ASSOCIATION FOR ACADEMIC SURGERY AND SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY SURGEONS—ABSTRACTS Medicine - Outcomes Research Center, Department Of Surgery, Washington, DC, USA
10.11. Effect of Transition to Stapled Anastomosis on Anastomotic Leak Rates and Operating Times in Colon Cancer Surgery. R. Amri,1,2 L. G. Bordeianou,1,2 P. Sylla,1,2 D. L. Berger1,2; 1Massachusetts General Hospital - General And Gastrointestinal Surgery, Boston, MA, USA; 2Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
10.12. Impact of Emergency Presentation on Colon Cancer Surgical Stay and Outcomes. R. Amri,1,2 L. G. Bordeianou,1,2 P. Sylla,1,2 D. L. Berger1,2; 1Massachusetts General Hospital - General And Gastrointestinal Surgery, Boston, MA, USA; 2Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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10.18. Increasing Incidence of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer in Arizona. E. C. Ohlson,2 R. M. DiGiovanni,2 E. Vera,2 V. Nfonsam2; 2University Of Arizona - Surgical Oncology, Tucson, AZ, USA
10.19. Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Safely Manages Advanced Rectal Tumors in Medically High Risk Patients. V. Zheleva,1 J. N. Collins,1 R. R. Perry,1 E. C. Feliberti1; 1Eastern Virginia Medical School Department Of Surgery, Norfolk, VA, USA
10.20. Treatment of Colon Cancer in a Safety-Net Hospital System: Where are the Delays?. S. G. Millas,1 C. Wray,1 Z. Alawadi,1 T. C. Ko,1 L. S. Kao1; 1University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston - Surgery, Houston, TX, USA
ONCOLOGY 4: ENDOCRINE 10.13. Current Smoking, Not a History of Smoking is a Risk factor for Metastatic Presentation in Surgical Colon Cancer Patients. R. Amri,1,2 L. G. Bordeianou,1,2 P. Sylla,1,2 D. L. Berger1,2; 1Massachusetts General Hospital - General And Gastrointestinal Surgery, Boston, MA, USA; 2 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
10.14. The Correlation Between Primary Tumor Size and Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer. A. L. Shover,1 S. A. Faizi,1 C. L. Wiggins,1 A. Rajput1; 1University Of New Mexico HSC - Surgical Oncology, Albuquerque, NM, USA
10.15. Circulating Tumor Cells are Shed During Resection of Colorectal Cancer Liver and Lung Metastases. J. T. Kaifi,2 A. Das,3 R. Harouka,5 M. Kunkel,3 J. Zhu,4 D. Dicker,3 E. T. Kimchi,2 K. F. Staveley-O’Carroll,2 N. J. Gusani,2 M. F. Reed,2 S. Zheng,5 W. S. El-Deiry3; 2 Penn State University College Of Medicine - Department Of Surgery, Hershey, PA, USA; 3Penn State University College Of Medicine - Department Of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA; 4 Penn State University College Of Medicine - Department Of Public Health Sciences, Hershey, PA, USA; 5Penn State University College Of Medicine - Department Of Bioengineering, Hershey, PA, USA
10.16. Patients Diagnosed With Colorectal Cancer in Rural Areas in Arizon Typically Present with Higher Stage Disease. E. S. Vera,1 E. C. Ohlson,1 R. Digiovanni,1 V. N. Nfonsam1; 1University Of Arizona - Department Of Surgery, Tucson, AZ, USA
10.17. Select Racial Ethnic Groups Significantly Impact Survival Among Asian Rectal Cancer Patients. H. F. Schoellhammer,1 R. A. Nelson,2 J. B. Hamner,1 G. Singh,1 J. Kim1; 1City Of Hope National Medical Center Division Of Surgical Oncology, Duarte, CA, USA; 2City Of Hope National Medical Center - Division Of Biostatistics, Duarte, CA, USA
11.1. Chasing the External Branch of Superior Laryngeal Nerve with Intra-operative Monitoring. S. Mohamed,1 A. Saeed,1 I. Musa Yola,1 R. Asalam,1 E. Kandil1; 1Tulane University School Of Medicine - Department Of Surgery, New Orleans, LA, USA
11.2. Primary Hyperparathyroidism Throughout the Ages: Disease Presentation, Characteristics and Outcomes. S. C. Oltmann,1 M. H. Rajaei,1 R. S. Sippel,1 H. Chen,1 D. F. Schneider1; 1University Of Wisconsin - General Surgery, Madison, WI, USA
11.3. Low 24-hour Urine Calcium Levels in Patients with Sporadic Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Is Further Evaluation Warranted Prior to Parathyroidectomy? K. O’Connell,1 T. W. Yen,1 J. L. Shaker,1 S. D. Wilson,1 D. B. Evans,1 T. Wang1; 1Medical College Of Wisconsin Department Of Surgery, Division Of Surgical Oncology, Milwaukee, WI, USA
11.4. Increased Aggressive Thyroid Cancer Rates in California. A. Harari,1 R. Singh,1 N. Li,2 H. Chiu,3 M. Yeh1; 1University Of California - Los Angeles - Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2University Of California - Los Angeles - Biomathematics, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 3University Of California - Los Angeles - Endocrinology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
11.5. Management of Chyle Leak in the Neck Following Thyroid Cancer Surgery– A Single Centre Experience. A. J. Cherian,1 P. Ramakant,1 M. J. Paul,1 D. T. Abraham1; 1 Christian Medical College And Hospital - Endocrine Surgery, Vellore, TAMILNADU, India
11.6. Utility of Thyroglobulin Measurements Following Prophylactic Thyroidectomy in Patients with Hereditary Medullary Thyroid Cancer. C. D. Seib,1 A. Harari,2 O. H. Clark,1 F. A. Conte,1 Q. Duh,1 J. E. Gosnell1; 1 University Of California - San Francisco - Department Of