Manuscripts from 2013
Does skin pigmentation effect readings of cerebral oximeter devices while on cardiopulmonary support?, Christine Feldmeier, MD; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Qiong Yang, MD; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; and Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD
PROGgene: gene expression based survival analysis web application for multiple cancers., Chirayu Pankaj Goswami and Harikrishna Nakshatri
Left ventricular thrombus found in a patient with ARDS and stress-induced cardiomyopathy requiring veno-arterial ECMO., Shreya Gupta, BS; Joseph Miessau, MS; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Michael Baram, MD; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; and Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD
Management of upper aerodigestive tract bleeding on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Hitoshi Hirose
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Hitoshi Hirose
Management of upper aerodigestive tract bleeding on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD
We came, we saw, we cannulated?, Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Kumar Gaurav, MD; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; Vanjul Agarwal, MD; Roselle Almeida, MD; Andrew Toscano, MD; Urvashi Vaid, MD, MS; Bharat K. Awsare, M.D., FCCP; and Michael Baram, MD
Management of Upper Aerodigestive Tract Bleeding in Patients on ECMO., Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Meredith Harrison, MD; Adam I. Baker, MD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD
Assessment of nutritional adequacy in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Joseph Miessau, PA-C; Evanthia Foliou, RD; Pawel Karbowski, PA-C, MS; Melanie K. Sion, MD; and Christine Feldmeier, MD
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for bridge to decision and to recovery., Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Shingeki Tabaka, MD; James Diehl, MD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD
A cost reducing ECMO model: a single institutional experience., En Yaw Hong; Suzanne Wallace; Amy Tropea; Jaime Byrne, MSN, RN; Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD
MRSA sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome during veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)., Philip Hsiao, BS; Joseph Miessau, BS; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Qiong Yang, MD; Michael Baram, MD; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; and Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD
Altered drainage patterns in patients with melanoma and previous axillary dissection., Caitlyn M. Johnson, Charles Intenzo, Michael Mastrangelo, Kendra Feeney, and Adam C. Berger
Comparison of sternal pain and narcotic requirement after cardiac surgery between new rigid closure and conventional wire closure: follow-up results of 50 randomizations., Jeevan Kuman, BS; James T. Diehl, MD; and Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD
Preparation and technical considerations for percutaneous cannulation for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Kathleen Lamb, Hitoshi Hirose, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi
Rewarming for accidental hypothermia in an urban medical center using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., David Morley, Kentaro Yamane, Rika O'Malley, Nicholas Cavarocchi, and Hitoshi Hirose
Completely steroid-free immunosuppression in liver transplantation: a randomized study., Carlo B. Ramirez, MD; Cataldo Doria, MD, PhD; Adam M. Frank, MD; Stephen T. Armenti; and Ignazio R. Marino, MD
Antithrombin III deficiency in a patient requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Jonathan R. Sarik, MD; Shinya Unai, MD; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Qiong Yang, MD; Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD
An old problem with a new therapy: gastrointestinal bleeding in ventricular assist device patients and deep overtube-assisted enteroscopy., Konrad Sarosiek; Linda J Bogar; Mitchell I Conn; Brendan O'Hare; Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD
Case Series on Veno - venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) as a bridge to complete recovery in influenza type A related refractory ARDS, Renganaden Sooppan, MD; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Qiong Yang, MD; Michael Baram, MD; and Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD
Two-vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting by left thoracotomy in a complex redo case, Shinya Unai, MD; Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; Gary A. Cook, PA-C; Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD; and John W..C. Entwistle III, MD, PhD
The impact of a new ECMO program on clinical outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock., Shinya Unai, MD; Harrsion Pitcher, MD; Qiong Yang, MD; Nicholas Ruggiero, MD; Hitoshi Hirose, MD, PhD; and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, MD
Sternal wound infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonae., Shinya Unai, Joseph Miessau, Pawel Karbowski, Gurjyot Bajwa, and Hitoshi Hirose
Targeted therapies in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma., Zhengyu Wei, Cataldo Doria, and Yuan Liu
Failure patterns in resected pancreas adenocarcinoma: lack of predicted benefit to SMAD4 expression., Jordan M. Winter, Laura H. Tang, David S. Klimstra, Weiguo Liu, Irena Linkov, Murray F. Brennan, Michael I. DʼAngelica, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Yuman Fong, William R. Jarnagin, Eileen M. Oʼreilly, and Peter J. Allen
Major perioperative morbidity does not affect long-term survival in patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction., Brent T Xia, Ernest L Rosato, Karen A Chojnacki, Albert G. Crawford, Benny Weksler, and Adam C. Berger
Manuscripts from 2012
Preoperative FDG-PET/CT Is an Important Tool in the Management of Patients with Thick (T4) Melanoma., Rodrigo Arrangoiz, Pavlos Papavasiliou, Carrie A Stransky, Jian Q Yu, Li Tianyu, Elin R Sigurdson, Adam C Berger, and Jeffrey M Farma
Preoperative FDG-PET/CT Is an Important Tool in the Management of Patients with Thick (T4) Melanoma., Rodrigo Arrangoiz, Pavlos Papavasiliou, Carrie A Stransky, Jian Q Yu, Li Tianyu, Elin R Sigurdson, Adam C. Berger, and Jeffrey M Farma
Lymph node ratio is an important and independent prognostic factor for patients with stage III melanoma., Adam C. Berger, Michael Fierro, John C Kairys, David Berd, Takami Sato, Jocelyn Andrel, Terry Hyslop, and Michael J Mastrangelo
Invited Commentary on: Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in Patients With Metabolic Risk Factors, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi and Paul Mather
The Use of Epoetin-α in Revision Knee Arthroplasty., Lawrence A Delasotta, Ashwin V Rangavajjula, Michael L Frank, Jamie L Blair, Fabio R Orozco, and Alvin C Ong
Massive haemoptysis on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Meredith Harrison, Scott W. Cowan, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, and Hitoshi Hirose
Current trend of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting., Hitoshi Hirose
Novel approach to monitoring renal perfusion with the use of continuous renal oximetery in the setting of aortic dissection, Hitoshi Hirose, Philip Batista, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi
Tension pneumothorax on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation leading to significant pneumoperitoneum., Hitoshi Hirose, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, and Kathleen Holoyda
Efficacy of miniaturized imacor trans-esophageal echocardiografm (TEE) prove in mechanical circulatory support., Hitoshi Hirose, Christopher Y. Kang, Joshua K. Wong, Harrison T. Pitcher, Caitlyn M. Johnson, Konrad Sarosiek, Linda J Bogar, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi
Sternal pain after rigid fixation: a pilot study of randomization rigid vs conventional wire closure., Hitoshi Hirose, Hong Mun Kong, Shigeki Tabata, Kentaro Yamane, Margaret Lusardi, Linda J. Bogar, and James Diehl
Fate of the lower extremity in patients with VA-ECMO via femoral cannulation, Hitoshi Hirose, Kathleen Lamb, Neil Moudgill, Paul Dimuzio, Megan McCullough, Pawel Karbowski, Atul Rao, Nicholas Cavarocchi, and Joshua Eisenberg
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for support during whole lung lavage for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis., Hitoshi Hirose, Julie Monteagudo, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, Boyd Hehn, and Naveed Hasan
Percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist device. (LVAD)., Hitoshi Hirose, Chris Rizzi, Linda Bogar, Jay S. Jenoff, and Nicholas Cavarocchi
An old problem with a new therapy: GI bleeding in VAD patients and deep bowel enteroscopy (Double balloon. Spiral enteroscopy)., Hitoshi Hirose, Konrad Sarosiek, Linda Bogar, Pitcher Harrison, Barbara Ebert, and Nicholas Cavarocchi
Successful liver failure management using molecular adsorbents recirculating system during complicated veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to a left ventricular assist device placement, Hitoshi Hirose, Shigeki Tabata, and Nicholas Cavarocchi
Recovery of end-organs and improved mortality in adult patient on ECMO., Hitoshi Hirose, Joshua Wong, Vei Shaun Siow, Thomas N. Smith, Harrsion Pitcher, Linda Bogar, and Nicholas C. Carvarocchi
Right ventricular rupture and tamponade caused by malposition of the Avalon cannula for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., Hitoshi Hirose, Kentaro Yamane, Gregary D. Marhefka, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi
Initial experience with Imacor hTEE-guided management of patients following transplant and mechanical circulatory support., Christopher Kang, Hitoshi Hirose, Harold Hasting, and
Vascular site hemostasis in percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy., Kathleen Lamb, Hitoshi Hirose, Harrsion Pitcher, and Nicholas Cavarocchi
A step backward for Italy's meritocracy., Ignazio Roberto Marino
The burden of breast cancer in Italy: mastectomies and quadrantectomies performed between 2001 and 2008 based on nationwide hospital discharge records., Prisco Piscitelli, Maddalena Barba, Massimo Crespi, Massimo Di Maio, Antonio Santoriello, Massiliamo D'Aiuto, Alfredo Fucito, Arturo Losco, Francesca Pentimalli, Pasquale Maranta, Giovanna Chitano, Alberto Argentiero, Cosimo Neglia, Alessandro Distante, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Maria Luisa Brandi, Alfredo Mazza, Ignazio R Marino, and Antonio Giordano
Adult ECMO and gastrointestinal bleeding from small bowel arteriovenous malformations: A novel treatment using spiral enteroscopy., Konrad Sarosiek, Hitoshi Hirose, Harrison T Pitcher, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi
The influence of prognostic factors and adjuvant chemoradiation on survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for ampullary carcinoma., Timothy N Showalter, Tingting Zhan, P Rani Anne, Inna Chervoneva, Edith P Mitchell, Charles J Yeo, Ernest L Rosato, Eugene P Kennedy, and Adam C Berger
Successful management of severe liver failure on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation using molecular adsorbent recirculating systeme., Shigeki Tabata, Nicholas Cavarocchi, and Hitoshi Hirose
Parenthood with Exposure to Mycophenolic Acid Products, Sophia M. Termimi, Megan Clary, Lisa Coscia, Carolyn McGrory, and Vincent T. Armenti
Compliance with surgical care improvement project blood glucose--a marker for euglycemia, but does it put our patients at risk?, Isaac R Whitman, Maura Murphy, Marta M Gilson, Amy Campfield, Michel Haddad, Elizabeth Moxey, and Glenn J R Whitman
A Novel Survival-Based Tissue Microarray of Pancreatic Cancer Validates MUC1 and Mesothelin as Biomarkers., Jordan M Winter, Laura H Tang, David S Klimstra, Murray F Brennan, Jonathan R Brody, Flavio G Rocha, Xiaoyu Jia, Li-Xuan Qin, Michael I D'Angelica, Ronald P Dematteo, Yuman Fong, William R Jarnagin, Eileen M O'Reilly, and Peter J Allen
Cerebral and Lower Limb Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Adults on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Joshua K Wong, Thomas N Smith, Harrison T Pitcher, Hitoshi Hirose, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi
Thoratec HeartMate II(®) Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Patient with Patent Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt., Kentaro Yamane, Linda J Bogar, Shigeki Tabata, and Hitoshi Hirose
Thickened ascending aortic wall mimicking intramural hematoma., Kentaro Yamane, Hitoshi Hirose, Benjamin A. Youdelman, and James Diehl
Manuscripts from 2011
Oncologic efficacy is not compromised, and may be improved with minimally invasive esophagectomy., Adam C Berger, Aaron Bloomenthal, Benny Weksler, Nathaniel Evans, Karen A Chojnacki, Charles J Yeo, and Ernest L Rosato
