post-Mastectomy Imaging after Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Assessing the effort associated with teaching residents. 
  • Assessment and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease following bariatric surgery. 
  • Assessment of Female Medical Students' Interest in Careers in Cardiothoracic Surgery. 
  • Assessment of Plastic Surgery Residency Applications without United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 Scores. 
  • Assessment of Transplant Trainee Education and Recruitment Experiences 
  • Assessment of cadaveric organ viability during pulsatile perfusion using infrared imaging. 
  • Assessment of cardiac allograft systolic function by global longitudinal strain: From donor to recipient. 
  • Assessment of critical renal ischemia with real-time infrared imaging. 
  • Assessment of four tissue models on knot tensile strength. 
  • Assessment of perioperative nutrition practices and attitudes-A national survey of colorectal and GI surgical oncology programs. 
  • Assessment of the financial implications for laparoscopic liver surgery: A single-centre UK cost analysis for minor and major hepatectomy 
  • Assessment of the intrinsic contractile status of the heart during sepsis by myocardial pressure-dimension analysis. 
  • Association 'Between Gabapentinoids on the Day of Colorectal Surgery and Adverse Postoperative Respiratory Outcomes. 
  • Association Between Hospital Trauma Designation and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes after Injury among Pregnant Women in Washington State. 
  • Association Between Targeted HER-2 Therapy and Breast Reconstruction Outcomes: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. 
  • Association between Antibiotic Redosing Prior to Incision and Risk of Incisional Site Infection in Children with Appendicitis. 
  • Association between Pulmonary Hypertension and Outcomes in Heart-Kidney Transplantation 
  • Association between Survival and Fragmented Care in Stage II and III Rectal Cancer 
  • Association between anesthesiologist experience and mortality after orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Association between neoadjuvant chemoradiation and survival for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. 
  • Association between primary graft dysfunction and acute kidney injury after orthotopic heart transplantation - a retrospective, observational cohort study. 
  • Association between venous thromboembolism and perioperative allogeneic transfusion 
  • Association of Bariatric Surgery and Risk of Cancer in Patients With Morbid Obesity. 
  • Association of Discharge Immunosuppression Regimen and Post-Transplant Outcomes in Lung Transplantation: An Analysis of OPTN Data 
  • Association of Discharge Maintenance Immunosuppression with Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus (PTDM) in Adult Recipients of Primary Kidney Transplants. 
  • Association of Gender and Surgical Approach on Readmission and Reoperation after Primary Bariatric Surgery 
  • Association of Myocardial Enzyme Elevation and Survival Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 
  • Association of Postoperative Opioid Prescription Size and Patient Satisfaction. 
  • Association of Safety Culture with Surgical Site Infection Outcomes. 
  • Association of breast cancer with the finding of atypical ductal hyperplasia at core breast biopsy. 
  • Association of chronic thromboxane inhibition with reduced in situ cytotoxic T cell activity in rejecting rat renal allografts. 
  • Association of cytokine polymorphic inheritance and in vitro cytokine production in anti-CD3/CD28-stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes. 
  • Association of excessive duration of antibiotic therapy for intra-abdominal infection with subsequent extra-abdominal infection and death: a study of 2,552 consecutive infections. 
  • Association of leukocyte-depleted blood transfusions with infectious complications after cardiac surgery. 
  • Association of postdischarge complications with reoperation and mortality in general surgery. 
  • Association of serum phosphorus level with anemia in kidney transplant recipients. 
  • Association of tacrolimus time-to-therapeutic range on renal dysfunction and acute cellular rejection after orthotopic heart transplantation in a high use basiliximab population. 
  • Association of urinary excretion of the IP-10, MIG, and I-TAC with acute allograft rejection in baboon kidney transplantation. 
  • Associations Between Perioperative Crystalloid Volume and Adverse Outcomes in Five Surgical Populations. 
  • Associations of ABCB1 3435C>T and IL-10-1082G>A polymorphisms with long-term sirolimus dose requirements in renal transplant patients. 
  • Associations of ABCB1 and IL-10 genetic polymorphisms with sirolimus-induced dyslipidemia in renal transplant recipients. 
  • Associations of perceived information adequacy and knowledge with pursuit of live donor kidney transplants and living donor inquiries among African American transplant candidates. 
  • Asthma medication usage is significantly reduced following bariatric surgery. 
  • Astrocyte cytolysis by MHC class II-specific mouse T cell clones. 
  • Asts-Ast Report Of Fda Meeting On Regulatory Expectations For Xenotransplantation Products. 
  • Asymptomatic Trauma Patients Screened for Venous Thromboembolism Have a Higher Risk Profile with Lower Rate of Pulmonary Embolism: A Five-Year Single-Institution Experience. 
  • At-home hands-on surgical training during COVID19: proof of concept using a virtual telementoring platform. 
  • Atrial Fibrillation Predicts Inferior Survival in Liver Transplant Recipients of Advanced Age in a Large Multicenter US Cohort 
  • Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis: an evolving and poorly understood entity. 
  • Attitudes of patients with renal disease on xenotransplantation: A systematic review. 
  • Attitudes of the American public toward organ donation after uncontrolled (sudden) cardiac death. 
  • Attitudes toward biological mesh in breast reconstruction: a regional survey of plastic surgeons. 
  • Attitudes, psychology, and risk taking of potential live kidney donors: strangers, relatives, and the general public. 
  • Attitudinal and psychological differences between altruistic strangers and the general public. 
  • Attracting students to surgical careers: preclinical surgical experience. 
  • Attrition in general surgery residency: can global and rural surgery shift the paradigm? 
  • Author's Response. 
  • Autoimmune thyroid disease after renal transplantation using depletional induction with alemtuzumab. 
  • Automating the Diagnosis of Potential CLAD and Its Subtypes in Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • Awareness of racial/ethnic disparities in surgical outcomes and care: factors affecting acknowledgment and action. 
  • Axillary lymph node dissection versus the sentinel lymph node technique in breast cancer. 
  • B cell reconstitution following alemtuzumab induction under a belatacept-based maintenance regimen. 
  • B cells in transplant tolerance and rejection: friends or foes? 
  • BAFF Dysregulation in Renal Transplant Patients Treated with Campath-1H 
  • BAFF is increased in renal transplant patients following treatment with alemtuzumab. 
  • BETA-ADRENERGIC EFFECTS ON PARATHYROID (PTH) RELEASE 
  • BEVACIZUMAB ASSOCIATED FISTULA FORMATION IN POSTOPERATIVE PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED COLORECTAL CANCER. 
  • BK virus and SV40 co-infection in polyomavirus nephropathy. 
  • BK virus nephropathy in non-renal solid organ transplant recipients: Are we looking hard enough? 
  • BLOCKING COMPLEMENT C3 IN A SENSITIZED NONHUMAN PRIMATE MODEL OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION 
  • BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINO ACIDS METABOLITES CAN PREDICT TYPE II DIABETES REMISSION 1-YEAR AFTER GASTRIC BYPASS 
  • Bacteremia in lung transplant recipients in the current era. 
  • Bacteremia in solid organ transplant recipients as compared to immunocompetent patients: Acute phase cytokines and outcomes in a prospective, matched cohort study. 
  • Bacterial colonization of intravenous catheter materials in vitro and in vivo. 
  • Bacterial genotype and clinical outcomes in solid organ transplant recipients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. 
  • Bacteriologic features of surgical site infections following breast surgery. 
  • Balance Between Technical Novelty and Clinical Fidelity Is the Cornerstone in Pancreatic Surgery. 
  • Banff 2011 Meeting report: new concepts in antibody-mediated rejection. 
  • Banff 2013 meeting report: inclusion of c4d-negative antibody-mediated rejection and antibody-associated arterial lesions. 
  • Banff Digital Pathology Working Group: Going digital in transplant pathology. 
  • Banff Lung Report: Current knowledge and future research perspectives for diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). 
  • Banff study of pathologic changes in lung allograft biopsy specimens with donor-specific antibodies. 
  • Bariatric Surgery and Suicide Risk in Patients with Obesity. 
  • Bariatric surgery for severely obese adolescents. 
  • Bariatric surgery improves urinary incontinence in morbidly obese individuals. 
  • Bariatric surgery in patients with bipolar spectrum disorders: Selection factors, postoperative visit attendance, and weight outcomes. 
  • Bariatric surgery reduces long-term rates of cardiac events and need for coronary revascularization: a propensity-matched analysis 
  • Bariatric surgery using a network and teleconferencing to serve remote patients in the Veterans Administration Health Care System: feasibility and results. 
  • Barrier protection against the human immunodeficiency virus. 
  • Barriers to Completing the Transplant Evaluation Process: A Mixed-Methods Study. 
  • Barriers to Surgical Care Among Children in Somaliland: An Application of the Three Delays Framework. 
  • Barriers to transplantation of HIV-Positive kidney transplant candidates 
  • Basal cells in lung cancer 
  • Baseline 6-min walk distance predicts survival in lung transplant candidates. 
  • Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Induced Angiogenesis and Prefabricated Flap Survival 
  • Basic fibroblast growth factor expression following surgical delay of rat transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps. 
  • Basic fibroblast growth factor is upregulated in hibernating myocardium. 
  • Basic science in a department of surgery. 
  • Battlefield to Bedside: Bringing Precision Medicine to Surgical Care. 
  • Behind the Smoke: Impact of Vaping on Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Outcomes 
  • Being Well Informed Is Critical to Informed Consent for Living Liver Donors 
  • Belatacept Combined With Transient Calcineurin Inhibitor Therapy Prevents Rejection and Promotes Improved Long-Term Renal Allograft Function. 
  • Belatacept Immunotherapy Is Not Augmented by Blockade of Activated LFA-1 in a Nonhuman Primate Renal Transplant Model 
  • Belatacept Prevents De Novo Alloantibody Production in Rhesus Macaques. 
  • Belatacept and Carfilzomib-based Treatment of Active Antibody-mediated Rejection in a Sensitized Nonhuman Primate Model 
  • Belatacept and Rapamycin Maintenance Immunosuppression in a Sensitized Nonhuman Primate Kidney Allotransplantation Model 
  • Belatacept and sirolimus prolong nonhuman primate islet allograft survival: adverse consequences of concomitant alefacept therapy. 
  • Belatacept and sirolimus prolong nonhuman primate renal allograft survival without a requirement for memory T cell depletion. 
  • Belatacept, but Not Calcineurin Inhibitors, Preserve Human CMV-Specific Memory Cell Responses. 
  • Belatacept-Based Maintenance Immunosuppression Promoted Long-Term Antibody-Mediated Rejection Free Graft Survival After Desensitization in Sensitized Multiparous Female Recipients. 
  • Belatacept: is there BENEFIT for liver transplantation too? 
  • Bench reconstruction of pancreas for transplantation: experience with 192 cases. 
  • Benchmarks in Pancreatic Surgery: A Novel Tool for Unbiased Outcome Comparisons. 
  • Beneficial effect of plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin on renal allograft survival of patients with acute humoral rejection. 
  • Beneficial effects of targeting the CXCR3 chemokine receptor in non-human primate renal allograft recipients. 
  • Benefit of social media on patient engagement and satisfaction: Results of a 9-month, qualitative pilot study using Facebook. 
  • Benefit or bias? The role of surgery to remove the primary tumor in patients with metastatic breast cancer. 
  • Benefits of a novel percutaneous ventricular assist device for right heart failure: The prospective RECOVER RIGHT study of the Impella RP device. 
  • Best Solutions for Perineal and Pressure Sore Reconstruction. 
  • Beta-adrenergic effects on parathyroid (PTH) release 
  • Beta-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and cardiac graft function in potential organ donors. 
  • Bevacizumab-Associated Fistula Formation in Postoperative Colorectal Cancer Patients Discussion 
  • Bevacizumab-associated fistula formation in postoperative colorectal cancer patients. 
  • Beyond Trafficking: Blockade of LFA-1/ICAM Critically Impacts CD8+T Cell Acquisition of Donor-Specific Cytokine Production and Cytolytic Activity 
  • Beyond death and graft survival-Variation in outcomes after liver transplant. Results from the NSQIP transplant beta phase. 
  • Beyond the eyeball test: Measures of frailty in lung transplantation. 
  • Big data: More than big data sets. 
  • Bilateral Diffuse Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia Necessitating Mastectomy. 
  • Bilateral pneumonectomy with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplant. 
  • Bilateral retroperitoneal renal allografts: technique for placement through a midline incision. 
  • Bile acid aspiration associated with lung chemical profile linked to other biomarkers of injury after lung transplantation. 
  • Bile acids in xenogeneic ex-vivo liver perfusion: function of xenoperfused livers and compatibility with human bile salts and porcine livers. 
  • Bile compositional changes and cholesterol stone formation following orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Bile flow--an index of ischemic injury. 
  • Biliary atresia-polysplenia syndrome: surgical and clinical relevance in liver transplantation. 
  • Biliary complications after pediatric liver transplantation: risk factors and impact on patient and graft survival 
  • Biliary complications in adult liver transplants from dcd (donation after cardiac death) donors. 
  • Biliary drainage operations for stones in the era of laparoscopic surgery 
  • Biliary reconstructive techniques and associated anatomic variants in adult living donor liver transplantations: The adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation cohort study experience. 
  • Biliary response to glucagon and insulin following hepatic transplantation in humans. 
  • Biliary response to glucagon in humans. 
  • Biliary secretion of extracorporeal porcine livers with single and dual vessel perfusion. 
  • Biliary stricture secondary to donor B-cell lymphoma after orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. 
  • Binge eating, quality of life and physical activity improve after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity. 
  • Bioburden after Staphylococcus aureus inoculation in type 1 diabetic rats undergoing internal fixation. 
  • Bioengineered Human Acellular Vessels for Dialysis Access: Completed Phase 2 Studies 
  • Biologics in organ transplantation. 
  • Biomarker Development in IPMN: The Problem of the Known Unknowns and the Unknown Unknowns. 
  • Biomimetic nanoparticles for transplantation tolerance. 
  • Biophysical characteristics of anti-Gal(alpha)1-3Gal IgM binding to cell surfaces: implications for xenotransplantation. 
  • Bladder carcinoma in a transplant recipient: evidence to implicate the BK human polyomavirus as a causal transforming agent. 
  • Bleeding After Free Flap-Based Breast Reconstruction: A NSQIP Analysis. 
  • Bleeding and thrombosis associated with ventricular assist device therapy. 
  • Blockade of L-selectin attenuates reperfusion injury in a rat model. 
  • Blockade of endothelin-converting enzyme reduces pulmonary hypertension after cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest. 
  • Blocking Complement Component C3 in a Sensitized Nonhuman Primate Model of Kidney Allotransplantation 
  • Blood Group O is Associated with Decreased Rates of Transplantation and Increased Waitlist Mortality in Lung Transplantation: A Propensity-Matched Registry Analysis 
  • Blood Pressure Management Ameliorates the Severity of Neurological Events 
  • Blood Pressure Variability Early After Liver Transplantation Predicts Long-Term Mortality. 
  • Blood product transfusion and lung transplant outcomes: A systematic review. 
  • Blood transfusions decrease the incidence of acute rejection in cardiac allograft recipients. 
  • Blood usage during liver transplantation: The impact of an autotransfusion device. 
  • Blood vessel matrix: a new alternative for abdominal wall reconstruction. 
  • Blood-induced arterial segmental spasm. 
  • Bloodless HeartMate 3 explantation and orthotopic heart transplant in a heart failure patient refusing blood products. 
  • Bloodstream infections in mechanical circulatory support device recipients in the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Mechanically Assisted Circulation Support Registry: Epidemiology, risk factors, and mortality. 
  • Body composition and source of weight loss after bariatric surgery. 
  • Body mass trajectories through midlife among adults with class I obesity. 
  • Bone marrow transplantation for severe aplastic anemia from genotypically HLA-nonidentical relatives. An update of the Seattle experience. 
  • Bone marrow-derived AXL tyrosine kinase promotes mitogenic crosstalk and cardiac allograft vasculopathy. 
  • Book Review 
  • Bosentan, an endothelin antagonist, augments hepatic graft function by reducing graft circulatory impairment following ischemia/reperfusion injury. 
  • Both gastric electrical stimulation and pyloric surgery offer long-term symptom improvement in patients with gastroparesis. 
  • Bottoms Up: A History of Rectal Nutrition from 1870 to 1920 
  • Boutonnière deformity: a surgical corrective procedure. 
  • Bovine vs Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix for Abdominal Wall Herniorrhaphy or Bridging 
  • Brachial artery reconstruction using the heparin-bonded Sundt shunt. 
  • Bradycardia in children less than two years of age during liver transplantation. 
  • Breaking the Viral Spiral: Changing how you C Hepatitis 
  • Breast Cancer after Augmentation: Oncologic and Reconstructive Considerations among Women Undergoing Mastectomy. 
  • Breast Cancer and Reconstruction: Normative Data for Interpreting the BREAST-Q. 
  • Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma: Updated Systematic Review and Analysis of Treatment Strategies. 
  • Breast biopsy in women 30 years old or less 
  • Breast biopsy in women 30 years old or less. 
  • Breast cancer in women under 35 years of age. 
  • Breast conservation surgery using nipple-areolar resection for central breast cancers. 
  • Breast necrosis following use of the internal mammary artery for coronary artery bypass. 
  • Breast reconstruction following subcutaneous mastectomy for cancer: a critical appraisal of the nipple-areola complex. 
  • Breast reconstruction with superior epigastric artery perforator (SEAP) free flap: Report of two cases. 
  • Breast reconstruction with the DIEP flap or the muscle-sparing (MS-2) free TRAM flap: is there a difference? 
  • Breast self-examination: defining a cohort still in need. 
  • Breast-Related Quality of Life in Young Reduction Mammaplasty Patients: A Long-Term Follow-Up Using the BREAST-Q. 
  • Bridging the translation gap in cytomegalovirus therapeutics through ex vivo lung perfusion: Opportunities and challenges. 
  • Brincidofovir - Finally an Option for PML? 
  • Bronchoalveolar Bile Acids are Associated with Acute Rejection, Inflammation, and Allograft Survival: A Multi-Center Study 
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) as a Compartment for DonorDerived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) Assessment in Lung Recipients 
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Proteome in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction 
  • Bronchoalveolar bile acid and inflammatory markers to identify high-risk lung transplant recipients with reflux and microaspiration. 
  • Bronchoalveolar lavage as a tool to predict, diagnose and understand bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. 
  • Brucellosis. Indications for splenectomy. 
  • Burden and Outcomes of Neonatal Surgery in Uganda: Results of a Five-Year Prospective Study. 
  • Burden of Neonatal Surgical Conditions in Northern Ghana. 
  • Burden of Surgical Conditions in Uganda: A Cross-sectional Nationwide Household Survey. 
  • Burden of Surgical Infections in a Tertiary-Care Pediatric Surgery Service in Uganda. 
  • Burden of early hospitalization after simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation: Results from the US Multicenter SLKT Consortium. 
  • Burn Injuries: Prevention, Advocacy, and Legislation. 
  • Buyer beware: The risks of donor-derived vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia. 
  • Bypassing the duodenum does not improve insulin resistance associated with diet-induced obesity in rodents 
  • C-reactive Protein Levels Predict Right Ventricular Failure and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Assist Device Implantation: An INTERMACS Analysis 
  • C1-esterase inhibitor and a novel peptide inhibitor improve contractile function in reperfused skeletal muscle. 
  • C4 article: Implications of COVID-19 in transplantation. 
  • C4: An experiment in academic dialogue. 
  • CA 19-9 is an index of response to neoadjunctive chemoradiation therapy in pancreatic cancer. 
  • CARFILZOMIB AND LULIZUMAB-BASED DESENSITIZATION PROLONGS ALLOGRAFT SURVIVAL IN SENSITIZED NON-HUMAN PRIMATES KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION MODEL 
  • CAUSES OF LATE MORTALITY IN SURVIVORS OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. 
  • CD154 blockade, sirolimus, and donor-specific transfusion prevents renal allograft rejection in cynomolgus monkeys despite homeostatic T-cell activation. 
  • CD20+ Lymphocytes in Renal Allografts Are Associated with Poor Graft Survival in Pediatric Patients 
  • CD20-positive infiltrates in renal allograft biopsies with acute cellular rejection are not associated with worse graft survival. 
  • CD24 as a Novel Predictive Biomarker in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Friend or Foe? 
  • CD28 negative T cells: is their loss our gain? 
  • CD4+ CD25+ FOXP3+ regulatory T cells increase de novo in kidney transplant patients after immunodepletion with Campath-1H. 
  • CD40 blockade combines with CTLA4Ig and sirolimus to produce mixed chimerism in an MHC-defined rhesus macaque transplant model. 
  • CD40 ligand is essential for generation of specific cytotoxic T cell responses in RNA-pulsed dendritic cell immunotherapy. 
  • CD40-specific costimulation blockade enhances neonatal porcine islet survival in nonhuman primates. 
  • CD40/CD154 Pathway Blockade Mediates Conversion of Antigen-Specific CDC+ T Cells into FoxP3(+) Cells and Inhibits CD8(+) T Cell Effector Function. 
  • CD40/CD154 Pathway Blockade Prolongs Graft Survival While Inhibiting CD8(+) T Cell Activation and Differentiation 
  • CD40:CD154 interactions and allograft rejection 
  • CD46 Transgene Modification and Thrombosis in Neonatal Porcine Islet Xenotransplantation. 
  • CD57(+) CD4 T Cells Underlie Belatacept-Resistant Allograft Rejection. 
  • CD68/CD31 immunohistochemistry double stain demonstrates increased accuracy in diagnosing pathologic antibody-mediated rejection in cardiac transplant patients. 
  • CD8+ memory T cells specific for a single surrogate minor antigen are sufficient to inhibit transplant tolerance induced by CTLA-4 ig and anti-CD154 
  • CENTRAL TOLERANCE IS NOTA SIGNIFICANT MECHANISM FOR PROLONGED ALLOGRAFT SURVIVAL IN ANTI-CD3 IMMUNOTOXIN TREATED MONKEYS 
  • CHANGING DONOR AND RECIPIENT DEMOGRAPHICS AFFECTS LONG-TERM RENAL ALLOGRAFT OUTCOME 
  • CLONING OF PORCINE CD80 AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMAN T CELL COSTIMULATORY ACTIVITY 
  • CMV and EBV Viremia Occur as Independent Consequences of Immunosuppression 
  • CMV-Specific CD8+ T Cells Persist During Early Chronic Infection With Impaired Function and an EomeshiPD-1hi Exhausted Phenotype in Lung Transplant Recipients With Relapsing Viremia 
  • CNS cryptococcal lesions in solid organ transplant recipients with cryptococcosis 
  • CO2 angiography--a technique for vascular imaging in renal allograft dysfunction. 
  • COLIGATION OF CD40L (CD154) AND CD3 RESULTS IN CD4+ T CELL ACTIVATION AND THE INDUCTION OF APOPTOSIS. 
  • COMBINED TRANSPLANTATION OF FREE-TISSUES - DISCUSSION 
  • CONVERSION FROM TWICE DAILY TACROLIMUS TO ONCE DAILY MODIFIED RELEASE TACROLIMUS IN STABLE PANCREAS TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS - A SAFETY STUDY. 
  • CORRECTION 
  • CORRELATION OF EPSTEIN-BARR VIRAL LOAD WITH DEVELOPMENT OF POST-TRANSPLANT LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS 
  • COVID-19 and Liver Transplantation: Early Reports and Recommendations. 
  • COVID-19 in Lung Transplant Recipients: Outcomes and Long-Term Follow Up 
  • COVID-19 in hospitalized lung and non-lung solid organ transplant recipients: A comparative analysis from a multicenter study. 
  • COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of current literature. 
  • COVID-19 vaccination in our transplant recipients: The time is now. 
  • COX-Prostaglandin Pathway Inhibition May Augment the Effects of Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer 
  • CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated BRCA1 Knockdown Adipose Stem Cells Promote Breast Cancer Progression. 
  • CT angiography effectively evaluates extremity vascular trauma. 
  • CT diagnosis of acquired small bowel volvulus. 
  • CT volumetry is superior to nuclear renography for prediction of residual kidney function in living donors. 
  • CTLA-4 Ig Prevents Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection. 
  • CTLA4Ig prevents alloantibody formation following nonhuman primate islet transplantation using the CD40-specific antibody 3A8. 
  • CXCR3-induced activation of the MAPK p44/p42 is downstream of the critical T-CELL signaling molecules ZAP-70 and LAT. 
  • CXCR4 Inhibition Improves Donor Leukocyte Depletion During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion 
  • CXCR4 Inhibition Improves Donor Leukocyte Depletion during Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion. 
  • Cadaver renal transplantation ignoring peak-reactive sera in patients with markedly decreasing pretransplant sensitization. 
  • Calcineurin inhibitor withdrawal after renal transplantation with alemtuzumab: clinical outcomes and effect on T-regulatory cells. 
  • Calpain inhibition prevents sinusoidal endothelial cell apoptosis in the cold ischemic rat liver. 
  • Calprotectin: a novel noninvasive marker for intestinal allograft monitoring. 
  • Campath-1H augments the generation of allo-specific T regulatory cells in vitro 
  • Campath-1H in patients with delayed graft function: Reduced rejection and improved graft survival 
  • Campath-1H in renal transplantation: The University of Wisconsin experience. 
  • Campath-1H induction plus rapamycin monotherapy for renal transplantation: results of a pilot study. 
  • Campath-1H use in pediatric renal transplantation. 
  • Can 360-Degree Reviews Help Surgeons? Evaluation of Multisource Feedback for Surgeons in a Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Project. 
  • Can Vascular Patterns on Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Help Predict Skin Necrosis after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy? 
  • Can You Trust What You Watch? An Assessment of the Quality of Information in Aesthetic Surgery Videos on YouTube. 
  • Can the Concept of Textbook Outcomes Be Applicable to Organ Transplantation? 
  • Can this resident be saved? Identification and early intervention for struggling residents. 
  • Canadian Surgery Forum 2018: St. John's, NL Sept. 13-15, 2018. 
  • Candida fasciitis following renal transplantation. 
  • Candida glabrata fungemia in transplant patients receiving voriconazole after fluconazole. 
  • Candidal anastomotic infection in lung transplant recipients: successful treatment with a combination of systemic and inhaled antifungal agents. 
  • Canine experimental free muscle transplantation. 
  • Capacity Building: Provision of Pediatric Surgery in Southern Haiti 
  • Capnocytophagia canimorsus sepsis in an asplenic heart transplant candidate with a left ventricular assist system. 
  • Captopril and platelet-activating factor (PAF) antagonist prevent cardiac allograft vasculopathy in rats: role of endogenous PAF and PAF-like compounds. 
  • Captopril suppresses post-transplantation angiogenic activity in rat allograft coronary vessels. 
  • Carcinoid and chylous ascites: an unusual association. 
  • Carcinoid tumors and the carcinoid syndrome. 
  • Carcinoid tumors of the appendix: are these tumors identifiable prospectively on preoperative CT? 
  • Carcinoid tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. A review and the Duke University institutional overview. 
  • Carcinoids associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes. 
  • Carcinoids of unknown origin: comparative analysis with foregut, midgut, and hindgut carcinoids. 
  • Carcinoma involving the gallbladder in elderly patients presenting with acute cholecystitis - Discussion 
  • Carcinoma of the pancreas. Therapeutic efficacy as defined by a serodiagnostic test utilizing a monoclonal antibody. 
  • Carcinoma of the parathyroid gland: a 30-year experience. 
  • Cardiac Allograft Injury in Patients of African Ancestry: Trends of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Based on Genetic Ancestry 
  • Cardiac Arrest in the Era of Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Single Center Experience with Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 
  • Cardiac Events Within the 30-Day Postoperative Period Is Associated With Increased 1-Year Mortality Among Deceased-Donor Liver Transplant Recipients. 
  • Cardiac Troponin I Levels in Preservation Solution Predict Primary Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplant 
  • Cardiac calcitonin gene–related peptide and left ventricular hypertrophy in the cardiac allograft 
  • Cardiac cryosurgery: effects of myocardial temperature on cryolesion size. 
  • Cardiac cryosurgery: regional myocardial blood flow of ventricular cryolesions. 
  • Cardiac surgery in nonagenarians and centenarians. 
  • Cardiac transplantation for older patients: Characteristics and outcomes in the septuagenarian population. 
  • Cardiorespiratory fitness and health-related quality of life in bariatric surgery patients. 
  • Cardiovascular risk in obese diabetic patients is significantly reduced one year after gastric bypass compared to one year of diabetes support and education. 
  • Cardiovascular risk stratification in the noncardiac solid organ transplant candidate. 
  • Carfilzomib and Belatacept Reduces DSA and Prolongs Survival in a Highly Sensitized Rhesus Model of Kidney Transplantation. 
  • Carotid Endarterectomy Versus Carotid Stenting to Treat Carotid Stenosis: There Is More to Than Meets the Eye. 
  • Case Report of Donor Transmitted SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Lung Transplantation 
  • Case Report: Successful non-operative management of spontaneous splenic rupture in a patient with babesiosis. 
  • Case mix-adjusted cost of colectomy at low-, middle-, and high-volume academic centers. 
  • Case-control study of risk factors for the development of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease in a pediatric heart transplant cohort. 
  • Case-matched analysis comparing outcomes of revisional versus primary laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Caspase-8 and caspase-3 small interfering RNA decreases ischemia/reperfusion injury to the liver in mice. 
  • Catatonia After Liver Transplantation. 
  • Causes of late mortality in pediatric liver transplant recipients. 
  • Caval Replacement versus Piggyback Liver Transplantation: The Toronto Experience. 
  • Cecal volvulus following laparoscopic nephrectomy and renal transplantation. 
  • Celecoxib (celebrex) increases canine lower esophageal sphincter pressure. 
  • Cellular cardiomyoplasty improves diastolic properties of injured heart. 
  • Cellular immunology markers postransplantation predictive of long-term graft outcome. 
  • Cellular localization and effect of nitric oxide synthesis in a rat model of orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Cellular mechanisms for diminished scarring with aging. 
  • Center Variability in Organ Offer Acceptance and Waitlist Mortality in Lung Transplantation 
  • Center Variability in Organ Offer Acceptance and Waitlist Mortality in Lung Transplantation. 
  • Center variations in patient selection for simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation. 
  • Center volume and primary graft dysfunction in patients undergoing lung transplantation in the United States - a cohort study. 
  • Center-level Variation in HLA-incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Outcomes. 
  • Centers for Disease Control ‘High-Risk’ Donors and Thoracic Organ Transplantation: Expanding the Donor Pool 
  • Centers of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery: design, implementation, and one-year outcomes. 
  • Central hepatectomy versus extended hepatectomy for liver malignancy: a matched cohort comparison. 
  • Central nervous system cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients: clinical relevance of abnormal neuroimaging findings. 
  • Cervical seatbelt sign is not associated with blunt cerebrovascular injury in children: A review of the national trauma databank. 
  • Cervical thymoma. 
  • Chain saw injuries to the face. 
  • Challenges for the clinical application of transplant tolerance strategies 
  • Challenges in Lung Re-Transplantation Following Antibody-Mediated Rejection 
  • Challenges in the Surgical Treatment of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas. 
  • Challenges in therapeutic strategies for transplantation: where now from here? 
  • Challenges training left-handed surgeons. 
  • Challenging choices: liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. 
  • Change in Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio During Neoadjuvant Treatment Does Not Predict Pathological Response and Survival in Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. 
  • Changes in Left Ventricular Mechanics After Sleeve Gastrectomy. 
  • Changes in Urinary Microbiome Populations Correlate in Kidney Transplants With Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy Documented in Early Surveillance Biopsies. 
  • Changes in dermal histomorphology following surgical weight loss versus diet-induced weight loss in the morbidly obese patient. 
  • Changes in neurocognitive functioning following lung transplantation. 
  • Changes in the management of benign liver tumours: an analysis of 285 patients. 
  • Changes in tumor proliferation of rectal cancer induced by preoperative 5-fluorouracil and irradiation. 
  • Changes of Circulating Irisin and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels in Morbidly Obese Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. 
  • Changing surgical aspects of urinary stone disease. 
  • Changing the Rules of Resectability of T4b Esophageal Cancer Invading Aorta. 
  • Changing trends in mortality among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID-19 during the course of the pandemic. 
  • Characteristics of liver transplant candidates delisted following recompensation and predictors of such delisting in alcohol-related liver disease: a case-control study. 
  • Characteristics of palliative care consultation at an academic level one trauma center. 
  • Characteristics of women surgeons in the United States. 
  • Characterization and Fate of Unpublished Research Articles Reported by Orthopedic Surgery Residency Applicants. 
  • Characterization of Cellular and Viral MicroRNA in Polytrauma Patients 
  • Characterization of Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) Donors: Influence of Vasoactive Pharmacological Support & Hemodynamics on Timing of Procurement. 
  • Characterization of Face Transplant Candidates Evaluated at Cleveland Clinic and Algorithm to Maximize Efficacy of Screening Process. 
  • Characterization of Novel Immune Checkpoint Receptors within the Breast Cancer Tumor Microenvironment 
  • Characterization of human and non-human primate composite tissue allograft rejection 
  • Characterization of human anti-porcine "natural antibodies" recovered from ex vivo perfused hearts--predominance of IgM and IgG2. 
  • Characterization of porcine endothelial cell determinants recognized by human natural antibodies 
  • Characterization of social determinants of health of a liver transplant referral population. 
  • Characterization of the Foreign Body Response to Common Surgical Biomaterials in a Murine Model. 
  • Characterization of ventral incisional hernia and repair using shear wave elastography. 
  • Characterizing hernia centers in the United States: what defines a hernia center? 
  • Characterizing the Waitlist Candidate Who Was Bypassed by the Successfully Transplanted Candidate with Alcoholic Hepatitis 
  • Charges, length of stay, and complication associations with trauma center ownership in adult patients with mild to moderate trauma 
  • Check the Record: Remote CT Scans for Breast Flap Perforator Mapping. 
  • Chemical, Electrical, and Radiation Injuries. 
  • Chemically induced vasospasm: the effect of ischemia, vessel occlusion, and adrenergic blockade. 
  • Chemokines and their receptors in human renal allotransplantation. 
  • Chemotherapy-induced splenic volume increase is independently associated with major complications after hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Cherubism. 
  • Chest X-ray after tracheostomy is not necessary unless clinically indicated. 
  • Cholangiocarcinoma arising from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the bile duct. 
  • Cholecystectomy concomitant with laparoscopic gastric bypass: a trend analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample from 2001 to 2008. 
  • Cholecystocolonic Fistula in the Setting of Sigmoid Perforation from Gallstone. 
  • Cholesterol granuloma of the breast mimicking carcinoma: report of a case. 
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and CMV Drive Patient Specific Pre-Transplant Immune Deviations Toward Terminal Differentiation and Exhaustion. 
  • Chronic Viral Infection Leads to Distinct Alloreactive B Cell Development and Sustained Allosensitization 
  • Chronic abdominal pain in a liver transplant recipient. 
  • Chronic allograft nephropathy uniformly affects recipients of cadaveric, nonidentical living-related, and living-unrelated grafts. 
  • Chronic aspiration of gastric fluid induces the development of obliterative bronchiolitis in rat lung transplants. 
  • Chronic kidney disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation: a systematic review. 
  • Chronic kidney disease after lung transplantation. 
  • Chronic lung allograft dysfunction: Definition and update of restrictive allograft syndrome-A consensus report from the Pulmonary Council of the ISHLT. 
  • Chronic primary intestinal pseudo-obstruction. 
  • Chronic thromboxane synthase inhibition with CGS 12970 in human cyclosporine nephrotoxicity. 
  • Chronic wounds of the lower extremity: a preliminary performance measurement set. 
  • Chylous ascites. 
  • Circadian rhythms for calcium, inorganic phosphorus, and parathyroid hormone in primary hyperparathyroidism: functional and practical considerations. 
  • Circulating Inflammatory Factors in Deceased Organ Donors Result in Innate Immune Activation 
  • Circulating Leptin and Branched Chain Amino Acids-Correlation with Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm Dysplastic Grade. 
  • Circulating Thrombospondin-2 enhances prediction of malignant intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm. 
  • Circulating mitochondria in organ donors promote allograft rejection. 
  • Civilian craniocerebral gunshot wounds: an update in predicting outcomes 
  • Class II alloantibody and mortality in simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation. 
  • Classification of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrences after breast conservation therapy can predict patient prognosis and facilitate treatment planning. 
  • Classifying Preoperative Opioid Use for Surgical Care. 
  • Clinical Acuity Shorthand System: a standardized classification tool to facilitate handoffs. 
  • Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Anal Fissures. 
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery From the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. 
  • Clinical Prediction Model for PGD Among Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension 
  • Clinical Predictors and Outcome Implications of 30-Day Hospital Readmission in Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • Clinical Risk Factors for Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation 
  • Clinical and hematologic benefits of partial splenectomy for congenital hemolytic anemias in children. 
  • Clinical and pathological stage discordance among 433,514 breast cancer patients. 
  • Clinical application of porcine small intestinal submucosa in the management of infected or potentially contaminated abdominal defects. 
  • Clinical characteristics and outcomes of toxoplasmosis among transplant recipients at two US academic medical centers. 
  • Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients following COVID-19 vaccination: A multicenter case series. 
  • Clinical criteria for integrated molecular pathology in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: less is more. 
  • Clinical experience with human anodal trypsinogen (HAT) for detection of pancreatic allograft rejection. 
  • Clinical hepatitis after transplantation of hepatitis C virus-positive kidneys: HLA-DR3 as a risk factor for the development of posttransplant hepatitis. 
  • Clinical implications of orbital volume change in the management of isolated and zygomaticomaxillary complex-associated orbital floor injuries. 
  • Clinical management of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices in advanced heart failure. 
  • Clinical outcome after hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (HSRT) for benign skull base tumors. 
  • Clinical outcome of interval cadaveric renal transplantation in cardiac allograft recipients. 
  • Clinical outcome of mechanical circulatory support for refractory cardiogenic shock in the current era. 
  • Clinical outcomes and healthcare expenditures in the real world with left ventricular assist devices - The CLEAR-LVAD study. 
  • Clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients receiving long-term therapy with inhibitors of the mammalian target of rapamycin. 
  • Clinical practice guidelines for enhanced recovery after colon and rectal surgery from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. 
  • Clinical predictors and outcome implications of early readmission in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Clinical recommendations for posttransplant assessment of anti-HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) donor-specific antibodies: A Sensitization in Transplantation: Assessment of Risk consensus document. 
  • Clinical relevance and IgG subclass determination of non-HLA antibodies identified using endothelial cell precursors isolated from donor blood. 
  • Clinical relevance of molecular staging for melanoma: comparison of RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry staining in sentinel lymph nodes of patients with melanoma. 
  • Clinical risk factors and inflammatory biomarkers of post-traumatic acute kidney injury in combat patients. 
  • Clinical significance of anti human leukocyte antigen antibodies in lung transplantation 
  • Clinical tolerance 2008. 
  • Clinical uses of gut peptides. 
  • Clinical utility of cytomegalovirus viral load testing for predicting CMV disease in D+/R- solid organ transplant recipients. 
  • Clinical, pathologic, and economic parameters of laparoscopic colon resection for cancer. 
  • Clinically Available Immunosuppressive Agents Prolong Pig-to-Primate Kidney Xenograft Survival. 
  • Clinically stable human renal allografts contain histological and RNA-based findings that correlate with deteriorating graft function. 
  • Clinician perceptions of operating room to intensive care unit handoffs and implications for patient safety: a qualitative study. 
  • Clinicopathologic factors relating to surgical margins for cutaneous melanoma. 
  • Cloacogenic carcinoma. 
  • Close, but no cigar. 
  • Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy to Reduce Surgical Site Infection in High-Risk Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Clostridial infection of a liver transplant treated with retransplantation. 
  • Clostridium Difficile Infection from a Surgical Perspective. 
  • Cluster randomized trial to evaluate the impact of team training on surgical outcomes. 
  • Co-expression of urokinase with haptoglobin in human carcinomas. 
  • Coagulation and Cd46 Transgene Modification in Neonatal Porcine Islet Xenotransplantation 
  • Coagulation changes in elective surgery and trauma. 
  • Coagulation, inflammation, and CD46 transgene expression in neonatal porcine islet xenotransplantation. 
  • Coagulopathy in α-galactosyl transferase knockout pulmonary xenotransplants. 
  • Coccidioidomycosis Transmission Through Organ Transplantation: A Report of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. 
  • Cognition and Capacity to Consent for Elective Surgery 
  • Cohort Contributions to Race- and Gender-Specific Trends in the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the USA. 
  • Cold provocation testing and hand-arm vibration syndrome--an audit of the results of the Department of Trade and Industry for the evaluation of miners (Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1076-1079). 
  • Cold provocation testing and hand-arm vibration syndrome--an audit of the results of the Department of Trade and Industry for the evaluation of miners (Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1076-1079). 
  • Collaborative strategies to reduce mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic intestinal failure including those who are referred for small bowel transplantation. 
  • Collagen type-V is a danger signal associated with primary graft dysfunction in lung transplantation. 
  • Collision tumour of the ampulla of Vater: carcinoid and adenocarcinoma. 
  • Coloanal anastomotic integrity after total mesorectal excision is not compromised by preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancer 
  • Colon sentinel lymph node mapping: practical surgical applications. 
  • Colonic "coloplasty": novel technique to enhance low colorectal or coloanal anastomosis. 
  • Colonic necrosis is an adverse prognostic factor in pancreatic necrosis. 
  • Colonization with small conidia Aspergillus species is associated with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome: a two-center validation study. 
  • Colonoscopic indirect lymphangiography in a canine model. 
  • Colonoscopic injection for murine solid cecal cancer model. 
  • Colonoscopy as a primary diagnostic procedure in chronic gastrointestinal tract bleeding. 
  • Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases and Concurrent Extrahepatic Disease Treated With Resection. 
  • Colorectal cancer pelvic recurrences: determinants of resectability. 
  • Combination CD28/LFA-1 Blockade Promotes Islet Allograft Survival in Nonhuman Primates. 
  • Combination Proteasome Inhibition and Anti-BAFF Therapy Permits Highly Sensitized Rhesus Kidney Transplantation. 
  • Combination anti-CD2 and anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies induce tolerance while altering interleukin-2, interleukin-4, tumor necrosis factor, and transforming growth factor-beta production. 
  • Combination induction therapy with monoclonal antibodies specific for CD80, CD86, and CD154 in nonhuman primate renal transplantation. 
  • Combination of voriconazole and caspofungin as primary therapy for invasive aspergillosis in solid organ transplant recipients: a prospective, multicenter, observational study. 
  • Combined Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) Chemokine Scores Correlate with Spirometry in a Longitudinal Analysis of Lung Transplantation. 
  • Combined CD4 T-cell and antibody response to human minor histocompatibility antigen DBY after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation. 
  • Combined Mechanical and Oral Antibiotic Bowel Preparation Reduces Incisional Surgical Site Infection and Anastomotic Leak Rates After Elective Colorectal Resection: An Analysis of Colectomy-Targeted ACS NSQIP. 
  • Combined Primary Resection with Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Implantation Is Safe for Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases. 
  • Combined assessment of Epstein-Barr virus viral capsid antigen and Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen-1 serology for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder risk stratification in adult solid organ transplant recipients. 
  • Combined bone allograft and adipose-derived stem cell autograft in a rabbit model. 
  • Combined liver-kidney and liver transplantation in patients with renal failure outcomes in the MELD era. 
  • Combined liver-kidney transplantation across a positive flow crossmatch: A cause for concern? 
  • Combined treatment of symptomatic massive paraesophageal hernia in the morbidly obese. 
  • Comment on "A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Quality of Life of Antibiotic Only Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis: Results of the COMMA Trial". 
  • Comment on "Can Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Replace Open Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer? Latest Analysis of 24,233 Esophagectomies From the Japanese National Clinical Database". 
  • Comment on "Direct Oral Feeding After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (NUTRIENT II trial): An International, Multicenter, Open-label Randomized Controlled Trial". 
  • Comment on "Early Feeding After Esophagectomy: Show Must Go On". 
  • Comment on "Novel Use of Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Management of High-risk Breast Incisions". 
  • Comment on "Postoperative Opioid Prescribing and Pain". 
  • Comment on "Resection of the Primary Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor Improves Survival With or Without Liver Treatment". 
  • Comment on "Surgical Delay in Nipple-sparing Mastectomy". 
  • Comment on "The Effect of Postoperative Complications After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy on Long-term Survival: An International Multicenter Cohort Study". 
  • Comment on: Antibiotics as first-line alternative to appendicectomy in adult appendicitis: 90-day follow-up from a prospective, multicentre cohort study. 
  • Comment on: Cognitive function predicts 24 month weight loss success following bariatric surgery. 
  • Comment on: Major hepatectomy with or without pancreatoduodenectomy for advanced gallbladder cancer. 
  • Comment on: Older bariatric surgery candidates: Is there greater psychological risk than for young and mid-life candidates? 
  • Comment on: Patients' reasons for and against undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, and vertical sleeve gastrectomy. 
  • Comment on: Risk prediction of complications of metabolic syndrome before and 6 years after gastric bypass. 
  • Comment on: The Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) is not sensitive to cognitive impairment in bariatric surgery candidates. 
  • Comment on: Validity of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) scores as a function of gender, ethnicity, and age of bariatric surgery candidates. 
  • Comment on: cognitive function predicts weight loss following bariatric surgery. 
  • Comment on: psychological assessment of the adolescent bariatric surgery candidate. 
  • Commentary 
  • Commentary on: Comparison of Changes in Nasal Skin Sensation After Primary and Revision Rhinoplasty Procedures Using Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Testing. 
  • Commentary on: The Effects of Vibration and Pressure Treatments in the Early Postoperative Period of Rhinoplasty. 
  • Comments on "Head and Neck Reconstruction: Does Surgical Specialty Affect Complication Rates?". 
  • Common bile duct evaluation in the era of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 1050 cases later. 
  • Communicating About Choices in Transplantation (COACH) 
  • Communication gaps associated with donor-derived infections. 
  • Communication gaps for solid organ transplant-transmitted infections among infectious disease physicians: an Emerging Infections Network survey. 
  • Communication practices on 4 Harvard surgical services: a surgical safety collaborative. 
  • Comparable Outcomes for Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation with HCV NAT-Positive Donors 
  • Comparative Effectiveness of Hybrid Coronary Revascularization vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. 
  • Comparative Effectiveness of Triple Immunosuppressive Therapy Versus Steroid Avoidance or Early Withdrawal Among Kidney Transplant Recipients Over Age 65. 
  • Comparative Effectiveness of Triple Immunosuppressive Therapy Versus Steroid Avoidance or Early Withdrawal Among Kidney Transplant Recipients Over Age 65. 
  • Comparative Effectiveness of Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Diabetes Treatment: A Claims-based Cohort Study. 
  • Comparative analysis of vagotomy and drainage versus vagotomy and resection procedures for bleeding peptic ulcer disease: results of 907 patients from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. 
  • Comparative characteristics of primary hyperparathyroidism in pediatric and young adult patients. 
  • Comparative effectiveness of primary bariatric operations in the United States. 
  • Comparative effectiveness of treatment strategies for severe splenic trauma in the pediatric population. 
  • Comparative effects of pregnancy, transfusion, and prior graft rejection on sensitization and renal transplant results. 
  • Comparative safety of amphotericin B lipid complex and amphotericin B deoxycholate as aerosolized antifungal prophylaxis in lung-transplant recipients. 
  • Comparing the Paragonix LUNGguard Donor Lung Preservation System to Traditional Ice Storage 
  • Comparison of 10-0 polypropylene and 10-0 nylon sutures in rat arterial anastomosis. 
  • Comparison of 923 Sestamibi Scans for Primary Hyperparathyroidism with Final Parathyroid Pathology 
  • Comparison of Interleukin-2 Receptor Antibody Induction with Polyclonal Antibody Induction on Outcomes in Adult Recipients of Primary Deceased and Living Donor Kidney Transplants. 
  • Comparison of Laser Doppler and Laser-Assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography Prediction of Flap Survival in a Novel Modification of the McFarlane Flap. 
  • Comparison of Minnesota antilymphoblast globulin and Upjohn antithymocyte globulin for induction immunosuppression of human renal allografts. 
  • Comparison of PRA-STAT, sHLA-EIA, and anti-human globulin-panel reactive antibody to identify alloreactivity in pretransplantation sera of heart transplant recipients: correlation to rejection and posttransplantation coronary artery disease. 
  • Comparison of Reconstructive Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients With Preexisting Subpectoral Implants: Implant-Sparing Mastectomy With Delayed Implant Exchange Versus Immediate Tissue Expander Reconstruction. 
  • Comparison of Single vs Double Free Flap Breast Reconstruction: 30-Day Outcomes from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Dataset 
  • Comparison of Ugandan and North American Pediatric Surgery Fellows' Operative Experience: Opportunities for Global Training Exchange. 
  • Comparison of adjuvant systemic chemotherapy with or without hepatic arterial infusional chemotherapy after hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Comparison of ancrod and heparin as anticoagulants following endarterectomy in the dog. 
  • Comparison of four different immunosuppression protocols without long-term steroid therapy in kidney recipients monitored by surveillance biopsy: five-year outcomes. 
  • Comparison of four provocative tests for the diagnosis of gastrinoma. 
  • Comparison of free flaps with pedicled flaps for coverage of defects of the leg or foot. 
  • Comparison of guided bone formation from periosteum and muscle fascia. 
  • Comparison of in vivo efficacy and mechanism of action of antimurine monoclonal antibodies directed against TCR alpha beta (H57-597) and CD3 (145-2C11). 
  • Comparison of intestinal lengthening procedures for patients with short bowel syndrome. 
  • Comparison of intravenous digital subtraction angiography and conventional arteriography in defining renal anatomy. 
  • Comparison of local anesthetic infusion pump bupivacaine versus transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block liposomal bupivacaine for pain management after bilateral deep inferior epigastric perforator free flap reconstruction. 
  • Comparison of native porcine skin and a dermal substitute using tensiometry and digital image speckle correlation. 
  • Comparison of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with Stamm gastrostomy. 
  • Comparison of private versus academic practice for general surgeons: a guide for medical students and residents. 
  • Comparison of prosthetic graft materials as intracardiac right atrial patches. 
  • Comparison of short bowel syndrome acquired early in life and during adolescence. 
  • Comparison of skin closure techniques in patients undergoing open pancreaticoduodenectomy: A single center experience. 
  • Comparison of supine and lateral positioning on various clinically used support surfaces. 
  • Comparison of survival of stage I-III colon cancer by travel distance and hospital volume. 
  • Comparison of suture ligation, bipolar cauterization, and hemoclip ligation in the management of small branching vessels in a rat model. 
  • Comparison of the Effects of Normothermic Machine Perfusion and Cold Storage Preservation on Porcine Intestinal Allograft Regenerative Potential and Viability 
  • Comparison of the Effects of Normothermic Machine Perfusion and Cold Storage Preservation on Porcine Intestinal Allograft Regenerative Potential and Viability 
  • Comparison of the Perspectives of Medical Students and Residents on the Surgery Learning Environment. 
  • Compartmentalization of platelet derived CD154: Implications for clinical correlation. 
  • Complement system in lung transplantation. 
  • Complete Pathologic Response Predicts Disease-Free Survival for Melanoma Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Therapy 
  • Complete pathologic response after chemoradiation for rectal cancer. 
  • Complete steroid avoidance in renal transplantation: Extended daclizumab use in adult and pediatric recipients. 
  • Complex abdominal wall hernias: a new classification system and approach to management based on review of 133 consecutive patients. 
  • Complicated Appendicitis: Are Extended Antibiotics Necessary? A Post Hoc Analysis of the EAST Appendicitis "MUSTANG" Study. 
  • Complication Risks in Therapeutic vs Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Reconstruction in the Same Patient: A Matched Pair Analysis 
  • Complications after Ravitch versus Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) General Thoracic Surgery Database analysis. 
  • Complications associated with isotretinoin use after rhinoplasty. 
  • Complications of 50 consecutive limited wrist fusions by a single surgeon. 
  • Complications of Robotic Surgery. 
  • Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Complications of the forehead-brow lift. 
  • Component Separation vs. Bridged Repair for Large Ventral Hernias: A Multi-Institutional Risk-Adjusted Comparison, Systematic Review, and Meta-Analysis. 
  • Composite tissue allotransplantation: Development of a non-human primate model 
  • Composite tissue allotransplantation: classification of clinical acute skin rejection. 
  • Composite tissue allotransplantation: classification of clinical acute skin rejection. 
  • Composite tissue allotransplantation: development of a preclinical model in nonhuman primates. 
