Issue 1/2014
Content (113 Articles)
The laparoscopic hiatoplasty with antireflux surgery is a safe and effective procedure to repair giant hiatal hernia
Luigi Marano, Michele Schettino, Raffaele Porfidia, Michele Grassia, Marianna Petrillo, Giuseppe Esposito, Bartolomeo Braccio, PierLuigi Gallo, Modestino Pezzella, Angelo Cosenza, Giuseppe Izzo, Natale Di Martino
Complete pathological response (ypT0N0M0) after preoperative chemotherapy alone for stage IV rectal cancer
Surennaidoo P Naiken, Christian Toso, Laura Rubbia-Brandt, Theodoros Thomopoulos, Arnaud Roth, Gilles Mentha, Philippe Morel, Pascal Gervaz
Impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with PELF-protocoll versus surgery alone in the treatment of advanced gastric carcinoma
Catharina Ruf, Oliver Thomusch, Matthias Goos, Frank Makowiec, Gerald Illerhaus, Guenther Ruf
Effect on the tensile strength of human acellular dermis (Epiflex®) of in-vitro incubation simulating an open abdomen setting
Mario Vitacolonna, Michael Mularczyk, Florian Herrle, Torsten J Schulze, Hans Haupt, Matthias Oechsner, Lothar R Pilz, Peter Hohenberger, Eric Dominic Rössner
Changes in obesity-related diseases and biochemical variables after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a two-year follow-up study
Villy Våge, Vetle Aaberge Sande, Gunnar Mellgren, Camilla Laukeland, Jan Behme, John Roger Andersen
An atypical presentation of intrahepatic perforated cholecystitis: a modern indication to open cholecystectomy. Report of a case
Marcello Donati, Antonio Biondi, Francesco Basile, Salvatore Gruttadauria
Intraoperative use of enriched collagen and elastin matrices with freshly isolated adipose-derived stem/stromal cells: a potential clinical approach for soft tissue reconstruction
Ziyad Alharbi, Sultan Almakadi, Christian Opländer, Michael Vogt, Hans-Oliver Rennekampff, Norbert Pallua
Follicular nodules (Thy3) of the thyroid: is total thyroidectomy the best option?
Pietro Giorgio Calò, Fabio Medas, Rosa Santa Cruz, Francesco Podda, Enrico Erdas, Giuseppe Pisano, Angelo Nicolosi
Endovascular aneurysm repair in emergent ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with a ‘real’ hostile neck and severely tortuous iliac artery of an elderly patient
Nan Wu, Changwei Liu, Qining Fu, Rong Zeng, Yu Chen, Genhuan Yang, Bao Liu
Novel application of simultaneous multi-image display during complex robotic abdominal procedures
Yanghee Woo, Gi Hong Choi, Byung Soh Min, Woo Jin Hyung
Use of human fibrin glue (Ti sseel) versus sta ples for mesh fixation in laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty (TISTA): a randomized controlled trial (NCT01641718)
Sascha A Müller, Rene Warschkow, Ulrich Beutner, Cornelia Lüthi, Kristjan Ukegjini, Bruno M Schmied, Ignazio Tarantino
Pylorus preserving loop duodeno-enterostomy with sleeve gastrectomy - preliminary results
Jodok Matthias Grueneberger, Iwona Karcz-Socha, Goran Marjanovic, Simon Kuesters, Krystyna Zwirska-Korczala, Katharina Schmidt, W Konrad Karcz
Neurofibroma invading into urinary bladder presenting with symptoms of obstructed defecation and a large perineal hernia
Duminda Subasinghe, Chathuranga Tisara Keppetiyagama, Chandu De Silva, Neville D Perera, Dharmabandhu N Samarasekera
Bilaterally symmetrical congenital absence of radial artery: a case report
Ying Zheng, Lei Shao, Jing-yuan Mao
