2015
Tracking Early Readmission After Pancreatectomy to Index and Nonindex Institutions: A More Accurate Assessment of Readmission
Tosoian JJ, Hicks CW, Cameron JL, Valero V, Eckhauser FE, Hirose K, Makary MA, Pawlik TM, Ahuja N, Weiss MJ, Wolfgang CL. Tracking Early Readmission After Pancreatectomy to Index and Nonindex Institutions: A More Accurate Assessment of Readmission. JAMA Surgery 2015, 150: 152-158. PMID: 25535811, PMCID: PMC4461067, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.2346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary care referral centerPatient-level factorsNonindex hospitalEarly readmissionReferral centerMultivariable analysisPatterns of readmissionPostoperative drain placementRate of readmissionRisk of readmissionData of patientsAge 65 yearsHigh-volume institutionsDistal pancreatectomyPostoperative infectionPrimary outcomeLiver diseaseDrain placementInstitutional databaseRisk factorsPancreatectomyRetrospective analysisReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEPatients
2012
Young Patients Undergoing Resection of Pancreatic Cancer Fare Better than their Older Counterparts
He J, Edil BH, Cameron JL, Schulick RD, Hruban RH, Herman JM, Zheng L, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, Ahuja N, Pawlik TM, Wolfgang CL. Young Patients Undergoing Resection of Pancreatic Cancer Fare Better than their Older Counterparts. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2012, 17: 339-344. PMID: 23184271, PMCID: PMC3600849, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-2066-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson-Age Comorbidity IndexOlder age groupsDate of surgeryYounger patientsOlder patientsAge groupsMedian agePDAC patientsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patientsPatients Undergoing ResectionMedian overall survivalResectable pancreatic cancerLymph node positivityYoung patient cohortDuctal adenocarcinoma patientsYounger age groupsCurative resectionUndergoing resectionAbdominal painDistal pancreatectomyR0 resectionTotal pancreatectomyUnderwent pancreaticoduodenectomyElderly patientsNode positivity
2008
Pancreatic Resection of Isolated Metastases from Nonpancreatic Primary Cancers
Reddy S, Edil BH, Cameron JL, Pawlik TM, Herman JM, Gilson MM, Campbell KA, Schulick RD, Ahuja N, Wolfgang CL. Pancreatic Resection of Isolated Metastases from Nonpancreatic Primary Cancers. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2008, 15: 3199-3206. PMID: 18784960, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-0140-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaPancreatic resectionMetachronous lesionsMetastatic lesionsVascular invasionConclusionLong-term survivalResultsForty-nine patientsLymph node metastasisLangerhans cell histiocytosisDistal pancreatectomyPerioperative deathsPostoperative morbidityTotal pancreatectomyIsolated metastasisMedian survivalMetastatic diseaseSynchronous lesionsNode metastasisPrimary diseasePrimary cancerMedian lengthCell carcinomaGallbladder cancerSingle institutionCell histiocytosis