Robert R. Cima, M.D.

  1. Colon and Rectal Surgeon
  2. General Surgeon
  1. Violante T, Ferrari D, Gomaa IA, Aboelmaaty SA, Sassun R, Sileo A, Cheng J, Anderson KT, Cima RR. Robotic parastomal hernia repair in Ileal-conduit patients: short-term results in a single-center cohort study. Hernia. 2024 Dec; 28 (6):2245-2253 Epub 2024 Sept 06
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  2. Violante T, Ferrari D, Mathis KL, Behm KT, Shawki SF, Dozois EJ, Cima RR, Larson DW. Navigating Progress: 8-Year Single-Center Experience With Minimally Invasive Proctectomy and IPAA. Dis Colon Rectum. 2024 Nov 1; 67 (11):1437-1442 Epub 2024 Aug 01
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  3. Violante T, Ferrari D, Sassun R, Sileo A, Ng JC, Mathis KL, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Larson DW. Open vs. laparoscopic vs. robotic pouch excision: unveiling the best approach for optimal outcomes. Tech Coloproctol. 2024 Oct 15; 28 (1):142
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  4. Yamanaka-Takaichi M, Nadalian S, Loftus EV, Ehman EC Jr, Todd A, Grimaldo AB, Yalon M, Matchett CL, Patel NB, Isaq NA, Raffals LE, Wetter DA, Murphree DH Jr, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Goldfarb N, Tizhoosh HR, Alavi A. Differentiating clinical characteristics of perianal inflammatory bowel disease from perianal hidradenitis suppurativa. Int J Dermatol. 2024 Sep 22 Epub 2024 Sept 22
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  5. Garfinkle R, Bews KA, Perry WRG, Behm KT, Cima RR, Mathis KL, McKenna NP. Postoperative bowel dysfunction in patients with rectal cancer - Does a minimally invasive surgical approach improve outcomes? Eur J Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep 3; 50 (12):108661 Epub 2024 Sept 03
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  6. Violante T, Ferrari D, Gomaa IA, Aboelmaaty SA, Behm KT, Cima RR. Robotic parastomal hernia repair: A single-center cohort study. Updates Surg. 2024 Sep 2 Epub 2024 Sept 02
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  7. Ferrari D, Violante T, Gomaa IA, Cima RR. Robotic modified Sugarbaker technique for parastomal hernia repair: a standardized approach. Updates Surg. 2024 Jun; 76 (3):1115-1119 Epub 2024 Apr 04
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  8. Violante T, Ferrari D, Gomaa IA, Rumer KK, D'Angelo AD, Behm KT, Shawki SF, Perry WRG, Kelley SR, Mathis KL, Dozois EJ, Cima RR, Larson DW. Evolution of laparoscopic ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: impact of enhanced recovery program, medication changes, and staged approaches on outcomes. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Apr; 28(4):501-506. Epub 2024 Jan 23.
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  9. McKenna NP, Bews KA, Behm KT, Mathis KL, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Timing and Location of Venous Thromboembolisms After Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Surg Res. 2024 Apr; 296:563-570 Epub 2024 Feb 09
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  10. Hammond JB, Madura GM, Chang YH, Lim ES, Habermann E, Cima R, Colibaseanu D, Siebeneck ET, Etzioni DA. The influence of operating room temperature and humidity on surgical site infection: A multisite ACS-NSQIP analysis. Am J Surg. 2023 Dec; 226 (6):840-844 Epub 2023 July 03
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  11. Mirande MD, McKenna NP, Bews KA, Shawki SF, Cima RR, Brady JT, Colibaseanu DT, Mathis KL, Kelley SR. Risk factors for surgical site infections and trends in skin closure technique after diverting loop ileostomy reversal: A multi-institutional analysis. Am J Surg. 2023 Nov; 226 (5):703-708 Epub 2023 Aug 03
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  12. Smith NT, Xiong S, Bergquist WJ, Blader LR, Tang KK, Cima RR. Improved postoperative blood glucose control through implementation of clinical pharmacist driven glycemic management model after colorectal surgery. Am J Surg. 2023 Jun; 225 (6):1050-1055 Epub 2022 Dec 27
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  13. McKenna NP, Bews KA, Behm KT, Habermann EB, Cima RR. Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism in Colon and Rectal Cancer: Do Tumor Location and Operation Matter? J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Apr 1; 236 (4):658-665 Epub 2023 Jan 09
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  14. McKenna NP, Bews KA, Cima RR, Crowson CS, Habermann EB. Validation of a left-sided colectomy anastomotic leak risk score and assessment of diversion practices. Am J Surg. 2022 Sep; 224 (3):971-978 Epub 2022 Apr 22
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  15. McKenna NP, Bews KA, Yost KJ, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Bowel Dysfunction after Low Anterior Resection for Colorectal Cancer: A Frequent Late Effect of Surgery Infrequently Treated. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Apr 1; 234 (4):529-537
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  16. McKenna NP, Habermann EB, Glasgow AE, Cima RR. Tradition Versus Value: Is There Utility in Protocolized Postoperative Laboratory Testing After Elective Colorectal Surgery? Ann Surg. 2021 Dec 1; 274 (6):e548-e553
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  17. Cima RR, Bearden BA, Kollengode A, Nienow JM, Weisbrod CA, Dowdy SC, Amstutz GJ, Narr BJ. Avoiding Retained Surgical Items at an Academic Medical Center: Sustainability of a Surgical Quality Improvement Project. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Nov 19 [Epub ahead of print]
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  18. McKenna NP, Glasgow AE, Behm KT, Habermann EB, Cima RR. Is there Clinical Value to Routine Postoperative Day 1 Labs after Proctectomy? J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 Nov; 25 (11):2961-2962 Epub 2021 May 04
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  19. Cima RR, Newman JS. A historical perspective on the problem of the retained surgical sponge: Have we really come that far? Surgery. 2021 Jul; 170 (1):146-152 Epub 2021 Feb 26
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  20. Grass F, Storlie CB, Mathis KL, Bergquist JR, Asai S, Boughey JC, Habermann EB, Etzioni DA, Cima RR. Challenges of Modeling Outcomes for Surgical Infections: A Word of Caution. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Jun; 22 (5):523-531 Epub 2020 Oct 20
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  21. Daniels CE, Brown MJ, Berbari EF, O'Horo JJC, Ackerman FK, Kendrick ML, Cima RR. Revamping Inpatient Care for Patients Without COVID-19. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95 (9S):S41-S43 Epub 2020 July 30
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  22. Lemini R, Spaulding AC, Osagiede O, Cochuyt JJ, Naessens JM, Crandall M, Cima RR, Colibaseanu DT. Disparities influencing rates of urgent/emergent surgery for diverticulitis in the state of Florida. Am J Surg. 2020 Jun; 219 (6):1012-1018 Epub 2019 Sept 10
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  23. Mazzone A, Strege PR, Gibbons SJ, Alcaino C, Joshi V, Haak AJ, Tschumperlin DJ, Bernard CE, Cima RR, Larson DW, Chua HK, Graham RP, El Refaey M, Mohler PJ, Hayashi Y, Ordog T, Calder S, Du P, Farrugia G, Beyder A. microRNA overexpression in slow transit constipation leads to reduced Na(V)1.5 current and altered smooth muscle contractility. Gut. 2020 May; 69 (5):868-876 Epub 2019 Nov 22
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  24. McKenna NP, Bews KA, Al-Refaie WB, Colibaseanu DT, Pemberton JH, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Assessing Malnutrition Before Major Oncologic Surgery: One Size Does Not Fit All. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Apr; 230 (4):451-460 Epub 2020 Feb 26
