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Surgery Archives

1. Amin A, Benavides LC, Holmes JP, Gates JD, Carmichael MG, Hueman MT, Mittendorf EA, Storrer CE, Jama YH, Craig D, Stojadinovic A, Ponniah S, Peoples GE. Assessment of immunologic response and recurrence patterns among patients with clinical recurrence after vaccination with a preventive HER2/neu peptide vaccine: from US Military Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Group Study I-01 and I-02. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2008 Apr 8; [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: breast cancer, peptide vaccine, recurrence patterns
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18392824?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

2. Carraway HE, Wang S, Blackford A, Guo M, Powers P, Jeter S, Davidson NE, Argani P, Terrell KP, Herman JG, Lange JR. Promoter hypermethylation in sentinel lymph nodes as a marker for breast cancer recurrence. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2008 Apr 11. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: breast cancer, hypermethylation, sentinel nodes
http://www.springerlink.com/content/tn17742970655656/
PMID: 18404369

3. Dietrich CS 3rd, Hill CC, Hueman M. Surgical diseases presenting in pregnancy.
Surg Clin North Am. 2008 Apr;88(2):403-19.
Key words: pregnancy, appendicitis, cholecystitis, inflammatory bowel disease, hemorrhoids
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18381120?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

4. Elahi, D, Egan JM, Shannon RP, Meneilly, GS, Khatri A, Habener JF, Andersen. DK.GLP-1 (9-36) amide, cleavage product of GLP-1 (7-36) amide, is a glucoregulatory peptide.
Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Apr 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36) amide, GLP-1 (9-36) amide (GLP-1m),euglycemic clamp, insulinotropic insulinomimetic actions
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18421270?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

5. Habibi M, Kmieciak M, Graham L, Morales JK, Bear HD, Manjili MH. Radiofrequency thermal ablation of breast tumors combined with intralesional administration of IL-7 and IL-15 augments anti-tumor immune responses and inhibits tumor development and metastasis.
Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2008 Apr 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFA), breast cancer, immunotherapy, iterleukin-7 (IL-7), interleukin 15 (IL-15)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p0654376x99j0218/?p=
5c9125a473044546bb7b89a7b43a20bd&pi=2
PMID: 18425677

6. Hueman MT, Lange JR. Melanoma sentinel lymph node biopsy. eMedical Dermatology Review. 2008 Apr 1(7).
Key words: melanoma, sentinel lymph node, regional lymph nodes

7. Locke JE, Montgomery RA, Warren DS, Subramanian A, Segev DL. Renal transplantation in HIV-positive recipients: long-term outcomes and risk factors for graft loss. Arch Surg. 2008; in press.
Key words: kidney transplantation, HIV, outcomes

8. Locke JE, Warren DS, Singer AL, Segev DL, Simpkins CE, Maley WR, Montgomery RA, Danovitch G, Cameron AM. Declining outcomes in simultaneous liver kidney transplantation in the MELD era: ineffective utilization of renal allografts. Transplantation. 2008 Apr 15;85(7):935-42.
Key words: simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation; outcomes; MELD era
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18408571?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

9. Meguid RA, Ahuja N, Chang DC. What constitutes a "high volume" hospital for pancreatic resection? J Amer Col Surg 2008 Apr;206(4):622.e1-9.
Key words: pancreatic surgery, database, outcomes
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18387466?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

10. Steele KE, Prokopowicz GP, Magnuson T, Lidor A, Schweitzer M. Laparoscopic antecolic Roux-En-Y gastric bypass with closure of internal defects leads to fewer internal hernias than the retrocolic approach. Surg Endosc. 2008 Feb 13. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: gastric bypass, internal hernia, laparoscopy, morbid obesity
http://www.springerlink.com/content/9356n783054421jp/#ContactOfAuthor1
PMID: 18270773

1. Amin A, Benavides LC, Holmes JP, Gates JD, Carmichael MG, Hueman MT, Mittendorf EA, Storrer CE, Jama YH, Craig D, Stojadinovic A, Ponniah S, Peoples GE. Assessment of immunologic response and recurrence patterns among patients with clinical recurrence after vaccination with a preventive HER2/neu peptide vaccine: from US Military Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Group Study I-01 and I-02. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2008 Apr 8; [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: breast cancer, peptide vaccine, HER2/neu
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=
Citation&list_uids=18392824

2. Dietrich CS 3rd, Hill CC, Hueman M. Surgical diseases presenting in pregnancy. Surg Clin North Am. 2008 Apr;88(2):403-19.
Key words: pregnancy, surgical diseases, appendicitis, cholecystitis, inflammatory bowel disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=
Citation&list_uids=18381120

3. Haut ER. Venous thromboembolism: are regulatory requirements reasonable? Critical Connections, April 2008.
Key words: DVT, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Trauma, Critical Care
http://www.sccm.org/Publications/Critical_Connections/Archives/April_2008/Pages/
VenousThromboembolism.aspx

4. Pierce CA, Haut ER, Kardooni S, Chang DC, Efron DT, Haider AH, Pronovost PJ, Cornwell 3rd EE. Surveillance bias and deep vein thrombosis in the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB): The more we look, the more we find. J Trauma. 2008 April;64:932-937.
Key words: DVT, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Trauma
http://www.jtrauma.com/pt/re/jtrauma/pdfhandler.00005373-200804000-00012.pdf
PMID: 18404058

5. Shockney L, Shapiro G. 100 Questions & Answers About Metastatic Breast Cancer. In Press by Jones & Bartlett this summer.

1. Meguid RA, Brooke BS, Chang DC, Sherwood JT, Brock MV, Yang SC. Are surgical outcomes for lung cancer resections improved at teaching hospitals? Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Mar; 85 (3):1015-24; disuccsion 1024-5.
Key words: lung cancer outcomes
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18291190?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

1. Cattaneo SM, Park BJ, Wilton AS, Seshan VE, Bains MS, Downey RJ, Flores RM, Rizk N, Rusch VW. Use of video-assisted thoracic surgery for lobectomy in the elderly results in fewer complications. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 Jan;85(1):231-5.
Key words: lobectomy, thoracoscopic, elderly
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T11-4RD8THK-
1V&_user=75682&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=
C000006078&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=75682&md5=
4a9ddc6c51744f8544d0d4ec80e582de
PMID: 18154816

2. Conte JV. Invited commentary. Myocardial infarction leads to both immediate and delayed morbidity and mortality. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Dec;84(6):2010.
Key words: Myocardial infarction
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18036926?dopt=AbstractPlus

3. Elahi D, Egan JM, Shannon RP, Meneilly GS, Khatri A, Habener JF, Andersen DK. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (9-36) amide, cleavage product of glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36) amide, is a glucoregulatory peptide. Obesity 2008: (In Press).
Key words: GLP-1 metabolite, hepatic glucose production, obesity and GLP-1 receptor

