Search Results - "Kumar, Anjali S."

Effect of adding mFOLFOX6 after neoadjuvant chemoradiation in locally advanced rectal cancer: a multicentre, phase 2 trial by Garcia-Aguilar, Julio, Prof, Chow, Oliver S, MD, Smith, David D, Prof, Marcet, Jorge E, Prof, Cataldo, Peter A, Prof, Varma, Madhulika G, Prof, Kumar, Anjali S, MD, Oommen, Samuel, MD, Coutsoftides, Theodore, MD, Hunt, Steven R, MD, Stamos, Michael J, Prof, Ternent, Charles A, MD, Herzig, Daniel O, MD, Fichera, Alessandro, Prof, Polite, Blase N, MD, Dietz, David W, MD, Patil, Sujata, PhD, Avila, Karin, MSc

“…Summary Background Patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who achieve a pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation have an improved…”
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Reduced Fascicle Area Demonstrated in Ilioinguinal Nerves Resected from Primary Inguinal Herniorrhaphy Patients as Evidence of Compression Neuropathy by Wright, Robert, Born, Donald E., Sanders, Troy, Landes, Jordan, Salisbury, Troy, Kumar, Anjali S., Horne, Makena

“…Background and Aim. Previous studies have reported 63% of primary inguinal hernia patients present with apparent enlargement of the ilioinguinal nerve beyond…”
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Local Excision of Rectal Cancer by Young, Daniel Owen, MD, Kumar, Anjali S., MD, MPH

“…Local excision (LE) of early-stage rectal cancer avoids the morbidity associated with radical surgery but has historically been associated with inferior…”
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Breast cancer growth prevention by statins by CAMPBELL, Michael J, ESSERMAN, Laura J, PETRICOIN, Emanuel F, LIOTTA, Lance A, WINTERS, Mary, BENZ, Stephen, BENZ, Christopher C, YAMEI ZHOU, SHOEMAKER, Mark, LOBO, Margaret, BORMAN, Elizabeth, BAEHNER, Frederick, KUMAR, Anjali S, ADDUCI, Kelly, MARX, Corina

“…Statins are cholesterol-lowering drugs with pleiotropic activities including inhibition of isoprenylation reactions and reduction of signals driving cell…”
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“I'll take my colectomy to go, please.”: Reflections on pandemic silver linings by Kumar, Anjali S.

“…Sars-COVID-19 was the mother of invention for trailblazing authors, Vu et al.1 Pandemic-related operating room closures, in part, due to a paucity of available…”
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Estrogen Receptor–Negative Breast Cancer Is Less Likely to Arise among Lipophilic Statin Users by Kumar, Anjali S, Benz, Christopher C, Shim, Veronica, Minami, Christina A, Moore, Dan H, Esserman, Laura J

“…Background: Preclinical studies have shown the anticancer potential of HMG-CoA reductase enzyme inhibitors (statins), whereas epidemiologic studies remain…”
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Systemic Chemotherapy prior to Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC for Carcinomatosis from Appendix Cancer : Impact on Perioperative Outcomes and Short-Term Survival by Sugarbaker, Paul H., Stuart, O. Anthony, Kumar, Anjali S., Bijelic, Lana

“…Background and Objectives. Systemic chemotherapy administered prior to cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for…”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Captures the Biology of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ by ESSERMAN, Laura J, KUMAR, Anjali S, HWANG, E. Shelley, HYLTON, Nola M, HERRERA, Alex F, LEUNG, Jessica, AU, Alfred, CHEN, Yunn-Yi, MOORE, Dan H, CHEN, Daniel F, HELLAWELL, Jennifer, WOLVERTON, Dulcy

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important tool for characterizing invasive breast cancer but has proven to be more challenging in the setting of ductal…”
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Liposome Bupivacaine for Postsurgical Analgesia in Adult Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Colectomy: Results from Prospective Phase IV Sequential Cohort Studies Assessing Health Economic Outcomes by Candiotti, Keith A., MD, Sands, Laurence R., MD, Lee, Edward, MD, Bergese, Sergio D., MD, Harzman, Alan E., MD, Marcet, Jorge, MD, Kumar, Anjali S., MD, Haas, Eric, MD