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  25. McKenna NP, Bews KA, Cima RR, Crowson CS, Habermann EB. Development of a Risk Score to Predict Anastomotic Leak After Left-Sided Colectomy: Which Patients Warrant Diversion? J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 Jan; 24 (1):132-143 Epub 2019 June 26
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  26. Lemini R, Spaulding AC, Osagiede O, Cochuyt JJ, Naessens JM, Crandall M, Cima RR, Colibaseanu DT. Disparities in elective surgery for diverticulitis: Identifying the gap in care. Am J Surg. 2019 Nov; 218 (5):899-906 Epub 2019 Mar 05
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  27. McKenna NP, Bews KA, Shariq OA, Habermann EB, Cima RR, Lightner AL. Incision & drainage of perianal sepsis in the immunocompromised: A need for heightened postoperative awareness. Am J Surg. 2019 Sep; 218 (3):507-513 Epub 2019 Jan 31
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  28. Kumar A, Martin DP, Dhanorker SR, Brandt SR, Schroeder DR, Hanson AC, Cima RR, Dowdy SC. Improving the rate of surgical normothermia in gynecologic surgery. Gynecol Oncol. 2019 Sep; 154 (3):590-594 Epub 2019 July 05
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  29. Tommaso CP, Cofer SA, Stans AA, Clarke MJ, Mulhern KS, Cima RR. Latex-Safe: Children's Center Conversion Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management. March 2019; 14:1-4.
  30. Lightner AL, Cima R. Use of the Rochester Epidemiology Project for Clinical Research in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2019 Jan; 32 (1):8-15 Epub 2019 Jan 08
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  31. McKenna NP, Glasgow AE, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Risk factors for organ space infection after ileal pouch anal anastomosis for chronic ulcerative colitis: An ACS NSQIP analysis. Am J Surg. 2018 Nov; 216 (5):900-905 Epub 2018 Mar 06
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  32. Colibaseanu DT, Osagiede O, McCoy RG, Spaulding AC, Habermann EB, Naessens JM, Perry MF, White LJ, Cima RR. PROACTIVE PROTOCOL-BASED MANAGEMENT OF HYPERGLYCEMIA AND DIABETES IN COLORECTAL SURGERY PATIENTS. Endocr Pract. 2018 Oct 5 Epub 2018 Oct 05
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  33. Thiels CA, Ubl DS, Yost KJ, Dowdy SC, Mabry TM, Gazelka HM, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Results of a Prospective, Multicenter Initiative Aimed at Developing Opioid-prescribing Guidelines After Surgery. Ann Surg. 2018 Sep; 268 (3):457-468
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  34. Hyder JA, Hanson KT, Storlie CB, Madde NR, Brown MJ, Kor DJ, Potter DD, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Assessing the Safety of Overlapping Surgery at a Children's Hospital. Ann Surg 2018 Aug; 268 (2):e24-e27
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  35. van Malderen K, Vijayvargiya P, Camilleri M, Larson DW, Cima R. Malignancy and Meckel's diverticulum: A systematic literature review and 14-year experience at a tertiary referral center. United European Gastroenterol J. 2018 Jun; 6 (5):739-747 Epub 2018 Jan 16
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  36. Hyder JA, Hanson KT, Storlie CB, Glasgow A, Madde NR, Brown MJ, Kor DJ, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Safety of Overlapping Surgery at a High-volume Referral Center. Ann Surg 2018 May; 267 (5):e91-e92
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  37. Thiels CA, Hanson KT, Cima RR, Habermann EB. From Data to Practice: Increasing Awareness of Opioid Prescribing Data Changes Practice. Ann Surg. 2018 Mar; 267 (3):e46-e47
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  38. Vijayvargiya P, Camilleri M, Cima RR. COL1A1 Mutations Presenting as Descending Perineum Syndrome in a Young Patient With Hypermobility Syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Mar; 93 (3):386-391
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  39. Etzioni DA, Lessow CL, Lucas HD, Merchea A, Madura JA, Mahabir R, Mishra N, Wasif N, Mathur AK, Chang YH, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Infectious Surgical Complications are Not Dichotomous: Characterizing Discordance Between Administrative Data and Registry Data. Ann Surg. 2018 Jan; 267 (1):81-87
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  40. Hyder JA, Habermann EB, Cima RR. Length of Stay After Overlapping Surgery. JAMA 2017 Dec 5; 318 (21):2140
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  41. Thiels CA, Anderson SS, Ubl DS, Hanson KT, Bergquist WJ, Gray RJ, Gazelka HM, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Wide Variation and Overprescription of Opioids After Elective Surgery. Ann Surg. 2017 Oct; 266 (4):564-573
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  42. Baek SJ, Lightner AL, Boostrom SY, Mathis KL, Cima RR, Pemberton JH, Larson DW, Dozois EJ. Functional Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in Patients with Chronic Ulcerative Colitis: Long-Term Follow-up of a Case-Matched Study. J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Aug; 21 (8):1304-1308 Epub 2017 May 03
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  43. Upadhyaya SG, Murphree DH Jr, Ngufor CG, Knight AM, Cronk DJ, Cima RR, Curry TB, Pathak J, Carter RE, Kor DJ. Automated Diabetes Case Identification Using Electronic Health Record Data at a Tertiary Care Facility. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2017 Jul; 1 (1):100-110 Epub 2017 Apr 28
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  44. McKenna NP, Behm KT, Ubl DS, Glasgow AE, Mathis KL, Pemberton JH, Habermann EB, Cima RR. Analysis of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Chronic Ulcerative Colitis: Is It the Disease or the Operation? Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Jul; 60 (7):714-722
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  45. Cima RR, Bergquist JR, Hanson KT, Thiels CA, Habermann EB. Outcomes are Local: Patient, Disease, and Procedure-Specific Risk Factors for Colorectal Surgical Site Infections from a Single Institution. J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Jul; 21 (7):1142-1152 Epub 2017 May 03
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  46. Lightner AL, Glasgow AE, Habermann EB, Cima RR. Returns to Operating Room After Colon and Rectal Surgery in a Tertiary Care Academic Medical Center: a Valid Measure of Surgical Quality? J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Jun; 21 (6):1048-1054 Epub 2017 Mar 24
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  47. Zerillo JA, Schouwenburg MG, van Bommel ACM, Stowell C, Lippa J, Bauer D, Berger AM, Boland G, Borras JM, Buss MK, Cima R, Van Cutsem E, van Duyn EB, Finlayson SRG, Hung-Chun Cheng S, Langelotz C, Lloyd J, Lynch AC, Mamon HJ, McAllister PK, Minsky BD, Ngeow J, Abu Hassan MR, Ryan K, Shankaran V, Upton MP, Zalcberg J, van de Velde CJ, Tollenaar R, Colorectal Cancer Working Group of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM). An International Collaborative Standardizing a Comprehensive Patient-Centered Outcomes Measurement Set for Colorectal Cancer. JAMA Oncol 2017 May 1; 3 (5):686-694
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  48. Hyder JA, Hanson KT, Storlie CB, Glasgow A, Madde NR, Brown MJ, Kor DJ, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Safety of Overlapping Surgery at a High-volume Referral Center. Ann Surg. 2017 Apr; 265 (4):639-644
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  49. Lightner AL, Pemberton JH, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Cima RR, Mathis KL, Pardi DS, Andrew RE, Koltun WA, Sagar P, Hahnloser D. The surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease. Curr Probl Surg. 2017 Apr; 54 (4):172-250 Epub 2017 Feb 21
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  50. Lightner ,, Pemberton ,, Dozois ,, Larson ,, Cima ,, Mathis ,, Pardi ,. In Brief Current Problems in Surgery. 2017; 54(4):163-6.
