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Peer-Reviewed Papers (Since 2016)

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  • Franko J, Le VH, Tee MC, Lin M, Sedinkin J, Raman S, Frankova D. Signet ring cell carcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract: National trends on treatment effects and prognostic outcomes. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2021;29:100475. doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2021.100475. Epub 2021 Oct 11. PMID: 34655861.
  • Franko J, Chamberlain DM, James AB, Collins A, Tee MC, Le VH, Frankova D. Rising Incidence of Peri-Operative among Patients Undergoing Complex Biliopancreatic Surgery. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022 Feb;23(1):47-52. doi: 10.1089/sur.2021.131. Epub 2021 Oct 7. PMID:34619058.
  • Tee MC, Brahmbhatt RD, Franko J. Robotic Resection of Type I Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma with Intrapancreatic Bile Duct Dissection. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Feb;29(2):964-969. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10811-7. Epub 2021 Oct 6. PMID: 34613533.
  • Brahmbhatt RD, Tee MC, Franko J. Robotic Isolated Caudate Lobectomy for Solitary Colorectal Metastasis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec;28(13):8236-8237. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10321-6. Epub 2021 Jun 30. PMID: 34195901.
  • Le VH, Franko J, Paz BI, Singh G, Fakih M, Chung V. Chemotherapy-induced early transient increase and surge of CA 19-9 level in patients with pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2021;28:100397. doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2021.100397. Epub 2021 May 12. PMID: 34023768.
  • Ferrel B, Franko J, Tee MC. Rare case of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour presenting as paraneoplastic hypercalcaemia. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Apr 15;14(4):e240786. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240786. PMID: 33858893; PMCID: PMC8054046.
  • Ferrel B, Patel S, Castillo A, Gryn O, Franko J, Chew D. The Effect of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Size on Endoleak, Secondary Intervention and Overall Survival Following Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2021 Jul;55(5):467-474. doi: 10.1177/15385744211000572. Epub 2021 Mar 15. PMID: 33722111.
  • Tee MC, Chen L, Franko J, Edwards JP, Raman S, Ball CG. Effect of wound protectors on surgical site infection in patients undergoing whipple procedure. HPB (Oxford). 2021 Aug;23(8):1185-1195. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2020.11.1146. Epub 2020 Dec 15. PMID: 33334675.
  • Franko J, Ferrel B, Gorvet M. ASO Author Reflections: Characterizing the Peritoneal Immune Response to the Surgical and Thermal Trauma of Peritoneal Cytoreduction and HIPEC. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Dec;27(13):5014-5015. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-08943-3. Epub 2020 Jul 27. PMID: 32720041.
  • Franko J, Brahmbhatt R, Tee M, Raman S, Ferrel B, Gorvet M, Andres M. Cellular Immunoprofile of Peritoneal Environment During a HIPEC Procedure. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Dec;27(13):5005-5013. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-08870-3. Epub 2020 Jul 21. PMID: 32696309.
  • Franko J, Frankova D. Effect of Surgical Oncologist Turnover on Hospital Volume and Treatment Outcomes Among Patients With Upper GI Malignancies. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020 Oct;16(10):e1161-e1168. doi: 10.1200/JOP.19.00761. Epub 2020 Jun 15. PMID: 32539648.
  • Tee MC, Pirozzi N, Brahmbhatt RD, Raman S, Franko J. Oncologic and surgical outcomes for gastric cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy differ by race in the United States. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2020 Oct;46(10 Pt A):1941-1947. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.05.014. Epub 2020 May 16. PMID: 32466860.
  • Raman S, Tsoraides SS, Sylla P, Sarin A, Farkas L, DeKoster E, Hull T, Wexner S. Analysis of Patterns of Compliance with Accreditation Standards of National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Mar 1;234(3):368-376. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000054. PMID: 35213501.
  • Lin M, O’Guinn M, Zipprer E, Hsieh JC, Dardon AT, Raman S, Foglia CM, Chao SY. Impact of Medicaid Expansion on the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes of Stage II and III Rectal Cancer Patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Jan 1;234(1):54-63. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000010. PMID: 35213460.