4. Kapur NK, Conte JV, Wittstein IS. Successful management of an unruptured mycotic coronary aneurysm. J Invasive Cardiol. 2007 Dec;19(12):E366-8.
Key words: Mycotic, coronary aneruysm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18180529?dopt=AbstractPlus

5. Kardooni S, Haut ER, Pierce CA, Chang DC, Efron DT, Haider AH, Pronovost PJ, Cornwell 3rd EE. Hazards of benchmarking complication rates with the National Trauma Data Bank: numerators in search of denominators. J Trauma 2008 Feb 64(2):273-279.
Key words: benchmarking, national trauma data bank, complication rates, quality of care, performance improvement, information bias, data validity, trauma registry
http://www.jtrauma.com/pt/re/jtrauma/pdfhandler.00005373-200802000-00003.pdf

6. Matt P, Habashi J, Carrel T, Cameron DE, Van Eyk JE, Dietz HC. Recent advances in understanding Marfan syndrome: should we now treat surgical patients with losartan? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Feb;135(2):389-94.
Key words: Marfan, Losartan, aneurysm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18242274?dopt=AbstractPlus

7. Patel ND, Nwakanma LU, Weiss ES, Williams JA, Conte JV. Impact of septal myocardial infarction on outcomes after surgical ventricular restoration.Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Jan;85(1):135-45; discussion 145-6.
Key words: surgical ventricular restoration, myocardial infarction
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18154799?dopt=AbstractPlus

8. Peoples GE, Holmes JP, Hueman MT, Mittendorf EA, Amin A, Khoo S, Dehqanzada ZA, Gurney JM, Woll MM, Ryan GB, Storrer CE, Craig D, Ioannides CG, Ponniah S. Combined Clinical Trial Results of a HER2/neu (E75) Vaccine for the prevention of recurrence in high-risk breast cancer patients: U.S. Military Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Group Study I-01 and I-02.Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Feb 1;14(3):797-803.
Key words: Peptide vaccine, vaccine, E75, breast cancer, clinical trial
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245541?dopt=AbstractPlus

9. Reiley CE, Akinbiyi T, Burschka D, Chang DC, Okamura AM, Yuh DD. Effects of visual force feedback on robot-assisted surgical task performance.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jan;135(1):196-202.
Key words: Robotic surgery, visual force
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18179942?dopt=AbstractPlus

10. Schwartz JM, Vricella LA, Jeffries MA, Heitmiller ES. Cerebral oximetry guides treatment during blalock-taussig shunt procedure.J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2008 Feb;22(1):95-7. Epub 2007 Jan 25.
Key words: Cerebral, blalock-taussig
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18249339?dopt=AbstractPlus

11. Selnes OA, Grega MA, Bailey MM, Pham L, Zeger S, Baumgartner WA, McKhann GM. Neurocognitive outcomes 3 years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a controlled study.Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Dec;84(6):1885-96.
Key words: Neurocognitive, Coronary artery bypass
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18036903?dopt=AbstractPlus

12. Weiss ES, Nwakanma LU, Patel ND, Yuh DD. Outcomes in patients older than 60 years of age undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation: an analysis of the UNOS database. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Feb;27(2):184-91.
Key words: heart transplant, UNOS, age
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18267225?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

13. Weiss ES, Nwakanma LU, Russell SB, Conte JV, Shah AS. Outcomes in bicaval versus biatrial techniques in heart transplantation: an analysis of the UNOS database. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Feb;27(2):178-83.
Key words: heart transplant, UNOS, bicaval, biatrial
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18267224?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

14. Williams JA, Bansal AK, Kim BJ, Nwakanma LU, Patel ND, Seth AK, Alejo DE, Gott VL, Vricella LA, Baumgartner WA, Cameron DE. Two thousand Blalock-Taussig shunts: a six-decade experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Dec;84(6):2070-5; discussion 2070-5.
Key words: Blalock-Taussing Shunt, Congenital
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18036938?dopt=AbstractPlus

1. Donoghoe N, Rosson GD, Dellon AL. Reconstruction of the human median nerve in the forearm with the Neurotube. Microsurgery. 2007;27(7):595-600.
Key words: neurotube, median nerve, nerve reconstruction
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/116318815/
PMID: 17868143

2. Rosson GD, Rodriguez ED, Dellon AL. Surgical treatment of superimposed nerve compressions in hepatitis C neuropathy. Microsurgery. 2007;27(7):601-7.
Key words: hepatitis C neuropathy, nerve compressions, neurolysis
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/116318815/
PMID: 17868142

3. Rosson GD, Williams CG, Fishman EK, Singh NK. 3D CT angiography of abdominal wall vascular perforators to plan DIEAP flaps. Microsurgery. 2007;27(8):641-6.
Key words: breast reconstruction, DIEP flap, 3D CT angiography, MDCT
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/116331332/
PMID: 17941105

4. Sun Z, Zhang X, Ito K, Li Y, Montgomery RA, Tachibana S, Williams GM.
Amelioration of oxidative mitochondrial DNA damage and deletion after renal ischemic injury by the K-ATP channel opener diazoxide. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2007 Dec 26; [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: kidney ischemia, K-ATP channel opener, mitochondria DNA, ROS
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18160622?ordinalpos=14&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

1. Bhat S, Milner S.Antimicrobial peptides in burns and wounds.Curr Protein Pept Sci. 2007 Oct;8(5):506-20. Review.
Key words: Antimicrobial peptides, Defensins, thermal injury, infection
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17979765&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

2. Conte JV. Invited commentary. Myocardial infarction leads to both immediate and delayed morbidity and mortality. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Dec;84(6):2010.
Key words: Ventricular restraint, ventricular remodeling
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=18036926&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

3. Haut ER, Noll K, Efron DT, Berenholz SM, Haider A, Cornwell EE, Pronovost, PJ. Can increased incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) be used as a marker of quality of care in the absence of standardized screening?: the potential effect of surveillance bias on reported DVT rates. J Trauma. 2007 Nov;63(5):1132-1137.
Key words: Deep vein thrombosis, duplex surveillance, quality of care, screening, trauma, pay for performance, surveillance bias
http://www.jtrauma.com/pt/re/jtrauma/pdfhandler.00005373-200711000-00026.pdf
PMID: 17993962

4. Parihar A, Parihar MS, Milner S, Bhat S. Oxidative stress and anti-oxidative mobilization in burn injury.Burns. 2007 Oct 1; [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Burns, reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen species, antioxidants
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17905515&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

5. Selnes OA, Grega MA, Bailey MM, Pham L, Zeger S, Baumgartner WA, McKhann GM. Neurocognitive outcomes 3 years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A controlled study. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Dec;84(6):1885-96.
Key words: Cognitive, CABG, Outcomes
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=18036903&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

6. Stojadinovic A, Mittendorf EA, Holmes JP, Amin A, Hueman MT, Ponniah S, Peoples GE. Quantification and phenotypic characterization of circulating tumor cells for monitoring response to a preventive HER2/neu vaccine-based immunotherapy for breast cancer: a pilot study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Dec;14(12):3359-68.
Key words: Peptide vaccine, Immunotherapy, Circulating tumor cells, Breast cancer, Immunological monitoring
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17906897&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

