Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: September 2022

Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see the September 2022 selections below. The complete list of publications by month with links to full articles is available on our Recent Publications page.


Evaluation of a standardized protocol for medical management of uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection.
Aziz A, O’Donnell H, Harris DG, Jung HS, DiMusto P.
J Vasc Surg. 2022 Sep;76(3):639-644.e2. Epub 2022 May 10.
[PubMed ID: 35550395]

EAST evidence-based statement on “Stand Your Ground” laws.
Kaufman EJ, Zakrison TL, Hoofnagle MH, Tatebe LC, Rattan R, Murphy PB, Smith RN, Joseph DK, Yeh DD, Haut ER, Como JJ, Christmas AB, Claridge JA, Stein DM, Jung HS.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Sep 1;93(3):e123-e124. Epub 2022 Jun 10.
[PubMed ID: 35687805]

The use of a topical protease inhibitor, Saquinavir, to alleviate mouse papillomavirus-mediated anal disease. 
Gunder LC, Johnson HR, Green HA, Bilger A, Moyer TH, Zhang W, Ziolkowski MR, Bertrang PA, Carchman EH.
Virology. 2022 Sep 29;576:96-104. Epub ahead of print.
[PubMed: 36206607]

Socioeconomic disparities and bariatric surgery outcomes: A qualitative analysis.
Funk LM, Alagoz E, Murtha JA, Breuer CR, Pati B, Eierman L, Jawara D, Farrar-Edwards D, Voils CI.
Am J Surg. 2022 Sep 27:S0002-9610(22)00619-5. Epub ahead of print.
[PubMed: 36180301]

Prevalence of subclinical papillary thyroid cancer by age: Meta-analysis of autopsy studies.
Arroyo N, Bell KJL, Hsiao V, Fernandes-Taylor S, Alagoz O, Zhang Y, Davies L, Francis DO.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Sep 28;107(10):2945-2952.
[PubMed: 35947867]

Risk factors for dysphagia in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
Holdiman A, Rogus-Pulia N, Pulia MS, Stalter L, Thibeault SL.
Dysphagia. 2022 Sep 15:1–10. Epub ahead of print.
[PubMed: 36109398]

Breast cancer risk reduction: who, why, and what?
Bozzuto LM.
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Sep;83:36-45. Epub 2021 Dec 8.
[PubMed: 34991977]