  • Comprehensive evaluation of the effect of bariatric surgery on pelvic floor disorders. 
  • Computer-assisted tibia preparation for total ankle arthroplasty: a cadaveric study. 
  • Computers in surgical residencies 
  • Concerns about evaluating the effect of noise and music in the operating room. 
  • Concerns regarding the financial aspects of kidney transplantation: perspectives of pre-transplant patients and their family members. 
  • Concise parathyroidectomy: The impact of preoperative SPECT Tc-99m sestamibi scanning and intraoperative quick parathormone assay - Discussion 
  • Conclusion 
  • Concomitant cholecystectomy during bariatric surgery: The jury is still out. 
  • Concomitant cholecystectomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is decreasing: a national study of 69,182 patients 
  • Concomitant tricuspid valve surgery during implantation of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons database analysis. 
  • Concordance of financial disclosures among faculty at the 2018-2020 SAGES annual meetings. 
  • Concurrent bariatric surgery and paraesophageal hernia repair: comparison of sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Concurrent cultured thymus tissue implantation and orthotopic heart transplantation: A case report on the first clinical experience 
  • Concurrent hiatal hernia repair and bariatric surgery: outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Confounding Virus in Mouse Facilities. 
  • Congenitally Absent Small Bowel Mesentery and Internal Herniation: A Rare Presentation of Bowel Obstruction in the Adult. 
  • Congenitally absent small bowel mesentery and internal herniation: a rare presentation of bowel obstruction in the adult. 
  • Congestive atelectasis. An experimental study. 
  • Consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates: An update from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. 
  • Consensus statement of the consortium for LESS cholecystectomy. 
  • Considerations and barriers to starting a new HAI pump program: an international survey of the HAI Consortium Research Network. 
  • Considerations in Stoma Reversal 
  • Constrictive Pericarditis After Lung Transplantation. 
  • Construct validity of the definition of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation. 
  • Contemporary Strategies and Barriers to Transplantation Tolerance. 
  • Contemporary experience with postpancreatectomy hemorrhage: results of 1,122 patients resected between 2006 and 2011. 
  • Contemporary solutions for the treatment of facial nerve paralysis. 
  • Contemporary trends in PGD incidence, outcomes, and therapies. 
  • Content Validity of the LIMB-Q: A Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Lower Extremity Trauma Patients. 
  • Context-based therapy: A conceptual framework for transplantation tolerance 
  • Continuing evolution in the approach to severe liver trauma. 
  • Continuity of care in the 80-hour workweek era? 
  • Continuous intravenous infusion of epoprostenol for the treatment of portopulmonary hypertension. 
  • Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in the Era of Financial Toxicity: An Additional Point for Concern? 
  • Contralateral inflow occlusion to optimize graft volume and to reduce blood loss during parenchymal dissection in living-related liver transplantation. 
  • Control of embryonic lung branching morphogenesis by the Rho activator, cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1. 
  • Controversial Issues: When the drugs don't work, can surgery provide a different outcome for diabetic adolescents? 
  • Controversy Regarding the Beneficial Effect of Bariatric Surgery on the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation. 
  • Convergent theories of transplantation tolerance 
  • Conversion factors for laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenic purpura. 
  • Conversion from twice daily tacrolimus to once daily modified release tacrolimus in stable pancreas transplant recipients - a safety study 
  • Conversion of laparoscopic adjustable gastric band to robot-assisted laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. 
  • Conversion of vertical banded gastroplasty to stand-alone sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. 
  • Coronal-posterior approach for face/scalp flap harvesting in preparation for face transplantation. 
  • Coronary artery disease and liver transplantation: the state of the art. 
  • Coronary artery revascularization in eligible lung transplant recipients. 
  • Coronary revascularization in lung transplant recipients with concomitant coronary artery disease. 
  • Coronary revascularization rather than cardiac transplantation for chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy. 
  • Coronavirus disease 2019: Implications of emerging infections for transplantation. 
  • Correction to: Advanced Modeling to Predict Pneumonia in Combat Trauma Patients. 
  • Correction to: Current Approaches in the Management of Hepatic Adenomas. 
  • Correction to: Differences in Characteristics and Outcome of Patients with Penetrating Injuries in the USA and the Netherlands: A Multi-institutional Comparison. 
  • Correction to: Hypophosphatemia as a Predictor of Organ-Specific Complications Following Gastrointestinal Surgery: Analysis of 8034 Patients. 
  • Correlates of Surgical Difficulty and Post-Operative Complications in Living Donor Kidney Procurement. 
  • Correlation between BAL CXCR3 chemokines and lung allograft histopathologies: A multicenter study. 
  • Correlation between human leukocyte antigen antibody production and serum creatinine in patients receiving sirolimus monotherapy after Campath-1H induction. 
  • Correlation of mucosal disaccharidase activities with histology in evaluation of rejection following intestinal transplantation. 
  • Correlation of preoperative imaging characteristics with donor outcomes and operative difficulty in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • Correlation of renal resistance index and biopsy proven chronic allograft nephropathy: A part of the general transplant physical exam 
  • Correlations of test skin grafts and renal allograft function in human subjects genotyped for HL-A. 
  • Corticosteroids and methotrexate as adjuvants to costimulation blockade in non-human primate renal transplantation. 
  • Cost and logistics for implementing the American College of Surgeons objective structured clinical examination. 
  • Cost of Reconstruction: A Qualitative Study of Women after Breast Cancer 
  • Cost of Ulcerative Colitis Care has Increased in the Biologic Era 
  • Cost of achieving equivalent outcomes in sicker patients after liver transplant. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of prophylactic appendectomy: a Markov model. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of surgeon performed intraoperative specimen ink in breast conservation surgery 
  • Costimulation Blockade Based Regimens Prolong Graft Survival of Vascularized Composite Allografts in Non-Human Primates 
  • Costimulation Blockade Modulates Humoral Responses in Highly Sensitized Transplant Recipients 
  • Costimulation Blockade Prolongs Rejection-Free Survival of Vascularized Composite Allografts in Non-Human Primates. 
  • Costimulation Blockade Prolongs Rejection-Free Survival of Vascularized Composite Allografts in Non-Human Primates. 
  • Costimulation Blockade and Bortezomib to Desensitize Rhesus Macaque and Prolong Renal Allograft Survival 
  • Costimulation Blockade-Based Maintenance Immunosuppression in a Sensitized Nonhuman Primate Kidney Allotransplantation Model 
  • Costimulation blockade alters germinal center responses and prevents antibody-mediated rejection. 
  • Costimulatory molecules are active in the human xenoreactive T-cell response but not in natural killer-mediated cytotoxicity. 
  • Cotransfection of DC with TLR4 and MART-1 RNA induces MART-1-specific responses. 
  • Coupling endoplasmic reticulum stress to cell death program in isolated human pancreatic islets: effects of gene transfer of Bcl-2. 
  • Course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation 
  • Cracking Chests without a Scratch: A Review of Emergency Department Thoracotomy Outcomes and Injuries to Providers at a Level II Trauma Center. 
  • Craniosynostosis and rickets. 
  • Creating Standardized Reporting for Non-Rejection Lung Transplant Pathology to Improve Interobserver Agreement 
  • Creating a medical school curriculum to teach empathy 
  • Creation and properties of histocompatibility antigen-cell conjugates. I. Preparation and immunological properties of rat histocompatibility antigens. 
  • Creation and properties of histocompatibility antigen-cell conjugates. II. Antibody tolerance after treatment with donor histocompatibility antigen chemically coupled to recipient spleen cells. 
  • Crisis checklists for the operating room: Development and pilot testing 
  • Cromolyn ameliorates acute and chronic injury in a rat lung transplant model. 
  • Cross-Sectional Survey Results on Mental Health Among Orthopedic Surgery Residents Across North America. 
  • Crosstalk Between T and B Cells in the Germinal Center After Transplantation. 
  • Cryoanalgesia Complements Thoracic Epidural Use Following Lung Transplantation 
  • Cryosurgery after chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis. 
  • Cryosurgical debulking of unresectable liver metastases for palliation of carcinoid syndrome. 
  • Cryptococcosis after solid organ transplantation. 
  • Cryptococcosis in Patients With Cirrhosis of the Liver and Posttransplant Outcomes. 
  • Cryptococcus transmission through solid organ transplantation in the United States: A report from the Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. 
  • Culdoscopy: a foundation for natural orifice surgery--past, present, and future. 
  • Cumulative Exposure to CD8 T Cells with Granzyme B Is Associated with Worse Lung Function Early after Lung Transplantation 
  • Cumulative Exposure to Gamma Interferon Dependent Chemokines CXCL9 and CXCL10 Is Associated with Worse Function after Lung Transplantation. 
  • Cumulative exposure to gamma interferon-dependent chemokines CXCL9 and CXCL10 correlates with worse outcome after lung transplant. 
  • Curing hepatitis C virus (HCV) after organ transplantation: Increased risk of rejection following HCV elimination. 
  • Current Approaches in the Management of Hepatic Adenomas. 
  • Current Controversy of Radiographic Surveillance of Patients With Branch-duct IPMN and Pancreatic Cysts: Commentary on: Ductal Carcinoma Arising in a Largely Unchanged Presumed Branch Duct IPMN After 10 Years of Surveillance. 
  • Current State of Use of Hepatitis C Viremic Donor Organs in Negative Recipients in the United States: A National Survey. 
  • Current approach to health care transition and integration into adult care for pediatric liver transplant recipients: A call for partnership. 
  • Current challenges and opportunities in the management of antibody-mediated rejection in lung transplantation. 
  • Current concepts in pediatric temporomandibular joint disorders: Part 1. Etiology, epidemiology, and classification. 
  • Current concepts in the evaluation and treatment of mallet finger injury. 
  • Current evidence on the role of smoking in plastic surgery elective procedures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Current indication of a modified Sugiura procedure in the management of variceal bleeding. 
  • Current indications for preoperative inferior vena cava filter insertion in patients undergoing surgery for morbid obesity. 
  • Current management of biliary strictures. 
  • Current management of cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. 
  • Current management of esophageal variceal bleeding. 
  • Current management of melanoma. 
  • Current management of sinusoidal portal hypertension. 
  • Current opinions in organ allocation. 
  • Current outcomes of simultaneous carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass graft surgery in North America. 
  • Current practice among plastic surgeons of antibiotic prophylaxis and closed-suction drains in breast reconstruction: experience, evidence, and implications for postoperative care. 
  • Current practice of abdominal fascial closure: a survey of Ontario general surgeons. 
  • Current practice patterns for initial umbilical hernia repair in the United States. 
  • Current practices for treatment of respiratory syncytial virus and other non-influenza respiratory viruses in high-risk patient populations: a survey of institutions in the Midwestern Respiratory Virus Collaborative. 
  • Current state of the definition and terminology related to weight recurrence after metabolic surgery: review by the POWER Task Force of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Current status of hepatic resection. 
  • Current surgical practices in cleft care: cleft palate repair techniques and postoperative care. 
  • Current surgical practices in cleft care: unilateral cleft lip repair. 
  • Current techniques of nutritional assessment. 
  • Current trends in regional therapy for melanoma: lessons learned from 225 regional chemotherapy treatments between 1995 and 2010 at a single institution. 
  • Current trends in the management of proximal interphalangeal joint injuries of the hand. 
  • Current utility of staging laparoscopy for pancreatic and peripancreatic neoplasms. 
  • Curtailing Unnecessary Waste Among Operating Room Personnel: Evaluating the Cost Awareness of Commonly Used Surgical Items. 
  • Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in a child. 
  • Cyclosporine a uniquely inhibits the function of depletion-resistant memory cells 
  • Cyclosporine increases local glomerular synthesis of reactive oxygen species in rats: effect of vitamin E on cyclosporine nephrotoxicity. 
  • Cyclosporine nephrotoxicity in cardiac allograft patients--a seven-year follow-up. 
  • Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas: Observe or Operate 
  • Cystic duct patency in malignant obstructive jaundice. An ERCP-based study relevant to the role of laparoscopic cholecystojejunostomy. 
  • Cystic lesions of the pancreas: changes in the presentation and management of 1,424 patients at a single institution over a 15-year time period. 
  • Cystic lesions of the pancreas: selection criteria for operative and nonoperative management in 209 patients. 
  • Cystosarcoma phylloides. A steroid receptor and ultrastructure analysis. 
  • Cytoablative therapy with combined resection and cryosurgery for limited bilobar hepatic colorectal metastases. 
  • Cytochrome P450IIIA activity and cytokine-mediated synthesis of nitric oxide. 
  • Cytokine Release Profiling in Nonhuman Primates Treated with a Novel Polyclonal Rabbit Anti-Human Leukocyte Antibody. 
  • Cytokine and chemokine production differ in acute rejection and recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation 
  • Cytokine gene polymorphisms are not associated with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome or survival after lung transplant. 
  • Cytokine kinetic profiling in children after renal transplantation 
  • Cytokine kinetics profiling in pediatric renal transplant recipients. 
  • Cytokine polymorphic analyses indicate ethnic differences in the allelic distribution of interleukin-2 and interleukin-6. 
  • Cytomegalovirus infection presenting as bronchial polyps in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Cytomegalovirus prevention in thoracic organ transplantation: A single-center evaluation of letermovir prophylaxis. 
  • Cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis. 
  • DAMP Release and Inflammasome Activation during Machine Preservation of the Liver 
  • DAMP-Induced Allograft and Tumor Rejection: The Circle Is Closing. 
  • DE NOVO AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS IN THE AFTER MATH OF SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION ANTI-VIRAL THERAPY FOR RECURRENT HEPATITIS C VIRUS LIVER DISEASE. 
  • DETECTION OF INTESTINAL DYSPLASIA USING ANGLE-RESOLVED LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY 
  • DETERMINING THE OPTIMAL TIMING FOR INITIATION OF ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY AFTER RESECTION FOR STAGE II/III COLON CANCER. 
  • DIAGNOSIS AND CLINICAL COURSE OF BK POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTION IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. 
  • DISTAL SYMMETRICAL MYOPATHY IN THE SETTING OF PEGYLATED INTERFERON ALFA AND RIBAVIRIN THERAPY FOLLOWING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. 
  • DNA and RNA modified dendritic cell vaccines. 
  • DNA profile components predict malignant outcomes in select cases of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm with negative cytology. 
  • Dabigatran Reversal With Idarucizumab in Patients Requiring Urgent Surgery: A Subanalysis of the RE-VERSE AD Study. 
  • Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern Release and Toll-Like Receptor Activation during Cold Storage and Ex Vivo Reperfusion of Old Rat livers. 
  • Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns Induce Inflammatory Injury During Machine Preservation of the Liver: Potential Targets to Enhance a Promising Technology. 
  • Daptomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcal (VRE) Blood Isolates Correlates with Allograft Failure in Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT) Recipients. 
  • Database comparison of the adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation cohort study (A2ALL) and the SRTR U.S. Transplant Registry. 
  • Databases for surgical health services research: Clinformatics Data Mart. 
  • De Garengeot's hernia. 
  • De Novo Visceral Malignancies in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience of 2054 Recipients for More Than 30 Years. 
  • De novo belatacept in clinical vascularized composite allotransplantation. 
  • De novo donor-specific HLA antibodies are associated with early and high-grade bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and death after lung transplantation. 
  • De novo nonalcoholic fatty liver disease after liver transplantation. 
  • De-Escalation of Antibiotics Does Not Increase Mortality in Critically Ill Surgical Patients. 
  • De-Novo Human Leukocyte Antigen Allosensitization on HeartMate 3 versus HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients 
  • De-novo cholangiocarcinoma in the setting of recurrent primary sclerosing cholangitis following liver transplant. 
  • Death and destruction: The molecular and cellular events of polyomavirus nephropathy (PVN). 
  • Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. 
  • Death of a living liver donor from illicit drugs. 
  • Deaths from gallstones. Incidence and associated clinical factors. 
  • Debridement and replantation of the spleen with microsurgical restoration of blood flow. 
  • Deceased Donor Vascularized Abdominal Wall Allograft Procurement - Lessons Learned from Early Experiences. 
  • Decision-Making in Middle Vault Reconstruction following Dorsal Hump Reduction in Primary Rhinoplasty. 
  • Decline in Racial Disparities in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Analysis from 1998 to 2014. 
  • Declining Operative Experience for Junior-Level Residents: Is This an Unintended Consequence of Minimally Invasive Surgery? 
  • Declining influence of race on the outcome of living-donor renal transplantation. 
  • Decreased Use of Computed Tomography With a Modified Clinical Scoring System in Diagnosis of Pediatric Acute Appendicitis 
  • Decreased Utilization of Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in Blacks Relative to Whites with Advanced Heart Failure 
  • Decreased cerebrospinal fluid absorption during abdominal insufflation. 
  • Decreased expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 in stunned myocardium. 
  • Decreased graft loss following implementation of the kidney allocation score (KAS). 
  • Decreased hernia recurrence using autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with Strattice™ mesh in a rodent ventral hernia model. 
  • Decreased synthesis of matrix metalloproteinase-7 and adhesion to the extracellular matrix proteins of human colon cancer cells treated with troglitazone. 
  • Decreased thrombogenicity of vascular prostheses following gas denucleation by hydrostatic pressure. 
  • Decreasing Wait List Mortality for Heart Transplantation in the Eurotransplant Network. 
  • Decreasing rates of axillary lymph node dissections over time: Implications for surgical resident exposure and operative skills development. 
  • Deep Learning-Based Risk Model for Best Management of Closed Groin Incisions After Vascular Surgery. 
  • Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in the moderate- to high-risk patient undergoing lower extremity liposuction. 
  • Deficiency of the Transcription Factor Satb1 in T Cells Promotes Solid Organ Allograft Survival 
  • Defining Mastectomy Skin Flap Necrosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature and a Call for Standardization. 
  • Defining Our Terms: Are Postoperative Complications Adequately Defined in the Rhinoplasty Literature? 
  • Defining Populations of Pathogen-Elicited Donor-Specific Memory T Cells with Different Susceptibility to Costimulatory Blockade. 
  • Defining Surgical Workforce Density Targets to Meet Child and Neonatal Mortality Rate Targets in the Age of the Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Cross-Sectional Study. 
  • Defining criteria for selective operative management of pancreatic cystic lesions: does size really matter? 
  • Defining long-term outcomes with living donor liver transplantation in North America. 
  • Defining morbidity after pancreaticoduodenectomy: use of a prospective complication grading system. 
  • Defining payments associated with the treatment of colorectal cancer. 
  • Defining quality for distal pancreatectomy: does the laparoscopic approach protect patients from poor quality outcomes? 
  • Defining regional variation in nasal anatomy to guide ethnic rhinoplasty: A systematic review. 
  • Defining the chance of cure after resection for hepatocellular carcinoma within and beyond the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer guidelines: A multi-institutional analysis of 1,010 patients. 
  • Defining the impact of resident participation on outcomes after appendectomy. 
  • Definition and Analysis of Textbook Outcome: A Novel Quality Measure in Kidney Transplantation. 
  • Definition and Evaluation of Textbook Outcomes in Liver Transplantation 
  • Delay in Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Survival Advantage in Stage III Colon Cancer Discussion 
  • Delay in Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Survival Advantage in Stage III Colon Cancer. 
  • Delay in unipedicled TRAM flap reconstruction of the breast: a review of 76 consecutive cases. 
  • Delay of CMV infection in high-risk CMV mismatch lung transplant recipients due to prophylaxis with oral ganciclovir. 
  • Delay of transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap reconstruction improves flap reliability in the obese patient. 
  • Delayed Cranial Vault Reconstruction for Craniosynostosis: Do Sociodemographic Barriers to Care Have Implications for Outcomes? 
  • Delayed Distally Based Prophylactic Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis: Improved Functionality, Feasibility, and Oncologic Safety? 
  • Delayed Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplantation: A 5-Year Experience. 
  • Delayed autotransplantation of a solitary kidney facilitated by pump perfusion preservation. 
  • Delayed graft function and acute rejection following HLA-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation. 
  • Delayed in utero repair of surgically created fetal cleft lip and palate. 
  • Delayed recovery after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a major factor impairing the delivery of adjuvant therapy? 
  • Delayed reverse sural flap for staged reconstruction of the foot and lower leg. 
  • Delayed rupture of a splenic artery pseudoaneurysm after biliopancreatic diversion. 
  • Delayed vs initial cytomegalovirus prophylaxis after kidney transplantation. 
  • Delaying cholecystectomy for complicated gallstone disease in pregnancy is associated with recurrent postpartum symptoms. 
  • Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. 
  • Delays in Pediatric Colorectal Care Lead to Unnecessary Healthcare Expenditure: A Standard of Care Phase for the Implementation of a Mobile Health Program 
  • Delays in gender affirming healthcare due to COVID-19 are mitigated by expansion of telemedicine. 
  • Deletion of immunosuppressive prophylaxis after marrow transplantation increases hyperacute graft-versus-host disease but does not influence chronic graft-versus-host disease or relapse in patients with advanced leukemia 
  • Delivery of Plasmin During Machine Perfusion or Cold Storage Flush Improves Early Transplant Outcomes in aRat Dcd Liver Transplant Model. 
  • Delphi Consensus on Intraoperative Technical/Surgical Aspects to Prevent Surgical Site Infection after Colorectal Surgery. 
  • Delphi survey of intercontinental experts to identify areas of consensus on the use of indocyanine green angiography for tissue perfusion assessment during plastic and reconstructive surgery. 
  • Delphipanel on Antimicrobial Stewardship and Management of Clinical Syndromes in Thoracic Organ Transplants and Mechanical Circulatory Device Recipients 
  • Demographics, treatment, and early outcomes in penetrating vascular combat trauma. 
  • Demonstration and characterization of the hemoconcentrating effect of ascitic fluid that accumulates during hemorrhagic pancreatitis. 
  • Demystifying "bad luck": Seemingly unrelated risk factors for CLAD may be connected by a common pathway. 
  • Denatured muscle as a nerve conduit: a functional, morphologic, and electrophysiologic evaluation. 
  • Dendritic cells improve the generation of Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes for the treatment of posttransplantation lymphoma. 
  • Dendritic cells pulsed with pancreatic cancer total tumor RNA generate specific antipancreatic cancer T cells. 
  • Depletion of porcine pulmonary intravascular macrophages attenuates hyperacute pulmonary xenograft dysfunction 
  • Depletion of pulmonary intravascular macrophages prevents hyperacute pulmonary xenograft dysfunction. 
  • Depletional Induction Therapy in Non-Human Primates - Preclinical Modeling of Polyclonal Depletion with Rhesus-Specific ATG. 
  • Depletional Profiles of Human and Rhesus Specific Anti-Thymocyte Globulins in Rhesus Macaques 
  • Depressed high-energy phosphate content in hypertrophied ventricles of animal and man: the biologic basis for increased sensitivity to ischemic injury. 
  • Depression in primary caregivers of patients listed for liver or kidney transplantation. 
  • Depression is associated with worse outcomes among women undergoing breast reconstruction following mastectomy. 
  • Depression, Quality of Life, and Mortality Early Following Lung Transplantation 
  • Depression, social support, and clinical outcomes following lung transplantation: a single-center cohort study. 
  • Depressive Symptoms and Post-Transplant Mortality: Examining the Influence of Perioperative Outcomes 
  • Depressive Symptoms, Medication Nonadherence, and Clinical Outcomes Following Lung Transplantation. 
  • Depressive symptoms and early mortality following lung transplantation: A pilot study. 
  • Depressive symptoms and mortality in lung transplant. 
  • Depressive symptoms in heart transplant recipients in an alternate list program 
  • Depressive symptoms, physical activity, and clinical events: The ADAPT prospective pilot study. 
  • Dermal histomorphology in post-bariatric patients: bilopancreatic diversion versus gastric bypass: reply. 
  • Desensitization With Costimulation Blockade and Proteasome Inhibition in a Non-Human Primate Model of Kidney Transplantation 
  • Desensitization and management of allograft rejection. 
  • Desensitization for Deceased Donor Transplantation: Testing a New Paradigm in the Nonhuman Primate 
  • Design and Implementation of the International Genetics and Translational Research in Transplantation Network. 
  • Detecting Acute Cellular Rejection in Lung Transplant Biopsies by Artificial Intelligence: A Novel Deep Learning Approach 
  • Detecting DILI in Patients with Decompensated Chronic Hepatitis C: A Review of the SOLAR-1 and-2 Studies 
  • Detecting pheochromocytoma: defining the most sensitive test. 
  • Detection of BK polyomavirus after kidney transplantation: a comparison of urine electron microscopy with plasma polymerase chain reaction. 
  • Detection of acute and chronic injury in human renal transplants by a urinary cytokine/chemokine multiplex assay. 
  • Detection of cells recognizing donor graftderived fibroblasts in the blood of allograftrejecting animals. 
  • Detection of flap tissue ischemia in a rat model: Real-time monitoring of changes in oxygenation and perfusion through injectable biosensors. 
  • Detection of medical errors in kidney transplantation: a pilot study comparing proactive clinician debriefings to a hospital-wide incident reporting system. 
  • Detection of micrometastases in peritoneal washings of pancreatic cancer patients by the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. 
  • Determinants of graft survival after renal transplantation. 
  • Determinants of the source of cytomegalovirus in murine renal allograft recipients. 
  • Determinants of willingness to donate living related and cadaveric organs: identifying opportunities for intervention. 
  • Determination of the functional status of alloreactive T cells by interferon-gamma kinetics. 
  • Determining benchmarks for evaluation and management coding in an academic division of general surgery. 
  • Determining changes in bone metabolism after bariatric surgery in postmenopausal women. 
  • Determining eligibility for lung transplantation: A nationwide assessment of the cutoff glomerular filtration rate. 
  • Determining the False-Negative Rate Using Fluorescence Image-Assisted Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Cutaneous Melanoma. 
  • Determining the Independent Risk Factors for Worse SCAR-Q Scores and Future Scar Revision Surgery. 
  • Determining the Optimal Quantitative Threshold for Preoperative Albumin Level Before Elective Colorectal Surgery. 
  • Determining the Optimal Timing for Initiation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy After Resection for Stage II and III Colon Cancer. 
  • Determining the precise anatomic location of the sensory nerves to the abdominal wall: Optimizing autologous innervation of abdominally based free flaps. 
  • Developing Process Maps as a Tool for a Surgical Infection Prevention Quality Improvement Initiative in Resource-Constrained Settings. 
  • Developing a Nonhuman Primate Model of Sensitization 
  • Developing a Nonhuman Primate Model of Sensitization. 
  • Development and Evaluation of a Novel Instrument to Measure Severity of Intraoperative Events Using Video Data. 
  • Development and Feasibility Testing of a Device Briefing Tool and Training to Improve Patient Safety During Introduction of New Devices in Operating Rooms: Best Practices and Lessons Learned. 
  • Development and Validation of a Laboratory Risk Score (LabScore) to Predict Outcomes after Resection for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. 
  • Development and Validation of a Multi-institutional Preoperative Nomogram for Predicting Grade of Dysplasia in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMNs) of the Pancreas: A Report from The Pancreatic Surgery Consortium. 
  • Development and participant assessment of a practical quality improvement educational initiative for surgical residents. 
  • Development and psychometric properties of the Pulmonary-specific Quality-of-Life Scale in lung transplant patients. 
  • Development and testing of a silicone in vitro model of descending aortic dissection. 
  • Development and validation of a RE current L iver c A ncer P rediction S cor E (RELAPSE) following liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of the us multicenter hcc transplant consortium. 
  • Development of ASMBS research agenda for bariatric surgery using the Delphi methodology. 
  • Development of Novel Technologies for Monitoring Allospecific Humoral Immunity in a Non-Human Primate Model. 
  • Development of a Novel Immunosuppressive Regimen To Facilitate Single Donor Islet Cell Transplantation Using Efalizumab. 
  • Development of a quantitative donor risk index to predict short-term mortality in orthotopic heart transplantation. 
  • Development of an Integrated Research Support Service for Clinical Transplant Research. 
  • Development of an antibody specific to major histocompatibility antigens detectable by flow cytometry after lung transplant is associated with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. 
  • Development of bullous pemphigoid after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Report of a case. 
  • Dhh1 regulates the G1/S-checkpoint following DNA damage or BRCA1 expression in yeast. 
  • Diagnosis and management of BK polyomavirus interstitial nephritis in renal transplant recipients. 
  • Diagnosis and surgical treatment of colonic endometriosis. 
  • Diagnosis and treatment of primary extrahepatic bile duct tumors. 
  • Diagnosis of Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease in the Absence of Hemodynamic Abnormalities 
  • Diagnosis of fungal infection: new technologies for the mycology laboratory. 
  • Diagnostic accuracy of intra-abdominal fluid collection characterization in the era of multidetector computed tomography. 
  • Diagnostic evaluation of ovarian torsion: An analysis of pediatric patients using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample. 
  • Dialysis facility referral and start of evaluation for kidney transplantation among patients treated with dialysis in the Southeastern United States. 
  • Diaphragmatic Hernias after Living Donor Hepatectomy: A Critical Reappraisal. 
  • Did James A. Garfield die of cholecystitis? Revisiting the autopsy of the 20th president of the United States. 
  • Dietary and psych predictors of weight loss after gastric bypass. 
  • Differences in Characteristics and Outcome of Patients with Penetrating Injuries in the USA and the Netherlands: A Multi-institutional Comparison. 
  • Differences in morbidity and mortality with percutaneous versus open surgical drainage of postoperative intra-abdominal infections: a review of 686 cases. 
  • Differences in survival and de novo anti-donor antibody development among lung transplant recipients presensitized to third party class I and class II HLA antigens 
  • Different roles for matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in the pathogenesis of cardiac allograft rejection. 
  • Differential Effect of Costimulation Blockade on the Primary vs. Latent Infection in Minor Mismatched Skin Transplantation 
  • Differential Pattern of Stress Shielding in Finite Element Analysis Model of Rib Plate Osteosynthesis 
  • Differential Role of B Cells and IL-17 Versus IFN-γ During Early and Late Rejection of Pig Islet Xenografts in Mice. 
  • Differential effect of nitric oxide on thrombospondin-1-, PDGF- and fibronectin-induced migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. 
  • Differential effects of donor-specific alloantibody. 
  • Differential effects of nitric oxide-mediated S-nitrosylation on p50 and c-jun DNA binding. 
  • Differential effects of platelet-derived growth factor isotypes on human smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration are mediated by distinct signaling pathways. 
  • Differential expression of procollagen genes between mid- and late-gestational fetal fibroblasts. 
  • Differential regulation of calcineurin isoforms in transplant patients: a new look at an old problem. 
  • Differential vascular resistance of the jejunum and ileum during machine perfusion 
  • Difficult conversations: a national course for neurosurgery residents in physician-patient communication. 
  • Difficulties of parathyroidectomy after previous thyroidectomy. 
  • Diltiazem preserves direct vasodilator response but fails to suppress intimal proliferation in rat allograft coronary artery disease. 
  • Direct detection of cellular immune responses to cancer vaccines. 
  • Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction in Women Older than 65 Years: A Retrospective Analysis of Complication Rate and Overall Outcomes. 
  • Directed enzyme pro-drug gene therapy for pancreatic cancer in vivo. 
  • Disability Weights for Pediatric Surgical Procedures: A Systematic Review and Analysis. 
  • Disability in patients with end-stage liver disease: Results from the functional assessment in liver transplantation study. 
  • Disaccharidase activities and fat assimilation in pediatric patients after intestinal transplantation. 
  • Discontinuation of diabetes and lipid-lowering medications after bariatric surgery at Veterans Affairs medical centers. 
  • Discontinuity of Patient-Provider Communication throughout the Phases of Care: Time to Be More Patient-Centered in Trauma? 
  • Discovering what the eye can't see: Gene expression in baseline biopsies of kidney allografts 
  • Discrepancy in Endoscopic Reporting and Lack of Standardization for the Diagnosis of Hiatal Hernia 
  • Discrete improvement in racial disparity in survival among patients with stage IV colorectal cancer: a 21-year population-based analysis. 
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  • Discussion on: Two open whipples a day: Excessive or efficient. 
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  • Discussion: A Current Review of Hybrid Meshes in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. 
  • Discussion: An Evaluation of Race Disparities in Academic Plastic Surgery. 
  • Discussion: Comparing Operative Performance between Independent and Integrated Plastic Surgery Residents. 
  • Discussion: Guiding Strategies for the Future of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Systematic Review of Organ Donation Campaigns. 
  • Discussion: Plastic Surgery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mentorship Program and Workshop: A Single Institution's Experience. 
  • Discussion: Secondary Surgery following Initial Replantation/Revascularization or Completion Amputation in the Hand or Digits. 
  • Discussion: Strategies for Reconstruction of the Plantar Surface of the Foot: A Systematic Review of the Literature. 
  • Discussions 
  • Dismantling structural racism as a root cause of racial disparities in COVID-19 and transplantation. 
  • Disordered salivary immunoglobulin secretion and sodium transport in human chronic graft-versus-host disease. 
  • Disparities between Operative Time and Relative Value Units for Plastic Surgery Procedures. 
  • Disparities in Asians' Hospice Utilization and Location of Death. 
  • Disparities in Head and Neck Cancer: Comparing Macroeconomic Consequences across Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries 
  • Disparities in access to left ventricular assist device therapy. 
  • Disparities in colostomy reversal after Hartmann's procedure for diverticulitis. 
  • Disparity of Colon Cancer Outcomes in Rural America: Making the Case to Travel the Extra Mile. 
  • Disruption in general surgery: Randomized controlled trials and changing paradigms. 
  • Disruption of iron homeostasis in the lungs of transplant patients. 
  • Dissecting the human kidney allograft transcriptome: single-cell RNA sequencing. 
  • Dissection of the masseter branch of the trigeminal nerve for facial reanimation. 
  • Disseminated Legionella micdadei infection in a liver transplant patient presenting as pulmonary nodules and a laryngeal lesion. 
  • Disseminated Mycobacterium immunogenum infection presenting with septic shock and skin lesions in a renal transplant recipient. 
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation in association with pig-to-primate pulmonary xenotransplantation. 
  • Dissociation of depletional induction and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease in kidney recipients treated with alemtuzumab. 
  • Distal pancreatectomy: a single institution's experience in open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches. 
  • Distal vessel pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: Results from a single institution 
  • Distance of cecum ligated influences mortality, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 expression following cecal ligation and puncture in the rat. 
  • Distinct Subtypes of Rejection in a Novel Non Human Primate Model of Sensitization 
  • Distinct fibrosis patterns characterize Campath-1H plus rapamycin versus traditional therapy with calcineurin inhibition. 
  • Disturbances in the glutathione/ophthalmate redox buffer system in the woodchuck model of hepatitis virus-induced hepatocellular carcinoma 
  • Diverse Racial and Ethnicd But Not Genderd Representation among Faculty Is Associated with Greater Student Diversity 
  • Diverticulitis of the transverse colon manifesting as colocutaneous fistula. 
  • Do All Positive Margins in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing a Partial Mastectomy Need to Be Resected? 
  • Do Donor Characteristics Matter? Prediction of Graft Utilization and Recipient Outcomes after Heart Transplantation 
  • Do Histopathology and Clinical Outcomes of Breast Atypia Vary by Race/Ethnicity? 
  • Do You Get What You Pay For? The Relationship of Price and Quality in Hospital Provided Procedures. 
  • Do flexion extension plain films facilitate treatment after trauma? 
  • Do incentives matter? Providing benefits to families of organ donors. 
  • Do risk calculators accurately predict surgical site occurrences? 
  • Dobutamine stress echocardiography for orthotopic liver transplant evaluation. 
  • Dobutamine stress echocardiography for preoperative cardiac risk stratification in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Dobutamine stress echocardiography: experience in pediatric heart transplant recipients. 
  • Documentation Burden on General Surgery Faculty 
  • Documenting or Operating: Where Is Time Spent in General Surgery Residency? 
  • Does Angiosarcoma of the Breast Need Nodal Staging? 
  • Does Anticoagulation Improve Flap Outcomes in Hypercoagulable Patients? A Systematic Review. 
  • Does Breast Cancer Subtype Impact Margin Status in Patients Undergoing Partial Mastectomy? 
  • Does Center Volume Affect Failure to Rescue Rates in Lung Transplantation? A U.S. Nationwide Analysis 
  • Does Conversion in Laparoscopic Colectomy Portend an Inferior Oncologic Outcome? Results from 104,400 Patients. 
  • Does Fragmentation of Care in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Increase Patient Mortality? 
  • Does Increase in BMI Provide a Survival Benefit after Lung Transplantation? A Propensity Score Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Registry 
  • Does Intentional Support of Degree Programs in General Surgery Residency Affect Research Productivity or Pursuit of Academic Surgery? A Multi-Institutional Study. 
  • Does Localization Technique Matter for Non-palpable Breast Cancers? 
  • Does Pancreatic Stump Closure Method Influence Distal Pancreatectomy Outcomes? 
  • Does Perceived Resident Operative Autonomy Impact Patient Outcomes? 
  • Does Single Lung Transplantation Change Perfusion in Relation to Native Lung in Pulmonary Fibrosis? Implications in Choosing Laterality 
  • Does Surgeon Performed Preoperative Endoscopy Aid in Better Intraoperative Diagnosis and Management of Hiatal Hernia? 
  • Does Surgeon Training Affect Patient Perception of Surgeon Skill in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction? 
  • Does a Second Transplant Increase the Risk for CMV Infection? An Evaluation of the Incidence of CMV Viremia in the Previously Transplanted Kidney Recipient 
  • Does etiology of gastroparesis determine clinical outcomes in gastric electrical stimulation treatment of gastroparesis? 
  • Does experience preclude leaks in laparoscopic gastric bypass? 
  • Does impotence improve after parathyroidectomy in men with primary hyperparathyroidism? 
  • Does method of sternal repair influence long-term outcome of postoperative mediastinitis? 
  • Does negative pressure wound therapy have a role in preventing poststernotomy wound complications? 
  • Does pelvic hematoma on admission computed tomography predict active bleeding at angiography for pelvic fracture? 
  • Does practice make perfect? Resident experience with breast surgery influences excision adequacy. 
  • Does pre-operative chemoradiation for initially unresectable or borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma increase post-operative morbidity? A case-matched analysis 
  • Does protected research time during general surgery training contribute to graduates' career choice? 
  • Does resident post graduate year influence the outcomes of inguinal hernia repair? 
  • Does surgery improve outcomes for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma? An analysis using the surveillance epidemiology and end results registry from 1998 to 2008. 
  • Does the NSQIP-Transplant Experience Demonstrate That Obese Kidney Transplant Recipients are Still at Increased Risk for Surgical Site Infections? 
  • Does the Utilization of a Temporary External Anchoring Suture Increase the Risk of Driveline Infection After Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device 
  • Does the presence of coronary artery disease impact perioperative outcomes following partial hepatectomy? 
  • Does time to definitive treatment matter in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ? 
  • Does travel distance influence length of stay in elective colorectal surgery? 
  • Don't be afraid of change: a commentary on surgical training and the American Board of Surgery. 
  • Donation after Circulatory Death in Heart Transplantation May Increase the Donor Pool by 20% in the U.S 
  • Donation after cardiac death: the University of Wisconsin experience with liver transplantation. 
  • Donation after cardiac death: the University of Wisconsin experience. 
  • Donation after cardiac death: the university of wisconsin experience with renal transplantation. 
  • Donor Deficiency of RIP3 Phosphokinase Activity Shortens Cardiac Allograft Survival in the Setting of Costimulation Blockade. 
  • Donor Diabetes and Lung Transplant: Does It Matter? 
  • Donor Hypernatremia Is an Independent Predictor of 1-Year Mortality Following Cardiac Transplantation 
  • Donor Kidney Volume Predicts One and Three Month eGFR in Live Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients 
  • Donor Kidney-Resident Passenger Macrophages Promote CCL8-CCR8 Mediated Early Allograft Inflammation. 
  • Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) Increase the Risk for Rejection After Pancreas Transplantation Qithout Negatively Impacting Survival 
  • Donor and Recipient Hepatitis C Status in Lung Transplant 
  • Donor and recipient age matching in heart transplantation: analysis of the UNOS Registry. 
  • Donor apoptotic cell-based therapy for effective inhibition of donor-specific memory T and B cells to promote long-term allograft survival in allosensitized recipients. 
  • Donor derived HSV hepatitis in a kidney transplant recipient leading to liver fibrosis and portal hypertension. 
  • Donor derived hepatitis B virus infection: Analysis of the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. 
  • Donor designation: racial and ethnic differences in US nondesignators' preferred methods for disclosing intent to donate organs. 
  • Donor evaluation in the era of HIV-positive organ transplantation: The importance of the infectious diseases specialist. 
  • Donor factors predicting recipient survival after liver retransplantation: the retransplant donor risk index. 
  • Donor fraction cell-free DNA and rejection in adult and pediatric heart transplantation. 
  • Donor hepatic function: a factor in postreperfusion syndrome. 
  • Donor management tactics for cardiothoracic transplantation 
  • Donor polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor-4 influence the development of rejection after renal transplantation. 
  • Donor risk index predicts graft failure reliably but not post-transplant infections. 
  • Donor sites for pedicled skeletal grafts of the hand, wrist, and forearm. 
  • Donor specific bone marrow cells suppress lymphocyte reactivity to donor antigens and differentially modulate TH1 and TH2 cytokine gene expression in the responder cell population. 
  • Donor-Recipient Height Mismatch Is Associated With Decreased Survival in Pediatric-to-Adult Liver Transplant Recipients. 
  • Donor-derived hepatitis C in the era of increasing intravenous drug use: A report of the Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. 
  • Donor-derived hepatitis C transmission from NAT negative donors-Still an unexpected event! 
  • Donor-derived infections: Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. 
  • Donor-derived transmission events in 2013: a report of the Organ Procurement Transplant Network Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. 
  • Donor-derived tuberculosis among solid organ transplant recipients in the United States-2008 to 2018. 
  • Donor-directed MHC class I antibody is preferentially cleared from sensitized recipients of combined liver/kidney transplants. 
  • Donor-origin cancer in renal transplant recipients from deceased donors: worth gambling? 
  • Donor-reactive T-cell stimulation history and precursor frequency: barriers to tolerance induction. 
  • Donor-specific CD8+ Foxp3+ T cells protect skin allografts and facilitate induction of conventional CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells. 
  • Donor-transmitted malignancies in organ transplantation: assessment of clinical risk. 
  • DonorNet and Biases in Decision-Making: An Organ Offer Simulation Study. 
  • Don’t Pass the Peanuts: Donor-Derived Nut Allergy in Lung Transplant 
  • Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation and rectoanal repair modification for the treatment of grade III and grade IV hemorrhoids: one-year follow-up. 
  • Dorsal Hump Reduction and Midvault Reconstruction. 
  • Dose dependent effects of cardiac beta2 adrenoceptor gene therapy. 
  • Dose-dependent association between amiodarone and severe primary graft dysfunction in orthotopic heart transplantation. 
  • Double genetic modification of adenovirus fiber with RGD polylysine motifs significantly enhances gene transfer to isolated human pancreatic islets. 
  • Double renal allografts successfully increase utilization of kidneys from older donors within a single organ procurement organization. 
  • Down-regulation of transforming growth factor beta receptor type I, II, and III during liver regeneration. 
  • Downregulation of CD28- and T cell Antigen Receptor-Mediated T Cell Activation by Protein Kinase C-Stimulated Tyrosine Phosphatases. 
  • Downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases from colorectal cancer by selective intra-arterial chemotherapy. 
  • Downstaging therapy followed by liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma beyond Milan criteria. 
  • Doxycycline alters collagen composition following ventral hernia repair. 
  • Doxycycline shows dose-dependent changes in hernia repair strength after mesh repair. 
  • Dr. Sr. Mary Margaret Ajiko. 
  • Drain use in pancreatic surgery: Results from an international survey among experts in the field. 
  • Dramatic Improvements in Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplant Outcomes in the US 
  • Dramatic Improvements in Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplant Outcomes in the US 
  • Dual Kidney Allocation Score: A Novel Algorithm Utilizing Expanded Donor Criteria for the Allocation of Dual Kidneys in Adults. 
  • Dual Procurement of Lung and Heart Allografts Does Not Negatively Affect Lung Transplant Outcomes. 
  • Dual Targeting Desensitization with Carfilzomib Plus Lulizumab Significantly Prolongs Kidney Transplant Survival in Allosensitized Nonhuman Primates. 
  • Dual Targeting of Costimulation and Proteasome to Desensitize and Prolong Graft Survival of Sensitized Nonhuman Primates 
  • Dual Targeting with Carfilzomib and Tocilizumab Abrogates Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Prolongs Survival in a Highly Sensitized Rhesus Model of Kidney Transplantation 
  • Dual islet transplantation modeling of the instant blood-mediated inflammatory reaction. 
  • Dual targeting: Combining costimulation blockade and bortezomib to permit kidney transplantation in sensitized recipients. 
  • Duet TRSTM Reload Is A Preloaded Absorbable Reinforcement Material On An Endoscopic Stapler That Is Straightforward And Effective For Gastric Pouch Creation. 
  • Duke procedure for super obesity: preliminary report with 3.5-year follow-up. 
  • Duodenal Graft Complications After Pancreas Transplant: Evolving Management. 
  • Duodenal segment complications in vascularized pancreas transplantation. 
  • Duodenal-jejunal exclusion improves glucose tolerance in the diabetic, Goto-Kakizaki rat by a GLP-1 receptor-mediated mechanism. 
  • Duoderm®-Bra for Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. 
  • Durable complete remission of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia associated with discontinuation of immunosuppression following relapse after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. A case report of a probable graft-versus-leukemia effect. 
  • Durable engraftment and correction of hematological abnormalities in children with congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia following myeloablative umbilical cord blood transplantation. 
  • Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy for Intra-Abdominal Infection after Source Control: Role of C-Reactive Protein. 
  • Duration of abstinence from alcohol before transplantation favorably affects post transplant alcohol relapse in patients with alcoholic liver disease. 
  • Duty Hours on Surgery Clerkship: From Compliance Nightmare to Leadership and Professional Development Opportunity. 
  • Dynamic Changes in Dominant Antigen Responses Following Primary CMV Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • Dynamic cell culture for vascularized bone engineering 
  • Dynamics of human regulatory T cells in lung lavages of lung transplant recipients. 
  • Dysplasia at the surgical margin is associated with recurrence after resection of non-invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. 
  • EFFICACY, SAFETY, PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS OF THE ANTI-CD40 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY ISCALIMAB (CFZ533) IN DE NOVO LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: RATIONALE AND DESIGN OF THE CONTRAIL I STUDY 
  • ENDURANCE Destination Therapy Trial Outcomes as Stratified by Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) Classification 
  • EUROMACS-RHF Risk Score and 3D Echocardiography as Predictors of Right Heart Failure after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation 
  • EX-VIVO EVALUATION OF PREOPERATIVELY TREATED RECTAL CANCER SPECIMENS UNDERGOING RADICAL RESECTION. 
  • Each procedure matters: threshold for surgeon volume to minimize complications and decrease cost associated with adrenalectomy. 
  • Early Bleeding is Associated with Increased Length of Stay and Early Death in LVAD Recipients 
  • Early Chemoprophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury. 
  • Early Discontinuation of Breast Free Flap Monitoring: A Strategy Driven by National Data. 
  • Early Identification of Acute Lung Injury in a Porcine Model of Hemorrhagic Shock. 
  • Early Immune Response to Acute Gastric Fluid Aspiration in a Rat Model of Lung Transplantation. 
  • Early Operation for Complications Arising From Bariatric Surgical Tourism. 
  • Early Postoperative Complications following Gracilis Free Muscle Transfer for Facial Reanimation: A Systematic Review and Pooled Data Analysis. 
  • Early Postoperative Emergency Department Care of Abdominal Transplant Recipients. 
  • Early Reassessment of Ambulatory Advanced Heart Failure Detects High-Risk Trajectories Along a Dynamic Baseline 
  • Early Results of Biventricular Support with Durable, Intracorporeal Continuous Flow Centrifugal Ventricular Assist Devices: Analysis from INTERMACS 
  • Early Rhinovirus Infection After Lung Transplantation - Simply the Innocent Bystander? 
  • Early Survivorship After Liver Transplantation: A Qualitative Study Identifying Challenges in Recovery From the Patient and Caregiver Perspective. 
  • Early allograft rejection is mediated by CD3+CD4+CD45RA-CD62L-memory cells following alemtuzumab depletion. 
  • Early and limited use of tacrolimus to avoid rejection in an alemtuzumab and sirolimus regimen for kidney transplantation: clinical results and immune monitoring. 
  • Early barriers to neonatal porcine islet engraftment in a dual transplant model. 
  • Early experience with computed tomographic angiography in microsurgical reconstruction. 
  • Early experience with fluorescent angiography in free-tissue transfer reconstruction. 
  • Early experience with the use of hepatitis C antibody-positive, nucleic acid testing-negative donors in lung transplantation. 
  • Early intervention for lactate dehydrogenase elevation improves clinical outcomes in patients with the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device: Insights from the PREVENT study. 
  • Early liver metastases after "failure" of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colorectal cancer: is there a role for additional adjuvant therapy? 
  • Early mechanical failure of highly cross-linked porcine dermal matrix for abdominal wall reconstruction. 
  • Early posttransplant reductions in club cell secretory protein associate with future risk for chronic allograft dysfunction in lung recipients: results from a multicenter study. 
  • Early prediction of hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy using parathyroid hormone: an analysis of pooled individual patient data from nine observational studies. 
  • Early prediction of systematic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) after major thoracic operation should not be sneezed at, but it is not a panacea. 
  • Early reflux monitoring following lung transplantation may underestimate the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux. 
  • Early report of a randomized comparative clinical trial of Strattice™ reconstructive tissue matrix to lightweight synthetic mesh in the repair of inguinal hernias. 
  • Early results with combined modality therapy for carcinoma of the esophagus. 
  • Early trends in serum phosphate and creatinine levels are associated with mortality following major hepatectomy. 
  • Early versus delayed amputation in the setting of severe lower extremity trauma. 
  • Early wound healing exhibits cytokine surge without evidence of hypoxia. 
  • Early-Onset Cryptococcosis in Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) Recipients. 
  • Eating self-efficacy as predictor of long-term weight loss and obesity-specific quality of life after sleeve gastrectomy: A prospective cohort study. 
  • Ebola virus disease: implications for solid organ transplantation. 
  • Echocardiographic Features and Utility of Baseline Echo in the Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Atrial Septal Defect 
  • Economic Impact of Routine Cavity Margins Versus Standard Partial Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Economic and clinical burden associated with respiratory viral infections after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant in the United States. 
  • Economic evaluation of everolimus vs. azathioprine at one year after de novo heart transplantation. 
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  • Editorial Commentary: Determining the cost-effectiveness of mechanical circulatory support. 
  • Editorial commentary: renal failure after cardiac transplantation: of bravery, wisdom and honesty. 
  • Editorial introductions 
  • Educating the surgeon-scientist: A qualitative study evaluating challenges and barriers toward becoming an academically successful surgeon. 
  • Educational Outcomes of a Pre-Clinical Medical Student Curriculum with Medicaid and Uninsured Surgical Oncology Patients 
  • Educational resources for the Orthopedic In-Training Examination. 
  • Educational value of the operating room experience during a core surgical clerkship. 
  • Effect Of Intra-Operative Fluid Management On Peri-Operative Outcomes After Pancreaticoduodenectomy For Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma 
  • Effect of CXCL-1/KC production in high risk vascularized corneal allografts on T cell recruitment and graft rejection. 
  • Effect of Cold Ischemic Time on the Incidence of High-Grade Primary Graft Dysfunction (PGD): A Multicenter Analysis 
  • Effect of Diagnosis on Outcomes in the Setting of Enhanced Recovery Protocols. 
  • Effect of Direct-Acting Hepatitis C Treatment Regimens on Calcineurin Inhibitors in Liver and Kidney Transplant Patients. 
  • Effect of Early Everolimus-Facilitated Reduction of Tacrolimus on Efficacy and Renal Function in De Novo Liver Transplant Recipients: 24-Month Results for the North American Subpopulation. 
  • Effect of HMG CoA reductase inhibitors on the development of chronic lung allograft dysfunction. 
  • Effect of Heart Rate Reserve on Exercise Capacity in Patients Treated With a Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Multicentre Study 
  • Effect of Multimodal Analgesia on Opioid Use After Open Ventral Hernia Repair. 
  • Effect of Regional Hospital Market Competition on Use Patterns of Free Flap Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Effect of Statin Intensity on Postoperative Mortality after Open Repair of Intact Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Is Intensive Therapy Necessary? 