7. Williams JA, Bansal AK, Kim BJ, Nwakanma LU, Patel ND, Seth AK, Alejo DE, Gott VL, Vricella LA, Baumgartner WA, Cameron DE. Two thousand Blalock-Taussig shunts: A six-decade experience. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 Dec;84(6):2070-5..
Key words: Congenital heart disease; tetralogy of Fallot, pediatric
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=18036938&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

1. Arnold MA, Chang DC, Nabaweesi R, Colombani PM, Bathurst MA, Mon KS, Hosmane S, Abdullah F. Risk stratification of 4344 patients with gastroschisis into simple and complex categories. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Sep;42(9):1520-5.
Key words: gastroschisis, abdominal wall defect, pediatric surgery, risk stratification
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17848242

2. Arnold MA, Mon KS, Abdullah F. Concurrent infantile pneumomediastinum and pneumoperitoneum. Arch Surg. (In press)
Key words: pneumoperitoneum, pneumomediastinum, pediatric surgery, critical care

3. Ballian N, Malas M, Elahi D. Macrovascular complication in the elderly diabetic. Textbook of Men's Health. Second Edition. (in press)
Key words: hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, thrombophlia, endothelial dysfunction, macrovascular disease

4. Chanoine JP, Mackelvie KJ, Barr SI, Wong ACK, Meneilly GS, Elahi D. Glucagon-like peptide-1 and appetite responses to a meal in lean and overweight adolescents following exercise. Obesity (in press).
Key words: visual analogue scale, three-factor eating questionnaire, male

5. Elahi D, Egan JM, Shannon RP, Meneilly GS, Khatri A, Habener JF, Andersen DK. GLP-1 (9-36) amide, cleavage product of GLP-1 (7-36) amide is a glucoregulatory peptide. Obesity (in press).
Key words: Glucagon-Like Peptide 1(GLP-1), insulinomimetic agents, C-Peptide, insulin, glucagon

6. Frey CF, Andersen DK. Surgery of chronic pancreatitis. Am J Surg. 2007 Oct; 194(5):(Suppl to October 2007)
S53-S60.
Key words: Chronic pancreatitis, Duodenum-preservingpancreatic head resection, Beger procedure, Frey procedure, Whipple procedure
http://www.mdconsult.com/das/article/body/81741672-3/jorg=journal&source=&sp=
20007669&sid=643850699/N/609880/1.html

7. Gentry SE, Segev DL, Simmerling M, Montgomery RA. Expanding kidney paired donation through participation by compatible pairs. Am J Transplant. 2007 Oct;7(10):2361-70.
Key words: kidney paired donation, donor exchange, live donation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17845570

8. Haider AH, Efron DT, Haut ER, Chang D, Paidas C, Cornwell 3rd EE. Mortality in adolescent girls vs. boys following traumatic shock: an analysis of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry. Arch Surg. 200; 142:875-880.
Key words: gender dimorphism, shock, trauma outcomes
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17875843

9. Nathan H, Pawlik TM, Wolfgang CL, Choti MA, Cameron JL, Schulick RD. Trends in survival after surgery for cholangiocarcinoma: a 30-year population-based SEER database analysis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Nov;11(11):1488-97. Epub 2007 Sept 5.
Key words: cholangiocarcinoma, biliary tract neoplasms, SEER
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17805937

10. Segev DL, Gentry SE, Montgomery RA. Association between waiting times for kidney transplantation and rates of live donation. Am J Transplant. 2007 Oct;7(10):2406-13.
Key words: kidney transplantation, organ allocation, live donation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17845574

11. Segev DL, Maley WR, Simpkins CE, Locke JE, Nguyen GC, Montgomery RA, Thuluvath PJ. Minimizing risk associated with elderly liver donors by matching to preferred recipients. Hepatology. 2007 Oct 4;46(6):1907-1918 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: liver transplantation, effect modification
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17918247

12. Shockney, L; Tsangaris, T. Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Guide for Health Care Professionals. (Jones & Bartlett Publishers)
In Press.

13. Sokos GG, Bolukoglu H, German J, Hentosz T, Magovern GJ Jr, Maher TD, Dean DA, Bailey SH, Marrone G, Benckart DH, Elahi D, Shannon RP. Effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) on glycemic control and left ventricular function in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Sep 1;100(5):824-9.
Key words: left ventricular function, hemodynamics, plasma glucose, and insulin requirement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17719327

1. Balch CM. Prescribing patterns of surgical oncologists: are we surgeons, oncologists, or both? Results of an SSO survey. Ann Surg Oncol 2007 Oct; 14(10): 2685-2686.
Key words: prescribing, surgical, oncologists
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_
uids=17786520

2. Balch CM, Copeland E. Stress and Burnout among surgical oncologists: a call for personal wellness and a supportive workplace environment. Ann Surg Oncol 2007 Nov;14(11):3029-32.
Key words: stress, surgical oncologists,wellness
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_
uids=17899284&dopt=AbstractPlus

3. Balch CM, Ross MI, Cascinelli N, Soong S-J. Empirically-based surgery verses evidence-based surgery: excision margins for melanoma as a prototype for establishing standards of care through clinical trials. Arch Surg 2007; 142:891-893.
Key words: empirically-based surgery,excision margins,evidence-based surgery

4. Gentry SE, Segev DL, Simmerling M, Montgomery RA. Expanding kidney paired donation through participation by compatible pairs. Am J Transplant. 2007 Oct;7(10):2361-70.
Key words: kidney paired donation, live donor transplantation, public policy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_
uids=17845570

5. Jacobs L, Balch CM. Can a small nodal metastasis reliably alter intraoperative risk/benefit decision making in breast cancer surgery? Ann Surg Oncol 2007 Nov;14(11):3040-2.
Key words: nodal metastasis, breast cancer surgery, risk/benefit
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_
uids=17879118

6. Morton DL, Scheri RP, Balch CM. Can completion lymph node dissection be avoided for a positive sentinel node in melanoma? Ann Surg Oncol 2007 Sept; 14(9):2437-2439.
Key words: lymph node, node dissection, positive sentinel node
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_
uids=17574500

7. Nalayanda DD, Puleo CM, Fulton WB, Wang TH, Abdullah F. Characterization of pulmonary cell growth parameters in a continuous perfusion microfluidic environment. Exp Lung Res 2007; Aug 33(6):321-335
Key words: alveolar, capillary, endothelial, microfluidic, microvasculature
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17694441

8. Segev DL, Maley WR, Simpkins CE, Locke JE, Nguyen GC, Montgomery RA, Thuluvath PJ. Minimizing risk associated with elderly liver donors by matching to preferred recipients. Hepatology. 2007 Oct 4 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: liver transplantation, expanded criteria donors, effect modification
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17918247

