Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from December 2024 below. The complete list of publications by month with links to full articles is available on our Recent Publications page.
December 2024
Differential ultrasound rates mirror sex disparities in thyroid cancer.
Fernandes-Taylor S, Bowles EJA, Venkatesh M, Doud R, Krebsbach C, Arroyo N, Hanlon B, Chen AY, Davies L, Francis DO.
Thyroid. 2024 Dec;34(12):1531-1539. doi: 10.1089/thy.2024.0344. Epub 2024 Nov 28.
PMID: 39607408.
Potential risks of nonoperative management of appendicitis in high-risk patients.
Lunardi N, Thornton M, Zarzaur BL, Agarwal S, Berger M, Sharath S, Kougias P, Bhat S, Frank K, Pham TH, Balentine CJ.
Surgery. 2024 Dec;176(6):1568-1575. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.08.022. Epub 2024 Sep 25.
PMID: 39327128; PMCID: PMC11563903.
Role of the surgeon in de-escalating emotion during a breast cancer surgery consultation: A qualitative study of patients’ experiences in Alliance A231701CD.
Saucke MC, Jacobson N, McKinney G, Neuman HB.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Dec;31(13):8873-8881. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16156-1. Epub 2024 Sep 25.
PMID: 39320397.
The equipoise ruler: A national survey on surgeon judgment about the value of surgery.
Zychowski KL, Stalter LN, Erb BM, Hanlon BM, Bushaw KJ, Buffington A, Bradley T, Arnold RM, Clapp J, Kruser JM, Schwarze ML.
Ann Surg. 2024 Dec 1;280(6):905-913. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006230. Epub 2024 Feb 8.
PMID: 38328985; PMCID: PMC11306411.