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Taqi K, Icchhpuniani S, Stockley C, Assadzadeh GE, Dixon E, Mack L, Bouchard-Fortier A. Outcomes of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) and Liver-Directed Therapy for Synchronous Peritoneal and Liver Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul;32(7):5063-5082. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17321-w. Epub 2025 May 15. PMID: 40372590. Read


Ball CG. What Have We Learned from Dr Peitzman and Prometheus? Improving Outcomes After Major Liver Injuries. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 May 23. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001381. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40407204. Read


Ball CG, Joseph BA, Harvey EJ. Can we learn to recover? Surgeon wellness in a challenging environment. Can J Surg. 2025 Apr 11;68(2):E132-E133. doi: 10.1503/cjs.005325. PMID: 40216436; PMCID: PMC11999719. Read

 

Bathe OF. Tumor metabolism as a factor affecting diversity in cancer cachexia. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2025 Mar 1;328(3):C908-C920. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00677.2024. Epub 2025 Jan 27. PMID: 39870605. Read


Bénard F, Marcil S, Mack L, Deban M, Bildersheim M, Bouchard-Fortier A, Osman Y, Mercier F, Purich K, Haase E, Schiller D, Soucisse M, Sidéris L, Leblanc G, Dubé P, Boulanger-Gobeil C, Hamilton T, Gervais MK. Survival outcomes of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in selected patients with stage IV gastric adenocarcinoma - A Canadian case series. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr 3;51(8):110000. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2025.110000. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40288217. Read

 

Cha J, Clements TW, Ball CG, Kirkpatrick AW, Bax T, Mayberry J. Damage control packing: How long can it stay? Am J Surg. 2025 Jan 31:116232. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025. Read


Coccolini F, Kluger Y, Moore EE, Maier RV, Coimbra R, Ordoñez C, Ivatury R, Kirkpatrick AW, Biffl W, Sartelli M, Hecker A, Ansaloni L, Leppaniemi A, Reva V, Civil I, Vega F, Chiarugi M, Chichom-Mefire A, Sakakushev B, Peitzman A, Chiara O, Abu-Zidan F, Maegele M, Miccoli M, Chirica M, Khokha V, Sugrue M, Fraga GP, Otomo Y, Baiocchi GL, Catena F; WSES Trauma Quality Indicators Expert Panel. Correction: Trauma quality indicators: internationally approved core factors for trauma management quality evaluation. World J Emerg Surg. 2025 Apr 7;20(1):29. Doi: 10.1186/s13017-025-00577-8. Read


Craig S, Stretch C, Yeo C, Fan J, Pedersen H, Park YJ, Harvey A, Bathe OF. Prognostication with Thyroid GuidePx in the context of tall cell variants. Surgery. 2025 Jan;177:108882. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.06.080. Epub 2024 Oct 28. PMID: 39490256.

De Simone B, Abu-Zidan FM, Boni L, Castillo AMG, Cassinotti E, Corradi F, Di Maggio F, Ashraf H, Baiocchi GL, Tarasconi A, Bonafede M, Truong H, De'Angelis N, Diana M, Coimbra R, Balogh ZJ, Chouillard E, Coccolini F, Kelly MD, Di Saverio S, Di Meo G, Isik A, Leppäniemi A, Litvin A, Moore EE, Pasculli A, Sartelli M, Podda M, Testini M, Wani I, Sakakushev B, Shelat VG, Weber D, Galante JM, Ansaloni L, Agnoletti V, Regimbeau JM, Garulli G, Kirkpatrick AL, Biffl WL; ICG-Fluorescence Guided Emergency Surgery Consensus Participants; Catena F. Indocyanine green fluorescence-guided surgery in the emergency setting: the WSES international consensus position paper. World J Emerg Surg. 2025 Feb 13;20(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s13017-025-00575-w. Read


Delisle, M., Dingley, B., Light, A. et al. Management and Outcomes of Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Canada Between 2000 and 2018 from the Pan-Canadian Merkel Cell Collaborative. Ann Surg Oncol (2025). Read


De Simone B, Abu-Zidan FM, Kasongo L, Moore EE, Podda M, Sartelli M, Isik A, Bala M, Coimbra R, Balogh ZJ, Rasa K, Marchegiani F, Schena CA, DèAngelis N, Di Martino M, Ansaloni L, Coccolini F, Gumbs AA, Biffl WL, Pikoulis E, Pararas N, Chouillard E; ChoCO Collaborative group; Catena F. COVID-19 infection is a significant risk factor for death in patients presenting with acute cholecystitis: a secondary analysis of the ChoCO-W cohort study. World J Emerg Surg. 2025 Feb 25;20(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s13017-025-00591-. Read


Farooq AR, Farooq AR, Zhang AX, Chan-Seng-Yue M, Topham JT, O'Kane GM, Jang GH, Fischer S, Dodd A, Holter S, Wilson J, Grant RC, Aung KL, Zogopoulos G, Elimova E, Prince R, Jang R, Moore M, Biagi J, Tang P, Goodwin R, Bathe OF, Marra M, Laskin J, Renouf DJ, Schaeffer DF, Karasinska JM, Notta F, Gallinger S, Knox JJ, Tsang ES. The tandem duplicator phenotype may be a novel targetable subgroup in pancreatic cancer. NPJ Precis Oncol 2025; 9(1): 100. Read


Fleshner K, Xu Y, Isherwood S, Yang F, Pyo J, Blair A, Hall J, Hanniman E, Bouchard-Fortier A, Quan ML. Real-World Assessment of Locoregional Management of the Axilla in Node-Positive Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun;32(6):3975-3983. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17041-1. Epub 2025 Feb 19.PMID: 39971858. Read


Hamilton D, Kohli SSS, McBeth P, Moore R, Hamilton K, Kirkpatrick AW.J Low Earth Orbit Communication Satellites: A Positively Disruptive Technology That Could Change the Delivery of Health Care in Rural and Northern Canada. Med Internet Res. 2025 Apr 30;27:e46113. doi: 10.2196/46113. Read


Harvey EJ, Ball CG. Artificial intelligence and medicine - inevitable but not invulnerable for now. Can J Surg. 2025 Feb 6;68(1):E62-E63. doi: 10.1503/cjs.000725. PMID: 39915063; PMCID: PMC11818777. Read


Nie C, Vaska M, Wong JK, Bathe OF, Przybojewski S, Burak KW, Tang PA, Congly SE. Tumor seeding with needle biopsy of hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review. Am J Gastroenterol 2025; 120(5):1144-1151. Read


Notrica DM, Tominaga GT, Gross JA, Southard RN, McOmber ME, Crandall M, Kozar R, Kaups KL, Schuster KM, Ball CG. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma pancreatic organ injury scale: 2024 revision. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Mar 1;98(3):442-447. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004522. Epub 2025 Feb 3. PMID: 39898876.