The evaluation of a rectal cancer decision aid and the factors influencing its implementation in clinical practice
Robert Wu, Robin Boushey, Beth Potter, Dawn Stacey
Longitudinal plication - a surgical strategy for complete rectal prolapse management
Seerwan HS Qaradaghy, Taher AH Hawramy, Beston F Nore, Karwan H-A Abdullah, Rooshad A Muhammad, Mustafa OM Zangana, Jabar M Saleh, Diyaree N Ismael
Outcomes and cost analysis of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for treatment of acute appendicitis: 4-years experience in a district hospital
Vincenzo Minutolo, Alessio Licciardello, Biagio Di Stefano, Manuel Arena, Goffredo Arena, Vincenzo Antonacci
High cardiac background activity limits 99mTc-MIBI radioguided surgery in aortopulmonary window parathyroid adenomas
Thomas Schwarzlmüller, Katrin Brauckhoff, Kristian Løvås, Martin Biermann, Michael Brauckhoff
An outcome prediction model for exsanguinating patients with blunt abdominal trauma after damage control laparotomy: a retrospective study
Shang-Yu Wang, Chien-Hung Liao, Chih-Yuan Fu, Shih-Ching Kang, Chun-Hsiang Ouyang, I-Ming Kuo, Jr-Rung Lin, Yu-Pao Hsu, Chun-Nan Yeh, Shao-Wei Chen
Abdominal wall reconstruction with components separation and mesh reinforcement in complex hernia repair
Claire L Nockolds, Jason P Hodde, Paul S Rooney
Infliximab’s influence on anastomotic strength and degree of inflammation in intestinal surgery in a rabbit model
Erik Frostberg, Petter Ström, Oke Gerke, Niels Qvist
Total parathyroidectomy with trace amounts of parathyroid tissue autotransplantation as the treatment of choice for secondary hyperparathyroidism: a single-center experience
Qingqing He, Dayong Zhuang, Luming Zheng, Ziyi Fan, Peng Zhou, Jian Zhu, Songjian Duan, Yanning Li, Yanming Ge, Zhen Lv, Lei Cao
Totally implantable venous access devices: retrospective analysis of different insertion techniques and predictors of complications in 796 devices implanted in a single institution
Elisa Granziera, Marco Scarpa, Angelo Ciccarese, Bogdan Filip, Matteo Cagol, Valentina Manfredi, Rita Alfieri, Connie Celentano, Sandra Cappellato, Carlo Castoro, Muzio Meroni
Pain relief from combined wound and intraperitoneal local anesthesia for patients who undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Chun-Nan Yeh, Chun-Yi Tsai, Chi-Tung Cheng, Shang-Yu Wang, Yu-Yin Liu, Kun-Chun Chiang, Feng-Jen Hsieh, Chih-Chung Lin, Yi-Yin Jan, Miin-Fu Chen
Effect of occipitocervical fusion with screw-rod system for upper cervical spine tumor
Jun Zou, Chenxi Yuan, Ruofu Zhu, Zhiming Zhang, Weimin Jiang, Huilin Yang
Long term follow up and retrospective study on 533 gastric cancer cases
Wei-Juan Zeng, Wen-Qin Hu, Lin-Wei Wang, Shu-Guang Yan, Jian-Ding Li, Hao-Liang Zhao, Chun-Wei Peng, Gui-Fang Yang, Yan Li
Urethral metastasis from a sigmoid colon carcinoma: a quite rare case report and review of the literature
Shinsuke Kazama, Joji Kitayama, Eiji Sunami, Aya Niimi, Akira Nomiya, Yukio Homma, Toshiaki Watanabe
Bipolar radiofrequency ablation is useful for treating atrial fibrillation combined with heart valve diseases
Lin Chen, Yingbin Xiao, Ruiyan Ma, Baicheng Chen, Jia Hao, Chuan Qin, Wei Cheng, Renguo Wen
Mesh Or Patch for Hernia on Epigastric and Umbilical Sites (MORPHEUS trial): study protocol for a multi-centre patient blinded randomized controlled trial
Jeroen EH Ponten, Bart JM Leenders, Jan A Charbon, Tanja Lettinga - van de Poll, Jeroen Heemskerk, Ingrid S Martijnse, Joop LM Konsten, Simon W Nienhuijs
