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Breast Specific Gamma Imaging: Role In Evaluation Of Breast Disease, Anne L. Rosenburg, Kristin L. Brill, R. A. Flynn, Lillian Stern, E. M. Ferguson Jun 2007

Breast Specific Gamma Imaging: Role In Evaluation Of Breast Disease, Anne L. Rosenburg, Kristin L. Brill, R. A. Flynn, Lillian Stern, E. M. Ferguson

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

Although mammography is the gold standard for screening for breast cancer, 10 to 15% of lesions are missed, and this is higher with dense breasts. Alternative diagnostic modalities are being developed. One of these, breast specific gamma imaging (BSGI), which is not effected by dense tissue, utilizes the increased metabolic activity of tumors to localize and distinguish benign from malignant processes in the breast. The test can be used for screening and diagnostic purposes.


Massive Retroperitoneal Hematoma Caused By Retroperitoneal Ectopic Pregnancy, Jay Goldberg, Michael Weinstein, Kris Kaulback, Aileen Gariepy, George Bega Jun 2007

Massive Retroperitoneal Hematoma Caused By Retroperitoneal Ectopic Pregnancy, Jay Goldberg, Michael Weinstein, Kris Kaulback, Aileen Gariepy, George Bega

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

A massive retroperitoneal hematoma caused by a retroperitoneal ectopic pregnancy is managed successfully utilizing multidisciplinary cooperation and transfusion of blood products. The authors report an unusual case of a retroperitoneal ectopic pregnancy presenting as a massive retroperitoneal hematoma in a hemodynamically unstable patient.

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Download The Pdf Of The Entire Issue May 2007

Download The Pdf Of The Entire Issue

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Jss Editorial Board & Credits May 2007

Jss Editorial Board & Credits

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


News In Brief May 2007

News In Brief

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Three Recent Gifts To The Department Of Surgery May 2007

Three Recent Gifts To The Department Of Surgery

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


On The Job May 2007

On The Job

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Innovative Therapies For Pancreatic-Related Cancers May 2007

Innovative Therapies For Pancreatic-Related Cancers

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Resident Update: Where Are They Now? May 2007

Resident Update: Where Are They Now?

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Acute Care Surgery Division Continues To Expand May 2007

Acute Care Surgery Division Continues To Expand

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Overview: Nsqip Update May 2007

Overview: Nsqip Update

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Pancreatic Cancer: When The Stakes Are High . . . May 2007

Pancreatic Cancer: When The Stakes Are High . . .

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Download The Pdf Of The Full Issue May 2007

Download The Pdf Of The Full Issue

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Jss Editorial Board & Credits May 2007

Jss Editorial Board & Credits

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


News In Brief May 2007

News In Brief

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


A Legacy Of Leadership: Dr. Francis E. Rosato, Sr. May 2007

A Legacy Of Leadership: Dr. Francis E. Rosato, Sr.

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


On The Job May 2007

On The Job

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Visualizing New Possibilities In Vascular Surgery May 2007

Visualizing New Possibilities In Vascular Surgery

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Meet Our Surgical Interns May 2007

Meet Our Surgical Interns

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Trends In Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery May 2007

Trends In Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Overview From The Chairman May 2007

Overview From The Chairman

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Col. Darnell Waun's Second Chance At Life May 2007

Col. Darnell Waun's Second Chance At Life

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Download The Pdf Of The Full Issue May 2007

Download The Pdf Of The Full Issue

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

No abstract provided.


Sentinel Node Staging For Breast Cancer: Intraoperative Molecular Pathology Overcomes Conventional Histologic Sampling Errors, Peter Blumencranz, Pat W. Whitworth, Kenneth Deck, Anne Rosenberg, Douglas Reintgen, Peter Beitsch, Anees Chagpar, Thomas Julian, Sukamal Saha, Eleftherios Mamounas, Armando Giuliano, Rache Simmons May 2007

Sentinel Node Staging For Breast Cancer: Intraoperative Molecular Pathology Overcomes Conventional Histologic Sampling Errors, Peter Blumencranz, Pat W. Whitworth, Kenneth Deck, Anne Rosenberg, Douglas Reintgen, Peter Beitsch, Anees Chagpar, Thomas Julian, Sukamal Saha, Eleftherios Mamounas, Armando Giuliano, Rache Simmons

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND:
When sentinel node dissection reveals breast cancer metastasis, completion axillary lymph node dissection is ideally performed during the same operation. Intraoperative histologic techniques have low and variable sensitivity. A new intraoperative molecular assay (GeneSearch BLN Assay; Veridex, LLC, Warren, NJ) was evaluated to determine its efficiency in identifying significant sentinel lymph node metastases (>.2 mm).

