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List of works by Courtney J Balentine

A Multidisciplinary Cancer Center Maximizes Surgeons’ Impact

scientific article published on January 6, 2011

A Surgeon's Guide to Treating Older Patients with Colorectal Cancer

scientific article published on 07 February 2019

ASO Author Reflections: Race and Gender Disparities in Access to Parathyroidectomy: A Need to Change Processes for Diagnosis and Referral to Surgeons

scientific article published on 15 June 2020

AVAS Best Clinical Resident Award (Tied): management and outcomes of the open abdomen in nontrauma patients

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An Implementation Assessment of the Virtual Acute Care for Elders Program From the Perspective of Key Stakeholders

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

Association of high-volume hospitals with greater likelihood of discharge to home following colorectal surgery

scientific article published in March 2014

Can imaging studies be omitted in patients with sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism?

scientific article published on 23 June 2018

Chasing calcitonin: reoperations for medullary thyroid carcinoma

scientific article published on 24 September 2014

Clinical outcomes of oncologic gastrointestinal resections in patients with cirrhosis

scientific article published on December 13, 2011

Cost-effectiveness of lobectomy versus genetic testing (Afirma®) for indeterminate thyroid nodules: Considering the costs of surveillance.

scientific article published on 8 November 2017

Defining the cancer master switch

scientific article published on August 2011

Depression Is Associated with Prolonged and Complicated Recovery Following Colorectal Surgery

scientific article published on July 23, 2011

Diagnosis and Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Across the Veterans Affairs Health Care System

scientific article published on 15 July 2019

Disparities in the Use of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Disease

scientific article published on March 13, 2012

Does levothyroxine administration impact parathyroid localization?

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

Editorial: The phantom menace: implications of polyclonality for surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism

scientific article published on 3 November 2017

Establishment of a minimally invasive program at a Veterans' Affairs Medical Center leads to improved care in colorectal cancer patients

scientific article published on November 2009

Establishment of a minimally invasive surgery program leads to decreased inpatient cost of care in veterans with colon cancer

scientific article published on November 1, 2010

Ethnic disparities are reduced in VA colon cancer patients

scientific article published on November 1, 2010

Expression of pattern recognition receptor genes and mortality in patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma

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Failure to Diagnose Hyperparathyroidism in 10,432 Patients With Hypercalcemia: Opportunities for System-level Intervention to Increase Surgical Referrals and Cure

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Failure to Diagnose and Treat Hyperparathyroidism Among Patients with Hypercalcemia: Opportunities for Intervention at the Patient and Physician Level to Increase Surgical Referral

scientific article published on 24 April 2019

Feasibility of a Local Anesthesia Program for Inguinal Hernia Repair at a Veteran Affairs Hospital

scientific article published on 11 June 2020

GAUGING THE EXTENT OF THYROIDECTOMY FOR INDETERMINATE THYROID NODULES: AN ONCOLOGIC PERSPECTIVE.

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Gender and Racial Disparities in Survival After Surgery Among Papillary and Patients With Follicular Thyroid Cancer: A 45-Year Experience

scientific article published on 25 September 2019

Growing Human Parathyroids in a Microphysiological System: A Novel Approach to Understanding and Developing New Treatments for Hyperparathyroidism

scientific article published on 22 November 2018

Hand-assisted laparoscopy leads to efficient colorectal cancer surgery

scientific article published on March 13, 2012

How long should we follow patients after apparently curative parathyroidectomy?

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Hyperthyroidism is Underdiagnosed and Undertreated in 3336 Patients: An Opportunity for Improvement and Intervention

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Intra-abdominal fat predicts survival in pancreatic cancer

scientific article published on 20 August 2010

Intraoperative Decision Making in Parathyroid Surgery

scientific article published on 15 May 2019

Is the American College of Surgeons Online Communities a safe and useful venue to ask for surgical advice?

scientific article published on 13 April 2020

Laparoscopic versus robotic rectal resection for rectal cancer in a veteran population

scientific article published on 27 June 2013

Minimally Invasive Surgery Is Underutilized for Colon Cancer

scientific article published on 07 January 2011

Minimally invasive surgery improves short-term outcomes in elderly colorectal cancer patients

scientific article published on 10 December 2010

Minimally invasive surgery in colon cancer patients leads to improved short-term outcomes and excellent oncologic results

scientific article published on September 9, 2011

New-Onset Cardiovascular Morbidity in Older Adults With Stage I to III Colorectal Cancer.