  • Hoang SC, Steinhagen E, Raman S. Abridged Abstracts From the Medical Literature. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 Dec 1;64(12):1564-1568. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002260. PMID: 34747919.
  • Lange K, Gorvet M, Raman S. Laparoscopic right colectomy following an ileal orthotopic neobladder - a video vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2021 Mar;23(3):754-755. doi: 10.1111/codi.15470. Epub 2021 Jan 19. PMID: 33258269.
  • Gorvet MA, Raman SR. Robotic Management of Chyle Leak During Right Colectomy. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Sep;63(9):1327. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001753. PMID: 33216501.ab
  • Raman S, Gorvet M, Lange K, Rettenmaier N. Outcomes after CT guided drainage of diverticular abscesses and predictive factors for fistulous communication to the colon. Am J Surg. 2021 Jul;222(1):193-197. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.10.010. Epub 2020 Oct 9. PMID: 33059942.
  • Tee MC, Chen L, Peightal D, Franko J, Kim PT, Brahmbhatt RD, Raman S, Scudamore CH, Chung SW, Segedi M. Minimally invasive hepatectomy is associated with decreased morbidity and resource utilization in the elderly. Surg Endosc. 2020 Nov;34(11):5030-5040. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-07298-5. Epub 2019 Dec 9. PMID: 31820156.
  • Franko J, Ferrel B, Pierson P, Raman S, Frankova D, Rearigh LM, Afroze A, Guevara Hernandez MA, Terrero-Salcedo D, Kermode D, Gorvet M. Influence of prior appendectomy and cholecystectomy on Clostridioides difficile infection recurrence and mortality. Am J Surg. 2020 Jul;220(1):203-207. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.10.038. Epub 2019 Oct 23. PMID: 31668774.
  • Jayanathan M, Erwin RP, Molacek N, Fluck M, Hunsinger M, Wild J, Arora TK, Shabahang MM, Franko J, Blansfield JA. MAGIC versus MacDonald treatment regimens for gastric cancer: Trends and predictors of multimodal therapy for gastric cancer using the National Cancer Database. Am J Surg 2020 Jan;219(1):129-135. PMID: 31262435.
  • Tee MC, Chen L, Peightal D, Franko J, Kim PT, Brahmbhatt RD, Raman S, Scudamore CH, Chung SW, Segedi M: Minimally invasive hepatectomy is associated with decreased morbidity and resource utilization in the elderly. Surg Endosc. 2019 Dec 9. PMID 31820156.
  • Franko J, Raman S, Krishnan N, Frankova D, Tee MC, Brahmbhatt R, Goldman CD, Weigel RJ. Randomized Trial of Perioperative Probiotics among Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Operation. J Am Coll Surg 2019;229(6):533-40. PMID: 31562911.
  • Franko J, Ferrel B, Pierson P, Raman S, Frankova D, Rearigh LM, Afroze A, Guevara Hernandez MA, Terrero-Salcedo D, Kermode D, Gorvet M: Influence of prior appendectomy and cholecystectomy on Clostridioides difficile infection recurrence and mortality. Am J Surg. 2019 Oct 23. pii: S0002-9610(19)31300-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.10.038. PMID: 31668774
  • Chew DK, Dong S, Schroeder AC, Hsu HW, Franko J. The role of the inferior mesenteric artery in predicting secondary intervention for type II endoleak following endovascular aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg 2019;70(5):1463-8. PMID: 31327603.
  • Lederle FA, Kyriakides TC, Stroupe KT, Freischlag JA, Padberg FT Jr, Matsumura JS, Huo Z, Johnson GR; OVER Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group (Ebaugh J, Chew D): Open versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. N Engl J Med. 2019 May 30;380(22):2126-2135. PMID: 31141634
  • Lin M, Franko J, Raman, S: Robotic excision of levator ani angiomyxoma. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 2019: Nov;62(11):1402. PMID: 31596766
  • Franko J, McAvoy S: Reply to: Insufficient number of examined lymph nodes may offset the survival benefit from neoadjuvant therapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Surgery 2019 Mar;165(3):664-667. PMID: 30467040
  • Franko J, McAvoy S: Timing of esophagectomy after neoadjuvant chemoradiation treatment in squamous cell carcinoma. Surgery 2018 Sep;164(3):455-459. PMID: 29903507
  • Mehta S, Schwarz L, Spiliotis J, Hsieh MC, Akaishi EH, Goere D, Sugarbaker PH, Baratti D, Quenet F, Bartlett DL, Villeneuve L, Kepenekian V; PSOGI and BIG-RENAPE Working Groups. (Franko J): Is there an oncological interest in the combination of CRS/HIPEC for peritoneal carcinomatosis of HCC? Results of a multicenter international study. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018 Nov;44(11):1786-1792. PMID: 29885982