METHODS:
Positive or negative BLN Assay results generated from fresh 2-mm node slabs were compared with results from conventional histologic evaluation of adjacent fixed tissue slabs.

RESULTS:
In a prospective study of 416 patients at 11 clinical sites, the assay …


Jss Editorial Board & Credits May 2007

Jss Editorial Board & Credits

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Jefferson Surgical Solutions is published by Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Jefferson Department of Surgery Curtis Building, Suite 620 1015 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 www.JeffersonHospital.org/surgery Barry Gutman, Editor/Writer JeffGraphics, Design Editorial Board: Volume 1, Issue 1 Hwyda Arafat, MD, PhD Adam Berger, MD Cataldo Doria, MD Adam Frank, MD Gerald Isenberg, MD Robert Larson, MD John Moore, MD Scott Silvestry, MD Robert Solit, MD Thomas Tulenko, PhD Charles Yeo, MD Jennifer Brumbaugh Diane Calder Patricia McMorrow Flo Williams Information in Jefferson Surgical Solutions is not intended to provide advice on personal medical matters or to substitute …


Honoring Dr. Herbert Cohn May 2007

Honoring Dr. Herbert Cohn

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

On March 28, Mae Gelb of Scranton, Pennsylvania, celebrated her 100th birthday with close friends and family, including her nephew, Herbert E. Cohn, MD, Anthony Narducci Professor and Vice Chair of Surgery, Jefferson. Mrs. Gelb's life has been nearly as healthy as it is long. Aside from giving birth, her only experience as an inpatient was when, in October 1993, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, she underwent a major operation performed by then-Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair of Surgery Francis E. Rosato, MD, with moral support from Dr. Cohn. "So many physicians I know have been taught by Herb." …


News In Brief May 2007

News In Brief

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Jefferson's Department of Surgery has been accepted to participate in the American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP). The lead surgeon for this initiative is Herbert E. Cohn, MD. Developed by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, NSQIP is one of the first outcomes-based, risk-adjusted, peer-controlled programs designed to measure and enhance the quality of surgical care. The program collects data on 133 variables, including preoperative risk factors, intraoperative variables and 30-day mortality and morbidity outcomes data – the latter entered by Kathleen Hartman, RN, BSN, the department's new Surgical Clinical Nurse Reviewer. It will enable …


On The Job May 2007

On The Job

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Patricia Kal Sauter, RN, MSN, ACNP, NCTMB, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery Since graduating from the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Pat Sauter had worked at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore –the last 15 years with Charles J. Yeo, MD, whom she accompanied when he was appointed in 2005 as the Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She works four days a week and spends the others on her farm near York, Pennsylvania, with children Kate, age 14, and Jack, 11. Describe …


Meet Our Surgical Interns May 2007

Meet Our Surgical Interns

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

The staff of the Department of Surgery at Jefferson is currently assisted by an exceptional group of interns. Pictured left to right, they are: Hamid Abdollahi, MD, Jefferson Medical College (JMC), Class of 2005; Lisa Harris, MD, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, Class of 2005; Matthew Rosen, MD, JMC, Class of 2005; Jennifer Sullivan, MD, University of Maryland, College Park, Class of 2005; Nikolai Bildzukewicz, MD, JMC, Class of 2001 (followed by military service as a flight surgeon in the United States Navy); and Daniel Lefebvre, MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, Class of 2005. …


Initiation Of A Critical Pathway For Pancreaticoduodenectomy At An Academic Institution -- The First Step In Multi-Disciplinary Team Building, Eugene P. Kennedy, Ernest L. Rosato, Patricia K. Sauter, Laura M. Rosenberg, Cataldo Doria, Ignazio R. Marino, Karen A. Chojnacki, Adam C. Berger, Charles Yeo May 2007

Initiation Of A Critical Pathway For Pancreaticoduodenectomy At An Academic Institution -- The First Step In Multi-Disciplinary Team Building, Eugene P. Kennedy, Ernest L. Rosato, Patricia K. Sauter, Laura M. Rosenberg, Cataldo Doria, Ignazio R. Marino, Karen A. Chojnacki, Adam C. Berger, Charles Yeo

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

Objective: This study was designed to identify quantifiable parameters to track performance improvements brought about by the implementation of a critical pathway for complex alimentary tract surgery.

Background: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a complex general surgical procedure performed in varying numbers at many academic institutions. Originally associated with significant perioperative morbidity and mortality, multiple studies have now shown that this operation can be performed quite safely at high volume institutions that develop a particular expertise. Critical pathways are one of the key tools used to achieve consistently excellent outcomes as these institutions. It remains to be determined if implementation …