A bibliometric analysis of general surgery residents entering into vascular surgery.

Introduction: Research productivity is an important component of the fellowship application for vascular surgery and is a criterion identified by program directors as important in the general surgery fellowship match. Bibliometric methods have been developed to standardize and quantify scholarly productivity. This study evaluated the research of general surgery residents who successfully matriculated into an independent vascular surgery fellowship.

Do certain phrases in letters of recommendation predict success in fellowship performance?

Background: Letters of recommendation (LORs) are a valued, yet imperfect tool. Program directors (PDs) score phrases such as and % of students as positive. Although positive phrases are valued by PDs, there is no evidence that these phrases predict performance.

Lower-Extremity Arteriovenous Malformation Masquerading as Peripheral Artery Disease.

An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) refers to an anomalous, direct connection between an artery and a vein. Typically, these two vessels are interposed by high-resistance capillary beds, the absence of which results in a high-flow system from an artery into a vein. Venous vessel walls are not designed to handle such high-pressure blood flow, and their vessel wall structure becomes permanently altered and weakened.

Starting a Vascular Surgery Fellowship at a Rural Healthcare Center.

Introduction: In the United States, there is an anticipated critical shortage of vascular surgeons in the coming decades. The shortage is expected to be particularly pronounced in rural areas. Our institution serves a rural and underserved population in which the incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular disease continues to rise.

Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome Masquerading as Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome.

Median arcuate ligament syndrome refers to anatomical compression of the celiac artery and/or ganglion by fibrous attachments of the median arcuate ligament. It typically presents as a vague constellation of abdominal symptoms that are often initially attributed to various other gastrointestinal pathologies; thus, it can be very difficult to diagnose. We present a case of median arcuate ligament syndrome in a 68-year-old woman, whose diagnosis and treatment were delayed by many years as her symptoms were taught to be the result of functional abdominal pain syndrome, ultimately corrected by laparoscopic decompression of the celiac axis.

Partial Claviculectomy to Relieve Tracheal Compression in an Adult Male with Osteomesopyknosis.

Background: The clavicle is a long bone that forms the anterior border of the thoracic inlet. Anatomic abnormalities of the clavicle can lead to compression of the innominate artery and trachea due to mass effect. These anatomic abnormalities can be amenable to surgical resection, which can provide complete resolution of symptoms.

Surgical Resection of a Symptomatic Superior Vena Cava Lipoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Background: Lipomas are the most common form of benign soft tissue neoplasms and most frequently occur in the subcutaneous tissue. Rarely does a lipoma primarily arise from the arteries or veins. The most common location for an intravascular lipoma is the inferior vena cava, and rarely lipomas originate in the superior vena cava (SVC).

A Faster DiSH: Hardware Implementation of a Discrete Cell Signaling Simulator.

Development of fast methods to conduct in silico experiments using computational models of cellular signaling is a promising approach toward advances in personalized medicine. However, software-based cellular network simulation has runtimes plagued by wasted CPU cycles and unnecessary processes. Hardware emulation affords substantial speedup, but prior attempts at hardware implementation of biological simulators have been limited in scope and have suffered from inaccuracies due to poor random number generation.