2016
Locally advanced primary recto-sigmoid cancers: Improved survival with multivisceral resection
Laurence G, Ahuja V, Bell T, Grim R, Ahuja N. Locally advanced primary recto-sigmoid cancers: Improved survival with multivisceral resection. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 214: 432-436. PMID: 28082009, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivisceral resectionAdvanced colorectal cancerColorectal cancerCancer patientsYear survivalNon-metastatic colorectal cancerRadiation treatmentRecto-sigmoid cancerFive-year survivalSignificant associated morbidityKaplan-Meier analysisExtensive surgical proceduresGreatest survival advantageEligible patientsAssociated morbiditySelect patientsMeier analysisStandard surgeryRadical operationSEER dataAdjacent organsSurgical proceduresSurvival advantagePatientsSurgical specialists
2015
Survival Following Lung Metastasectomy in Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Giuliano K, Sachs T, Montgomery E, Guzzetta A, Brock M, Pawlik TM, Yang SC, Ahuja N. Survival Following Lung Metastasectomy in Soft Tissue Sarcomas. The Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgeon 2015, 64: 150-158. PMID: 26339728, DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1563538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansInfantKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMetastasectomyMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingPneumonectomyRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSarcomaSoft Tissue NeoplasmsThoracoscopyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsDisease-free intervalSoft tissue sarcomasLung metastasectomyTissue sarcomasLonger disease-free intervalLower pathologic gradeMedian overall survivalKaplan-Meier estimatesLog-rank testLow-grade tumorsGreatest survival advantageOverall survivalPostoperative factorsImproved survivalPatient selectionTumor characteristicsPathologic gradeMetastasis diagnosisCommon siteSurvival advantageSurvival analysisYounger ageMetastasectomyPatientsSurvival
2011
Early-Stage Gallbladder Cancer in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database: Effect of Extended Surgical Resection
Downing SR, Cadogan KA, Ortega G, Oyetunji TA, Siram SM, Chang DC, Ahuja N, Leffall LD, Frederick WA. Early-Stage Gallbladder Cancer in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database: Effect of Extended Surgical Resection. JAMA Surgery 2011, 146: 734-738. PMID: 21690451, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage gallbladder cancerEnd Results (SEER) databaseMore lymph nodesLymph nodesGallbladder cancerSurgical resectionSurvival benefitT2 lesionsResults databaseMultivariate analysisDisease-positive lymph nodesPrimary gallbladder cancerExtended surgical resectionLN excisionOverall survivalSimple cholecystectomyAdvanced cancerFemale patientsCertain patientsRetrospective analysisSurgical proceduresSurvival advantagePatientsCancerResection