  • Effect of Sulindac on Gene Expression in Rectal MucosaLimited Project Grant #071 
  • Effect of Surgical Exposure on Outcomes in Lung Transplantation: Insight from the International Multicenter Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) in Lung Transplantation Registry 
  • Effect of Surgical Margin Width on Patterns of Recurrence among Patients Undergoing R0 Hepatectomy for T1 Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An International Multi-Institutional Analysis. 
  • Effect of Time of Intraoperative Circulatory Support on Incidence of High-Grade Primary Graft Dysfunction (PGD): Multicenter Analysis on Use of Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) during Lung Transplantation 
  • Effect of a 19-item surgical safety checklist during urgent operations in a global patient population. 
  • Effect of a NOS inhibitor, L-NMMA, on the contractile function of reperfused skeletal muscle. 
  • Effect of a disposable automated suturing device on cost and operating room time in benign total laparoscopic hysterectomy procedures. 
  • Effect of a dominant negative ras on myocardial hypertrophy by using adenoviral-mediated gene transfer. 
  • Effect of a nitric oxide donor on microcirculation of acutely denervated skeletal muscle during reperfusion. 
  • Effect of adenoviral-mediated transfer of transforming growth factor-beta1 on colonic anastomotic healing. 
  • Effect of an anti-C5a monoclonal antibody indicates a prominent role for anaphylatoxin in pulmonary xenograft dysfunction. 
  • Effect of bead swelling on the durability of polylysine alginate microcapsules 
  • Effect of continuous complement inhibition using soluble complement receptor type 1 on survival of pig-to-primate cardiac xenografts. 
  • Effect of cyclosporin pharmacokinetics on renal allograft outcome in African-Americans. 
  • Effect of cyclosporine on bile secretion in rats. 
  • Effect of denervation on endothelium-derived relaxing factor-dependent relaxation in the rat cremaster muscle. 
  • Effect of dietary fish oil supplementation on eicosanoid production by rat renal allografts. 
  • Effect of difluoromethylornithine on host and tumor polyamine metabolism during total parenteral nutrition. 
  • Effect of donor age on survival of liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C virus infection. 
  • Effect of donor factors on early graft survival in adult cadaveric renal transplantation. 
  • Effect of gastric bypass operation on Framingham and actual risk of cardiovascular events in class II to III obesity - Discussion 
  • Effect of gastric bypass operation on Framingham and actual risk of cardiovascular events in class II to III obesity. 
  • Effect of glucagon and insulin upon biliary lipid secretion. 
  • Effect of hepatic artery flow on bile secretory function after cold ischemia. 
  • Effect of immunosuppressants on T-cell subsets observed in vivo using carboxy-fluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester labeling. 
  • Effect of increased compartment pressure on the microcirculation of skeletal muscle. 
  • Effect of increased intracranial pressure on gastric acid secretion. 
  • Effect of irrigation fluids on arterial and venous endothelium after ischemia. 
  • Effect of meeting Leapfrog volume thresholds on complication rates following complex surgical procedures. 
  • Effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiation and surgical technique on recurrence of localized pancreatic cancer. 
  • Effect of new persistent opioid use on physiologic and psychologic outcomes following bariatric surgery. 
  • Effect of orthotopic liver transplantation on employment and health status. 
  • Effect of postoperative complications on health and employment following liver transplantation 
  • Effect of postoperative complications on health and employment following liver transplantation. 
  • Effect of repair strategy on hospital cost for infants with tetralogy of Fallot. 
  • Effect of serum source on protein-free diet lymphocyte blastogenesis. 
  • Effect of staple height on gastrojejunostomy during laparoscopic gastric bypass: a multicenter prospective randomized trial. 
  • Effect of surgeon "experience" with laparoscopy on postoperative outcomes after colorectal surgery. 
  • Effect of surrogate tolerogenesis on the vascular rejection of pig heart xenografts. 
  • Effect of the Veterans Affairs Medical System on plastic surgery residency training. 
  • Effect of total parenteral nutrition on amino acid and glucose transport by the human small intestine 
  • Effect of vitamin E on tamoxifen-treated breast cancer cells. 
  • Effect of warm ischemia on neovascularization of island flaps - Invited discussion 
  • Effect of xenogeneic chimerism in a human/sheep model on natural antibody. 
  • Effective Targeting Plasma Cells with Daratumumab (Anti-CD38) and Mozobil (Anti-CXCR4) in a Sensitized Non-Human Primate Model. 
  • Effective cohorting and "superisolation" in a single intensive care unit in response to an outbreak of diverse multi-drug-resistant organisms. 
  • Effective surgical safety checklist implementation. 
  • Effectiveness of Educational and Behavioral Interventions To Improve Pursuit of Pre-Emptive Living-Related Kidney Transplantation: The Talking about Live Kidney Donation (TALK) Study. 
  • Effectiveness of an In-Service Education Program to Improve Patient Safety Directed at Surgical Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Effectiveness of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on obese class I type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. 
  • Effectiveness of laparoscopic cadaveric dissection in enhancing resident comprehension of pelvic anatomy. 
  • Effectiveness of non-primary single lung transplants for patients with COPD and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) following initial lung transplant. 
  • Effects of Ideal Versus Total Body Weight Dosage of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin on Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Patients With High Immunologic Risk. 
  • Effects of Immunosuppressive Medications on Mitochondrial Function. 
  • Effects of Nissen Fundoplication on Markers of Microaspiration and Inflammation after Lung Transplantation 
  • Effects of Obesity on Penetrating Trauma 
  • Effects of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Osteoclast Activity and Bone Density in Morbidly Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. 
  • Effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or diabetes support and education on insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes. 
  • Effects of Sofosbuvir-Based Hepatitis C Treatment Regimens on Calcineurin Inhibitor Dosing in Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients. 
  • Effects of Subnormothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion on Inflammatory Injury in a Murine Lung Transplant Model 
  • Effects of a Goal Directed Transfusion Protocol on Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation 
  • Effects of bombesin on fasting bile formation. 
  • Effects of combined treatment with CD25- and CD154-specific monoclonal antibodies in non-human primate allotransplantation. 
  • Effects of decreased preoperative endotoxin core antibody levels on long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Effects of dexamethasone on the contractile function of reperfused skeletal muscle. 
  • Effects of dibutyryl cyclic AMP and theophylline on biliary cholesterol secretion. 
  • Effects of enoxaparin, standard heparin, and streptokinase on the patency of anastomoses in severely crushed arteries. 
  • Effects of gaseous and particulate emboli on pulmonary circulation. 
  • Effects of holmium: YAG laser energy settings on fiber tip degradation 
  • Effects of pneumoperitoneum on hemodynamic and systemic immunologic responses to peritonitis in pigs. 
  • Effects of serotonin on canine bile formation. 
  • Effects of triiodothyronine and vasopressin on cardiac function and myocardial blood flow after brain death 
  • Effects of triiodothyronine and vasopressin on cardiac function and myocardial blood flow after brain death. 
  • Effects of vascularized bone graft on surrounding necrotic bone: An experimental study. Invited discussion I 
  • Efficacy and Safety of Glutamine-supplemented Parenteral Nutrition in Surgical ICU Patients: An American Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Efficacy and Safety of the Janus Kinase 1 Inhibitor Itacitinib (ITA) in Patients with Bronchiolitis Obliterans (BOS) Syndrome Following Double Lung Transplant 
  • Efficacy and durability of central oversewing for treatment of aortic insufficiency in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. 
  • Efficacy and safety of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors following intestinal and multivisceral transplantation. 
  • Efficacy and safety of simeprevir and sofosbuvir with and without ribavirin in subjects with recurrent genotype 1 hepatitis C postorthotopic liver transplant: the randomized GALAXY study. 
  • Efficacy and safety of valganciclovir vs. oral ganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients. 
  • Efficacy and toxicity of a protocol using sirolimus, tacrolimus and daclizumab in a nonhuman primate renal allotransplant model. 
  • Efficacy of 3 Months vs. 6 Months of Valganciclovir Prophylaxis for Heart Transplant Recipients at Intermediate Risk (R plus ) for CMV Complications 
  • Efficacy of Intrapleural Thrombolysis for Treatment of Traumatic Retained Hemothorax: A Single-Center Experience 
  • Efficacy of Repeat Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Who Develop Recurrent Melanoma Discussion 
  • Efficacy of elective lymph node dissection in patients with intermediate thickness primary melanoma. 
  • Efficacy of ethyl nitrite in reversing surgical vasospasm. 
  • Efficacy of recombinant human manganese superoxide dismutase compared to allopurinol in protection of ischemic skeletal muscle against "no-reflow". 
  • Efficacy of repeat sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients who develop recurrent melanoma. 
  • Efficient generation of targeted and controlled mutational events in porcine cells using nuclease-directed homologous recombination. 
  • Elective stoma construction improves outcomes in medically intractable pressure ulcers. 
  • Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans. 
  • Electronic synoptic operative reporting: assessing the reliability and completeness of synoptic reports for pancreatic resection. 
  • Elevated Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BAL) CXCL9 and CXCL10 Levels Correlate with ACR in Human Lung Transplants. 
  • Elevated Donor HbA1C Confers Impaired Overall Survival Following Renal Allotransplantation in Recipients of Allografts from Donors with Diabetes Mellitus: A National Analysis 
  • Elevated Donor Hemoglobin A1C Impairs Kidney Graft Survival From Deceased Donors With Diabetes Mellitus: A National Analysis. 
  • Elevated HbA1c in donor organs from patients without a diagnosis of diabetes portends worse liver allograft survival. 
  • Elevated Hyaluronan Is Associated with Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome 
  • Elevated Preoperative Hemoglobin A1c Associated with Increased Wound Complications in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Primary, Open Carpal Tunnel Release. 
  • Elevated Serum C-reactive Protein (CRP) Level Predicts Increased Post-Implant Mortality in Patients Undergoing HeartMate 3 LVAD Implantation 
  • Elevated donor hemoglobin A1c does not impair early survival in cardiac transplant recipients. 
  • Elevated intrahepatic pressures and decreased hepatic tissue blood flow prevent gas embolus during limited laparoscopic liver resections. 
  • Elevated monocytes in patients with critical limb ischemia diminish after bypass surgery. 
  • Elevated plasma clara cell secretory protein concentration is associated with high-grade primary graft dysfunction. 
  • Elevated plasma long pentraxin-3 levels and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 
  • Elevated uric acid levels predict allograft vasculopathy in cardiac transplant recipients. 
  • Elevation of CXCR3 binding chemokines in urine indicates acute renal-allograft dysfunction. 
  • Elevation of CXCR3-binding chemokines in urine indicates acute renal-allograft dysfunction. 
  • Elevation of multiple cytokines/chemokines in urine of human renal transplant recipients with acute and chronic injuries: potential usage for diagnosis and monitoring 
  • Eleventh International Women in Surgery Career Symposium, February 14-16, 2020 Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Florida. 
  • Embryonic development of human transplantation antigens. 
  • Emergence of a volume-outcomes relationship for lung transplantation is associated with regionalization of the procedure to high-volume centers: An analysis of 12,603 procedures 
  • Emergency General Surgery-A Misnomer? 
  • Emergency and weekend robotic surgery are feasible 
  • Emergency portacaval shunts: is Orloff correct? 
  • Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery. Pros and Cons. 
  • Emerging arboviruses and implications for pediatric transplantation: A review. 
  • Emerging paradigms in perioperative management for microsurgical free tissue transfer: review of the literature and evidence-based guidelines. 
  • Empiric nasogastric decompression after pancreaticoduodenectomy is not necessary. 
  • End points in the analysis of breast cancer survival: Relapse versus death from tumor - Discussion 
  • Endemic Fungal Infection Recommendations for Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients and Donors. 
  • Endemic fungal infections in solid organ and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients enrolled in the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network (TRANSNET). 
  • Endemic fungal infections in solid organ transplant recipients-Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. 
  • Endemic fungal infections in solid organ transplant recipients. 
  • Endemic fungal infections in solid organ transplantation. 
  • Endogenous bone engineering using solid scaffolds with time-released porosity 
  • Endoluminal GERD treatments: critical appraisal of current literature with evidence-based medicine instruments. 
  • Endoluminal negative-pressure therapy for preventing rectal anastomotic leaks: a pilot study in a pig model. 
  • Endometriosis in a spigelian hernia sac: an unexpected finding. 
  • Endoscopic Abscess Septotomy for Management of Sleeve Gastrectomy Leak. 
  • Endoscopic Abscess Septotomy: A Less Invasive Approach for the Treatment of Sleeve Gastrectomy Leaks. 
  • Endoscopic Management of an Excluded Gastric Segment after Reversal of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. 
  • Endoscopic Therapy for Pouch Leaks and Strictures: A Systematic Review. 
  • Endoscopic axillary exploration and sentinel lymphadenectomy. 
  • Endoscopic components separation for abdominal compartment syndrome. 
  • Endoscopic evaluation of the gastrojejunostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass. A series of 340 patients without postoperative leak. 
  • Endoscopic harvesting device type and outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Endoscopic resection reduces morbidity when compared to surgery in veterans with large and complex colorectal polyps. 
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and gallstone pancreatitis. 
  • Endoscopic sphincterotomy for stones by experts is safe, even in younger patients with normal ducts. 
  • Endoscopic treatment modalities for gastroesophageal reflux disease. 
  • Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural drainage of postoperative pancreatic collections 
  • Endoscopic versus percutaneous drainage of post-operative peripancreatic fluid collections following pancreatic resection. 
  • Endoscopic versus surgical ampullectomy: an algorithm to treat disease of the ampulla of Vater. 
  • Endoscopic-Assisted Radial Forearm Free Flap Harvest: A Novel Technique to Reduce Donor Site Morbidity. 
  • Endothelial Bmp4 is induced during arterial remodeling: effects on smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation. 
  • Endothelial cell and hepatocyte deaths occur by apoptosis after ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rat liver. 
  • Endothelin receptor blockade during hypothermic perfusion preservation mitigates the adverse effect of preretrieval warm ischemic injury on posttransplant glomerular filtration rate. 
  • Endothelin-1 Type A Receptor Antibodies Are Associated with Elevated Il-8, Arteritis and Decline in Renal Function in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients 
  • Endothelin-receptor blockade mitigates the adverse effect of preretrieval warm ischemia on posttransplantation renal function in rats. 
  • Endotoxin-mediated synthesis of nitric oxide is dependent on Gq protein signal transduction. 
  • Endovascular aneurysm repair is associated with less malnutrition than open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. 
  • Endovascular aortic repair or minimal incision aortic surgery: Which procedure to choose for treatment of high-risk aneurysms? Discussion 
  • Endovascular stenting of the abdominal aorta following renal transplantation. 
  • Engagement of the chemokine receptor CXCR3 induces tyrosine phosphorylation of the critical T-cell signaling molecules Lck, ZAP-70, and LAT. 
  • Engineering Human Acellular Vessels for Dialysis Access and Vascular Repair 
  • Engineering functional 3-dimensional patient-derived endocrine organoids for broad multiplatform applications. 
  • Engineering transferrable microvascular meshes for subcutaneous islet transplantation 
  • Enhanced De Novo Alloantibody and Antibody-Mediated Injury in Rhesus Macaques. 
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols: Rationale and Components. 
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Multimodal Strategies for Analgesia. 
  • Enhanced cardiac preservation with oxygenated University of Wisconsin solution. 
  • Enhanced de novo alloantibody and antibody-mediated injury in rhesus macaques. 
  • Enhanced dendritic cell antigen presentation in RNA-based immunotherapy. 
  • Enhanced isolated pancreatic islet recovery and functionality in rats by 17beta-estradiol treatment of brain death donors. 
  • Enhanced liver cell engraftment in a non-surgical, non-transgenic murine model conditioned by retrorsine and carbon tetrachloride 
  • Enhancement of Liver-directed Transgene Expression at Initial and Repeat Doses of AAV Vectors Admixed With ImmTOR Nanoparticles 
  • Enhancement of endocrine pancreatic secretions by essential fatty acids. 
  • Enhancement of the recovery of rat hearts after prolonged cold storage by cyclocreatine phosphate. 
  • Enhancing human islet transplantation by localized release of trophic factors from PLG scaffolds. 
  • Enoxaparin associated with hugh abdominal wall hematomas: a report of two cases. 
  • Ensuring long-term equity after pediatric liver transplantation. 
  • Entrustable Professional Activities in General Surgery: Trends in Resident Self-Assessment. 
  • Entrustable Professional Activities: The Future of Competency-based Education in Surgery May Already Be Here. 
  • Epidemiology of infection in mechanical circulatory support: A global analysis from the ISHLT Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Registry. 
  • Epidemiology of invasive mold infections in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Epidemiology of radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer in the era of prostate-specific antigen: an overview of the Department of Defense Center for Prostate Disease Research national database. 
  • Epidemiology of surgical site infections after solid organ transplants in the period 2015-2019: A single-center retrospective cohort study. 
  • Epidemiology, Management, and Clinical Outcomes of Extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Infections in Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist Device Recipients. 
  • Epidermal growth factor and human growth hormone accelerate adaptation after massive enterectomy in an additive, nutrient-dependent, and site-specific fashion - Discussion 
  • Epidermal growth factor augments adaptation following small bowel resection: optimal dosage, route, and timing of administration. 
  • Epidermal growth factor receptor expression correlates with histologic grade in resected esophageal adenocarcinoma. 
  • Epidural analgesia in hepatic resection. 
  • Epithelial clara cell injury occurs in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after human lung transplantation. 
  • Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorder following autologous bone marrow transplantation for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. 
  • Equalizing MELD Scores Over Broad Geographies Is Not the Most Efficacious Way to Allocate a Scarce Resource in a Value-based Environment. 
  • Equipoise, ethics, and the necessity of randomized trials in surgery. 
  • Equity in surgical training: Pipeline or process? 
  • Equivalent Treatment and Survival after Resection of Pancreatic Cancer at Safety-Net Hospitals. 
  • Equivalent success of simultaneous pancreas kidney and solitary pancreas transplantation. A prospective trial of tacrolimus immunosuppression with percutaneous biopsy. 
  • Era of Individualization of the Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer: Similar Problems Can Sometimes Be Treated Differently. 
  • Erosive Esophagitis and Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients with Morbid Obesity with and without Type 2 Diabetes: a Cross-sectional Study. 
  • Erratum to Survival difference between high-risk and low-risk CFTR genotypes after lung transplant. J Heart Lung Transpl 2022;41(10):1511-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2022.04.009. 
  • Erratum to: A 35-Year Evolution of Free Flap-Based Breast Reconstruction at a Large Urban Academic Center. 
  • Erratum to: Clostridium Difficile Infection from a Surgical Perspective. 
  • Erratum to: First human use of hybrid synthetic/biologic mesh in ventral hernia repair: a multicenter trial. 
  • Erratum. 
  • Erratum: Chronic kidney disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation: A systematic review (American Journal of Transplantation (2008) 8:11 (2378-2390) DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02408.x) 
  • Erratum: Computer assisted tibia preparation for total ankle arthroplasty: A cadaveric study(The International Journal of Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery(2007), 3, (336-340), DOI: 10.1002/rcs.163) 
  • Erratum: Crisis checklists for the operating room: Development and pilot testing (Journal of the American College of Surgeons 213 (212-2173)) 
  • Erratum: Current trends in regional therapy for melanoma: Lessons learned from 225 regional chemotherapy treatments between 1995 and 2010 at a single institution (Journal of the American College of Surgeons (2011) 213 (306-318)) 
  • Erratum: Efficacy and durability of central over sewing for treatment of aortic insufficiency in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (2014) 33 (937-42)) 
  • Erratum: Impaired proinsulin processing is a characteristic of transplanted islets (American Journal of Transplantation (2009) 9 (2119-2125) (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02740.x)) 
  • Erratum: Metabolic results of side-to-side portacaval shunt for intractable cirrhotic ascites (Journal of the American College of Surgeons (1997) 184 (557-570)) 
  • Erratum:Exercise blood pressure response during assisted circulatory support: Comparison of the total artifical heart with a left ventricular assist device during rehabilitation (Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (2011) 30:11 (1207-13)) 
  • Esophageal Perforation: A Common Clinical Problem with Many Different Management Options. 
  • Esophageal acid-clearance physiology is altered after Nissen-Collis gastroplasty. 
  • Esophagectomy outcomes at low-volume hospitals: the association between systems characteristics and mortality. 
  • Establishment of a critical-sized alveolar defect in the rat: a model for human gingivoperiosteoplasty. 
  • Establishment of normal ranges of laser Doppler blood flow in autologous tissue transplants. 
  • Estimating the Impact of Extended Delay to Surgery for Stage I Non-small-cell Lung Cancer on Survival. 
  • Ethical and regulatory challenges associated with the exception from informed consent requirements for emergency research: from experimental design to institutional review board approval. 
  • Ethical considerations for allocation of scarce resources and alterations in surgical care during a pandemic. 
  • Ethical considerations regarding the implementation of new technologies and techniques in surgery. 
  • Ethical, Legal, and Financial Considerations of Artificial Intelligence in Surgery. 
  • Ethics in the quest for transplant tolerance. 
  • Ethnicity greatly influences cytokine gene polymorphism distribution. 
  • Eudaimonia: An Aristotelian approach to transplantation. 
  • Evaluating Disparities in Pathways to Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Evaluating Treatment Preferences and Perceptions of a Prosthetic Versus a Transplanted Hand: A Conjoint Analysis-Based Study. 
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of a mock oral educational program. 
  • Evaluating the feasibility of extended partial mastectomy and immediate reduction mammoplasty reconstruction as an alternative to mastectomy. 
  • Evaluating the validity of model for end-stage liver disease exception points for hepatocellular carcinoma patients with multiple nodules <2 cm. 
  • Evaluation and management of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension - consensus statement from the ISHLT. 
  • Evaluation and screening of potential hand transplant recipients 
  • Evaluation of Function and TCR signaling Profile of CD57+T Cells in Allo-Specific Immunity 
  • Evaluation of Host Immune Responses to Epstein-Barr Virus in Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • Evaluation of Liver Transplantation among Advanced Age Recipients in a Large Multicenter US Cohort. 
  • Evaluation of Transplant Kidneys Using a Novel Point of Care 3D Ultrasound System. 
  • Evaluation of an FVC-Based Definition of Restrictive Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD) in a Multi-Center Cohort 
  • Evaluation of changes in skeletal muscle blood flow in the dog with contrast ultrasonography revisited: has the technique been useful, and where are we headed now? 
  • Evaluation of changes in skeletal muscle blood flow in the dog with contrast ultrasonography. 
  • Evaluation of clinical outcomes of prophylactic versus preemptive cytomegalovirus strategy in liver transplant recipients. 
  • Evaluation of cyst fluid CEA analysis in the diagnosis of mucinous cysts of the pancreas. 
  • Evaluation of failed sphincter pharyngoplasties. 
  • Evaluation of function following human hand transplantation. 
  • Evaluation of pancreas transplant needle biopsy: reproducibility and revision of histologic grading system. 
  • Evaluation of penicillin and hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of streptococcal myositis. 
  • Evaluation of porcine-derived small intestine submucosa as a biodegradable graft for gastrointestinal healing. 
  • Evaluation of postoperative fever after abdominal surgery 
  • Evaluation of practice patterns of chemodenervation for anal fissure of the ASCRS young surgeons. 
  • Evaluation of solutions for small intestinal preservation. Biochemical changes as a function of storage time. 
  • Evaluation of tacrolimus abbreviated area-under-the-curve monitoring in renal transplant patients who are potentially at risk for adverse events. 
  • Evaluation of the Axillary Surgery Performed in Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. 
  • Everolimus with reduced tacrolimus improves renal function in de novo liver transplant recipients: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Evidence for a metabolic mechanism in the improvement of type 2 diabetes after sleeve gastrectomy in a rodent model. 
  • Evidence for kidney rejection after combined bone marrow and renal transplantation despite ongoing whole-blood chimerism in rhesus macaques. 
  • Evidence for polyreactive xenoreactive antibodies in the repertoire of human anti-swine antibodies: the 'next' humoral barrier to xenotransplantation? 
  • Evidence that pretransplant donor blood transfusion prevents rat renal allograft dysfunction but not the in situ cellular alloimmune or morphologic manifestations of rejection. 
  • Evidence that renal prostaglandin and thromboxane production is stimulated in chronic cyclosporine nephrotoxicity. 
  • Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Reconstruction after Skin Cancer Resection. 
  • Evidence-Based Medicine: Secondary Correction of Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity. 
  • Evidence-Based Medicine: Systemic Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Prevention of Surgical-Site Infections in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 
  • Evidence-Based Perioperative Nutrition Recommendations: Optimizing Results and Minimizing Risks. 
  • Evidence-based medicine: Metacarpal fractures. 
  • Evidence-based value of subcutaneous surgical wound drainage: the largest systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Evolution of minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer: update from the national cancer database. 
  • Evolution of surgical management of gallbladder carcinoma and impact on outcome: results from two decades at a single-institution. 
  • Evolution of the surgical management of neonatal ovarian cysts: laparoscopic-assisted transumbilical extracorporeal ovarian cystectomy (LATEC). 
  • Evolving Patterns of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction by Race/Ethnicity: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Analysis from 1998 to 2014 
  • Evolving concepts in ventral hernia repair and physical therapy: prehabilitation, rehabilitation, and analogies to tendon reconstruction. 
  • Ex vivo characterization of human anti-porcine hyperacute cardiac rejection. 
  • Ex-vivo liver perfusion for organ preservation: Recent advances in the field. 
  • Examination of the Wrist. 
  • Examination of the mechanisms responsible for tolerance induction after intrathymic inoculation of allogeneic bone marrow. 
  • Examining reoperation and readmission after hepatic surgery. 
  • Examining the Impact of Using the SIMPL Application on Feedback in Surgical Education. 
  • Examining the Influence of Biopsy on Organ Utilization in a Single OPO 
  • Exercise blood pressure response during assisted circulatory support: comparison of the total artificial [corrected] heart with a left ventricular assist device during rehabilitation. 
  • Exosomes in Pancreatic Cancer: from Early Detection to Treatment. 
  • Expanded criteria donors/high risk recipients is not always cheaper than hemodialysis. 
  • Expanding donor availability in lung transplantation: A case report of 5000 miles traveled. 
  • Expanding the Donor Pool With Normothermic Ex Vivo Liver Perfusion: The Future Is Now. 
  • Expectant management of the asymptomatic gallbladder at Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Experience with "sports hernia" spanning two decades. 
  • Experience with 100 consecutive simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplants with bladder drainage. 
  • Experience with 500 simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants. 
  • Experience with a Novel Immunosuppressive Regimen To Facilitate Single Donor Islet Cell Transplantation Using Efalizumab 
  • Experience with a novel efalizumab-based immunosuppressive regimen to facilitate single donor islet cell transplantation. 
  • Experience with enteric conversion after pancreatic transplantation with bladder drainage. 
  • Experience with left trisectionectomy in 30 patients with extensive hepatic malignancy 
  • Experience with more than 500 minimally invasive hepatic procedures. 
  • Experience with protocol biopsies after solitary pancreas transplantation. 
  • Experience with reduction mammaplasty combined with breast conservation therapy in the treatment of breast cancer. 
  • Experience with sternal plating and local flap reconstruction in patients with sternal dehisence. 
  • Experience with the duodenal switch operation in the presence of intestinal malrotation. 
  • Experience with the optical access trocar for safe and rapid entry in the performance of laparoscopic gastric bypass. 
  • Experiences of Women Trainees in Transplant Surgery 
  • Experimental and clinical experience with hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of clostridial myonecrosis. 
  • Experimental cryopreservation and autotransplantation of parathyroid glands: technique and demonstration of function. 
  • Experimental modeling of desensitization: What have we learned about preventing AMR? 
  • Expert Commentary on Anastomotic Leak After Colonic Resection. 
  • Expert Consensus of Data Elements for Collection for Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Expert pathology review and endoscopic mucosal resection alters the diagnosis of patients referred to undergo therapy for Barrett's esophagus. 
  • Exploring differences between patients who accept, decline, and are deemed ineligible for left ventricular assist device implantation as destination therapy. 
  • Expression microarray identifies novel markers of free flap failure in a rat model. 
  • Expression of proliferation-specific genes in the mucosa adjacent to colon carcinoma. 
  • Extended Cold Preservation Times Are Not Associated with Increased Post-Transplant Mortality After Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) at a Dedicated Facility Using a Centralized Lung Evaluation System (CLES) 
  • Extended Post EVLP Cold Preservation Increases Risk of Primary Graft Dysfunction and Mortality 
  • Extended applications of vascularized preauricular and helical rim flaps in reconstruction of nasal defects. 
  • Extended follow-up in 212 long-term allogeneic bone marrow transplant survivors. Issues of quality of life. 
  • Extended hepatic resection for gallbladder cancer. 
  • Extended post-ex vivo lung perfusion cold preservation predicts primary graft dysfunction and mortality: Results from a multicentric study. 
  • Extent of surgery for low-risk thyroid cancer in the elderly: Equipoise in survival but not in short-term outcomes. 
  • Extent of surgery for papillary thyroid cancer is not associated with survival: an analysis of 61,775 patients. 
  • Extent of surgical intervention in primary soft-tissue aspergillosis. 
  • Extracellular Mitochondria Cause B7 Costimulation Blockade Resistant Allograft Rejection in Mice 
  • Extracellular matrix proteins and carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecules characterize pancreatic duct fluid exosomes in patients with pancreatic cancer. 
  • Extracorporeal Life Support Registry: Analysis of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Utilization in Donor after Cardiac Death and Donor after Brain Death 
  • Extracorporeal liver perfusion using human and pig livers for acute liver failure. 
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following lung transplantation: indications and survival. 
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation post lung transplantation. 
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support and post-heart transplant outcomes among United States adults. 
  • Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: A comparison of patients with resected proximal and distal lesions 
  • Extrapleural pneumonectomy in the multimodality therapy of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Results in 120 consecutive patients. 
  • Eyebrow and eyelid dimensions: an anthropometric analysis of African Americans and Caucasians. 
  • FDA jeopardizes the lives of lung transplant recipients and in the process severely increases the cost to develop new immunosuppression. 
  • FKBP12 is the only FK506 binding protein mediating T-cell inhibition by the immunosuppressant FK506. 
  • FN18-CRM9 immunotoxin promotes tolerance in primate renal allografts. 
  • FOXP3+ graft-infiltratinglymphocytes from acutely rejecting renal allografts are recently-activated T cells 
  • FRACTALKINE EXPRESSION IS UPREGULATED IN RENAL ALLOGRAFT REJECTION 
  • FVC and FEV1 Decline in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD) Phenotypes 
  • Face transplantation surgical options and open problems in cadaveric models: a review article. 
  • Facial Allotransplantation: An Early Look at OPTN Data. 
  • Facial Fractures in the Aging Population. 
  • Factitious vesicocutaneous fistula: an enigma in diagnosis and treatment. 
  • Factor Xa induces tissue factor expression in endothelial cells by P44/42 MAPK and NF-κB-dependent pathways. 
  • Factors Affecting Time to Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients. 
  • Factors Associated With Long-term Outcomes After Injury: Results of the Functional Outcomes and Recovery After Trauma Emergencies (FORTE) Multicenter Cohort Study. 
  • Factors Associated With Triage Decisions in Older Adult Trauma Patients: Impact on Mortality and Morbidity. 
  • Factors Associated with Surgical Cost Disclosure Non-Compliance 
  • Factors Influencing Transfer to Higher-Level Trauma Center for Severely Injured Patients: A 10-Year Analysis 
  • Factors Influencing Willingness of the General Population To Participate in Kidney Paired Donation. 
  • Factors Predicting Survival in Early Lung Retransplantation 
  • Factors affecting selection of operative approach and subsequent short-term outcomes after anatomic resection for lung cancer. 
  • Factors affecting success of thymus transplantation for complete DiGeorge anomaly. 
  • Factors affecting the surgical approach and timing of bilateral adrenalectomy. 
  • Factors associated with 30-day unplanned pediatric surgical readmission. 
  • Factors associated with failure to list HIV-positive kidney transplant candidates. 
  • Factors associated with insulin and narcotic independence after islet autotransplantation in patients with severe chronic pancreatitis. 
  • Factors associated with noncompliance with follow-up care after maxillofacial fractures 
  • Factors associated with transfer of hand injuries to a level 1 trauma center: a descriptive analysis of 1147 cases. 
  • Factors contributing to patient satisfaction with breast reconstruction using silicone gel implants. 
  • Factors improving survival in multisystem trauma patients. 
  • Factors influencing postoperative adverse events after Hartmann's reversal. 
  • Factors which have a significant effect on the survival of human skin grafts. 
  • Faculty evaluations of resident medical knowledge: can they be used to predict American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination performance? 
  • Failure of Medicare health maintenance organizations to control the cost of colon resections in elderly patients. 
  • Failure patterns following curative resection of colonic carcinoma. 
  • Failure patterns in resected pancreas adenocarcinoma: lack of predicted benefit to SMAD4 expression. 
  • Failure to Rescue After Severe Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery. 
  • Failure to rescue in the era of the lung allocation score: The impact of center volume. 
  • Failure-to-pursue rescue: explaining excess mortality in elderly emergency general surgical patients with preexisting "do-not-resuscitate" orders. 
  • False Positive Hepatitis C Virus Serologies in Pediatric Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices 
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis and mental retardation caused by a de novo chromosomal deletion at 5q15-q22: report of a case. 
  • Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia in the donor and recipient of a living related donor kidney transplant. 
  • Familial medullary thyroid carcinoma without associated endocrinopathies: a distinct clinical entity. 
  • Fas/FasL play a central role in pancreatitis-induced hepatocyte apoptosis. 
  • Faster B Cell Rebound is Observed Following Xenotransplantation Compared to Allotransplantation in a Highly Sensitized Nonhuman Primate Kidney Transplantation Model. 
  • Fat Grafting and the Palpable Breast Mass in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: Incidence and Implications. 
  • Fatal Apophysomyces elegans infection transmitted by deceased donor renal allografts. 
  • Fatal and nonfatal hemorrhagic complications of living kidney donation. 
  • Fatal hepatic necrosis after nivolumab as a bridge to liver transplant for HCC: Are checkpoint inhibitors safe for the pretransplant patient? 
  • Fatal pulmonary bile embolism following acute acalculous cholecystitis. 
  • Fate of four cadaveric donor renal allografts with mesangial IgA deposits. 
  • Fate of the remnant pancreas after resection of noninvasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm. 
  • Fault Tree Analysis: A System-Based Approach to Assessing the Risks of Surgical Complications After Liver Transplantation. 
  • Fault Tree Analysis: A System-Based Approach to Assessing the Risks of Surgical Complications After Liver Transplantation. 
  • Feasibility Study of a Handheld Near-Infrared Light Device in Detecting Subdural and Epidural Hematoma in Mbarara, Uganda 
  • Feasibility and Functional Testing for Frailty in Chronic Kidney Disease. 
  • Feasibility and outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy after solid organ transplantation. 
  • Feasibility of Surgeon-Delivered Audit and Feedback Incorporating Peer Surgical Coaching to Reduce Fistula Incidence following Cleft Palate Repair: A Pilot Trial. 
  • Feasibility of breast duct lavage performed by a physician extender. 
  • Fecal Incontinence: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management. 
  • Feeding jejunostomy during Whipple is associated with increased morbidity. 
  • Feeding jejunostomy techniques. 
  • Feeding jejunostomy tube placement during resection of gastric cancers. 
  • Feeding jejunostomy tube placement in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy: an ongoing dilemma. 
  • Femoral-infrapopliteal bypass with prosthetic grafts. 
  • Fibrin sealant improves hemostasis in peripheral vascular surgery: a randomized prospective trial. 
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia Causing High-Grade Stenosis of Mesenteric Vessels Requiring Reimplantation of Inferior Mesenteric Artery. 
  • Fibromyalgia symptoms and medication requirements respond to parathyroidectomy. 
  • Financial implications of coverage for laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. 
  • Finding a place for public preferences in liver allocation decisions. 
  • Finding the right job for the tool: alemtuzumab and its role in renal transplantation. 
  • Firearm Injury in the United States: An Overview of an Evolving Public Health Problem. 
  • First Experiences With Kidney Transplantation in a Model of Sensitized Rhesus Macaques 
  • First Experiences With Kidney Transplantation in a Model of Sensitized Rhesus Macaques. 
  • First Report of the PAS INTERMACs Registry of the HVAD in Commercial Use 
  • First US DCD Pediatric Heart Transplant Using Ex-Vivo Perfusion: Is It Time for a Clinical Trial? 
  • First human use of hybrid synthetic/biologic mesh in ventral hernia repair: a multicenter trial. 
  • First prospective clinical trial of reduced incision bariatric procedures using magnetic liver retraction. 
  • First successful lower-extremity transplantation: technique and functional result. 
  • First two bilateral hand transplantations in India (Part 1): From vision to reality 
  • First update of the International Xenotransplantation Association consensus statement on conditions for undertaking clinical trials of porcine islet products in type 1 diabetes--Chapter 4: pre-clinical efficacy and complication data required to justify a clinical trial. 
  • Five Year Follow-Up of Staged Bilateral Lung Transplantation for High-Risk Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease: A Matched Case-Control Study 
  • Five hundred patients with Merkel cell carcinoma evaluated at a single institution. 
  • Five-Year Outcomes After Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy for Severe Obesity: A Prospective Cohort Study. 
  • Five-year changes in health-related quality of life after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. 
  • Flap repair of complex pilonidal sinus: a single institution experience 
  • Flexion-extension cervical spine plain films compared with MRI in the diagnosis of ligamentous injury. 
  • Flow Cytometric Analysis of Leukocyte Migration during Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion with C CR4 
  • Flow cytometric characterization of regulatory T lymphocyte populations in renal transplant patients treated with campath and tacrolimus. 
  • Flow-perfusion coculture for vascularized bone engineering 
  • Focal infiltrates in kidney allografts: developing a model for clinical transplant peripheral tolerance 
  • Focal vs. diffuse pattern of C4d immunolabeling of renal allografts: Association and evolution to transplant glomerulopathy. 
  • Follicular Helper T Cell Modulation by Costimulation Blockade Prevents Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Nonhuman Primate Renal Transplantation 
  • Fontan-associated protein-losing enteropathy and heart transplant: A Pediatric Heart Transplant Study analysis. 
  • Food cravings and food consumption after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus cholecystectomy. 
  • Foot problems in the diabetic transplant recipient. 
  • For patients with predicted low risk for choledocholithiasis undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, selective intraoperative cholangiography and postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is an effective strategy to limit unnecessary procedures. 
  • Foramen of Winslow Hernia: a Review of the Literature Highlighting the Role of Laparoscopy. 
  • Forearm-Based Turnover Muscle Flaps for Elbow Soft-Tissue Reconstruction: A Comparison of Regional Coverage Based on Distal Flap Perfusion. 
  • Foregut carcinoids: a clinical and biochemical analysis. 
  • Foreigners traveling to the U.S. for transplantation may adversely affect organ donation: a national survey. 
  • Fournier's gangrene after urethral rupture: an uncommon complication of a common procedure. 
  • Fourteen free groin flap transfers. 
  • Fractionation studies of human antisera containing leukocyte-agglutinating and cytotoxic isoantibodies 
  • Fractures after cadaveric renal transplantation: Data from the UNOS/USRDS database. 
  • Frailty and BMI in Liver Transplant Candidates: 9-Center Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation Study. 
  • Frailty and Postkidney Transplant Health-Related Quality of Life. 
  • Frailty and aging-associated syndromes in lung transplant candidates and recipients. 
  • Frailty as a Risk Predictor of Morbidity and Mortality Following Liver Surgery. 
  • Frailty in liver transplantation: An expert opinion statement from the American Society of Transplantation Liver and Intestinal Community of Practice. 
  • Framingham risk assessment in composite tissue allograft (CTA) recipients 
  • Free Vascularized Fibular Grafting for treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head secondary to hip dislocation. 
  • Free flap reconstruction of the scalp and calvaria of major neurosurgical resections in cancer patients: lessons learned closing large, difficult wounds of the dura and skull. 
  • Free latissimus dorsi muscle flap coverage of an electrical burn of the lower extremity 
  • Free vascularized fibula in traumatic long bone defects and in limb salvaging following tumor resection: comparative study. 
  • Free vascularized tissue transfer to preserve upper extremity amputation levels. 
  • Frequency and predictors of de novo hepatocellular carcinoma in patients awaiting orthotopic liver transplantation during the model for end-stage liver disease era. 
  • From Open to MIS: Robotic Surgery Enables Surgeons to Do More With Less. 
  • From Their Eyes: What Constitutes Quality Formative Written Feedback for Neurosurgery Residents. 
  • Frontline Reporting from the Epicenter of a Global Pandemic: A Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on Plastic Surgery Training in New York and New Jersey. 
  • Fulminant hepatic failure from the Budd-Chiari syndrome. A bridge to transplantation with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. 
  • Function in athymic nude mice of parathyroid heterografts from patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and secondary hyperparathyroidism. 
  • Function of microencapsulated adult porcine islet xenografts in streptozotocin-diabetic non-human primates 
  • Functional Nasal Surgery. 
  • Functional Status after Lung Transplantation in Older Adults in the Post Allocation Score Era. 
  • Functional analysis of simultaneous dual-differentiation vs multilineage cell coculture for vascularized bone engineering 
  • Functional and Biochemical Assessment of Porcine Hearts After Simulated Donation After Circulatory Death 
  • Functional effects of lymphotoxin on crushed peripheral nerve. 
  • Functional evaluation of the grafted wall with porcine-derived small intestinal submucosa (SIS) to a stomach defect in rats. 
  • Functional outcome with scaphotrapeziotrapezoid arthrodesis in the treatment of Kienböck's disease stage III. 
  • Functional status after lung transplantation in older adults in the post-allocation score era. 
  • Functionally significant renal allograft rejection is defined by transcriptional criteria. 
  • Further training - Quo vadis? 
  • Fusion of aortic valve commissures in patients supported by a continuous axial flow left ventricular assist device. 
  • Future goals for professionalism in surgery: A My Thoughts piece from the Association of Women Surgeons. 
  • GASTRIC BYPASS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE IN DIABETIC OBESE SUBJECTS COMPARED TO USUAL MEDICAL CARE AND DIABETES SUPPORT AND EDUCATION 
  • GLP-1R Agonists Improve Hepatic Cell Survival in ob/ob Mice Undergoing Ischemia Reperfusion Injury 
  • GNAS and KRAS Mutations Define Separate Progression Pathways in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm-Associated Carcinoma. 
  • Galactomannan and advances in fungal diagnostics 
  • Gallbladder abnormalities in children with metachromatic leukodystrophy. 
  • Gallbladder cancer: differences in presentation, surgical treatment, and survival in patients treated at centers in three countries. 
  • Gallbladder pathology in morbid obesity. 
  • Gallstone ileus: revisiting surgical outcomes using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. 
  • Gangrenous cholecystitis: a contemporary review. 
  • Gastric Bypass Surgery Leads to Long-term Remission or Improvement of Type 2 Diabetes and Significant Decrease of Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications. 
  • Gastric Intussusception Secondary to Fundic Gland Polyposis. 
  • Gastric adenocarcinoma associated with gastritis cystica profunda in an unoperated stomach. 
  • Gastric bypass does not influence olfactory function in obese patients. 
  • Gastric bypass is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with clinically significant obesity. 
  • Gastric bypass significantly improves quality of life in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes. 
  • Gastric bypass surgery restores meal stimulation of the anorexigenic gut hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 and peptide YY independently of caloric restriction. 
  • Gastric cancer pathology and underlying molecular mechanisms 
  • Gastric emptying, glucose tolerance, and insulin response after duodenojejunostomy. 
  • Gastric tube volvulus following an Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. 
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Predicts Utilization of Dehydration Treatments After Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease-induced aspiration injury following lung transplantation. 
  • Gastroesophageal reflux-associated aspiration alters the immune response in asthma. 
  • Gastrointestinal carcinoids: Characterization by site of origin and hormone production - Discussion 
  • Gastrointestinal carcinoids: characterization by site of origin and hormone production. 
  • Gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to complicated gastroduodenal ulcer disease in liver transplant patients taking sirolimus. 
  • Gastroparesis Following Lung Transplant: A Single Center's Experience 
  • Gastroparesis: an evidence-based review for the bariatric and foregut surgeon. 
  • Gastropexy using the Carter-Thomason device in lieu of T-fasteners in a critically ill, severely obese patient: an innovative technique. 
  • Gender Differences in Entrustable Professional Activity Evaluations of General Surgery Residents. 
  • Gender Disparities in Patients With Alcoholic Liver Disease Evaluated for Liver Transplantation. 
  • Gender Disparity in Left Ventricular Assist Device Utilization: Insights from Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2004-2016 
  • Gender-Based Microaggressions in Surgery: A Scoping Review of the Global Literature. 
  • Gender-specific differences in pelvic organ function after proctectomy for inflammatory bowel disease. 
  • Gene Expression Profiling of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cells During Aspergillus Colonization of the Lung Allograft. 
  • Gene Expression Profiling of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cells During Lung Allograft Acute Rejection 
  • Gene Expression Profiling of Peritoneal Metastases from Appendiceal and Colon Cancer Demonstrates Unique Biologic Signatures and Predicts Patient Outcomes Discussion 
  • Gene delivery systems in surgery. 
  • Gene expression profiling of peritoneal metastases from appendiceal and colon cancer demonstrates unique biologic signatures and predicts patient outcomes. 
  • Gene expression profiling to describe and model peripheral arterial disease 
  • Gene expression signature characterizing cyclin E protein overexpression in primary breast tumors 
  • Gene therapy in surgery. 
  • Gene therapy in transplantation. 
  • Gene transfer and expression in rat cardiac transplants. 
  • Gene transfer to the thymus. A means of abrogating the immune response to recombinant adenovirus. 
  • General Surgery Resident Educational Session Improves Accuracy of Wound Classification. 
  • General surgery residency and international medical graduates: a perspective from Greece. 
  • Generation and persistence of human tissue-resident memory T cells in lung transplantation 
  • Generation of autologous tumor-specific cytotoxic T-cells using HLA-A region matched allogeneic melanoma. 
  • Generation of dendritic cells in vitro from peripheral blood mononuclear cells with granulocyte-macrophage-colony-stimulating factor, interleukin-4, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha for use in cancer immunotherapy. 
  • Generation of monocyte-derived cells that reduce autoimmune disease in mice 
  • Genetic And Morphological Evaluation (GAME) score for patients with colorectal liver metastases. 
  • Genetic cardiomyopathies and clinical implications in heart transplant recipients: An opportunity for missed diagnoses. 
  • Genetic modification of endothelial cells to improve vascular graft function 
  • Genetic regulation of rejection and survival following human lung transplantation by the innate immune receptor CD14. 
  • Genetic susceptibility to keloid disease and hypertrophic scarring: Transforming growth factor β1 common polymorphisms and plasma levels: Discussion 
  • Genetic therapies for xenotransplantation. 
  • Genetics of Breast Cancer: Risk Models, Who to Test, and Management Options. 
  • Genitourinary Prosthetics: A Primer for the Non-urologic Surgeon. 
  • Genomic characterization of recurrent mold infections in thoracic transplant recipients. 
  • Genotype, phenotype, and outcomes of nine patients with T-B+NK+ SCID. 
  • Geographic differences in disease expression of cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients in the United States. 
  • Geographic disparities limit access to liver transplantation 
  • Geospatial Analysis of Unmet Surgical Need in Uganda: An Analysis of SOSAS Survey Data. 
  • Getting a "Grip" on Sarcopenia for the Liver Transplant Candidate: Time to Focus on Muscle Function. 
  • Getting to transplantation. 
  • Giant colonic lipoma as lead point for intermittent colo-colonic intussusception. 
  • Giant marginal ulcer. 
  • Glad to Have a VAD Across Intermacs Profiles 
  • Global Initiative for Children's Surgery: A Model of Global Collaboration to Advance the Surgical Care of Children. 
  • Global Surgery 2030: Evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development. 
  • Global Surgery Pro-Con Debate: A Pathway to Bilateral Academic Success or the Bold New Face of Colonialism? 
  • Global kidney exchange should expand wisely. 
  • Gloms away! The molecular signature of transplant glomerulopathy (TG). 
  • Glucagon or insulin suppressed biliary lipid excretion in dog and man. 
  • Glutathione S-transferase as a marker of metastatic potential in malignant melanoma 
  • Glutathione species and metabolomic prints in subjects with liver disease as biological markers for the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma. 
  • Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy Using Stroke Volume Variation for Resuscitation after Low Central Venous Pressure-Assisted Liver Resection: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Going the Extra Mile: Improved Survival for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Traveling to High-volume Centers. 
  • Going the distance for procurement of donation after circulatory death livers for transplantation-Does reimbursement reflect reality? 
  • Graft and Patient Survival Following Kidney Transplantation in Previous Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • Graft and Patient Survival Following Kidney Transplantation in Previous Lung Transplant Recipients. 
  • Graft donor selection based upon single locus (haplotype) analysis within families. 
  • Graft hyporeactivity induced by immature donor-derived dendritic cells. 
  • Graft survival in a rhesus renal transplant model after immunotoxin-mediated T-cell depletion is enhanced by mycophenolate and steroids. 
  • Graft-Specific Action of IFN gamma Maintains Allograft Survival after Costimulation Blockade. 
  • Gram-negative bacteremia in solid organ transplant recipients: Clinical characteristics and outcomes as compared to immunocompetent non-transplant recipients. 
  • Growing use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the national Veterans Affairs Surgical Risk Study: effects on volume, patient selection, and selected outcomes. 
  • Growth of Intestinal Neomucosa on Pedicled Gastric Wall Flap, a Novel Technique in an Animal Model. 
  • Guidance for liver transplant immunosuppression. 
  • Guideline Adherence and Practice Patterns in the Management of Medullary Thyroid Cancer. 
  • Guidelines for perioperative care in elective rectal/pelvic surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS(®)) Society recommendations. 
  • Guidelines for sentinel node biopsy and lymphatic mapping of patients with breast cancer. 
  • Guidelines for the management of obstructive hydrocephalus from suprasellar-prepontine arachnoid cysts using endoscopic third ventriculocystocisternostomy. 
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome in organ and bone marrow transplant patients. 
  • Gunshot wounds: bullet caliber is increasing, 1998-2003. 
  • HCV Positive Livers Are a Viable Means of Expanding the Donor Pool; an SRTR 10 Year Data Review 
  • HIGH INCIDENCE OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AFTER PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION 
  • HIV Infection Is Associated With Poor Outcomes for Patients With Anal Cancer in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era. 
  • HIV plus Living Kidney Donors in the United States: Cases and a Clinical Paradigm 
  • HIV-1-associated thrombocytopenia. The role of splenectomy. 
  • HL A typing, mixed leukocyte reactivity, and skin graft survival in a family with a recombinant at the HL-1 chromosomal region (major transplantation region). 
  • HLA-C and liver transplant outcomes: interpreting the facts. 
  • HOPE in action: A prospective multicenter pilot study of liver transplantation from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV. 
  • Half-life analysis of pancreas and kidney transplants. 
  • Halofuginone inhibits collagen deposition in fibrous capsules around implants. 
  • Hand evaluation following ulnar forearm perforator flap harvest: a prospective study. 
  • Hand transplantation in the United States: A review of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing Database. 
  • Hand transplantation in the United States: experience with 3 patients. 
  • Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Colectomy Improves Perioperative Outcomes Without Increasing Operative Time Compared to the Open Approach: a National Analysis of 8791 Patients. 
  • Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Versus Standard Laparoscopic Colectomy: Are Outcomes and Operative Time Different? 
  • Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) with the HandPort system: initial experience with 68 patients. 
  • Handoscopic surgery: a prospective multicenter trial of a minimally invasive technique for complex abdominal surgery. Southern Surgeons' Club Study Group. 
  • Hardship and Humanity: A Closer Qualitative Look at Surgical Training and Its Effects on Trainees From the Perspectives of Loved Ones. 
  • Hardware Removal in Craniomaxillofacial Trauma: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Management Algorithm. 
  • Hardware removal in craniomaxillofacial trauma a systematic review of the literature and management algorithm 
  • Has mini gastric bypass come of age? 
  • Hazards in operative management of patients with systemic mastocytosis. 
  • Head and Neck Reconstruction: Does Surgical Specialty Affect Complication Rates? 
  • Health Care Spending and New Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery. 
  • Health Career Academy: Addition of a Surgical Case-Based Learning Curriculum Captures the Interest of High School Students. 
  • Health and health-related quality of life: differences between men and women who seek gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Health expenditures among high-risk patients after gastric bypass and matched controls. 
  • Health-related quality of life after bariatric surgery: a systematic review of prospective long-term studies. 
  • Health-related quality of life does not vary among patients seeking different surgical procedures to assist with weight loss. 
