2018
Extraskeletal versus Skeletal Ewing Sarcoma in the adult population: Controversies in care
Lynch AD, Gani F, Meyer CF, Morris CD, Ahuja N, Johnston FM. Extraskeletal versus Skeletal Ewing Sarcoma in the adult population: Controversies in care. Surgical Oncology 2018, 27: 373-379. PMID: 30217290, DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2018.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtraskeletal Ewing's sarcomaCharlson-Deyo scoreOverall survivalTriple therapyCombination therapyLocal therapyEwing's sarcomaProportional hazards regression analysisHazards regression analysisSkeletal Ewing sarcomaEwing's sarcoma patientsAdult patientsIndependent predictorsEE patientsSarcoma patientsRisk factorsTreatment characteristicsSmall tumorsOutcome differencesPatientsTherapyAdult populationLack of consensusChemotherapyRegression analysis
2010
Asian Race/Ethnicity as a Risk Factor for Bile Duct Injury During Cholecystectomy
Downing SR, Datoo G, Oyetunji TA, Fullum T, Chang DC, Ahuja N. Asian Race/Ethnicity as a Risk Factor for Bile Duct Injury During Cholecystectomy. JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 785-787. PMID: 20713933, PMCID: PMC4086633, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct injuryAsian race/ethnicityRace/ethnicitySignificant risk factorsRisk factorsDuct injuryIatrogenic bile duct injuryMultivariate logistic regression analysisAberrant biliary anatomyHospital days 0Nationwide Inpatient SampleLogistic regression analysisAcute cholecystitisOpen cholecystectomySerious complicationsMale sexBiliary anatomyInpatient SampleCholecystectomyDay 0Older ageLaparoscopicRegression analysisInjuryProcedure codes
2008
Is There a Difference in Survival Between Right- Versus Left-Sided Colon Cancers?
Meguid RA, Slidell MB, Wolfgang CL, Chang DC, Ahuja N. Is There a Difference in Survival Between Right- Versus Left-Sided Colon Cancers? Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2008, 15: 2388. PMID: 18622647, PMCID: PMC3072702, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-0015-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight-sided colon cancerLeft-sided colon cancerProportional hazards regression analysisHazards regression analysisColon cancerMedian survivalCox proportional hazards regression analysisLongitudinal population-based databaseLong-term survival outcomesEnd Results Program databaseInvasive colon adenocarcinomaRight-sided cancersOverall median survivalLeft-sided cancersYear of diagnosisPopulation-based databaseRetrospective survival analysisSubset of subjectsRegression analysisSEER databaseSurgical resectionLymph nodesWorse prognosisSurvival outcomesTumor size