“…Abstract Background Opioid-based postsurgical analgesia exposes patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy to elevated risk for gastrointestinal motility…”
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Laparoscopy in Colorectal Surgery by Kumar, Anjali S., MD, MPH, Lee, Sang W., MD

“…Laparoscopic colorectal surgery may be comparable with open techniques when considering oncological and long-term follow-up outcomes; however, there are a few…”
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Biologic versus Synthetic Mesh Reinforcement: What are the Pros and Cons? by FitzGerald, James F, Kumar, Anjali S

“…Preserving patients' native tissues has posed many challenges for surgeons. Increased life expectancy is leading to a proportionately older surgical population…”
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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery: safe for midrectal lesions in morbidly obese patients by Kumar, Anjali S., M.D., M.P.H, Chhitwal, Nandita, M.D, Coralic, Jasna, M.D, Stahl, Thomas J., M.D, Ayscue, Jennifer M., M.D, FitzGerald, James F., M.D, Smith, Lee E., M.D

“…Abstract Background Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is a safe option for proximal rectal tumors in morbidly obese patients for whom transabdominal pelvic…”
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Laparoscopic Management of Fecal Peritonitis by Ailabouni, Luay D., Kumar, Anjali S.

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Optimization of a standardized letter of recommendation for faculty who wish to support candidates applying to surgical training programs by Zipf-Sigler, Clare, Nguyen, Alisha L., Huang, Amber, De Leon, Ryan, Helbling, Shannon, Littleton, Eliza B., Kumar, Anjali S.

“…Letters of recommendation (LORs) play an important role in applicant selection for graduate medical education programs. LORs may be of increasing importance in…”
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Surgical journal clubs: Navigating the post-pandemic landscape by Brown, Taylor A., Alterio, Maeve, Stiles, Erik C., Vu, Michael, Washington, Blair B., Chauvin, Theodore R., Kumar, Anjali S.

“…Pandemic-related distancing regulations gave medical educators at our college an opportunity to reimagine and expand our evidenced-based medicine curriculum to…”
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Electrospun polyurethane-gelatin artificial skin scaffold for wound healing by Letha, S. Sneha, Kumar, Anjali S., U., Nisha, Rosemary, M. J.

“…Native skin consists mainly of epidermal and dermal layers. Here in this work, we have constructed an artificial skin scaffold mimicking the bilayered…”
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Spontaneous hemoperitoneum from a ruptured mesenteric branch arterial aneurysm: Report of a case by Garwood, Elisabeth R., Kumar, Anjali S., Hirvela, Elsa

“…We report a case of spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage from a ruptured mesenteric branch artery aneurysm in a patient presenting with syncope. A…”
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Evaluating the Regional Uptake of Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery: a Report from the Surgical Care Outcomes Assessment Program by Unruh, Kenley R., Bastawrous, Amir L., Bernier, Greta V., Flum, David R., Kumar, Anjali S., Moonka, Ravi, Thirlby, Richard C., Simianu, Vlad V.

“…Background Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for colorectal disease has well-known benefits, but many patients undergo open operations. When choosing an MIS…”
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Complications of Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Are Rare and Minor: A Single Institution’s Analysis and Comparison to Existing Data by Kumar, Anjali S, Coralic, Jasna, Kelleher, Deirdre C, Sidani, Shafik, Kolli, Kirthi, Smith, Lee E

“…BACKGROUND:Transanal endoscopic microsurgery, a minimally invasive procedure for treatment of early-stage rectal cancer, carcinoid tumors, and adenomas, is…”
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Fluvastatin reduces proliferation and increases apoptosis in women with high grade breast cancer by Garwood, Elisabeth R, Kumar, Anjali S, Baehner, Frederick L, Moore, Dan H, Au, Alfred, Hylton, Nola, Flowers, Chris I, Garber, Judy, Lesnikoski, Beth-Ann, Hwang, E. Shelley, Olopade, Olofunmilao, Port, Elisa Rush, Campbell, Michael, Esserman, Laura J

“…The purpose of this study is to determine the biologic impact of short-term lipophilic statin exposure on in situ and invasive breast cancer through paired…”
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