9. Segev DL, Gentry SE, Montgomery RA. Association between waiting times for kidney transplantation and rates of live donation. Am J Transplant. 2007 Oct;7(10):2406-13.
Key words: kidney transplantation, live donation, organ allocation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17845574

10. Tsai C-A, Chen DT, Chen JJ, Balch CM, Thompson JF, Soong S. An integrated tree-based classification approach to prognostic grouping with application to localized melanoma patients. Journal of Biomedical Statistics. 2007; In press.
Key words: classification, prognostic, localized melanoma

1. Segev DL, Nguyen GC, Locke JE, Simpkins CE, Montgomery RA, Maley WR, Thuluvath PJ. Twenty years of liver transplantation for Budd-Chiari syndrome: A national registry analysis. Liver Transpl. 2007 Sep;13(9):1285-94.
Key words: liver transplantation, budd-chiari syndrome, MELD
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17763380

1. Balch CM. Prescribing patterns of surgical oncologists: Are we surgeons, oncologists, or both? Results of an SSO survey. Ann. Surg.Oncol. 2007 (In press).
Key words: prescribing, surgical oncologist, patterns

2. Balch CM, Copeland E. Stress and burnout among surgical oncologists: A call for personal wellness and a supportive workplace environment. Ann. Surg.Oncol. 2007 (In press).
Key words: stress, burnout, wellness, surgical oncologist

3. Chang DC, Lidor AO, Matsen SL, Freischlag JA. Reported in-hospital complications following rib resections for neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. Ann Vasc Surg. 2007 Jun 19 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: thoracic outlet syndrome, nationwide inpatient sample, outcomes
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17583473

1. Barreiro CJ, Baumgartner WA. Pathophysiology. In: Aortic Arch Surgery: Principles, Strategies and Outcomes, Coselli JS, LeMaire SA (eds.) 2007

2. Chang DC, Joyce DL, Shoher A, Yuh DD. A simple index to predict likelihood of skilled nursing facility admission after ABG among older patients. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 (in press)
Key words: coronary artery bypass graft, elderly, risk index, functional outcomes

3. Gottesman RF, Hillis AE, Grega MA, Borowicz LM Jr, Selnes OA,Baumgartner WA, McKhann GM. Early postoperative cognitive dysfunction and blood pressure during coronary artery bypass graft operation.Arch Neurol. 2007 Jun 11 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: stoke, cardiac surgery, cognitive, blood pressure
http://archneur.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/64.8.noc70028
PMID: 17562924

4. Guo MZ, House MG, Suzuki H, Brock MV, Qi Y, Lu F, Liu Z, Rustgi AK, Harmon J, Herman JG. Epigenetic silencing of CDX2 is a feature of squamous esophageal cancer. Int. J. Cancer 2007; May 29 121(6):1219-1226 [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: esophageal cancer, DNA methylation, CDX-2
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17534889

5. Haider AH, Efron DT, Haut ER, DiRusso M, Sullivan T, Cornwell EE. Black children experience worse clinical and functional outcomes after traumatic brain injury: an analysis of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry. J Trauma. 2007 May;62(5):1259-63.
Key words: racial disparity, traumatic brain injury, trauma
http://www.jtrauma.com/pt/re/jtrauma/fulltext.00005373-200705000-
00030.htm
PMID: 17495733

6. Haut ER, Kamal MK, Reilly PM, Stavropoulos SW. Successful percutaneous retrieval of a Swan-Ganz catheter entrapped in an inferior vena caval (IVC) filter. J Trauma 2007 62(6)June, 1507-1510.
Key words: pulmonary artery catheter, complications, vena cava filters
http://www.jtrauma.com/pt/re/jtrauma/fulltext.00005373-200706000-
00036.htm

PMID: 17563676

7. Holcroft C, Blakemore K , Gurewitsch E, Driggers R, Northington F, Fischer AC. Very large fetal sacrococcygeal teratomas: could early delivery improve outcome? Fetal Therapy and Diagnosis, 2007 (In Press).
Key words: Teratoma, Sacrococcygeal, fetal therapy

8. Ji Y , Prasad NB , Novotny EA , Kaur S, Elkahloun A, Chen Y, Zhang RZ, Chu ML, Agarwal SK, Marx SJ, Collins FS, Chandrasekharappa SC. Mouse embryo fibroblasts lacking the tumor suppressor menin show altered expression of xtracellular matrix protein genes . Mol. Can Res 2007 (In Press).
Key words: Men1, tumor suppressor, gene expression profile, mouse embryo development, menin

9. Liu X, Luo M, Trygg C, Yan Z, Lei-Butters D, Smith C, Fischer A, Munson K, Guggino W.B, Bunnell BA, and Engelhardt JF Biological differences in rAAV transduction of human and old world non-human primate airway epithelia. Molecular Therapy, 2007 (In Press).
Key words: AAV transduction, gene therapy, airway epithelia

10. Locke JE, Segev DL, Warren DS, Dominic F, Simpkins CE, Montgomery RA. Outcomes from kidneys donated after cardiac death: implications for allocation and preservation. American Journal of Transplantation 2007 Jul; 7: 1797-1807.
Key words: allocation, donation after cardiac death, kidney transplantation, outcomes, preservation
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01852.x
PMID: 17524076

11. Poe SS, Dawson PB, Cafeo C, Sedlander D, Curtis C, Meyer P, Blumenthal R, Baumgartner W, Allen J. Use of the ABC care bundle to standardize guideline implementation in a cardiac surgical population: a pilot study. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007 Jul-Sep;22(3):247-54.
Key words: care bundle, cardiovascular risk reduction, guideline adherence
http://www.jncqjournal.com/pt/re/jncq/abstract.00001786-200707000-00010
PMID: 17563594

12. Shah AS, Milano CA. Mechanical Circulatory Support in Acute Heart Failure. In: Managing Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Clinician's Guide for Diagnosis and Treatment, O'Connor C (ed.) 2007.

13. Sherwood JT, Brock MV. Lung Cancer: New Surgical Approaches. Respirology 2007: 12(3):326-332.
Key words: lung cancer, surgery, diagnostic texts
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17539834

14. Taube JM, Askin FB, Brock MV, Westra W. Impact of elastic staining on the staging of peripheral lung cancers.Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Jun;31(6):953-6.
Key words: Lung cancer, staging, pathology
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17527086

15. Weiss ES, Hayanga AJ, Efron DT, Noll K, Cornwell EE, Haut ER. Laterality of deep venous thrombosis among trauma patients: are we screening our patients adequately? J Surg Res. 2007 Jul;141(1):68-71.
Key words: deep vein thrombosis, trauma, outcomes, lower extremity
http://www.journalofsurgicalresearch.com/article/PIIS0022480407002703/
fulltext

PMID: 17574039

1. Gutierrez JC, Fischer AC, Sola JE, Perez EA, Koniaris LG. Markedly improving survival of neuroblastoma: a 30-yr analysis of 1646 patients. Pediatr Surg Int. 2007 May 3 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: neuroblastoma, SEER registries, survival, demographics
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17476512

