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1.13. Contemporary Results of Acute Type a DissectionRepair at a High Volume Aortic Center. N. D. Andersen,J. B. Williams, J. G. Gaca, G. C. Hughes; Duke UniversityMedical Center, Durham, NC

1.14. A Population-Based Analysis of Isolated Single VersusBilateral Internal Mammary Artery Revascularization.R. R. Gopaldas,1 C. M. Bhamidipati,2 C. J. Lutz2; 1Universityof Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO;2State University of New York Upstate Medical University,Syracuse, NY

1.15. The Impact of Glycoprotein IIB/IIIA Antiplatelet Infu-sion on the Choice of Revascularization Conduits inPatients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.J. C. Hardaway,1 C. M. Bhamidipati,2 J. D. Markley,1 R. R.Gopaldas1; 1University of Missouri-Columbia School ofMedicine, Columbia, MO; 2State University of New YorkUpstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

1.16. Significant Predictors of Complications Post SternalWound Reconstruction: A 21-Year Experience. H. R.Zahiri,1 K. Lumpkins,1 S. Kelishadi,1 Y. Zhu,1 D. Medina,1

J. A. Stromberg,2 R. P. Silverman,1 L. Holton,1 D. P. Singh1;1University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD;2Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

1.17. Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Management of PrimarySpontaneous Pneumothorax. G. S. Schwartz, S. S. Razi,H. Guend, D. Lee, C. P. Connery, F. Y. Bhora; St. Luke’sRoosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY

1.18. Perioperative Outcomes of Patients With Less ThanClinical N2 NSCLCReceiving Neoadjuvant Vs. AdjuvantTherapy. A. Jahan,1 T. L. Demmy,2 M. Hennon,2 E. Dexter,2

C. E. Nwogu,2 A. Farooq,2 G. Dy,2 S. Yendamuri2; 1SUNYUpstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; 2Roswell ParkCancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

1.19. Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Treated by Lobec-tomy: Does Tumor Anatomic Location Matter? B. A.Whitson,1 S. S. Groth,2 R. S. Andrade,1 E. B. Habermann,1

M. A. Maddaus,1 J. D’Cunha1; 1University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, MN; 2Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

1.20. Spontaneous Closure of the Ventricular Septal Defect inFetuses and Neonates With Complete AtrioventricularSeptal Defects (AVSD). D. Adebo, S. Sivanandam, J. St.Louis; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

CLINICAL TRIALS AND OUTCOMES 1:SURGICAL QUALITY

2.1. Routine Chest X-ray Prior to Thyroid Surgery? Is it Al-ways Necessary? H. Mazeh, B. W. Hong, H. Chen, R. S.Sippel; University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery,Madison, WI

2.2. Optimizing Ambulatory Thyroidectomy: PredictingSuccess in the Outpatient Population. J. Hill, O. D.Guillamondegui, J. M. Ehrenfeld, K. W. Sharp; VanderbiltUniversity Medical Center, Nashville, TN

2.3. OperateAnotherDay? IncreasingUtilization ofCholecys-tostomy Tube Drainage for Acute Cholecystitis Nation-wide. E. R. Witkowski, E. Ragulin-Coyne, Z. Chau, S. Ng, H.Santry, S. A. Shah, J. F. Tseng; University of MassachusettsMedical School, Worcester, MA

2.4. Prophylactic Mastectomy in High Risk Patients: Is Therea Role for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy? V. Murthy R. S.Chamberlain; Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ

2.5. Association Between Patient Age, Volume of TissueExcised During Breast Conserving Surgery, and LocalRecurrence. H. Mazeh,1 I. Sagiv,1 D. Katz,2 H. R. Freund,1 T.Peretz,2 T. M. Allweis1; 1Hadassah-Hebrew University MedicalCenter, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, N/A; 2Hadassah-HebrewUniversity Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, N/A

2.6. Reliability of FineNeedle Aspiration for ThyroidNodulesGreater Than or Equal to 4 Cm. M. B. Albuja-Cruz,1 M.Goldfarb,2 S. Gondek,3 J. I. Lew1; 1University of MiamiLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; 2Universityof Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles,CA; 3Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard MedicalSchool, Boston, MA

2.7. Automated Detection of Wound Margins Using a Multi-layer Feed-Forward Artificial Neural Network ina Stented Excisional Model of Murine Wound Healing.M. Januszyk G. C. Gurtner; Stanford University School ofMedicine, Stanford, CA

2.8. The Incidence of Thyroid Cancer by FNA Varies by Ageand Gender. L. J. Bessey, N. K. Lai, N. E. Coorough, H. Chen,R. S. Sippel; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine andPublic Health, Madison, WI

2.9. Outcome of Surgery for Toxic Goitres in Maiduguri:A Single Teaching Hospital’s Perspective. N.-. Ali,1,4 M. A.Gamace,1,4 D.-. Dilli,1,4 A. A. Gadzama,1 M. B. Gali1,2; 1Universityof Maiduguri, Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno; 2University ofMaiduguri, Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno; 3University of Maiduguri,Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno; 4Department of Surgery, College ofMedical Sciences University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno;5University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno

2.10. Influence of Operative Approach and Conduit Type onShort-Term Outcomes After Esophagectomy. R. P.Merkow,1,2 K. Y. Bilimoria,1 M. D. McCarter,2 C. Y. Ko,3 D. J.Bentrem1; 1Northwestern University Feinberg School ofMedicine, Chicago, IL; 2University of Colorado School ofMedicine, Aurora, CO; 3University of California - Los AngelesSchool of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA