Selected Publications

Shantha Kumara H, Jaspreet S, Pettke E, Miyagaki H, Herath SA, Yan X, Cekic V, Whelan RL.: Osteopontin levels are persistently elevated for 4 weeks following minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection Surgical Innovation : 2022 (Epub).

Tong JK, Straker RJ, Pettke E, Shanmugan S, Saur NM, Aarons CB, Bleier JI, Mahmoud NN: Exploring the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on patterns of colorectal surgical care Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 65 (5): 2022.

Kumara HMCS, Addison P, Gamage DN, Pettke E, Shah A, Yan X, Cekic V, Whelan RL: Sustained postoperative plasma elevations of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 following minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection Molecular & Clinical Oncolody 16 (2): 28,2022.

Shantha Kumara H, Miyagaki H, Herath SA, Pettke E, Yan X, Cekic V, Whelan RL: Plasma MMP-2 and MMP-7 levels are elevated first month after surgery and may promote growth of residual metastases World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 13 (8): 879-892,2021.

Heidelberg LS, Pettke EN, Wagner T, Angotti L: An atypical case of necrotizing fasciitis secondary to perforated cecal cancer Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2020 (11): rjaa371,2020.

Pettke E, Ilonzo N, Scanlan J, Griffin J, Whelan RL: Loss of independence after colorectal resection Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 63 (6): e99,2020.

Dricken J, Pettke E, Griffin JA, Li HY, Mehta V: Scrotal and penile erythrodysesthesia associated with neoadjuvant capecitabine chemoradiation Cureus 12 (4): e7724,2020.

Winkler Carl S, Sandhu Jaspreet, Pettke Erica, Merchea Amit, Fong Yuman, Kumara HMC Shantha, Whelan Richard L: Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy, a palliative treatment approach for patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis: Description of method and systematic review of literature Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 63 (2): 242-255,2020.

Pettke E, Whelan R: The management of colon polyps Current Surgical Therapy, 13th Edition : 273-277,2020.

Pettke Erica, Leigh Natasha, Shah Abhinit, Cekic Vesna, Yan Xiaohong, Kumara H M C Shantha, Gandhi Nipa, Whelan Richard L: Splenic flexure mobilization for sigmoid and low anterior resections in the minimally invasive era: How often and at what cost? American Journal of Surgery : 2019 .

Academic Contact Information

Division of Colorectal Surgery - Department of Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
4 Silverstein Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-662-2078