2. Haider AH, Efron DT, Haut ER, Dirusso SM, Sullivan T, Cornwell EE. Black children experience worse clinical and functional outcomes after traumatic brain injury: an analysis of the national pediatric trauma registry. J Trauma 2007 May;62(5):1259-63
Key words: facial disparities, trauma, functional outcomes
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17495733

3. Lange JR, Palis BE, Chang DC, Soong SJ, Balch CM. Melanoma in children and teenagers: an analysis of patients from the National Cancer Data Base. J Clin Oncol 2007 Apr; 25(11):1363-1368.
Key words: melanoma, pediatric
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17416855

4. Recinos PF, Sciubba DM, Jallo GI. Brainstem tumors: where are we today? Pediatr Neurosurg 2007; 43(3): 192-201.
Key words: brainstem tumors, cervicomedullary tumors, dorsal exophytic tumors, midbrain tumors, tectal tumors, pontine glioma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17409788

1. Bath, Morgan and Patel. EMQs and MCQs for Medical Finals. Oxford May 2007. ISBN ISBN-13: 978-1405157070

2. Bose D, Duncan MD. Perioperative chemotherapy for resectable gastroesophageal cancer: the results of the MAGIC trial. Am J Hem Onc 2007; 6:151-4.
Key words: gastric cancer, chemoradiation, neoadjuvant

3. Fischer AC, Smith CI, Cebotaru L, Zhang X, Askin FB, Wright J, Guggino SE, Adams RJ, Flotte T, Guggino WB. Expression of a truncated cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator with an AAV5-pseudotyped vector in primates. Mol Ther 2007 Apr; 15(4): 756-63.
Key words: airway gene therapy, Cystic Fibrosis, AAV
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17299412

4. Nguyen GC, Segev DL, Thuluvath PJ. Racial disparities in the management of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and complications of portal hypertension: A national study. Hepatology. 2007 May;45(5):1282-9.
Key words: racial disparities, cirrhosis, portal hypertension
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17464970

5. Spence RS. An algorithm for total and subtotal facial reconstruction using an expanded transposition flap: A twenty year experience. Plast Reconstr Surg (in press).
Key words: algorithm, facial reconstruction, burn reconstruction, face, resurfacing

6. Spence RS. Expanded Transposition Flap Technique for Total and Subtotal Resurfacing of the Face and Neck. J. Burns and Wounds 4/30/07; 6:100-114.
Key words: tissue expansion, flap, reconstruction, burn reconstruction, face, neck
http://www.journalofburnsandwounds.com/volume06/jobw06e8.pdf

7. Thuluvath PJ, Krok KL, Segev DL, Yoo HY. Trends in post-liver transplant survival in patients with hepatitis C between 1991 and 2001 in the united states. Liver Transpl. 2007 Apr 24;13(5):719-724.
Key words: liver transplant, hepatitis C, outcomes
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17457933

1. Haas M, Montgomery RA, Segev DL, Rahman MH, Racusen LC, Bagnasco SM,Simpkins CE, Warren DS, Lepley D, Zachary AA, Kraus ES. Subclinical acute antibody-mediated rejection in positive crossmatch renal allografts. Am J Transplant 2007 Mar;7(3):576-585.
Key words: accommodation, C4d, chronic rejection, protocol biopsy, renal transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17229067

2. Locke JE, Zachary AA, Haas M, Melancon, JK, Warren DS, Simpkins CE, Segev DL, Montgomery RA. The potential utility of splenectomy as rescue treatment for severe acute antibody mediated rejection. Am J Transplant. 2007; Apr 7(4):842-846.
Key words: antibody mediated rejection, highly sensitized, donor-specific antibody, splenectomy, renal transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17391127

3. Perler BA. Presidential Address. When I grow up I want to be successful like Daddy. I just don't want to be a doctor. J Vasc Surg 2007 Mar; 45 (3): 627-634.
Key words: physician manpower needs, vascular surgery training
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WMJ-
4N3WXB8-S&_user=75682&_coverDate=03%2F31%2F2007
&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000006078
&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=75682&md5=592fc7c84d7
fb321562bf5116e69a91b
PMID: 17321353

4. Pisharath H, Rhee JM, Swanson MA, Leach SD, Parsons MJ. Targeted ablation of beta cells in the embryonic zebrafish pancreas using E. coli nitroreductase Mech Dev 2007 Mar;124:218-29
Key words: disease model, regeneration, prodrug, cell lineage tracing, differentiation, diabetes
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=
PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17223324

5. Thombs BD, Haines J, Bresnick MG, Magyar-Russell G, Fauerbach JA, Spence RJ. Depression in burn reconstruction patients: Symptom prevalence and association with body image dissatisfaction and physical function. Gen Hos Psychiatry 2007; 29 (1):14-20.
Key words: depression, burn injury, reconstruction, body image, screening
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=
PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17189739

1. Brooke BS, McGirt MJ, Woodworth GF, Chang DC, Roseborough GS, Freischlag JA, Perler BA.Preoperative statin and diuretic use influence the presentation of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy: Results of a large single-institution case-control study. J Vasc Surg 2007;45:298-303.
Key words: statins, risk factors
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17264007

2. Chang DC, Lidor AO, Matsen SL, Freischlag JA. Reported in-hospital complications following rib resections for neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. Ann Vasc Surg 2007; In press.
Key words: thoracic outlet, outcomes

3. Hassoun HT, Grigoryev DG, Lie ML, Liu M, Cheadle C, Tuder RT, Rabb H. Ischemic acute kidney injury induces a distant organ functional and genomic response distinguishable from bilateral nephrectomy. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol (February 27, 2007). doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00023.2007.
Key words: acute kidney injury, ischemia/reperfusion
http://ajprenal.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/00023.2007v1

4. Perler BA. When I grow up, I want to be successful like daddy: I just don't want to be a doctor. Presidential Address, Eastern Vascular Society. J Vasc Surg 2007; 45: 627-634.
Key words: surgical manpower needs, vascular surgery career
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17321353

1. Joyce DL, Wahl RL, Patel PV, Schulick RD, Gearhart SL, Choti MA. Preoperative positron emission tomography to evaluate potentially resectable hepatic colorectal metastases. Arch Surg 2006 Dec;141(12):1220-6; discussion 1227.
Key words: liver resection, imaging, cancer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17178965

1. Arnold MA, Chang DC, Nabaweesi R, Colombani PM, Fischer AC, Lau HT, Abdullah F. Development and validation of a risk stratification index to predict death in gastroschisis. J Ped Surg (in press).
Key words: gastroschisis, abdominal wall defect, risk stratification, pediatric surgery

2. Gallia GL, Rand V, Siu IM, Eberhart CG, James CD, Marie SK, Oba-Shinjo SM, Carlotti CG, Caballero OL, Simpson AJ, Brock MV, Massion PP, Carson BS Sr, Riggins GJ. PIK3CA gene mutations in pediatric and adult glioblastoma multiforme. Mol Cancer Res. 2006 Oct; 4(10):709-14.
Key words: mutations, glioblastoma, pediatric
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17050665