  • Health-related quality of life in patients seeking gastric bypass surgery vs non-treatment-seeking controls. 
  • Healthcare Cost and Kidney Allocation in Liver Recipients with Kidney Disease 
  • Healthcare Disparities and Risk Factors for Readmission after General Surgical Procedures 
  • Healthcare resource use among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized with COVID-19. 
  • Healthcare spending and utilization following antireflux surgery: examining costs and reasons for readmission. 
  • Heart Transplantation Survival and the Use of Traumatically Brain-Injured Donors 
  • Heart Transplantation for Myocarditis: Outcomes and Survival in a National Cohort 
  • Heart transplantation in neonates and in children. 
  • Heart xenograft survival with chimeric pig donors and modest immune suppression. 
  • HeartMate 3 Surgical Implant Technique and Outcomes in the MOMENTUM 3 Trial 
  • HeartMate II Risk Score (HMRS) and MELD-Xi Scores Do Not Predict Mortality in HeartMate 3 LVAD Patients 
  • HeartWare HVAD for the Treatment of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Ineligible for Cardiac Transplantation: Results of the ENDURANCE Destination Therapy Trial 
  • Heller myotomy versus Heller myotomy with Dor fundoplication for achalasia: a prospective randomized double-blind clinical trial. 
  • Heller myotomy vs Heller myotomy plus Dor fundoplication: cost-utility analysis of a randomized trial. 
  • Hematometra after thermal balloon endometrial ablation in a patient with cervical incompetence. 
  • Hematopoietic chimerism achieved by in utero hematopoietic stem cell injection does not induce donor-specific tolerance for renal allografts in sheep. 
  • Hemodynamic and histological differences in end-to-side anastomoses. 
  • Hemodynamic and inotropic effects of milrinone after heart transplantation in the setting of recipient pulmonary hypertension. 
  • Hemodynamic and inotropic effects of nitric oxide in pulmonary hypertension. 
  • Hemodynamic and metabolic variables predict porcine ex vivo liver function. 
  • Hemorrhagic Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Nephritis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Allograft Dysfunction. 
  • Hemorrhagic cyst of the ileum mimicking an extrinsic mass: Radiographic demonstration 
  • Heparan Sulfate Is a Biomarker of Rejection and a Potent Stimulator of Allospecific T Cells through Innate Immune Pathways 
  • Heparin bonding increases patency of long microvascular prostheses. 
  • Heparin coating of vascular prostheses reduces thromboemboli. 
  • Heparin-associated antiplatelet antibodies increase morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. 
  • Heparin-coated stents do not protect cancer patients from cardiac complications after noncardiac surgery. 
  • Hepatic Artery Infusion Pumps: A Surgical Toolkit for Intraoperative Decision-Making and Management of Hepatic Artery Infusion-Specific Complications. 
  • Hepatic Resection or Ablation for Isolated Breast Cancer Liver Metastasis: A Case-control Study With Comparison to Medically Treated Patients. 
  • Hepatic abscess. Changes in etiology, diagnosis, and management. 
  • Hepatic allograft-derived Kupffer cells regulate T cell response in rats. 
  • Hepatic and pancreatic resection in patients with end-stage renal disease: a propensity analysis. 
  • Hepatic arterial nodal metastases in pancreatic cancer: is this the node of importance? 
  • Hepatic artery infusion for unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases: Palliation and conversion. 
  • Hepatic metastasis of a carotid body paraganglioma 5 years after resection of the primary tumor. 
  • Hepatic parenchymal preservation surgery: decreasing morbidity and mortality rates in 4,152 resections for malignancy. 
  • Hepatic parenchymal transection with vascular staplers: a comparative analysis with the crush-clamp technique. 
  • Hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: do contemporary morbidity and mortality rates demand a transition to ablation as first-line treatment? 
  • Hepatic resection for metastatic cancer. 
  • Hepatic steatosis and liver transplantation 
  • Hepatic transplantation into sensitized recipients. Demonstration of hyperacute rejection. 
  • Hepatitis B Virus Is Associated With Low Rejection Rates Following Liver Transplant Independent of Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin Use 
  • Hepatitis B Virus Is Associated With Low Rejection Rates Following Liver Transplant Independent of Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin Use. 
  • Hepatitis B core antibody positive donors as a safe and effective therapeutic option to increase available organs for lung transplantation. 
  • Hepatitis B core antibody-positive donors in cardiac transplantation: a single-center experience. 
  • Hepatitis C virus seropositivity at the time of renal transplantation in the United States: associated factors and patient survival. 
  • Hepatitis E virus infection and rejection in kidney transplant recipients. 
  • Hepatitis and Thoracic Transplantation - No More Virus Non-Grata 
  • Hepatobiliary cystadenoma with mesenchymal stroma. 
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma and model for end-stage liver disease exceptions: the more we understand, the more challenging the allocation gets. 
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with no identifiable risk factors. 
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence and death following living and deceased donor liver transplantation. 
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma tumour burden score to stratify prognosis after resection. 
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma. 
  • Heroic Measures for an American Hero: Attempting to Save the Life of General Douglas MacArthur. 
  • Herpes simplex virus hepatitis after renal transplantation. 
  • Heterogeneity of management practices surrounding operable gallbladder cancer - results of the OMEGA-S international HPB surgical survey. 
  • High CTLA-4 expression on Th17 cells results in increased sensitivity to CTLA-4 coinhibition and resistance to belatacept. 
  • High Calculated Panel Reactive Antigen (cPRA) is Associated with Decreased Rates of Transplantation and Increased Waitlist Mortality in Lung Transplantation: A UNOS/OPTN Registry Analysis 
  • High Degree of Center Variation in Simultaneous Heart Kidney Transplant: Opportunities for Standardization 
  • High Early Event Rates in Patients With Questionable Eligibility for Advanced Heart Failure Therapies 
  • High Rates of Post-Transplant Depressive Symptoms Identified Using the CES-D 
  • High clinical suspicion of donor-derived disease leads to timely recognition and early intervention to treat solid organ transplant-transmitted lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. 
  • High early event rates in patients with questionable eligibility for advanced heart failure therapies: Results from the Medical Arm of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (Medamacs) Registry. 
  • High frequency of bronchogenic carcinoma after single-lung transplantation. 
  • High mortality in surgical patients with do-not-resuscitate orders: analysis of 8256 patients. 
  • High rate of positive lymph nodes in T1a gallbladder cancer does not translate to decreased survival: a population-based, propensity score adjusted analysis. 
  • High risks for adverse outcomes after gastric bypass surgery following failed gastric banding: a population-based trend analysis of the United States. 
  • High-Resolution Maxillofacial Computed Tomography Is Superior to Head Computed Tomography in Determining the Operative Management of Facial Fractures. 
  • High-frequency alloreactive T cells augment effector function of low-frequency CD8+ T-cell responses under CD28/CD154 blockade. 
  • High-grade dysplasia of the cystic duct margin in the absence of malignancy after cholecystectomy. 
  • High-pressure injection injuries in the hand: current treatment concepts. 
  • High-quality CMV-specific CD4+ memory is enriched in the lung allograft and is associated with mucosal viral control. 
  • High-risk population in sporadic pancreatic adenocarcinoma: guidelines for screening. 
  • Higher mortality in pediatric and adult trauma patients with traumatic coagulopathy, using age-adjusted diagnostic criteria. 
  • Highlights from the clinical trials in organ transplantation (CTOT)-20 and CTOT-22 Consortium studies in lung transplant. 
  • Highly Dynamic Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Contribute to the Rejection of Pancreatic Islet Allografts. 
  • Hilar cholangiocarcinoma. 
  • Histocompatibility and liver transplantation. 
  • Histocompatibility testing and mixed lymphocyte culture responses in chimpanzee families. 
  • Histologic evaluation of fetal brains following maternal pneumoperitoneum. 
  • Histological assessment of breast lesions identified exclusively by magnetic resonance. 
  • Histone Deacetylase 3 Associates With Key Regulators of NFκB Signaling in Lung Epithelial Cells Under Stimulation With LPS. 
  • Histopathologic evidence for linked suppression detected by the trans-vivo DTH: Footpad differs from ear. 
  • Histopathological growth patterns and positive margins after resection of colorectal liver metastases. 
  • Histopathological tumour response scoring in resected pancreatic cancer following neoadjuvant therapy: international interobserver study (ISGPP-1). 
  • Histopathology in patients with alcoholic liver disease at transplant predicts decreased survival. 
  • History of Coronary Artery Disease Predicts Inferior Survival in Liver Transplant Recipients of Advanced Age in a Large Multicenter US Cohort 
  • History of antibiotics. From salvarsan to cephalosporins. 
  • History of antibiotics: from fluoroquinolones to daptomycin (Part 2). 
  • History of the recurrent laryngeal nerve: from Galen to Lahey. 
  • Hl-a typing, mixed leukocyte reactivity, and skin graft survival in a family with a recombinant at the hl-1 chromosomal region (Major transplantation region) 
  • Hla Antigens and Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation 
  • Holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser endoureterotomy for the treatment of transplant kidney ureteral strictures. 
  • Homeobox genes Hoxd3 and Hoxd8 are differentially expressed in fetal mouse excisional wounds. 
  • Hook of hamate fractures: critical evaluation of different therapeutic procedures. 
  • Hoping for the best while preparing for the worst: Communication about end-of-life planning in Heart Transplant Programs 
  • Horseshoe kidney transplantation. 
  • Hospital Costs Associated with Smoking in Veterans Undergoing General Surgery 
  • Hospital Infection Control: Clostridioides difficile. 
  • Hospital Standards to Promote Optimal Surgical Care of the Older Adult: A Report From the Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery. 
  • Hospital Teaching Status Impacts Surgical Discharge Efficiency. 
  • Hospital Volume and the Costs Associated with Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer. 
  • Hospital management practices and availability of surgery in sub-Saharan Africa: a pilot study of three hospitals. 
  • Hospital readmissions after liver surgery for metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Hospital readmissions following HLA-incompatible live donor kidney transplantation: A multi-center study. 
  • Hospitalization rates before and after adult-to-adult living donor or deceased donor liver transplantation. 
  • Host miRNA Profile of Aspergillus Colonization Resulting in CLAD in Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • Host miRNA Profile of Invasive Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • Host priming, not target antigen type, decides rejection rate in mice primed with MHC II "knockout" cultured keratinocytes. 
  • How Do You Like Me Now? The Influence of "Likes" and Followers on Social Media in Plastic Surgery. 
  • How Informed Is the Decision About Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy?: A Prospective, Cross-sectional Study. 
  • How Long Should Patients with Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas Be Followed? 
  • How Surgical Trainees Handle Catastrophic Errors: A Qualitative Study. 
  • How We Do It: A Multicenter National Experience of Virtual Vascular Surgery Rotations. 
  • How bariatric surgery affects liver volume and fat density in NAFLD patients. 
  • How big of a problem is obesity? 
  • Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Labeled with Plasmonic Gold Nanostars for Cellular Tracking and Photothermal Cancer Cell Ablation. 
  • Human B-cell lymphoma in severe combined immunodeficient mice after active infection with Epstein-Barr virus. 
  • Human IL-10-producing B Cells Have Diverse States That Are Induced From Multiple B-cell Subsets 
  • Human T cells specifically activated against autologous malignant melanoma. 
  • Human mesenchymal stem cell and epithelial hepatic carcinoma cell lines in admixture: concurrent stimulation of cancer-associated fibroblasts and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition markers. 
  • Human platelet-derived CD154 plays an important role in initiating allograft rejetion 
  • Human platelets activate porcine endothelial cells through a CD154 dependent mechanism. 
  • Human platelets activate porcine endothelial cells through a CD154-dependent pathway. 
  • Human renal allograft rejection despite the absence of allogeneic passenger leukocytes. 
  • Human syngeneic intestinal transplantation: evaluation of enterocyte viability with serum levels of intestinal fatty acid binding protein. 
  • Humanized anti-CD154 antibody therapy for the treatment of allograft rejection in nonhuman primates. 
  • Humoral Immunity to CMV Remains Intact after Dual Targeting Desensitization in Allosensitized Nonhuman Primates. 
  • Humoral Reactivity of Renal Transplant-Waitlisted Patients to Cells From GGTA1/CMAH/B4GalNT2, and SLA Class I Knockout Pigs. 
  • Humoral Rejection after Liver Transplantation. 
  • Hyaluronan in Acute Rejection After Lung Transplantation 
  • Hyperacidity and hypergastrinemia following extensive intestinal resection. 
  • Hyperacute rejection of liver transplants in rats. 
  • Hyperbaric oxygen and cyclosporine as a combined treatment regimen to prevent skin allograft rejection in immunohistoincompatible mice. 
  • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy to prevent central airway stenosis after lung transplantation. 
  • Hypercholesterolemia is common after pediatric heart transplantation: initial experience with pravastatin. 
  • Hyperexpression of Foxp3 and IDO during acute rejection of islet allografts (Transplantation (2007) 83, (1643)) 
  • Hyperexpression of Foxp3 and IDO during acute rejection of islet allografts. 
  • Hyperparathyroidism associated with the enlargement of two or three parathyroid glands. 
  • Hyperparathyroidism of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: Candidate gene and parathyroid calcium sensing protein expression 
  • Hypertension in the Young Adult Trauma Population: Rethinking the Traditional "Incidentaloma". 
  • Hyperthyroidism after parathyroid exploration. 
  • Hyponatremia as a marker of complicated appendicitis: A systematic review. 
  • Hypopharyngeal pepsin and Sep70 as diagnostic markers of laryngopharyngeal reflux: preliminary study. 
  • Hypophosphatemia after Hepatectomy or Pancreatectomy: Role of the Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase. 
  • Hypophosphatemia as a Predictor of Organ-Specific Complications Following Gastrointestinal Surgery: Analysis of 8034 Patients. 
  • Hypoxia of the growing liver accelerates regeneration. 
  • IDEC-131 (anti-CD154), sirolimus and donor-specific transfusion facilitate operational tolerance in non-human primates. 
  • IFI16-STING-NF-κB signaling controls exogenous mitochondrion-induced endothelial activation. 
  • IFSO Position Statement on New Technologies for Treatment of Obesity : The International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) and Its New Technologies Committee. Endorsed by the Ethical Committee of IFSO, Approved by the IFSO Executive Council on May, 3, 2017. 
  • IL-15 expanded CD8+CD122+ cells: when do they suppress? 
  • IL-17 Mediates Post-Transplant Airway and Parenchymal Lung Fibrosis 
  • IL-17A Contributes to Lung Fibrosis in a Model of Chronic Pulmonary Graft-versus-host Disease. 
  • IL-23 Reshapes Kidney Resident Cell Metabolism and Promotes Local Kidney Inflammation 
  • IL-7 receptor heterogeneity as a mechanism for repertoire change during postdepletional homeostatic proliferation and its relation to costimulation blockade-resistant rejection. 
  • IMPACT OF ALVIMOPAN IN COMBINATION WITH EPIDURAL AS PART OF ENHANCED RECOVERY PROGRAM IN COLORECTAL SURGERY 
  • INCIDENCE, TIMING AND HISTOLOGIC GRADE OF ACUTE REJECTION IN SMALL BOWEL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. 
  • INTERMACS: interval analysis of registry data. 
  • INTRAOPERATIVE RADIATION THERAPY FOR ADVANCED COLORECTAL CANCER PROVIDES EFFECTIVE LOCAL CONTROL WITH ACCEPTABLE MORBIDITY 
  • ISHLT Consensus on Standardization of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Lung Transplantation 
  • ISHLT consensus document on lung transplantation in patients with connective tissue disease: Part I: Epidemiology, assessment of extrapulmonary conditions, candidate evaluation, selection criteria, and pathology statements. 
  • ISHLT consensus document on lung transplantation in patients with connective tissue disease: Part II: Cardiac, surgical, perioperative, operative, and post-operative challenges and management statements. 
  • ISHLT consensus document on lung transplantation in patients with connective tissue disease: Part III: Pharmacology, medical and surgical management of post-transplant extrapulmonary conditions statements. 
  • ISOLATED LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN INFANTS WITH TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION ASSOCIATED END-STAGE LIVER DISEASE 
  • Ideal methodology to assess systemic blood pressure in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. 
  • Identification of Critical Factors Leading to Successful Islet Isolations and Transplantation. 
  • Identification of Novel IgM and IgG Donor-Specific Memory B-Cells in Murine Models 
  • Identification of Specific and Non-Specific HLA Class II Antibodies in Solid Organ Transplantation. 
  • Identification of Specific and Non-Specific HLA Class II Antibodies in Solid Organ Transplantation. 
  • Identification of a novel smooth muscle protein involved in the pathogenesis of chronic graft rejection 
  • Identification of a unique miRNA signature for metastasis in a rat reflux model of esophageal adenocarcinoma 
  • Identification of an immunoreactive glycoprotein in the urine of sarcoma patients. 
  • Identification of patients at high risk for post-discharge venous thromboembolism after hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery: which patients benefit from extended thromboprophylaxis? 
  • Identifying Factors Most Important to Lower Extremity Trauma Patients: Key Concepts from the Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Lower Extremity Trauma, The LIMB-Q. 
  • Identifying Nontechnical Skill Deficits in Trainees Through Interdisciplinary Trauma Simulation. 
  • Identifying Predictors of Time to Soft-Tissue Reconstruction following Open Tibia Fractures. 
  • Identifying a Signature of Transplant Rejection in Non-Human Primates: Upregulation of CD95 Is a Site-Specific Marker That Strongly Correlates with Transplant Rejection 
  • Identifying an Optimal Liver Frailty Index Cutoff to Predict Waitlist Mortality in Liver Transplant Candidates 
  • Identifying and addressing barriers to African American and non-African American families' discussions about preemptive living related kidney transplantation. 
  • Identifying host microRNAs in bronchoalveolar lavage samples from lung transplant recipients infected with Aspergillus. 
  • Identifying predictors of central nervous system disease in solid organ transplant recipients with cryptococcosis. 
  • Idiopathic intracranial hypertension following kidney transplantation: a case report and review of the literature. 
  • Idiopathic lesser sac hematoma mimicking an intramural gastric mass 
  • IgG4 donor-specific HLA antibody profile is associated with subclinical rejection in stable pediatric liver recipients. 
  • Ileal J-Pouch Volvulus Following Total Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis 
  • Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis: historical development and current status. 
  • Iliac artery pseudoaneurysm following renal transplantation presenting as lumbosacral plexopathy. 
  • Iloprost in alginate decreases the thrombogenicity of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. 
  • Image of the month. Left paraduodenal hernia. 
  • Images for surgeons. Concomitant open surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and endovascular repair of a thoracic aortic aneurysm. 
  • Imaging in Lung Transplantation: So Near and Yet So Far. 
  • Imaging the right atrium in pulmonary hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Imiquimod Acts Synergistically with BMP9 through the Notch Pathway as an Osteoinductive Agent In Vitro 
  • Immediate Breast Reconstruction Allows for the Timely Initiation of Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy. 
  • Immediate and long-term outcomes after lateral pancreaticojejunostomy for chronic pancreatitis. 
  • Immediate laparoscopic adrenalectomy versus observation: cost evaluation for incidental adrenal lesions with atypical imaging characteristics. 
  • Immediate reconstruction of the breast following modified radical mastectomy for carcinoma of the breast. 
  • Immune Phenotype and Postoperative Complications following Elective Surgery. 
  • Immune responses to transplants 
  • Immune selection after antigen-specific immunotherapy of melanoma. 
  • Immune status assay (ISA): a noninvasive procedure for studying allograft rejection. 
  • Immunity to varicella, measles, and mumps in patients evaluated for lung transplantation. 
  • Immunocompetent T-cells with a memory-like phenotype are the dominant cell type following antibody-mediated T-cell depletion. 
  • Immunocompetent memory T-cells are the dominant cell type following antibody-mediated T-cell depletion and may be a barrier to achieving tolerance. 
  • Immunodiagnosis of human malignancy. 
  • Immunodominant H60-specific CD8 T cells play a key role in acute rejection but not in chronic allograft vasculopathy 
  • Immunogenetics of consanguineous allografts in man. I. Histocompatibility testing and skin allografts. 
  • Immunogenetics of consanguineous allografts in man. II. Correlation of renal allografting with HL-A genotyping. 
  • Immunohistochemical analysis of statin in colorectal adenocarcinoma, polyps, and normal mucosa. 
  • Immunohistochemical identification of vascular endothelial growth factor in pig latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flaps following ischemia-reperfusion injury. 
  • Immunohistochemistry as a reliable method for detection of BRAF-V600E mutation in melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of current published literature. 
  • Immunologic Ramifications of Depletion Induction Therapy and CMV Viremia in a Renal Transplant Cohort. 
  • Immunologic barriers to xenotransplantation. 
  • Immunologic consequences of acute ethanol ingestion in rats. 
  • Immunologic considerations in composite tissue transplantation: overview. 
  • Immunologic impact and clinical outcomes after surgical exposure to bovine thrombin. 
  • Immunologic monitoring of the transplant recipient: Challenges and approaches with antibody induction 
  • Immunological consequences of transplanting rat insulinomas. 
  • Immunological organ modification during Ex Vivo machine perfusion: The future of organ acceptance. 
  • Immunological recovery in 48 patients following syngeneic marrow transplantation or hematological malignancy. 
  • Immunological studies on eluates from human renal allografts. 
  • Immunophenotyping and Targeting of Plasma Cells in Sensitized Nonhuman Primates. 
  • Immunoregulation in monkey kidney allograft acceptance: Bystander suppression of DTH triggered by donor antigens. 
  • Immunosuppression in nonhuman primates 
  • Immunosuppression in solid organ transplant recipients with Covid-19: More data, but still complicated. 
  • Immunosuppression without immunosuppression? How to be a tolerant individual in a dangerous world. 
  • Immunosuppressive effects of an HLA class I-derived peptide in a rat cardiac allograft model. 
  • Immunotherapy Following Disease Progression after Regional Treatment of Melanoma 
  • Immunotherapy for malignant melanoma with a tumor cell vaccine. 
  • Immunotherapy of surgical malignancies. 
  • Immunotherapy of surgical malignancies: Commentary 
  • Immunotoxin FN18-CRM9 induces stronger T cell signaling than unconjugated monoclonal antibody FN18. 
  • Immunotoxin FN18-CRM9 is Superior to the Unconjugated Monoclonal Antibody (FN18) in Inducing Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation and CD3 Internalization. 
  • Immunotoxin-treated rhesus monkeys: a model for renal allograft chronic rejection. 
  • Immunotoxins in organ transplantation 
  • Impact of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency on perioperative parathyroid hormone kinetics and results in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. 
  • Impact of Allosensitization on Xenotransplantation 
  • Impact of Anatomic Variation and Reconstructive Technique on Complications Following Living Liver Donor Transplantation - A Report from the A2ALL Consortium 
  • Impact of Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Use on Overall Survival Among Patients Undergoing Resection for Pancreatic Cancer. 
  • Impact of Baseline Measures and Adverse Events on Functional Assessments in the ENDURANCE Destination Therapy Trial 
  • Impact of Biliary Complications on Outcomes after Pediatric Liver Transplant 
  • Impact of CD40/CD154 Pathway Blockade on Donor-Reactive T Cell Expansion and Differentiation. 
  • Impact of CLAD Phenotype on Survival After Lung Retransplantation: A Multicenter Study. 
  • Impact of Cavity Shave Margins on Margin Status in Patients with Pure Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. 
  • Impact of Cold Ischemic Time on Morbidity and Mortality after Lung Transplantation. An Updated Analysis of the International Multicenter Extracorporeal Life Support in Lung Transplantation Registry 
  • Impact of Delay in Appendectomy on the Outcome of Appendicitis: A Post Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Study. 
  • Impact of Diabetes Mellitus and Glycemic Control in Lung Transplant Donors on Recipient Survival 
  • Impact of Disgust on Intentions to Undergo Colorectal Surgery. 
  • Impact of EGF, IL28B, and PNPLA3 polymorphisms on the outcome of allograft hepatitis C: a multicenter study. 
  • Impact of HIV seropositivity on graft and patient survival after cadaveric renal transplantation in the United States in the pre highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) era: an historical cohort analysis of the United States Renal Data System. 
  • Impact of Heart Failure Drug Therapy on GI Bleeding Rates in LVAD Recipients: An INTERMACS Analysis 
  • Impact of Ideal Body Weight vs Actual Body Weight on the Prediction of SFSS and Graft Loss After Living Donor Liver Transplantation 
  • Impact of Ideal Body Weight vs. Actual Body Weight for the Prediction of Small for Size Syndrome and Graft Loss After Living Donor Liver Transplantation. 
  • Impact of Ischemic Time on Primary Graft Dysfunction: A National Analysis 
  • Impact of Leukocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 Blockade on Endogenous Allospecific T Cells to Multiple Minor Histocompatibility Antigen Mismatched Cardiac Allograft. 
  • Impact of Medicare coverage on disparities in access to simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation. 
  • Impact of Naive Donor-Reactive Precursor Frequency on the Differentiation of Costimulation-Independent CD8+Memory T Cells. 
  • Impact of Operative Management on Recurrence of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Statewide Database. 
  • Impact of Postoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Duration on Surgical Site Infections in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Impact of Preoperative Opioid Use After Emergency General Surgery. 
  • Impact of Pretransplant Bridging Locoregional Therapy for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within Milan Criteria Undergoing Liver Transplantation: Analysis of 3601 Patients From the US Multicenter HCC Transplant Consortium. 
  • Impact of Pulse Pressure on Hemocompatibility Related Adverse Events during Support with Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: An Analysis of the INTERMACS Registry 
  • Impact of Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction Therapy on Reactivation of BK Virus in Renal Transplant Recipients. 
  • Impact of Recipient BMI: Implications for ECD Renal Transplantation. 
  • Impact of Reduced Preincision Antibiotic Infusion Time on Surgical Site Infection Rates: A Retrospective Cohort Study. 
  • Impact of Repeated Mismatch Human Leukocyte Antigen on the Outcome of Lung Retransplantation 
  • Impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection on Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • Impact of Tricuspid Valve Repair for Moderate Tricuspid Regurgitation at the Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation on the Occurrence of Right Heart Failure 
  • Impact of age, sex, therapeutic intent, race and severity of advanced heart failure on short-term principal outcomes in the MOMENTUM 3 trial. 
  • Impact of anemia on surgical outcomes: innovative interventions in resource-poor settings. 
  • Impact of business infrastructure on financial metrics in departments of surgery. 
  • Impact of cancer center accreditation on outcomes of patients undergoing resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: A SEER-Medicare analysis. 
  • Impact of centre volume, surgeon volume, surgeon experience and geographic location on reoperation after intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures. 
  • Impact of chemotherapy on postoperative complications after mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction. 
  • Impact of core-needle breast biopsy on the surgical management of mammographic abnormalities. 
  • Impact of desensitization therapies for third party HLA specific antibodies on lung transplant outcomes 
  • Impact of donor and recipient age difference on long-term allograft survival after living donor renal transplantation: analysis of 478 cases. 
  • Impact of donor and recipient factors on graft survival after cadaveric renal transplantation: Data from the UNOS/USRDS database. 
  • Impact of donor and recipient hepatitis C status in lung transplantation. 
  • Impact of donor cardiac arrest on heart transplantation. 
  • Impact of enhanced recovery protocols after pancreatoduodenectomy: meta-analysis. 
  • Impact of graft type on outcome in pediatric liver transplantation: a report From Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT). 
  • Impact of improving immunosuppressive treatment on outcome in cadaveric kidney transplantation - Discussion 
  • Impact of improving immunosuppressive treatment on outcome in cadaveric kidney transplantation. 
  • Impact of laparoscopic staging in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. 
  • Impact of lipid-lowering medications and low-density lipoprotein levels on 1-year clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting. 
  • Impact of living donor liver transplantation on long-term cardiometabolic and graft outcomes in cirrhosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis 
  • Impact of lung transplant operation on bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 
  • Impact of mesothelioma histologic subtype on outcomes in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. 
  • Impact of minimally invasive vs. open distal pancreatectomy on use of adjuvant chemoradiation for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 
  • Impact of near-peer teaching rounds on student satisfaction in the basic surgical clerkship. 
  • Impact of posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in a tertiary care center: a paradigm shift. 
  • Impact of pre-operative positron emission tomography in gallbladder cancer. 
  • Impact of preoperative briefings on operating room delays: a preliminary report. 
  • Impact of psychosocial factors on medication level variability index and outcomes in pediatric liver transplant recipients. 
  • Impact of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin induction therapy on reactivation of BK virus in renal transplant recipients. 
  • Impact of race on pancreas transplant outcomes in the current era: It is not all Black and White. 
  • Impact of recipient and donor hepatitis C virus infection status on outcomes after renal transplantation: Data from the UNOS/USRDS database. 
  • Impact of recipient body mass index on organ allocation and mortality in orthotopic heart transplantation. 
  • Impact of simultaneous diaphragm resection during hepatectomy for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Impact of steatosis on perioperative outcome following hepatic resection. 
  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Screening and Operative Treatment. 
  • Impact of the heart transplant allocation policy change on inpatient cost of index hospitalization. 
  • Impact of the lung allocation score on survival beyond 1 year. 
  • Impaired CD8(+) T cell immunity after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation leads to persistent and severe respiratory viral infection. 
  • Impaired insulin response after oral but not intravenous glucose in heart- and liver-transplant recipients. 
  • Impaired proinsulin processing is a characteristic of transplanted islets. 
  • Implants and Breast Pocket Irrigation: Outcomes of Antibiotic, Antiseptic, and Saline Irrigation. 
  • Implementation Analysis of a Perioperative Patient Safety Program in Guatemala. 
  • Implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities into a General Surgery Residency. 
  • Implementation of a Blood Management Program at a Tertiary Care Hospital: Effect on Transfusion Practices and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Surgery. 
  • Implementation of a Surgical Oncology Disparities Curriculum for Preclinical Medical Students. 
  • Implementation of a clinical pathway decreases length of stay and hospital charges for patients undergoing total colectomy and ileal pouch anal anastomosis - Discussion 
  • Implementation of a standardized robotic assistant surgical training curriculum. 
  • Implementation of the Lung Allocation Score is Associated with Decreased Mortality in Combined Liver-Lung Allograft Recipients. 
  • Implementation of the Maryland Global Budget Revenue Model and Variation in the Expenditures and Outcomes of Surgical Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 
  • Implementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist in South Carolina Hospitals Is Associated with Improvement in Perceived Perioperative Safety. 
  • Implementation of the World Health Organization Trauma Care Checklist Program in 11 Centers Across Multiple Economic Strata: Effect on Care Process Measures. 
  • Implementation of the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist, including introduction of pulse oximetry, in a resource-limited setting. 
  • Implementation of vascularized composite allografts in the United States: recommendations from the ASTS VCA Ad Hoc Committee and the Executive Committee. 
  • Implementing a hybrid web-based curriculum for an elective medical student clerkship in a busy surgical intensive care unit (ICU): effect on test and satisfaction scores. 
  • Implications for Breast Cancer Restaging Based on the 8th Edition AJCC Staging Manual. 
  • Implications of Amiodarone Use Before Heart Transplantation 
  • Implications of ECMO Bridging and Salvage Strategies on Mortality and PGD 
  • Implications of Training Pathways on Future Academic Plastic Surgeon Employment. 
  • Implications of Tumor Characteristics and Treatment Modality on Local Recurrence and Functional Outcomes in Children With Chest Wall Sarcoma: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative Study. 
  • Implications of blood group on lung transplantation rates: A propensity-matched registry analysis. 
  • Implications of declining donor offers with increased risk of disease transmission on waiting list survival in lung transplantation. 
  • Implications of peritoneal cytology for pancreatic cancer management. 
  • Implications of the Refusal of Increased Risk Donor Offers on Waitlist Survival in Heart Transplantation 
  • Implications of the Refusal of Increased Risk Donor Offers on Waitlist Survival in Lung Transplantation 
  • Implications of the Statewide Sharing Variance on Kidney Transplantation Geographic Inequity and Allocation Efficiency. 
  • Importance of delayed imaging for blunt renal trauma. 
  • Importance of perioperative glycemic control in general surgery: a report from the Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program. 
  • Importance of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients undergoing resection of synchronous colorectal liver metastases. 
  • Importance of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with thin melanoma. 
  • Importance of the Circumferential Resection Margin. 
  • Imposter Syndrome in Surgical Trainees: Clance Imposter Phenomenon Scale Assessment in General Surgery Residents. 
  • Improved contemporary outcomes of liver transplantation for pediatric hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma. 
  • Improved insulin sensitivity after gastric bypass correlates with decreased total body fat, but not with changes in free fatty acids. 
  • Improved microsurgical anastomotic patency with low molecular weight heparin. 
  • Improved overall survival is still observed in patients receiving delayed adjuvant chemotherapy after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 
  • Improved results treating primary lung allograft failure using veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) 
  • Improved staging in node-positive breast cancer patients using lymph node ratio: results in 1,788 patients with long-term follow-up. 
  • Improved surgeon performance in clinical trials: an analysis of quality assurance audits from the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group. 
  • Improved surgical outcomes for breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapy: results from a multicenter phase II trial. 
  • Improved survival in simultaneous lung-liver recipients and candidates in the modern era of lung allocation. 
  • Improved tolerance of the pediatric myocardium to brain death 
  • Improved tolerance of the pediatric myocardium to brain death. 
  • Improvement in American Board of Surgery in-training examination performance with a multidisciplinary surgeon-directed integrated learning platform. 
  • Improvement in Liver Transplant Outcomes From Older Donors: A US National Analysis. 
  • Improvement in insulin resistance after gastric bypass surgery is correlated with a decline in plasma 2-hydroxybutyric acid. 
  • Improvement in quality of life after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. 
  • Improvement of survival with response to neoadjuvant radiation therapy for rectal cancer-invited critique 
  • Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life with Lung Transplantation: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study 
  • Improving Outcomes in Colorectal Surgery by Sequential Implementation of Multiple Standardized Care Programs. 
  • Improving Patient-Centered Transitional Care after Complex Abdominal Surgery. 
  • Improving the clinical risk score: an analysis of molecular biomarkers in the era of modern chemotherapy for resectable hepatic colorectal cancer metastases. 
  • In Brief 
  • In Brief 
  • In Situ Venous Bypass for Chronic Hand Ischemia: A Review of 25 Cases in 23 Patients. 
  • In Vivo Allograft Exposure to Mitochondrial DAMPs Prior to Organ Procurement Increases Graft Rejection in Mice. 
  • In Vivo Characterization of a Novel Recombinant Anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibody in Nonhuman Primates 
  • In brief 
  • In brief 
  • In brief 
  • In pursuit of new experimental models of obliterative bronchiolitis. 
  • In the face of chronic aspiration, prolonged ischemic time exacerbates obliterative bronchiolitis in rat pulmonary allografts. 
  • In vitro and in vivo kinetics of recombinant vaccinia virus cancer-gene therapy. 
  • In vivo administration of a suicide gene inhibits tumour progression in breast cancer 
  • In vivo and in vitro effects of acute graft-versus-host serum in the rat. 
  • In vivo assessment of an absorbable and nonabsorbable knotless barbed suture for laparoscopic single-layer enterotomy closure: a clinical and biomechanical comparison against nonbarbed suture. 
  • In vivo tumor localization using tumor-specific monkey xenoantibody, alloantibody, and murine monoclonal xenoantibody. 
  • In-Hospital Mortality and Post-Surgical Complications Among Cancer Patients with Metabolic Syndrome. 
  • In-Hospital Text-Paging Communication as a Surgical Quality Improvement Initiative. 
  • In-hospital death following inpatient surgical procedures in the United States, 1996-2006. 
  • In-hospital mortality of surgical patients: is there an empiric basis for standard setting? 
  • In-transit melanoma: the role of alkylating-agent resistance in regional therapy. 
  • Inadequate gingivolabial sulcus remains an avoidable problem after bilateral cleft lip repair. 
  • Incarceration of umbilical hernia following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the treatment of ascites. 
  • Incidence and Impact of Primary Graft Dysfunction in Adult Heart Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 
  • Incidence and Outcomes After Stroke on Rotary Flow Ventricular Assist Device Support 
  • Incidence and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients With HIV: Report From the National HOPE in Action Consortium. 
  • Incidence and Outcomes of Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy in the United States: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgery Database 
  • Incidence and early outcomes associated with pre-transplant antivimentin antibodies in the cardiac transplantation population. 
  • Incidence and impact of primary graft dysfunction in adult heart transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Incidence and management of occult hemothoraces. 
  • Incidence and outcome of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders in lung transplant patients: Analysis of ISHLT Registry. 
  • Incidence and patterns of recurrence after resection for cure of colonic cancer in a well-defined population: Commentary 
  • Incidence and risk factors of incisional hernia formation following abdominal organ transplantation. 
  • Incidence and therapeutic implications of synchronous colonic pathology in colorectal adenocarcinoma - Discussion 
  • Incidence of Delayed Gastric Emptying Following Lung Transplantation. 
  • Incidence of Delayed Gastric Emptying Following Lung Transplantation. 
  • Incidence of Driveline Infections and Sepsis in a Contemporary HVAD Population 
  • Incidence of Postoperative Adverse Events after Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review. 
  • Incidence of acute cellular rejection following granulocyte colony-stimulating factor administration in lung transplantation: A retrospective case-cohort analysis. 
  • Incidence of anatomical variants in renal vasculature in the presence of normal renal function. 
  • Incidence of autoimmune disease in patients after breast reconstruction with silicone gel implants versus autogenous tissue: a preliminary report. 
  • Incidence of benign disease in patients that underwent resection for presumed pancreatic cancer diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and fine-needle aspiration (FNA). 
  • Incidence of lower urinary tract injury at the time of total laparoscopic hysterectomy. 
  • Incidence of multiglandular disease in primary hyperparathyroidism determined by parathyroid hormone secretion - Discussion 
  • Incidence of multiglandular disease in primary hyperparathyroidism determined by parathyroid hormone secretion. 
  • Incidence of postoperative intraabdominal abscesses in open versus laparoscopic appendectomies. 
  • Incidence, Management, and Outcomes of Trauma in Patients with a Left Ventricular Assist Device in North Carolina. 
  • Incidental Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ in a Large Pharyngoesophageal (Zenker's) Diverticulum. 
  • Incisional Infections after Renal Transplant: Outcome Data From 238 Consecutive Recipients. 
  • Incorporating patient-preference evidence into regulatory decision making. 
  • Increase in Donor Fraction Cell-Free DNA Correlates with Cellular and Antibody Mediated Rejection (ACR/AMR) in Adult and Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients: DNA Based Transplant Rejection Test (DTRT)-A Prospective Blinded Multicenter NIH/NHLBI Funded Clinical Study 
  • Increase in Total Cell-Free DNA Correlates with Death in Adult and Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients: DNA Based Transplant Rejection Test (DTRT)-A Prospective Blinded Multicenter NIH/NHLBI Funded Clinical Study 
  • Increase in nuclear cell-free DNA is associated with major adverse events in adult and pediatric heart transplant recipients. 
  • Increased Cytokine mRNA Stability by Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) Ligands 
  • Increased Graft Survival Following Implementation of the Kidney Allocation Score 
  • Increased Rate of Complications following Trigger Finger Release in Diabetic Patients. 
  • Increased Right Ventricular Assist Device (RVAD) Utilization in Patients with HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) in the Post-Approval Era 
  • Increased Risk of Extended Cold Ischemic Time in Nighttime Procurements 
  • Increased Use of Donors After Cardiac Death (DCD) in Pancreas Transplantation: A Safe and Effective Way to Increase a Single Center Program Activity 
  • Increased beta 2-microglobulin (B2M) is useful in the detection of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD). 
  • Increased glomerular deposits of von Willebrand factor in chronic, but not acute, rejection of primate renal allografts. 
  • Increased kidney transplantation utilizing expanded criteria deceased organ donors with results comparable to standard criteria donor transplant. 
  • Increased risk of deep venous thrombosis with endovascular cooling in patients with traumatic head injury. 
  • Increased risk of malignancy for patients older than 40 years with appendicitis and an appendix wider than 10 mm on computed tomography scan: A post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter study. 
  • Increased use of surgical energy promotes methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in rabbits following open ventral hernia mesh repair. 
  • Increasing Lung Transplant Availability with Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) at a Dedicated Facility and a Centralized Lung Evaluation System (CLES): 3-Year Outcomes 
  • Increasing age impairs outcomes in breast reduction surgery. 
  • Increasing concern regarding computed tomography irradiation in craniofacial surgery. 
  • Increasing the time to expander-implant exchange after postmastectomy radiation therapy reduces expander-implant failure. 
  • Increasing utilization of human T-cell lymphotropic virus (+) donors in liver transplantation: is it safe? 
  • Incremental and independent value of cardiopulmonary exercise test measures and the Seattle Heart Failure Model for prediction of risk in patients with heart failure. 
  • Indications for and the technique of local resection of tumors of the papilla of Vater. 
  • Indications for enteric conversion after pancreas transplantation with bladder drainage. 
  • Individual-level barriers to bariatric surgery from patient and provider perspectives: A qualitative study. 
  • Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging with Lymphoscintigraphy Improves the Accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma. 
  • Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging with lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel node biopsy in head and neck melanoma. 
  • Inducible nitric oxide synthase promotes cytokine expression in cardiac allografts but is not required for efficient rejection. 
  • Induction Therapy after Heart Transplantation 
  • Induction immunosuppression in liver transplantation: a review. 
  • Induction immunosuppression. 
  • Induction of Proliferative Responses in B Cell and Plasma Cell Populations Following Proteasome Inhibitor Desensitization Treatment in Rhesus Macacques and Humans 
  • Induction of cytotoxicity with proteasome inhibition in hepatocellular carcinoma 
  • Induction of specific tolerance by intrathymic injection of recipient muscle cells transfected with donor class I major histocompatibility complex. 
  • Induction of tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in cancer patients by autologous tumor RNA-transfected dendritic cells. 
  • Induction therapy with basiliximab allows delayed initiation of cyclosporine and preserves renal function after cardiac transplantation. 
  • Induction therapy with monoclonal antibodies specific for CD80 and CD86 delays the onset of acute renal allograft rejection in non-human primates. 
  • Inequalities in the use of helmets by race and payer status among pediatric cyclists. 
  • Infected bilomas in liver transplant recipients, incidence, risk factors and implications for prevention. 
  • Infection-Related Morbidity with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Systems: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Randomized MOMENTUM 3 Trial 
  • Infections after kidney transplantation. Does age matter? 
  • Infections after upper extremity allotransplantation: a worldwide population cohort study, 1998-2017. 
  • Infections caused by multidrug resistant organisms are not associated with overall, all-cause mortality in the surgical intensive care unit: the 20,000 foot view. 
  • Infectious Loss of Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction: Are We Treating the Right Organisms? 
  • Infectious complications after pulsatile-flow and continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation. 
  • Infectious complications after transplantation 
  • Infectious complications following breast reconstruction with expanders and implants. 
  • Infectious complications in extended criteria heart transplantation. 
  • Infectious complications of lung transplantation. 
  • Infectious complications of vascularized composite allograft transplantation. 
  • Infectious disorders of the skin. 
  • Infiltrating cell phenotypes and patterns associated with hepatic allograft rejection or acceptance. 
  • Inflammatory bowel disease after liver transplantation: risk factors for recurrence and de novo disease. 
  • Inflammatory breast carcinoma. Effective multimodal approach. 
  • Inflammatory pseudotumour of the colon. 
  • Influence of bronchoscopy on the diagnosis of and outcomes from ventilator-associated pneumonia. 
  • Influence of changes in pretransplant sensitization on patient and graft survival in cadaver renal transplantation. 
  • Influence of donor type on elderly kidney transplant survival and allograft function 
  • Influence of ethnicity on the efficacy and utilization of bariatric surgery in the USA. 
  • Influence of gender on allograft rejection in a rat heart transplant model. 
  • Influence of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and ornithine concentrations on complications after renal transplant. 
  • Information design to support growth, quality, and equity of the US transplant system. 
  • Informed consent: a shared decision-making process that creates a new professional obligation for care. 
  • Infrared thermography: a rapid, portable, and accurate technique to detect experimental pneumothorax. 
  • Inguinal node dissection for melanoma in the era of sentinel lymph node biopsy. 
  • Inhaled Selective Pulmonary Vasodilators for Adult Lung Transplantation 
  • Inhaled Selective Pulmonary Vasodilators for Advanced Heart Failure Therapies 
  • Inhaled nitric oxide after left ventricular assist device implantation: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial. 
  • Inhibition of FoxP3 expression by siRNA abrogates the suppression function of human CD25+tregs 
  • Inhibition of basal and meal-stimulated choleresis by somatostatin. 
  • Inhibition of bile flow by intravenous arginine hydrochloride. 
  • Inhibition of epinephrine-induced vasospasm with adrenoreceptor blockade in the rat cremaster muscle. 
  • Inhibition of human and pig thrombin by a high-affinity nuclease-resistant RNA aptamer 
  • Inhibition of iNOS attenuates skeletal muscle reperfusion injury in extracellular superoxide dismutase knockout mice. 
  • Inhibition of iNOS with 1400W improves contractile function and alters nos gene and protein expression in reperfused skeletal muscle. 
  • Inhibition of in vivo tumor angiogenesis and growth via systemic delivery of an angiopoietin 2-specific RNA aptamer. 
  • Inhibition of sympathetic pathways improves postoperative ileus in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract 
  • Inhibition of the vanilloid receptor subtype-1 attenuates TNBS-colitis. 
  • Inhibition of vessel allograft rejection by endothelial removal. Morphologic and ultrastructural changes. 
  • Inhibition of αvβ6 promotes acute renal allograft rejection in nonhuman primates. 
  • Inhibitors of mTOR and risks of allograft failure and mortality in kidney transplantation. 
  • Initial Laparotomy Versus Peritoneal Drainage in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants With Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis or Isolated Intestinal Perforation: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Initial experience with intraoperative PTH determinations in the surgical management of 130 consecutive cases of primary hyperparathyroidism. 
  • Initial learning experience of laparoendoscopic single site (LESS) gastric banding: finding predictors of success. 
  • Initial nonfunction in cadaveric renal transplantation. 
  • Initial report of laparoscopic celiac plexus block for pain relief in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. 
  • Initial skin cancer screening for solid organ transplant recipients in the United States: Delphi method development of expert consensus guidelines. 
  • Initial validation of the ProMIS surgical simulator as an objective measure of robotic task performance 
  • Injury-induced changes in liver specific transcription factors HNF-1α and HNF-4α. 
  • Innate Immune Activation in High-risk Donor Kidneys: An Opportunity to Intervene? 
  • Innate immune activation by the viral PAMP poly I:C potentiates pulmonary graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant. 
  • Innate immune activation potentiates alloimmune lung disease independent of chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 3. 
  • Innate networking: Thrombotic microangiopathy, the activation of coagulation and complement in the sensitized kidney transplant recipient. 
  • Innovative bridging of the rural-urban divide: comparison of scope, safety, and impact of collaborative rural surgery camps and an urban surgical program. 
  • Instituting a Surgical Skills Competition Increases Technical Performance of Surgical Clerkship Students Over Time. 
  • Institutional Outcomes of Leech Therapy for Venous Congestion in 87 Patients. 
  • Instructional methods of attendings as exhibited during intraoperative takeovers: A pilot study. 
  • Insurance Status and Ethnicity Impact Health Disparities in Rates of Advance Directives in Trauma. 
  • Insurance Status, Not Race, is Associated With Use of Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach for Rectal Cancer. 
  • Insurance and education predict long-term survival after orthotopic heart transplantation in the United States. 
  • Insurance status and race affect treatment and outcome of traumatic brain injury. 
  • Insurance status and race represent independent predictors of undergoing laparoscopic surgery for appendicitis: secondary data analysis of 145,546 patients. 
  • Insurance status predicts non-elective case status but not outcomes of thoracic aortic operations 
  • Integrating Postoperative Feedback Into Workflow: Perceived Practices and Barriers. 
  • Integration of the vertical medial thigh lift and monsplasty: the double-triangle technique. 
  • Integrin Antagonists Prevent Costimulatory Blockade-Resistant Transplant Rejection by CD8(+) Memory T Cells 
  • Integrin antagonists prevent costimulatory blockade-resistant transplant rejection by CD8(+) memory T cells. 
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Is Not Associated with Perioperative or Survival Benefit over 3D-Conformal Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer. 
  • Inter-surgeon variability is associated with likelihood to undergo minimally invasive hepatectomy and postoperative mortality. 
  • Interactions of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and cholecystokinin octapeptide on the control of gallbladder contraction. 
  • Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) analysis of pump thrombosis in the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device. 
  • Interim Results - The Effect of Donor Type (Donor after Cardiac Death vs Donor after Brain Death) and Use of Intraoperative Extracorporeal Lung Support on Survival after Lung Transplantation 
  • Interim Results of a Phase II Clinical Trial Comparing Outcomes of Recipients of Lungs Recovered from Uncontrolled Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death Donors (uDCDDs) Assessed by Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) and CT Scan to Outcomes of Recipients of Lungs from Brain-Dead Donors (BDDs) 
  • Interim analysis: Stool calprotectin levels for noninvasive monitoring of the intestinal allograft. 
  • Interleukin 12-Dependent CMV-Specific CD4+ T Cell Proliferation, T-bet Induction and Effector Function During Primary Infection Are Key Determinants for Early Immune Control in Lung Transplant Recipients 
  • Interleukin-15 receptor blockade in non-human primate kidney transplantation. 
  • Interleukin-33 Activates Regulatory T Cells to Suppress Innate γδ T-cell Responses in the Lung 
  • Internal hernia after gastrectomy for cancer with Roux-Y reconstruction. 
  • Internal hernia: postoperative complication of roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Internal radiation for bile duct cancer. 
  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation consensus statement for the standardization of bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation. 
  • International guidelines for the selection of lung transplant candidates: 2006 update--a consensus report from the Pulmonary Scientific Council of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. 
  • Interpreting positive cultures in asymptomatic lung transplant recipients. 
  • Interpreting statistics in medical literature: a vade mecum for surgeons. 
  • Interventional radiology in the management of bile duct injuries. 
  • Intestinal Perforation in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience of 2123 Recipients. 
  • Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation: Amazing! 
  • Intestinal alkaline phosphatase decreases intraperitoneal adhesion formation. 
  • Intestinal alkaline phosphatase is an endogenous regulator of host microbiota 
  • Intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) for the detection of strangulated mechanical small bowel obstruction. 
  • Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury causes pulmonary endothelial cell ATP depletion. 
  • Intestinal lengthening for short bowel syndrome. 
  • Intestinal lengthening in adult patients with short bowel syndrome. 
  • Intestinal obstruction in patients with ovarian cancer. Variables associated with surgical complications and survival. 
  • Intimal tears and their relationship to long-term patency in the rat femoral artery. 
  • Intra-Tracheal Adeno-Associated Virus Mediates Gene Transduction During Static Cold Storage in Rodent Lung Transplantation 
  • Intra-operative aprotinin in liver transplant and renal dysfunction. 
  • Intracardiac thrombus formation during orthotopic liver transplantation: a new entity or an old enemy? 
  • Intracardiac transplantation of a mixed population of bone marrow cells improves both regional systolic contractility and diastolic relaxation. 
  • Intracellular ATP Levels after Liver Transplant Are Associated with Fungal Infections and Increased Risk of Death. 
  • Intracorporeal ileocolic anastomosis: a review. 
  • Intradermal radioisotope is superior to peritumoral blue dye or radioisotope in identifying breast cancer sentinel nodes. 
  • Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Young Patients: Tumor Biology, Clinical Features, and Survival Outcomes. 
  • Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms and the Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Undergoing Resection Versus Observation. 
  • Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms: Have IAP Consensus Guidelines Changed our Approach?: Results from a Multi-institutional Study. 
  • Intraductal Papilloma on Breast Biopsy: Upstaging Rate and Implications for Practice Guidelines. 
  • Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) with extra-pancreatic mucin: a case series and review of the literature. 
  • Intragastric Balloon for Overweight Patients. 
  • Intragraft CD11b(+) IDO(+) cells mediate cardiac allograft tolerance by ECDI-fixed donor splenocyte infusions. 
  • Intralesional BCG, intravenous immune lymphocytes, and immunization with neuraminidase-treated tumor cells to manage melanoma; A clinical assessment. 
  • Intraoperative Esophagogastroduodenoscopy During Heller Myotomy: Evaluating Guidelines. 
  • Intraoperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Primary Graft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation. 
  • Intraoperative Versus Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. 
  • Intraoperative assessment of critical biliary structures with visible range/infrared image fusion. 
  • Intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring during parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism. 
  • Intraoperative pathologic examination in the era of molecular testing for differentiated thyroid cancer. 
  • Intraoperative pelvic brachytherapy for treatment of locally advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer 
  • Intraoperative pelvic brachytherapy for treatment of locally advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer. 
  • Intraoperative perfusion techniques can accurately predict mastectomy skin flap necrosis in breast reconstruction: results of a prospective trial. 
  • Intraoperative radio-lympho-scintigraphy improves sentinel lymph node identification for patients with melanoma. 
  • Intraoperative use of a 2-mm choledochoscope for the exploration of small bile ducts and the pancreatic duct. 
  • Intraparenchymal vs extracranial ventricular drain intracranial pressure monitors in traumatic brain injury: less is more? 
  • Intraperitoneal and intravenous routes for pain relief in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Intraperitoneal immunity and pneumoperitoneum. 
  • Intrathymic injection of donor alloantigens induces donor-specific vascularized allograft tolerance without immunosuppression. 
  • Intravascular coagulation--a source of possible error in carbon-clearance determinations. 
  • Intravascular thrombosis in skeletal muscle microcirculation after ischemia. 
  • Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Sensitized Lung Transplant Recipients and Early Outcomes 
  • Introducing a novel experimental model of bladder transplantation in mice. 
  • Introducing the Wiley Transplant Peer Review Network. 
  • Introducing the Wiley Transplant Peer Review Network. 
  • Introduction 
  • Introductory remarks to sabiston Festschrift 
  • Invasive Mycobacterium abscessus Infection in Heart Transplant Recipients 
  • Invasive carcinoma arising in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: a matched control study with conventional pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. 
  • Invasive central venous monitoring during hepatic resection: unnecessary for most patients. 
  • Investigating Deceased Donor Kidney Discard Trend-An Opportunity To Expand The Donor Pool. 
  • Investigation of TRAM flap oxygenation and perfusion by near-infrared reflection spectroscopy and color-coded duplex sonography: Discussion 
  • Investing in all of Our Children: Global Pediatric Surgery for the Twenty-First Century. 
  • Invited Commentary 
  • Invited Commentary 
  • Invited Commentary: "Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Neonatal Intestinal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations". 
  • Invited Commentary: "Familial Non-Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in Pediatric Age: Our Surgical Experience.". 
  • Invited Commentary: Clinical Assessment of Pediatric Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: A 30-Year Experience at the Single Institution. 
  • Invited Discussion on: Septorhinoplasty and Septoplasty-Outcomes of a Large Cohort Using Autologous Versus Homologous Cartilage 1999-2019. 
  • Invited Discussion on: Surgical Adjuncts to Rhinoplasty: An Algorithmic Approach. 
  • Invited Discussion on: Surgical Algorithms in Rhinoplasty: A Scoping Review of the Current Status. 
  • Invited comment on R. L. Nelson et al. "Topical antimicrobial prophylaxis in colorectal surgery for the prevention of surgical wound infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis". 
  • Invited commentary 
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  • Invited commentary. 
  • Invited critique 
  • Invited discussion 
  • Involvement of family in living donor decision making 
  • In vitro and in vivo evaluation of resveratrol and 3,5-dihydroxy-4'-acetoxy-trans-stilbene in the treatment of human prostate carcinoma and melanoma. 
  • Ipsilateral free fibula transfer for reconstruction of a segmental femoral-shaft defect. 
  • Ipsilateral reversed free fibula transfer for femoral shaft reconstruction: a modification of a previously reported technique. 
  • Irradiation for Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer 
  • Irradiation for intimal hyperplasia: implications for peripheral arterial bypass. 
  • Irrigation versus suction alone during laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated appendicitis: a prospective randomized trial. 
  • Is Acute Rejection Truly Acute or an Exacerbation of an Underlying Disease? 
  • Is Bigger Better?: The Effect of Hospital Consolidation on Index Hospitalization Costs and Outcomes Among Privately Insured Recipients of Immediate Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Is Excisional Biopsy Needed for Pure FEA Diagnosed on a Core Biopsy? 
  • Is Excisional Biopsy and Chemoprevention Warranted in Patients With Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia on Core Biopsy? 
  • Is Global Pediatric Surgery a Good Investment? 
  • Is Hepatectomy Justified for BRAF Mutant Colorectal Liver Metastases?: A Multi-institutional Analysis of 1497 Patients. 
  • Is More Anesthesia Care Better in Endoscopy? Comparing the Safety and Cost of Conscious Sedation and Anesthesia Provider-Based Care. 
  • Is Resection of Primary Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors in Patients with Unresectable Metastatic Liver Disease Justified? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 
  • Is Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery the most effective treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus in morbidly obese patients? 
  • Is Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Necessary for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Patients Undergoing Mastectomy? 
  • Is Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy, as a Bridge To Liver Transplantation, as Effective as TACE? 
  • Is There a Minimum Case Volume of Thyroidectomies Associated with Superior Outcomes? An Analysis of 37,118 Cases in the US 
  • Is There a Minimum Number of Thyroidectomies a Surgeon Should Perform to Optimize Patient Outcomes? 
  • Is There a Minimum Number of Thyroidectomies a Surgeon Should Perform to Optimize Patient Outcomes? 
  • Is There a Right Way to Interpret SPY? Normalization of Indocyanine Green Angiography Readings in a Burn Model. 
  • Is a Priori Staging of Bilateral Lung Transplant the Optimal Surgical Approach for High-risk Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease? 
  • Is bariatric surgery safe in academic centers? 
  • Is follow-up CT imaging of the chest and abdomen necessary after preoperative neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer patients without evidence of metastatic disease at diagnosis? 
  • Is intravenous urography necessary in the assessment of renal duplex system in children? 
  • Is it all for the better? Clarifying the impact of cinacalcet in post kidney transplant hyperparathyroidism. 
  • Is it necessary to harvest additional lymph nodes after resection of the most radioactive sentinel lymph node in breast cancer? 
  • Is living donor nephrectomy a "23-hr stay" procedure? 
  • Is prevention the best treatment? CMV after lung transplantation. 
  • Is radiation without surgery the adequate therapy for potentially resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma? An analysis using the Surveillance Epidemiology, and End Results Registry from 1998 to 2008 
  • Is resident assistance equivalent to fellows during hepatectomy? 
  • Is selective internal radioembolization safe and effective for patients with inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma and venous thrombosis? 
  • Is sleeve gastrectomy the magic bullet? 
  • Is steroid avoidance beneficial in kidney transplantation? 
  • Is the Face an Air Bag for the Brain and Torso?-The Potential Protective Effects of Severe Midface Fractures. 
  • Is there a reduction mammaplasty for "all seasons?". 
  • Is there a role for selective neck dissection after chemoradiation for head and neck cancer? 
  • Is there a role for simultaneous hepatic and colorectal resections? A contemporary view from NSQIP. 
  • Is there a role for simultaneous hepatic and colorectal resections? A contemporary view from the national surgical quality improvement program (NSQIP) 
  • Is tolerance induction the answer to adolescent non-adherence? 
  • Islet Xenotransplantation: A Quest for Clinically Available Immunosuppression Regimens. 
  • Islet Xenotransplantation: A Quest for Clinically Available Immunosuppression Regimens. 
  • Islet cell transplantation using surgical cannulation of the portal vein followed by delayed conversion to a MMF and tacrolimus immunosuppressive regimen 
  • Islet cell xenotransplantation: a serious look toward the clinic. 
  • Islet xenotransplantation using gal-deficient neonatal donors improves engraftment and function. 
  • Isolated Limb Infusion as a Limb Salvage Strategy for Locally Advanced Extremity Sarcoma. 
  • Isolated liver transplantation in infants with end stage liver disease due to short bowel syndrome. 
  • Isolated liver transplantation in infants with end stage liver disease due to short bowel syndrome. 
  • Isolated liver transplantation in infants with end-stage liver disease associated with short bowel syndrome. 
  • Isolated liver transplantation in infants with end-stage liver disease due to short bowel syndrome. 
  • Isolation of Preformed Antibodies from Whole Blood by Integrating Acoustics and Microfluidics in Sensitized Animal Model 
  • Isolation of oligodendrocyte precursors from umbilical cord blood for the repair of spinal cord injury 
  • It Is Not the Flicker but the Fire: Severity Matters in Viral infections After Lung Transplant. 
  • It is the function of regenerating liver parenchyma that explains the small for size syndrome. 
  • It still hurts! Persistent pain and use of pain medication one year after injury. 
  • It's not always too late: a case for minimally invasive salvage esophagectomy. 
  • It's not you, It's me: The influence of patient and surgeon gender on patient satisfaction scores. 
  • It’s Not You, It’s Me: The Influence of Surgeon Gender on Patient Satisfaction Scores 
  • Jejunal diverticulosis as the obscure cause of acute abdominal pain. 
  • Joining Forces in Basic Science: ITS Meeting 2.0. 
  • Just Keeps Getting Worse: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Live Donor Kidney Transplantation in the US Over the Last Twenty Years 
  • Just Keeps Getting Worse: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Live Donor Kidney Transplantation in the US Over the Last Twenty Years 
  • Just a Nudge: Applying Behavioral Incentives to Engage Residents in Quality Improvement Education 
  • Keloid Excision and Adjuvant Treatments: A Network Meta-analysis. 
  • Ketorolac Based Analgesia after Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy for Living Kidney Transplantation. 
  • Key Concepts in the Management of the Adult "Buried Penis". 
  • KeyLoop retractor for global gasless laparoscopy: evaluation of safety and feasibility in a porcine model. 
  • KeyLoop: Mechanical Retraction of the Abdominal Wall for Gasless Laparoscopy. 
  • Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) is Not Inferior to Liver Donor Risk Index (LDRI) in Predicting Long-Term Liver Graft Survival. 
  • Kidney Transplantation Using Alemtuzumab Induction and Belatacept/Sirolimus Maintenance Therapy. 
  • Kidney Transplantation in HCV plus Recipients in a New Era of Diagnostics and Therapeutics 
  • Kidney transplant in the COVID era: Cautious optimism and continued vigilance. 
  • Kidney transplant practice patterns and outcome benchmarks over 30 years: The 2018 report of the NAPRTCS. 
  • Kidney transplant recipients infected by COVID-19: Review of the initial published experience. 
  • Kidney transplantation after sleeve gastrectomy in the morbidly obese candidate: results of a 2-year experience. 
  • Kidney transplantation using alemtuzumab, belatacept, and sirolimus: Five-year follow-up. 
  • Kidney transplantation, bioengineering, and regeneration: kidney transplantation in the regenerative medicine era Edited by Giuseppe Orlando Giuseppe Remuzzi David Williams London, UK: Academic Press, 2017, 1252 pages 
  • Kinetics of hepatitis C virus reinfection after liver transplantation. 
  • Kinetics of liver volume changes in the first year after portal vein embolization. 
  • Knockdown of mouse VCAM-1 by vector-based siRNA. 
  • Kupffer cell-derived Fas ligand plays a role in liver injury and hepatocyte death. 
  • Kupffer cells: another player in liver tolerance induction. 
  • L-selectin is dispensable for T regulatory cell function postallogeneic bone marrow transplantation. 
  • LACK OF INFORMATION IN RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS TO GUIDE TRANSLATION OF MEDICATION ADHERENCE INTERVENTIONS TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW 
  • LAPAROSCOPIC RIGHT COLECTOMY VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC-ASSISTED COLONOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY FOR ENDOSCOPICALLY UNRESECTABLE POLYPS. A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL 
  • LATE NECROSIS OF A LATISSIMUS DORSI FREE FLAP - DISCUSSION 
  • LFA-1 Blockade Induces Effector and Regulatory T Cell Enrichment in Lymph Nodes and Increases Effector T Cell Death. 
  • LFA-1 Is Crucial for Germinal Center Reconstruction After T cell Depletion and IL-21 Biased Antibody-Mediated Rejection 
  • LFA-3-Ig (Alefacept) Prolongs Allograft Survival by Targeting Costimulation Blockade Resistant T Effector Memory Cells in Non-Human Primate Islet Transplantation. 
  • LONG-TERM INTRAHEPATIC ISLET ALLOGRAFT SURVIVAL IN NON-HUMAN PRIMATES TREATED WITH ANTI-CD154 MONOTHERAPY 
  • LONGER OPERATIVE TIME IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER RISK OF COMPLICATIONS FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION. 
  • LVAD Patients with RV Failure Pre-Heart Transplant Have Reduced Post-Transplant Survival 
  • Laboratory test results after living liver donation in the adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation cohort study. 
  • Lack of utility of intestinal fatty acid binding protein levels in predicting intestinal allograft rejection. 
  • Landing Your First Colorectal Surgery Job: How to Find It and What to Expect. 
  • Laparo-endoscopic single-site (LESS) cholecystectomy with epidural vs. general anesthesia. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) for major urological procedures in the pediatric population: A systematic review. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery for management of ovarian endometriomas. 
  • Laparoscopic Approach in Colonic Diverticulitis: Dispelling Myths and Misperceptions. 
  • Laparoscopic Experience and Attitudes Toward a Low-Cost Laparoscopic System among Surgeons in East, Central, and Southern Africa 
  • Laparoscopic Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Opportunities, the Challenges, and the Limitations. 
  • Laparoscopic Management of Colon Cancer 
  • Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for treating reflux in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: operative results and short-term follow-up. 
  • Laparoscopic Repair of Hiatal Hernia After Esophagectomy 
  • Laparoscopic Single-Site Inguinal Hernia Repair Using a Self-Fixating Mesh. 
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Improves Renal Transplant Candidacy and Posttransplant Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Patients 
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Intraoperative Endoscopic Guidance: the Importance of This Technique. 
  • Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy in the Western Patient Population: Tips, Techniques, and Evidence-based Practice. 
  • Laparoscopic Versus Open Adrenalectomy for Localized/Locally Advanced Primary Adrenocortical Carcinoma (ENSAT I-III) in Adults: Is Margin-Free Resection the Key Surgical Factor that Dictates Outcome? A Review of the Literature. 
  • Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma. A comparison to aldosteronoma and incidentaloma. 
  • Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in infants with single ventricle physiology: a review. 
  • Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the lung transplant population. 
  • Laparoscopic appendectomy in the elderly. 
  • Laparoscopic appendectomy outcomes on the weekend and during the week are no different: a national study of 151,774 patients. 
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy during pregnancy: A systematic review of 590 patients. 
  • Laparoscopic colectomy--the innovation continues. 
  • Laparoscopic colon resection for cancer--a favorable view. 
  • Laparoscopic colon resection for cancer. 
  • Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer is safe and effective 
  • Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with splenic preservation. 
  • Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: evolution of a technique at a single institution. 
  • Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy increases the supply of living donor kidneys: a center-specific microeconomic analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy with a 23-hour stay: a new standard for transplantation surgery. 
  • Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: Multiple arteries are not a predictor of recipient outcomes. 
  • Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: pro. 
  • Laparoscopic duodenectomy for benign nonampullary duodenal neoplasms. 
  • Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy for achalasia: does anterior hemifundoplication affect clinical outcome? 
  • Laparoscopic experience and attitudes toward a low-cost laparoscopic system among surgeons in East, Central, and Southern Africa: a survey study. 
  • Laparoscopic fundoplication: 5-year follow-up. 
  • Laparoscopic ileostomy and colostomy. 
  • Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair complicates future pelvic oncologic surgery. 
  • Laparoscopic intestinal stomas. 
  • Laparoscopic kidney donation: looking more than skin deep. 
  • Laparoscopic liver surgery: a synopsis. 
  • Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy and multiple renal arteries. 
  • Laparoscopic major hepatectomy: an evolution in standard of care. 
  • Laparoscopic myotomy for achalasia: predictors of successful outcome after 200 cases. 
  • Laparoscopic repair for perforated peptic ulcer. 
  • Laparoscopic repair of incarcerated congenital diaphragmatic hernias presenting beyond the newborn period. 
  • Laparoscopic resection of a paraganglioma of the organ of Zuckerkandl in a patient with a carotid body tumor. 
  • Laparoscopic skill assessment of practicing surgeons prior to enrollment in a surgical trial of a new laparoscopic procedure. 
  • Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy improves renal transplant candidacy and posttransplant outcomes in morbidly obese patients. 
  • Laparoscopic staging for hepatobiliary carcinoma. 
  • Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy compared to total cholecystectomy: a matched national analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic surgery and the systemic immune response. 
  • Laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer: a systematic review 
  • Laparoscopic surgical treatment for refractory gastric antral vascular ectasia: a case report and review. 
  • Laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernioplasty. 
  • Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with primary fascial closure versus bridged repair: a risk-adjusted comparative study. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open Hartmann procedure for the emergency treatment of diverticulitis: a propensity-matched analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open Ladd's procedure for intestinal malrotation in adults. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: outcomes comparison based on a large administrative database. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open donor nephrectomy: comparing ureteral complications in the recipients and improving the laparoscopic technique. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open liver resection: a matched-pair case control study. 
  • Laparoscopic versus open low anterior resection for rectal cancer: results from the national cancer data base. 
  • Laparoscopic versus robotic adrenalectomy: A comprehensive meta-analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic versus robotic major hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic vs open colectomy: outcomes comparison based on large nationwide databases. 
  • Laparoscopic vs open right hepatectomy: a value-based analysis. 
  • Laparoscopic-assisted ERCP and EUS in patients with prior Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: a dual-center case series experience. 
  • Laparoscopic-assisted repair of femoral hernias in children. 
  • Laparoscopy Is Safe in Infants and Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: A National Study of 3684 Patients. 
  • Laparoscopy and mesothelioma. 
  • Laparoscopy and peripancreatic neoplasia. 
  • Laparoscopy and the internet. A surgeon survey. 
  • Large Airway Oximetry and Hypoxia Related Gene Expression in Bronchial Epithelium in Early Post-Lung Transplantation 
  • Large anterior mediastinal mass in an infant. 
  • Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to a flank intramuscular lipoma. 
  • Laser Doppler blood flow measurements of common cutaneous donor sites for reconstructive surgery. 
  • Laser Doppler flowmeter monitoring of free-tissue transfers: blood flow in normal and complicated cases. 
  • Laser Doppler monitoring of replants using a small prism probe. 
  • Laser-assisted indocyanine green dye angiography accurately predicts the split-thickness graft timing of integra artificial dermis. 
  • Late Right Heart Failure Is Associated With Reduced Quality of Life and Functional Capacity in Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients 
  • Late Right Heart Failure in Destination Therapy Patients With HeartMate II Continuous Flow Device 
  • Late accidental dislodgement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube: an underestimated burden on patients and the health care system. 
  • Late development of hematoma around a breast implant, necessitating removal. 
  • Late effects on gonadal function of cyclophosphamide, total-body irradiation, and marrow transplantation. 
  • Late first acute rejection in pediatric kidney transplantation: A North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies special study. 
  • Late graft loss or death in pediatric liver transplantation: an analysis of the SPLIT database. 
  • Late manifestation of alloantibody-associated injury and clinical pulmonary antibody-mediated rejection: Evidence from cell-free DNA analysis. 
  • Late necrosis of a latissimus dorsi free flap 
  • Late recurrence of malignant melanoma. Analysis of 168 patients. 
  • Late reoperation for retained gallstone after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Lck, ZAP-70 and LAT are required for CXCL10-but not CXCL11-mediated T cell chemotaxis. 
  • Leadership and Advanced Degrees: Evaluating the Association Between Dual Degrees and Leadership Roles in Academic Plastic Surgery. 
  • Left hepatic trisectionectomy for hepatobiliary malignancy: results and an appraisal of its current role. 
  • Left lateral segment liver volume is not correlated with anthropometric measures. 
  • Left ventricular assist devices versus medical management in ambulatory heart failure patients: An analysis of INTERMACS Profiles 4 and 5 to 7 from the ROADMAP study. 
  • Left ventricular assist systems and infection-related outcomes: A comprehensive analysis of the MOMENTUM 3 trial. 
  • Lending a hand for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: the optimal approach? 
  • Less is more: maintenance minimization as a step toward tolerance. 
  • Letermovir treatment of cytomegalovirus infection or disease in solid organ and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. 
  • Lethal "thin" malignant melanoma. Identifying patients at risk. 
  • Letter to editor. 
  • Letter to the Editor 
  • Letter to the Editor 
  • Letter to the editor (Reply) 
  • Letter to the editor [5] 
  • Letter to the editor in response to: Measuring success in pig to non-human-primate renal xenotransplantation: Systematic review and comparative outcomes analysis of 1051 life sustaining NHP renal allo- and xeno-transplants by Firl and Markmann. 
  • Letter to the editor response. 
  • Letter to the editor: A comparative study of three-year weight loss and outcomes after laparoscopic gastric bypass in patients with "yellow light" psychological clearance. 
  • Letters to the editor (I: Reply) 
  • Let’s blame the little guys: platelets as an instigator of allograft rejection 
  • Levels of Evidence in Medical Research: "Bigger Is Not Always Better". 
  • Liberal resection for (presumed) Sendai negative branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms--also not harmless. 
  • Lidocaine Infusion as an Adjunct to Narcotics in Trauma Patients with Rib Fractures-A Pilot Study. 
  • Life-threatening postoperative hypoventilation after bariatric surgery. 
  • Light-Emitting Diode Light Source in a Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor-Driven Flexible Nasoendoscope: A Journey from First World to Third 
  • Limb preservation with isolated limb infusion for locally advanced nonmelanoma cutaneous and soft-tissue malignant neoplasms. 
  • Limited Effect of a Novel Recombinant CD3-Immunotoxin (A-DmDT390-ScfbDb) in a Non-Human Primate Model 
  • Limited Efficacy of Bortezomib on Desensitization via Rapid Humoral Compensation in a Sensitized Rhesus Model 
  • Limited Panniculectomy for Adult Buried Penis Repair. 
  • Limited health literacy and adverse outcomes among kidney transplant candidates. 
  • Limited role of Chromogranin A as clinical biomarker for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. 
  • Limiting impairment of muscle function following ischemia and reperfusion in rabbits. 
  • Limiting overimmunosuppression post-transplant: The role of BK polyoma viral monitoring. 
  • Linked antigen-specific high frequency T cells augment effector activity but not accumulation of low frequency CD8+ donor-reactive T cell responses following CD28/CD154 blockade. 
  • Lipids and bariatric procedures Part 2 of 2: scientific statement from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the National Lipid Association (NLA), and Obesity Medicine Association (OMA). 
  • Lipoatrophic diabetes and end-stage liver disease secondary to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with recurrence after liver transplantation. 
  • Listing criteria for heart transplantation: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines for the care of cardiac transplant candidates--2006. 
  • Listing for Liver Transplantation of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using the Extended Toronto Criteria; an Intention-to-Treat Analysis 
  • Listing for Liver Transplantation of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using the Extended Toronto Criteria; an Intention-to-Treat Analysis 
  • Little science, big science: strategies for research portfolio selection in academic surgery departments. 
  • Littre's hernia: a systematic review of the literature. 
  • Live Donor Liver Transplantation With Older Donors Only Impacts on a Late HCV Recurrence 
  • Live Donor Liver Transplantation for NASH: The Toronto Experience. 
  • Live Donor Liver Transplantation with Older Donors Only Impacts on a Late HCV Recurrence. 
  • Live donor liver transplantation with older donors: Increased long-term graft loss due to HCV recurrence. 
  • Liver Transplant Outcomes in Menopausal Women During the Meld Era 
  • Liver Transplantation Following Down-Staging of a Large Primary Liver Tumor Associated with a Very High Serum Alpha Fetoprotein Concentration 
  • Liver Transplantation Removes MHC Class I but Not Class II Antibody from Sensitized Recipients of Combined Liver/Kidney Transplants. 
  • Liver Transplantation as a New Standard of Care in Patients With Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma? Results From an International Benchmark Study. 
  • Liver Transplantation for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Meta-analysis and Meta-regression of Survival Rates. 
  • Liver Transplantation for Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survival Rates 
  • Liver and intestine transplantation in the United States 1998-2007. 
  • Liver and intestine transplantation in the United States, 1997-2006. 
  • Liver angiomyolipomas: a clinical, radiologic, and pathologic analysis of 22 patients from a single center. 
  • Liver hypoxia as a trigger to liver regeneration: No more than another piece of the puzzle. 
  • Liver metastases from breast cancer: long-term survival after curative resection. 
  • Liver transplant for hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States: Evolving trends over the last three decades. 
  • Liver transplantation 2007: where do we go from here? 
  • Liver transplantation as definitive therapy for complications after arterial embolization for hepatic manifestations of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. 
  • Liver transplantation at safety net hospitals: Potentially vulnerable patients with noninferior outcomes. 
  • Liver transplantation complicated by misplaced TIPS in the portal vein. 
  • Liver transplantation for HELLP syndrome. 
  • Liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease. 
  • Liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease. 
  • Liver transplantation for biliary atresia: 19-year, single-center experience. 
  • Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Management after the transplant. 
  • Liver transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: A systematic review. 
  • Liver transplantation for liver malignancies in Wilson's disease: two novel cases. 
  • Liver transplantation for pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review of the literature 
  • Liver transplantation from a cadaver donor with ethylene-glycol-induced brain death. 
  • Liver transplantation from controlled non-heart-beating donors. 
  • Liver transplantation in a patient with primary sclerosing cholangitis suffering from lipomatous pseudohypertrophy of the pancreas. 
  • Liver transplantation in an adolescent with acute liver failure from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 
  • Liver transplantation in patients with liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumors: A systematic review. 
  • Liver transplantation in pediatric patients: twenty years of experience at the University of Wisconsin. 
  • Living Related Donor Liver Transplantation for Maple Syrup Urine Disease 
  • Living and deceased donor liver transplantation for unresectable hepatoblastoma at a single center. 
  • Living donor follow-up: Unfunded mandates and the Hippocratic oath where perfect may be the enemy of good? 
  • Living donor liver transplantation. 
  • Living related and unrelated donors for kidney transplantation. A 28-year experience. 
  • Living unrelated renal donation: the University of Wisconsin experience. 
  • Load-independent analysis of a pulsatile right ventricular assist device. 
  • Lobectomy by Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery or Muscle-Sparing Thoracotomy for Stage 1 Lung Cancer: Could Cost-Effectiveness Give the Answer? 
  • Local Anesthesia Can Reduce Complications in Adults Undergoing Umbilical Hernia Repair 
  • Local Anesthesia is Associated with Fewer Complications in Umbilical Hernia Repair in Frail Veterans. 
  • Local access to subspecialty care influences the chance of receiving a liver transplant. 
  • Local ampullary resection with careful intraoperative frozen section evaluation for presumed benign ampullary neoplasms. 
  • Local and Regional Variation in Donor Risk Index and MELD Scores Translate into Disparate Graft and Patient Survival Rates: Should the Allocation System Be Changed? 
  • Local anesthesia: a strategy for reducing surgical site infections? 
  • Local excision of distal rectal cancer: an update of cancer and leukemia group B 8984. 
  • Local excision of rectal cancer 
  • Local excision of rectal cancer oncologic results 
  • Local excision results in comparable survival to radical resection for early-stage rectal carcinoid. 
  • Local failure and margin status in early-stage breast carcinoma treated with conservation surgery and radiation therapy. 
  • Local secretion of IL-12 augments the therapeutic impact of dendritic cell-tumor cell fusion vaccination. 
  • Local therapy for rectal cancer. 
  • Location is everything: Permanent survival of fully MHC-mismatched islet allografts without any immunosuppression by targeting of a single chemokine receptor pathway 
  • Locoregional Anesthesia for Major Surgery in Frail Adults May Reduce Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality 
  • Locoregional versus general anesthesia for open inguinal herniorrhaphy: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis. 
  • Loneliness in Adults Awaiting Liver Transplantation at 7 US Transplant Centers During the Covid-19 Pandemic 
  • Long (> 6h) versus Short (< 6h) Clinical Normothermic Ex-Vivo Portable Lung Preservation: Post-Hoc Analysis of OCS Lung EXPAND Trial 
  • Long Term Survival in Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices 
  • Long road ahead for diversity efforts in surgery. 
  • Long term tolerability and clinical outcomes associated with tocilizumab in the treatment of refractory antibody mediated rejection (AMR) in pediatric renal transplant recipients. 
  • Long-Term Analysis of Combined Liver-Lung Transplant Outcomes at a Single-Center 
  • Long-Term Clinical and Holistic Outcomes in Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Multidisciplinary, Mixed-Methods Approach 
  • Long-Term Clinical and Holistic Outcomes in Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Multidisciplinary, Mixed-Methods Approach. 
  • Long-Term Effect of Retrobulbar Hematomas on the Vision of Cynomolgus Monkeys 
  • Long-Term HIF-1 alpha Stabilization is Associated with Fibrosis in Rat Lung Allografts. 
  • Long-Term Neurocognitive Outcomes in LVAD Recipients 
  • Long-Term Outcomes After Splenectomy for Small-For-Size Syndrome in Live Donor Liver Transplantation 
  • Long-Term Outcomes After Splenectomy for Small-for-Size Syndrome in Live Donor Liver Transplantation. 
  • Long-Term Outcomes in Indeterminate Colitis Patients Undergoing Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis: Function, Quality of Life, and Complications. 
  • Long-Term Quality of Life Outcomes Following Nissen Versus Toupet Fundoplication in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. 
  • Long-Term Results of the OCS Lung Expand International Trial Using Organ Care System Lung Perfusion System (OCS) in Extended-Criteria Donor (ECD) and Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) Donor Lungs 
  • Long-Term, Prospective, Multicenter Study of Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate Mesh (Phasix Mesh) for Hernia Repair in Cohort at Risk for Complication: 60-Month Follow-Up. 
  • Long-term Oncologic Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Radiation Therapy for Retroperitoneal Sarcomas. 
  • Long-term Survival After Surgery Compared With Concurrent Chemoradiation for Node-negative Small Cell Lung Cancer. 
  • Long-term behavioral assessment of guinea pigs following neonatal pneumoperitoneum. 
  • Long-term clinical outcome of immediate reconstruction after mastectomy. 
  • Long-term durability of outcomes after bariatric surgery: thinking outside the box. 
  • Long-term dysphagia resolution following POEM versus Heller myotomy for achalasia patients. 
  • Long-term effect of retrobulbar hematomas on the vision of cynomolgus monkeys 
  • Long-term efficacy and safety of 12 months of valganciclovir prophylaxis compared with 3 months after lung transplantation: a single-center, long-term follow-up analysis from a randomized, controlled cytomegalovirus prevention trial. 
  • Long-term evaluation of patient satisfaction and reflux symptoms after laparoscopic fundoplication with Collis gastroplasty. 
  • Long-term evaluation of patients with primary parathyroid hyperplasia managed by total parathyroidectomy and heterotopic autotransplantation. 
  • Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of suture versus mesh repair of incisional hernia. 
  • Long-term follow-up of auxiliary orthotopic liver transplantation for the treatment of fulminant hepatic failure. 
  • Long-term follow-up of patients with rectal cancer managed by local excision with and without adjuvant irradiation. 
  • Long-term follow-up study of the Stretta procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. 
  • Long-term histological effects of preemptive antiviral therapy in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C virus infection. 
  • Long-term management of the liver transplant patient: recommendations for the primary care doctor. 
  • Long-term oncologic outcomes for simultaneous resection of synchronous metastatic liver and primary colorectal cancer. 
  • Long-term opioid use after bariatric surgery. 
  • Long-term outcome of early steroid withdrawal after kidney transplantation in African American recipients monitored by surveillance biopsy. 
  • Long-term outcome of simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation: analysis of 61 patients with more than 5 years follow-up. 
  • Long-term outcomes and quality of life after intestine transplantation. 
  • Long-term outcomes following microwave ablation for liver malignancies. 
  • Long-term outcomes in patients with obesity and renal disease after sleeve gastrectomy. 
  • Long-term outcomes in small bowel transplantation: Survival, nutrition, growth, and quality of life 
  • Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. 
  • Long-term outcomes of simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation in pediatric recipients. 
  • Long-term patient outcome and quality of life after liver transplantation: analysis of 20-year survivors. 
  • Long-term predictable nipple projection following reconstruction. 
  • Long-term quality of life, sexual health and gastrointestinal function following colorectal cancer resection in an Asian cohort. 
  • Long-term reconstructive outcomes after expander-implant breast reconstruction with serious infectious or wound-healing complications. 
  • Long-term results in patients with T2-3 N0 distal rectal cancer undergoing radiotherapy before transanal endoscopic microsurgery: Editorial comment 
  • Long-term results of adjuvant imatinib mesylate in localized, high-risk, primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor: ACOSOG Z9000 (Alliance) intergroup phase 2 trial. 
  • Long-term results of intraoperative electron beam irradiation (IOERT) for patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. 
  • Long-term results of liver transplantation for biliary atresia. 
  • Long-term results of liver transplantation in older patients 60 years of age and older. 
  • Long-term results with forty-five living related renal allograft recipients genotypically identical for HLA. 
  • Long-term sequelae following median sternotomy wound infection and flap reconstruction. 
  • Long-term social dysfunction after trauma: What is the prevalence, risk factors, and associated outcomes? 
  • Long-term survival after liver transplantation in 4,000 consecutive patients at a single center - Discussion 
  • Long-term survival following kidney transplantation in previous lung transplant recipients-An analysis of the unos registry. 
  • Long-term survival in 2,505 patients with melanoma with regional lymph node metastasis. 
  • Longer Cold Ischemic Time in Nighttime Procurements Results in Worse Outcomes for Liver Transplant Recipients. 
  • Longer Cold Ischemic Time in Nighttime Procurements Results in Worse Outcomes for Liver Transplant Recipients. 
  • Longer Waiting Time Increases Mortality in Heart Transplantation: An Instrumental Variable Analysis 
  • Longitudinal evaluation of quality of life in Laryngeal Cancer patients treated with surgery. 
  • Longitudinal outcomes and application of the subunit principle to 165 foot and ankle free tissue transfers. 
  • Longitudinal studies of a B cell-derived signature of tolerance in renal transplant recipients. 
  • Loop ileostomy closure at an ambulatory surgery facility: A safe and cost-effective alternative to routine hospitalization (vol 46, pg 486, 2003) 
  • Loop ileostomy closure at an ambulatory surgery facility: a safe and cost-effective alternative to routine hospitalization. 
  • Low Cost Gastroschisis Silo for Sub-Saharan Africa: Testing in a Porcine Model. 
  • Low Risk Thyroid Cancer in Older Adults: More Extensive Surgery Comes with Increased Cost of Surveillance 
  • Low insertion of hepatic segmental duct VII-VIII is an important cause of major biliary injury or misdiagnosis. 
  • Low risk high reward: What should we worry about with coronavirus disease 2019 positive donors? 
  • Low thromboembolism and pump thrombosis with the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device: analysis of outpatient anti-coagulation. 
  • Low- vs. High-Dose Neoadjuvant Radiation in Trimodality Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer. 
  • Low-Dose and Short-Duration Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Inhibition Does Not Affect Adhesion Formation during Murine Flexor Tendon Healing. 
  • Low-Friction Minilaparoscopy Outperforms Regular 5-mm and 3-mm Instruments for Precise Tasks. 
  • Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer in Elderly: Total Thyroidectomy/RAI Predominates but Lacks Survival Advantage. 
  • Low-dose total-body irradiation and alemtuzumab-based reduced-intensity conditioning regimen results in durable engraftment and correction of clinical disease among children with chronic granulomatous disease. 
  • Lung Bile Acid as Biomarker of Microaspiration and Its Relationship to Lung Inflammation 
  • Lung Transplant Center Volume Ameliorates Adverse Influence of Prolonged Ischemic Time on Mortality. 
  • Lung Transplant with Allografts from Donors with a History of Smoking: A Nationwide Analysis of Usage and Outcomes 
  • Lung Transplantation After Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Early Outcomes From a US National Registry. 
  • Lung Transplantation After Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion versus Static Cold Storage: A Single Institution Cost Analysis 
  • Lung Transplantation from Donation after Circulatory Death Donors Following Portable Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion: Post-Hoc Analysis of OCS Lung EXPAND Trial 
  • Lung Transplantation from Donors With Kidney Disease 
  • Lung allograft standardized histological analysis (LASHA) template: A research consensus proposal. 
  • Lung transplant metalloproteinase levels are elevated prior to bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. 
  • Lung transplantation after ex vivo lung perfusion versus static cold storage: An institutional cost analysis. 
  • Lung transplantation delays gastric motility in patients without prior gastrointestinal surgery-A single-center experience of 412 consecutive patients. 
  • Lung transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Safely navigating the new "normal". 
  • Lung transplantation in the older patient 
  • Lung transplantation using allografts with more than 8 hours of ischemic time: A single-institution experience. 
  • Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node identification for colorectal cancer. 
  • Lymphocyte depletion and risk of acute rejection in renal transplant recipients at increased risk for delayed graft function. 
  • Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma: a distinct type of gastric cancer. 
  • Lymphoid Isolation as an Adjuvant Maneuver for Belatacept-Based Immunotherapy 
  • Lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cell anti-HIV-1 ADCC reactivity: a potential strategy for reduction of virus-infected cellular reservoirs. 
  • Lymphoscintigraphy for malignant melanoma. Surgical considerations. 
  • Lyticase Facilitates Mycobiome Resolution Without Disrupting Microbiome Fidelity in Primates. 
  • MAGNETIC RETRACTION IN COLORECTAL SURGERY. 
  • MANAGEMENT OF COLOVESICAL FISTULAS - IS THERE A COMMON PRACTICE? 
  • MHC Class II Tetramers Engineered for Enhanced Binding to CD4 Improve Detection of Antigen-specific T Cells 
  • MHC-Class-II Specific Sensitization in a Non-Human Primate Model of Sensitzation 
  • MR and spiral/helical CT imaging of lower extremity occlusive disease. 
  • MTOR Inhibition Acts Directly on Endothelial Cells to Induce Contact-Independent Immune-Modulation of Allo-Specific T Cell Activation. 
  • Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score. 
  • Machine perfusion of donor kidneys may reduce graft rejection. 
  • Macrophage Gene Expression Is Skewed toward M1 Polarization in Acute Rejection Following Human Lung Transplantation. 
  • Macrophages infiltrating the tissue in chronic pancreatitis express the chemokine receptor CCR5. 
  • Macroporous Dual-compartment Hydrogels for Minimally Invasive Transplantation of Primary Human Hepatocytes. 
  • Magnetic Liver Retraction Decreases Postoperative Pain and Length of Stay in Bariatric Surgery Compared to Nathanson Device. 
  • Magnetic Liver Retraction: an Incision-Less Approach for Less Invasive Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Magnetic resonance imaging and hepatic hemodynamics: correlation with metabolic function in liver transplantation candidates. 
  • Magnetic resonance imaging for detection of arterial and venous occlusion in canine muscle flaps and bowel segments. 
  • Magnetic resonance imaging-based multiparametric systolic strain analysis and regional contractile heterogeneity in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. 
  • Magnetic resonance imaging-derived parameter of portal flow predicts volume-mediated pulmonary hypertension in liver transplantation candidates. 
  • Magnitude and Implications of the Opioid Crisis on Liver and Kidney Transplantation in the United States 
  • Magnitude of abdominal incision affects the duration of postoperative ileus in rats. 
  • Major ambulatory surgery of the orthopedic patient. 
  • Major hepatic trauma: warm ischemic tolerance of the liver after hemorrhagic shock. 
  • Major liver resection in elderly patients: a multi-institutional analysis. 
  • Major liver resection in the elderly 
  • Major vascular resection as part of pancreaticoduodenectomy for cancer: radiologic, intraoperative, and pathologic analysis. 
  • Making the Case for Reproductive Counseling in Liver Transplant Care. 
  • Malignant Melanoma: Diagnostic and Management Update. 
  • Malignant melanoma and pregnancy. 
  • Malignant melanoma arising during pregnancy. A study of 100 patients. 
  • Malignant melanoma in black Americans. A trend toward improved survival. 
  • Malignant melanoma in the American black. 
  • Malignant melanoma. Its prognosis as influenced by therapy. 
  • Malignant teratoma in the thyroid gland of an adult: a case report and a review of the literature. 
  • Malnutrition and immune cell subsets in children undergoing kidney transplantation. 
  • Malnutrition in liver transplant patients: preoperative subjective global assessment is predictive of outcome after liver transplantation. 
  • Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors in transplantation: Novel immunosuppressive strategies with sirolimus 
  • Mammary implants, diving, and altitude exposure. 
  • Management and long-term outcome of aortic dissection. 
  • Management and outcomes of postpancreatectomy fistula, leak, and abscess: results of 908 patients resected at a single institution between 2000 and 2005. 
  • Management and prevention of cardiovascular hemorrhage associated with mediastinitis. 
  • Management of "buried" penis in adulthood: an overview. 
  • Management of 1- to 2-cm Carcinoid Tumors of the Appendix: Using the National Cancer Data Base to Address Controversies in General Surgery. 
  • Management of 1-2 centimeter carcinoid tumors of the appendix: using the National Cancer Data Base to resolve controversies in general surgery 
  • Management of Common Bile Duct Injuries 
  • Management of Extraperitoneal Bladder Injury with Pelvic Fracture. 
  • Management of Scaphoid Fractures. 
  • Management of Segmental Bile Duct Injuries After Cholecystectomy: a Systematic Review. 
  • Management of abdominal aortic graft complications. 
  • Management of adult renal trauma: a practice management guideline from the eastern association for the surgery of trauma. 
  • Management of anterolateral thigh free flap donor site defects with a continuous external tissue expander. 
  • Management of biliary complications after heart transplantation. 
  • Management of blunt hepatic and splenic trauma in a Greek level I trauma centre. 
  • Management of ductal carcinoma in situ. 
  • Management of enterocutaneous fistulas using negative-pressure dressings. 
  • Management of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. 
  • Management of hemostasis in vascular surgery. 
  • Management of hepatocellular adenoma: comparison of resection, embolization and observation. 
  • Management of incidental ovarian tumors in patients undergoing gastric bypass. 
  • Management of infrainguinal occluded vein bypasses with a combined approach of thrombolysis and surveillance. A prospective study. 
  • Management of lawnmower injuries to the lower extremity in children and adolescents. 
  • Management of major biliary complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Management of neuroendocrine tumors of the rectum 
  • Management of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy evaluation, prognosis, and primary surgical treatment. 
  • Management of peripancreatic fluid collections following partial pancreatectomy: A comparison of percutaneous versus EUS-guided drainage 
  • Management of pheochromocytomas in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndromes 
  • Management of postneurosurgical bone flap loss caused by infection. 
  • Management of primary graft failure after heart transplantation: Preoperative risks, perioperative events, and postoperative decisions. 
  • Management of rhabdomyolysis: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. 
  • Management of simple and retained hemothorax: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. 
  • Management of the alveolar cleft. 
  • Management of vasospastic disorders of the hand. 
  • Management strategies for patients with advanced rectal cancer and liver metastases using modified Delphi methodology: results from the PelvEx Collaborative. 
  • Mapping Patient Encounters in Breast Cancer Care: An Analysis of 8800 Clinical Encounters Among Patients Undergoing Mastectomy. 
  • Marginal ulcer. A difficult surgical problem. 
  • Maribavir versus investigator assigned therapy: Exploring the exploratory. 
  • Marital status improves survival after orthotopic heart transplantation. 
  • Marked variability of melphalan plasma drug levels during regional hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion. 
  • Marriage and mortality after noncardiac surgery. 
  • Marrow transplantation from HLA-matched unrelated donors for treatment of hematologic malignancies. 
  • Masseter muscle hypertrophy. 
  • Massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to rupture of a donor pancreatic artery pseudoaneurysm in a pancreas transplant patient. 
  • Massive orbital teratoma in the newborn. 
  • Matching into Integrated Plastic Surgery: The Value of Research Fellowships. 
  • Maximizing the aesthetic result in panniculectomy after massive weight loss. 
  • Maximizing use of organs recovered from the cadaver donor: Cardiac recommendations 
  • Maximizing utilization of the donor pool by appropriate classification of hepatitis C antibody-positive donors. 
  • May-Thurner syndrome complicating left-sided donor nephrectomy. 
  • Measuring Patterns of Surgeon Confidence Using a Novel Assessment Tool. 
  • Measuring and explaining racial and ethnic differences in willingness to donate live kidneys in the United States. 
  • Measuring outcomes in cleft lip and palate treatment. 
  • Measuring surgical trainee perceptions to assess the operating room educational environment. 
  • Measuring the Impact of Targeting FcRn-Mediated IgG Recycling on Donor-Specific Alloantibodies in a Sensitized NHP Model 
  • Measuring the Toll of Acute Illness-Derived Frailty in Decompensated Cirrhosis. 
  • Mechanism of defective oxygen extraction following global ischemia. 
  • Mechanisms of blepharoptosis following cosmetic glabellar chemodenervation. 
  • Mechanisms of differential T cell immunodominance in organ transplantation. 
  • Mechanisms of gastric and esophageal perforations during laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. 
  • Mechanisms of injury in porcine livers perfused with blood of patients with fulminant hepatic failure. 
  • Mechanisms of liver-induced tolerance. 
  • Mechanisms of major biliary injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Mechanisms of surgical control of type 2 diabetes: GLP-1 is the key factor-Maybe. 
  • Mechanisms of tolerance induced by PG490-88 in a bone marrow transplantation model. 
  • Mechanisms of transplant right ventricular dysfunction. 
  • Mediation of hyperacute rejection of rat hepatic allografts by RT-1 antigens. 
  • Mediators of suicidality 12 years after bariatric surgery relative to a nonsurgery comparison group. 
  • Medical Student Involvement and Learning Objectives in Morbidity and Mortality Conferences: A National Survey of the Association for Surgical Education's Committee of Clerkship Directors. 
  • Medication adherence interventions in transplantation lack information on how to implement findings from randomized controlled trials in real-world settings: A systematic review. 
  • Medication discontinuation after curative surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism. 
  • Medullary thyroid cancer with RET V804M mutation: more indolent than expected? 
  • Meeting Report of the 13th Congress of the International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation. 
  • Meeting report of the STAR-Sensitization in Transplantation Assessment of Risk: Naïve Abdominal Transplant Organ subgroup focus on kidney transplantation. 
  • Melanoma arising in a skin graft. 
  • Melanoma of the ear: treatment and survival probabilities based on 199 patients. 
  • Melanoma-specific cytotoxic T cells generated from peripheral blood lymphocytes. Implications of a renewable source of precursors for adoptive cellular immunotherapy. 
  • Melanoma. 
  • Memory T-cell-specific therapeutics in organ transplantation. 
  • Merkel cell carcinoma. 
  • Met and Unmet Need for Pediatric Surgical Access in Uganda: A Country-Wide Prospective Analysis. 
  • Meta-Analysis of Conversion Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass for Failed Gastric Banding 
  • Meta-analysis of Timing for Microsurgical Free-Flap Reconstruction for Lower Limb Injury: Evaluation of the Godina Principles. 
  • Meta-analysis of colonic reserviors versus straight coloanal anastomosis after anterior resection 
  • Meta-analysis of high- versus low-chloride content in perioperative and critical care fluid resuscitation. 
  • Meta-analysis of individual-patient data from EVAR-1, DREAM, OVER and ACE trials comparing outcomes of endovascular or open repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm over 5 years. 
  • Metabolic and functional characterization of human adipose-derived stem cells in tissue engineering. 
  • Metabolic factors associated with endotoxin-induced tolerance for hemorrhagic shock. 
  • Metabolic profiles, energy expenditures, and body compositions of the weight regain versus sustained weight loss patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Metabolomic analysis of liver tissue from the vx2 rabbit model of secondary liver tumors 
  • Metastable tolerance in nonhuman primates and humans. 
  • Metastable tolerance in the kidney allograft - Peritubular TGFB(latent)+ graft infiltrating cells include both CD4+ T and non-T regulatory cells and inhibit the local DTH response 
  • Metastable tolerance in the liver transplant - TGF beta latent+ CD4 T cells infiltrating the hepatic parenchyma correspond to allopeptide (donor HLA-B)-specific T-reg cells in peripheral blood 
  • Metastatic adenocarcinoma to the neck from an unknown primary source. 
  • Metastatic breast cancer: Who benefits from surgery? 
  • Metastatic carcinoid tumour presenting as hepatic encephalopathy 
  • Metastatic melanoma of gastrocolic ligament treated with minimally invasive approach. 
  • Metastatic potential of colon carcinoma. Expression of ABO/Lewis-related antigens. 
  • Meteorology and tolerance. 
  • Metformin Use Is Associated with Improved Survival in Patients Undergoing Resection for Pancreatic Cancer. 
  • Methemoglobinemia associated with dapsone treatment in solid organ transplant recipients: a two-case report and review. 
  • Methods to prevent rejection of homografts in man: a report on living related kidney donor selection by HL-A genotyping. 
  • Micro-RNA-181a regulates osteopontin-dependent metastatic function in hepatocellular cancer cell lines. 
  • Micro-anastomosis of 0.3-0.4 mm vessels after cold ischemia using a rat model of toe-to-thumb transplantation. 
  • Microanastomotic response to needle and suture size. 
  • Microcapsule stabilization with sodium sulfate pretreatment. 
  • Microchimerism in sensitized renal patients. 
  • Microcirculatory responses to vascular washout following ischemia. 
  • Microparticles from stored red blood cells promote a hypercoagulable state in a murine model of transfusion. 
  • Microscopic localization of calcifications in and around breast carcinoma: a cautionary note for needle core biopsies. 
  • Microscopically positive margins for primary gastrointestinal stromal tumors: analysis of risk factors and tumor recurrence. 
  • Microsurgery Fellowship Website and Social Media Presence: Are Programs Optimizing Recruitment Strategy? 
  • Microsurgery: past, present, and future. 
  • Microsurgical composite tissue transplantation at difficult recipient sites facilitated by preliminary installation of vein grafts as arteriovenous loops. 
  • Microsurgical composite tissue transplantation. 
  • Microsurgical composite tissue transplantation: a method of immediate reconstruction of the head and neck. 
  • Microsurgical composite tissue transplantation: a new method of immediate reconstruction of extensive defects. 
  • Microsurgical composite tissue transplantation: indications and technical considerations in breast reconstruction following mastectomy. 
  • Microsurgical free flap transfer to amputation sites: indications and results. 
  • Microsurgical salvage of the intractable oral vestibule. 
  • Microvascular Anastomoses Using End-to-End versus End-to-Side Technique in Lower Extremity Free Tissue Transfer. 
  • Microvascular anastomoses in growing vessels: a long-term evaluation of nonabsorbable suture materials. 
  • Microvascular anastomosis: an experimental model utilizing the rabbit ear. 
  • Microvascular determinants of blood flow. 
  • Microvascular inflammation in renal allograft biopsies assessed by endothelial and leukocyte co-immunostain: a retrospective study on reproducibility and clinical/prognostic correlates. 
  • Microvascular replantation in a seven-month-old girl: a case report. 
  • Migration of surgeons ('brain drain'): The University of Cape Town experience 
  • Miles to go…. 
  • Minilaparotomy abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the era of minimally invasive vascular surgery: preliminary results. 
  • Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy for Cancer: Short-Term Oncologic Outcomes in 1,733 Patients. 
  • Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A National Perspective on Oncologic Outcomes and Overall Survival 
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Site Infection in Procedure-Targeted ACS NSQIP Pancreaticoduodenectomies. 
  • Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery 3.0: Lessons Learned From the History of Lung Cancer Surgery. 
  • Minimally Invasive Versus Open Low Anterior Resection: Equivalent Survival in a National Analysis of 14,033 Patients With Rectal Cancer. 
  • Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Cancer: Practice Patterns and Short-term Outcomes Among 7061 Patients. 
  • Minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy. 
  • Minimally invasive liver resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: a multi-institutional, international report of safety, feasibility, and early outcomes. 
  • Minimally invasive surgery for diverticulitis. 
  • Minimally-invasive vs open pancreaticoduodenectomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis 
  • Minimum number of throws needed for knot security. 
  • Minimum standards of pelvic exenterative practice: PelvEx Collaborative guideline. 
  • Missions, Humanitarianism, and the Evolution of Modern Global Surgery. 
  • Mitigating the Impact of Gender Mismatch in Heart Transplantation Using BMI and BSA Ratios 
  • Mitochondrial Quality Control through PGC-1 alpha in Syngenic Mouse Heart Transplant. 
  • Mitochondrion-Endothelial Interaction Generates Danger Signal in Promoting Costimulation-Resistant T Cell-Mediated Allograft Rejection 
  • Mixed Reality in Plastic Surgery: A Primer. 
  • Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) predicts nontransplant surgical mortality in patients with cirrhosis. 
  • Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) exception for cholangiocarcinoma or biliary dysplasia. 
  • Modeling Surgical Technical Skill Using Expert Assessment for Automated Computer Rating. 
