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| Kim C LuSummaryAffiliation: Oregon Health and Science University Country: USA Publications
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Surgical management of Crohn's diseaseKim C Lu
Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Surg Clin North Am 93:167-85. 2013..In this article, we cover general principles for the surgical management of Crohn's disease, ranging from skin tags, abscesses, fistulae, and stenoses to small bowel and extraintestinal disease...
Laparoscopic converted to open colectomy: predictors and outcomes from the Nationwide Inpatient SampleKim C Lu
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Am J Surg 201:634-9. 2011..Early in their learning curve, surgeons need to appropriately select patients to avoid conversion from laparoscopic to an open colectomy...
Effect of surgical approach on 30-day mortality and morbidity after elective colectomy: a NSQIP studyMolly M Cone
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239 3098, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 16:1212-7. 2012..The aim of this study was to evaluate the laparoscopic approach and pre- and postoperative conditions as predictors of 30-day mortality and morbidity in elective colectomy...
Utilization of laparoscopic colectomy in the United States before and after the clinical outcomes of surgical therapy study group trialJennifer D Rea
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
Ann Surg 254:281-8. 2011..To evaluate the utilization of laparoscopic colectomy (LC) in the United States before and after prospective data supported its use for the treatment of colon cancer...
Specialized practice reduces inpatient mortality, length of stay, and cost in the care of colorectal patientsJennifer D Rea
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239 3098, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 54:780-6. 2011..This study aimed to determine whether specialized surgeon practice improves clinical outcomes for major inpatient adult colorectal resections...
Dramatic decreases in mortality from laparoscopic colon resections based on data from the Nationwide Inpatient SampleMolly M Cone
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Arch Surg 146:594-9. 2011..To determine the mortality rate and associated factors for laparoscopic and open colectomy as derived from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database...
Laparoscopic proctectomy after neoadjuvant therapy: safety and long-term follow-upMolly M Cone
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
Surg Endosc 25:1902-6. 2011..This study evaluated short- and long-term outcomes in patients who underwent laparoscopic proctectomy for locally advanced cancer (transmural and/or node positive) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT)...
Use and outcomes of emergent laparoscopic resection for acute diverticulitisJennifer D Rea
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Mail Code L223, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239 3098, USA
Am J Surg 203:639-43. 2012..The use and outcomes of laparoscopic sigmoid resection during emergency admissions for diverticulitis are unknown...
Ethnicity influences lymph node resection in colon cancerMolly M Cone
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, L223, Portland, OR 97239, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 14:1752-7. 2010..Despite fewer lymph nodes harvested, they had equivalent staging and survival. These results suggest that ethnicity influences the lymph node count...
Management of colonic injuries in the combat theaterS David Cho
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 53:728-34. 2010..This study describes the modern management of battle-related colonic injuries and seeks to determine whether management strategy affects early complications...
Surgeon leadership enables development of a colorectal cancer biorepositoryVassiliki L Tsikitis
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mailcode L223A, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Am J Surg 205:563-5. 2013..We hypothesized that surgeons can improve the collection of all necessary elements (tissue and clinical data) needed to build a complete, robust research biorepository...
Anal fissureDaniel O Herzig
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code L 223A, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Surg Clin North Am 90:33-44, Table of Contents. 2010....