3. Liu C, Zhou S, Begum S, Sidransky D, Westra WH, Brock M, Califano JA. Increased expression and activity of repair genes TDP1 and XPF in non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 2006 Nov 20; [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: lung cancer, mutations, gene expression
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17118488

4. Lum YW, House MG, Hayanga AJ, Schweitzer MA. Post-cholecystectomy syndrome in the laparoscopic era. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2006 Oct;16(5):482-5.
Key words: gallbladder, cholecystectomy, laparoscopic
http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/lap.2006.16.482
PMID: 17004873

5. Schweitzer M, Steele KE, Lidor A, Magnuson T. Acute vena cava thrombosis after placement of retrievable inferior vena cava filter before laparoscopic gastric bypass, Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases 2006 Nov-Dec;2(6):661-3.
Key words: gastric bypass, inferior vena cava filter, vena cava thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16979958

6. Steele K, Schweitzer MA, Lidor A, Magnuson TH. An unusual case of a gastric bezoar causing obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases 2006;2:536-537
Key words: bezoar, gastric bypass, obstruction
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17015209

7. Winter JM, Cameron JL, Campbell KA, Arnold MA, Chang DC, Coleman J, Hodgin MB, Sauter PK, Hruban RH, Riall TS, Schulick RD, Choti MA, Lillemoe KD, Yeo CJ. 1423 pancreaticoduodenectomies for Pancreatic Cancer: A Single-Institution Experience. J Gastrointest Surg.2006 Nov;10(9):1199-1211.
Key words: pancreaticoduodenectomy, pancreatic cancer, ductal adenocarcinoma, cancer, Whipple
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17114007

1. Choi SS, Sicklick JK, Ma Q, Yang L, Huang J, Qi Y, Chen W, Li YX, Goldschmidt-Clermont PJ, Diehl AM. Sustained activation of Rac1 in hepatic stellate cells promotes liver injury and fibrosis in mice. Hepatology. 2006 Nov;44(5):1267-77.
Key words: Rac1, hepatic stellate cells, liver injury, fibrosis, ROS

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17058265

2. Recinos PF, Pradilla G, Thai QA, Perez M, Hdeib AM, Tamargo RJ. Controlled release of lipopolysaccharide in the subarachnoid space of rabbits induces chronic vasospasm in the absence of blood. Surg Neurol. 2006 Nov;66(5):463-9.
Key words: subarachnoid hemorrhage, lipopolysaccharide, vasospasm, endotoxin, rabbit
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17084186

3. Sicklick JK, Choi SS, Bustamante M, McCall SJ, Perez EH, Huang J, Li YX, Rojkind M, Diehl AM. Evidence for epithelial-mesenchymal transitions in adult liver cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2006 Oct;291(4):G575-83.
Key words: EMT, liver, progenitors, hepatic stellate cells
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16710052

4. Simpkins CE, Montgomery RA, Hawxby AM, Locke JE, Gentry SE, Warren DS, Segev DL. Cold ischemia time and allograft outcomes in live donor renal transplantation: is live donor organ transport feasible? Am J Transplant. Epub 2006 Nov.
Key words: transplantation, kidney, live donor, ischemia, paired kidney Donation
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01597.x.

5. Suzuki A, McCall S, Choi SS, Sicklick JK, Huang J, Qi Y, Zdanowicz M, Camp T, Li YX, Diehl AM. Interleukin-15 increases hepatic regenerative activity. J Hepatol. 2006 Sep;45(3):410-8. Epub 2006 May 22.
Key words: IL-15, hepatocytes, progenitors, liver regeneration
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fc
gi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16781000

1. Abdullah F, Hunter C, Hargrove C, Arnold M, Stein J. Recombinant factor VIIa for treatment of massive liver fracture in a premature infant. J Pediatr Surg 2006; 41(10):1764-7.
Key words: Factor VII, Liver fracture, Prematurity, Hemostasis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17011285

2. Lum YW, House MG, Hayanga AJ, Schweitzer M. Postcholecystectomy syndrome in the laparoscopic era. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2006 Oct;16(5):482-5.
Key words: Post-cholecystectomy syndrome, laparoscopic common bile duct exploration
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17004873

3. Rogers CD, Fukushima N, Sato N, Shi C, Prasad N, Hustinx SR, Matsubayashi H, Canto M, Eshleman JR, Hruban RH, Goggins M. Differentiating pancreatic lesions by microarray and QPCR analysis of pancreatic juice RNAs. Cancer Biol Ther. 2006 Oct 22;5(10) [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: pancreatic juice, oligonucleotide microarray, pancreatic adenocarcinoma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=17012836

4. Shoher A, Chang DC, Efron D, Cornwell EE 3rd, Haut ER. Multiple, simultaneous trauma patients: are they worse off? J Trauma. 2006 Sep;61(3):611-5.
Key words: trauma systems, outcomes, mass casualty, multiple casualties, mortality
PMID: 16966996
http://www.jtrauma.com/pt/re/jtrauma/abstract.00005373-200609000-
00015.htm;jsessionid=FRhGyvjnNLG1fJpxwsMhPn1y3F0btwPB5TDF0QF
x5h2d1sfNHc6Q!1209472165!-949856144!8091!-1

5. Singh A, Misra V, Thimmulappa, RK, Haque M, Ames S, Lee H, Herman JG, Baylin SB, Sidransky D, Gabrielson E, Brock M, Biswal S. Dysfunctional KEAP1-Nrf2 Interaction Causes Intrinsic Chemoresistance in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. PloS Medicine 2006; Oct 3;3(10)
Key words: lung cancer, resistance, KEAP1, Nrf2
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=
10.1371/journal.pmed.0030420
PMID: 1702040

1. Balch CM, Cascinelli N. Sentinel-node biopsy in the staging and treatment of melanoma. N Eng J Med 2006 Sept 28; In Press.
Key words: melanoma, surgery, randomized trials

2. Brock MV, Hooker CM, Engels EA, Moore RD, Gillison ML, Alberg AJ, Keruly JC, Yang SC, Heitmiller RF, Baylin SB, Herman JG, Brahmer JR. Delayed diagnosis and elevated mortality in an urban population with HIV infection and lung cancer: implications for patient care. Journal of AIDS September 2006;43(1):47-55.
Key words: HIV, lung cancer, AIDS
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16936558

3. Cameron AM, Ghobrial RM, Hiatt JR, Carmody IC, Gordon SA, Farmer DG, Yersiz H, Zimmerman MA, Durazo F, Han S, Saab S, Gornbein J, Busuttil RW. Effect of non-viral factors on hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation. Ann Surg 2006 October; 244 (4).
Key words: hepatitis C, liver transplant, hepatocellular cancer

4. Guo M, Ren J, House MG, Qi Y, Brock MV, Herman JG. Epigenetic progression of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Clin Cancer Res 2006 Aug 1;12(15):4515-22
Key words: DNA methylation, esophageal cancer, progression
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16899597