  • Modeling fade patterns of nipple areola complex tattoos following breast reconstruction. 
  • Modeling the Scale-up of Surgical Services for Children with Surgically Treatable Congenital Conditions in Somaliland. 
  • Modern management of complex open abdominal wounds of war: a 5-year experience. 
  • Modern tenets for repair of bilateral cleft lip. 
  • Modifiable Barriers and Facilitators for Breast Cancer Care: A Thematic Analysis of Patient and Provider Perspectives. 
  • Modifiable patient-reported factors associated with cancer-screening knowledge and participation in a community-based health assessment. 
  • Modified V-Y Fasciocutaneous Flap Reconstruction After Abdominoperineal Resection in Irradiated Patients Prevents Wound Dehiscence and Associated Complications: A Retrospective Analysis and Benchtop Confirmation. 
  • Modified glycan models of pig-to-human xenotransplantation do not enhance the human-anti-pig T cell response. 
  • Modified puestow lateral pancreaticojejunostomy. 
  • Modified radical mastectomy with immediate reconstruction for carcinoma of the breast. 
  • Modified ultrafiltration for patients undergoing on-pump bilateral orthotopic lung transplantation 
  • Modulation of Xenogeneic T-cell Proliferation by B7 and mTOR Blockade of T Cells and Porcine Endothelial Cells. 
  • Modulation of alloimmunity to major histocompatibility complex class I by cotransfer of cytokine genes in vivo. 
  • Modulation of resistance to regional chemotherapy in the extremity melanoma model. 
  • Modulation of ultraviolet light-induced epidermal damage: beneficial effects of tocopherol. 
  • Modulation of ultraviolet light-induced epidermal damage: beneficial effects of tocopherol. 
  • Mohs surgery: an informed view. 
  • Molecular and immunohistochemical characterization of the onset and resolution of human renal allograft ischemia-reperfusion injury. 
  • Molecular barriers to xenotransplantation. 
  • Molecular evaluation of BK polyomavirus nephropathy. 
  • Molecular markers and signaling pathways of acute pancreatic allograft rejection identified by microarray analysis. 
  • Molecular staging of lung and esophageal cancer. 
  • Monitoring pulmonary function. 
  • Monoclonal antibody targeting of CD4(+) and CD8(+) cells for prolongation of baboon renal allograft survival. 
  • Monocyte infiltration and kidney allograft dysfunction during acute rejection. 
  • Monocytes act as a bridge between T cells and allogeneic endothelial cells via IFN gamma-dependent processes. 
  • Monocytes engulf endothelial membranes via a scavenger receptor, and scavenger receptor blockade prevents monocyte activation. 
  • Monotherapy with the novel human anti-CD154 monoclonal antibody ABI793 in rhesus monkey renal transplantation model. 
  • Morbid prognostic features in patients with chronic liver failure undergoing nonhepatic surgery. 
  • Morbidity and mortality after pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with borderline resectable type C clinical classification. 
  • Morbidity of anastomotic leaks in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Morbidity, mortality, and weight loss outcomes after reoperative bariatric surgery in the USA. 
  • More Frequent Hospitalizations and Worse Quality of Life with Late Right Heart Failure Compared to Early Right Heart Failure after Left Ventricular Assist as Destination Therapy 
  • More Money and More Miles: The Hidden Costs of Donor Procurement with the New Heart Allocation System 
  • More than a few good women: honoring the ladies of the liver. 
  • Morphologic and morphometric analyses of rat femoral arteries after crush injury. 
  • Morphometric age and surgical risk. 
  • Mortality Differences after Heart Transplantation in Patients Bridged with Balloon Pumps vs. Left Ventricular Assist Devices 
  • Mortality Trends After a Voluntary Checklist-based Surgical Safety Collaborative. 
  • Mortality associated with use of hepatitis C positive donors in alternate list heart transplantation 
  • Motivations and impact of international rotations in low- and middle-income countries for orthopaedic surgery residents: Are we on the same page? 
  • Mouse Flk-1(+) Sca-1(-) Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Functional Plasticity In Vitro and Immunoregulation In Vivo 
  • Mucosal melanoma of the female genitalia: a clinicopathologic study of forty-three cases at Duke University Medical Center. 
  • Multi-institutional Development and External Validation of a Nomogram to Predict Recurrence After Curative Resection of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. 
  • Multi-institutional Validation Study of Pancreatic Cyst Fluid Protein Analysis for Prediction of High-risk Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas. 
  • Multi-institutional Validation Study of the American Joint Commission on Cancer (8th Edition) Changes for T and N Staging in Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. 
  • Multi-institutional comparison of helicopter transfers directly to the operating room versus the pit stop in the emergency department. 
  • Multiagent chemotherapy for isolated colorectal liver metastases: a single-centered retrospective study. 
  • Multicenter Evaluation of Cytomegalovirus Infection Following Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation 
  • Multicenter Experience with Neoadjuvant Therapy in Melanoma Highlights Heterogeneity in Contemporary Practice. 
  • Multicenter International Cohort Validation of a Modified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score Using the Richmond Agitation-sedation Scale. 
  • Multicenter Study of the Treatment of Appendicitis in America: Acute, Perforated, and Gangrenous (MUSTANG), an EAST Multicenter Study. 
  • Multicenter data to improve health for pediatric renal transplant recipients in North America: Complementary approaches of NAPRTCS and IROC. 
  • Multicenter evaluation of a novel endothelial cell crossmatch test in kidney transplantation. 
  • Multicenter evaluation of the bovine mesenteric vein bioprostheses for hemodialysis access in patients with an earlier failed prosthetic graft. 
  • Multidimensional machine learning models predicting outcomes after trauma. 
  • Multidisciplinary Approach to Clostridium difficile Infection in Adult Surgical Patients. 
  • Multidisciplinary Development of a Low-Cost Gastroschisis Silo for Use in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Multifactorial analysis of the learning curve for robot-assisted laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. 
  • Multiinstitutional Validation Study of Cyst Fluid Protein Biomarkers in Patients With Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas. 
  • Multimedia Education Reduces Anxiety in Lung Transplant Patients. 
  • Multimodal Characterization of the Mature Septal Deformity and Airspace Associated with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate. 
  • Multimodal analgesia using opioid-sparing regimen in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation. 
  • Multimodality evaluation of pressure relief surfaces. 
  • Multimodality management of locally advanced rectal cancer. 
  • Multimodality therapy offers a chance for cure in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma deemed unresectable at first operative exploration. 
  • Multiplatform computational analysis of mast cells in adrenocortical carcinoma tumor microenvironment. 
  • Multiple hyperacute rejections in the absence of detectable complement activation in a patient with endothelial cell reactive antibody. 
  • Multiple liver lesions in a lung transplant recipient 
  • Multiple primary melanoma: incidence and risk factors in 283 patients. 
  • Multiseptate gallbladder. 
  • Multisite analysis of 177 consecutive primary breast augmentations: predictors for reoperation. 
  • Multisource Evaluation of Surgeon Behavior Is Associated With Malpractice Claims. 
  • Multivariate analysis for predicting the presence of bacteria in bile in patients with acute cholecystitis. 
  • Multivariate analysis of 81 liver transplants (LT) from HTLV I/II donors - UNOS registry data 
  • Multivariate analysis of donor-specific versus random transfusion protocols in haploidentical living-related transplants. 
  • Murine Pancreatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Up-Regulates Interleukin-1 beta, Interleukin-6, and CCL-2 
  • Muscle versus Fasciocutaneous Free Flaps in Lower Extremity Traumatic Reconstruction: A Multicenter Outcomes Analysis. 
  • Musculoskeletal case 4. Idiopathic synovial osteochondromatosis. 
  • Music and surgery: a literary reappraisal. 
  • Music meets surgery: two sides to the art of "healing". 
  • Mycobacterial infections in marrow transplant patients. 
  • Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices 
  • Mycobacterium abscessus chest wall and pulmonary infection in a cystic fibrosis lung transplant recipient. 
  • Mycophenolate mofetil reduces the risk of acute rejection less in African-American than in Caucasian kidney recipients. 
  • Mycophenolate mofetil: What is the evidence that it decreases chronic rejection? 
  • Myocardial acoustics in pediatric allograft rejection. 
  • Myocardial adenosine triphosphate levels during early sepsis. 
  • Myotomy: follow-up study of 50 patients. 
  • Mystery of Liver Regeneration After Portal Flow Changes: The Inductive Way of Thinking May Give the Answers. 
  • NEOADJUVANT RADIOCHEMOTHERAPY AND TRANSPLANTATION OFFER LONG TERM SURVIVAL IN HILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA. 
  • NEW DESENSITIZATION STRATEGY IN A KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION MODEL WITH RHESUS MONKEYS 
  • NF-kappaB p65 involves in reperfusion injury and iNOS gene regulation in skeletal muscle. 
  • NFkappaB expression during cold ischemia correlates with postreperfusion graft function. 
  • NK Cells Are Associated with Alloimmune Failure in Transplanted Children. 
  • NanoString Gene Expression Profiling in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD) 
  • Nanometric Considerations in Biofilm Formation. 
  • Narrow- versus Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics for Simple Acute Appendicitis Treated by Appendectomy: A Post Hoc Analysis of EAST MUSTANG Study. 
  • Nasal Airway Dysfunction in Children with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate: Results of a Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study, with Anatomical and Surgical Considerations. 
  • Nasal and facial analysis. 
  • National Comparison of Program Director Perceptions vs. Resident Reports of the Learning Environment and Well-Being. 
  • National decline in donor heart utilization with regional variability: 1995-2010. 
  • National survey of adult transplant hepatologists on the pediatric-to-adult care transition after liver transplantation. 
  • National trends and predictors of mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction. 
  • Natural History of Mitral Regurgitation After Left Ventricular Device Implantation: Should We Intervene on the Mitral Valve? 
  • Natural History of Patients Followed Radiographically with Mucinous Cysts of the Pancreas. 
  • Natural Sensitization by Pregnancy, Testing Desensitization Strategies in Female NHPs Across Repeat Mismatches 
  • Natural antipig xenoantibody is absent in neonatal human serum. 
  • Natural history of patients with subcentimeter pulmonary nodules undergoing hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Natural language processing and entrustable professional activity text feedback in surgery: A machine learning model of resident autonomy. 
  • Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): assessment of peritoneal bacterial load after intraperitoneal antimicrobial wash and evaluation of hemodynamic changes in a porcine model. 
  • Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: lessons learned from the laparoscopic revolution. 
  • Navigating the Infinite Number of Educational Resources: The Development of a Publicly Available Surgical Educational Digital Resource Library. 
  • Necdin-E2F4 interaction provides insulin-sensitizing effect after weight loss induced by gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Necrotizing enterocolitis and the use of loop diuretics in very low birth weight neonates. 
  • Necrotizing pancreatitis: diagnosis and management. 
  • Need for Pre-Transplant Midodrine Does Not Negatively Impact Outcomes after Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant 
  • Need for improvements in simultaneous heart-kidney allocation: The limitation of pretransplant glomerular filtration rate. 
  • Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer 
  • Neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by transanal local excision for T2 rectal cancer confers equivalent survival benefit as traditional transabdominal resection. 
  • Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for rectal cancer reduces lymph node harvest in proctectomy specimens. 
  • Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for rectal cancer: analysis of clinical outcomes from a 13-year institutional experience. 
  • Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy and transplantation offer long term survival in hilar cholangiocarcinoma. 
  • Neointimal inflammation and adventitial angiogenesis correlate with severity of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric recipients. 
  • Neonatal Micrognathia: National Trends in Early Mandibular Surgery. 
  • Neural Perforasomes of the Upper Extremity. 
  • Neurocognitive assessments in advanced heart failure patients receiving continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. 
  • Neurocognitive function in destination therapy patients receiving continuous-flow vs pulsatile-flow left ventricular assist device support. 
  • Neurodevelopment in children with single-suture craniosynostosis and plagiocephaly without synostosis. 
  • Neurodevelopmental delays in children with deformational plagiocephaly. 
  • Neurotization of the Nipple-Areola Complex during Implant-Based Reconstruction: Evaluation of Early Sensation Recovery. 
  • Neutralizing BAFF/APRIL with atacicept prevents early DSA formation and AMR development in T cell depletion induced nonhuman primate AMR model. 
  • Neutropenic enterocolitis (typhlitis) in a pediatric renal transplant patient. A case report and review of the literature. 
  • Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) as a Biomarker. Does It Apply in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms? A Review of Literature. 
  • Never underestimate a dermal lesion: reflections on a rare tumor. 
  • New 3-Tiered Circumferential Resection Margin Criteria in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. 
  • New Developments in the Management of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. 
  • New Evidence for Synergy between Combined Blockade of the CD40 and CD28/mTOR Pathways in a Rhesus Macaque Transplant Model. 
  • New Frontiers of Natural Language Processing in Surgery. 
  • New antifungal agents. 
  • New developments in geriatric surgery. 
  • New developments in surgery: Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). 
  • New in AJT 
  • New innovations in anal fistula surgery 
  • New-onset diabetes after pediatric heart transplantation: A review of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study. 
  • Newborn baboon serum anti-alpha galactosyl antibody levels and cytotoxicity to cultured pig kidney (PK15) cells. 
  • Newborn baboon serum lacks natural anti-pig xenoantibody. 
  • Nipple sparing mastectomy and microsurgical breast reconstruction: An approach for success. 
  • Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Breast Cancer Patients with Tumour-Nipple Distance Less Than 2.0 cm: The Jury is Still Out. 
  • Nipple-areola reconstruction after mastectomy. 
  • Nitric oxide and redox regulation in the liver: Part I. General considerations and redox biology in hepatitis. 
  • Nitric oxide and redox regulation in the liver: part II. Redox biology in pathologic hepatocytes and implications for intervention. 
  • Nitric oxide decreases oxidant-mediated hepatocyte injury. 
  • Nitric oxide releasing silica nanoparticles synergize with gemcitibine to enhance cytotoxicity in pancreatic adenocarcinoma 
  • Nitric oxide-associated regulation of hepatocyte glutathione synthesis is a guanylyl cyclase-independent event. 
  • Nitrite, a hypoxia selective nitric oxide donor, limits renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in non-human primates 
  • No Cytokine Is an Island: IL-6 Alone Is Not Sufficient to Predict Morbidity After a Major Abdominal Surgery. 
  • No Difference in Survival between Neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Neo-Adjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy in Gastric Cardia Cancer Patients: A Contemporary View from the National Cancer Database. 
  • Nocardia infection in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Nocardia infections in the transplanted host. 
  • Nodule size is an independent predictor of malignancy in mutation-negative nodules with follicular lesion of undetermined significance cytology. 
  • Nomogram to predict successful placement in surgical subspecialty fellowships using applicant characteristics. 
  • Non muscle myosin II regulates contractile phenotypes 
  • Non-HLA Antibodies to G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Allograft Survival in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: Short- and Long-Term Outcomes. 
  • Non-HLA antibodies in transplantation: when do they matter? 
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with obstructive jaundice. 
  • Non-Operative Options for Loco-regional Melanoma. 
  • Non-anti-Gal alpha1-3Gal antibody mechanisms are sufficient to cause hyperacute lung dysfunction in pulmonary xenotransplantation. 
  • Non-comparative evaluation of the safety of aerosolized amphotericin B lipid complex in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. 
  • Non-conditioned Bone Marrow Chimeric Mouse Generation Using Culture-based Enrichment of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells 
  • Non-invasive monitoring of tissue oxygenation during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • Non-myeloablative umbilical cord blood transplantation for atypical dyskeratosis congenita. 
  • Non-operative management of a common bile duct injury sustained during cholecystectomy in a morbidly obese patient. (Non-operative repair of CBD injury). 
  • Non-operative management of symptomatic cholelithiasis in pregnancy is associated with frequent hospitalizations. 
  • Non-specific and specific immunotherapy in patients with melanoma. 
  • Nonalloimmune mechanisms contributing to lung allograft dysfunction: A potential role for gastroesophageal reflux disease 
  • Nondepleting anti-CD40-based therapy prolongs allograft survival in nonhuman primates. 
  • Nonhuman primates for the study of composite tissue allotransplantation. 
  • Nonhuman primates have a high proportion of regulatory T-cells after lymphocyte depletion 
  • Noninvasive detection of acute and chronic injuries in human renal transplant by elevation of multiple cytokines/chemokines in urine. 
  • Noninvasive, quantitative assessment of left ventricular function in ischemic cardiomyopathy. 
  • Nonoperative Management Is as Effective as Immediate Splenectomy for Adult Patients with High-Grade Blunt Splenic Injury. 
  • Nonpalpable breast lesions at biopsy. A detailed analysis of radiographic features. 
  • Nontraditional sites for vascular anastomoses to enable kidney transplantation in patients with major systemic venous thromboses. 
  • Nonunion of the clavicle: a rare indication for vascularized free fibula transfer. 
  • Normative Data for Interpreting the BREAST-Q: Augmentation. 
  • Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (Novel) as an Assessment of Extended Criteria Donor Lungs: A Prospective Multi-Center Clinical Trial 
  • Normothermic Machine Perfusion and Orthotopic Allotransplantation of the Full Length Porcine Intestine 
  • Normothermic Machine Perfusion of the Full-length Porcine Intestinal Graft: the First Translatable Protocol for Transplantation 
  • Normothermic Machine Perfusion of the Full-length Porcine Intestinal Graft: the First Translatable Protocol for Transplantation 
  • Normothermic and subnormothermic ex-vivo liver perfusion in liver transplantation. 
  • North American Experience with Biventricular HVAD Total Artificial Heart as a Successful Bridge to Orthotopic Heart Transplantation 
  • Nosocomial infections within the first month of solid organ transplantation. 
  • Not Just Bystanders: A Qualitative Study on the Vicarious Effects of Surgical Training on the Wellness of Support Persons for Trainees. 
  • Not all stem cells are created equal: a comparative analysis of osteogenic potential in compact bone and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells 
  • Not every bulb is a rose: a functional comparison of bulb suction devices. 
  • Notes from the field: a cluster of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infections transmitted through organ transplantation-Iowa, 2013. 
  • Novel Approach in Pancreatic Islet Transplantation: Acellular Vessel 
  • Novel Functional Assays of Human Allospecific Peripheral Memory B Cells Demonstrating Allospecific Antibody Production. 
  • Novel In Vitro Germinal Center Culture System Demonstrates More Aggressive B Cell to Plasma Blast Differentiation in Allosensitized Nonhuman Primates. 
  • Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Assessment of Bronchial Stenosis in Lung Transplant Recipients. 
  • Novel Murine Model of Pancreatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Up-Regulates Interleukin-1 Beta, Interleukin-6, and CCL-2 
  • Novel Treatment of Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Kidney Allotransplantation 
  • Novel Use of Mobile Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion in Donation After Circulatory Death Lung Transplantation. 
  • Novel agents or strategies for immunosuppression after renal transplantation 
  • Novel implantable optical oxygen monitor to detect flap viability 
  • Novel once-daily extended-release tacrolimus (LCPT) versus twice-daily tacrolimus in de novo kidney transplants: one-year results of Phase III, double-blind, randomized trial. 
  • Now what? 
  • Nuclear factor-kappaB mediates Kupffer cell apoptosis through transcriptional activation of Fas/FasL. 
  • Nucleic Acid Scavenging Microfiber Mesh Inhibits Trauma Induced Inflammation and Thrombosis After Organ Transplantation 
  • Number of rib fractures thresholds independently predict worse outcomes in older patients with blunt trauma. 
  • Nutritional support in acute and chronic pancreatitis. 
  • Nutritional support in critically ill patients. 
  • OPTN/SRTR 2020 Annual Data Report: VCA. 
  • OPTN/SRTR 2021 Annual Data Report: Vascularized Composite Allograft. 
  • OUTCOMES AFTER CORONARY ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION PROCEDURES FOR ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY IN PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. 
  • Obesity Does Not Significantly Impact Operative and Long-Term Outcomes After Pulmonary Thromboendarerectomy 
  • Obesity and Terminally Differentiated T Cells in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation 
  • Obesity as a risk factor following renal transplantation. 
  • Obesity following kidney transplantation and steroid avoidance immunosuppression. 
  • Obesity is a predictor of morbidity in 1,629 patients who underwent adrenalectomy. 
  • Obesity is associated with increased prevalence and severity of pelvic floor disorders in women considering bariatric surgery. 
  • Obesity surgery mortality risk score: proposal for a clinically useful score to predict mortality risk in patients undergoing gastric bypass. 
  • Objective Assessment of the Early Stages of the Learning Curve for the Senhance Surgical Robotic System. 
  • Objective Assessment of the Interfrontal Angle for Severity Grading and Operative Decision-Making in Metopic Synostosis. 
  • Objective Assessment of the Unilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity Using Three-Dimensional Stereophotogrammetry: Severity and Outcome. 
  • Objective Estimates Improve Risk Stratification for Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation. 
  • Objective Test Scores Throughout Orthopedic Surgery Residency Suggest Disparities in Training Experience. 
  • Objective evidence that bariatric surgery improves obesity-related obstructive sleep apnea. 
  • Objective measurements for grading the primary unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity. 
  • Objective, real-time, intraoperative assessment of renal perfusion using infrared imaging. 
  • Occult bladder injury during laparoscopy: report of two cases. 
  • Occupational Injuries among Physicians and Surgeons: Do We Need an Ergonomics Intervention? 
  • Occurrence and Risk Factors for Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and Organizing Pneumonia (OP) after Lung Transplant 
  • Occurrence of Symptomatic Hypotension in Patients Undergoing Breast Free Flaps: Is Enhanced Recovery after Surgery to Blame? 
  • Odontogenic Infection Complicated by Acute Descending Mediastinitis and Pericardial Effusion: A Life-Threatening Migration Path. 
  • Of These, Faith, Hope, and Love: Assessing and Providing for the Psychosocial and Spiritual Needs of Burn Patients. 
  • Of ends and means. 
  • Older Donors Portend Worse Survival in Older and Younger Recipients after Heart Transplant: A UNOS Database Analysis 
  • Older donor livers show early severe histological activity, fibrosis, and graft failure after liver transplantation for hepatitis C. 
  • Omental gene expression of adiponectin correlates with degree of insulin sensitivity before and after gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Omission of Radiation in Conservative Treatment for Breast Cancer: Opportunity for De-escalation of Care. 
  • On enteral nutrition during multimodality therapy in upper gastrointestinal cancer patients. 
  • Oncologic Safety of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Women with Breast Cancer. 
  • Oncoplastic surgery: fashion or necessity? 
  • One Size Does Not Fit All--Regional Variation in the Impact of the Share 35 Liver Allocation Policy. 
  • One hundred eleven thumb amputations: replantation vs revision. 
  • One thousand liver transplants. The lessons learned. 
  • One-and-done: Do left ventricular assist device patients on the transplant list really need frequent right heart catheterization assessments for pulmonary hypertension? 
  • One-year Surgical Outcomes and Costs for Medicaid Versus Non-Medicaid Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Single-Center Study. 
  • Open femoral access for transcatheter aortic intervention leads to fewer major vascular complications 
  • Open versus laparoscopic portal lymphadenectomy in gallbladder cancer: is there a difference in lymph node yield? 
  • Opening the Doors of Hope: HIV-Positive Living Kidney Donation. 
  • Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery. 
  • Operating room teamwork among physicians and nurses: teamwork in the eye of the beholder. 
  • Operating room to intensive care unit handoffs and the risks of patient harm. 
  • Operative Results and Oncologic Outcomes of Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) Versus Two-Stage Hepatectomy (TSH) in Patients with Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 
  • Operative drainage following pancreatic resection: analysis of 1122 patients resected over 5 years at a single institution. 
  • Operative drains after pancreatic resection - The Titanic is sinking 
  • Operative morbidity and survival following hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis in octogenarians: a contemporary case matched series. 
  • Operative procedures for unresectable pancreatic cancer: Does operative bypass decrease requirements for postoperative procedures and in-hospital days? 
  • Operative resection is currently overutilized for cystic lesions of the pancreas. 
  • Operative technique for converting a failed vertical banded gastroplasty to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Operative trials: the opportunity beckons-an update on the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group. 
  • Operative vs nonoperative management for blunt pancreatic transection in children: multi-institutional outcomes. 
  • Opposing central and peripheral actions of brain-gut peptides: a basis for regulation of gastric function. 
  • Optimal Resources for Children's Surgical Care: Executive Summary. 
  • Optimal Timing of Administration of Direct-acting Antivirals for Patients With Hepatitis C-associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Liver Transplantation. 
  • Optimal Timing to Surgery after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Discussion 
  • Optimal Timing to Surgery after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. 
  • Optimal pressure of abdominal gas insufflation for bleeding control in a severe swine splenic injury model. 
  • Optimal timing of tracheostomy after trauma without associated head injury. 
  • Optimal utilization of HTLV I/II positive organs - A nationwide survey. 
  • Optimism in women undergoing abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Optimization of Neonatal Porcine Pancreatic Islets for Transplantation by the Use of a Novel Bioreactor Device during Cell Culture. 
  • Optimization of conscious sedation in plastic surgery. 
  • Optimization of de novo belatacept-based immunosuppression administered to renal transplant recipients. 
  • Optimization of operating room allocation using linear programming techniques. 
  • Optimizing Postoperative Pain Control in Autologous Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. 
  • Optimizing Successful Outcomes in Complex Spine Reconstruction Using Local Muscle Flaps. 
  • Optimizing non-opioid pain control after implant-based breast reconstruction: a review of the literature and proposed pain control algorithm. 
  • Optimizing surgical treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma associated with BRAF mutation. 
  • Optimizing the Estimation of Renal Function in Lung Transplant Candidates 
  • Optimizing the Psychosocial Function Measures in the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Standard Set for Cleft. 
  • Options for closure of the infected abdomen. 
  • Oral and Inhaled Ribavirin Treatment for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients. 
  • Organ Allocation and Distribution: Lessons to Be Learned and Principles to Lead Us Forward. 
  • Organ Donation After Circulatory Death in Greece: Time to Consider. 
  • Organ Transplantation in Greece. 
  • Organ allocation around the world: insights from the ISHLT International Registry for Heart and Lung Transplantation. 
  • Organ donation and the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. 
  • Organ donation and treatment of the multi-organ donor 
  • Organ donation and treatment of the multi-organ donor. 
  • Organ donation during the coronavirus pandemic: an evolving saga in uncharted waters. 
  • Organ procurement organization (OPO), best practices. 
  • Organ-specific patterns of donor antigen-specific hyporeactivity and peripheral blood allogeneic microchimerism in lung, kidney, and liver transplant recipients. 
  • Organogenesis particularly relevant to fetal surgery. 
  • Orthopaedic Boot Camp II: examining the retention rates of an intensive surgical skills course. 
  • Orthopedic boot camp: examining the effectiveness of an intensive surgical skills course. 
  • Orthostatic acute renal failure in a renal transplant. 
  • Orthotopic liver transplantation in patients 60 years of age and older. 
  • Orthotopic liver transplantation with selective use of venovenous bypass. 
  • Osteocutaneous face transplantation. 
  • Osteopontin inhibits macrophage nitric oxide synthesis to enhance tumor proliferation. 
  • Osteopontin mediates Stat1 degradation to inhibit iNOS transcription in a cecal ligation and puncture model of sepsis. 
  • Osteopontin regulates epithelial mesenchymal transition-associated growth of hepatocellular cancer in a mouse xenograft model. 
  • Osteopontin up-regulates critical epithelial-mesenchymal transition transcription factors to induce an aggressive breast cancer phenotype. 
  • Osteoporosis in lung transplant candidates compared to matched healthy controls. 
  • Our thoughts: Improving general surgery resident preparedness for dedicated research time. 
  • Outcome Analysis of Single Incision vs Traditional Multiport Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Matched Cohort Study 
  • Outcome after splenic vein thrombosis in the pancreas allograft. 
  • Outcome in recipients of dual kidney transplants: an analysis of the dual registry patients. 
  • Outcome of extra-anatomic vascular reconstruction in orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Outcomes Review of Reconstructive Techniques Following Proctectomy 
  • Outcomes after Laparoscopic Gastropexy as an Alternative for Paraesophageal Hernia Repair. 
  • Outcomes after Pancreatectomy with Routine Pasireotide Use. 
  • Outcomes after Resection of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: External Validation and Comparison of Prognostic Models. 
  • Outcomes after Ventral Hernia Repair Using the Rives-Stoppa, Endoscopic, and Open Component Separation Techniques. 
  • Outcomes after massive transfusion in nontrauma patients in the era of damage control resuscitation. 
  • Outcomes after percutaneous coronary artery revascularization procedures for cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric heart transplant recipients: A multi-institutional study. 
  • Outcomes after pneumonectomy for benign disease: the impact of urgent resection. 
  • Outcomes and Costs-of-Care of the Selective Management of Anterior Abdominal Stab Wounds: A Single-Center Experience 
  • Outcomes and Readmissions after Intestinal/Multivisceral Transplantation 
  • Outcomes and Their State-level Variation in Patients Undergoing Surgery With Perioperative SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the USA 
  • Outcomes and health care resource utilization in super-elderly trauma patients. 
  • Outcomes associated with proton pump inhibitors and distal radius fractures: A post-hoc comparative analysis. 
  • Outcomes at 3 years of a prospective pilot study of Campath-1H and sirolimus immunosuppression for renal transplantation. 
  • Outcomes following Free Fibula Physeal Transfer for Pediatric Proximal Humerus Reconstruction: An International Multi-Institutional Study. 
  • Outcomes for locally advanced T1-T3N1M0 esophageal cancer: the impact of traveling to a high volume center for treatment 
  • Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation Between Veterans Affairs and Civilian Hospitals: Considerations in the Context of the MISSION Act. 
  • Outcomes in Lung Transplantation: The RIFLE Classification Optimizes the Predictive Utility of Post-Transplant Acute Kidney Injury as a Determinant of Early and Late Outcomes 
  • Outcomes in bicaval versus biatrial techniques in heart transplantation: an analysis of the UNOS database. 
  • Outcomes in kidney transplant recipients from older living donors. 
  • Outcomes in liver transplant recipients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease-related HCC: results from the US multicenter HCC transplant consortium. 
  • Outcomes in malperfusion syndromes associated with complicated acute Type A aortic dissection 
  • Outcomes of Femoropopliteal Bypass for Lifestyle-Limiting Claudication in the Endovascular Era. 
  • Outcomes of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients Supported with a Left Ventricular Assist Device. 
  • Outcomes of Leech Therapy for Venous Congestion after Reconstructive Surgery 
  • Outcomes of Liver Transplantation Among Older Recipients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in a Large Multicenter US Cohort: the Re-Evaluating Age Limits in Transplantation Consortium. 
  • Outcomes of Pediatric Donor Liver Grafts for Adult Transplantation: A National Analysis. 
  • Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation from DCD Organ Donors 
  • Outcomes of Vascular and Endovascular Interventions Performed During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. 
  • Outcomes of a Novel Belatacept-Based Regimen - Beyond 2 Years of Follow-Up. 
  • Outcomes of an Algorithmic, Multidisciplinary Approach to Rectourethral Fistula Repair: A Pre- and Postintervention Quasi-Experimental Study. 
  • Outcomes of an alternate list strategy for heart transplantation 
  • Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients > or =65 years. 
  • Outcomes of cholecystectomy in US heart transplant recipients. 
  • Outcomes of concurrent parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy among CESQIP surgeons. 
  • Outcomes of cryptococcosis in renal transplant recipients in a less-resourced health care system. 
  • Outcomes of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in obese patients. 
  • Outcomes of liver retransplantation in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. 
  • Outcomes of liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection. 
  • Outcomes of living and deceased donor liver transplant recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma: results of the A2ALL cohort. 
  • Outcomes of the Keystone Island Perforator Flap: A Systematic Review. 
  • Outcomes of transplantation using organs from a donor infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae. 
  • Outcomes with ambulatory advanced heart failure from the Medical Arm of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (MedaMACS) Registry. 
  • Outcomes with an alternate list strategy for heart transplantation. 
  • Outpatient anesthesia for augmentation mammaplasty and capsulotomy at Duke Hospital. 
  • Outpatient percutaneous central venous access in cancer patients. 
  • Overall Treatment Satisfaction 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Overall Tumor Burden Dictates Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Resection of Multinodular Hepatocellular Carcinoma Beyond the Milan Criteria. 
  • Overall survival for non-metastatic patients with gastric cardia cancer is better after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy compared to neo-adjuvant radio-chemotherapy: A population-based analysis using NCDB 
  • Overall survival or other clinical benefits from adjuvant selective intraarterial chemotherapy in patients undergoing curative liver resection for metastatic colorectal tumor. 
  • Overcoming COVID-19: Strategies to Mitigate the Perpetuated Gender Achievement Gap. 
  • Overcoming Chronic Rejection-Can it B? 
  • Overcoming Heterologous Immunity: Virus-Mediated, Costimulation Blockade-Resistant Transplant Rejection Is Reversed by Blocking T Cell Adhesion Pathways. 
  • Overcoming the Memory Barrier: Role of Anti-LFA-1 in Promoting Long-Term Graft Survival in Recipients Possessing Donor-Reactive Memory T Cells. 
  • Overexpression of p53 and HER-2/neu proteins as prognostic markers in early stage breast cancer. 
  • Overview of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: The Evolution and Adoption of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in North America. 
  • Oxygen transport dynamics after resuscitation with a conjugated hemoglobin solution. 
  • P18 
  • PARP-1 Mediates Inflammation in Mouse Renal Transplants 
  • PEDIATRIC RECIPIENTS OF LIVERS FROM FEMALE DONORS ARE AT GREATER RISK FOR HEPATIC ARTERY THROMBOSIS (HAT) 
  • PELIOSIS-LIKE LESIONS FOLLOWING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: UNCERTAIN ETIOLOGY, BUT BENIGN CLINICAL COURSE. 
  • PERINEAL AND ABDOMINAL APPROACH FOR RECTAL PROLAPSE: EQUIVALENT DURABILITY AT ONE YEAR. 
  • PI3K/mTOR Dual Inhibitor, LY3023414, Demonstrates Potent Antitumor Efficacy Against Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in a Rat Model. 
  • POSTOPERATIVE VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ABDOMINAL SURGERY FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD): A COMMON BUT RARELY ADDRESSED PROBLEM 
  • PREDICTORS OF LENGTH OF STAY AND COST IN ENHANCED RECOVERY COLORECTAL SURGERY PROTOCOL. 
  • PREVALENCE AND BURDEN OF OPIOID-INDUCED RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION AND POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA/VOMITING ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE POSTOPERATIVE PAIN FOLLOWING GENERAL/COLORECTAL SURGERY. 
  • PREVENTION OF HYPERACUTE REJECTION OF PIG XENOGRAFTS BY SURROGATE TOLEROGENESIS. 
  • PREVENTion of non-surgical bleeding by management of HeartMate II patients without anti-platelet therapy (PREVENT II) trial. 
  • PREVENtion of HeartMate II Pump Thrombosis Through Clinical Management: The PREVENT multi-center study. 
  • PROGNOSTIC IMPORTANCE OF NUMBER OF DISSECTED LYMPH NODES AFTER INDUCTION CHEMORADIATION FOR RECTAL CANCER. 
  • PROGRESSIVE RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK IN A CHILD WITH ACUTE CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT REJECTION. 
  • Pain and Symptoms in Surgical Patients in Resource-Limited Settings: Can We Identify High Symptom Burden? 
  • Pain management following robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: transitioning to an opioid free regimen. 
  • Pain management, fluid therapy and thromboprophylaxis after pancreatoduodenectomy: a worldwide survey among surgeons. 
  • Painful Groin Mass in a Liver Transplant Recipient. 
  • Palliative bypass procedures 
  • Palliative treatment of rectal cancer: is radiotherapy alone a good option? 
  • Pancreas Transplantation: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes. 
  • Pancreas and liver resection in Jehovah's Witness patients: feasible and safe. 
  • Pancreas-preserving duodenectomy in the management of duodenal familial adenomatous polyposis. 
  • Pancreatic Head Resection Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Operative Considerations and Outcomes. 
  • Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: putting a hump in survival. 
  • Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: the actual 5-year survivors. 
  • Pancreatic cyst fluid glucose: rapid, inexpensive, and accurate diagnosis of mucinous pancreatic cysts. 
  • Pancreatic cyst fluid protein expression profiling for discriminating between serous cystadenoma and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm. 
  • Paradigm shift in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. 
  • Paradigm shift in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. 
  • Paradigm shift? Should a lymphadenectomy routinely be performed also among gallbladder cancer patients with T1a disease? 
  • Parathyroid histopathology: is it of any value today? 
  • Parathyroid hormone secretion and target organ response in experimental acute pancreatitis. 
  • Paravertebral block anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair. 
  • Parenchymal-Sparing Versus Anatomic Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases: a Systematic Review. 
  • Parenteral administration of oral medications in lung transplant recipients: An underrecognized problem. 
  • Partial Flow with 15F Arterial Cannula Provides Sufficient Circulatory Support in Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation 
  • Passenger pulmonary macrophages play a key role in the coagulopathy and endothelial activation associated with pulmonary xenograft dysfunction 
  • Pathogenesis of radiation-induced capsular contracture in tissue expander and implant breast reconstruction. 
  • Pathologic Evaluation and Reporting of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas and Other Tumoral Intraepithelial Neoplasms of Pancreatobiliary Tract: Recommendations of Verona Consensus Meeting. 
  • Pathologic Response to Pretransplant Locoregional Therapy is Predictive of Patient Outcome After Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Analysis From the US Multicenter HCC Transplant Consortium. 
  • Pathologic considerations in the high-risk breast patient. 
  • Pathologic grade and tumor size are associated with recurrence-free survival in patients with duodenal neuroendocrine tumors. 
  • Patient Concerns and Perspectives on Transplantation during the CoVID-19 Pandemic 
  • Patient Satisfaction and Pain Control Using an Opioid-Sparing Postoperative Pathway. 
  • Patient Selection and Surgical Management of High-Risk Patients with Morbid Obesity. 
  • Patient and renal allograft survival in patients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus infection at transplantation: Data from the UNOS/USRDS database. 
  • Patient education: recommendations regarding sunscreens, drugs, and diet. 
  • Patient perceptions on physician reimbursement in plastic surgery. 
  • Patient predictors of follow-up care attendance in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients. 
  • Patient safety in surgery. 
  • Patient selection and outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal versus posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy among surgeons in the Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement Program (CESQIP). 
  • Patient socioeconomic status is an independent predictor of operative mortality. 
  • Patient travel for bariatric surgery: Does distance matter? 
  • Patient travel for bariatric surgery: does distance matter? 
  • Patient-Centered Outcome Spectrum: An Evidence-based Framework to Aid in Shared Decision-making. 
  • Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments for Surgical and Traumatic Scars: A Systematic Review of their Development, Content, and Psychometric Validation. 
  • Patient-Reported Outcome Measures 2 Years After Standard and Distal Gastric Bypass-a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes after Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair. 
  • Patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction after total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate expander-implant reconstruction. 
  • Patient-reported quality of life after bariatric surgery: a single institution analysis. 
  • Patterns of De Novo Allo B Cells and Antibody Formation in Chronic Cardiac Allograft Rejection after Alemtuzumab Treatment. 
  • Patterns of Initial Opioid Prescribing to Opioid-Naive Patients. 
  • Patterns of Use and Short-Term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Population-Level Study. 
  • Patterns of de novo allo B cells and antibody formation in chronic cardiac allograft rejection after alemtuzumab treatment. 
  • Patterns of initial recurrence and prognosis after sentinel lymph node biopsy and selective lymphadenectomy for melanoma. 
  • Patterns of participation and successful patient recruitment to American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0010, a phase II trial for patients with early-stage breast cancer. 
  • Pazopanib Ameliorates Acute Lung Injuries via Inhibition of MAP3K2 and MAP3K3 
  • Peak DSA Levels Pre-Transplant but Not at Transplant Predict Graft Survival 
  • Pediatric en bloc vs. pediatric single kidneys: Is there a difference? 
  • Pediatric median arcuate ligament syndrome: surgical outcomes and quality of life. 
  • Pediatric thyroid cancer patients referred to high-volume facilities have improved short-term outcomes. 
  • Pediatrics and donor-derived disease transmission: The US OPTN experience. 
  • Perceived Cognitive Difficulties and Quality of Life following Lung Transplantation 
  • Perceived transparency and fairness of the organ allocation system and willingness to donate organs: a national study. 
  • Perception of Safety of Surgical Practice Among Operating Room Personnel From Survey Data Is Associated With All-cause 30-day Postoperative Death Rate in South Carolina. 
  • Perception versus reality?: Virtual crossmatch--how to overcome some of the technical and logistic limitations. 
  • Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in Acute Cholecystitis-Predictors of Recurrence and Interval Cholecystectomy. 
  • Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients Supported with Left Ventricular Assist Devices 
  • Percutaneous cholecystostomy in patients with acute cholecystitis: experience of 45 patients at a US referral center. 
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Initial placement by single endoscopic technique and long-term follow-up. 
  • Percutaneous transhepatic ultrasonic cholelithotripsy. 
  • Performance and improvement of the DiaRem score in diabetes remission prediction: a study with diverse procedure types. 
  • Performance of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) for Discriminating Acute Lung Allograft Injury in a Multicenter Cohort 
  • Performance of the 7 th and 8 th Editions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System in Patients with Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm-Associated PDAC : A Multi-institutional Analysis. 
  • Peri-covid Trends on the Intestinal Transplant Waiting List 
  • Pericarditis mediated by respiratory syncytial virus in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant patient. 
  • Perineal and lower extremity reconstruction. 
  • Perineal wound breakdown in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemoradiation and abdominoperineal resection: An argument for immediate myocutaneous flap reconstruction at the time of APR? 
  • Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury after Sequential Bilateral Lung Transplant: Comparing Intraoperative Elective VA ECMO to an "Off Pump" Strategy 
  • Perioperative Approach to Reducing Hematoma during Rhytidectomy: What Does the Evidence Show? 
  • Perioperative Blood Transfusion is Associated with the Development of New HLA Antibodies After Adult Lung Transplantation 
  • Perioperative Bundle to Reduce Surgical Site Infection after Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study. 
  • Perioperative Characteristics Associated with Transfusion-Free Lung Transplantation 
  • Perioperative Cost Differences Between Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Single Institutional Review. 
  • Perioperative Fluid Utilization Variability and Association With Outcomes: Considerations for Enhanced Recovery Efforts in Sample US Surgical Populations. 
  • Perioperative Fresh Red Blood Cell Transfusion May Negatively Affect Recipient Survival After Liver Transplantation. 
  • Perioperative Homeopathic Arnica and Bromelain: Current Results and Future Directions. 
  • Perioperative Management of Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review. 
  • Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH): A Descriptive Analysis of Cancelled Surgery. 
  • Perioperative Practice Patterns for Rhinoplasty: Faculty Speakers from the First International Meeting of Rhinoplasty Societies. 
  • Perioperative Starch-Based Colloids and AKI in Liver Transplantation (OLTx). 
  • Perioperative Treatment with a Prolyl Hydroxylase Inhibitor Reduces Necrosis in a Rat Ischemic Skin Flap Model. 
  • Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Lung Transplant Patients 
  • Perioperative and Long-Term Outcome for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Impact of Major Versus Minor Hepatectomy. 
  • Perioperative anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy in renal transplant: is there an increase in bleeding complication? 
  • Perioperative changes in prouroguanylin hormone response in severely obese subjects after bariatric surgery. 
  • Perioperative estimation of the intracranial pressure using the optic nerve sheath diameter during liver transplantation. 
  • Perioperative fresh red blood cell transfusion may negatively affect recipient survival after liver transplantation: Erratum. 
  • Perioperative management for microsurgical free tissue transfer: survey of current practices with a comparison to the literature. 
  • Perioperative management of special populations: immunocompromised host (cancer, HIV, transplantation). 
  • Perioperative outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign disease. 
  • Perioperative use of arginine-supplemented diets: a systematic review of the evidence. 
  • Periosteum-guided prefabrication of vascularized bone of clinical shape and volume. 
  • Peripheral B Cell Markers Identify Tolerant Renal Transplant Recipients. 
  • Peripheral blood chimerism in renal allograft recipients transfused with donor bone marrow. 
  • Peripheral blood lymphocytes in chimeric pigs resist lysis by antibody and complement C 
  • Peripheral mobilization of recipient bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells enhances pancreatic islet revascularization and engraftment after intraportal transplantation. 
  • Peripheral vascular disease and renal transplant artery stenosis: a reappraisal of transplant renovascular disease. 
  • Peripherally Acting μ-Opioid Receptor Antagonists in the Management of Postoperative Ileus: a Clinical Review. 
  • Perivascular and intralesional tissue necrosis after hepatic cryoablation: Results in a porcine model - Discussion 
  • Persistent Dysphagia Rate After Antireflux Surgery is Similar for Nissen Fundoplication and Partial Fundoplication. 
  • Persistent Opioid Use and High-Risk Prescribing in Body Contouring Patients. 
  • Personality characteristics of women seeking breast augmentation. Comparison to small-busted and average-busted controls. 
  • Personality differences between surgery residents, nonsurgery residents, and medical students. 
  • Personalized treatment in patients with colorectal liver metastases. 
  • Perspectives on Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans in lung transplantation: Results of an international practice survey from ESCMID fungal infection study group and study group for infections in compromised hosts, and European Confederation of Medical Mycology. 
  • Perspectives on donor lung allocation from both sides of the Atlantic: The United States. 
  • Pharmaceutical expenses after kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation. 
  • Pharmacodynamics of oral ganciclovir and valganciclovir in solid organ transplant recipients. 
  • Pharmacokinetic characterization of an RNA aptamer against osteopontin and demonstration of in vivo efficacy in reversing growth of human breast cancer cells. 
  • Pharmacokinetics of low and maintenance dose valganciclovir in kidney transplant recipients. 
  • Pharmacologic intervention can reestablish baseline hemodynamic parameters during laparoscopy. 
  • Pharmacologic prophylaxis, postoperative INR, and risk of venous thromboembolism after hepatectomy. 
  • Pharmacologic purging of malignant T cells from human bone marrow using 9-beta-D-arabinofuranosylguanine. 
  • Pharmacologic reduction of pretransplantation pulmonary vascular resistance predicts outcome after pediatric heart transplantation. 
  • Pharmacological approaches to antibody-mediated rejection-Are we getting closer? 
  • Pharmacy Led Initiatives for Treatment of Transplant Recipients of Hepatitis C Viremic Donors in a High Volume Transplant Center 
  • Phase 3 trial of human islet-after-kidney transplantation in type 1 diabetes. 
  • Phase II trial of hepatic artery infusional and systemic chemotherapy for patients with unresectable hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer: conversion to resection and long-term outcomes. 
  • Phenotypic and Functional Analysis of Long-Lived Alloreactive Plasma Cells. 
  • Phenotypic and Functional Characterization of Corneal Langerhans Cells in Transplantation. 
  • Phlebectomy Techniques for Varicose Veins. 
  • Phlebitis, pulmonary emboli and presidential politics: Richard M. Nixon's complicated deep vein thrombosis. 
  • Phone follow-up after inguinal hernia repair. 
  • Photodynamic therapy provides local control of cholangiocarcinoma in patients awaiting liver transplantation. 
  • Physician Prediction of Outcomes in Ambulatory Patients with Advanced Heart Failure 
  • Physiologic approaches to the control of obesity. 
  • Physiologic correlates of intraoperative blood transfusion among patients undergoing major gastrointestinal operations. 
  • Physiology of weight loss surgery. 
  • Piceatannol in combination with low doses of cyclosporine A prolongs kidney allograft survival in a stringent rat transplantation model. 
  • Picture Cards Versus Physical Examination: A Proof-of-Concept Study to Improve the SOSAS Survey Tool. 
  • Pilot investigation of a novel testing strategy for bleeding in ventricular assist device recipients. 
  • Pilot study of a population-based survey to assess the prevalence of surgical conditions in Uganda. 
  • Pilot testing of a model for insurer-driven, large-scale multicenter simulation training for operating room teams. 
  • Pilot trial of steroid free immunosuppression with campath-1H in low risk pediatric kidney transplants (TX). 
  • Pitfalls in avoiding operation for autoimmune pancreatitis. 
  • Pivotal Role of Genetic Counselors in the Uptake of Germline Genetic Testing in Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer and the Impact of Testing on Surgical Decision Making. 
  • Planned Initiation of Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Prior to Liver Transplantation in a Patient With Severe Portopulmonary Hypertension. 
  • Planning helps, behavioral disengagement does not: coping and depression in the spouses of heart transplant candidates. 
  • Plasma CXCL9 and CXCL10 at allograft injury predict chronic lung allograft dysfunction. 
  • Plasma Free Hemoglobin Potentiates the Association between Reperfusion FiO2 and Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation 
  • Plasma Lipid Peroxidation Products Are Higher in Lung Transplant Recipients with PGD and Are Associated with Donor Smoking 
  • Plasma PAI-1 Used as a Quantitative Trait Implicates the Innate Immune Regulator TOLLIP in Post Lung Transplant Primary Graft Dysfunction Risk 
  • Plasma RIP3 Is Decreased in PGD after Lung Transplantation 
  • Plasma concentrations of tumour necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 during burn wound surgery or dressing. 
  • Plasma kallikrein predicts primary graft dysfunction after heart transplant. 
  • Plasma lactate as a marker of metabolic health: Implications of elevated lactate for impairment of aerobic metabolism in the metabolic syndrome. 
  • Plasma nitrite and nitrate levels as a noninvasive marker of pathology after human small bowel transplantation. 
  • Plasma renin activity following operations for renovascular hypertension. 
  • Plasma-Derived C1 Esterase Inhibitor for Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection Following Kidney Transplantation: Results of a Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study. 
  • Plasmonic Gold-Nanostars for Tracking of Adult Stem Cells and for Selective Photothermal Ablation 
  • Plastic surgery within the Veterans Affairs Medical System: proposed modified indications for operative procedures. 
  • Platelet rich plasma enhances tissue incorporation of biologic mesh. 
  • Platelet-Rich Fibrin and Its Contradictory Effect on Peripheral Nerve Repair after Malignant Tumor Resection: Nerve Regeneration versus Cancer Proliferation. 
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma Enhances Mechanical Properties of Non-Crosslinked Acellular Dermal Matricies in Rat Model of Ventral Hernia Repair 
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma Improves Metrics of Biologic Mesh Incorporation and Decreases Foreign Body Response in a Dose Dependent Fashion 
  • Platelet-derived CD154: ultrastructural localization and clinical correlation in organ transplantation. 
  • Platelet-rich plasma: a biomimetic approach to enhancement of surgical wound healing. 
  • Platelets influence vascularized organ transplants from start to finish. 
  • Pleuro-peritoneal shunting. Alternative therapy for pleural effusions. 
  • Pneumatosis intestinalis. Surgical management and clinical outcome. 
  • Pneumocystis pneumonia: the importance of early open lung biopsy. 
  • Pneumorrhachis, subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, and pneumoretroperitoneum after proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: report of a case. 
  • Podocyte density is reduced in kidney allografts with high-risk APOL1 genotypes at transplantation. 
  • Podocyte effacement closely links to suPAR levels at time of posttransplantation focal segmental glomerulosclerosis occurrence and improves with therapy. 
  • Poly-ADP-ribose-polymerase inhibition ameliorates hind limb ischemia reperfusion injury in a murine model of type 2 diabetes. 
  • Polyamine metabolism in carcinoma of the oral cavity compared with adjacent and normal oral mucosa. 
  • Polyarteritis Nodosum of the Breast in a Patient with History of Bilateral Augmentation Mammoplasty. 
  • Polyester Mesh Functionalization with Nitric Oxide Releasing Silica Nanoparticles Prevents MRSA Colonization and Biofilm Formation In Vitro and In Vivo 
  • Polyester Mesh Functionalization with Nitric Oxide-Releasing Silica Nanoparticles Reduces Early Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Contamination. 
  • Polyfunctional cytomegalovirus-specific immunity in lung transplant recipients receiving valganciclovir prophylaxis. 
  • Polypoid lesions of the gallbladder. 
  • Polypoid lesions of the gallbladder: diagnosis and followup. 
  • Poor outcome and quality of life in female patients undergoing secondary surgery for recurrent peptic ulcer disease. 
  • Poor outcomes following emergent surgery for bowel obstruction in patients with disseminated malignancy 
  • Popliteal artery injury after total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Population-based study of prognostic factors in stage II colonic cancer: Commentary 
  • Porcine CD80: cloning, characterization, and evidence for its role in direct human T-cell activation. 
  • Porcine endothelium costimulates human T cells in the absence of human antigen presenting cells (APCs). 
