Despite advances in cancer treatment, metastasis remains today the main cause of cancer
death. Local control through complete surgical resection of the primary tumor continues to be …

Neutrophils promote tumor growth and metastasis at multiple stages of cancer progression.
One mechanism through which this occurs is via release of neutrophil extracellular traps (…

The World Health Organization declared a pandemic when coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
started to sweep the globe. Growing concerns for the safety of health care workers …

Background Given its short procedure time and low morbidity, there is enthusiasm to perform
sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in an outpatient setting. However, most relevant studies include …

Background Several models have been introduced to improve and restructure surgical
training, but continued barriers exist. Residents are uniquely positioned to offer perspective on …

Adolescent obesity is rising at alarming rates, and it has been demonstrated that lifestyle
modifications alone are not successful methods for sustained weight loss. A mountain of …

Bariatric procedures that involve alterations in gastrointestinal absorption do so through
bypassing a predetermined length of the small intestine. There are a variety of intestinal …

The goal of this manuscript is to describe the surgical technique and peri-operative management
of patients undergoing laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (…

We have previously identified that Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) are an important
contributing factor to the metastatic process. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms …

Background: Traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) carries high mortality and morbidity. Survival is
poor. Recent studies suggest the rate of morbidity and mortality due to TCA is approaching …