This American Life: So Crazy It Might Just Work--ACT ONE. MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS., Jonathan Brody, MD
Oncogene-induced Nrf2 transcription promotes ROS detoxification and tumorigenesis., Gina M. DeNicola, Florian A. Karreth, Timothy J. Humpton, Aarthi Gopinathan, Cong Wei, Kristopher Frese, Dipti Mangal, Kenneth H. Yu, Charles J. Yeo, Eric S. Calhoun, Francesca Scrimieri, Jordan M. Winter, Ralph H. Hruban, Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue, Scott E. Kern, Ian A Blair, and David A. Tuveson
Rigid sternal fixation improves postoperative recovery., Hitoshi Hirose, Kentaro Yamane, Benjamin A. Youdelman, Linda J Bogar, and James Diehl
ERCC1 and RRM1 as Predictors of Survival and Response in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Treated with Gemcitabine-Based Chemotherapy, Thomas Holdbrook, Kathleen D. Danenberg, Suneeta Satti, Jessica Kline, Charles J. Yeo, Jonathan R. Brody, Peter McCue, and Agnieszka K. Witkiewicz
Evaluation of the use of patient-focused simulation for student assessment in a surgery clerkship., Gerald A Isenberg, Katherine W Berg, Judith A Veloski, Dale D Berg, J J. Veloski, and Charles Yeo
From Bench to Bedside and Beyond: Potential Uses of VIVO in an Academic Medical Center, John C. Kairys, MD, FACS; Jack London, PhD; and Karl Steiner, PhD
Utilizing Livers from Donors Older Than 65: A Single Center Experience, Krishnaraj Mahendraraj, Jorge H. Castro, Sean Devitt, Chad Gorn, Cataldo Doria, Adam Frank, Warren Maley, and Carlo G. Ramirez
Lower extremity vascular stenting for a post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm in a young trauma patient., Joshua A Marks, Eric Hager, David Henry, and Niels D. Martin
Ventral Hernia Repairs: 10 year Single Institution Review at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Frederick C. Sailes, MD; Jason Walls, MD; Daria Guelig, MD; Mike Mirzabeigi, MA; William D. Long, MS; Albert Crawford, Phd; John H. Moore Jr, MD, FACS; Steven E. Copit, MD; Gary A. Tuma, M.D; and James Fox, MD
Serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in pancreatic cancer., Jennifer Sullivan, Qiaoke Gong, Terry Hyslop, Harish Lavu, Galina Chipitsyna, Charles Yeo, and Hwyda A Arafat
Growth inhibition of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells by overexpression of G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2, Zhengyu Wei, Reginald Hurtt, and Cataldo Doria
Single-stage operation for giant substernal goiter with severe coronary artery disease., Sonya Wexler, Kentaro Yamane, Kyle W Fisher, James T Diehl, and Hitoshi Hirose
Conventional aortic valve replacement for elderly patients in the current era., Kentaro Yamane, Hitoshi Hirose, Benjamin A Youdelman, Linda J Bogar, and James T. Diehl
Endothelial differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells from elderly patients with cardiovascular disease., Ping Zhang, Neil Moudgill, Eric Hager, Nicolas Tarola, Christopher Dimatteo, Stephen McIlhenny, Thomas Tulenko, and Paul J DiMuzio
Manuscripts from 2010
Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients and Breastfeeding While on Immunosuppression, Schweta Arakali, Faith Carlin, Lisa A. Coscia, Carolyn H. McGrory, Dawn Armenti, and Vincent T. Armenti
Pregnancy Outcomes in Pancreas-Kidney vs. Kidney-Alone Diabetic Female Transplant Recipients, Lyuba Gitman, Faith Carlin, Lisa A. Coscia, Carolyn H. McGrory, Dawn Armenti, and Vincent T. Armenti
Optimal technical management of stump closure following distal pancreatectomy: a retrospective review of 215 cases., Lisa J. Harris, Hamid Abdollahi, Timothy Newhook, Patricia K. Sauter, Albert G. Crawford, Karen A. Chojnacki, Ernest L. Rosato, Eugene P. Kennedy, Charles J. Yeo, and Adam C. Berger
The role of EuroSCORE in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass., Hitoshi Hirose, Chiaki Noguchi, Hirotaka Inaba, Keiichi Tambara, Taira Yamamoto, Motoshige Yamasaki, Keita Kikuchi, and Atsushi Amano
Preoperative drainage in pancreatic cancer., Eugene P Kennedy, Ernest L Rosato, and Charles J Yeo
The use of Enclose II anastomosis assist device for the coronary branch anastomosis to vascular graft, Keita Kikuchi, K Tambara, T Yamamoto, M Yamasaki, Hitoshi Hirose, and A Amano
Are roadside pedestrian injury patterns predictable in a densely populated, urban setting?, Niels D. Martin, Daniel J. Grabo, Lili Tang, Jacqueline Sullivan, Kris R. Kaulback, Michael S. Weinstein, Gary A. Lindenbaum, and Murray J. Cohen