  51. Lightner Amy, Pemberton John, Dozois Eric, Larson David, Cima Robert, Mathis Kellie, Pardi Darrell. In Brief Current Problems in Surgery. 2017; 54(4):163-6.
  52. Thiels CA, Bergquist JR, Krajewski AC, Lee HE, Nelson H, Mathis KL, Habermann EB, Cima RR. Outcomes of Primary Colorectal Sarcoma: A National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) Review. J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Mar; 21 (3):560-568 Epub 2017 Jan 17
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  53. Lightner AL, Raffals LE, Mathis KL, Cima RR, Tse CS, Pemberton JH, Dozois EJ, Loftus EV. Postoperative Outcomes in Vedolizumab-Treated Patients Undergoing Abdominal Operations for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Crohns Colitis. 2017 Feb; 11 (2):185-190 Epub 2016 Aug 19
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  54. Lightner AL, Pemberton JH, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Cima RR, Mathis KL, Pardi DS, Andrew RE, Koltun WA, Sagar P, Hahnloser D. In brief Current Problems in Surgery. 2017; 54: (4)163-6.
  55. Cima RR, Dhanorker SR, Ostendorf CL, Ntekpe M, Mudundi RV, Habermann EB, Deschamps C. Using an electronic perioperative documentation tool to identify returns to operating room (ror) in a tertiary care academic medical center Joint Commission Journal on Quality & Patient Safety. 2017; 43: (3)138-45.
  56. Sebastian AS, Polites SF, Glasgow AE, Habermann EB, Cima RR, Kakar S. Current Quality Measurement Tools Are Insufficient to Assess Complications in Orthopedic Surgery. J Hand Surg Am. 2017 Jan; 42 (1):10-15.e1 Epub 2016 Nov 23
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  57. Wanta BT, Glasgow AE, Habermann EB, Kor DJ, Cima RR, Berbari EF, Curry TB, Brown MJ, Hyder JA. Operating Room Traffic as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2016 Dec; 17: (6)755-760.
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  58. Thiels CA, Hanson KT, Yost KJ, Mathis KL, Cima RR, Zielinski MD, Habermann EB. Achieving a 5-star rating: Analysis of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores among patients undergoing elective colorectal operations. Surgery. 2016 Oct; 160 (4):902-914 Epub 2016 July 27
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  59. Thiels CA, Hanson KT, Yost KJ, Zielinski MD, Habermann EB, Cima RR. Effect of Hospital Case Mix on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Star Scores: Are All Stars the Same? Ann Surg. 2016 Oct; 264 (4):666-73
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  60. Erenay FS, Alagoz O, Banerjee R, Said A, Cima RR. Cost-effectiveness of alternative colonoscopy surveillance strategies to mitigate metachronous colorectal cancer incidence. Cancer. 2016 Aug 15; 122 (16):2560-70 Epub 2016 June 01
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  61. Johnson MP, Kim SJ, Langstraat CL, Jain S, Habermann EB, Wentink JE, Grubbs PL, Nehring SA, Weaver AL, McGree ME, Cima RR, Dowdy SC, Bakkum-Gamez JN. Using Bundled Interventions to Reduce Surgical Site Infection After Major Gynecologic Cancer Surgery. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jun; 127(6):1135-1144.
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  62. Baek SJ, Dozois EJ, Mathis KL, Lightner AL, Boostrom SY, Cima RR, Pemberton JH, Larson DW. Safety, feasibility, and short-term outcomes in 588 patients undergoing minimally invasive ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: a single-institution experience. Tech Coloproctol. 2016 Jun; 20 (6):369-374 Epub 2016 Apr 27
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  63. Bergquist JR, Thiels CA, Etzioni DA, Habermann EB, Cima RR. Failure of Colorectal Surgical Site Infection Predictive Models Applied to an Independent Dataset: Do They Add Value or Just Confusion? J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Apr; 222 (4):431-8 Epub 2016 Jan 14
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  64. Hyder JA, Bohman JK, Kor DJ, Subramanian A, Bittner EA, Narr BJ, Cima RR, Montori VM. Anesthesia Care Transitions and Risk of Postoperative Complications. Anesth Analg. 2016 Jan; 122 (1):134-44
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  65. Shubert CR, Habermann EB, Bergquist JR, Thiels CA, Thomsen KM, Kremers WK, Kendrick ML, Cima RR, Nagorney DM. A NSQIP Review of Major Morbidity and Mortality of Synchronous Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastasis Stratified by Extent of Liver Resection and Type of Colorectal Resection. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Nov; 19 (11):1982-94 Epub 2015 Aug 04
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  66. Etzioni DA, Wasif N, Mathur AK, Habermann EB, Cima RR, Chang YH. Impact of Unaccounted Risk Factors on the Interpretation of Surgical Outcomes. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Oct; 221 (4):821-7 Epub 2015 June 29
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  67. Neshatian L, Strege PR, Rhee PL, Kraichely RE, Mazzone A, Bernard CE, Cima RR, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Kline CF, Mohler PJ, Beyder A, Farrugia G. Ranolazine inhibits voltage-gated mechanosensitive sodium channels in human colon circular smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2015 Sep 15; 309 (6):G506-12 Epub 2015 July 16
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  68. Badjie KS, Rogers JC, Jenkins SM, Bundy KL, Stubbs JR, Cima RR. Safe transition to surgery: working differently to make blood transfusion process safer for elective surgery. Transfusion. 2015 Sep; 55: (9)2238-45.
