| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Human melanoma-initiating cells express neural crest nerve growth factor receptor CD271 | Nature | 2010 | 657 |
| 2 | Pancreatic tumors show high levels of hypoxia | International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics | 2000 | 519 |
| 3 | Size and distribution of the global volume of surgery in 2012 | Bulletin of the World Health Organization | 2016 | 447 |
| 4 | An HNF4α-miRNA Inflammatory Feedback Circuit Regulates Hepatocellular Oncogenesis | Cell | 2011 | 445 |
| 5 | Anti-IL-6 monoclonal antibodies protect against lethal Escherichia coli infection and lethal tumor necrosis factor-alpha challenge in mice | Journal of Immunology | 1990 | 275 |
| 6 | Fetal Wound Healing: Current Biology | World Journal of Surgery | 2003 | 263 |
| 7 | The mechanisms of action of vacuum assisted closure: More to learn | Surgery | 2009 | 261 |
| 8 | Anti-IL-6 monoclonal antibodies protect against lethal Escherichia coli infection and lethal tumor necrosis factor-alpha challenge in mice. | Journal of Immunology | 1990 | 235 |
| 9 | Thromboembolism Following Multiple Trauma | Journal of Trauma | 1992 | 234 |
| 10 | Resolved and Unresolved Controversies in the Surgical Management of Patients With Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome | Annals of Surgery | 2004 | 214 |
| 11 | The Human Gut Microbiome | JAMA Surgery | 2013 | 211 |
| 12 | Surgery Increases Survival in Patients With Gastrinoma | Annals of Surgery | 2006 | 206 |
| 13 | The relationship of endometriosis and ovarian malignancy: a review | Fertility and Sterility | 2008 | 203 |
| 14 | Corneal cytotoxicity of topically applied drugs, vehicles and preservatives | Survey of Ophthalmology | 1980 | 200 |
| 15 | Diagnostic performance of cardiac imaging methods to diagnose ischaemia-causing coronary artery disease when directly compared with fractional flow reserve as a reference standard: a meta-analysis | European Heart Journal | 2017 | 199 |
| 16 | PROMISING EARLY OUTCOMES WITH A NOVEL, COMPLETE STEROID AVOIDANCE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION PROTOCOL IN PEDIATRIC RENAL TRANSPLANTATION1 | Transplantation | 2001 | 198 |
| 17 | Early experience with single incision laparoscopic surgery: eliminating the scar from abdominal operations | Journal of Pediatric Surgery | 2009 | 178 |
| 18 | Does the Use of Routine Duodenotomy (DUODX) Affect Rate of Cure, Development of Liver Metastases, or Survival in Patients With Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome? | Annals of Surgery | 2004 | 160 |
| 19 | Duplex ultrasound scanning versus computed tomographic angiography for postoperative evaluation of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair | Journal of Vascular Surgery | 2000 | 158 |
| 20 | Preoperative chemoradiation for marginally resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas | Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | 2001 | 155 |
| 21 | Effect of Intraoperative Blood Transfusion on Patient Outcome in Hepatic Transplantation | Archives of Surgery | 1999 | 152 |
| 22 | Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease in heart and heart–lung transplant recipients: 30-year experience at Stanford University | Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2003 | 143 |
| 23 | Augmentation of lower esophageal sphincter pressure and gastric yield pressure after radiofrequency energy delivery to the gastroesophageal junction: A porcine model | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2000 | 139 |
| 24 | Comparison of totally robotic laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and traditional laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass | Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases | 2005 | 139 |
| 25 | Serum-free growth of adult human prostatic epithelial cells | In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology | 1986 | 137 |
| 26 | Positron emission tomography is superior to computed tomography for metastatic detection in melanoma patients | Annals of Surgical Oncology | 2002 | 137 |
| 27 | Transplantation Versus Resection for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma | Annals of Surgery | 2018 | 137 |
| 28 | Phase II trial of preoperative 3D conformal radiotherapy, protracted venous infusion 5-fluorouracil, and weekly CPT-11, followed by surgery for ultrasound-staged T3 rectal cancer | International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics | 2003 | 134 |
| 29 | Prospective Study of Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia-Type 1 and Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome | Annals of Surgery | 2008 | 133 |
| 30 | Learning statistical models of phenotypes using noisy labeled training data | Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: JAMIA | 2016 | 124 |
| 31 | Failure to comply with NCCN guidelines for the management of pancreatic cancer compromises outcomes | Hpb | 2012 | 123 |
| 32 | Gastric carcinoid tumors in multiple endocrine neoplasia-1 patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome can be symptomatic, demonstrate aggressive growth, and require surgical treatment | Surgery | 2004 | 122 |
| 33 | CT Angiography Effectively Evaluates Extremity Vascular Trauma | American Surgeon | 2008 | 121 |
| 34 | Early, Intermediate, and Late Effects of a Surgical Skills “Boot Camp” on an Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills: A Randomized Controlled Study | Journal of the American College of Surgeons | 2010 | 117 |
| 35 | EVAR Using the Nellix Sac-anchoring Endoprosthesis: Treatment of Favourable and Adverse Anatomy | European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery | 2011 | 116 |
| 36 | Flow-induced arterial enlargement is inhibited by suppression of nitric oxide synthase activity in vivo | Surgery | 1997 | 115 |
| 37 | Factors Associated With General Surgery Residents’ Desire to Leave Residency Programs | JAMA Surgery | 2014 | 113 |
| 38 | Involvement of IL-10 in the autonomous growth of EBV-transformed B cell lines | Journal of Immunology | 1997 | 111 |
| 39 | Involvement of IL-10 in the autonomous growth of EBV-transformed B cell lines. | Journal of Immunology | 1997 | 111 |
| 40 | The timing of microsurgical reconstruction in lower extremity trauma | Microsurgery | 2008 | 109 |
| 41 | Robot-assisted pediatric surgery | American Journal of Surgery | 2004 | 107 |
| 42 | A Prospective Randomized Trial of Ultrasound- vs Landmark-Guided Central Venous Access in the Pediatric Population | Journal of the American College of Surgeons | 2013 | 100 |
| 43 | Equivocal Effect of Intraoperative Fluorescence Angiography on Colorectal Anastomotic Leaks | Diseases of the Colon and Rectum | 2015 | 100 |
| 44 | Operative Repair for Aortic Aneurysms: The Gold Standard | Journal of Endovascular Therapy | 1997 | 100 |
| 45 | Potential Targets to Encourage a Surgical Career | Journal of the American College of Surgeons | 2005 | 99 |
| 46 | Are temporary inferior vena cava filters really temporary? | American Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 98 |
| 47 | Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors With Major Vascular Abutment, Involvement, or Encasement and Indication for Resection | Archives of Surgery | 2011 | 98 |
| 48 | Peritoneal drainage as primary management of perforated NEC in the very low birth weight infant | Journal of Pediatric Surgery | 1994 | 97 |
| 49 | Impact of aortoiliac tortuosity on endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Evaluation of 3D computer-based assessment | Journal of Vascular Surgery | 2001 | 97 |
| 50 | Totally Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass | Archives of Surgery | 2005 | 96 |