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Oravec N, Mack L, Hallock D, McClurg C, Quan ML. A scoping review of postoperative surveillance strategies for localized, low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms. Am J Surg. 2025 Apr;242:116202. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116202. Epub 2025 Jan 19. PMID: 39854927. Read


Samuel AS, Qiao A, Merrill CD, Ball CG, Burrowes D, Wilson SR. The post-surgical liver: is application of treatment response assessment within the CEUS LI-RADS framework possible? Abdom Radiol (NY). 2025 Jun 4. doi: 10.1007/s00261-025-05046-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40464848. Read


Sermonesi G, Bertelli R, Pieracci FM, Balogh ZJ, Coimbra R, Galante JM, Hecker A, Weber D, Bauman ZM, Kartiko S, Patel B, Whitbeck SS, White TW, Harrell KN, Perrina D, Rampini A, Tian B, Amico F, Beka SG, Bonavina L, Ceresoli M, Cobianchi L, Coccolini F, Cui Y, Dal Mas F, De Simone B, Di Carlo I, Saverio SD, Dogjani A, Fette A, Fraga GP, Gomes CA, Khan JS, Kirkpatrick AW, Kruger VF, Leppäniemi A, Litvin A, Mingoli A, Navarro DC, Passera E, Pisano M, Podda M, Russo E, Sakakushev B, Santonastaso D, Sartelli M, Shelat VG, Tan E, Wani I, Abu-Zidan FM, Biffl WL, Civil I, Latifi R, Marzi I, Picetti E, Pikoulis M, Agnoletti V, Bravi F, Vallicelli C, Ansaloni L, Moore EE, Catena F. Correction: Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper. World J Emerg Surg. 2025 Jan 29;20(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00568-1. Read


Schellenberg M, Owattanapanich N, Emigh B, Van Gent JM, Egodage T, Murphy PB, Ball CG, Spencer AL, Vogt KN, Keeley JA, Doris S, Beiling M, Donnelly M, Ghneim M, Schroeppel T, Bradford J, Breinholt CS, Coimbra R, Berndtson AE, Anding C, Charles MS, Rieger W, Inaba K; AAST VTE Prophylaxis Study Group. When is it safe to start venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after blunt solid organ injury? A prospective American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Feb 1;96(2):209-215. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004163. Epub 2023 Oct 24. PMID: 37872669. Read


Taqi K, Stockley C, Wood M, Przybojewski S, Bouchard-Fortier A, Mack L. Cryotherapy in the Treatment of Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors-A Review. Curr Oncol. 2025 Feb 27;32(3):137. doi: 10.3390/curroncol32030137.PMID: 40136341 Free PMC article. Review.

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Taqi K, Mack L, Bouchard-Fortier A. ASO Authors Reflections: Beyond the Boundaries of Colorectal Cancer Peritoneal and Liver Metastases: Insights from a Systematic Review. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr 29. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17395-6. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40301208 No abstract available. Read


Taqi K, Icchhpuniani S, Stockley C, Assadzadeh GE, Dixon E, Mack L, Bouchard-Fortier A. Outcomes of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) and Liver-Directed Therapy for Synchronous Peritoneal and Liver Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul;32(7):5063-5082. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17321-w. Epub 2025 May 15. PMID: 40372590. Read


Thiboutot, E., Gyorki, D. (2025). Primary Melanoma (Surgical Oncology/Fellowship Level). The SCORE Portal.  Published March 2025. View


Verhoeff K, Richard L, Guttman M, Haas B, Ball G, Al Shahwan N, Khwaja KA, Engels P, Joos E, Vogt K, Strickland M, Minor S, Bradley N. Trauma surgical educational opportunities in Canada: a week in the life of a trauma service. Can J Surg. 2025 Mar 19;68(2):E97-E107. doi: 10.1503/cjs.014923. Erratum in: Can J Surg. 2025 Apr 11;68(2):E117. doi: 10.1503/cjs.004725. PMID: 40107711; PMCID: PMC11928075. Read


Yeo CT, Pasieka JL. Endocrine Surgery: Clinical Diagnosis and Management. Chapter 19: Primary Thyroid Lymphoma. (pp. 149-156). Lange: McGraw Hill.  Published Jan 2025. Read


Aryan N, Grigorian A, Tay-Lasso E, Cripps M, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Velopulos C, Cothren Burlew C, Ballow S, Dirks RC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Samuels JM, Spalding MC, Nahmias J. High-grade liver injuries with contrast extravasation managed initially with interventional radiology versus observation: A secondary analysis of a WTA multicenter study. Am J Surg. 2024 Aug;234:105-111. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.03.018. Epub 2024 Mar 26. PMID: 38553335. Read


Ball CG, Biffl WL, Moore EE, Hagopian EJ. Should surgeon-performed intraoperative ultrasound be the preferred test for detecting main pancreatic duct injuries in operative trauma cases? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Mar 1;96(3):461-465. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004107. Epub 2023 Aug 21. PMID: 37599421; PMCID: PMC10932928. Read


Ball CG, Harvey EJ, Farooq A. Social media in surgery: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Can J Surg. 2024 Aug 27;67(4):E318. doi: 10.1503/cjs.008724. PMID: 39191447; PMCID: PMC11349332. Read


Ball CG, Harvey EJ. Military contributions to our Canadian surgical landscape. Can J Surg. 2024 Dec 18;67(6):E418. doi: 10.1503/cjs.015024. PMID: 39694609; PMCID: PMC11665811. Read


Ball CG, Harvey EJ, Bhandari M, Hameed SM. High performance in surgery. Can J Surg. 2024 Apr 26;67(2):E183-E184. doi: 10.1503/cjs.004224. PMID: 38670582; PMCID: PMC11052577. Read