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  69. Dreyer NE, Cutshall SM, Huebner M, Foss DM, Lovely JK, Bauer BA, Cima RR. Effect of massage therapy on pain, anxiety, relaxation, and tension after colorectal surgery: A randomized study. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2015 Aug; 21 (3):154-9 Epub 2015 June 12
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  70. Thiels CA, Lal TM, Nienow JM, Pasupathy KS, Blocker RC, Aho JM, Morgenthaler TI, Cima RR, Hallbeck S, Bingener J. Surgical never events and contributing human factors. Surgery. 2015 Aug; 158 (2):515-21 Epub 2015 May 29
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  71. Polites SF, Habermann EB, Zarroug AE, Wagie AE, Cima RR, Wiskerchen R, Moir CR, Ishitani MB. A comparison of two quality measurement tools in pediatric surgery--the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric versus the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Pediatric Quality Indicators. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Apr; 50 (4):586-90 Epub 2014 Dec 06
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  72. Wise KB, Merchea A, Cima RR, Colibaseanu DT, Thomsen KM, Habermann EB. Proximal intestinal diversion is associated with increased morbidity in patients undergoing elective colectomy for diverticular disease: an ACS-NSQIP study. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Mar; 19 (3):535-42 Epub 2014 Nov 22
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  73. Etzioni DA, Wasif N, Dueck AC, Cima RR, Hohmann SF, Naessens JM, Mathur AK, Habermann EB. Association of hospital participation in a surgical outcomes monitoring program with inpatient complications and mortality. JAMA. 2015 Feb 3; 313 (5):505-11
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  74. Hyder JA, Niconchuk J, Glance LG, Neuman MD, Cima RR, Dutton RP, Nguyen LL, Fleisher LA, Bader AM. What can the national quality forum tell us about performance measurement in anesthesiology? Anesth Analg. 2015 Feb; 120 (2):440-8
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  75. Bikhchandani J, Polites SF, Wagie AE, Habermann EB, Cima RR. National trends of 3- versus 2-stage restorative proctocolectomy for chronic ulcerative colitis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2015 Feb; 58(2):199-204.
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  76. Lightner AL, Cima RR. Reoperative Crohn's surgery: lessons learned the hard way Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2015; 26: (4)218-23.
  77. Hyder JA, Roy N, Wakeam E, Hernandez R, Kim SP, Bader AM, Cima RR, Nguyen LL. Performance measurement in surgery through the National Quality Forum. J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Nov; 219(5):1037-46. Epub 2014 Jul 5
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  78. Etzioni DA, Young-Fadok TM, Cima RR, Wasif N, Madoff RD, Naessens JM, Habermann EB. Patient survival after surgical treatment of rectal cancer: impact of surgeon and hospital characteristics. Cancer. 2014 Aug 15; 120 (16):2472-81 Epub 2014 May 06
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  79. Larson DW, Lovely JK, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Chua H, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH, Devine RR, Huebner M. Outcomes after implementation of a multimodal standard care pathway for laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Br J Surg. 2014 Jul; 101 (8):1023-30 Epub 2014 May 15
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  80. Khreiss W, Huebner M, Cima RR, Dozois ER, Chua HK, Pemberton JH, Harmsen WS, Larson DW. Improving conventional recovery with enhanced recovery in minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 May; 57(5):557-63.
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  81. Huebner M, Hubner M, Cima RR, Larson DW. Timing of complications and length of stay after rectal cancer surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2014 May; 218 (5):914-9 Epub 2014 Jan 18
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  82. Jeffers AM, Maxson PM, Thompson SL, McCormack HE, Cima RR. Combined negative pressure wound therapy and ultrasonic MIST therapy for open surgical wounds: a case series. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2014 Mar-Apr; 41: (2)181-6.
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  83. Hyder JA, Wakeam E, Habermann EB, Hess EP, Cima RR, Nguyen LL. Derivation and validation of a simple calculator to predict home discharge after surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Feb; 218 (2):226-36 Epub 2013 Nov 08
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  84. Chu DI, Schlieve CR, Colibaseanu DT, Simpson PJ, Wagie AE, Cima RR, Habermann EB. Surgical site infections (SSIs) after stoma reversal (SR): risk factors, implications, and protective strategies. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014; 19(2):327-34.
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  85. Mathis KL, Cima RR. Quality assurance in colon and rectal cancer surgery. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2014 Jan; 23(1):11-23. Epub 2013 Oct 26.
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  86. Hyder JA, Kor DJ, Cima RR, Subramanian A. How to improve the performance of intraoperative risk models: an example with vital signs using the surgical apgar score. Anesth Analg. 2013 Dec; 117 (6):1338-46
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  87. Boostrom SY, Mathis KL, Pendlimari R, Cima RR, Larson DW, Dozois EJ. Risk of neoplastic change in ileal pouches in familial adenomatous polyposis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Oct; 17 (10):1804-8 Epub 2013 Aug 15
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  88. Goede WJ, Lovely JK, Thompson RL, Cima RR. Assessment of prophylactic antibiotic use in patients with surgical site infections. Hosp Pharm. 2013 Jul; 48 (7):560-7
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  89. Etzioni DA, Fowl RJ, Wasif N, Donohue JH, Cima RR. Distance bias and surgical outcomes. Med Care. 2013 Mar; 51 (3):238-44
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  90. Melmed GY, Siegel CA, Spiegel BM, Allen JI, Cima R, Colombel JF, Dassopoulos T, Denson LA, Dudley-Brown S, Garb A, Hanauer SB, Kappelman MD, Lewis JD, Lynch I, Moynihan A, Rubin DT, Sartor RB, Schwartz RM, Wolf DC, Ullman TA. Quality indicators for inflammatory bowel disease: development of process and outcome measures. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Mar; 19(3):662-8.
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  91. Cima R, Quast L. Review of processes to reduce colorectal surgery surgical site infections: An OR perspective. OR Nurse.2013;7:18-26:
  92. Cima R, Dankbar E, Lovely J, Pendlimari R, Aronhalt K, Nehring S, Hyke R, Tyndale D, Rogers J, Quast L, Colorectal Surgical Site Infection Reduction Team. Colorectal surgery surgical site infection reduction program: a national surgical quality improvement program--driven multidisciplinary single-institution experience. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Jan; 216 (1):23-33 Epub 2012 Nov 02
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  93. Cima RR, Deschamps C. Role of the surgeon in quality and safety in the operating room environment. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Jan; 61 (1):1-8 Epub 2012 July 19
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  94. Holubar SD, Pendlimari R, Loftus EV Jr, Moriarty JP, Larson D, O'Byrne M, Pemberton JH, Cima RR. Drivers of cost after surgical and medical therapy for chronic ulcerative colitis: a nested case-cohort study in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Dec; 55 (12):1258-65
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  95. Boostrom SY, Wolff BG, Cima RR, Merchea A, Dozois EJ, Larson DW. Uncomplicated diverticulitis, more complicated than we thought. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Sep; 16 (9):1744-9 Epub 2012 June 13
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  96. Pendlimari R, Holubar SD, Hassinger JP, Cima RR. Assessment of Colon Cancer Literacy in screening colonoscopy patients: a validation study. J Surg Res. 2012 Jun 15; 175 (2):221-6 Epub 2011 May 18
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  97. Pendlimari R, Holubar SD, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Pemberton JH, Cima RR. Technical proficiency in hand-assisted laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery: determining how many cases are required to achieve mastery. Arch Surg. 2012 Apr; 147(4):317-22. Epub 2011 Dec 19.