5. Guo M, House MG, Akiyama Y, Qi Y, Rustgi AK, Harmon J, Baylin SB, Brock MV, Herman JG. Hypermethylation of the GATA gene family in esophageal cancer. Int J of Cancer 2006 Nov 1;119(9):2078-83.
Key words: esophageal cancer, GATA, DNA methylation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16823849

6. Haas M, Rahman MH, Racusen LC, Kraus ES, Bagnasco SM, Segev DL, Simpkins CE, Warren DS, King KE, Zachary AA, Montgomery RA. C4d and C3d staining in biopsies of ABO- and HLA-incompatible renal allografts: correlation with histologic findings. Am J Transplant. 2006 Aug;6(8):1829-40.
Key words: incompatible kidney transplantation; C4d staining; C3d staining; kidney transplant biopsies
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16889542

7. Montgomery RA, Gentry SE, Marks WH, Warren DS, Hiller J, Houp J, Zachary AA, Melancon JK, Maley WR, Rabb H, Simpkins C, Segev DL. Domino paired kidney donation: a strategy to make best use of live non-directed donation. Lancet 2006 Jul 29;368(9533):419-21.
Key words: nondirected kidney donors; kidney paired donation; optimization; mathematical modeling
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16876670

8. Montgomery RA, Simpkins CE, Segev DL. New options for patients with donor incompatibilities. Transplantation. 2006 Jul 27;82(2):164-5.
Key words: incompatible kidney transplantation; live donor kidney transplantation; kidney paired donation; mathematical modeling
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16858275

9. You NY, Jacobs L, Martinez ED, Budinger SC, Wittlief EJ, Myles SK, Ota DM. Improved surgeon performance in clinical trials: an analysis of quality assurance audits from the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group. J Sm Coll Surg 2006 September;203(3)269-276.
Key words: clinical trials, audit, surgeon performance
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
AbstractPlus&list_uids=16931297

1. Black JH, Casey PJ, Albadawi H, Salzmann A, Cambria RP, Watkins MT. Poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor PJ34 abolishes systemic pro-inflammatory responses to thoracic aortic ischemia/reperfusion. J Amer Coll Surgeons, in press, 2006.
Key words: thoracic aneurysms, ischemia/reperfusion injury
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16798486

2. Gott VL, Patel ND, Yang SC, Baumgartner, WA. Attracting outstanding students (premedical and medical) to a career in cardiothoracic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1-3.
Key words: cardiothoracic surgery, premedical and medical student exposure
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16798176

3. Machida EO, Brock MV, Hooker CM, Nakayama J, Ishida A, Amano J, Picchi MA, Belinsky SA, Herman JG, Taniguchi S, Baylin SB. Hypermethylation of ASC/TMS1 is a sputum marker for late-stage lung cancer. Cancer Res 2006: Jun 15;66(12):6210-8.
Key words: hypermethylation, sputum, non-small cell lung caner, ASC/TMS1
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16778195

4. McGirt MJ, Woodworth GF, Brooke BS, Coon AL, Jain S, Buck D, Huang J, Clatterbuck RE, Tamargo RJ, Perler BA. Hyperglycemia independently increases the risk of perioperative stroke, myocardial infarction, and death after carotid endarterectomy. Neurosurgery 2006; 58:1066-1073.
Key words: carotid endarterectomy, stroke, hyperglycemia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16723885

5. Nathan H, Singhal S, Cameron JL. Benign pneumatosis intestinalis in the setting of celiac disease. J Gastrointest Surg. 2006 Jun;10(6):890-4.
Key words: celiac disease, pneumatosis intestinalis, pneumoperitoneum
PMID: 16769547
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16769547&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum

6. Williams CG, Haut ER, Ouyang H Riall TS, Makary M, Efron DT, Cornwell EE, MD Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) removal of foreign bodies after penetrating chest trauma. J Am Coll Surg. 2006 May;202(5):848-52.
Key words: thoracic trauma, foreign body, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS), penetrating trauma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16648026&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum

1. Matsen SL, Chang DC, Perler BA, Roseborough GS, Williams GM. Trend in the in-hospital stroke rate following carotid endarterectomy in California and Maryland.J Vasc Surg 2006; In Press.
Key words: carotid endarterectomy, complications, stroke, discharge database

1. Matsen SL, Krosnick TA, Roseborough GS, Perler BA, Webb TH, Chang DC, Williams GM. Preoperative and intraoperative determinants of incisional bulge following retroperitoneal aortic repair. Ann Vasc Surg. 2006 Mar 30 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: abdominal aortic aneurysm, post-operative bulge, obesity, healing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16572290

2. Sing RF, Camp SM, Heniford BT, Rutherford EJ, Dix S, Reilly PM, Holmes JH, Haut E, Hayanga A. Timing of pulmonary emboli after trauma: implications for retrievable vena cava filters. J Trauma. 2006 Apr;60(4):732-735.
Key words: Pulmonary embolism, Vena cava filter, Thromboembelism
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16612291

1. Engels E, Brock MV, Chen J, Hooker C, Gillison M, Moore R. Elevated lung cancer incidence in an urban cohort of HIV-infected individuals. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Mar 20;24(9):1383-8.
Key words: lung cancer, HIV, AIDS, staging
http://www.jco.org/cgi/content/full/24/9/1383
PMID: 16549832

1. Abdullah F, Kanard R, Femino D, Ford H, Stein J. Osteochondroma causing diaphragmatic rupture and bowel obstruction in a 14-year-old boy. Pediatric Surgery International 2006 Jan;1-3
Key words: osteochondroma, diaphragmatic rupture, bowel obstruction
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00383-005-1622-3

2. Hassoun HT, Mitchell RS, Makaroun MS, Whiting AJ, Cardeira KR, Matsumura JS. Aortic neck morphology after endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 2006 Jan;43:26-31.
Key words: aorta, aneurysm morphology, endovascular, endoleak, graft migration
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16414383

3. Haut ER, Gracias VH, Sicoutris CP, Meredith DM, Sonnad SS, Reilly PM, Schwab CW, Hanson CW. Improved nurse job satisfaction and job retention with the transition from a "mandatory consultation" model to a "semi-closed" surgical intensive care unit: a 1-year prospective evaluation. Crit Care Med. 2006 Feb;34(2):387-95.
Key words: intensive care, nursing staff, job satisfaction, attitude of health personnel, physician-nurse relations, personnel turnover, intensivist, intensivist model
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16424719

4. House MG, Cameron JL, Lillemoe KD, Schulick RD, Choti MA, Hansel DE, Hruban RH, Maitra A, Yeo CJ. Differences in survival for patients with resectable versus unresectable metastases from pancreatic islet cell cancer. J Gastrointest Surg 2006 Jan 1;10(1):138-145.
Key words: pancreas, islet cell tumor, liver metastases
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16368504