Ball CG, Inaba K, Harvey EJ. What does professionalism really mean in the contemporary surgical landscape? Can J Surg. 2024 Feb 21;67(1):E66-E67. doi: 10.1503/cjs.001524. PMID: 38383029; PMCID: PMC10890788. Read


Cawich SO, Dixon E, Shukla PJ, Shrikhande SV, Deshpande RR, Mohammed F, Pearce NW, Francis W, Johnson S, Bujhawan J. Rescue from complications after pancreaticoduodenectomies at a low-volume Caribbean center: Value of tailored peri-pancreatectomy protocols. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Mar 27;16(3):681-688. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i3.681. PMID: 38577074; PMCID: PMC10989354. Read


Coccolini F, Sartelli M, Kirkpatrick AW. What do we mean by source control and what are we trying to accomplish with an open abdomen in severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 May 1;96(5):e39-e40. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004253. Epub 2024 Jan 10. Read


Coccolini F, Shander A, Ceresoli M, Moore E, Tian B, Parini D, Sartelli M, Sakakushev B, Doklestich K, Abu-Zidan F, Horer T, Shelat V, Hardcastle T, Bignami E, Kirkpatrick A, Weber D, Kryvoruchko I, Leppaniemi A, Tan E, Kessel B, Isik A, Cremonini C, Forfori F, Ghiadoni L, Chiarugi M, Ball C, Ottolino P, Hecker A, Mariani D, Melai E, Malbrain M, Agostini V, Podda M, Picetti E, Kluger Y, Rizoli S, Litvin A, Maier R, Beka SG, De Simone B, Bala M, Perez AM, Ordonez C, Bodnaruk Z, Cui Y, Calatayud AP, de Angelis N, Amico F, Pikoulis E, Damaskos D, Coimbra R, Chirica M, Biffl WL, Catena F. Strategies to prevent blood loss and reduce transfusion in emergency general surgery, WSES-AAST consensus paper. World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Jul 16;19(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00554-7. Read


Craig S, Stretch C, Yeo C, Fan J, Pedersen H, Park YJ, Harvey A, Bathe OF. Prognostication with Thyroid GuidePx in the context of tall cell variants. Surgery. 2025 Jan;177:108882. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.06.080. Epub 2024 Oct 28. PMID: 39490256.

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De Simone B, Agnoletti V, Abu-Zidan FM, Biffl WL, Moore EE, Chouillard E, Coccolini F, Sartelli M, Podda M, Di Saverio S, Kaafarani H, Balogh ZJ, Bala M, Leppäniemi AK, Kirkpatrick AW, Pikoulis E, Rasa K, Rosato C, Sawyer R, Ansaloni L, de'Angelis N, Damaskos D, Stahel PF, Kluger Y, Coimbra R; ORSA Collaborative; Catena F. The Operating Room management for emergency Surgical Activity (ORSA) study: a WSES international survey. Updates Surg. 2024 Apr;76(2):687-698. doi: 10.1007/s13304-023-01668-4. Epub 2024 Jan 8. Read


De Simone B, Chouillard E, Podda M, Pararas N, de Carvalho Duarte G, Fugazzola P, Birindelli A, Coccolini F, Polistena A, Sibilla MG, Kruger V, Fraga GP, Montori G, Russo E, Pintar T, Ansaloni L, Avenia N, Di Saverio S, Leppäniemi A, Lauretta A, Sartelli M, Puzziello A, Carcoforo P, Agnoletti V, Bissoni L, Isik A, Kluger Y, Moore EE, Romeo OM, Abu-Zidan FM, Beka SG, Weber DG, Tan ECTH, Paolillo C, Cui Y, Kim F, Picetti E, Di Carlo I, Toro A, Sganga G, Sganga F, Testini M, Di Meo G, Kirkpatrick AW, Marzi I, déAngelis N, Kelly MD, Wani I, Sakakushev B, Bala M, Bonavina L, Galante JM, Shelat VG, Cobianchi L, Mas FD, Pikoulis M, Damaskos D, Coimbra R, Dhesi J, Hoffman MR, Stahel PF, Maier RV, Litvin A, Latifi R, Biffl WL, Catena F. The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients. World J Emerg Surg. 2024 May 31;19(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00537-8. Read


Engels PT, Shi Q, Coates A, Allen L, Priestap F, Moffat BS, Vogt KN, Joos E, Minor S, Marchand M, Williams E, Evans C, Mador B, Widder S, Ziessman M, Lampron J, Ball CG, Rice TJ; Canadian Collaborative on Urgent Care Surgery (CANUCS). Trauma resident exposure in Canada and operative numbers (TraumaRECON): a national multicentre retrospective review of operative and nonoperative trauma teaching. Can J Surg. 2024 Mar 7;67(2):E99-E107. doi: 10.1503/cjs.000223. PMID: 38453348; PMCID: PMC10927282. Read


Harvey EJ, Ball CG. Difficult legal precedent established for rural surgical competency. Can J Surg. 2024 Oct 23;67(5):E352-E353. doi: 10.1503/cjs.011324. PMID: 39442951; PMCID: PMC11530262. Read


Harvey EJ, Ball CG. Why are we ignoring gender equity in surgery? Can J Surg. 2023 Oct 24;66(5):E520. doi: 10.1503/cjs.013423. PMID: 37875303; PMCID: PMC10609885. Read


Iannuzzi J, Yeo CT, Parkins V, Ruether D, Stewart E, Chan D, Pasieka J, Lithgow K. Radiation Exposure from GEP NET Surveillance. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jan 19;16(2):427. doi: 10.3390/cancers16020427. PMID: 38275868; PMCID: PMC10814752. Read


IHPBA-APHPBA International Study Group of Gallbladder Cancer; Palepu J, Endo I, Chaudhari VA, Murthy GVS, Chaudhuri S, Adam R, Smith M, de Reuver PR, Lendoire J, Shrikhande SV, De Aretxabala X, Sirohi B, Kokudo N, Kwon W, Pal S, Bouzid C, Dixon E, Shah SR, Maroni R, Nervi B, Mengoa C, Patil S, Ebata T, Maithel SK, Lang H, Primrose J, Hirano S, Guevara OA, Ohtsuka M, Valle JW, Sharma A, Nagarajan G, Núñez Ju JJ, Arroyo GF, Torrez SL, Erdmann JI, Butte JM, Furuse J, Lee SE, Gomes AP, Park SJ, Jang JY, Oddi R, Barreto SG, Kijima H, Ciacio O, Gowda NS, Jarnagin W. 'IHPBA-APHPBA clinical practice guidelines': international Delphi consensus recommendations for gallbladder cancer. HPB (Oxford). 2024 Nov;26(11):1311-1326. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2024.07.411. Epub 2024 Jul 25. PMID: 39191539. Read