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  98. Pendlimari R, Cima RR, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH, Huebner M. Diagnoses influence surgical site infections (SSI) in colorectal surgery: a must consideration for SSI reporting programs? J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Apr; 214(4):574-80; discussion 580-1. Epub 2012 Feb 08.
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  99. Kasparek MS, Hassan I, Cima RR, Larson DR, Gullerud RE, Wolff BG. Long-term quality of life and sexual and urinary function after abdominoperineal resection for distal rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Feb; 55 (2):147-54
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  100. Hubner M, Cima RR. Colorectal surgical site infections: risk factors and a systematic review of prevention strategies. Semin. Colon Rectal Surg. 2012; 23(4):171-7.
  101. Cima RR. Surgical outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease patients and the potential impact of biologic therapies. Semin. Colon Rectal Surg. 2012; 23(2):89-93.
  102. Mathis KL, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Cima RR, Huebner M, Haddock MG, Wolff BG, Nelson H, Pemberton JH. Outcomes following surgery without radiotherapy for rectal cancer. Br J Surg. 2012 Jan; 99(1):137-43 Epub 2011 Nov 3.
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  103. Morgenthaler TI, Lovely JK, Cima RR, Berardinelli CF, Fedraw LA, Wallerich TJ, Hinrichs DJ, Varkey P. Using a framework for spread of best practices to implement successful venous thromboembolism prophylaxis throughout a large hospital system. Am J Med Qual. 2012 Jan-Feb; 27(1):30-8. Epub 2011 Aug 10.
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  104. Lovely JK, Maxson PM, Jacob AK, Cima RR, Horlocker TT, Hebl JR, Harmsen WS, Huebner M, Larson DW. Case-matched series of enhanced versus standard recovery pathway in minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Br J Surg. 2012 Jan; 99(1):120-6. Epub 2011 Sep 21
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  105. Leonard DF, Dozois EJ, Smyrk TC, Suwanthanma W, Baron TH Sr, Cima RR, Larson DW. Endoscopic and surgical management of serrated colonic polyps. Br J Surg. 2011 Dec; 98 (12):1685-94 Epub 2011 Aug 30
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  106. Cima RR, Lackore KA, Nehring SA, Cassivi SD, Donohue JH, Deschamps C, Vansuch M, Naessens JM. How best to measure surgical quality? Comparison of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicators (AHRQ-PSI) and the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) postoperative adverse events at a single institution. Surgery. 2011 Nov; 150 (5):943-9 Epub 2011 Aug 27
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  107. Iqbal CW, Cima RR, Pemberton JH. Bleeding and thromboembolic outcomes for patients on oral anticoagulation undergoing elective colon and rectal abdominal operations. J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Nov; 15 (11):2016-22 Epub 2011 July 01
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  108. Luglio G, Pendlimari R, Holubar SD, Cima RR, Nelson H. Loop ileostomy reversal after colon and rectal surgery: a single institutional 5-year experience in 944 patients. Arch Surg. 2011 Oct; 146(10):1191-6.
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  109. Kamath AS, Iqbal CW, Pham TH, Wolff BG, Chua HK, Donohue JH, Cima RR, Devine RM. Management and outcomes of primary coloduodenal fistulas. J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Oct; 15 (10):1706-11 Epub 2011 Aug 09
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  110. Cima RR, Pendlimari R, Holubar SD, Pattana-Arun J, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH. Utility and short-term outcomes of hand-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a single-institution experience in 1103 patients. Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Sep; 54(9):1076-81.
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  111. Kasparek MS, Hassan I, Cima RR, Larson DR, Gullerud RE, Wolff BG. Quality of life after coloanal anastomosis and abdominoperineal resection for distal rectal cancers: sphincter preservation vs quality of life. Colorectal Dis. 2011 Aug; 13(8):872-7. Epub 2010 Jun 08.
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  112. Kashyap P, Gomez-Pinilla PJ, Pozo MJ, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Ordog T, Gibbons SJ, Farrugia G. Immunoreactivity for Ano1 detects depletion of Kit-positive interstitial cells of Cajal in patients with slow transit constipation. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2011 Aug; 23 (8):760-5 Epub 2011 May 17
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  113. Holubar SD, Dozois EJ, Loftus EV Jr, Teh SH, Benavente LA, Harmsen WS, Wolff BG, Cima RR, Larson DW. Primary intestinal lymphoma in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a descriptive series from the prebiologic therapy era. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 Jul; 17(7):1557-63 Epub 2010 Nov 4.
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  114. Cima RR, Brown MJ, Hebl JR, Moore R, Rogers JC, Kollengode A, Amstutz GJ, Weisbrod CA, Narr BJ, Deschamps C, Surgical Process Improvement Team, Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Use of lean and six sigma methodology to improve operating room efficiency in a high-volume tertiary-care academic medical center. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Jul; 213 (1):83-92; discussion 93-4 Epub 2011 Mar 21
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  115. Erenay FS, Alagoz O, Banerjee R, Cima RR. Estimating the unknown parameters of the natural history of metachronous colorectal cancer using discrete-event simulation. Med Decis Making. 2011 Jul-Aug; 31 (4):611-24 Epub 2011 Jan 06
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  116. Dozois EJ, Jacofsky DJ, Billings BJ, Privitera A, Cima RR, Rose PS, Sim FH, Okuno SH, Haddock MG, Harmsen WS, Inwards CY, Larson DW. Surgical approach and oncologic outcomes following multidisciplinary management of retrorectal sarcomas. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Apr; 18 (4):983-8 Epub 2010 Dec 14
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  117. Mitchell CR, Cima RR. A novel technique for the repair of urostomal hernias using human acellular dermal matrix. Urology. 2011 Mar; 77(3):746-50. Epub 2010 Aug 14.
