William C. Cirocco

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

William C. Cirocco is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, William C. Cirocco has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Surgery, 24 papers in Oncology and 9 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in William C. Cirocco's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (16 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (14 papers) and Diverticular Disease and Complications (13 papers). William C. Cirocco is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (16 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (14 papers) and Diverticular Disease and Complications (13 papers). William C. Cirocco collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and United Kingdom. William C. Cirocco's co-authors include Lawrence C. Rusin, Michael J. Clare, Leo S. Luckinbill, Steven Buck, Robert Arking, John C. Reilly, Alexander Schwartzman, James Fleshman, Terry C. Hicks and David H. Levien and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Evolution and The American Journal of Surgery.

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William C. Cirocco

39 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Is There Still a Need to Discuss Preoperative Mechanical Bowel Preparation with Antibiotic Decontamination Before Elective Colorectal Operation? No! 2025 ·Journal of the American College of Surgeons ·William C. Cirocco	0
2	Further Evidence of the Increased Rate of Anastomotic Leak After Colorectal Resection in the Unprepped Patient 2025 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·William C. Cirocco	0
3	The Lost Science Supporting Bowel Preparation For Elective Colorectal Operations: From Poth to Nichols-Condon 2024 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·William C. Cirocco	1
4	The Louis J. Hirschman Lineage (Hirschman to Nigro): The Rise of a Society and the Fall of a University Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery—Part 2 2023 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·William C. Cirocco	0
5	Trends and benefits of prophylactic ureter catheters in the era of minimally invasive surgery 2022 ·The American Journal of Surgery ·William C. Cirocco	0
6	It is time to retire Goodsall’s Rule: the Midline Rule is a more accurate predictor of the true and natural course of anal fistulas 2020 ·Techniques in Coloproctology ·William C. Cirocco, John C. Reilly	10
7	The Christmas miracle of 1809: How a “backwoodsman without a diploma to practice” became the father of abdominal surgery 2019 ·The American Journal of Surgery ·William C. Cirocco	0
8	Rectal resection following neoadjuvant therapy in a Midwest community hospital setting: The case for standardization over centralization as the means to optimize rectal cancer outcomes in the United States 2018 ·The American Journal of Surgery ·William C. Cirocco	4
9	The 113th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 2015 ·Techniques in Coloproctology ·William C. Cirocco	1
10	Advancing Standards of Rectal Cancer Care 2014 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·William C. Cirocco, Scott R. Steele, W. Donald Buie	6
11	Restrictive Covenants in Physician Contracts: An American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons' Survey 2011 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·William C. Cirocco	1
12	Life threatening sepsis and mortality following stapled hemorrhoidopexy 2007 ·Surgery ·William C. Cirocco	35
13	Fluoroscopy 1996 ·Surgical Endoscopy ·William C. Cirocco, Lawrence C. Rusin	25
14	Minimizing Trochar Site Herniation in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 1995 ·Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery ·Alexander Schwartzman, William C. Cirocco, (unknown)	7
15	Life-threatening hemorrhage and exsanguination from Crohn's disease 1995 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·William C. Cirocco, John C. Reilly, Lawrence C. Rusin	58
16	Latex allergy—Report of an anaphylactic reaction 1995 ·Surgery ·Richard J. Scriven, William C. Cirocco, (unknown)	2
17	Anterior resection for the treatment of rectal prolapse: a 20-year experience. 1993 ·PubMed ·William C. Cirocco, (unknown)	35
18	The reliability of cecal landmarks during colonoscopy 1993 ·Surgical Endoscopy ·William C. Cirocco, Lawrence C. Rusin	12
19	Documenting the use of fluoroscopy during colonoscopic examination: a prospective study 1991 ·Surgical Endoscopy ·William C. Cirocco, Lawrence C. Rusin	13
20	Simplified seton management for complex anal fistulas 1991 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·William C. Cirocco, Lawrence C. Rusin	13

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