BACKGROUND: Esophagectomy is a standard treatment for resectable esophageal cancer
but relatively few patients are cured. Combining neoadjuvant chemoradiation with surgery …

As the name suggests, evidence-based medi-cine is about finding evidence and using that
evidence to make clinical decisions. A cornerstone of evidence-based medicine is the …

Background Many decellularized dermal matrices are available with various applications, all
with slight differences. AlloDerm appears to have the greatest presence in the literature. The …

OBJECTIVE To analyze the cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery in severely obese (BMI≥
35 kg/m2) adults who have diabetes, using a validated diabetes cost-effectiveness model …

Background: Esophagectomy is often considered the standard treatment for resectable
esophageal cancer but the rate of cure is low. Combining neoadjuvant chemotherapy with …

Purpose: Utilizing meta-analysis, the authors have reviewed the available literature to
assess the biologic and therapeutic effects of shockwaves on patients with chronic plantar …

Background: There has been a trend toward limiting perioperative prophylactic antibiotics,
based on research not conducted in plastic surgery patients. The authors' university hospital …

Although randomized controlled designs are considered the so-called gold standard in
medical trials and sit atop the hierarchy of evidence in evidence-based medicine, there are …

Gastric transposition with esophagogastric anastomosis is a common method of
reconstruction after esophagectomy for cancer. The anastomosis can be fashioned using a …

BACKGROUND: First-line treatment for Graves disease is frequently 18 months of
antithyroid medication (ATM). Controversy exists concerning the next best line of treatment …