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The Impact of Obesity on Short- and Long-term Outcomes After Lumbar Fusion by De la Garza-Ramos, Rafael, Bydon, Mohamad, Abt, Nicholas B, Sciubba, Daniel M, Wolinsky, Jean-Paul, Bydon, Ali, Gokaslan, Ziya L, Rabin, Bruce, Witham, Timothy F

“…STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE.To compare short- and long-term outcomes in obese versus nonobese patients undergoing instrumented…”
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YAP1 maintains active chromatin state in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas that promotes tumorigenesis through cooperation with BRD4 by Chen, Nana, Golczer, Gabriel, Ghose, Subhoshree, Lin, Brian, Langenbucher, Adam, Webb, Jason, Bhanot, Haymanti, Abt, Nicholas B., Lin, Derrick, Varvares, Mark, Sattler, Martin, Egloff, Ann Marie, Joh, Richard, Uppaluri, Ravindra, Emerick, Kevin S., Lawrence, Michael S., Saladi, Srinivas Vinod

“…Analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas and other published data of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) reveals somatic alterations of the Hippo-YAP…”
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Impact of Smoking on Complication and Pseudarthrosis Rates After Single- and 2-Level Posterolateral Fusion of the Lumbar Spine by Bydon, Mohamad, De la Garza-Ramos, Rafael, Abt, Nicholas B, Gokaslan, Ziya L, Wolinsky, Jean-Paul, Sciubba, Daniel M, Bydon, Ali, Witham, Timothy F

“…STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE.To study the impact of smoking status on postoperative complications and pseudarthrosis in adult patients…”
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Impact of surgical margins on local control in patients undergoing single‐modality transoral robotic surgery for HPV‐related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma by Holcomb, Andrew J., Herberg, Matthew, Strohl, Madeleine, Ochoa, Edgar, Feng, Allen L., Abt, Nicholas B., Mokhtari, Tara E., Suresh, Krish, McHugh, Christopher I., Parikh, Anuraag S., Sadow, Peter, Faquin, William, Faden, Daniel, Deschler, Daniel G., Varvares, Mark A., Lin, Derrick T., Fakhry, Carole, Ryan, William R., Richmon, Jeremy D.

“…Background The impact of close surgical margins on oncologic outcomes in HPV‐related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPV + OPSCC) is unclear. Methods…”
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The cost-effectiveness of interbody fusions versus posterolateral fusions in 137 patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis by Bydon, Mohamad, MD, Macki, Mohamed, BS, Abt, Nicholas B., BS, Witham, Timothy F., MD, Wolinsky, Jean-Paul, MD, Gokaslan, Ziya L., MD, Bydon, Ali, MD, Sciubba, Daniel M., MD

“…Abstract Background context Reimbursements for interbody fusions have declined recently because of their questionable cost-effectiveness. Purpose A Markov…”
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Bioprosthetic Tissue Matrices in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction by Broyles, Justin M, Abt, Nicholas B, Sacks, Justin M, Butler, Charles E

“…BACKGROUND:Complex abdominal defects are difficult problems encountered by surgeons in multiple specialties. Although current evidence supports the primary…”
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Management of a Fourth Branchial Cleft Tract With Transoral Robotic Surgery in an Adult Patient by Miller, Ashley L., Abt, Nicholas B., Zenga, Joseph, Richmon, Jeremy D.

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Insurance Status Effect on Laryngeal Cancer Survival: A Population Based Study by Abt, Nicholas B., Miller, Lauren E., Parikh, Anuraag, Bhattacharyya, Neil

“…Objective: To analyze insurance status effect on overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) in laryngeal cancer. Study Design: Cross-sectional…”
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Assessment of the Predictive Value of the Modified Frailty Index for Clavien-Dindo Grade IV Critical Care Complications in Major Head and Neck Cancer Operations by Abt, Nicholas B, Richmon, Jeremy D, Koch, Wayne M, Eisele, David W, Agrawal, Nishant

“…Functional status and physiologic deficits independent of age are being recognized for surgical risk stratification. Frailty is expressed as a combination of…”
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Trends in Medicare Payments to Physicians and Implantable Medical Device Manufacturers by Bydon, Mohamad, De la Garza-Ramos, Rafael, Abt, Nicholas B, Gokaslan, Ziya L, Bydon, Ali

