Swank HA

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
observational 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

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the oncological safety and potential cost savings of selective histopathological examination after appendectomy. BACKGROUND: The necessity of routine histopathological examination after appendectomy has been quest…

other 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

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

meta-analysis 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, …