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Longitudinal Assessment References

Due to copyright restrictions, the AOBS cannot provide most reference materials used for Longitudinal Assessment. However, a list of the references used for the Longitudinal Assessments can be found below. Hyperlinks are provided in teal text where applicable.

2026 references

General Surgery
Surgical Critical Care
Urological Surgery
  • Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (Jan 2021); Vol. 32, Issue 1; Society of Interventional Radiology quality improvement standards for percutaneous nephrostomy in the pediatric population; pg. 146-149
  • The Journal of Urology (Jan 2024); Vol. 211, Issue 1; Diagnosis and treatment of early-stage testicular cancer: AUA guideline amendment 2023; pg. 20-25
  • The Journal of Urology (Oct 2023); Vol. 210, Issue 4; Diagnosis, management, and follow-up of the incidentally discovered adrenal mass: CUA guideline endorsed by the AUA; pg. 590-599
  • Cell Stress and Chaperones (Oct 2017); Vol. 23, Issue 3; Testicular torsion and reperfusion: evidences for biochemical and molecular alterations; pg. 429-439
  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (Dec 2019); Vol. 17, Issue 12; Testicular cancer, version 2.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology; pg. 1529-1554
  • The Journal of Emergency Medicine (May 2021); Vol. 60, Issue 5; An evidence-based narrative review of the emergency department management of acute hyperkalemia; pg. 599-606
  • The Journal of Urology (Nov 2021); Vol. 206, Issue 5; The AUA/SUFU guideline on adult neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction: treatment and follow-up; pg. 1106-1113
  • The Journal of Urology (Apr 2011); Vol. 185, Issue 4; Long-term treatment with finasteride improves clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia in men with an enlarged versus a smaller prostate: data from the MTOPS trial; pg. 1369-1373
  • Urology (Aug 1978); Vol. 12, Issue 2; Detrusor pressure in bladder outlet obstruction; pg. 225-230
  • The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (Feb 2019); Vol. 86, Issue 2; Management of blunt force bladder injuries: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma; pg. 326-336
  • Surgery (Nov 2018); Vol. 164, Issue 5; Nutritional support and therapy in pancreatic surgery: a position paper of the International Study Group on Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS); pg. 1035-1048
  • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2014) ; Vol. 29, Issue 7 ; Management of pancreatic ductal leaks and fistulae ; pg. 1360-1370
  • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease (Apr 2021); Vol. 99, Issue 4; Prostatic abscess: clinical features, management, and outcomes of a “stealth” infection: retrospective case series and review of the literature
  • American Family Physician (Jan 2016); Vol. 93, Issue 2; Acute bacterial prostatitis: diagnosis and management; pg. 114-120
  • Journal of Surgical Oncology (May 2019); Vol. 119, Issue 6; Retrospective analysis of variant venous anatomy in 303 laparoscopic adrenalectomies and its clinical implications; pg. 801-806
  • Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy (Jun 2018); Vol. 19, Issue 9; Combatting resistant enterococcal infections: a pharmacotherapy review; pg. 979-992
  • Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic & Clinical (Jan 2018); Vol. 209; Autonomic dysreflexia after spinal cord injury: systemic pathophysiology and methods of management; pg. 59-70
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (Dec 2024); Vol. 99; Impact of connective tissue diseases on complications following aesthetic surgery: a matched cohort study; pg. 55-62
  • American College of Surgeons (Accessed Jun 2025); Advanced Trauma Life Support
  • StatPearls (Updated Apr 2025); Breast reduction
  • StatPearls (Updated Jun 2023); Thyroglossal duct cyst
  • StatPearls (Updated Feb 2025); Fournier gangrene
  • Clinics in Plastic Surgery (Jul 2019); Vol. 46, Issue 3; Nerve tumors of the upper extremity; pg. 347-350