  • Porcine hepatic phospholipid efflux during reperfusion after cold ischemia. 
  • Portacaval shunts for ascites: Another perspective (vol 184, pg 650, 1997) 
  • Portacaval shunts for ascites: another perspective. 
  • Portal hypertension and granulomatous liver disease in a lung transplant recipient due to disseminated atypical mycobacterial infection. 
  • Portal hypertension: from Eck's fistula to TIPS. 
  • Portal hypertension: from Eck's fistula to TIPS. 
  • Portal hypertension: surgical management in the 1990s. 
  • Portal vein resection during pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. An international multicenter comparative study. 
  • Portal venous donor-specific transfusion in conjunction with sirolimus prolongs renal allograft survival in nonhuman primates. 
  • Porto systemic shunt surgery in children during the era of liver transplantation 
  • Portopulmonary Hypertension and Liver Transplant: Recent Review of the Literature. 
  • Portopulmonary hypertension and the liver transplant candidate. 
  • Portopulmonary hypertension: Evolving concepts and therapy 
  • Portosystemic shunts in children: a 15-year experience. 
  • Portrayal of organ donation and transplantation on American primetime television. 
  • Posaconazole as salvage therapy in patients with invasive fungal infections after solid organ transplant. 
  • Positional dyspnea and tracheal compression as indications for goiter resection. 
  • Positive relationship of clinical and serologic responses to vaccinia melanoma oncolysate. 
  • Positive serum cryoglobulin is associated with worse outcome after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis C. 
  • Positron emission tomography in hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies: a review. 
  • Post transplant erythrocytosis in hypercalcemic renal transplant recipients. 
  • Post-Bariatric Surgery Hypoglycemia: Our Thirty Year Experience 
  • Post-Liver Transplant Delirium Risk Assessment Screening Tool 
  • Post-Mastectomy Imaging after Breast Reconstruction: In Reply to Gordon. 
  • Post-Pancreaticoduodenectomy Outcomes and Epidural Analgesia: A 5-year Single-Institution Experience. 
  • Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder After Lung Transplantation: 10-Year Experience at Duke University 
  • Post-Xenotransplant Antibody Specificities Against Swine, Monkey and Human Leukocyte Antigens in Highly Sensitized Nonhuman Primate Model. 
  • Post-operative heparin may not be required for transitioning patients with a HeartMate II left ventricular assist system to long-term warfarin therapy. 
  • Post-operative pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after major hepatectomy: does peripheral venous thromboembolism prevention outweigh bleeding risks? 
  • Post-transplant HLA class II antibodies and high soluble CD30 levels are independently associated with poor kidney graft survival. 
  • Postdepletion Lymphocyte Reconstitution During Belatacept and Rapamycin Treatment in Kidney Transplant Recipients. 
  • Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome After Lung Transplant: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes 
  • Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome independently associated with tacrolimus and sirolimus after multivisceral transplantation. 
  • Postinfectious glomerulonephritis in renal allograft recipients. 
  • Postoperative Abdominal Adhesions: Clinical Significance and Advances in Prevention and Management. 
  • Postoperative Hypoxemia And Obstructive Sleep Apnea In Bariatric Surgical Patients 
  • Postoperative Liver Failure Risk Score: Identifying Patients with Resectable Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma Who Can Benefit from Portal Vein Embolization. 
  • Postoperative Mortality after Liver Resection for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Development of a Risk Score and Importance of Biliary Drainage of the Future Liver Remnant. 
  • Postoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics Reduce Surgical Site Infection Rates after Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review. 
  • Postoperative Surveillance in Older Adults With T1N0M0 Low-risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer. 
  • Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery for IBD: A Common but Rarely Addressed Problem. 
  • Postoperative acute care use after freestanding ambulatory surgery. 
  • Postoperative antibiotic therapy for children with perforated appendicitis: long course of intravenous antibiotics versus early conversion to an oral regimen. 
  • Postoperative cognitive dysfunction and mortality following lung transplantation. 
  • Postoperative function of "free" jejunal transplants for replacement of the cervical esophagus. 
  • Postoperative hypoxemia from clinically suspected pulmonary embolism complicated by patent foramen ovale. 
  • Postoperative hypoxemia: common, undetected, and unsuspected after bariatric surgery. 
  • Postoperative opioid prescribing is not my job: A qualitative analysis of care transitions. 
  • Postoperative short bowel syndrome. 
  • Postprandial metabolite profiles reveal differential nutrient handling after bariatric surgery compared with matched caloric restriction. 
  • Postprandial neurohormonal control of gastric emptying. 
  • Posttransplant Outcome of Lean Compared With Obese Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in the United States: The Obesity Paradox. 
  • Posttransplant Outcomes in Older Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Are Driven by Non-Hepatocellular Carcinoma Factors. 
  • Posttransplant diastolic hypertension: associations with intragraft transforming growth factor-beta, endothelin, and renin transcription. 
  • Posttransplant infection in enteric versus bladder-drained simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant recipients. 
  • Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders and Epstein-Barr virus prophylaxis. 
  • Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders in lung transplant 
  • Potential donor-recipient MYH9 genotype interactions in posttransplant nephrotic syndrome after pediatric kidney transplantation. 
  • Potential economic benefit of cleft lip and palate repair in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Potential for donation after circulatory death heart transplantation in the United States: Retrospective analysis of a limited UNOS dataset. 
  • Potential of costimulation-based therapies for composite tissue allotransplantation. 
  • Potential of costimulation‐based therapies for composite tissue allotransplantation 
  • Potential problems with the transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap in breast reconstruction and how to avoid them. 
  • Potentially Avertable Child Mortality Associated with Surgical Workforce Scale-up in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Global Study. 
  • Potentially resectable gastric carcinoma: current approaches to staging and preoperative therapy. 
  • Practice Makes Perfect: Surgical Efficiency During Free Flap Breast Reconstruction Is Associated with Improved Outcomes 
  • Practice Variations in Chemodenervation for Anal Fissure Among American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Members. 
  • Practice patterns and incidence of adenovirus infection in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: Multicenter survey of transplant centers in the United States. 
  • Practice variation in the diagnosis of acute rejection among pediatric heart transplant centers: An analysis of the pediatric heart transplant society (PHTS) registry. 
  • Pre- and intraoperative variables affecting early outcomes in elderly patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy. 
  • Pre- and post-transplant bacterial infections in liver transplant recipients. 
  • Pre-Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) MELD Score May Predict Meaningful Survival 
  • Pre-Formed Donor-Specific Antibodies Impact Long Term Survival of Heart Transplants 
  • Pre-Heart Transplant Recipient Counterpulsation Influences Primary Graft Dysfunction But Not Survival: Analysis of a National Cohort 
  • Pre-Lap-Band group education in Medicaid population: does it really make a difference? 
  • Pre-Transplant Multidimensional Flow Cytometric Analysis of Kidney Transplant Recipients Reveals Novel Immune Signature of Allograft Rejection. 
  • Pre-clinical assessment of genz-29155, a novel small molecule inhibitor of apoptosis with anti-rejection effects in non-human primates. 
  • Pre-operative proteinuria in left ventricular assist devices and clinical outcome. 
  • Pre-simulation orientation for medical trainees: An approach to decrease anxiety and improve confidence and performance. 
  • Pre-transplant analysis of accommodation in donor pigs. 
  • Pre-transplant panel reactive antibody in lung transplant recipients is associated with significantly worse post-transplant survival in a multicenter study. 
  • Pre-transplant panel reactive antibody in lung transplant recipients is associated with significantly worse post-transplant survival in a multicenter study. 
  • Pre-transplant weight loss and clinical outcomes after lung transplantation. 
  • Precise Analgesic Instructions Improve Narcotic Usage: A Randomized Trial. 
  • Preclinical Study of AUY922, a Novel Hsp90 Inhibitor, in the Treatment of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. 
  • Predictable Location of Breast Sensory Nerves for Breast Reinnervation. 
  • Predictable patterns of intracranial and cervical spine injury in craniomaxillofacial trauma: analysis of 4786 patients. 
  • Predicting Academic Performance during Plastic Surgery Residency: Can Step 2 Scores Reliably Replace Step 1? 
  • Predicting Liver Failure in Patients Undergoing Partial Hepatectomy 
  • Predicting Lymph Node Metastasis in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. 
  • Predicting PGD after Lung Transplantation 
  • Predicting Residual Disease in Incidental Gallbladder Cancer: Risk Stratification for Modified Treatment Strategies. 
  • Predicting Survival for Lung Retransplantation Patients at One and Five Years 
  • Predicting Which Patients Will Leave Against Medical Advice 
  • Predicting a leader: Analyzing the presidents of plastic surgery societies. 
  • Predicting outcomes of pelvic exenteration using machine learning. 
  • Predicting recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer using the eighth edition of the AJCC/UICC staging system. 
  • Predicting recurrence patterns after resection of hepatocellular cancer. 
  • Predicting sleep apnea in bariatric surgery patients. 
  • Predicting the Risk of Postoperative Respiratory Failure in Elective Abdominal and Vascular Operations Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Participant Use Data File. 
  • Predicting the Risk of Readmission From Dehydration After Ileostomy Formation: The Dehydration Readmission After Ileostomy Prediction Score. 
  • Predicting the future: Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), a surrogate for the development of chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) in man. 
  • Predicting the need for massive transfusion: Prospective validation of a smartphone-based clinical decision support tool. 
  • Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Beyond Milan Criteria After Resection: Validation of a Clinical Risk Score in an International Cohort. 
  • Predictive factors of thromboembolic events in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Predictive indices of morbidity and mortality after liver resection [10] 
  • Predictive indices of morbidity and mortality after liver resection. 
  • Predictors and Outcomes of Hemodynamic and Functional LVAD Non-Responders: An Analysis of the INTERMACS Registry 
  • Predictors for quality of life improvement after laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB) 
  • Predictors of Amputation Rates in Open Tibia Fractures 
  • Predictors of Burnout and Depression in Surgeons Practicing in East, Central, and Southern Africa. 
  • Predictors of De Novo Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease After Liver Transplantation and Associated Fibrosis. 
  • Predictors of Increased Length of Hospital Stay Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. 
  • Predictors of Kidney Transplantation Waiting Time Inequity across the United States 
  • Predictors of Post-Operative Pain Relief in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis Undergoing the Frey or Whipple Procedure. 
  • Predictors of Survival in Lung Transplant Recipients Requiring Post-Operative ECMO: First National Analysis 
  • Predictors of Ultrasound Failure to Detect Hepatocellular Carcinoma. 
  • Predictors of early quality-of-life improvement after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Predictors of high cost after bariatric surgery: A single institution review. 
  • Predictors of hospital bypass for rural residents seeking common elective surgery. 
  • Predictors of long-term mortality after bariatric surgery performed in Veterans Affairs medical centers. 
  • Predictors of long-term success after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in African-American women. 
  • Predictors of medical student success on the surgery clerkship. 
  • Predictors of outcome after hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion: role of tumor response. 
  • Predictors of success after laparoscopic gastric bypass: a multivariate analysis of socioeconomic factors. 
  • Predictors of weight regain in patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Preexisting melanoma and hematological malignancies, prognosis, and timing to solid organ transplantation: A consensus expert opinion statement. 
  • Preferences, knowledge, communication and patient-physician discussion of living kidney transplantation in African American families. 
  • Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery: National Survey of Obstetrician's Comfort, Knowledge, and Practice Patterns. 
  • Preliminary assessment of safety and adherence to a once-daily immunosuppression regimen in kidney transplantation: Results of a randomized controlled pilot study. 
  • Preliminary experience with split liver transplantation. 
  • Preoperative Antiplatelet and Statin Therapy Is Underused in Critical Limb Ischemia Patients and Lowers the Risk of Postoperative Amputation and Graft Failure 
  • Preoperative Body Image Factors Are Associated with Complications after Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Preoperative CT angiography for free fibula transfer. 
  • Preoperative Echocardiographic Differences and Transplant Outcomes Among Patients Receiving Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Versus Liver Transplant Alone. 
  • Preoperative Functional Independence and Employment Status Are Associated with Improved Long Term Survival After Lung Transplantation 
  • Preoperative Mild-to-Moderate Coronary Artery Disease Does Not Affect Long-Term Outcomes of Lung Transplantation (vol 97, pg 1079, 2014) 
  • Preoperative Platelet Count Predicts Lower Extremity Free Flap Thrombosis: A Multi-Institutional Experience. 
  • Preoperative Prediction of Microvascular Invasion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Quantitative Image Analysis. 
  • Preoperative Prediction of a Difficult Cholecystectomy: Not That Difficult? 
  • Preoperative Risk Score to Predict Occult Metastatic or Locally Advanced Disease in Patients with Resectable Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma on Imaging. 
  • Preoperative Therapy and Pancreatoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: a 25-Year Single-Institution Experience. 
  • Preoperative anemia predicts thrombosis and free flap failure in microvascular reconstruction. 
  • Preoperative chemoradiation coupled with aggressive resection as needed ensures near total control in advanced head and neck cancer. 
  • Preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancer reduces lymph node harvest in proctectomy specimens 
  • Preoperative chemoradiation strategies for localized adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. 
  • Preoperative chemoradiation, pancreaticoduodenectomy, and intraoperative radiation therapy for adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. 
  • Preoperative chemotherapy and the risk of hepatotoxicity and morbidity after liver resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: a single institution experience. 
  • Preoperative delta-MELD score does not independently predict mortality after liver transplantation. 
  • Preoperative enoxaparin versus postoperative semuloparin thromboprophylaxis in major abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Preoperative immune status determines anal condyloma recurrence after surgical excision. 
  • Preoperative mild-to-moderate coronary artery disease does not affect long-term outcomes of lung transplantation. 
  • Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. 
  • Preoperative plasma club (clara) cell secretory protein levels are associated with primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation. 
  • Preoperative positioning of the protruding premaxilla in the bilateral cleft lip patient. 
  • Preoperative predictors for complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy: impact of BMI and body fat distribution. 
  • Preoperative predictors of blood transfusion in colorectal cancer surgery 
  • Preoperative radiation and chemotherapy in the treatment of adenocarcinoma of the rectum. 
  • Preoperative renal insufficiency predicts postoperative adverse outcomes in a mixed surgical population: a retrospective matched cohort study using the NSQIP database. 
  • Preoperative risk factors for common bile duct stones: defining the patient at high risk in the laparoscopic cholecystectomy era. 
  • Preoperative risk prediction for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms by quantitative CT image analysis. 
  • Preoperative weight gain does not predict failure of weight loss or co-morbidity resolution of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity. 
  • Preperitoneal packing for pelvic fracture-associated hemorrhage: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. 
  • Present experience with Campath-1H in organ transplantation and its potential use in pediatric recipients. 
  • Presentation and management of left ventricular assist device inflow cannula malposition. 
  • Preservation of myocardial high energy phosphates during cardioplegic arrest with nifedipine. 
  • Preservation of myocardial high-energy phosphates during cardioplegic arrest with nifedipine. 
  • Preservation of the nasal valve area with a lateral crural hinged flap: a cadaveric study. 
  • Preserving David C Sabiston Jr's legacy in medical students' surgical education. 
  • President Eisenhower's bowel obstruction: the story of his surgeons and their decision to operate. 
  • Pressure ulcers and pressure relief surfaces. 
  • Presurgical columellar elongation and primary retrograde nasal reconstruction in one-stage bilateral cleft lip and nose repair. 
  • Pretransplant portal venous adoptive transfer in conjunction with sirolimus prolongs renal allograft survival in non-human primates 
  • Pretransplant portal venous donor specific transfusion in conjunction with sirolimus prolongs renal allograft survival in non-human primates. 
  • Pretransplant predictors of recovery of renal function after liver transplantation. 
  • Pretransplant solid organ malignancy and organ transplant candidacy: A consensus expert opinion statement. 
  • Pretransplant status and patient survival following liver transplantation. 
  • Prevalence and Patterns of Opioid Use Before and After Liver Transplantation. 
  • Prevalence and predictors of C. difficile infections in hospitalized patients with major surgical procedures in the USA: Analysis using traditional and machine learning methods. 
  • Prevalence of Contralateral Tumors in Patients with Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Cancer. 
  • Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Ergonomics Among Plastic Surgery Residents: Results of a National Survey and Analysis of Contributing Factors. 
  • Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients undergoing major surgical procedures in the United States: a population-based study. 
  • Preventing Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Can We Breathe Easy? 
  • Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza With Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)—United States, 2014–15 Influenza Season 
  • Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza With Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices-United States, 2017-18 Influenza Season. 
  • Prevention of Acute GvHD during Haplo-BMT: Evaluating the Efficacy of T-Cell Costimulation Blockade Using a Novel Rhesus Macaque Transplant Model. 
  • Prevention of Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma by smoothened inhibitor in a rat model of gastroesophageal reflux disease. 
  • Prevention of Non-Surgical Bleeding by Management of HeartMate II Patients without Antiplatelet Therapy 
  • Prevention of acute lung injury in swine: depletion of pulmonary intravascular macrophages using liposomal clodronate. 
  • Prevention of autoimmune islet allograft destruction by engraftment of donor T cells. 
  • Prevention of burn injury 
  • Prevention of chronic pain after surgical nerve injury: amputation and thoracotomy. 
  • Prevention of graft-versus-host disease by a novel immunosuppressant, PG490-88, through inhibition of alloreactive T cell expansion. 
  • Prevention of ischemically induced neointimal hyperplasia using ex vivo antisense oligodeoxynucleotides. 
  • Prevention of post-transplant cardiovascular disease--report and recommendations of an ad hoc group. 
  • Prevention of venous thrombosis in microvascular surgery by transmural release of heparin from a polyanhydride polymer. 
  • Primary Breast Neuroendocrine Tumor. 
  • Primary Targeted Muscle Reinnervation after Below-Knee Amputation Is Not Associated with an Increased Risk of Major or Minor Surgical Complications: A Multi-Institutional, Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. 
  • Primary care physician decision making regarding severe obesity treatment and bariatric surgery: a qualitative study. 
  • Primary chest wall tumors. 
  • Primary closure of donor site in anterolateral cutaneous thigh free flap. 
  • Primary fascial closure during laparoscopic ventral hernia repair does not reduce 30-day wound complications. 
  • Primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation: Incidence, trends, and associated risk factors. 
  • Primary graft dysfunction and health-related quality of life after transplantation: The good, the bad, and the missing. 
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism 
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism. 
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism: a new experimental animal model. 
  • Primary hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in the adult. 
  • Primary rectal adenocarcinoma presenting as a giant perianal mass mimicking giant condyloma of Buschke-Lowenstein. 
  • Primary skin allograft acceptance with anti-CD154 in a non-human primate model. 
  • Primary tumor size, not race, determines outcomes in women with hormone-responsive breast cancer 
  • Primate allotransplantation using costimulation blockade. 
  • Primate renal transplants using immunotoxin. 
  • Principles of Cleft Lip Repair: Conventions, Commonalities, and Controversies. 
  • Procedure Delegation by Attending Surgeons Performing Concurrent Operations in Academic Medical Centers: Balancing Safety and Efficiency. 
  • Proceed with caution: liver transplantation for metastatic neuroendocrine tumors. 
  • Process improvement in surgery. 
  • Procurement, preservation, and transport of cadaver kidneys. 
  • Productivity measures associated with a patient access initiative. 
  • Professional Burnout in United States Plastic Surgery Residents: Is It a Legitimate Concern? 
  • Professionalism of surgery. 
  • Profound T cell hyporesponsiveness in renal transplant patients treated with Campath-1H. 
  • Progenitor cell mobilization enhances bone healing by means of improved neovascularization and osteogenesis. 
  • Prognosis for recurrent stage I malignant melanoma. 
  • Prognostic factors in resectable pancreatic cancer: p53 and bcl-2. 
  • Prognostic factors in stage T3N0 rectal cancer: do all patients require postoperative pelvic irradiation and chemotherapy? 
  • Prognostic impact of micrometastases in colon cancer: interim results of a prospective multicenter trial. 
  • Prognostic implications of and clinical risk factors for acute lung injury and organizing pneumonia after lung transplantation: Data from a multicenter prospective cohort study. 
  • Prognostic significance of early pulmonary function changes after onset of chronic lung allograft dysfunction. 
  • Prognostic significance of early recurrence: a conditional survival analysis in patients with resected colorectal liver metastasis. 
  • Prognostic significance of microvascular thrombosis in donor kidney allograft biopsies. 
  • Prognostic significance of pathologic nodal status in patients with resected pancreatic cancer. 
  • Prognostic significance of primary tumor sidedness in patients undergoing liver resection for metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Prognostic significance of reactivation of telomerase in breast core biopsy specimens. 
  • Prognostic value of serum carcinoembryonic antigen levels in patients who undergo lung transplantation. 
  • Progress in the operative management of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism over 34 years - Discussion 
  • Progress in the operative management of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism over 34 years. 
  • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy following heightened immunosuppression after lung transplant. 
  • Projecting Survival in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Comparison of the 7th and 8th Editions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)/Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Staging Systems in A Contemporary National Patient Cohort 
  • Proliferative activity at colonic anastomoses as determined by statin. A nonproliferation-specific nuclear protein. 
  • Proliferative activity of colonic mucosa at different distances from primary adenocarcinoma as determined by the presence of statin: a nonproliferation-specific nuclear protein. 
  • Prolonged Xeno-Kidney Graft Survival in Highly Allo-Sensitized Nonhuman Primate Using Triple-Knockout Donor Pigs with 7 Human Transgenes. 
  • Prolonged function of macrophage, von Willebrand factor-deficient porcine pulmonary xenografts. 
  • Prolonged heart xenograft survival using combined total lymphoid irradiation and cyclosporine 
  • Prolonged heart xenograft survival using combined total lymphoid irradiation and cyclosporine. 
  • Prolonged rewarming time during allograft implantation predisposes to recurrent hepatitis C infection after liver transplantation. 
  • Prolonged survival of class II transactivator-deficient cardiac allografts. 
  • Prominent ears and their correction: a forty-year experience. 
  • Promise of costimulatory pathway modifying reagents for transplantation 
  • Prophylactic Drainage after Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis in Adults: A Post Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multi-Center Study. 
  • Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Patients with Oncologic Spine Disease Decrease Wound Complication Rates: A single institution cohort study. 
  • Prophylactic mesh to prevent incisional hernia: a note of caution. 
  • Prophylactic mesh used in ileal conduit formation following radical cystectomy: a retrospective cohort. 
  • Prophylaxis Against Denovo Hepatitis B for Liver Transplantation Utilizing Hep B Core(+) Donors: Does HBIG Provide a Survival Advantage? 
  • Proposal for the American Journal of Transplantation policy for review of ethical standards of clinical research involving live human subjects. 
  • Prospective Assessment of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD); the Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation (CTOT) Study Experience 
  • Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Liberal Vs Restricted Perioperative Fluid Management in Patients Undergoing Pancreatectomy. 
  • Prospective analysis of the immunologic profile of a hand transplant recipient in the first year 
  • Prospective evaluation of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients receiving hepatic arterial and systemic chemotherapy for unresectable colorectal liver metastases. 
  • Prospective evaluation of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate mesh in CDC class I/high-risk ventral and incisional hernia repair: 18-month follow-up. 
  • Prospective multicenter trial of staging adequacy in colon cancer: preliminary results. 
  • Prospective observational cohort study on grading the severity of postoperative complications in global surgery research. 
  • Prospective phase I trial of conservative management of low rectal lesions. 
  • Prospective pilot study of living kidney donor decision-making and outcomes. 
  • Prospective randomized trial of early initiation and hospital discharge on a liquid diet following elective intestinal surgery. 
  • Prospective studies of neck dissection specimens support preservation of sublevel IIB for laryngeal squamous carcinoma with clinically negative neck. 
  • Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Comparison of Bupivacaine versus Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain Management after Unilateral Delayed Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Free Flap Reconstruction. 
  • Prospective, randomized, multicenter, controlled trial of a bioartificial liver in treating acute liver failure. 
  • Prospects for cellular immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma. 
  • Prostate biopsy protocols: 3D visualization-based evaluation and clinical correlation. 
  • Prostate specific antigen progression rates after radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer. 
  • Proteasome inhibitor attenuates skeletal muscle reperfusion injury by blocking the pathway of nuclear factor-kappaB activation. 
  • Protecting Patients With Cirrhosis From Coronavirus Disease 2019: Identifying Gaps in Vaccination Rates. 
  • Protective effects of ischemic preconditioning for liver resection performed under inflow occlusion in humans. 
  • Protective effects of ischemic preconditioning on the cold-preserved liver are tyrosine kinase dependent. 
  • Protein Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis Identifies Genetic Variation in the Innate Immune Regulator TOLLIP in Post-Lung Transplant Primary Graft Dysfunction Risk. 
  • Protein expression of p53, bcl-2, and KI-67 (MIB-1) as prognostic biomarkers in patients with surgically treated, clinically localized prostate cancer. 
  • Protein kinase C inhibition abrogates hepatic ischemic preconditioning responses. 
  • Protein kinase C-zeta is critical in pancreatitis-induced apoptosis of Kupffer cells. 
  • Proteinuria in pediatric renal transplant recipients during the first 60 post-transplant days. 
  • Proteomic Analysis of Infants Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass Using Contemporary Ontological Tools. 
  • Proteomic Profiling of Cold Storage Preservation Solution to Identify Signatures of Primary Graft Dysfunction Following Heart Transplantation 
  • Proteomic Profiling of Heart Transplant Recipients Identifies CLE4C Expression as a Novel Biomarker of Primary Graft Dysfunction 
  • Proteomic profiling identifies CLEC4C expression as a novel biomarker of primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation. 
  • Protocol biopsies in renal transplantation: insights into patient management and pathogenesis. 
  • Protocol of the KTFT-TALK Study to Reduce Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplant Evaluation and Living Donor Kidney Transplantation 
  • Protocol-based nurse coordinator management of ambulatory tacrolimus dosing in de novo renal transplant recipients-A single-center experience with a large African American population. 
  • Protruding premaxilla in the bilateral cleft lip patient. 
  • Provider Bias Impacts Tidal Volume Selection and Ventilator Days in Trauma Patients 
  • Provider Characteristics Associated With Outpatient Opioid Prescribing After Surgery. 
  • Proving the Effectiveness of the Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery (FRS) Skills Curriculum: A Single-blinded, Multispecialty, Multi-institutional Randomized Control Trial. 
  • Provision of Surgical Care for Children Across Somaliland: Challenges and Policy Guidance. 
  • Psychological correlates of obese patients seeking surgical or residential behavioral weight loss treatment. 
  • Psychometric Findings for the SCAR-Q Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Based on 731 Children and Adults with Surgical, Traumatic, and Burn Scars from Four Countries. 
  • Psychosocial Factors Are Associated with Quality of Life After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery. 
  • Psychosocial Predictors of Mortality Following Lung Transplantation. 
  • Psychosocial considerations in the assessment of hand transplant candidates: A single-center experience and brief literature review. 
  • Psychosocial dimensions of hand transplantation: lessons learned from solid organ transplantation. 
  • Psychosocial effects of cosmetic augmentation mammaplasty. 
  • Psychosocial fitness for transplant: factors yet unmeasured. 
  • Public attitudes toward incentives for organ donation: a national study of different racial/ethnic and income groups. 
  • Publish or Perish but Pursue Decolonization: The Complexities of Global Surgery Authorship. 
  • Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index (PAPi) is a Predictor of Right Ventricular Assist Device (RVAD) Use Following HeartMate 3 LVAD Implantation 
  • Pulmonary Microbiome Changes in Lung Transplant Recipients with Gastroesophageal Reflux 
  • Pulmonary Open, Robotic, and Thoracoscopic Lobectomy (PORTaL) Study: An Analysis of 5721 Cases. 
  • Pulmonary arterial impedance after single lung transplantation. 
  • Pulmonary artery pulsatility index as a predictor of right ventricular failure in left ventricular assist device recipients: A systematic review. 
  • Pulmonary changes in hemorrhagic shock. 
  • Pulmonary embolization of microcrystalline cellulose in a lung transplant recipient. 
  • Pulmonary endothelial cell ATP depletion following intestinal ischemia. 
  • Pulmonary hemodynamic consequences of ECG-synchronized ventilation. 
  • Pump speed modulations and sub-maximal exercise tolerance in left ventricular assist device recipients: A double-blind, randomized trial. 
  • Pump thrombosis in the Thoratec HeartMate II device: An update analysis of the INTERMACS Registry. 
  • Pursuing professional accountability: an evidence-based approach to addressing residents with behavioral problems. 
  • Pushing the frontiers of operative treatment of hydatid liver disease a step forward. 
  • Putting the 2019 CLAD consensus definitions to the test: Two steps forward, one step back? 
  • Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy. A clinical and physiologic appraisal. 
  • QS23. Adrenalectomy for Cushing’s Syndrome in Children: A 15-Year Institutional Experience 
  • Quality Improvement: A Primer for Plastic Surgeons. 
  • Quality Versus Costs Related to Gastrointestinal Surgery: Disentangling the Value Proposition. 
  • Quality in Cancer Care: An Assessment of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Quality Measures 
  • Quality of Life Associated with Open vs Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Prospective Pilot Study. 
  • Quality of Life after Intestinal Transplantation 
  • Quality of life after intestinal transplantation. 
  • Quality of life after pancreaticoduodenectomy with pancreaticogastrostomy: patient perspectives over time 
  • Quality of life after pancreaticoduodenectomy: what are the long-term effects? 
  • Quality of life after pediatric intestinal transplantation: the perception of pediatric recipients and their parents. 
  • Quality of life after treatment for pancreatitis. 
  • Quality of life and functional status in patients surviving 12 months after left ventricular assist device implantation. 
  • Quality of life and treatment preference for ventricular assist device therapy in ambulatory advanced heart failure: A report from the REVIVAL study. 
  • Quality-of-Life Outcomes Improve with Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Quantification of Resident Work in Colorectal Surgery. 
  • Quantification of insensible water loss associated with insufflation of nonhumidified CO2 in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. 
  • Quantification of neutrophil adhesion to skeletal muscle venules following ischemia-reperfusion. 
  • Quantified electronic health record (EHR) use by academic surgeons. 
  • Quantifying renal allograft loss following early antibody-mediated rejection. 
  • Quantifying the risk of incompatible kidney transplantation: a multicenter study. 
  • Quantitative Imaging Features and Postoperative Hepatic Insufficiency: A Multi-Institutional Expanded Cohort. 
  • Quantitative Relationship of Luminex Single Antigen Bead Assay (LSA), Antibody Titration and Flow Crossmatch in Heart Transplantation - A Data Analysis of 5 Years Clinical Testing 
  • Quantitative analysis of the calcium-sensing receptor messenger RNA in parathyroid adenomas. 
  • Quantitative assessment of fibrinogen cross-linking by epsilon aminocaproic acid in patients with end-stage liver disease. 
  • Quantitative evaluation of porcine endothelial cell antigens recognized by human natural antibodies: An analysis by Western blotting 
  • Quarantine, isolation, and cohorting: from cholera to Klebsiella. 
  • REDUCED-PORT LAPAROSCOPIC SUTURE RECTOPEXY USING A NOVEL MAGNETIC RETRACTOR. 
  • RHESUS RENAL ALLOGRAFTS CONTAIN NON-DESTRUCTIVE ACTIVATED LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATES FOLLOWING ANTI-CD154 THERAPY. 
  • RNA interference targeting hypoxia inducible factor 1α reduces post-operative adhesions in rats 
  • RNA stability regulates differential expression of the metastasis protein, osteopontin, in hepatocellular cancer. 
  • RUNX3 inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis by reinstating transforming growth factor beta responsiveness in esophageal adenocarcinoma cells. 
  • Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin induction therapy does not prolong survival after lung transplantation. 
  • Rabbit antithymocyte globulin induction and sirolimus monotherapy supports prolonged islet allograft function in a nonhuman primate islet transplantation model. 
  • Rabbit antithymocyte globulin induction therapy for lung transplantation does not affect long-term allograft function or survival 
  • Race and Insurance Status as Predictors of Bicycle Trauma Outcome in Adults. 
  • Race and comorbid factors predict nonalcoholic fatty liver disease histopathology in severely obese patients. 
  • Race differences in potential living donors' perceived risks with donation and trust of transplant health care providers. 
  • Race is associated with completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer 
  • Race, insurance status, and traumatic brain injury outcomes before and after enactment of the Affordable Care Act. 
  • Race-Related Differences in the Clinical Presentation and Histopathologic Features of Phyllodes Tumor. 
  • Racial Differences in Firearms Used and Autopsies Following Gun Deaths Exist. 
  • Racial Disparities in Bariatric Surgery Complications and Mortality Using the MBSAQIP Data Registry. 
  • Racial Disparity in 30-Day Outcomes of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Racial Equity in Living Donor Kidney Transplant: Center Variation and Opportunities for Progress. 
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Local Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Repair. 
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Outcomes after Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Racial and socioeconomic disparities in pediatric and young adult liver transplant outcomes. 
  • Racial and socioeconomic disparities in pediatric heart transplant outcomes in the era of anti-thymocyte globulin induction. 
  • Racial differences among patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: a population-based trend analysis from 2002 to 2008. 
  • Racial disparities among patients with lung cancer who were recommended operative therapy. 
  • Racial disparities in outcomes after appendectomy for acute appendicitis. 
  • Racial disparities in post-discharge healthcare utilization after trauma. 
  • Racial disparities in time to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. 
  • Radiation effects and radioprotection in MC3T3-E1 mouse calvarial osteoblastic cells. 
  • Radical Minimally Invasive Surgery After Immuno-chemotherapy in Initially-unresectable Stage IIIB Non-small cell Lung Cancer. 
  • Radiochemotherapy and transplantation allow long-term survival for nonresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma. 
  • Radiofrequency Identification Track for Tray Optimization: An Instrument Utilization Pilot Study in Surgical Oncology. 
  • Radiofrequency Identification Tracking for Tray Optimization: An Instrument Use Pilot Study in Breast Surgical Oncology 
  • Radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors: influence of technique and tumor size. 
  • Radiologic, endoscopic and surgical considerations of malignant melanoma metastatic to the small intestine. 
  • Radiologic, endoscopic, and surgical considerations of melanoma metastatic to the gastrointestinal tract. 
  • Rapamycin 
  • Rapamycin Augments CD8(+) T Cell Responses to Latent and Chronic Viral Infections but Not Heterologous Immune Graft-Reactive Responses. 
  • Rapamycin Augments Pathogen-Specific but Not Donor-Reactive CD8(+) T Cell Responses 
  • Rapamycin Enhances Donor-Specific Antibody and Chronic Rejection of Full MHC Mismatched Cardiac Allografts after Alemtuzumab Treatment 
  • Rapamycin Enhances Early Alloantibody Production by Hampering the Homeostatic Proliferation of Regulatory T Cells. 
  • Rapamycin Enhances the Magnitude and Quality of Viral-Specific CD8+T Cell Responses to Vaccinia Virus Vaccination in the Rhesus Macaque. 
  • Rapamycin Interferes With Postdepletion Regulatory T Cell Homeostasis and Enhances DSA Formation Corrected by CTLA4-Ig. 
  • Rapamycin increases transforming growth factor-beta mRNA expression in immortalized rat proximal renal tubular cells. 
  • Rapamycin-conditioned donor dendritic cells differentiate CD4CD25Foxp3 T cells in vitro with TGF-beta1 for islet transplantation. 
  • Rapid noninvasive optical imaging of tissue composition in breast tumor margins. 
  • Rapid serologic diagnosis of serum sickness from antithymocyte globulin therapy using enzyme immunoassay. 
  • Rapid-fractionation pre-operative chemoradiation for malignant periampullary neoplasms. 
  • Rate of pathologic complete response with increased interval between preoperative combined modality therapy and rectal cancer resection. 
  • Rationale and Technique for Measuring Abdominal Wall Tension in Hernia Repair. 
  • Rationale for immediate reconstruction of the breast following modified radical mastectomy. 
  • Re: Distinguishing Between Sex and Gender Is Critical for Research in Transplantation. 
  • Readmission After Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: Not All Complications Contribute Equally. 
  • Readmission after major surgery: effect of the postdischarge environment. 
  • Real-World Experiences in the Transplantation of Hepatitis C Positive Kidneys 
  • Real-time transcription polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold values as criteria for utilization of incidental COVID-19 positive lung donors. 
  • Real-time ultrasonography for placement of central venous catheters in children: A multi-institutional study. 
  • Real-world effectiveness of preemptive therapy (PET) for cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease prevention in CMV high-risk donor seropositive/recipient seronegative (D+R-) liver transplant recipients (LTxR). 
  • Realistic Expectations for Leading Surgical Education in the Work Hour Reform Era 
  • Realistic expectations and leadership in the era of work hour reform. 
  • Reasons why kidneys removed for transplantation are not transplanted in the United States. 
  • Reassuring Intraoperative Parameters Do Not Obviate the Need for Infrainguinal Bypass Completion Angiograms. 
  • Receipt and Sharing of Information to Improve Knowledge About Living Donor Kidney Transplant among Transplant Candidates with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. 
  • Recent History of Serious Fall Injuries and Posttransplant Outcomes Among US Kidney Transplant Recipients. 
  • Recent advances in genome editing and creation of genetically modified pigs. 
  • Recent advances in immunosuppressive therapy for prevention of renal allograft rejection. 
  • Recent clinical and investigational applications of fibrin sealant in selected surgical specialties. 
  • Receptor tyrosine kinase MerTK suppresses an allogenic type I IFN response to promote transplant tolerance. 
  • Recognizing the Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Utilization Among Plastic Surgery Patients. 
  • Recombinant human tumor necrosis factor alone and with chemotherapeutic agents. Effect on nude mouse-supported human bladder cancer heterografts. 
  • Recommendations From the International Consensus Conference on Anemia Management in Surgical Patients (ICCAMS). 
  • Recommended Treatment for Antibody-mediated Rejection After Kidney Transplantation: The 2019 Expert Consensus From the Transplantion Society Working Group. 
  • Reconsideration of HIV as a contraindication to transplantation. 
  • Reconstruction of rat femoral veins with microvascular prostheses. 
  • Reconstruction of the lower extremity with vascularized composite tissue: improved tissue survival and specific indications. 
  • Reconstruction of the lower extremity. Microsurgical composite tissue transplantation. 
  • Reconstruction of tibial bone defects in tibial nonunion. 
  • Reconstruction techniques after proctectomy: what's the best? 
  • Reconstruction with vascularized composite tissue in patients with excessive injury following surgery and irradiation. 
  • Recovery following stretch injury to the sciatic nerve of the rat: an in vivo study. 
  • Recovery of in vivo cellular immunity after human marrow grafting. Influence of time postgrafting and acute graft-versus-host disease. 
  • Recovery of left ventricular function is associated with improved outcomes in LVAD recipients. 
  • Recreating the native bony environment in vitro 
  • Rectal cancer: the sphincter-sparing approach. 
  • Rectothecal Fistula Secondary to a Tailgut Cyst With Malignant Transformation: An Abnormal Connection and Unusual Pathology. 
  • Recurrence Patterns and Disease-Free Survival after Resection of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Preoperative and Postoperative Prognostic Models. 
  • Recurrence Rate and Pattern of Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma after Curative Intent Resection. 
  • Recurrence after mastectomy for ductal carcinoma in situ. 
  • Recurrence and Survival After Resection of Small Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm-associated Carcinomas (≤20-mm Invasive Component): A Multi-institutional Analysis. 
  • Recurrence of cardiac sarcoidosis in a heart transplant recipient. 
  • Recurrence of heart failure symptoms after LVAD placement due to bradycardia-induced inflow obstruction. 
  • Recurrence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in a liver transplant recipient. 
  • Recurrence of rectal prolapse following rectopexy: a pooled analysis of 532 patients. 
  • Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury After Thyroid Surgery: An Analysis of 11,370 Patients. 
  • Recurrent abdominal laxity following interpositional human acellular dermal matrix. 
  • Recurrent and De Novo Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Comparison of Prevalence, Patient Characteristics and Outcomes at a Single Center 
  • Recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome in a child due to fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the median nerve successfully treated by limited excision and decompression. 
  • Recurrent hyperparathyroidism and forearm parathyromatosis after total parathyroidectomy. 
  • Recurrent malignant melanoma: the identification of prognostic factors to predict survival. 
  • Red blood cell arginase suppresses Jurkat (T cell) proliferation by depleting arginine. 
  • Redefining Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation 
  • Redox regulation of the rat hepatocyte iNOS promoter. 
  • Redox-mediated upregulation of hepatocyte iNOS transcription requires coactivator PC4. 
  • Reduced Lifetime Incidence of Cytomegalovirus with Extended Prophylaxis: Long-Term Follow Up from a Randomized Controlled Trial 
  • Reduced chronic pain: Another benefit of recovery at an inpatient rehabilitation facility over a skilled nursing facility? 
  • Reduced oxygen extraction during reperfusion: a consequence of global ischemic arrest. 
  • Reduced transfusion requirements during major hepatic resection with use of intraoperative isovolemic hemodilution. 
  • Reducing Accidental Dislodgement of the Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: A Prospective Trial of the "SafetyBreak" Device. 
  • Reducing Hospital Readmissions via Optimization of Emergency Department Care. 
  • Reduction mammaplasty utilizing an inferior pedicle nipple-areolar flap. 
  • Reduction of surgical site infections after laparoscopic gastric bypass with circular stapled gastrojejunostomy. 
  • Reflections on competency-based education and training for surgical residents. 
  • Reflective Writing for Medical Students on the Surgical Clerkship: Oxymoron or Antidote? 
  • Reflux of bile acids: an innate problem of lung transplantation. 
  • Regeneration of a transplanted liver after right hepatic lobectomy. 
  • Regional geometry and function during myocardial ischemia and recovery. 
  • Regional variability in symptom-based MELD exceptions: a response to organ shortage? 
  • Regional variations of laser doppler blood flow in ischemic skin flaps 
  • Regional versus general anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program perspective. 
  • Regionalization of hepatic resections is associated with increasing disparities among some patient populations in use of high-volume providers. 
  • Regulating T Cell Behavior. 
  • Regulation of KLRG1 Gene Expression by T-bet Correlates with Human Cytomegalovirus-Specific CD8(+) T Cells Effector Function 
  • Regulation of Kupffer cell TNF gene expression during experimental acute pancreatitis: the role of p38-MAPK, ERK1/2, SAPK/JNK, and NF-kappaB. 
  • Regulation of NFkappaB in hepatic ischemic preconditioning. 
  • Regulatory T cells exhibit decreased proliferation but enhanced suppression after pulsing with sirolimus. 
  • Regulatory updates are needed to prevent the commercialization of islet transplantation in the United States. 
  • Rejection in the setting of non-HLA antibody: New tools for navigating bench to bedside. 
  • Rejection of kidney allografts by MHC class I-deficient mice. 
  • Rejection of xenogeneic porcine islets in humanized mice is characterized by graft-infiltrating Th17 cells and activated B cells. 
  • Rejection revisited 
  • Relation between p53 overexpression and established prognostic factors in breast cancer. 
  • Relationship Among Viremia/Viral Infection, Alloimmunity, and Nutritional Parameters in the First Year After Pediatric Kidney Transplantation. 
  • Relationship Between Operating Room Teamwork, Contextual Factors, and Safety Checklist Performance. 
  • Relationship between Coping and Depression in Heart Transplant Candidates and Their Spouses 
  • Relationship between antithymocyte globulin, T cell phenotypes, and clinical outcomes in pediatric kidney transplantation. 
  • Relationship between coping and depression in heart transplant candidates and their spouses. 
  • Relationship between disease-free interval and survival in patients with recurrent melanoma. 
  • Relationship between donor fraction cell-free DNA and clinical rejection in heart transplantation. 
  • Relationship between intraoperative fluid administration and perioperative outcome after pancreaticoduodenectomy: results of a prospective randomized trial of acute normovolemic hemodilution compared with standard intraoperative management. 
  • Relationship between provider volume and outcomes for orthotopic liver transplantation. 
  • Relationship between surgeon caseload and sphincter preservation in patients with rectal cancer. 
  • Relationship of age and menopausal status to estrogen receptor content in primary carcinoma of the breast. 
  • Relationship of ventricular assist device support duration with pediatric heart transplant outcomes. 
  • Relationships between sclerosing cholangitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancer in patients undergoing liver transplantation. 
  • Relative purity of thrombin-based hemostatic agents used in surgery. 
  • Relevance of donor specific antibodies in simultaneous liver kidney transplantation 
  • Relevance of the ADAM and UK Small Aneurysm trial data in the age of endovascular aneurysm repair. 
  • Reliability of echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular systolic function in potential pediatric heart transplant donors. 
  • Reliability of transthoracic echocardiogram interpretation in potential adult heart transplant donors. 
  • Relief of blood-induced arterial vasospasm by pharmacologic solutions. 
  • Relief of dysphagia after laparoscopic Heller myotomy improves long-term quality of life. 
  • Remission of type 2 diabetes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is associated with greater weight loss. 
  • Remnant Small Bowel Length in Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome and the Correlation with Intestinal Dysbiosis and Linear Growth 
  • Remnant growth rate after portal vein embolization is a good early predictor of post-hepatectomy liver failure. 
  • Remote ex vivo lung perfusion at a centralized evaluation facility. 
  • Renal Failure After Primary Organ Transplantation 
  • Renal Outcomes After Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Results from the US Multicenter Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation Consortium. 
  • Renal Transplantation with grafts affected by tumors: learning from a 'near miss' case. 
  • Renal allograft cell infiltrates associated with irreversible rejection. 
  • Renal allograft-infiltrating lymphocytes. A prospective analysis of in vitro growth characteristics and clinical relevance. 
  • Renal cell carcinoma suspected at time of organ donation 2008-2016: A report of the OPTN ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee Registry. 
  • Renal epithelial cell-derived monocyte colony stimulating factor as a local informant of renal injury and means of monocyte activation. 
  • Renal function after low central venous pressure-assisted liver resection: assessment of 2116 cases. 
  • Renal function at two years in liver transplant patients receiving everolimus: results of a randomized, multicenter study. 
  • Renal function in long term hand transplant recipients: Impact of tacrolimus and immunosuppression 
  • Renal function with cyclosporine C2 monitoring, enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium and basiliximab: a 12-month randomized trial in renal transplant recipients. 
  • Renal outcomes following left renal vein harvest for venous reconstruction during pancreas and liver surgery. 
  • Renal paratransplant hernia revealed: a review of the literature. 
  • Renal paratransplant hernia. An uncommon variant of internal hernia. Are we aware of it? 
  • Renal response following perioperative ketorolac analgesia in living kidney donation. 
  • Renal transplant imaging using magnetic resonance angiography with a nonnephrotoxic contrast agent. 
  • Renal transplantation between HL-A haploidentical donor-recipient pairs: functional and morphological evaluation. 
  • Renal transplantation using belatacept without maintenance steroids or calcineurin inhibitors. 
  • Renal tubule cell derived M-CSF is a local informant of renal damage and potentates monocyte recruitment and activation 
  • Renin-angiotensin system gene expression in post-transplant hypertension predicts allograft function. 
  • Repeat surgical bowel lengthening with the STEP procedure. 
  • Replantation in children. 
  • Replantation of a completely amputated distal thumb without venous anastomosis. Case report. 
  • Repletion of S-nitrosohemoglobin improves organ function and physiological status in swine after brain death. 
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  • Resection of Cavity Shave Margins in Stage 0-III Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. 
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  • Resection of panniculus morbidus: a salvage procedure with a steep learning curve. 
  • Residency Programs with Non-physician Educators Are More Likely to Perform Baseline Competency Testing 
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  • Residency characteristics that matter most to plastic surgery applicants: a multi-institutional analysis and review of the literature. 
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  • Resident training in a teaching hospital: How do attendings teach in the real operative environment? 
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  • Resilience through practicing acceptance: A qualitative study of how patients cope with the psychosocial experiences following limb-threatening lower extremity trauma. 
  • Resistance differences between blood and crystalloid cardioplegic solutions with myocardial cooling. 
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  • Response to Comment on "A National Analysis of Long-term Survival Following Thoracoscopic Versus Open Lobectomy for Stage I Nonsmall-cell Lung Cancer". 
  • Response to Letter to the Editor. 
  • Response to Letter: Comment on "Insurance Status, Not Race Is Associated With Use of Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach for Rectal Cancer". 
  • Response to Mroczkowski. 
  • Response to Slim et al. 
  • Response to the Comment on "Improvement in Liver Transplant Outcomes From Older Donors: A US National Analysis". 
  • Response to the Comment on "Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms: Have IAP Consensus Guidelines Changed Our Approach?: Results From a Multi-institutional Study". 
  • Response to the Comment on "Proving the Effectiveness of the Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery (FRS) Skills Curriculum: A Single-blinded, Multispecialty, Multi-institutional Randomized Control Trial: Not Only Surgeon's Manual Skills...". 
  • Response to the Comment on "Severe Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy: An Analysis of 7366 Patients". 
  • Response: "Recognizing Implicit Bias, Not Proteomics, Is the Next Step in Mitigating Disparities in Surgical Care". 
  • Response: The impracticality of overriding family rejection of donation 
  • Restoration of hamstring function following sciatic nerve resection at the greater sciatic foramen with reconstruction involving acellular nerve allograft and vascularized sural nerve autograft: A case report. 
  • Restoring the failed cranioplasty: nonanatomical titanium mesh with perforator flap. 
  • Restrictive Firearm Laws Are Associated with Decreased Firearm-Related Suicides 
  • Restrictive Firearm Laws and Firearm-Related Suicide. 
  • Results from a human renal allograft tolerance trial evaluating T-cell depletion with alemtuzumab combined with deoxyspergualin. 
  • Results from a human renal allograft tolerance trial evaluating the humanized CD52-specific monoclonal antibody alemtuzumab (CAMPATH-1H). 
  • Results of a Survey of Transplant Center HCC Imaging Practices 
  • Results of a pilot trial comparing prolonged intravenous antibiotics with sequential intravenous/oral antibiotics for children with perforated appendicitis. 
  • Results of a randomized, prospective, multicenter trial of mycophenolate mofetil versus azathioprine in the prevention of acute lung allograft rejection. 
  • Results of interfascicular nerve grafting for radial nerve lesions. 
  • Results of proximal arch replacement using deep hypothermia for circulatory arrest: is moderate hypothermia really justifiable? 
  • Results of the OCS Lung EXPAND International Trial Using Portable Normothermic OCS Lung Perfusion System (OCS) to Recruit and Evaluate Extended Criteria Donor (ECD) Lungs 
  • Results of the double-blind, randomized, multicenter, phase III clinical trial of Thymoglobulin versus Atgam in the treatment of acute graft rejection episodes after renal transplantation. 
  • Results of the modified bi-pectoral muscle flap procedure for post-sternotomy deep wound infection. 
  • Retransplantation in the diabetic patient with a pancreas allograft. 
  • Retransplantation of the liver--a seven-year experience. 
  • Retrograde intussusception after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity. 
  • Retroperitoneal and rectus sheath hematomas. 
  • Retroperitoneal compartment syndrome after renal transplantation. 
  • Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy. 
  • Retroperitoneal renal and intraperitoneal pancreatic transplantation. 
  • Retroperitoneal sarcomas: does the center really matter? 
  • Revascularization of the solitary kidney: a challenging problem in a high risk population. 
  • Reverse bipaddle posterior interosseous artery perforator flap. 
  • Reverse end-to-side neurotization. 
  • Reversing nerve-graft polarity in a rat model: the effect on function. 
  • Review of Hemorrhoid Disease: Presentation and Management. 
  • Review of complications associated with endoscopic pancreatic cyst-gastrostomy: a single-institution experience. 
  • Review of the use of hepatitis B core antibody-positive kidney donors. 
  • Review: chemokines in transplantation 
  • Revisiting the "July Effect" in Plastic Surgery: New Data to Support Resident Autonomy. 
  • Rheology and the regulation of oxygen delivery. 
  • Rhesus Monkey Have natural Antibody toward Swine That is Not Influenced by Allosensitization nor by Carfilzomib/tocilizumab. 
  • Rhesus-Specific Anti-Thymocyte Globulin as an Adjuvant to Costimulatory-Blockade-Based Immunotherapy. 
  • Rib Fracture Location Should Be Evaluated When Predicting Morbidity and Mortality in Trauma Patients. 
  • Rib fracture stabilization in patients sustaining blunt chest injury. 
  • Richard Nixon's Left Knee and Its Impact on American History. 
  • Richter's syndrome mimicking chronic colitis. A patient with diffuse histiocytic lymphoma complicating chronic lymphocytic leukemia. 
  • Right Atrial to Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure Ratio Is Not Associated with Failure of Optimal Medical Management in the INTERMACS 4-5 Population 
  • Right and left ventricular performance during and after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. 