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  118. Pendlimari R, Touzios JG, Azodo IA, Chua HK, Dozois EJ, Cima RR, Larson DW. Short-term outcomes after elective minimally invasive colectomy for diverticulitis. Br J Surg. 2011 Mar; 98 (3):431-5 Epub 2010 Nov 25
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  119. Cima RR, Kollengode A, Clark J, Pool S, Weisbrod C, Amstutz GJ, Deschamps C. Using a data-matrix-coded sponge counting system across a surgical practice: impact after 18 months. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011 Feb; 37 (2):51-8
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  120. Larson DW, Boostrom SY, Cima RR, Pemberton JH, Larson DR, Dozois EJ. TechnikLaparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer. Short-term benefits and oncologic outcomes using more than one technique. Coloproctology. 2011; 33(3):145-51.
  121. Steele SR, Kumar R, Feingold DL, Rafferty JL, Buie WD, Araghizadeh F, Boushey R, Chalasani S, Chang G, Cima Rr, Dunn G, Fleshner, P, Geisler D, Jenua J, Gregorcyk S, Herzig D, Kaiser A, Larson D, Mills S, Monson J, Perry WB, Phang PT, Rivadeneira D, Ross H, Senator P, Sigurdson E, Stahl T, Strong S, Ternent C, Trudel J, Varma M, Weiser, M. Practice parameters for the management of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano Dis Colon Rectum :1465-1474. 2011; 54:1465-1474.
  122. Mathis KL, Cima RR, Pemberton JH. New developments in colorectal surgery. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2011 Jan; 27(1):48-53.
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  123. Gomez-Pinilla PJ, Gibbons SJ, Sarr MG, Kendrick ML, Shen KR, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Ordog T, Pozo MJ, Farrugia G. Changes in interstitial cells of cajal with age in the human stomach and colon. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2011 Jan; 23 (1):36-44 Epub 2010 Aug 19
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  124. Nasir BS, Dozois EJ, Cima RR, Pemberton JH, Wolff BG, Sandborn WJ, Loftus EV, Larson DW. Perioperative anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy does not increase the rate of early postoperative complications in Crohn's disease. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Dec; 14 (12):1859-65; discussion 1865-6 Epub 2010 Sept 25
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  125. Holubar SD, Dozois EJ, Privitera A, Pemberton JH, Cima RR, Larson DW. Minimally invasive colectomy for Crohn's colitis: a single institution experience. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Nov; 16 (11):1940-6
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  126. Larson DW, Batdorf NJ, Touzios JG, Cima RR, Chua HK, Pemberton JH, Dozois EJ. A fast-track recovery protocol improves outcomes in elective laparoscopic colectomy for diverticulitis. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Oct; 211 (4):485-9 Epub 2010 Aug 08
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  127. Hassinger JP, Holubar SD, Pendlimari R, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Cima RR. Effectiveness of a multimedia-based educational intervention for improving colon cancer literacy in screening colonoscopy patients. Dis Colon Rectum. 2010 Sep; 53(9):1301-7.
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  128. Tsikitis VL, Holubar SD, Dozois EJ, Cima RR, Pemberton JH, Larson DW. Advantages of fast-track recovery after laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for colon cancer. Surg Endosc. 2010 Aug; 24 (8):1911-6 Epub 2010 Jan 28
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  129. Holubar SD, Dozois EJ, Privitera A, Cima RR, Pemberton JH, Young-Fadok T, Larson DW. Laparoscopic surgery for recurrent ileocolic Crohn's disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Aug; 16 (8):1382-6
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  130. Pendlimari R, Holubar SD, Pattan-Arun J, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Pemberton JH, Cima RR. Hand-assisted laparoscopic colon and rectal cancer surgery: feasibility, short-term, and oncological outcomes. Surgery. 2010 Aug; 148 (2):378-85
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  131. Cima RR, Hale C, Kollengode A, Rogers JC, Cassivi SD, Deschamps C. Surgical case listing accuracy: failure analysis at a high-volume academic medical center. Arch Surg. 2010 Jul; 145 (7):641-6
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  132. Holubar SD, Cima RR, Sandborn WJ, Pardi DS. Treatment and prevention of pouchitis after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for chronic ulcerative colitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jun 16; (6):CD001176 Epub 2010 June 16
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  133. Larson DW, Boostrom SY, Cima RR, Pemberton JH, Larson DR, Dozois EJ. Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: short-term benefits and oncologic outcomes using more than one technique. Tech Coloproctol. 2010 Jun; 14 (2):125-31 Epub 2010 Apr 20
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  134. Cima RR, Hassan I, Poola VP, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Larson DR, O'Byrne MM, Huebner M. Failure of institutionally derived predictive models of conversion in laparoscopic colorectal surgery to predict conversion outcomes in an independent data set of 998 laparoscopic colorectal procedures. Ann Surg. 2010 Apr; 251(4):652-8.
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  135. Zielinski MD, Cima RR, Baron TH. Endoscopic transgastric drainage of a postoperative intra-abdominal abscess after colon surgery. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 Apr; 71 (4):880-2 Epub 2009 Nov 17
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  136. Malireddy K, Larson DW, Sandborn WJ, Loftus EV, Faubion WA, Pardi DS, Qin R, Gullerud RE, Cima RR, Wolff B, Dozois EJ. Recurrence and impact of postoperative prophylaxis in laparoscopically treated primary ileocolic Crohn disease. Arch Surg. 2010 Jan; 145(1):42-7.
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  137. Cima RR. Timing and indications for colectomy in chronic ulcerative colitis: Surgical consideration. Dig Dis. 2010; 28(3):501-7. Epub 2010 Sep 30.
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  138. Holubar SD, Wang JK, Wolff BG, Nagorney DM, Dozois EJ, Cima RR, O'Byrne MM, Qin R, Larson DW. Splenic salvage after intraoperative splenic injury during colectomy. Arch Surg. 2009 Nov; 144(11):1040-5.
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  139. Holubar SD, Long KH, Loftus EV Jr, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH, Cima RR. Long-term direct costs before and after proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Nov; 52 (11):1815-23
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  140. Holubar SD, Hassinger JP, Dozois EJ, Wolff BG, Kehoe M, Cima RR. Impact of a multimedia e-learning module on colon cancer literacy: a community-based pilot study. J Surg Res. 2009 Oct; 156(2):305-11. Epub 2009 May 13.
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  141. Dozois EJ, Holubar SD, Tsikitis VL, Malireddy K, Cima RR, Farley DR, Larson DW. Perceived impact of the 80-hour workweek: five years later. J Surg Res. 2009 Sep; 156(1):3-15. Epub 2009 Mar 05.
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  142. Holubar SD, Privitera A, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Pemberton JH, Larson DW. Minimally invasive total proctocolectomy with Brooke ileostomy for ulcerative colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 Sep; 15 (9):1337-42
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  143. Soop M, Larson DW, Malireddy K, Cima RR, Young-Fadok TM, Dozois EJ. Safety, feasibility, and short-term outcomes of laparoscopically assisted primary ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease. Surg Endosc. 2009 Aug; 23 (8):1876-81 Epub 2009 Jan 28
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  144. Taner T, Cima RR, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Pemberton JH, Wolff BG. Surgical treatment of complex enterocutaneous fistulas in IBD patients using human acellular dermal matrix. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 Aug; 15 (8):1208-12
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  145. Tsikitis VL, Larson DW, Poola VP, Nelson H, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH, Cima RR. Postoperative morbidity with diversion after low anterior resection in the era of neoadjuvant therapy: a single institution experience. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Jul; 209(1):114-8. Epub 2009 May 28.