  • International Journal of Women’s Health (May 2025); Vol. 17; Recognizing and managing breast implant complications: a review for healthcare providers who treat women who underwent breast implant-based surgery; pg. 1297-1312
  • Applied Sciences (Aug 2023); Vol. 13, Issue 16; Anatomy of the mental foramen: relationship among different metrical parameters for accurate localization. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169235.
  • Research, Society and Development (Oct 2024); Vol. 13, No. 10; Botulinum toxin and eyelid ptosis: a narrative review
  • Aesthetic Surgery Journal (Feb 2023); Vol. 43, Issue 3; Inverted-V deformity: an anatomic study; pg. 290-294
  • StatPearls (Updated Jun 2025); Finger dislocation
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Nov 2024); Vol. 154, Issue 5; Finesse in primary open rhinoplasty; pg. 891e-894e
  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (Dec 2024); Vol. 91, Issue 6; Integrating skin color assessments into clinical practice and research: a review of current approaches; pg. 1189-1198
  • StatPearls (Updated Mar 2024); Ear microtia
  • Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Jan 2022); Vol. 305, Issue 1; Surgery of congenital breast asymmetry—which objective parameter influences the subjective satisfaction with long-term results; pg. 95-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-021-06218-0.
Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Shields’ General Thoracic Surgery, 8th ed. (2018); 70: Tracheostomy
  • Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10th ed. (2024); 3: Congenital Heart Surgery
  • Chest (Oct 2024); Vol. 166, Issue 4; The proposed ninth edition TNM classification of lung cancer; pg. 882-895. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38885896/.
  • Surgical Clinics of North America (Jun 2019); Vol. 99, Issue 3; Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach and esophagus; pg. 543-553. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31047041/
  • Respiratory Medicine (Jun 2022); Vol. 197; Macklin effect on baseline chest CT scan accurately predicts barotrauma in COVID-19 patients. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35512457/
  • Shields’ General Thoracic Surgery, 8th ed. (2018); Ch. 48: Chest Wall Tumors
  • Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery, 6th ed. (2021); Ch. 13: Post-ICU Care and Other Complications; pg. 766
  • Extracorporeal Life Support: The ELSO Red Book, 6th ed. (2022); Ch. 26: Complications, Follow Up and Outcomes of Adults with Respiratory Failure
  • Extracorporeal Life Support: The ELSO Red Book, 6th ed. (2022); Ch. 33: Complications, Follow Up and Outcomes of Adults with Cardiac Failure
  • The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Apr 2021); Vol. 161, Issue 4; The eighth edition TNM stage classification for thymic tumors: what do I need to know?; pg. 1524-1529
  • Shields’ General Thoracic Surgery, 8th ed. (2018); Ch. 68: Malignant Pleural Effusions
  • Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10th ed. (2024); Ch. 72: Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support in End-Stage Heart Failure, 1st ed. (2017); pg. 338
  • Shields’ General Thoracic Surgery, 8th ed. (2018); Ch. 160: Primary Pneumomediastinum
  • Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10th ed. (2024); Ch. 83: Surgical Treatment of Mitral Valve Disease
Vascular Surgery
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 10th ed. (2022); Ch. 178; pg. 2366-2367
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 10th ed. (2022); Ch. 106; pg. 1401-1405
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 10th ed. (2022); Ch. 178; pg. 2361-2362
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 10th ed. (2022); Ch. 178; pg. 2368
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 10th ed. (2022); Ch. 106; pg. 140
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 10th ed. (2022); Ch. 106; pg. 1407-1408
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 10th ed. (2022); Ch. 178; pg. 2365
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 10th ed. (2022); Ch. 106; pg. 1400-1408
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 10th ed. (2022); Ch. 106; pg. 1408-1409

