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This randomized clinical trial compares short-term outcomes among patients undergoing laparoscopic vs open pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

This randomized clinical trial investigates if paravertebral block (PVB) performed under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery by a surgeon is noninferior to PVB performed by an anesthesiologist using an ultrasound-guided technique.

This phase 2 randomized clinical trial compares oral tamoxifen with transdermal 4-hydroxytamoxifen gel among women undergoing surgery for estrogen receptor–positive ductal carcinoma in situ.

This cohort study assesses the prognostic outcomes of prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy after surgical resection of breast cancer for patients carrying the BRCA1 or BRCA2 variant.

This cross-sectional study identifies which attributes of breast reconstruction are most important to women considering surgery and describes how these attributes differ by those who prefer flap vs implant reconstruction.

This cohort study examines whether follow-up with a primary care physician within 30 days after hospital discharge for an emergency general surgery condition is associated with risk of readmission.

This cohort study compares the rates and safety outcomes of robotic-assisted cholecystectomy with laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a nationally representative population of older adults.

This comparative effectiveness study evaluates whether sampling strategies used by national surgical quality improvement programs provide hospitals with representative data on their overall quality and safety, as measured by 30-day mortality.

This case series assesses the changes in tension on the anterior and posterior fascial elements of the abdominal wall associated with each retromuscular release during a posterior components separation with a transversus abdominis release.

This cross-sectional study examines racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of leadership in surgery departments at US medical schools.

This cohort study compares postdischarge quality metrics as a composite score with in-hospital mortality as a single measure of hospital-level care quality of older trauma patients.