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  146. Bernard CE, Gibbons SJ, Gomez-Pinilla PJ, Lurken MS, Schmalz PF, Roeder JL, Linden D, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Camilleri M, Zinsmeister AR, Pozo MJ, Hicks GA, Farrugia G. Effect of age on the enteric nervous system of the human colon. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2009 Jul; 21 (7):746-e46 Epub 2009 Feb 08
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  147. Gomez-Pinilla PJ, Gibbons SJ, Bardsley MR, Lorincz A, Pozo MJ, Pasricha PJ, Van de Rijn M, West RB, Sarr MG, Kendrick ML, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Ordog T, Farrugia G. Ano1 is a selective marker of interstitial cells of Cajal in the human and mouse gastrointestinal tract. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2009 Jun; 296(6):G1370-81. Epub 2009 Apr 16.
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  148. Burt CG, Cima RR, Koltun WA, Littlejohn CE, Ricciardi R, Temple LK, Rothenberger DA, Baxter NN. Developing a research agenda for the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons: results of a delphi approach. Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 May; 52(5):898-905.
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  149. Regenbogen SE, Greenberg CC, Resch SC, Kollengode A, Cima RR, Zinner MJ, Gawande AA. Prevention of retained surgical sponges: a decision-analytic model predicting relative cost-effectiveness. Surgery. 2009 May; 145(5):527-35. Epub 2009 Mar 21.
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  150. Dozois EJ, Wall JC, Spinner RJ, Jacofsky DJ, Yaszemski MJ, Sim FH, Moran SL, Cima RR, Larson DR, Haddock MG, Okuno SH, Larson DW. Neurogenic tumors of the pelvis: clinicopathologic features and surgical outcomes using a multidisciplinary team. Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Apr; 16(4):1010-6. Epub 2009 Feb 05.
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  151. Mathis KL, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Cima RR, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH. Outcomes in patients with ulcerative colitis undergoing partial or complete reconstructive surgery for failing ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Ann Surg. 2009 Mar; 249 (3):409-13
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  152. Cima RR, Kollengode A, Storsveen AS, Weisbrod CA, Deschamps C, Koch MB, Moore D, Pool SR. A multidisciplinary team approach to retained foreign objects. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Mar; 35 (3):123-32
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  153. Holubar SD, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Pattana-Arun J, Pemberton JH, Cima RR. Minimally invasive subtotal colectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for fulminant ulcerative colitis: a reasonable approach? Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Feb; 52(2):187-92.
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  154. Taner T, Cima RR, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Pemberton JH, Wolff BG. The use of human acellular dermal matrix for parastomal hernia repair in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a novel technique to repair fascial defects. Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Feb; 52: (2)349-54.
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  155. Holubar SD, Cima RR, Pemberton JH. Does infliximab increase complications after surgery for inflammatory bowel disease? F1000 Med Rep. 2009 Jan 21; 1
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  156. Tsikitis VL, Larson DL, Wolff BG, Kennedy G, Diehl N, Qin R, Dozois EJ, Cima RR. Survival in stage III colon cancer is independent of the total number of lymph nodes retrieved. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Jan; 208(1):42-7.
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  157. Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Dowdy SC, Poola VP, Holubar SD, Cima RR. Transvaginal colonic extraction following combined hysterectomy and laparoscopic total colectomy: a natural orifice approach. Tech Coloproctol. 2008 Sep; 12 (3):251-4 Epub 2008 Aug 05
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  158. Dozois EJ, Boardman LA, Suwanthanma W, Limburg PJ, Cima RR, Bakken JL, Vierkant RA, Aakre JA, Larson DW. Young-onset colorectal cancer in patients with no known genetic predisposition: can we increase early recognition and improve outcome? Medicine (Baltimore). 2008 Sep; 87 (5):259-263
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  159. Cima RR, Kollengode A, Garnatz J, Storsveen A, Weisbrod C, Deschamps C. Incidence and characteristics of potential and actual retained foreign object events in surgical patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Jul; 207 (1):80-7 Epub 2008 May 23
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  160. Mathis KL, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Cima RR, Sarmiento JM, Wolff BG, Heimbach JK, Pemberton JH. Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis and liver transplantation for ulcerative colitis complicated by primary sclerosing cholangitis. Br J Surg. 2008 Jul; 95(7):882-6.
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  161. Zielinski MD, Cima RR. Colojejunal Fistula Resulting from a D-PEJ Feeding Tube. Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2008 Jun 23; 2 (2):208-13 Epub 2008 June 23
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  162. Cima RR, Pattana-arun J, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH. Experience with 969 minimal access colectomies: the role of hand-assisted laparoscopy in expanding minimally invasive surgery for complex colectomies. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 May; 206(5):946-50; discussion 950-2. Epub 2008 Mar 03.
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  163. Benavente-Chenhalls L, Mathis KL, Dozois EJ, Cima RR, Pemberton JH, Larson DW. Laparoscopic ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis: a case-matched study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2008 May; 51(5):549-53. Epub 2008 Mar 04.
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  164. Larson DW, Davies MM, Dozois EJ, Cima RR, Piotrowicz K, Anderson K, Barnes SA, Harmsen WS, Young-Fadok TM, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH. Sexual function, body image, and quality of life after laparoscopic and open ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2008 Apr; 51(4):392-6. Epub 2008 Jan 24.
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  165. Hassan I, You YN, Cima RR, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Barnes SA, Pemberton JH. Hand-assisted versus laparoscopic-assisted colorectal surgery: Practice patterns and clinical outcomes in a minimally-invasive colorectal practice. Surg Endosc. 2008 Mar; 22(3):739-43.
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  166. Hassan I, Larson DW, Wolff BG, Cima RR, Chua HK, Hahnloser D, O'Byrne MM, Larson DR, Pemberton JH. Impact of pelvic radiotherapy on morbidity and durability of sphincter preservation after coloanal anastomosis for rectal cancers. Dis Colon Rectum. 2008 Jan; 51(1):32-7. Epub 2007 Nov 21.
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  167. Cima RR, Billing B. Common Avoidable Problems In Colon and Rectal Surgery. Contemporary Surgery. 2008; 64:120-125.
  168. Bernard CE, Gibbons SJ, Lurken MS, Schmalz PF, Roeder JL, Linden D, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Hicks GA, Farrugia G. Effect of age on the enteric nervous system of the human colon. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 2008; in press).
  169. Hassan I, Cima RR. Quality of life after rectal resection and multimodality therapy. J Surg Oncol. 2007 Dec 15; 96(8):684-92.