2025 references

General Surgery
Surgical Critical Care
Urological Surgery
  • Research and Reports in Urology, 2020:12; pg. 105-109
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); Ch. 2; pg. 19
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); pg. 2620
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); Ch. 77: Surgery of Testicular Tumors; pg. 1711
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); Ch. 77: Surgery of Testicular Tumors; pg. 1712
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); pg. 1696
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); pg. 3108
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); Ch. 38; pg. 737
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); pg. 859
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); Ch. 19
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); Ch. 162; pg. 3687-3706
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); Ch. 99; pg. 2199
  • Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, 12th ed. (2020); Ch. 90; pg. 1982
  • Research and Reports in Urology (Mar 2020); Vol. 12; The Management of Patients Diagnosed With Incidental Prostate Cancer: Narrative Review; pg. 105-109. https://www.dovepress.com/the-management-of-patients-diagnosed-with-incidental-prostate-cancer-n-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-RRU
  • Respirology Case Reports (Mar 2016); Vol. 4, Issue 1; Nitrofurantoin-induced acute pulmonary toxicity; pg. 25-2, Konstantinos Livanios, Eirini-Sofia Karampi, Adamantia Sotiriou, Kyriaki Tavernaraki, Panagiota Styliara & Elias Kainis. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/rcr2.131
  • Urology Annals (Jan-Mar 2019); Vol. 11, Issue 1; Outcome following renal autotransplantation in renal artery stenosis; pg. 46-52, Mhaske, Sunil M.; Patil, Bhushan; Patwardhan, Sujata K.; Gopalakrishnan, Ganesh; Shelke, Umesh Ravikant,; Pamecha, Yash G. https://journals.lww.com/urol/fulltext/2019/11010/outcome_following_renal_autotransplantation_in.8.aspx
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • APMIS (Dec 2023); Vol. 131, Issue 12; Good’s syndrome: brief overview of an enigmatic immune deficiency; pg. 698-704
  • Bioengineering (Mar 2019); Vol. 6, Issue 1; Cardiac assist devices: early concepts, current technologies, and future innovations; pg. 18
  • Cancer Epidemiological Biomarkers & Prevention: A Publication of the American Association for Clinical Research (December 2020); Vol. 29, Issue 12; Barrett’s Esophoagus and Esopageal Adenocarcinoma Biomarkers; pg. 2486-2494
  • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Oct 2022); Vol. 9; Current status of diagnosis and treatment of primary benign cardiac tumors in children; pg. 947716
  • Journal of Medical Case Reports (Feb 2021); Vol. 15, Issue 53; Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonitis In a Newly Diagnosed Late Presenter of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Case Report
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (May 2021); Vol. 111, Issue 5; Impact of Early Tracheostomy on Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery; A National Analysis, pg. 1537-1544
  • The American Journal Medical Sciences (Jul 2021); Vol. 362, Issue 1; Management of ARDS-What Works and What Does Not, pg. 3-23
  • The Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery (Jan 2018); Vol. 155, Issue 1; The Eighth Edition TNM Stage Classification For Lung Cancer: What Does It Mean On Main Street? pg. 356-359
  • Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10th ed. (2024); Part I: Pleura
  • Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10th ed. (2024); Ch. 27: Spontaneous Pneumothorax
  • Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10th ed. (2024); Ch. 30: Malignant Pleural and Pericardial Effusions
  • Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10th ed. (2024); Ch. 34: Esophageal Anatomy and Function
  • Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10th ed. (2024); Ch. 79: Injury to the Heart and Great Vessels
  • Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10th ed. (2024); Ch. 112: Cardiac Catheterization and Fetal Interventions
  • Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10th ed. (2024); Ch. 118: Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Coarctaton of the Aorta, and Vascular Rings
  • Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 10th ed. (2024); Ch. 121: Atrioventricular Canal Defects
Neurological Surgery
Vascular Surgery
  • Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 9th ed. (2019), Ch. 33, Ch. 46. Wesley S. Moore, MD

2024 references (for those in remediation)