James MT, Dixon E, Tan Z, Mathura P, Datta I, Lall RN, Landry J, Minty EP, Samis GA, Winkelaar GB, Pannu N. Stepped-Wedge Trial of Decision Support for Acute Kidney Injury on Surgical Units. Kidney Int Rep. 2024 Jul 31;9(10):2996-3005. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.07.025. PMID: 39430177; PMCID: PMC11489824. Read


Javed AA, Hidalgo Salinas C, Wolfgang CL, Besselink MG; PANC-PALS Consortium. Launch of the PANC-PALS Consortium. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Dec;9(12):1084-1085. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(24)00346-7. PMID: 39520999. Read


Karanicolas PJ, Lin Y, McCluskey S, Tarshis J, Thorpe KE, Wei A, Dixon E, Porter G, Chaudhury P, Nanji S, Ruo L, Tsang M, Skaro A, Eeson G, Cleary S, Moulton CA, Ball C.G., Hallet J, Coburn N, Serrano P, Jayaraman S, Law C, Tandan V, Sapisochin G, Nagornev D, Quan D, Smoot R, Dath D, Gallinger S, Metrakos P, Reichman T, Jalipk D, Marcaccio M, Bennett S, Sutherland F, Solano E, Molinari M, Tang E, Warner S, Bathe O, Barkun J, Michael K, Mark T, Roke R, Xu G, LAfreniere-Roula M & Guyatt G. Transexamic acid in patients undergoing liver resection: The HeLIX randomized, clinical trial. JAMA. August, 2024;332(13):1080–1089. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11783. Read


Khan J, Gilron I, Devereaux PJ, Clarke H, Ayach N, Tomlinson G, Quan ML, Ladha KS, Choi S, Munro A, Brull R, Lim DW, Avramescu S, Richebé P, Hodgson N, Paul J, McIsaac DI,  Derzi S, Zbitnew GL, Easson AM, Siddiqui NT, Miles SJ, Karkouti K; PLAN Trial Investigators. Prevention of Persistent pain with lidocaine infusions in breast cancer surgery (PLAN): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2024 May 22;25(1)337. Doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08151-4. Read


Kirkpatrick AW, Coccolini F, Tolonen M, Minor S, Catena F, Celotti A, Grois E, Novelli G, Garulli G, Ionnidis O, Sugrue M, De Simone B, Tartaglia D, Lampella H, Ferreira F, Ansaloni L, Parry NG, Podda M, Noceroni L, Vallicelli C, Rzende-Netos J, Ball C.G., McKee J, Moore EE & Mather J. Are surgeons going to be left holding the bag? Incisional hernia repair and intra-peritoneal, non-absorbable mesh implant complications. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13: 1004-1020, February, 2024. Read


Kirkpatrick AW, McKee JL, Leeper WR.Comment on "Moving the needle on time to resuscitation: An EAST prospective multicenter study of vascular access in hypotensive injured patients using trauma video review". J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Feb 1;96(2):e16-e17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004127. Read


Lih TM, Cao L, Minoo P, Omenn GS, Hruban RH, Chan DW, Bathe OF, Zhang H. Detection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma-Associated Proteins in Serum. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2024 Jan;23(1):100687. doi: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100687. Epub 2023 Nov 27. PMID: 38029961; PMCID: PMC10792492. Read


McCarron, F., Cochran, A., Ricker, A. et al. 10 years, 100 robotic major hepatectomies: a single-center experience. Surg Endosc 38, 902–907 (2024). Read


Meng ZW, Ruan Y, Fisher S, Bishay K, Chau M, Howarth M, Cartwright S, Chen YI, Dixon E, Heitman SJ, Brenner DR, Forbes N. Development and validation of a practical clinical risk prediction model for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis. DEN Open. 2024 Mar 25;4(1):e355. doi: 10.1002/deo2.355. PMID: 38529515; PMCID: PMC10962486. Read

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Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Grigorian A. Observation-first versus angioembolization-first approach in stable patients with blunt liver trauma: A WTA multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Nov 1;97(5):764-769. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004372. Epub 2024 May 27. PMID: 39443838. Read


Naumann DN, Bhangu A, Brooks A, Martin M, Cotton BA, Khan M, Midwinter MJ, Pearce L, Bowley DM, Holcomb JB, Griffiths EA; BEACON Collaborative. Novel Textbook Outcomes following emergency laparotomy: Delphi exercise. BJS Open. 2024 Jan 3;8(1):zrad145. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrad145. PMID: 38949628; PMCID: PMC10823418. Read


Nguyen PD, Nahmias J, Aryan N, Samuels JM, Cripps M, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Burlew CC, Velopulos C, Ballow S, Dirks RC, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Grigorian A. Observation-first versus angioembolization-first approach in stable patients with blunt liver trauma: A WTA multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Nov 1;97(5):764-769. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004372. Epub 2024 May 27. PMID: 39443838. Read


Nagururu NV, Seo S, Ding AS, Grogan R, Wolfe SA, Harbison RA, Tufano RP, Russell JO. Long-term Quality of Life After Thyroidectomy: Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach Versus Transcervical Approach. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Jul;171(1):45-53. doi: 10.1002/ohn.712. Epub 2024 Mar 15. PMID: 38488229. Read


Nakai MY, Tenório LR, Oliveira JDSC, Ghirardello LB, Cavalcanti IR, Russell JO, Wolfe SA, Banuchi VE, Menezes MB, Gonçalves AJ. Transoral endoscopic vestibular approach Sistrunk procedure (TEVAS)-case report and scoping review. Gland Surg. 2024 Feb 29;13(2):236-247. doi: 10.21037/gs-23-357. Epub 2024 Feb 22. PMID: 38455358; PMCID: PMC10915416. Read