Perioperative blood transfusion adversely affects prognosis after resection of lung cancer: a systematic review and a meta-analysis
Haixing Luan, Feng Ye, Lupeng Wu, Yanming Zhou, Jie Jiang
Intractable duodenal ulcer caused by transmural migration of gossypiboma into the duodenum - a case report and literature review
Yun-Xiao Lv, Cheng-Chan Yu, Chun-Fang Tung, Cheng-Chung Wu
Spontaneous mesenteric hematoma complicating an exacerbation of Crohn’s disease: report of a case
Hutan Ashrafian, James HR Manfield, Anuja Mitra, Derek J Boyle, Pawan Mathur
Large twisted ovarian fibroma associated with Meigs’ syndrome, abdominal pain and severe anemia treated by laparoscopic surgery
Antonio Macciò, Clelia Madeddu, Paraskevas Kotsonis, Michele Pietrangeli, Anna Maria Paoletti
A bilateral neoplasm in chest: a case report and literature review
Cheng Shen, Zhaojie Han, Guowei Che
Anatomical study of simple landmarks for guiding the quick access to humeral circumflex arteries
Yi-xin Chen, Yi Zhu, Fu-hua Wu, Xin Zheng, Yu-fan Wangyang, Han Yuan, Xiao-xiao Xie, Dong-ya Li, Chang-jun Wang, Hong-fei Shi
Feasibility of enhanced recovery after surgery in gastric surgery: a retrospective study
Takanobu Yamada, Tsutomu Hayashi, Toru Aoyama, Junya Shirai, Hirohito Fujikawa, Haruhiko Cho, Takaki Yoshikawa, Yasushi Rino, Munetaka Masuda, Hideki Taniguchi, Ryoji Fukushima, Akira Tsuburaya
Does recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph node metastasis really affect the prognosis in node-positive patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the middle thoracic esophagus?
Jie Wu, Qi-Xun Chen, Xing-Ming Zhou, Wei-Ming Mao, Mark J Krasna
Effect of pre- and post-treatment α-fetoprotein levels and tumor size on survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated by resection, transarterial chemoembolization or radiofrequency ablation: a retrospective study
Adriana Toro, Annalisa Ardiri, Maurizio Mannino, Maria Concetta Arcerito, Giovanni Mannino, Filippo Palermo, Gaetano Bertino, Isidoro Di Carlo
Are there any differences between age groups regarding colorectal surgery in elderly patients?
Huseyin Yuce Bircan, Bora Koc, Umit Ozcelik, Gokhan Adas, Servet Karahan, Alp Demirag
Posterior tibial artery aneurysm: a case report with review of literature
Jayesh Sagar, Mathew Button
Improving quality through process change: a scoping review of process improvement tools in cancer surgery
Alice C Wei, David R Urbach, Katharine S Devitt, Meagan Wiebe, Oliver F Bathe, Robin S McLeod, Erin D Kennedy, Nancy N Baxter
Perforated sigmoid diverticulitis in a lumbar hernia after iliac crest bone graft - a case report
Florian S Frueh, Raphael N Vuille-dit-Bille, Dimitri A Raptis, Hanspeter Notter, Brigitte S Muff
Case review analysis of operating room decisions to cancel surgery
Ju-Hsin Chang, Ke-Wei Chen, Kuen-Bao Chen, Kin-Shing Poon, Shih-Kai Liu
Endoscopic thyroid surgery via a breast approach: a single institution’s experiences
Yong-Seok Kim, Kyu-Hwa Joo, Sun-Cheol Park, Kee-Hwan Kim, Chang-Hyuck Ahn, Jeong-Soo Kim
Reconstruction option of abdominal wounds with large tissue defects
Martin Hutan, Christian Bartko, Ivan Majesky, Augustin Prochotsky, Jaroslav Sekac, Jan Skultety
Biodegradable materials for surgical management of infective endocarditis: new solution or a dead end street?