Pregnancy Outcomes with Exposure to the Mycophenolic Acid Products (MPA), To Dung K. Nguyen, Faith Carlin, Lisa A. Coscia, Dawn Armenti, and Vincent T. Armenti
Immunosuppressive Therapy for Autoimmune Disease and Pregnancy Outcomes, Karolina Paziana, Faith Carlin, Lisa A. Corcia, Carolyn H. McGrory, Dawn Armenti, and Vincent T. Armenti
Pregnancy Outcomes in Female Liver Transplant Recipients with a Transplant-to-Conception Interval >- 5 years, Carlo B. Ramirez, Adam Frank, Warren R. Maley, Cataldo Doria, Lisa A. Coscia, and Vincent T. Armenti
Pregnancy Outcomes in Female Liver Recipients Transplanted under the Age of 21, Carlo B. Ramirez, Warren R. Maley, Cataldo Doria, Lisa A. Coscia, Michael J. Moritz, and Vincent T. Armenti
Pregnancy Outcomes in Female Lung Transplant Recipients, Julie Shaner, Faith Carlin, Lisa A. Coscia, Carolyn H. McGrory, Dawn Armenti, and Vincent T. Armenti
Does diabetes mellitus influence pathologic complete response and tumor downstaging after neoadjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal and gastroesophageal cancer? A two-institution report., Shayna L. Showalter, Ernest L. Rosato, P Rani Anne, Walter Scott, Edith Mitchell, and Adam C. Berger
The Type 1 Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines, Zhengyu Wei, PhD; Tiziana DeAngelis, M.S.; Reginald Hurtt, B.S.; Renato Baserga, M.D.; and Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D
pp32 (ANP32A) expression inhibits pancreatic cancer cell growth and induces gemcitabine resistance by disrupting HuR binding to mRNAs., Timothy K Williams, Christina L Costantino, Nikolai A Bildzukewicz, Nathan G Richards, David W Rittenhouse, Lisa Einstein, Joseph A Cozzitorto, Judith C Keen, Abhijit Dasgupta, Myriam Gorospe, Gregory E Gonye, Charles J Yeo, Agnieszka K Witkiewicz, and Jonathan R Brody
Manuscripts from 2009
EuroSCORE predicts postoperative mortality, certain morbidities, and recovery time., Hitoshi Hirose, Hirotaka Inaba, Chiaki Noguchi, Keiichi Tambara, Taira Yamamoto, Motoshige Yamasaki, Keita Kikuchi, and Atsushi Amano
EuroSCORE predicts postoperative mortality, certain morbidities, and recovery time., Hitoshi Hirose, Hirotaka Inaba, Chiaki Noguchi, Keiichi Tambara, Taira Yamamoto, Motoshige Yamasaki, Keita Kikuchi, and Atsushi Amano
Spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection, possibly due to cystic medial necrosis found in the internal mammary arteries., Hitoshi Hirose, Iwao Matsunaga, Waqas Anjun, and Michael D Strong
Spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection, possibly due to cystic medial necrosis found in the internal mammary arteries., Hitoshi Hirose, Iwao Matsunaga, Waqas Anjun, and Michael D Strong
Left atrial fibroelastoma., Hitoshi Hirose, Iwao Matsunaga, Waquas Anjun, Joseph A Whitten, Fernando U Garcia, and Michael D Strong
Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy, Timothy K. Williams, Ernest L. Rosato, Eugune P. Kennedy, Karen A. Chojnacki, Jocelyn Andrel, Terry Hyslop, Cataldo Doria, Patricia K. Sauter, Jordan Bloom, Charles J. Yeo, and Adam C. Berger
Coronary steal syndrome after coronary artery bypass for anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery., Benjamin A. Youdelman, Glenn J. Pelletier, C Igor Mesia, and Marshall L. Jacobs
Manuscripts from 2008
Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Found by CT Scan., Hitoshi Hirose, MD; Iwao Matsunaga, MD; and Michael D. Strong III, MD
Stroke from a large left atrial myxoma., Hitoshi Hirose, MD; Benjamin A. Youdelman, MD; and John W.C. Entwistle, MD
Metabolic syndrome predicts 10-year mortality in non-diabetic patients following coronary artery bypass surgery., Kan Kajimoto, Takatoshi Kasai, Katsumi Miyauchi, Hitoshi Hirose, Naotake Yanagisawa, Taira Yamamoto, Kenji Takazawa, Hiroshi Niinami, Yasuyuki Hosoda, Hiroyuki Daida, and Atsushi Amano
Technical changes in paraspinous muscle flap surgery have increased salvage rates of infected spinal wounds., Alexander F Mericli, John H Moore, Steven E Copit, James W Fox, and Gary A Tuma
Metastatic disease to the pancreas and spleen, Shayna L. Showalter, Eric Hager, and Charles J. Yeo
Coronary steal syndrome after coronary artery bypass for anomalous aortic, Benjamin A. Youdelman, Glenn J. Pelletier, C. Igor Mesia, and Marshall L. Jacobs