  • Right hepatic trisectionectomy: experience in 85 cases for advanced tumours 
  • Right ventricle-dominant cardiac sarcoidosis with sparing of the left ventricle. 
  • Right ventricular afterload sensitivity dramatically increases after left ventricular assist device implantation: A multi-center hemodynamic analysis. 
  • Right ventricular failure--insights provided by a new model of chronic pulmonary hypertension. 
  • Right ventricular function in orthotopic total atrioventricular heart transplantation. 
  • Right ventricular sensitivity to metabolic injury during cardiopulmonary bypass. 
  • Rising PGD Incidence Parallels Increased Recipient Disease Severity 
  • Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients (ROADMAP) - 2 Year Results 
  • Risk Aversion in Lung Transplantation: Organ Procurement Organizations Differ in Willingness to Pursue Non-Ideal Donor Organs 
  • Risk Factors for Mortality in Pediatric Postsurgical versus Medical Severe Sepsis. 
  • Risk Factors for Urinary Tract Infections in Cardiac Surgical Patients 
  • Risk Stratification of Inotropic Therapy for Heart Transplant Candidates in the Era of Ventricular Assist Device Support 
  • Risk assessment in pulmonary hypertension associated with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction 
  • Risk factors and outcomes in post-liver transplantation bile duct stones and casts: A case-control study. 
  • Risk factors for BK polyomavirus nephritis in renal allograft recipients. 
  • Risk factors for cytomegalovirus viremia and disease developing after prophylaxis in high-risk solid-organ transplant recipients. 
  • Risk factors for early failure of surgical amputations: an analysis of 8,878 isolated lower extremity amputation procedures. 
  • Risk factors for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. 
  • Risk factors for mortality in lung transplant recipients aged ≥65 years: A retrospective cohort study of 5,815 patients in the scientific registry of transplant recipients. 
  • Risk factors for pancreatic leak after distal pancreatectomy. 
  • Risk factors for primary dysfunction after liver transplantation--a multivariate analysis. 
  • Risk factors in coronary artery bypass surgery. 
  • Risk factors in necrotizing fasciitis: a case involving Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Risk for transmission of Naegleria fowleri from solid organ transplantation. 
  • Risk of Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Adult Transplant Recipients. 
  • Risk of anaphylaxis from aprotinin re-exposure during LVAD removal and heart transplantation. 
  • Risk of primary graft dysfunction following lung transplantation in selected adults with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease. 
  • Risk of secondary hyperparathyroidism after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery in obese women. 
  • Risk of severe primary graft dysfunction in patients bridged to heart transplantation with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. 
  • Risk score derived from pre-operative data analysis predicts the need for biventricular mechanical circulatory support. 
  • Risk scoring systems for weight loss surgery. 
  • Risk stratification of serious adverse events after gastric bypass in the Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database. 
  • Risks and Realities of Delayed Splenic Bleeding. 
  • Risks and outcomes of adenovirus disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients-Comparison of current antiviral treatment options. 
  • Risks of perioperative resuscitation with chloride-liberal crystalloids 
  • Rituximab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after lung transplantation. 
  • Rituximab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after lung transplantation. 
  • Road traffic injuries: Cross-sectional cluster randomized countrywide population data from 4 low-income countries. 
  • Robot-Assisted Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy in Testicular Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review. 
  • Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy, a Novel Standard of Care? Benchmark Values for Surgical Outcomes from 16 International Expert Centers. 
  • Robotic Liver Resection: A Case-Matched Comparison. 
  • Robotic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: A National Perspective on Short-term Oncologic Outcomes. 
  • Robotic Resection of Small Pulmonary Nodules after Image-Guided Marker Placement 
  • Robotic cholecystectomy: first experience with the new Senhance robotic system. 
  • Robotic distal pancreatectomy, a novel standard of care? First benchmark values for surgical outcomes from 14 international expert centers 
  • Robotic single port cholecystectomy: current data and future perspectives. 
  • Robotic surgery: a current perspective. 
  • Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 
  • Robotic-Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy Results in Increased Operative Time Without Improved Perioperative Outcomes. 
  • Robotic-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass performed in a community hospital setting: the future of bariatric surgery? 
  • Robotic-assisted hysterectomy for the management of severe endometriosis: a retrospective review of short-term surgical outcomes. 
  • Robotic-assisted laparoscopic gynecologic procedures in a fellowship training program. 
  • Robotic-assisted minimally invasive central pancreatectomy: technique and outcomes. 
  • Robotically assisted biliary pancreatic diversion with a duodenal switch: a new technique. 
  • Robotically assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. 
  • Role of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in the Management of Gastric Adenocarcinoma. 
  • Role of Fractionated Fat in Blending the Lid-Cheek Junction. 
  • Role of Resident Microbial Communities in Biofilm-Related Implant Infections: Recent Insights and Implications. 
  • Role of T cell recruitment and chemokine-regulated intra-graft T cell motility patterns in corneal allograft rejection. 
  • Role of Toll-like receptor-driven innate immunity in thoracic organ transplantation. 
  • Role of cellular immunity in GERD-associated bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome 
  • Role of coronary artery calcium score in identifying occult coronary artery disease in patients evaluated for deceased-donor liver transplant - a preliminary report. 
  • Role of fibrinopeptide B in early atherosclerotic lesion formation. 
  • Role of flow cytometry to define unacceptable HLA antigens in lung transplant recipients with HLA-specific antibodies. 
  • Role of low-dose calcineurin inhibitor regimens in pediatric kidney transplantation. 
  • Role of lymphadenectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy, and treatment at high-volume centers in patients with resected pancreatic cancer-a distinct view on lymph node yield. 
  • Role of patient factors, preferences, and distrust in health care and access to liver transplantation and organ donation. 
  • Role of porcine von Willebrand factor in pulmonary xenograft injury 
  • Role of preoperative biliary drainage of liver remnant prior to extended liver resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma 
  • Role of pretransplant echocardiographic evaluation in predicting outcomes following liver transplantation. 
  • Role of surgical intervention in the management of intestinal metastases from malignant melanoma. 
  • Role of the innate immune system in mediating lung allograft rejection 
  • Roscoe Reid Graham (1890 to 1948): the man of the patch. 
  • Routine Collection of Long-Term Patient-Centered Outcomes after Trauma: A Multi-Institutional Experience 
  • Routine Gastric Decompression after Pancreatoduodenectomy: Treating the Surgeon? 
  • Routine ICU Admission after Hepatectomy for Cancer Does Not Decrease Rates of Failureto-Rescue 
  • Routine Intensive Care Unit Admission Following Liver Resection: What Is the Value Proposition? 
  • Routine choledochotomy with cholecystectomy. 
  • Routine clinical use of laser Doppler flowmeter to monitor free tissue transfer: preliminary results. 
  • Routine contrast imaging of low pelvic anastomosis before defunctioning ileostomy closure: Is it necessary? 
  • Routine contrast imaging of low pelvic anastomosis prior to closure of defunctioning ileostomy: is it necessary? 
  • Routine intensive care unit admission among patients undergoing major pancreatic surgery for cancer: No effect on failure to rescue. 
  • Routine performance of endomyocardial biopsy decreases the incidence of orthotopic heart transplant for myocarditis. 
  • Roux-en-Y gastric bypass decreases serum inflammatory markers and cardiovascular risk factors in obese diabetics. 
  • Rt-PCR increases detection of submicroscopic peritoneal metastases in gastric cancer and has prognostic significance. 
  • Ruptured splenic artery aneurysm: An unusual late complication following pancreas transplantation 
  • S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine protects skeletal muscle against reperfusion injury. 
  • S043 mythbuster: truncal vagotomy and gastric drainage procedures. 
  • SAGES consensus recommendations on an annotation framework for surgical video. 
  • SAGES perspective: professional medical associations, commercial interests, and conflicts of interest. 
  • SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Solid Organ Transplant Patients: Data Needed to Inform Safety and Efficacy. 
  • SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. 
  • SPIRAL COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF TRANSPLANT RENAL-ARTERY STENOSIS 
  • SRTR center-specific reporting tools: Posttransplant outcomes. 
  • STABILITY OF THE TOLERANCE PHENOTYPE AFTER WITHDRAWAL OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUG THERAPY: INFLUENCE OF LOCAL AND GENETIC FACTORS INFLUENCING TNFα AND TGFβ EXPRESSION 
  • STOMACH INTESTINAL AND PYLORUS SPARING (SIPS) PROCEDURE: THE FIRST EXPERIENCE IN EAST ASIA New (Non Standard) Surgical Techniques 
  • SUCCESSFUL REPLANTATION OF AN AMPUTATED UPPER LIP - DISCUSSION 
  • SURGICAL RESECTION OF THE PRIMARY TUMOR IN STAGE IV COLORECTAL CANCER WITHOUT METASTASECTOMY IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED OVERALL SURVIVAL COMPARED TO CHEMOTHERAPY/RADIATION THERAPY ALONE. 
  • SV40-transformed hamster prostatic tissue: a model of human prostatic malignancy. 
  • Safe pancreas transplantation in patients with coronary artery disease. 
  • Safety Issues Identified by Proactive Liver Transplant Safety Debriefing. 
  • Safety and Efficacy of Conversion from Conventional Twice Daily Tacrolimus to Once Daily Extended Release Tacrolimus in Stable Pancreas Transplant (SPK and PAK) Recipients 
  • Safety and Efficacy of Polymeric Clips for Appendiceal Stump Closure. 
  • Safety and Feasibility of Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection in Patients With Melanoma (SAFE-MILND): Report of a Prospective Multi-institutional Trial. 
  • Safety and Feasibility of Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection in Patients With Melanoma (SAFE-MILND): Report of a Prospective Multi-institutional Trial. 
  • Safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in patients 65 years and older 
  • Safety and efficacy of pravastatin in pediatric heart transplant recipients. 
  • Safety and pharmacokinetics of daclizumab in pediatric renal transplant recipients. 
  • Safety and tolerability of transition from inhaled treprostinil to oral selexipag in pulmonary arterial hypertension: Results from the TRANSIT-1 study. 
  • Safety events in kidney transplant recipients: results from the folic Acid for vascular outcome reduction in transplant trial. 
  • Safety in Hand Surgery: Eliminating Wrong-Site Surgery. 
  • Safety in Numbers: Progressive Implementation of a Robotics Program in an Academic Surgical Oncology Practice. 
  • Safety in healthcare is not a new concept 
  • Safety in the OR: who's in and who's out? 
  • Safety of Everolimus With Reduced Calcineurin Inhibitor Exposure in De Novo Kidney Transplants: An Analysis From the Randomized TRANSFORM Study. 
  • Safety of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Major Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study. 
  • Safety of aerosolized amphotericin B lipid complex in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Safety of hepatic resection in aged patients: a retrospective, multi-institutional analysis 
  • Safety of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for management of central airway stenosis after lung transplant. 
  • Safety of immediate transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous breast reconstruction for patients with locally advanced disease. 
  • Safety of reduced anti-thrombotic strategies in HeartMate II patients: A one-year analysis of the US-TRACE Study. 
  • Safety of repair for severe duodenal injuries. 
  • Saline vs Tissue Plasminogen Activator Irrigations after Drain Placement for Appendicitis-Associated Abscess: A Prospective Randomized Trial. 
  • Salvage reoperation for complications after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: Commentary 
  • Same thyroid cancer, different national practice guidelines: When discordant American Thyroid Association and National Comprehensive Cancer Network surgery recommendations are associated with compromised patient outcome. 
  • Saphenous vein graft failure after coronary artery bypass surgery: pathophysiology, management, and future directions. 
  • Saphenous vein versus polytetrafluoroethylene carotid patch angioplasty. 
  • Scaffold-based rhBMP-2 therapy in a rat alveolar defect model: implications for human gingivoperiosteoplasty. 
  • Scar formation in young and aged rabbits. 
  • Scar perceptions after thyroid and parathyroid surgery: comparison of minimal and conventional approaches. 
  • Scars Matter: The Importance of Incision Decisions in Bariatric Patients. 
  • Scheduled, Intermittent Oximetry Fails to Detect Postoperative Hypoxemia After Bariatric Surgery 
  • Scheduling the resident 80-hour work week: an operations research algorithm. 
  • Scholarly output and the impact of self-citation among surgical fellowship program directors. 
  • Science of composite tissue allotransplantation. 
  • Screening and Management of PTLD. 
  • Screening for carcinoma of the colon: Pitfalls of the Hemoccult® test 
  • Seasonal Variation in Liver Transplantation 
  • Seasonal Variation in Outcomes After Liver Transplantation. 
  • Seasonal Variation in Outcomes After Liver Transplantation. 
  • Seatbelt sign in a case of blunt abdominal trauma; what lies beneath it? 
  • Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension; getting down to the nuts and BOLT. Author's reply to Ranganath et al. 
  • Secondary hyperoxaluria: a risk factor for kidney stone formation and renal failure in native kidneys and renal grafts. 
  • Secondary lymphoid tissue and costimulation-blockade resistant rejection: A nonhuman primate renal transplant study. 
  • Secretin receptors in a new preparation of plasma membranes from intrahepatic biliary epithelium. 
  • Seek and you will find: antibody and the liver. 
  • Segmental Susceptibility of Intestinal Stem Cells to Cold Storage Preservation Injury in a Porcine Model 
  • Segmental Susceptibility of Intestinal Stem Cells to Cold Storage Preservation Injury in a Porcine Model 
  • Segmental Susceptibility of Intestinal Stem Cells to Cold Storage Preservation Injury in a Porcine Model 
  • Selective Nonoperative Management of Abdominal Gunshot Wounds from Heresy to Adoption: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCoNECT). 
  • Selective Targeting of High-Affinity LFA-1 Does Not Augment Costimulation Blockade in a Nonhuman Primate Renal Transplantation Model. 
  • Selective Targeting of Human Alloresponsive CD8(+) Effector Memory T Cells Based on CD2 Expression. 
  • Selective biliary secretion of basal and glucagon-inhibited neutral sterol after triparanol administration. 
  • Selective bowel decontamination in hospitalized patients awaiting liver transplantation. 
  • Selective targeting of human alloresponsive CD8+ effector memory T cells based on CD2 expression. 
  • Selective type & screen for elective colectomy based on a transfusion risk score may generate substantial cost savings. 
  • Selenium-binding protein-1 in smooth muscle cells is downregulated in a rhesus monkey model of chronic allograft nephropathy. 
  • Self-Directed Interactive Video-Based Instruction Versus Instructor-Led Teaching for Myanmar House Surgeons: A Randomized, Noninferiority Trial. 
  • Self-reported barriers to pediatric surgical care in Guatemala. 
  • Semiquantitative measurement of cytokine messenger RNA in endomyocardium and peripheral blood mononuclear cells from human heart transplant recipients. 
  • Sensitivity of the Hemoccult II slide test in detecting colonic neoplasms. 
  • Sensitization in Transplantation: Assessment of Risk (STAR) 2017 Working Group Meeting Report. 
  • Sensitization in transplantation: Assessment of risk (STAR) 2019 Working Group Meeting Report. 
  • Sensitization via Pregnancy Generates Alloantibody and Cross-Reactive Xeno-Antibody in a Non-Human Primate Model 
  • Sensory Restoration in Abdominally Based Free Flaps for Breast Reconstruction Using Nerve Allograft. 
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma of the head and neck. 
  • Sentinel node skills verification and surgeon performance: data from a multicenter clinical trial for early-stage breast cancer. 
  • Sentinel node staging of resectable colon cancer: results of a multicenter study. 
  • Sep70/Pepsin expression in hypopharynx combined with hypopharyngeal multichannel intraluminal impedance increases diagnostic sensitivity of laryngopharyngeal reflux. 
  • Separation of Thoraco-Omphalo-Ischiopagus Conjoined Twins: Surgical Planning, Management, and Outcomes. 
  • September 11, 2001, revisited: a review of the data. 
  • Sequential Liver-Kidney Transplantation Is Equivalent to Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation in Candidates Requiring Dialysis Pre-Transplant 
  • Sequential delivery of maturation stimuli increases human dendritic cell IL-12 production and enhances tumor antigen-specific immunogenicity. 
  • Sequential measurement of peripheral blood allogeneic microchimerism levels and association with pulmonary function. 
  • Sequential preoperative fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography assessment of response to preoperative chemoradiation: a means for determining longterm outcomes of rectal cancer. 
  • Serial monitoring of exhaled nitric oxide in lung transplant recipients. 
  • Serum cotinine concentration and wound complications in head and neck reconstruction. 
  • Serum enzyme alterations after extensive surgical procedures. 
  • Serum gastrin, calcitonin, and prolactin as markers of multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. 
  • Serum leptin levels are inversely correlated with omental gene expression of adiponectin and markedly decreased after gastric bypass surgery. 
  • Serum vascular endothelial growth factor as a surveillance marker for cellular rejection in pediatric cardiac transplantation. 
  • Setting organ allocation priorities: should we care what the public cares about? 
  • Severe Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy: An Analysis of 7366 Patients. 
  • Severe Rejection of the Intestine Allograft – Regeneration, Re-transplantation or Death? 
  • Severe aplastic anemia associated with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. Immunologic and hematologic reconstitution after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. 
  • Severe chest trauma. Morbidity implication. 
  • Severe traumatic head injury affects systemic cytokine expression. 
  • Severity of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in solid organ transplant patients. 
  • Severity of emphysema predicts location of lung cancer and 5-y survival of patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer. 
  • Sex Differences in Characteristics and Outcomes Following HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation 
  • Sex Differences in Treatment Strategies Among Patients With Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Privately Insured Patients. 
  • Sex and gender disparity in kidney transplantation: Historical and future perspectives. 
  • Sex differences in long-term outcomes after traumatic injury: A mediation analysis. 
  • Sex steroid receptor concentration in breast carcinoma tissue: effect of devascularization during mastectomy. 
  • Sex, role models, and specialty choices among graduates of US medical schools in 2006-2008. 
  • Sex- and Insurance- Based Disparities in Listing for and Benefit from Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplant. 
  • Sexual Harassment during Residency Training: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. 
  • Sexual and Overall Quality of Life Improvements After Surgical Correction of "Buried Penis". 
  • Sexual functioning of men and women with severe obesity before bariatric surgery. 
  • Shifting Clinical Trial Endpoints in Kidney Transplantation: The Rise of Composite Endpoints and Machine Learning to Refine Prognostication. 
  • Short bowel syndrome after continence-preserving procedures. 
  • Short bowel syndrome after laparoscopic procedures. 
  • Short bowel syndrome after trauma. 
  • Short bowel syndrome following bariatric surgical procedures. 
  • Short- and Long-Term Outcomes following Severe Traumatic Lower Extremity Reconstruction: The Value of an Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center to Racially Underserved Communities. 
  • Short-Term Concerns Primarily Determine Patient Preference for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. 
  • Short-Term Outcomes of Conversion of Failed Gastric Banding to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy or Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: a Meta-Analysis. 
  • Short-term outcomes after esophagectomy at 164 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program hospitals: effect of operative approach and hospital-level variation. 
  • Short-term outcomes of splenectomy avoidance in trauma patients. 
  • Shortening Length of Post-Operative In-Patient Stay for Living Kidney 
  • Shortening a Carrel Patch in a Graft With Multiple Arteries: A Step-By-Step Technical Analysis. 
  • Should Patients With Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas Undergo Long-term Radiographic Surveillance?: Results of 3024 Patients Evaluated at a Single Institution. 
  • Should SAGES advance minimally invasive surgery in space? 
  • Should all branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms be resected? 
  • Should hepatocellular carcinoma be treated during the waiting list period? 
  • Should specific patient clinical characteristics discourage adrenal surgeons from performing laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy? 
  • Should specific patient clinical characteristics discourage adrenal surgeons from performing laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy? DISCUSSION 
  • Should technical aptitude evaluation become part of resident selection for surgical residency? 
  • Significance of MDM2 and P14 ARF polymorphisms in susceptibility to differentiated thyroid carcinoma. 
  • Significance of and risk factors for the development of central airway stenosis after lung transplantation. 
  • Significance of blood stream infection after lung transplantation: analysis in 176 consecutive patients. 
  • Significance of complement split product C4d in ABO-compatible liver allograft: diagnosing utility in acute antibody mediated rejection. 
  • Significance of peritoneal cytology in patients with potentially resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. 
  • Significant Deficiencies in Postoperative Handoffs Revealed in a Comprehensive Assessment of Living Donor Liver Transplantation Systems and Processes of Care 
  • Significant prolongation of hamster liver transplant survival in Lewis rats by total-lymphoid irradiation, cyclosporine, and splenectomy. 
  • Significantly Greater Hazard Associated with the Use of Older Donor Livers in HCV plus Recipients 
  • Significantly Greater Hazard Associated with the Use of Older Donor Livers in HCV+ Recipients 
  • Significantly Greater Hazard Associated with the Use of Older Donor Livers in HCV+ Recipients 
  • Silencing Porcine CMAH and GGTA1 Genes Significantly Reduces Xenogeneic Consumption of Human Platelets by Porcine Livers. 
  • Silencing the porcine iGb3s gene does not affect Galα3Gal levels or measures of anticipated pig-to-human and pig-to-primate acute rejection. 
  • Similarities in long-term alloreactive T cell lines propagated from transfusion-enhanced and control-rejecting rat renal allografts. 
  • Simultaneous Heart Kidney Transplant Benefits are Concentrated in the Dialysis Dependent Population 
  • Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplantation Is Superior to Sequential Heart-Kidney Transplantation in Renal Failure Heart Transplant Candidates 
  • Simultaneous diaphragm and liver resection: a propensity-matched analysis of postoperative morbidity. 
  • Simultaneous or Sequential Heart-Liver Transplantation Confer Superior Survival in Patients with Listed for Heart-Liver Transplantation: A National Analysis 
  • Simultaneous or Sequential Lung-Kidney Transplantation Confer Superior Survival in Renal-Failure Patients Undergoing Lung Transplantation: A National Analysis 
  • Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation and living related donor renal transplantation in patients with diabetes: is there a difference in survival? 
  • Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation from donation after cardiac death: successful long-term outcomes. 
  • Simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplantation--a comparison of enteric and bladder drainage of exocrine pancreatic secretions. 
  • Simultaneous pelvic exenteration and liver resection for primary rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases: results from the PelvEx Collaborative. 
  • Simultaneous resection for rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastasis is a safe procedure. 
  • Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch: 1-Year Outcomes. 
  • Single Incision Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Offers No Advantage over Standard Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy. 
  • Single Incision Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Review. 
  • Single Lung Transplantation in Patients with Severe Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension 
  • Single Steinmann pin fixation of arm to leg. Case report. 
  • Single incision versus standard 3-port laparoscopic appendectomy: a prospective randomized trial. 
  • Single lung transplantation in patients with severe secondary pulmonary hypertension. 
  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms act as modifiers and correlate with the development of medullary and simultaneous medullary/papillary thyroid carcinomas in 2 large, non-related families with the RET V804M proto-oncogene mutation. 
  • Single-Center Experience with Magnetic Retraction in Colorectal Surgery. 
  • Single-amplicon MSH2 A636P mutation testing in Ashkenazi Jewish patients with colorectal cancer: role in presurgical management. 
  • Single-center experience with renal transplantation in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis. 
  • Single-incision laparoscopic liver resection. 
  • Single-incision laparoscopic pyloromyotomy: initial experience. 
  • Single-incision laparoscopic right colectomy: an efficient technique. 
  • Single-lung transplantation in the United States: what happens to the other lung? 
  • Single-port cholecystectomy with the TransEnterix SPIDER: simple and safe. 
  • Single-site laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy offers comparable perioperative outcomes to conventional laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy at a higher cost. 
  • Single-stage versus two-stage arteriovenous loop microsurgical reconstruction: A meta-analysis of the literature. 
  • Sirolimus (rapamycin) for the treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease. 
  • Sirolimus conversion regimen versus continued calcineurin inhibitors in liver allograft recipients: a randomized trial. 
  • Sirolimus enhances the magnitude and quality of viral-specific CD8+ T-cell responses to vaccinia virus vaccination in rhesus macaques. 
  • Six-year changes in health-related quality of life in gastric bypass patients versus obese comparison groups. 
  • Skin allograft acceptance in long-surviving non-human primate renal allograft recipients treated with FN18-CRM9. 
  • Skin as a Harbinger of Rejection of Underlying Structures in Vascularized Composite Allografts: Concordance or Discordance? 
  • Skin as a harbinger of rejection of underlying structures in VCA: Concordance or discordance? 
  • Sleeve gastrectomy strictures: technique for robotic-assisted strictureplasty. 
  • Slow Gait Speed Linked to More Severe Disease but Not with Early Events in Ambulatory Advanced Heart Failure: Results from the Medical Arm of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (MedaMACS) Registry 
  • Smad3 has a critical role in TGF-beta-mediated growth inhibition and apoptosis in colonic epithelial cells. 
  • Small Bowel Transplantation. 
  • Small bowel and abdominal wall transplantation: A novel technique for synchronous revascularization. 
  • Small bowel perforation by a clinically unsuspected fish bone: laparoscopic treatment and review of literature. 
  • Small bowel transplantation: Current status and new developments in allograft monitoring 
  • Small intestinal submucosa (SIS) in the repair of a cecal wound in unprepared bowel in rats. 
  • Small-bowel carcinoid presenting in association with a phytobezoar. 
  • Small-bowel intestinal obstruction caused by an unusual internal hernia. 
  • Snowblower injuries to the hand: epidemiology, patterns of injury, and strategies for prevention. 
  • Social Desirability Response Bias in Transplant Candidates' Self-Report of Psychosocial Variables 
  • Social Determinants of Health Data Capture Within National and Health System Data Sources 
  • Social Determinants of Health Impact Successful Listing for Liver and Kidney Transplant. 
  • Social and financial barriers may contribute to a "hidden mortality" in Uganda for children with congenital anomalies. 
  • Social determinants of health and their impact on rates of postoperative complications among patients undergoing vertical sleeve gastrectomy. 
  • Social determinants of health data in solid organ transplantation: National data sources and future directions. 
  • Social media: Is it worth the hype for plastic surgery residency program recruitment? 
  • Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) grant impact on recipient academic career 
  • Society of pediatric liver transplantation: Current registry status 2011-2018. 
  • Socioeconomic Disparities Associated with Medication Non-Adherence Following Lung Transplantation in Adult Recipients 
  • Socioeconomic Factors and Intensive Care Unit-Related Cognitive Impairment. 
  • Socioeconomic Status Affects Outcomes After Severity-Stratified Traumatic Brain Injury. 
  • Socioeconomic Status Influences Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation But Not LVAD Implantation 
  • Socioeconomic disparities in the thoracic trauma population. 
  • Socioeconomic risk-adjustment with the Area Deprivation Index predicts surgical morbidity and cost 
  • Socioeconomics affecting quality outcomes in Asian trauma patients within the United States. 
  • Sodium 4-phenylbutyrate protects against liver ischemia reperfusion injury by inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum-stress mediated apoptosis. 
  • Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin for the Treatment of Recurrent Hepatitis C Infection after Liver Transplantation: Results of a Prospective, Multicenter Study. 
  • Soft-tissue defects and exposed hardware: a review of indications for soft-tissue reconstruction and hardware preservation. 
  • Soft-tissue fungal infections: surgical management of 12 immunocompromised patients. 
  • Solid organ transplant donors with central nervous system infection. 
  • Solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas. Clinical features, surgical outcomes, and long-term survival in 45 consecutive patients from a single center. 
  • Solid-organ transplantation in older adults: current status and future research. 
  • Solitary pancreas allografts. The role of percutaneous biopsy and standardized histologic grading of rejection. 
  • Soluble CD14 and LBP as Markers for Primary Graft Dysfunction 
  • Soluble CD154 (sCD154) in renal transplantation. 
  • Somatostatin and the treatment of cancer. 
  • Somatostatin-induced cholestasis can be independent of portal blood flow. 
  • Sorafenib use for recurrent hepatocellular cancer after resection or transplantation: Observations from a US regional analysis of the GIDEON registry. 
  • Sorting through methods of dividing the liver 
  • Sp1 regulates osteopontin expression in SW480 human colon adenocarcinoma cells. 
  • Special Issue: KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients 
  • Specialist Physicians' Attitudes and Practice Patterns Regarding Disclosure of Pre-referral Medical Errors. 
  • Specific active immunotherapy for melanoma. 
  • Specific cytotoxic antibody in the sera of patients with melanoma. 
  • Specificity of procedure volume and in-hospital mortality association. 
  • Spectrum and treatment of small bowel obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Spectrum of humoral rejection after pediatric heart transplantation. 
  • Sphincter-Sparing Surgery in Patients with Low-Lying Rectal Cancer: Techniques, Oncologic Outcomes, and Functional Results 
  • Sphincter-sparing surgery in patients with low-lying rectal cancer: techniques, oncologic outcomes, and functional results. 
  • Spillover Effect of Evidence-Based Postoperative Opioid Prescribing. 
  • Spindle cell stromal tumor of the pancreas: treatment by pancreatoduodenectomy. 
  • Spirometrically significant acute rejection increases the risk for BOS and death after lung transplantation. 
  • Splenectomy Impedes B Cell Infiltration Associated with Rejection of Neonatal Porcine Islet Xenografts 
  • Splenectomy improves survival in experimental polymicrobial sepsis 
  • Splenectomy is not indicated in living donor liver transplantation. 
  • Splenic Irradiation for the Treatment of Severe Antibody-Mediated Rejection. 
  • Split tolerance induced by immunotoxin in a rhesus kidney allograft model. 
  • Split turnover pectoralis muscle flap for the treatment of sternal osteomyelitis. 
  • Spontaneous and recurrent subdural hematomas: Probable Panax Ginseng intake 
  • Spontaneous hemoperitoneum. 
  • Spontaneously Breathing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support Provides the Optimal Bridge to Lung Transplantation. 
  • Sporadic gastric carcinoid tumor laparoscopically resected: a case report. 
  • Sports hernias. 
  • Sports injuries 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: April 2021. 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: April 2022. 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: April 2023. 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: August 2022 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: January 2021. 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: January 2022. 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: January 2023. 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: July 2020. 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: July 2021. 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: October 2020. 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: October 2021. 
  • Spotlight in Plastic Surgery: October 2022. 
  • Stability of the beta-adrenergic receptor/adenylyl cyclase pathway of pediatric myocardium after brain death. 
  • Stable Grafts: What Lurks beneath the Guise of a Stable Creatinine? 
  • Staging chest computed tomography and positron emission tomography in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma: utility or futility? 
  • Staging of Bilateral Lung Transplantation for High-Risk Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease: One Lung at a Time. 
  • Staging of pancreatic cancer before and after neoadjuvant chemoradiation. 
  • Standardization and Interpretation of RNA-sequencing for Transplantation. 
  • Standardized, Interdepartmental, Simulation-Based Central Line Insertion Course Closes an Educational Gap and Improves Intern Comfort with the Procedure (The American Surgeon, 2017) 
  • Standardized, Interdepartmental, Simulation-Based Central Line Insertion Course Closes an Educational Gap and Improves Intern Comfort with the Procedure. 
  • Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in the surgical patient: a prospective analysis of 73 postoperative patients who developed Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia at a tertiary care facility. 
  • Starting well: induction immunosuppression after organ transplantation. 
  • Stat1 acetylation inhibits inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in interferon-gamma-treated RAW264.7 murine macrophages. 
  • Statement regarding the pre and post market assessment of durable, implantable ventricular assist devices in the United States. 
  • Steering between Scylla and Charybdis: Picking out the optimum time of double-J stent removal following renal transplantation. 
  • Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Versus Delayed Surgery for Early-stage Non-small-cell Lung Cancer. 
  • Sternal metastasis as first presentation of a well-differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma. 
  • Sternal wound dehiscence complicated by macromastia: report of two cases with discussion of literature. 
  • Steroid Free Immunosuppression in Pediatric Kidney Transplants (TX) Following Induction with Campath. 
  • Steroid-Responsive Acute Rejection Should Not Be the End Point for Immunosuppressive Trials. 
  • Steroid-avoidance in the elderly renal transplant recipient: A prospective, non-randomized phase 1 trial. 
  • Steroids have no calories: Weight gain post transplantation is not prevented by steroid avoidance. 
  • Stimulation of DNA synthesis in human epidermis by UVB radiation and its inhibition by difluoromethylornithine. 
  • Sting but Not Mtor Signaling Regulates Exogenous Mitochondrion-Induced Endothelial Cell Mitophagy. 
  • Stool calprotectin monitoring after small intestine transplantation. 
  • Strategies for minimizing immunosuppression in kidney transplantation. 
  • Strategy for reoperative free flaps after failure of a first flap. 
  • Streptococcus equi primary bacteremia in a hepatitis-C cirrhotic patient. 
  • Stress and coping in caregivers of patients awaiting solid organ transplantation. 
  • Structured simulation improves learning of the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™ curriculum: a multicenter randomized controlled trial. 
  • Stryker SMARTLock Hybrid Maxillomandibular Fixation System: Clinical Application, Complications, and Radiographic Findings. 
  • Student-led learning: a new teaching paradigm for surgical skills. 
  • Students' participation in collaborative research should be recognised. 
  • Studies Introducing Costimulation Blockade for Vascularized Composite Allografts in Nonhuman Primates. 
  • Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT): year 2000 outcomes. 
  • Study Evaluating Efficacy of a Novel Rabbit Anti-Human Leukocyte Polyclonal Antibody in Combination with Rituximab in a Primate Model of Renal and Skin Allotransplantation. 
  • Subcutaneous Flap as an Alternative to Venous Anastomosis in Replantation Surgery 
  • Subcutaneous mastectomy: an evolution of concept and technique. 
  • Subjective rating of cosmetic treatment with botulinum toxin type A: do existing measures demonstrate interobserver validity? 
  • Sublay versus underlay in open ventral hernia repair. 
  • Sublingual Tacrolimus after High Risk Kidney Transplant 
  • Subtotal cholecystectomy for the hostile gallbladder: failure to control the cystic duct results in significant morbidity. 
  • Subtotal colectomy for familial polyposis. A clinical series and review of the literature. 
  • Subtotal hepatectomy and temporary auxiliary liver transplant support: a new concept for toxic liver injury 
  • Subtotal vs. total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation for patients with renal hyperparathyroidism have similar outcomes. 
  • Successful Desensitization With Combination of Costimulation Blockade and Bortezomib Via Regulating Plasma Cells and Follicular Helper T Cells in Sensitized Rhesus Model 
  • Successful Desensitization With Combination of Costimulation Blockade and Bortezomib Via Regulating Plasma Cells and Follicular Helper T Cells in Sensitized Rhesus Model. 
  • Successful Gene Delivery to Cardiac Allograft with Adeno-Associated Viral Vector Using Ex Vivo Storage Perfusion Platform 
  • Successful Organ Donation and Outcomes Following Long-Term Circulatory Support with Non-Pulsatile Mechanical Support 
  • Successful Utilization of Extended Criteria Donor (ECD) Hearts for Transplantation - Results of the OCS™ Heart EXPAND Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of the OCS Heart System to Preserve and Assess ECD Hearts for Transplantation 
  • Successful bilateral lung transplant outcomes in recipients 61 years of age and older. 
  • Successful bilateral lung transplantation for lymphangiomatosis. 
  • Successful bone marrow transplantation with reduced intensity conditioning in a patient with delayed-onset adenosine deaminase deficiency. 
  • Successful conversion from conventional immunosuppression to anti-CD154 monoclonal antibody costimulatory molecule blockade in rhesus renal allograft recipients. 
  • Successful conversion from conventional immunosuppression to anti-CD40 ligand therapy in a non-human primate model. 
  • Successful early steroid withdrawal and calcineurin-inhibitor minimization in moderate to high immunological risk renal transplant recipients including ABO and cross match positive recipients. 
  • Successful emergency transplantation of a liver allograft from a donor maintained on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. 
  • Successful extrarenal transplantation from non-heart-beating donors. 
  • Successful localization of parathyroid adenomas by magnetic resonance imaging. 
  • Successful management of late-onset primary lymphatic hypoplasia. 
  • Successful management of orbital cellulitis and temporary visual loss after blepharoplasty. 
  • Successful nonoperative management of the most severe blunt liver injuries: a multicenter study of the research consortium of new England centers for trauma. 
  • Successful organ donation after long-term circulatory support with nonpulsatile mechanical support. 
  • Successful renal transplantation in a patient with congenital generalized lipodystrophy: a case report. 
  • Successful renal transplantation in patients with chronic granulomatous disease. 
  • Successful replantation of an amputated upper lip 
  • Successful treatment of acute vascular insufficiency in a hand by intra-arterial fibrinolysin, heparin, and reserpine. Case report. 
  • Successful use of chronic epoprostenol as a bridge to liver transplantation in severe portopulmonary hypertension. 
  • Suggested guidelines for reporting results of Web-based surveys in the Archives. 
  • Summary of FDA antibody-mediated rejection workshop. 
  • Summary of FDA workshop on ischemia reperfusion injury in kidney transplantation. 
  • Superiority of rapamycin over tacrolimus in preserving nonhuman primate Treg half-life and phenotype after adoptive transfer. 
  • Superoxide dismutase and allopurinol improve survival in an animal model of hemorrhagic shock 
  • Superoxide dismutase polyethylene glycol improves survival in hemorrhagic shock 
  • Supervisor, Colleague, or Assistant: General Surgery Resident Perceptions of Advanced Practitioners. 
  • Supplementation of Hypogammaglobulinemia in Lung Transplant Recipients Leads to Favorable Outcomes 
  • Supply and demand for liver transplant surgery: are we training enough surgeons? 
  • Suppository administration of chemotherapeutic drugs with concomitant radiation for rectal cancer. 
  • Suppression of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway by 17beta-estradiol can preserve human islet functional mass from proinflammatory cytokine-induced destruction. 
  • Suprahepatic venacavaplasty (cavaplasty) with retrohepatic cava extension in liver transplantation: experience with first 115 cases. 
  • Suprascapular nerve reconstruction in obstetrical brachial plexus palsy: spinal accessory nerve transfer versus C5 root grafting. 
  • Sural flap delay procedure: a preliminary report. 
  • Surgeon Time Expenditure for Procurement of Donation after Circulatory Death Livers for Transplant 
  • Surgeon Variability Impacts Costs in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: the Volume-Cost Relationship. 
  • Surgeon volume and adequacy of thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid cancer. 
  • Surgeon-performed ultrasound is superior to 99Tc-sestamibi scanning to localize parathyroid adenomas in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: results in 516 patients over 10 years. 
  • Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical Need (SOSAS) Uganda: Update for Household Survey. 
  • Surgeons and research: talent, training, time, teachers and teams. 
  • Surgeons, plague, and leadership: A historical mantle to carry forward. 
  • Surgery via natural orifices in human beings: yesterday, today, tomorrow. 
  • Surgical Considerations in the Treatment of Small Bowel Crohn's Disease. 
  • Surgical Management of Pediatric Lymphedema: A Systematic Review. 
  • Surgical Management of the Axilla in Elderly Women With Node-Positive Breast Cancer. 
  • Surgical Resection of the Primary Tumor in Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Without Metastasectomy is Associated With Improved Overall Survival Compared With Chemotherapy/Radiation Therapy Alone. 
  • Surgical Resection of the Primary Tumor in Women With De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer: Contemporary Practice Patterns and Survival Analysis. 
  • Surgical Site Infection in Children with Neuromuscular Disorders after Laparoscopic Gastrostomy: A Propensity-Matched National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatrics Database Analysis. 
  • Surgical Site Infection: The Clinical and Economic Impact. 
  • Surgical Techniques for Revascularization in Abdominal Wall Transplantation. 
  • Surgical Trainees' Sense of Responsibility for Patient Outcomes: A Multi-institutional Appraisal. 
  • Surgical autonomic denervation results in altered colonic motility 
  • Surgical autonomic denervation results in altered colonic motility: an explanation for low anterior resection syndrome? 
  • Surgical capacity building in Uganda through twinning, technology, and training camps. 
  • Surgical care capacity in Uganda: Government versus private sector investment 
  • Surgical complications after living and deceased donor liver transplant: The NSQIP transplant experience. 
  • Surgical experience of colon resection in the extreme elderly. 
  • Surgical invention and commercialization. 
  • Surgical management of Merkel cell carcinoma. 
  • Surgical management of aberrant sentinel lymph node drainage in cutaneous melanoma. 
  • Surgical management of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors: an international multi-institutional analysis of 158 patients. 
  • Surgical management of biliary malignancy. 
  • Surgical management of chronic pulmonary embolism. 
  • Surgical management of complex rectourethral fistulas in irradiated and nonirradiated patients. 
  • Surgical management of cutaneous melanoma: current practice and impact on prognosis. 
  • Surgical management of metastatic renal carcinoma of the spine 
  • Surgical management of pancreatic lymphoma. 
  • Surgical management of pancreaticocutaneous fistula. 
  • Surgical management of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: results from the NSQIP database 
  • Surgical management of peptic ulcer disease. 
  • Surgical management of pheochromocytoma with the use of metyrosine. 
  • Surgical management of regional lymph nodes in patients with melanoma. Experience with 4682 patients. 
  • Surgical management of the groin lymph nodes in melanoma in the era of sentinel lymph node dissection. 
  • Surgical margins around primary cutaneous melanomas. 
  • Surgical outcome measurement for a global patient population: validation of the Surgical Apgar Score in 8 countries. 
  • Surgical portosystemic shunts for treatment of portal hypertensive bleeding: outcome and effect on liver function. 
  • Surgical resection for benign and malignant liver disease. 
  • Surgical resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma. 
  • Surgical resection is associated with improved long-term survival of patients with resectable pancreatic head cancer compared to multiagent chemotherapy. 
  • Surgical resident perceptions of trauma surgery as a specialty. 
  • Surgical revision of loop ("mini") gastric bypass procedure: multicenter review of complications and conversions to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Surgical site infection and analytic morphometric assessment of body composition in patients undergoing midline laparotomy. 
  • Surgical site infection rates: open versus hand-assisted colorectal resections. 
  • Surgical site infections following bariatric surgery in community hospitals: a weighty concern? 
  • Surgical team behaviors and patient outcomes. 
  • Surgical technique in transplantation: how much does it matter? 
  • Surgical techniques in right laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. 
  • Surgical therapy of localized abdominal non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. 
  • Surgical trainees in the Duke Physician's Associate program. 
  • Surgical training, duty-hour restrictions, and implications for meeting the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education core competencies: views of surgical interns compared with program directors. 
  • Surgical transplant physical examination: correlation of renal resistance index and biopsy-proven chronic allograft nephropathy. 
  • Surgical treatment of primary hyperaldosteronism. 
  • Surgical treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. 
  • Surgical treatments for advanced heart failure. 
  • Surgical volume and the risk of surgical site infection in community hospitals: size matters. 
  • Surgical volunteerism as a collaborative teaching activity can benefit surgical residents in low-middle income countries. 
  • Surgically implantable magnetic resonance angiography coils improve resolution to allow visualization of blood flow dynamics 
  • Surrogate markers for late cardiac allograft survival. 
  • Surveillance of Sentinel Node-Positive Melanoma Patients with Reasons for Exclusion from MSLT-II: Multi-Institutional Propensity Score Matched Analysis. 
  • Surveillance of acute rejection in baboon renal transplantation by elevation of interferon-gamma inducible protein-10 and monokine induced by interferon-gamma in urine. 
  • Surveillance strategies in the follow-up of melanoma patients: too much or not enough? 
  • Survey of Social Media Use for Surgical Education During Covid-19. 
  • Survey of the US Surgeon Workforce: Practice Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, and Reasons for Leaving Surgery. 
  • Survey: Invited commentary (I) 
  • Survival After Lung Transplant in Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Recipients Compared to Other Forms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 
  • Survival after Digit Replantation and Revascularization Is Not Affected by the Use of Interpositional Grafts during Arterial Repair. 
  • Survival after adult liver transplantation does not correlate with transplant center case volume in the MELD era. 
  • Survival after hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: trends in outcomes for 1,600 patients during two decades at a single institution. 
  • Survival after lung transplantation in recipients with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency compared to other forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a national cohort study. 
  • Survival after lung transplantation of cystic fibrosis patients infected with Burkholderia cepacia complex. 
  • Survival after radiation for stage I and II non-small cell lung cancer with positive margins. 
  • Survival analysis in amputees based on physical independence grade achievement. 
  • Survival and inflammatory responses in experimental models of hemorrhage. 
  • Survival difference between high-risk and low-risk CFTR genotypes after lung transplant. 
  • Survival in the elderly after pneumonectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: a comparison with nonoperative management. 
  • Survival of lung transplant patients with cystic fibrosis harboring panresistant bacteria other than Burkholderia cepacia, compared with patients harboring sensitive bacteria. 
  • Survival outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplants with EBV-positive or EBV-negative post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, A CIBMTR study. 
  • Survival superiority of females with melanoma 
  • Survival superiority of females with melanoma. A multivariate analysis of 6383 patients exploring the significance of gender in prognostic outcome. 
  • Susceptibility of ePTFE vascular grafts and bioengineered human acellular vessels to infection. 
  • Suspended animation of the heart with metabolic inhibitors. Effect of magnesium sulfate or fluoride and adrenochrome in rats. 
  • Suspensionplasty for Revision Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Surgery: Comparing Suture Button Suspensionplasty to Ligament Reconstruction and Tendon Interposition. 
  • Sustained results of robotic mitral repair in a lower volume center with extensive minimally invasive mitral repair experience. 
  • Suture to wound length ratio in abdominal wall closure: how well are we doing? 
  • Suture, synthetic, or biologic in contaminated ventral hernia repair. 
  • Swallowing Dysfunction and Quality of Life in Adults With Surgically Corrected Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula as Infants: Forty Years of Follow-up. 
  • Swine Leukocyte Antigen Class II Is a Xenoantigen. 
  • Swings and Roundabouts: Paradoxes of the Away Rotation. 
  • Symptom Duration and Diabetic Control Influence Success of Steroid Injection in Trigger Finger. 
  • Symptomatic Perihepatic Fluid Collections After Hepatic Resection in the Modern Era. 
  • Symptomatic cholelithiasis and functional disorders of the biliary tract. 
  • Symptomatic pulmonary allograft Kaposi's sarcoma in two lung transplant recipients. 
  • Synchronous Hemihepatectomy With Pancreatectomy Through Application of Associated Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for a Metastatic Gastrinoma. 
  • Synchronous colorectal liver metastases: the "surgeon as oncologist" perspective. 
  • Synthetic Skin vs Human Tissue for Medical Student Suture Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial 
  • System for integrated adherence monitoring: real-time non-adherence risk assessment in pediatric kidney transplantation. 
  • System-Level Risks of Postoperative Pneumonia in Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Recipients. 
  • System-Level Risks of Postoperative Pneumonia in Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Recipients. 
  • Systematic Review and Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Major Plastic Surgery Procedures, with a Focus on Free Tissue Transfer. 
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of open versus laparoscopy-assisted versus pure laparoscopic versus robotic living donor hepatectomy. 
  • Systematic review of management of gallbladder disease in patients undergoing minimally invasive bariatric surgery. 
  • Systematic review on reoperative bariatric surgery: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Revision Task Force. 
  • Systemic Chemotherapy Combined with Resection for Locally Advanced Gallbladder Carcinoma: Surgical and Survival Outcomes. 
  • Systemic Complement Activation in Donation After Brain Death Versus Donation After Circulatory Death Organ Donors. 
  • Systemic transforming growth factor-beta1 gene therapy induces Foxp3+ regulatory cells, restores self-tolerance, and facilitates regeneration of beta cell function in overtly diabetic nonobese diabetic mice. 
  • Systolic contraction within aneurysmal rabbit myocardium following transplantation of autologous skeletal myoblasts. 
  • T Cell-Deficiency Exacerbates Diacetyl-Induced Obliterative Bronchiolitis 
  • T cell Phenotypes Predict Infectious Risk in Transplanted Children. 
  • T cell infiltrate and outcome following resection of intermediate-grade primary neuroendocrine tumours and liver metastases 
  • T-Cell Depletion Versus Interleukin-2 Antagonists in a Kidney Transplant Model of Sensitized Rhesus Macaques 
  • T-cell depletion as a means of achieving tolerance 
  • T-lymphocyte alloresponses of Campath-1H-treated kidney transplant patients. 
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF POST TRANSPLANT ERYTHROCYTOSIS IN HYPERCALCEMIC RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS 
  • THE ENHANCED RECOVERY PROGRAM AND SURGICAL SITE INFECTION BUNDLE MARKEDLY IMPROVES OUTCOMES IN COLORECTAL SURGERY 
  • THE IMPACT OF DISGUST ON PATIENT INTENT TO UNDERGO COLORECTAL SURGERY AND RECALL OF PERIOPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS. 
  • THE IMPACT OF DONOR SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES ON REJECTION AND GRAFT SURVIVAL AFTER PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION. 
  • THE IMPACT OF PREOPERATIVE CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS ON OUTCOME AFTER PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION 
  • THE INFERIOR GLUTEAL FREE FLAP IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION 
  • THE PATHOGENESIS OF HEPATIC STEATOSIS IN THE PARENTERALLY FED RAT 
  • TNF-alpha Pathway Plays a Critical Role in Regulating CXCL11 and IP-10 Production in an Initial Allogeneic Human Monocyte-Endothelial Cell Interaction. 
  • TREATMENT OF T1 NODE POSITIVE COLON CANCER: AN ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL TREATMENT PATTERNS. 
  • Tacrolimus Inhibits Alloantibody and Plasma Cell Development but Permits Germinal Center Reaction and Accumulation of Memory B Cells: Implications for Humoral Rejection. 
  • Tacrolimus and sirolimus: when bad things happen to good drugs. 
  • Tacrolimus dose requirements in African-American and Caucasian kidney transplant recipients on mycophenolate and prednisone. 
  • Tacrolimus to Belatacept Conversion Following Hand Transplantation: A Case Report. 
  • Tacrolimus to Belatacept Conversion Following Hand Transplantation: A Case Report. 
  • Tacrolimus to Belatacept Conversion Following Hand Transplantation: A Case Report. 
  • Tacrolimus with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or sirolimus vs. cyclosporine with MMF in cardiac transplant patients: 1-year report. 
  • Tailored use of belatacept in adolescent kidney transplantation. 
  • Tailoring Bariatric Surgery: Sleeve Gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch. 
  • Taking a Second Look at Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy for the Treatment of Early Stage Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer During the COVID-19 Outbreak. 
  • Targeted breast re-innervation (TBR) for post-mastectomy pain. 
  • Targeted suppression of beta-catenin blocks intestinal adenoma formation in APC Min mice. 
  • Targeting Calcium Release-Activated Calcium (CRAC) Channel in Non-Human Primate Kidney Transplantation. 
  • Targeting Calcium Release-activated Calcium Channel Is Not Sufficient to Prevent Rejection in Nonhuman Primate Kidney Transplantation. 
  • Targeting N-cadherin increases vascular permeability and differentially activates AKT in melanoma. 
  • Targeting Plasma Cells with Anti-CD38mAb (Daratumumab) and CXCR4 Antagonist (Plerixafor) for Desensitization. 
  • Targeting and Modulating Human Lymphocytes and Monocytes with a Novel Polyclonal Rabbit Anti-Human Leukocyte Antibody. 
  • Targeting of costimulation blockade resistant T effector memory (TEM) cells in non-human primate renal transplantation with LFA-3-Ig (alefacept) prolongs allograft survival 
  • Targeting the "Therapeutic Window" in Transplantation Via Differential Expression of LFA-1 on Pathogen vs. Allograft-Specific CD8(+) T Cells. 
  • Targeting the CD40/CD40L Axis in Sensitized Nonhuman Primate Allotransplantation 
  • Teaching Clinical Ophthalmology: Medical Student Feedback on Team Case-Based Versus Lecture Format. 
  • Teaching surgical decision-making: an interactive, web-based approach. 
  • Teaching the technique of microsurgical intraneural neurolysis. 
  • Technical Feasibility, Outcomes, and Patient Satisfaction After Needlescopic and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Study. 
  • Technical and anatomical considerations of face harvest in face transplantation. 
  • Technical complications and durability of hepatic artery infusion pumps for unresectable colorectal liver metastases: an institutional experience of 544 consecutive cases. 
  • Technical considerations for transabdominal loading of the circular stapler in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 
  • Technique of intraluminal biliary ultrasonography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 
  • Technology and Plastic Surgery: Potential Pitfalls for Patient Confidentiality and Proposed Solutions. 
  • Telemedicine and Plastic Surgery: Principles from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Health Policy Committee. 
  • Telemedicine in Hepatology: Current Applications and Future Directions. 
  • Temozolomide is a novel regional