“…Payment to physicians is based on a fee schedule that sets a fixed maximum price for more than 9,000 defined services, including office visits and surgical…”
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RUVBL1 is an amplified epigenetic factor promoting proliferation and inhibiting differentiation program in head and neck squamous cancers by Lin, Derrick, Lin, Brian, Bhanot, Haymanti, Riou, Rozenn, Abt, Nicholas B., Rajagopal, Jayaraj, Saladi, Srinivas Vinod

“…•RUVBL1, an epigenetic factor and p63 interacting partner, is amplified and overexpressed in head and neck cancers.•H2AZ, deposited by RUVBL1 onto chromatin,…”
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Frailty index: Intensive care unit complications in head and neck oncologic regional and free flap reconstruction by Abt, Nicholas B., Xie, Yanjun, Puram, Sidharth V., Richmon, Jeremy D., Varvares, Mark A.

“…Background Head and neck extirpations requiring reconstruction are challenging surgeries with high postoperative complication risk. Methods Regional and free…”
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Submental Island Flap After Prior Contralateral Neck Dissection: A Case Series and Technical Considerations by Larson, Andrew R., Abt, Nicholas B., Deschler, Daniel G.

“…Objectives: The submental island flap is a dependable workhorse in head and neck reconstruction. However, the viability of this flap has not been established…”
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Intraoperative cardiac arrest etiologies in head and neck surgery: A comprehensive review by Tarabanis, Constantine, Abt, Nicholas B., Osborn, Heather A.

“…Background The etiologies of intraoperative cardiac arrest within otolaryngology are not well understood as they are rare events. Methods A comprehensive…”
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Neuromonitored Thyroid Surgery: Optimal Stimulation Based on Intraoperative EMG Response Features by Abt, Nicholas B., Puram, Sidharth V., Kamani, Dipti, Modi, Rahul, Randolph, Gregory W.

“…Objectives To evaluate/compare normative electrophysiologic electromyography (EMG) response characteristics of recurrent laryngeal, vagus, and external branch…”
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Prognostic factors and survival for malignant conjunctival melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma over four decades by Abt, Nicholas B., Zhao, Jiawei, Huang, Yuru, Eghrari, Allen O.

“…To determine the epidemiology and survival of primary conjunctival malignant neoplasms. Retrospective analysis of primary malignant conjunctival neoplasms…”
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One institution's experience with self‐audit of opioid prescribing practices for common cervical procedures by Wang, Tiffany V., Okose, Okenwa, Abt, Nicholas B., Kamani, Dipti, Emerick, Kevin S., Randolph, Gregory W.

“…Background We aim to audit our institution's opioid prescribing practices after common cervical procedures. Methods Retrospective cohort study from one medical…”
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Impact of resident participation on morbidity and mortality in neurosurgical procedures: an analysis of 16,098 patients by Bydon, Mohamad, Abt, Nicholas B, De la Garza-Ramos, Rafael, Macki, Mohamed, Witham, Timothy F, Gokaslan, Ziya L, Bydon, Ali, Huang, Judy

“…The authors sought to determine the impact of resident participation on overall 30-day morbidity and mortality following neurosurgical procedures. The American…”
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Preoperative anemia displays a dose‐dependent effect on complications in head and neck oncologic surgery by Abt, Nicholas B., Tarabanis, Constantine, Miller, Ashley L., Puram, Sidharth V., Varvares, Mark A.

“…Introduction Anemia's effect on head and neck surgical complications is unknown. Methods Head and neck cancer operations were acquired from the 2006 to 2013…”
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Adjuvant radiotherapy mitigates impact of perineural invasion on oncologic outcomes in early-stage oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. A multi-institutional analysis of 557 patients by Holcomb, Andrew J., Farrokhian, Nathan, Tolan, Claire, Whiteford, Erin, Villwock, Mark, Kakarala, Kiran, Shnayder, Yelizaveta, Sykes, Kevin, Lominska, Christopher, Gan, Gregory, Buchakjian, Marisa R., Harding, Brette, Dooley, Laura, Shinn, Justin, Burton Wood, C., Rohde, Sarah, Khaja, Sobia, Abt, Nicholas B., Varvares, Mark, Bur, Andrés M.

“…•Perineural invasion is associated with worse disease control in oral squamous cell carcinoma.•Early-stage oral cancers with perineural invasion have worse…”
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