Narasimhan A, Kumaran M, Gioulbasanis I, Skipworth RJE, Bathe OF, Kaasa S, Strasser F, Gagnon B, Baracos V, Damaraju S. A genome wide association study to identify germline copy number variants associated with cancer cachexia: a preliminary analysis. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle Rapid Communications 2024; 7:55-65. Read


Nasa P, Wise RD, Smit M, Acosta S, D'Amours S, Beaubien-Souligny W, Bodnar Z, Coccolini F, Dangayach NS, Dabrowski W, Duchesne J, Ejike JC, Augustin G, De Keulenaer B, Kirkpatrick AW, Khanna AK, Kimball E, Koratala A, Lee RK, Leppaniemi A, Lerma EV, Marmolejo V, Meraz-Munoz A, Myatra SN, Niven D, Olvera C, Ordoñez C, Petro C, Pereira BM, Ronco C, Regli A, Roberts DJ, Rola P, Rosen M, Shrestha GS, Sugrue M, Velez JCQ, Wald R, De Waele J, Reintam Blaser A, Malbrain MLNG. International cross-sectional survey on current and updated definitions of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome. World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Nov 29;19(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00564-5. Read


Ordoñez CA, Parra MW, Caicedo Y, Rodríguez-Holguín F, García AF, Serna JJ, Serna C, Franco MJ, Salcedo A, Padilla-Londoño N, Herrera-Escobar JP, Zogg C, Orlas CP, Palacios H, Saldarriaga L, Granados M, Scalea T, McGreevy DT, Kessel B, Hörer TM, Dubose J, Brenner M; AAST-AORTA Investigators*, ABO Trauma Registry Group*. Critical systolic blood pressure threshold for endovascular aortic occlusion-A multinational analysis to determine when to place a REBOA.J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Feb 1;96(2):247-255. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004160. Read


PancreasGroup.org Collaborative. Pancreatic surgery outcomes: multicentre prospective snapshot study in 67 countries. Br J Surg. 2024 Jan 3;111(1):znad330. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad330. PMID: 38743040; PMCID: PMC10771125. Read


Picetti E, Demetriades AK, Catena F, Aarabi B, Abu-Zidan FM, Alves OL, Ansaloni L, Armonda RA, Badenes R, Bala M, Balogh ZJ, Barbanera A, Bertuccio A, Biffl WL, Bouzat P, Buki A, Castano-Leon AM, Cerasti D, Citerio G, Coccolini F, Coimbra R, Coniglio C, Costa F, De Iure F, Depreitere B, Fainardi E, Fehlings MJ, Gabrovsky N, Godoy DA, Gruen P, Gupta D, Hawryluk GWJ, Helbok R, Hossain I, Hutchinson PJ, Iaccarino C, Inaba K, Ivanov M, Kaprovoy S, Kirkpatrick AW, Klein S, Kolias A, et al. Early management of adult traumatic spinal cord injury in patients with polytrauma: a consensus and clinical recommendations jointly developed by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) & the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS). World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Jan 18;19(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00525-4. Read


Punia J, Ball CG, Kirkpatrick AW, Clements T. Does the type of biomesh influence recurrence in abdominal wall reconstruction? A long-term follow-up to a randomized controlled trial. Can J Surg. 2024 Dec 18;67(6):E416-E417. doi: 10.1503/cjs.011624. PMID: 39694610; PMCID: PMC11665809. Read


Ramia JM, Serradilla-Martín M, Villodre C, Rubio JJ, Rotellar F, Siriwardena AK, Wakabayashi G, Catena F; PERCHODEL Collaborative Study Group. International Delphi consensus on the management of percutaneous choleystostomy in acute cholecystitis (E-AHPBA, ANS, WSES societies). World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Oct 12;19(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00561-8. Read


Russell JO, Desai DD, Noel JE, Hussein M, Toraih E, Seo S, Wolfe S, Omar M, Issa P, Orloff LA, Tufano RP. Radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules: A prospective, multi institutional. North American experience. Surgery. 2024 Jan;175(1):139-145. doi:

10.1016/j.surg.2023.07.046. Read


Sartelli M, Barie P, Agnoletti V, Al-Hasan MN, Ansaloni L, Biffl W, Buonomo L, Blot S, Cheadle WG, Coimbra R, De Simone B, Duane TM, Fugazzola P, Giamarellou H, Hardcastle TC, Hecker A, Inaba K, Kirkpatrick AW, Labricciosa FM, Leone M, Martin-Loeches I, Maier RV, Marwah S, Maves RC, Mingoli A, Montravers P, Ordóñez CA, Palmieri M, Podda M, Rello J, Sawyer RG, Sganga G, Tattevin P, Thapaliya D, Tessier J, Tolonen M, Ulrych J, Vallicelli C, Watkins RR, Catena F, Coccolini F. Intra-abdominal infections survival guide: a position statement by the Global Alliance For Infections In Surgery. World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Jun 8;19(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00552-9. Read


Savage SR, Wang, Y, Chen L, Jewell S, Newton C, Dou Y, Li QK, Bathe OF, Robles AI, Omenn GS, Thiagarajan M, Zhang H, Hostetter G, Zhang B. Frozen tissue coring and layered histological analysis improves cell type-specific proteogenomic characterization of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Clin Proteomics 2024; 21:7. Read


Sermonesi G, Bertelli R, Pieracci FM, Balogh ZJ, Coimbra R, Galante JM, Hecker A, Weber D, Bauman ZM, Kartiko S, Patel B, Whitbeck SS, White TW, Harrell KN, Perrina D, Rampini A, Tian B, Amico F, Beka SG, Bonavina L, Ceresoli M, Cobianchi L, Coccolini F, Cui Y, Dal Mas F, De Simone B, Di Carlo I, Di Saverio S, Dogjani A, Fette A, Fraga GP, Gomes CA, Khan JS, Kirkpatrick AW, Kruger VF, Leppäniemi A, Litvin A, Mingoli A, Navarro DC, Passera E, Pisano M, Podda M, Russo E, Sakakushev B, Santonastaso D, Sartelli M, Shelat VG, Tan E, Wani I, Abu-Zidan FM, Biffl WL, Civil I, Latifi R, Marzi I, Picetti E, Pikoulis M, Agnoletti V, Bravi F, Vallicelli C, Ansaloni L, Moore EE, Catena F. Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper. World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Oct 18;19(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00559-2. Read


