Kristen A. Ban
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View article: Margin matters: analyzing the impact of circumferential margin involvement on survival and recurrence after incomplete total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer
Margin matters: analyzing the impact of circumferential margin involvement on survival and recurrence after incomplete total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer Open
Background Incomplete mesorectal excision during rectal cancer surgery often leads to positive circumferential margins, with uncertain prognostic impacts. This study examines whether negative margins can mitigate the poorer prognosis typic…
View article: Recurrent Rectal Prolapse: Re-recurrence Rate and Risk Factors
Recurrent Rectal Prolapse: Re-recurrence Rate and Risk Factors Open
Background: Surgical intervention for rectal prolapse (RP) is frequently associated with high recurrence rates, which often necessitate subsequent reoperations. Currently, there are no established guidelines to support surgical decision-ma…
View article: Margin Matters: Analyzing the Impact of Circumferential Margin Involvement on Survival and Recurrence After Incomplete Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer
Margin Matters: Analyzing the Impact of Circumferential Margin Involvement on Survival and Recurrence After Incomplete Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer Open
Backgorund: Incomplete mesorectal excision during rectal cancer surgery often leads to positive circumferential margins, with uncertain prognostic impacts. This study examines whether negative margins can mitigate the poorer prognosis typi…
View article: The Current Evidence and How-To on Combined Sacrocolpopexy and Rectopexy
The Current Evidence and How-To on Combined Sacrocolpopexy and Rectopexy Open
View article: Ventral mesh rectopexy for recurrent rectal prolapse after Altemeier perineal proctosigmoidectomy: feasibility and outcomes
Ventral mesh rectopexy for recurrent rectal prolapse after Altemeier perineal proctosigmoidectomy: feasibility and outcomes Open
View article: Defining and Measuring Quality in Colorectal Surgery
Defining and Measuring Quality in Colorectal Surgery Open
Over the past 20 years, there has been a growing focus on quality and safety in both medicine and surgery. Many argue that this was ignited in 1999 following the publication of To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, which highlig…
View article: P420 Safety & feasibility of targeted mesenteric approaches to ileocolic resection and anastomosis in Crohn’s Disease
P420 Safety & feasibility of targeted mesenteric approaches to ileocolic resection and anastomosis in Crohn’s Disease Open
Background More than 80% of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) require surgical intervention during their lifetime. High rates of disease recurrence often necessitate repeat surgery. Recurrence is typically observed at or immediately proxi…
View article: Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient Outcomes
Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient Outcomes Open
The findings of this study suggest that there is wide variation in technical skill among practicing surgeons, accounting for more than 25% of the variation in patient outcomes. Higher colectomy technical skill scores appear to be associate…
View article: Does Implementation of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Protocols in Colorectal Surgery Improve Patient Outcomes?
Does Implementation of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Protocols in Colorectal Surgery Improve Patient Outcomes? Open
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) protocols are multimodal perioperative care pathways designed to accelerate recovery by minimizing the physiologic stress of a surgical procedure. Benefits of ERAS implementation in colorectal surgery…
View article: Association of an Enhanced Recovery Pilot With Length of Stay in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
Association of an Enhanced Recovery Pilot With Length of Stay in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Open
Participating ERIN pilot hospitals achieved shorter LOS and decreased complications after elective colectomy, without increasing readmissions. The ability to implement ERPs across hospitals of varied size and resources is essential. Lesson…
View article: Concurrent bariatric operations and association with perioperative outcomes: registry based cohort study
Concurrent bariatric operations and association with perioperative outcomes: registry based cohort study Open
Objective To determine whether perioperative outcomes differ between patients undergoing concurrent compared with non-concurrent bariatric operations in the USA.Design Retrospective, propensity score matched cohort study.S…
View article: Surgical Technical Evidence Review for Colorectal Surgery Conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery
Surgical Technical Evidence Review for Colorectal Surgery Conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Open
Ban, Kristen A. MD; Gibbons, Melinda M. MD, MSHS, FACS; Ko, Clifford Y. MD, MS, MSHS, FACS; Wick, Elizabeth C. MD, FACS Author Information
View article: The inactive X chromosome is epigenetically unstable and transcriptionally labile in breast cancer
The inactive X chromosome is epigenetically unstable and transcriptionally labile in breast cancer Open
Disappearance of the Barr body is considered a hallmark of cancer, although whether this corresponds to genetic loss or to epigenetic instability and transcriptional reactivation is unclear. Here we show that breast tumors and cell lines f…