Noam Kahana

How Does the Surgical Margin Status Affect the Association Between Mesorectal Excision Quality and Overall Survival in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer? A Contemporary Analysis From the NCDB.

BACKGROUND The quality of mesorectal excision completeness is a key determinant of oncologic outcomes in rectal cancer; however, it is unclear how surgical margin status influences the survival impact of mesorectal excision quality. The present study aimed to assess the survival outcomes of incomplete total mesorectal...

Trends and Survival Outcomes of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Low-Risk Stage II Colon Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysis.

BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend adjuvant chemotherapy for Stage II colon cancer with high-risk features. However, real-world adherence to these recommendations remains inconsistent. It is unclear whether select low-risk patients still derive survival benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy. OBJECTIVE Evaluate trends, pred...

Increasing Detection of Early-Onset Rectal Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in the Era of Earlier Colorectal Cancer Screening.

The number of surgically treated EORNET cases substantially increased over time, and local excision was the predominant treatment, compatible with increased detection of indolent lesions through greater endoscopic evaluation.

A Propensity-Score Matched ACS-NSQIP Database Analysis of Primary Anastomosis With or Without Diversion for Acute Perforated Diverticulitis.

BACKGROUND Resection with primary anastomosis (RPA) has emerged as an accepted alternative to Hartmann's procedure for acute perforated diverticulitis with peritonitis, yet the need for routine diversion remains unclear. We compared short-term outcomes of RPA with and without diversion in this setting. METHODS We con...

Intraoperative Systemic Chemotherapy in Stage II-III Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma: A National Cancer Database Analysis