Uijterwijk BA, Lemmers DH, Ghidini M, Wilmink H, Zaniboni A, Salvia R, Kito Fusai G, Groot Koerkamp B, Koek S, Ghorbani P, Zerbi A, Nappo G, Luyer M, Goh BKP, Roberts KJ, Boggi U, Mavroeidis VK, White S, Kazemier G, Björnsson B, Serradilla-Martín M, House MG, Alseidi A, Ielpo B, Mazzola M, Jamieson N, Wellner U, Soonawalla Z, Cabús SS, Dalla Valle R, Pessaux P, Vladimirov M, Kent TS, Tang CN, Fisher WE, Kleeff J, Mazzotta A, Suarez Muñoz MA, Berger AC, Ball CG, Korkolis D, Bannone E, Ferarri C, Besselink MG, Abu Hilal M; ISGACA Consortium. The Five Periampullary Cancers, not Just Different Siblings but Different Families: An International Multicenter Cohort Study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep;31(9):6157-6169. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15555-8. Epub 2024 Jun 18. PMID: 38888860. Read


Uijterwijk BA, Lemmers DH, Ghidini M, Wilmink JW, Zaniboni A, Fusai GK, Zerbi A, Koerkamp BG, Luyer M, Ghorbani P, Salvia R, White S, Ielpo B, Goh BKP, Boggi U, Kazemier G, House MG, Mavroeidis VK, Björnsson B, Mazzola M, Serradilla M, Korkolis D, Alseidi A, Roberts KJ, Soonawalla Z, Pessaux P, Fisher WE, Koek S, Kent TS, Vladimirov M, Bolm L, Jamieson N, Dalla Valle R, Kleeff J, Mazzotta A, Suarez Muñoz MA, Cabús SS, Ball CG, Berger AC, Ferarri C, Besselink MG, Hilal MA; International Study Group on non-pancreatic periampullary Cancer (ISGACA). The road to tailored adjuvant chemotherapy for all four non-pancreatic periampullary cancers: An international multimethod cohort study. Br J Cancer. 2024 Jul;131(1):117-125. doi: 10.1038/s41416-024-02692-w. Epub 2024 May 28. PMID: 38806725; PMCID: PMC11231293. Read


Uijterwijk BA, Lemmers DH, Moekotte AL, Zaniboni A, Ghidini M, Wilmink H, Milella M, Scarpa A, Luchini C, Baboeram N, Klei DS, Manzoni A, Bannone E, Oneda E, Besselink MG, Abu Hilal M; ISGACA consortium. Tackling challenges in rare diseases: The ISGACA approach on non-pancreatic cancers in the periampullary region. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2024 Nov;50(11):108601. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108601. Epub 2024 Aug 13. PMID: 39182309. Read


Vladimirov M, Bolm L, Jamieson N, Dalla Valle R, Kleeff J, Mazzotta A, Suarez Muñoz MA, Cabús SS, Ball CG, Berger AC, Ferarri C, Besselink MG, Hilal MA; International Study Group on non-pancreatic periampullary Cancer (ISGACA). The road to tailored adjuvant chemotherapy for all four non-pancreatic periampullary cancers: An international multimethod cohort study. Br J Cancer. 2024 Jul;131(1):117-125. doi: 10.1038/s41416-024-02692-w. Epub 2024 May 28. PMID: 38806725; PMCID: PMC11231293. Read


Weins, J, Dunham, M Walkers, Au, S.  "A 43 year old woman with a porcelain rash and recurrent bowel perforations.CMAJ 2024 September 9;196:E1006-10. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.240353. Read


Ali KM, Wolfe SA, Nagururu NV, Seo S, Han SM, Kim Y, Oh E, Kim DY, Ning B, Lee SY, Cha RJ, Tufano RP, Russell JO. Parathyroid gland detection using an intraoperative autofluorescence handheld imager - early feasibility study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023 Jul 24;14:1190282. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1190282. PMID: 37554762; PMCID: PMC10405624. Read


Ball CG, Dixon E, Harvey EJ. The art of the urgent intraoperative consultation. Can J Surg. 2023 Feb 22;66(1):E93-E94. doi: 10.1503/cjs.001623. PMID: 36813300; PMCID: PMC9970617. Read


Ball CG, Schieman C, Harvey EJ. The art of the second opinion. Can J Surg. 2023 Jun 27;66(3):E337-E338. doi: 10.1503/cjs.007423. PMID: 37369444; PMCID: PMC10310337. Read


Ball CG, Vogt KN. The technical toolbox for controlling ongoing hemorrhage. Surg Open Sci. 2023 Jan 9;11:88. doi: 10.1016/j.sopen.2023.01.001. PMID: 36710944; PMCID: PMC9875719. Read


Biffl WL, Ball CG, Moore EE, West M, Russo RM, Balogh ZJ, Kornblith L, Castelo M; WTA Multicenter Trials Group on Pancreatic Injuries. Current use and utility of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and pancreatic duct stents: A secondary analysis from the Western Trauma Association multicenter trials group on pancreatic injuries. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Nov 1;95(5):719-725. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003990. Epub 2023 May 1. PMID: 37125949. Read


Birch E, Couperus K, Gorbatkin C, Kirkpatrick AW, Wachs J, Candelore R, Jiang N, Tran O, Beck J, Couperus C, McKee J, Curlett T, DeVane D, Colombo C.Trauma THOMPSON: Clinical Decision Support for the Frontline Medic. Mil Med. 2023 Nov 8;188(Suppl 6):208-214. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad087. Read


Cawich SO, Shukla PJ, Shrikhande SV, Dixon E, Pearce NW, Deshpande R, Francis W. Time to retire the term "high volume" and replace with "high quality" for HPB centers: A position statement from Caribbean chapter of AHPBA. Surgeon. 2024 Jun;22(3):e117-e119. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2023.11.012. Epub 2023 Dec 22. PMID: 38135631. Read