scientific article published on 16 January 2018

Ninety-day readmission after colorectal cancer surgery in a Veterans Affairs cohort

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Obese patients benefit from minimally invasive colorectal cancer surgery.

scientific article published on 24 April 2010

Obesity Does Not Increase Complications Following Pancreatic Surgery

scientific article published on April 16, 2011

Obesity increases wound complications in rectal cancer surgery.

scientific article published on April 2010

Optimizing Outpatient Pain Management After Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: A Two-Institution Experience

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Outcomes of damage-control celiotomy in elderly nontrauma patients with intra-abdominal catastrophes

scientific article published on December 2010

Outpatient Thyroidectomy: Is it Safe?

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Papillary Thyroid Cancer: The Good and Bad of the "Good Cancer".

scientific article published on 16 May 2017

Planning post-discharge destination for gastrointestinal surgery patients: Room for improvement?

scientific article published on 18 May 2018

Post-Acute Care among Older Adults with Stage I to III Colorectal Cancer

scientific article published on 03 December 2018

Postacute Care After Major Abdominal Surgery in Elderly Patients: Intersection of Age, Functional Status, and Postoperative Complications

scientific article published on 4 May 2016

Postacute Care and Recovery After Cancer Surgery: Still a Long Way to Go.

scientific article published on May 2017

Postoperative transitional care needs in the elderly: an outcome of recovery associated with worse long-term survival

scientific article published on 01 April 2015

Predictors of relaparotomy after nontrauma emergency general surgery with initial fascial closure

scientific article published on September 23, 2011

Prospective, multicenter, pairwise analysis of robotic-assisted inguinal hernia repair with open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: early results from the Prospective Hernia Study

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Race and Gender Disparities in Access to Parathyroidectomy: A Need to Change Processes for Diagnosis and Referral to Surgeons

scientific article published on 15 June 2020

Racial disparities in the cost of surgical care for parathyroidectomy

scientific article published on 27 September 2017

Reducing cost and improving operating room efficiency: examination of surgical instrument processing

scientific article published on 16 April 2018

Role of the VA in training surgical scientists

scientific article published in August 2010

Selecting post-acute care settings after abdominal surgery: Are we getting it right?

scientific article published on 20 September 2017

Selective Versus Non-selective α-Blockade Prior to Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma

scientific article published on 25 August 2016

Selective application of the pediatric Ross procedure minimizes autograft failure

scientific article published on 01 November 2008

Should vitamin D deficiency be corrected before parathyroidectomy?

scientific article published on 22 April 2016

Successful Mentor-Mentee Relationship

scientific article published on 14 November 2019

The Effect of Financial Conflict of Interest, Disclosure Status, and Relevance on Medical Research from the United States

scientific article published on 02 January 2019

The patient–physician relationship in surgical students

scientific article published on November 1, 2010

Thyroid lobectomy for indeterminate FNA: not without consequences.

scientific article published on 11 June 2013

Trends in the presentation, treatment, and survival of patients with medullary thyroid cancer over the past 30 years

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Use of the gamma probe to identify multigland disease in primary hyperparathyroidism

scientific article published on February 2016

Using Local Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Repair Reduces Complications in Older Patients

scientific article published on 28 September 2020

Using local rather than general anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair is associated with shorter operative time and enhanced postoperative recovery

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

Utility of routine postoperative visit after appendectomy and cholecystectomy with evaluation of mobile technology access in an urban safety net population

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Validating Quantitative Obesity Measurements in Colorectal Cancer Patients

scientific article published on June 13, 2010

Variation in postacute care utilization after complex surgery

scientific article published on 25 May 2018

Waist circumference predicts increased complications in rectal cancer surgery.

scientific article published on 11 September 2010

When patients call their surgeon's office: an opportunity to improve the quality of surgical care and prevent readmissions

scientific article published on 23 December 2015

Why Is Hyperparathyroidism Underdiagnosed and Undertreated in Older Adults?

scientific article published on 12 December 2018

Wide variation in cost of surgical care for parathyroidectomy: is there a need for standardization of practice?

scientific article published on 7 December 2017