Swank HA

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2011-2023

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  • other 1

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  • endometriosis 1
2023
Oncological Safety and Potential Cost Savings of Routine vs Selective Histopathological Examination After Appendectomy: Results of the Multicenter, Prospective, Cross-Sectional FANCY Study.
Annals of surgery ·doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000005228

ObjectiveTo investigate the oncological safety and potential cost savings of selective histopathological examination after appendectomy.BackgroundThe necessity of routine histopathological examination after appendectomy has been questioned,…

2019
Safety and cost analysis of selective histopathological examination following appendicectomy and cholecystectomy (FANCY study): protocol and statistical analysis plan of a prospective observational multicentre study.
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035912

IntroductionRoutine histopathological examination following appendicectomy and cholecystectomy has significant financial implications and comprises a substantial portion of the pathologists' workload, while the incidence of unexpected patho…

other 2011
Is routine histopathological examination of appendectomy specimens useful? A systematic review of the literature
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland ·doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02457.x

AIM: Histopathological examination of the appendix after appendectomy is routinely performed. The object of this systematic review is to determine whether routine histopathological examination of the appendix is justified. METHOD: PubMed, …