5. Kassis ES, Zhao M, Hong JA, Chen GA, Nguyen DM, Schrump DS. Depletion of DNA methyltransferase 1 and/or DNA methyltransferase 3b mediates growth arrest and apoptosis in lung and esophageal cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma cells. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Feb;131(2):298-306. Epub 2006 Jan 18
Key words: DNA methyltransferases, antisense oligonucleotides, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16434257

6. Stewart ZA, Kozlowski T, Segev DL, Montgomery RA, Klein AS. Successful transplantation of cadaveric polycystic liver: case report and review of the literature. Transplantation. 2006 Jan 27;81(2):284-6.
Key words: liver transplantation, polycystic liver disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16436973

7. Segev DL, Gentry SE, Montgomery RA. Relative roles for list paired exchange, live donor paired exchange and desensitization. Am J Transplant. 2006 Feb;6(2):437.
Key words: paired kidney exchange, paired donation, desensitization, incompatible transplantation, list exchange
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16426335

1. Chang DC, Cornwell EE 3rd, Sutton ER, Yonas MA, Allen F. A multi-disciplinary youth violence prevention initiative: impact on attitudes. JACS, 2005 Nov; 201(5):721-723.
Key words: trauma, youth violence, prevention
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16256914

2. Cornwell EE 3rd. Tribute to Dr. Claude Organ: A mentor supreme. Arch Surg 2005; 140:1051-1052.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16301433

3. Malas MB, Ohki T, Veith FJ, Chen T, Lipsitz, EC, Shah AR, Timaran C, Suggs W, Gargiulo NJ, Parodi, JC, Absence of proximal neck dilatation and graft migration after endovascular aneurysm repair with balloon-expandable stent-based endografts. J Vasc Surg 2005;42:639-44.
Key words: aneurysm, endovascular repair, proximal neck dilatation, migration, artounifemoral endograft
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16242546

4. Matsen SL, Perler BA, Chang DC. A Preliminary Scale to Predict the Risk of In-Hospital Death Following Carotid Endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 2005; 42:861-868.
Key words: carotid endarterectomy; operative mortality ;risk factors
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16275438

5. McGirt MJ, Perler BA, Brooke B, Woodworth GF, Coon A, Jain S, Buck D, Roseborough GS, Tamargo R, Heller J, Freischlag, Williams GM. HMG CoA-Reductase Inhibitors Reduce the Risk of Perioperative Stroke and Mortality after Carotid Endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 2005; 42:829-836.
Key words: statins; perioperative stroke; carotid endarterectomy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16275430

6. Redett, RJ, Jari, R, Crawford, T, Chen, YG, Rohde, C, Brushart, T. Peripheral pathways regulate motorneuron collateral dynamics. Journal of Neuroscience 2005; 25(41):9406-9412.
Key words: axon guidance, retrograde labeling, regeneration, dorsal root ganglion, deafferentiation, peripheral nerve
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16221849

7. Sicklick JK, Li Y-X, Jayaraman A, Kannangai R, Chen W, Qi Y, Vivekanandan P, Ludlow JW, Owzar K, Torbenson MS, Diehl AM. Dysregulation of the Hedgehog pathway in human hepatocarcinogenesis. Carcinogenesis. 2005 Dec 8; [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: cirrhosis, c-myc, cyclopamine, liver cancer, smoothened
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16339184

8. Sicklick JK, Li Y-X, Melhem A, Schmelzer E, Zdanowicz M, Huang J, Caballero M, Fair JH, Ludlow JW, McClelland, RE, Reid LM, Diehl AM. Hedgehog signaling maintains resident hepatic progenitors throughout life. American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2005 Dec 1; [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: Ihh, liver, patched, progenitor cell, Shh
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16322088

9. Yonas M, Baker D, Cornwell EE III, Chang D, Phillips J, Paradise J, Paradise M, Sutton E, Elihu A. Readiness to change and the role of inpatient counseling for alcohol/substance abusing youth with major trauma. J Trauma, 2005; 59(2)466-469.
Key words: violence prevention, substance abuse, youth, stages of change
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16294093

1. Devgan L, Bhat S, Aylward S, Spence RJ. Modalities for the assessment of burn wound depth. In: Burns and Wounds [in press].
Key words: burns, burn wound depth, laser Doppler imaging

2. Deune EG, McCarthy EF. Reconstruction of a true ulnar artery aneurysm in a 4-year-old patient with radial artery agenesis. Orthopedics 2005 Dec; (12): 1455-1457 (In press).
Key words: Ulnar artery aneurysm, radial artery agenesis, reconstruction

3. Fauerbach JA, Spence RJ, Patterson D. Adult Burn Injuries. In: The Psychological Aspects of Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. 2005. Eds. Sarwer DB, Pruzinsky T, Cash TF, Goldwyn RM, Persing JA, Whitaker LA. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins: Baltimore, MD (In Press).
Key words: psychological aspects, burns, PTSD, depression

4. Malas MB, Ohki T, Veith FJ, Chen T, Lipsitz EC, Shah AR, Timaran C, Suggs W, Gargiulo NJ 3rd, Parodi JC. Absence of proximal neck dilatation and graft migration after endovascular aneurysm repair with balloon-expandable stent-based endografts. J Vasc Surg. 2005 Oct;42(4):639-44.
Key words: endovascular aneurysm repair, abdominal aortic aneurysm, proximal neck dilatation, graft migration EVAR, endograft complicaation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=
Abstract&list_uids=16242546

5. McKhann GM, Grega MA, Borowicz Jr LM, Bailey MM, Barry SJE, Zeger SL, Baumgartner WA, Selnes OA. Is there cognitive decline 1 year after CABG?: Comparison with surgical and nonsurgical controls. Neurology 2005 65: 991-999.
Key words: cognition, CABG, outcomes, control groups
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/gca?sendit=Get+All+Checked+Abstract
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6. Sicklick JK, Li YX, Choi SS, Qi Y, Chen W, Bustamante M, Huang J, Zdanowicz M, Camp T, Torbenson MS, Rojkind M, Diehl AM. Role for Hedgehog signaling in hepatic stellate cell activation and viability.Lab Invest. 2005 Nov;85(11):1368-80.
Key words: cirrhosis; cyclopamine; liver; myofibroblast; neuroendocrine cells; patched
http://www.nature.com/labinvest/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/3700349a.html

7. Spence RJ, Ware L.Clinical management of burn scars. In: Burn Surgery: Reconstruction and Rehabilitation. Achauer BM, Sood R. eds. (in press).
Key words: burns, scar, rehabilitation, burn therapy, burn reconstruction

1. Brock MV, Hooker CM, Yung R, Guo M, Han Y, Chang D, Yang SC, Mason D, Sussman M, Baylin SC, Herman JG. Can we improve the cytological examination of malignant pleural effusions using molecular analysis? Ann of Thorac Surg. 2005 Oct;80(4):1241-7
Key words: pleural effusion, DNA methylation, lung cancer, cytology

PMID: 16181847 [PubMed -in process]