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The Southeastern Surgical Congress owns and publishes The American Surgeon monthly. It is the official journal of the Congress and the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, which all members receive each month. The journal brings up to date clinical advances in surgical knowledge in a popular reference format. In addition to publishing papers presented at the annual meetings of the associated organizations, the journal publishes selected unsolicited manuscripts. If you have a manuscript you'd like to see published in The American Surgeon, click "Submit Paper" for further information. An Exclusive License to Publish Agreement will be required during the submission process. View full journal description

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Propensity-Score Matched Analysis of Short-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Compared to Open Surgery in Octogenarian and Nonagenarian Patients With Colon Cancer

  • Sameh Hany Emile MBBCh, MSc, MD, FACS
  • Zoe Garoufalia MD
  • Anjelli Wignakumar MBBS, BSc (Hon)
  • Michal Perets MD
  • Steven D Wexner MD, PhD (Hon)
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Mirizzi Syndrome: Optimal Timing and Management

  • Rogelio E Molina MD
  • David M Rosenberg MD
  • Julia E Burrows MD
  • Jane J Kim MD
  • Katherine A Petrovich MD
  • Alyssa V Eade MD
  • Lorena Garcia MD
  • Jessica A Keeley MD
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What Does the Career of a Woman Surgical Chair Look Like? Academic and Professional Profiles of Women in Surgical Leadership

  • Aracelia S. Aldrete MS
  • Mia Cranmer MS
  • Gear T. Vincent MS
  • Yifan Guo MD
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Reusable Scrub Cap Attitudes and Hospital Policy Change With Operating Room Sustainability Education

  • Daniel Nguyen BS
  • Ashley Kempf BS
  • Jasmine Hutchinson MSPH
  • Hala Nashed MPH
  • Naveenraj Solomon MD
  • Marianne Schul RN, BSN, MBA
  • Liang Ji DrPH, MBA
  • Sharon Lum MD, MBA
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Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Current Literature Review

  • Numair Attaar BS
  • Luigi Pascarella MD
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Cardiac Trauma: A Review of Penetrating and Blunt Cardiac Injuries

  • Carlin Lee MD
  • Mallory Jebbia MD
  • Raveendra Morchi MD
  • Areg Grigorian MD
  • Jeffry Nahmias MD, MHPE
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Nipple Adenoma: A Benign Disease With a Suspicious Presentation

  • Paula Porras Rodriguez MD
  • Matthew Crabtree MD
  • Rose Venegas MD
  • Junko Ozao-Choy MD
  • Christine Dauphine MD
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The Opium Wars of China in the Nineteenth Century and America in the Twenty-First

  • Don K. Nakayama MD, MBA
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Updates in Bariatric Surgery

  • Justin L. Hsu MD
  • Timothy M. Farrell MD
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Harvesting the Power of Artificial Intelligence for Surgery: Uses, Implications, and Ethical Considerations

  • Joseph A. Kavian BA
  • Hannah L. Wilkey BS
  • Parth A. Patel BS
  • Carter J. Boyd MD, MBA
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Outcomes of Pigtail Catheter Placement versus Chest Tube Placement in Adult Thoracic Trauma Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • George Beeton BS
  • Micah Ngatuvai MBA
  • Tessa Breeding BS
  • Ryan Andrade BS
  • Ruth Zagales BS
  • Areeba Khan BS
  • Radleigh Santos PhD
  • Adel Elkbuli MD, MPH, MBA
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The Utilization of ChatGPT in Reshaping Future Medical Education and Learning Perspectives: A Curse or a Blessing?

  • Tessa Breeding BS
  • Brian Martinez BS
  • Heli Patel BS
  • Hazem Nasef BS
  • Hasan Arif BS
  • Don Nakayama MD, MBA
  • Adel Elkbuli MD, MPH, MBA
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