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  170. Cima RR, Wolff BG. Reoperative Crohn's surgery: tricks of the trade. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2007 Nov; 20 (4):336-43
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  171. Cima RR, Anderson KJ, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Hassan I, Sandborn WJ, Loftus EV, Pemberton JH. Internet use by patients in an inflammatory bowel disease specialty clinic. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2007 Oct; 13 (10):1266-70
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  172. Hassan I, Cima RR, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, O'Byrne MM, Larson DR, Pemberton JH. The impact of uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis on laparoscopic surgery conversion rates and patient outcomes. Surg Endosc. 2007 Oct; 21 (10):1690-4 Epub 2007 June 26
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  173. Cima RR. Crohn's Disease Management: Issues and Controversies. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Core Subjects SyllabusJune. June; 2007.
  174. Bendewald FP, Cima RR. Pilonidal disease. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2007 May; 20 (2):86-95
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  175. Selvasekar CR, Cima RR, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Harrington JR, Harmsen WS, Loftus EV Jr, Sandborn WJ, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH. Effect of infliximab on short-term complications in patients undergoing operation for chronic ulcerative colitis. J Am Coll Surg. 2007 May; 204 (5):956-62; discussion 962-3
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  176. Bendewald FP, Cima RR, Metcalf DR, Hassan I. Using negative pressure wound therapy following surgery for complex pilonidal disease: a case series. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2007 May; 53(5):40-6.
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  177. Noel JK, Fahrbach K, Estok R, Cella C, Frame D, Linz H, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Senagore AJ. Minimally invasive colorectal resection outcomes: short-term comparison with open procedures. J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Feb; 204(2):291-307. Epub 2006 Dec 12.
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  178. Cima R, Pemberton JH. How a hand-assist can help in lap colectomy. Contemporary Surgery. 2007 Jan; 63(1):19-23.
  179. Boller AM, Cima RR. Pre- and Post-Operative Multimodality Therapy for Rectal Cancer. J Surg Oncol.. 2007 Decenber 15; 8: 665-70.
  180. Hassan I, Cima RR. The Influence of Prior Abdominal Operations on Conversion and Complication in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery. JSLS. 2007 Jan-March; 1:172-73.
  181. Larson DW, Davies MM, Dozios EJ, Cima RR, Piotrowicz K, Anderson K, Barnes S, Harmsen W, Young-Fadok TM, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH. Sexual Function, Body Image, and Quality of Life After Laparoscopic and Open Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2007; 51:392-396.
  182. Cima RR. Report of the 2006 Australia and New Zealand travelling fellow. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2006 Nov; 91(11):52-8.
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  183. Hassan I, Larson DW, Cima RR, Gaw JU, Chua HK, Hahnloser D, Stulak JM, O'Byrne MM, Larson DR, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH. Long-term functional and quality of life outcomes after coloanal anastomosis for distal rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2006 Sep; 49(9):1266-74.
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  184. Larson DW, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Davies M, Piotrowicz K, Barnes SA, Wolff B, Pemberton J. Safety, feasibility, and short-term outcomes of laparoscopic ileal-pouch-anal anastomosis: a single institutional case-matched experience. Ann Surg. 2006 May; 243 (5):667-70; discussion 670-2
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  185. Hassan I, Cima RC, Sloan JA. Assessment of quality of life outcomes in the treatment of advanced colorectal malignancies. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2006 Mar; 35(1):53-64.
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  186. Cima RR, Dubach JM, Wieland AM, Walsh BM, Soybel DI. Intracellular Ca(2+) and Zn(2+) signals during monochloramine-induced oxidative stress in isolated rat colon crypts. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2006 Feb; 290(2):G250-61. Epub 2005 Jul 07.
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  187. Cima RR. Is Race A real Colectomy For Ulcerative ColitisClin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006; 4:1426-1427.
  188. Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Piotrowicz K, Cima RR, Wolff BG, Young-Fadok TM. Laparoscopic-assisted vs. open ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: Functional outcome in a case-matched series. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Oct; 48(10):1845-50.
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  189. Larson DW, Dozois E, Sandborn WJ, Cima R. Total laparoscopic proctocolectomy with Brooke ileostomy: a novel incisionless surgical treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis. Surg Endosc. 2005 Sep; 19 (9):1284-7 Epub 2005 July 28
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  190. Chapman JR, Larson DW, Wolff BG, Dozois EJ, Cima RR, Pemberton JH, Crownhart BS, Larson DR. Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: does age at the time of surgery affect outcome? Arch Surg. 2005 Jun; 140(6):534-9; discussion 539-40.
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  191. Cima RR, Pemberton JH. Medical and surgical management of chronic ulcerative colitis. Arch Surg. 2005 Mar; 140(3):300-10.
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  192. Winter DC, Cima RR, Pemberton JH:. The Clinical Significance of Lymphatic, Hematogenous Micrometastases in Colorectal Cancer. What's New in ACS Surgery. ACS Surgery Principles & Practice (online publication) Souba WW Fink MP, Jurkovich GJ, et al, Eds. WebMD Inc, New York, October 2005.
  193. Shah SA, Cima RR, Benoit E, Breen EL, Bleday R. Rectal complications after prostate brachytherapy. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Sep; 47(9):1487-92. Epub 2004 Aug 12.
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  194. Cima RR, Pemberton JH. Surgical Indications and Procedures in Ulcerative Colitis. Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol. 2004 Jun; 7 (3):181-190
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  195. Cima RR, Pemberton JH. Protagonist: Early surgical intervention in ulcerative colitis. Gut. 2004 Feb; 53 (2):306-7
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  196. Doble MA, Tola VB, Chamberlain SA, Cima RR, Van Hoek A, Soybel DI. Luminal regulation of Na(+)/H(+) exchanger gene expression in rat ileal mucosa. J Gastrointest Surg. 2002 May-Jun; 6(3):387-95.
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  197. Cima RR, Ashley SW. Planned ileal pouch for Crohn's colitis-A reasonable approach? Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2002; 8(1):69.
  198. Cima RR, Young-Fadok TM. New developments in diverticular disease. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2001 Oct; 3 (5):420-4
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  199. Cima RR, Pemberton JH. Surgical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol. 2001 Jun; 4 (3):215-225
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  200. Cima RR, Pemberton JH. Anal incontinence. Probl Gen Surg. 2001; 18(3):65-70.
  201. Doble MA, Tola VB, Cima RR, Zinner MJ, Klein MA, Soybel DI. Luminal osmolarity downregulates gene expression of Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE3) in rat colon mucosa. J Gastrointest Surg. 2000 Sep-Oct; 4(5):531-5.
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  202. Purdy MJ, Cima RR, Doble MA, Klein MA, Zinner MJ, Soybel DI. Selective decreases in levels of mRNA encoding a water channel (AQP3) in ileal mucosa after ileostomy in the rat. J Gastrointest Surg. 1999 Jan-Feb; 3(1):54-60.
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