Ceresoli M, Braga M, Zanini N, Abu-Zidan FM, Parini D, Langer T, Sartelli M, Damaskos D, Biffl WL, Amico F, Ansaloni L, Balogh ZJ, Bonavina L, Civil I, Cicuttin E, Chirica M, Cui Y, De Simone B, Di Carlo I, Fette A, Foti G, Fogliata M, Fraga GP, Fugazzola P, Galante JM, Beka SG, Hecker A, Jeekel J, Kirkpatrick AW, Koike K, Leppäniemi A, Marzi I, Moore EE, Picetti E, Pikoulis E, Pisano M, Podda M, Sakakushev BE, Shelat VG, Tan E, Tebala GD, Velmahos G, Weber DG, Agnoletti V, Kluger Y, Baiocchi G, Catena F, Coccolini F. Enhanced perioperative care in emergency general surgery: the WSES position paper. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Oct 6;18(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00519-2. Read


Coccolini F, Sartelli M, Sawyer R, Rasa K, Viaggi B, Abu-Zidan F, Soreide K, Hardcastle T, Gupta D, Bendinelli C, Ceresoli M, Shelat VG, Broek RT, Baiocchi GL, Moore EE, Sall I, Podda M, Bonavina L, Kryvoruchko IA, Stahel P, Inaba K, Montravers P, Sakakushev B, Sganga G, Ballestracci P, Malbrain MLNG, Vincent JL, Pikoulis M, Beka SG, Doklestic K, Chiarugi M, Falcone M, Bignami E, Reva V, Demetrashvili Z, Di Saverio S, Tolonen M, Navsaria P, Bala M, Balogh Z, Litvin A, Hecker A, Wani I, Fette A, De Simone B, Ivatury R, Picetti E, Khokha V, Tan E, Ball C, Tascini C, Cui Y, Coimbra R, Kelly M, Martino C, Agnoletti V, Boermeester MA, De'Angelis N, Chirica M, Biffl WL, Ansaloni L, Kluger Y, Catena F, Kirkpatrick AW. Source control in emergency general surgery: WSES, GAIS, SIS-E, SIS-A guidelines. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Jul 21;18(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00509-4. Read


Craig S, Stretch C, Farshidafar F, Sheka D, Alabi N, Siddiqui A, Kopciuk K, Park YJ, Khalil M, Khan F, Harvey A, Bathe OF. A clinically useful and biologically informative genomic classifier for papillary thyroid cancer. Front Endocrinol 2023. Read


de'Angelis N, Schena CA, Marchegiani F, Reitano E, De Simone B, Wong GYM, Martínez-Pérez A, Abu-Zidan FM, Agnoletti V, Aisoni F, Ammendola M, Ansaloni L, Bala M, Biffl W, Ceccarelli G, Ceresoli M, Chiara O, Chiarugi M, Cimbanassi S, Coccolini F, Coimbra R, Di Saverio S, Diana M, Dioguardi Burgio M, Fraga G, Gavriilidis P, Gurrado A, Inchingolo R, Ingels A, Ivatury R, Kashuk JL, Khan J, Kirkpatrick AW, Kim FJ, Kluger Y, Lakkis Z, Leppäniemi A, Maier RV, Memeo R, Moore EE, Ordoñez CA, Peitzman AB, Pellino G, Picetti E, Pikoulis M, Pisano M, Podda M, Romeo O, Rosa F, Tan E, Ten Broek RP, Testini M, Tian Wei Cheng BA, Weber D, Sacco E, Sartelli M, Tonsi A, Dal Moro F, Catena F.2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Sep 9;18(1):45. Read


De Simone B, Kluger Y, Moore EE, Sartelli M, Abu-Zidan FM, Coccolini F, Ansaloni L, Tebala GD, Di Saverio S, Di Carlo I, Sakakushev BE, Bonavina L, Sugrue M, Galante JM, Ivatury R, Picetti E, Chirica M, Wani I, Bala M, Sall I, Kirkpatrick AW, Shelat VG, at al.The new timing in acute care surgery (new TACS) classification: a WSES Delphi consensus study.World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Apr 28;18(1):32. Doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00499-3.PMID: 37118816 Free PMC article. Read


Engels PT, Lee J, Rice TR, Nenshi R, Ball CG, Hameed M, Widder S, Minor S, Ahmed N, Parry N, Vogt K; Canadian Collaborative on Urgent Care Surgery (CANUCS). The next frontier of acute care general surgery: fellowship training. Can J Surg. 2023 Feb 2;66(1):E42-E44. doi: 10.1503/cjs.020821. PMID: 36731912; PMCID: PMC9904803. Read


Ferreira J, Joos E, Bhandari M, Dixon E, Brown CJ; Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery Group. Routine Sterile Glove and Instrument Change at the Time of Abdominal Wound Closure to Prevent Surgical Site Infection: Reviewing the ChEETAh Trial. J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Jan 1;238(1):139-143. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000866. Epub 2023 Sep 18. PMID: 37721383.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37721383/. Read


Frassini S, Cobianchi L, Fugazzola P, Biffl WL, Coccolini F, Damaskos D, Moore EE, Kluger Y, Ceresoli M, Coimbra R, Davies J, Kirkpatrick A, Di Carlo I, et al. ECLAPTE: Effective Closure of LAParoTomy in Emergency-2023 World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines for the closure of laparotomy in emergency settings. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Jul 26;18(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00511-w. Read


Giuffrida M, Perrone G, Abu-Zidan F, Agnoletti V, Ansaloni L, Baiocchi GL, Bendinelli C, Biffl WL, Bonavina L, Bravi F, Carcoforo P, Ceresoli M, Chichom-Mefire A, Coccolini F, Coimbra R, de'Angelis N, de Moya M, De Simone B, Di Saverio S, Fraga GP, Galante J, Ivatury R, Kashuk J, Kelly MD, Kirkpatrick AW, Kluger Y, Koike K, Leppaniemi A, Maier RV, Moore EE, Peitzmann A, Sakakushev B, Sartelli M, Sugrue M, Tian BWCA, Broek RT, Vallicelli C, Wani I, Weber DG, Docimo G, Catena F. Management of complicated diaphragmatic hernia in the acute setting: a WSES position paper. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Jul 26;18(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00510-x. Read


Harvey EJ, Ball CG. AI and surgery - Skynet or a great opportunity? Can J Surg. 2023 Apr 21;66(2):E202-E203. doi: 10.1503/cjs.003923. PMID: 37085293; PMCID: PMC10125158. Read


Harvey EJ, Ball CG. Why are doctors so hard to educate? Can J Surg. 2023 Aug 29;66(4):E448. doi: 10.1503/cjs.009923. PMID: 37643798; PMCID: PMC10473867. Read