  • Amblard I, Mercier F, Bartlett DL, Ahrendt SA, Lee KW, Zeh HJ, Levine EA, Baratti D, Deraco M, Piso P, Morris DL, Rau B, Tentes AAK, Tuech JJ, Quenet F, Akaishi E, Pocard M, Yonemura Y, Lorimier G, Delroeux D, Villeneuve L, Glehen O, Passot G; PSOGI and BIG RENAPE working groups. (Franko J): Cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC improve survival compared to palliative chemotherapy for biliary carcinoma with peritoneal metastasis: A multi-institutional cohort from PSOGI and BIG RENAPE groups. Eur J Surg Oncol 2018 Sep;44(9):1378-1383. PMID: 30131104
  • Raman S, Lin M, Krishnan N. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of liposomal bupivacaine in colorectal resections. J Drug Assess. 2018 Jun 29;7(1):43-50. doi: 10.1080/21556660.2018.1487445. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29988796
  • Ebaugh JL, Chew DK. Coil embolization of an acutely expanding spontaneous splenic artery dissection. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2018 Apr 27;4(2):144-146. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2018.01.010. eCollection 2018 Jun. PubMed PMID: 29942905
  • Lin M, Raman SR. Evaluation of quality of life and surgical outcomes for treatment of diverticular disease. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2018 Jul;31(4):251-257. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1607969. Epub 2018 Jun 22. Review. PubMed PMID: 29942216
  • Frankova D, Olson K, Whyms B, Guevara-Hernandez M, Franko J: The effect of intravenous insulin, apheresis and oral lipid-lowering agents on non-fasting hypertriglyceridemia and associated pancreatitis. Postgraduate Medicine (IPGM) 2018;130(5):494-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.2018.1470439 PMID: 29702000
  • Franko J: Therapeutic efficacy of systemic therapy for colorectal peritoneal carcinomatosis: surgeon's perspective. Pleura and Peritoneum 2018 2018 Mar 16;3(1):20180102. PMID: 30911652
  • Lange KN, McKay D, Gentry BG, Franko J: Antimicrobial properties of perfusate fluid after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CS-HIPEC) with Mitomycin C. Ann Surg Oncol 2017 Dec;24(13):3837-3841. PMID: 29019106
  • Dali D, Howard T, Hashim HM, Goldman CD, Franko J: Introduction of minimally invasive esophagectomy in a community hospital. Journal of Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons JSLS. 2017 Jan-Mar;21(1). pii: e2016.00099. PMID: 28144128
  • Franko J, Hsu HW, Thirunavukarasu P, Frankova D, Goldman CD: Chemotherapy and radiation components of neoadjuvant treatment of pancreatic head adenocarcinoma: impact on perioperative mortality and long-term survival. Eur J Surg Oncol 2017 Feb;43(2):351-357. PMID: 27863846
  • Franko J, Shi Q, Meyers JP, Maughan TS, Adams RA, Seymour MT, Saltz L, Punt CJA, Koopman M, Tournigand C, Tebbutt NC, Diaz-Rubio E, Sougklakos J, Falcone A, Chibaudel B, Heinemann V, Moen J, de Gramont A, Sargent DJ, Grothey A: Prognosis of colorectal peritoneal metastases: An analysis of 10,553 patients treated with systemic therapy in prospective randomized trials. Lancet Oncology 2016;17(12):1709-1719. [PMID: 27743922]
  • Knudson RA, Dunlavy PW, Franko J, Raman SR, Kraemer SR: Effectiveness of liposomal bupivacaine in colorectal surgery: a pragmatic non-sponsored prospective randomized double blinded trial in a community hospital. Dis Colon Rectum 2016;59(9):862-9. PMID 27505115
  • Jacob JD, Hodge C, Franko J, Pezzi CM, Goldman CD, Klimberg VS: Rare breast cancer: 246 invasive secretory carcinomas from the National Cancer Data Base. J Surg Oncol 2016 Jun;113(7):721-5. doi: 10.1002/jso.24241. PMID 27040042
  • Franko J, Voynov G, Goldman CD: Esophagectomy timing after neoadjuvant therapy for distal esophagus adenocarcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg 2016 Mar;101(3):1123-30. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.09.044. PMID 26652139
  • Kray J, Kirk S, Franko J, Chew D: Role of type II endoleak in sac regression after endovascular repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015;61(4):869-74. pii: S0741-5214(14)02090-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.11.003. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 25601501

 

Awards

2022 - Residents 

Dr. Monica Silva’s abstract was accepted by SAGES for podium presentation and is titled, “Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Severity of Appendicitis with Resultant Resource Utilization and Mitigation Strategies against Hospital Strain.”

Dr. Jessica Sedinkin’s abstract was accepted by the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and will be playing during their annual scientific meeting in the virtual ongoing video room. Her abstract is titled, “Robot Assisted Resection of a Pelvic Schwannoma.”