Urological Surgery
  • Antibiotics (May 2020); Vol. 9, Issue 6; Analysis of susceptibility to selected antibiotics in Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium causing urinary tract infections in kidney transplant recipients over 8 years: single-center study; pg. 284
  • Clinical Imaging (Jul-Aug 2014); Vol. 38, Issue 4; MDCT of renal trauma: correlation to AAST organ injury scale; pg. 410-417
  • Current Urology Reports (May 2019); Vol. 20, Issue 7; Treatment options for calyceal diverticula; pg. 1-4
  • Journal of Endourology (May 2017); Vol. 31, Issue 5; A multi-institutional study of struvite stones: patterns of infection and colonization; pg. 533-537
  • Journal of Urology (Oct 2021); Vol. 206, Issue 4; Management of lower urinary tract symptoms attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia: AUA guideline part I-initial work-up and medical management; pg. 806-817
  • Neurourology and Urodynamics (Jun 2016); Vol. 35, Issue 5; A guideline for the management of bladder dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease and other gait disorders; pg. 551-563
  • The 5-Minute Urology Consult, 3rd ed. (2015); pg. 18
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (Jan 2021); Vol. 106, Issue 2; Male infertility due to testicular disorders; pg. e442-e459
  • The Journal of Urology (Apr 2015); Vol. 193, Issue 4; The use of internal stents in chronic ureteral obstruction; pg. 1092-1100
  • The Journal of Urology (Dec 2021); Vol. 206, Issue 6; Percentage of teratoma in orchiectomy and risk of retroperitoneal teratoma at the time of postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in germ cell tumors; pg. 1430-1437
  • The Journal of Urology (Oct 2016); Vol. 196, Issue 4; Surgical management of stones: American Urological Association/Endourological Society Guideline, part II; pg. 1161
  • Therapeutic Advances in Urology (Feb 2015); Vol. 7, Issue 1; Avoiding and managing vascular injury during robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy; pg. 41-48
  • Urology (Oct 2022); Vol. 168; Over-the-counter alkali agents to raise urine pH and citrate excretion: a prospective crossover study in healthy adults; pg. 72-78
  • Urology, 11th ed. (2016); Ch. 48
  • World Journal of Urology (1994); Vol. 12, Issue 2; pg. 136-138
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Aesthetic Surgery Journal (Jan 2019); Vol. 39, Issue 1; Blepharoplasty: anatomy, planning, techniques, and safety; pg. 10-28
  • Annals of Medicine & Surgery (Sep 2022); Vol. 81; Le Fort III fractures: an approach to resuscitation and management
  • Archives of Plastic Surgery (Sep 2017); Vol. 44, Issue 5; Managing complications in abdominoplasty: a literature review; pg. 457-468
  • Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (Oct 2020); Vol. 13; A novel onabotulinumtoxin treatment technique to obtain predictable outcomes in eyebrow position and shape; pg. 781-784
  • Clinics in Plastic Surgery (Apr 1976); Vol. 3, Issue 2; Breast ptosis: definition and treatment; pg. 193-203
  • Clinics in Plastic Surgery (Jan 1992); Vol. 19, Issue 1; Evolving concepts of craniomaxillofacial fracture management; pg. 1-10
  • Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction (Mar 2020); Vol. 13, Issue 1; Management of isolated zygomatic arch fractures and a review of external fixation; pg. 38-44
  • European Journal of Plastic Surgery (Jun 2022); Vol. 46; An overview of surgical techniques and non-surgical treatments in lifting the eyebrow including current treatments available; pg. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-021-01911-4.
  • Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (May 2019); Vol. 52, Issue 2; Gracilis myocutaneous flap: adding to the armamentarium of complex sacrococcygeal defect reconstruction; pg. 246-249
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Dec 2021); Vol. 19, Issue 1; The interaction of vitamin D and corticosteroids: a mortality analysis of 26,508 veterans who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; pg. 447
  • Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma (Aug 2019); Vol. 10, Issue 5; Flexor tendon injuries; pg. 853-861
  • Mastery of Plastic Surgery, 2nd ed. (1994); pg. 1156-1164
  • Medicine (Baltimore) (Oct 2020); Vol. 99, Issue 44; Surgical treatment and strategy in patients with pressure sores; pg. e23022
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Apr 2004); Vol. 113, Issue 5; A novel management for calcifying cephalohematoma; pg. 1404-1409
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Oct 1982); Vol. 70, Issue 4; The recognition of acquired ptosis in patients considered for upper-eyelid blepharoplasty; pg. 431-434
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Oct 2003); Vol. 112, Suppl 5; Botulinum toxin type A for facial aesthetic enhancement: role in facial shaping; pg. 65-185
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Sep 2007); Vol. 120, Issue 4; Transblepharoplasty ptosis repair- three-step technique; pg. 1037-1044
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open (Jul 2020); Vol. 8, Issue 7; Surgical correction of inverted nipples; pg. e2971
  • Plastic Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open (Nov 2020); Vol. 8, Issue 11; Subtotal nasal reconstruction after traumatic avulsion; pg. e3239
  • Plastic Surgery (2013); Ch. 1: Anatomy of the Head and Neck; pg. 3-22
  • Plastic Surgery, 2nd ed. (2005); pg. 87
  • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases: Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (Sep-Oct 2008); Vol. 4, Suppl. 4; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient; pg. S109-
    S184
  • The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (May 1994); Vol. 5, Issue 2; Applications of dental splints with regard to modern techniques of rigid fixation; pg. 136-141
Neurological Surgery
  • The Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Corder Injuries
  • Walters BC, Hadley MN, Hurlbert RJ, Aarabi B, Dhall SS, Gelb DE, Harrigan MR, Rozelle CJ, Ryken TC, Theodore N; American Association of Neurological Surgeons; Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Guidelines for the management of acute cervical spine and spinal cord injuries: 2013 update. Neurosurgery. 2013 Aug;60(CN_suppl_1):82-91. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000430319.32247.7f. PMID: 23839357.
Vascular Surgery
  • Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 8th ed. (2017); pg. 410
  • Moore’s Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 9th ed. (2019); pg. 123-125
  • Moore’s Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 9th ed. (2019); pg. 718
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 10th ed. (2023); pg. 2396
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery, 6th ed. (2005); pg. 1045-1047
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery, 6th ed. (2005); pg. 1052-1053
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery, 6th ed. (2005); pg. 1227
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery, 7th ed. (2010); Ch. 145
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery, 8th ed. (2014); pg. 2498-2499
  • Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 7th ed. (2013); pg. 506
  • Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 8th ed. (2013); Ch. 4
  • Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 8th ed, (2013); pg. 704
  • Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 8th ed. (2013); pg. 608-610
  • Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 8th ed. (2013); pg. 748-749
  • Vascular Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 5th ed. (1998); pg. 468-477