Hashmi S, Dushinski J, Mohamed R, Sutherland FR, Ball CG. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for pancreatic duct stones in patients with chronic pancreatitis: Are we underutilizing a new technology? Can J Surg. 2023 Jul 27;66(4):E396-E398. doi: 10.1503/cjs.017121. PMID: 37500103; PMCID: PMC10396343. Read


Hassanabad AF, Ball CG, Kidd WT. Inferior vena cava tumor thrombus: clinical outcomes at a canadian tertiary center. Perfusion. 2024 Nov;39(8):1577-1586. doi: 10.1177/02676591231202682. Epub 2023 Sep 29. PMID: 37774418; PMCID: PMC11492545. Read


Hunter OF, Perry F, Salehi M, Bandurski H, Hubbard A, Ball CG, Morad Hameed S. Science fiction or clinical reality: a review of the applications of artificial intelligence along the continuum of trauma care. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Mar 6;18(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s13017-022-00469-1. PMID: 36879293; PMCID: PMC9987401. Read


Jogiat UM, Wilson H, Bedard A, Blakely P, Dang J, Sun W, Karmali S, Bedard ELR, Wong C. Optimizing management for early-stage esophageal adenocarcinoma: longitudinal results from a multidisciplinary program. Surg Endosc.2023.Jul;37:7933-7939. Read


Kirkpatrick AW, Coccolini F, Minor S. Why are there no data? Critically ill patients deserve better protection from both regulatory authorities and surgeons. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Dec 1;95(6):e61-e62. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004033. Epub 2023 Aug 11. Read


Kirkpatrick AW, Coccolini F, Tolonen M, Minor S, Catena F, Gois E Jr, Doig CJ, Hill MD, Ansaloni L, Chiarugi M, Tartaglia D,et al. The unrestricted global effort to complete the COOL trial. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 May 11;18(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00500-z. Read


Kirkpatrick AW, McKee JL, Ball CG, Ma IWY, Melniker LA. Correction: Empowering the willing: the feasibility of tele-mentored self-performed pleural ultrasound assessment for the surveillance of lung health. Ultrasound J. 2023 May 4;15(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s13089-023-00316-7.PMID: 37140756 Free PMC article. No abstract available. Read


Kirkpatrick AW, McKee JL, Barrett R, Couperus K, Wachs J. Considering human cognitive architecture in stressful medical prehospital interventions might benefit care providers. Can J Surg. 2023 Nov 1;66(6):E522-E534. doi: 10.1503/cjs.015422. PMID: 37914210; PMCID: PMC10620006. Read


Kirkpatrick AW, McKee JL, Conly JM, Flemons K, Hawkins W.Heliyon. Smarter faster just-in-time hemorrhage control: A pilot evaluation of remotely piloted aircraft system delivered STOP-THE-BLEED equipment with just-in-time remote telementored deployment. 2023 Jan 18;9(1):e12985. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12985. eCollection 2023 Jan.PMID: 36820166 Free PMC article. Read


Lee A, Romano K, Tansley G, Al-Khaboori S, Thiara S, Garraway N, Finlayson G, Kanji HD, Isac G, Ta KL, Sidhu A, Carolan M, Triana E, Summers C, Joos E, Ball CG, Hameed SM. Extracorporeal life support in trauma: Indications and techniques. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Jan 1;96(1):145-155. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004043. Epub 2023 Jun 29. PMID: 37822113. Read


Li S, Guizzetti L, Ma C, Shaheen AA, Dixon E, Ball C, Wani S, Forbes N. Epidemiology and outcomes of choledocholithiasis and cholangitis in the United States: trends and urban-rural variations. BMC Gastroenterol. 2023 Jul 27;23(1):254. doi: 10.1186/s12876-023-02868-3. PMID: 37501115; PMCID: PMC10373232. Read


Li S, Guizzetti L, Ma C, Shaheen AA, Dixon E, Ball C, Wani S, Forbes N. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Symptomatic Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis in the USA: Trends and Urban-Rural Variations. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 May;27(5):932-944. doi: 10.1007/s11605-023-05604-0. Epub 2023 Jan 31. PMID: 36720756. Read


Lozada ME, Zhang N, Jin W, Wongjarupong N, Yang JD, Voss MM, Prasai K, Amakye DO, Harmsen WS, Chaudhary S, Bathe OF, Borad MJ, Patel TC, Gores GJ, Therneau TM, Roberts LR. CS-iCCA, a new clinically based staging system for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: establishment and external validation. Am J Gastroenterol 2023; 118(12):2173-2183. Read


McCarron, F.N., Yoshino, O., Müller, P.C. et al. Expanding the utility of robotics for pancreaticoduodenectomy: a 10-year review and comparison to international benchmarks in pancreatic surgery. Surg Endosc 37, 9591–9600 (2023). Read


Meschino MT, Vogt KN, Allen L, Saddik M, Nenshi R, Van Heest R, Saleh F, Widder S, Minor S, Joos E, Parry NG, Murphy PB, Ball CG, Hameed M, Engels PT; CANUCS (Canadian Collaborative on Urgent Care Surgery). Operating room use for emergency general surgery cases: analysis of the Patterns of Complex Emergency General Surgery in Canada study. Can J Surg. 2023 Jan 3;66(1):E13-E20. doi: 10.1503/cjs.008120. PMID: 36596587; PMCID: PMC9829034. Read


Muhumuza A, Najjuma JN, MacIntosh H, Sharma N, Singhal N, Hollaar GL, Wishart I, Bajunirwe F, Santorino D. Understanding the barriers and enablers for postgraduate medical trainees becoming simulation educators: a qualitative study. BMC Med Educ. 2023 Jan 14;23(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03995-3. PMID: 36641526; PMCID: PMC9840242. Read


Multani A, Parmar S, Dixon E. Laparoscopic vs. Robotic Gastrectomy in Patients with Situs Inversus Totalis: A Systematic Review. Minim Invasive Surg. 2023 Mar 2;2023:3894561. doi: 10.1155/2023/3894561. PMID: 36909819; PMCID: PMC9998161Laparoscopic vs. Robotic Gastrectomy in Patients with Situs Inversus Totalis: A Systematic Review - PubMed. Read


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