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Lead Author: David Ollila, MD | Journal: Clinical Breast Cancer Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is a specialized form of accelerated partial breast irradiation in which a single dose of radiation is delivered to the tumor bed at the time of breast conserving surgery.

Author: Melina R. Kibbe, MD | Journal of American Heart Association Background In people with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease, the effects of exercise on patient-reported outcomes remain unclear.

Author: Michael O. Meyers | Journal of Clinical Oncology To evaluate the use of early assessment of chemotherapy responsiveness by positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to tailor therapy in patients with esophageal and esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma.

Resident Author: Josh Herb, MD | Faculty Author: Lawrence Kim, MD | Journal: Surgery Few studies assess use of parathyroidectomy among older adults with symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism. Our objective was to determine national usage and disparities in parathyroidectomy for symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism among insured older adults.

Surgery Author: Muneera R. Kapadia, MD | Surgery Journal Postoperative ileus is a common and costly complication after elective colorectal surgery. Effects of intravenous fluid administration remain controversial, and the effect of ostomy construction has not been fully evaluated. Various restrictive intravenous fluid protocols may adversely affect renal function. We...

Residency Author: Kevin A. Chen, MD | Faculty Author: Michael O Meyers | Journal of Surgical Oncology Disparities in esophageal cancer are well-established. The standard treatment for locally advanced esophageal cancer is chemoradiation followed by surgery. We sought to evaluate the association between socioeconomic factors, time to surgery, and patient...

Authors: Gita N. Mody, MD, John S. Ikonomidis, MD, Jason M. Long | Journal: PLoS One The impact of cardiovascular and neurologic complications on infective endocarditis (IE) are well studied, yet the prevalence and significance of pulmonary complications in IE is not defined. To better characterize the multifaceted nature of...

Residency Author: Joseph F Kearney, MD | Faculty Author: Jen Jen Yeh, MD | Journal: Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common type of pancreatic cancer. However, it should be kept in mind that there are other pancreatic cancers that are classified by...