BACKGROUND: Surgeon experience correlates with improved outcomes for complex
operations. Endocrine operations are increasingly performed in the outpatient setting, where …

Background & Aims: Postoperative morbidity and mortality following a colectomy for
ulcerative colitis (UC) has been primarily reported from tertiary care referral centers that …

Background Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy is feasible, but requires adaptations to
established surgical techniques. The improved dexterity offered by robotic assistance …

Objective To measure the association between a surgeon's degree of specialization in a
specific procedure and patient mortality. Design Retrospective analysis of Medicare data …

INTRODUCTION The retroperitoneum can host a wide spectrum of pathologies, including a
variety of rare benign tumours and malignant neoplasms that can be either primary or …

Background: Increasing evidence supports the finding that patients undergoing a total knee
arthroplasty with high-volume physicians and hospitals achieve better outcomes …

Background An inverse relationship between hospital volume and death following
pancreatico duodenectomy (PD) has been reported from several countries. The aim of this …

Background Significant associations between caseload and surgical outcomes highlight the
conflict between local cancer care and the need for centralization. This study examined the …

Aim Previous studies showed an increase in incidence of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia
(VIN), the premalignant lesion of Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma (VSCC). Furthermore …

Many factors affect child and adolescent mortality in high-income countries. These factors
can be conceptualised within four domains—intrinsic (biological and psychological) factors …