Patrick O Myers, Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, Afksendiyos Kalangos
Integrating team resource management program into staff training improves staff’s perception and patient safety in organ procurement and transplantation: the experience in a university-affiliated medical center in Taiwan
Ya-Chi Hsu, Jih-Shuin Jerng, Ching-Wen Chang, Li-Chin Chen, Ming-Yuan Hsieh, Szu-Fen Huang, Yueh-Ping Liu, Kuan-Yu Hung
A multiplanar complex resection of a low-grade chondrosarcoma of the distal femur guided by K-wires previously inserted under CT-guide: a case report
Carmine Zoccali, Barbara Rossi, Virginia Ferraresi, Vincenzo Anelli, Alessandro Rita
Comparison of single and two-tunnel techniques during open treatment of acromioclavicular joint disruption
Zhiyong Hou, Jove Graham, Yingze Zhang, Kent Strohecker, Daniel Feldmann, Thomas R Bowen, Wei Chen, Wade Smith
Complete resection of a giant mediastinal teratoma occupying the entire right hemithorax in a 14-year-old boy
Honglin Zhao, Daxing Zhu, Qinghua Zhou
A cross-sectional retrospective analysis of the regionalization of complex surgery
James Studnicki, Christopher Craver, Christopher M Blanchette, John W Fisher, Sara Shahbazi
Successful surgical approach for a patient with encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis after hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a case report and literature review
Katsushi Takebayashi, Hiromichi Sonoda, Tomoharu Shimizu, Hiroyuki Ohta, Mitsuaki Ishida, Eiji Mekata, Yoshihiro Endo, Tohru Tani, Masaji Tani
Latencies longer than 3.5 ms after vagus nerve stimulation does not exclude a nonrecurrent inferior laryngeal nerve
Michael Brauckhoff, Helle Naterstad, Katrin Brauckhoff, Martin Biermann, Turid Aas
Rhizotomy targeting the intermediate nerve, the glossopharyngeal nerve and the upper 1st to 2nd rootlets of the vagus nerve for the treatment of laryngeal neuralgia combined with intermediate nerve neuralgia-a case report
Qiang Zong, Kai Zhang, Guangliang Han, Shengye Yang, Lijiang Wang, Hongxing Li
Analysis of operative efficacy for giant pituitary adenoma
Shousen Wang, Shun’an Lin, Liangfeng Wei, Lin Zhao, Yinxing Huang
Blind loop: rare but important surgical complication
John Michael DiBianco, Robert A Brenes, J Alexander Palesty
Randomized controlled multicentre study comparing biological mesh closure of the pelvic floor with primary perineal wound closure after extralevator abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer (BIOPEX-study)
Gijsbert D Musters, Willem A Bemelman, Robbert JI Bosker, Jacobus WA Burger, Peter van Duijvendijk, Boudewijn van Etten, Anna AW van Geloven, Eelco JR de Graaf, Christiaan Hoff, Niels de Korte, Jeroen WA Leijtens, Harm JT Rutten, Baljit Singh, Anthony van de Ven, Ronald JCLM Vuylsteke, Johannes HW de wilt, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf, Pieter J Tanis
The efficacy of risk scores for predicting abdominal wound dehiscence: a case-controlled validation study
Jakub Kenig, Piotr Richter, Anna Lasek, Katarzyna Zbierska, Sabina Zurawska
Effect of delayed CNI-based immunosuppression with Advagraf® on liver function after MELD-based liver transplantation [IMUTECT]
Susanne Richter, Georg Polychronidis, Daniel N Gotthardt, Philipp Houben, Thomas Giese, Anja Sander, Colette Dörr-Harim, Markus K Diener, Peter Schemmer
Management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: dilemmas in diagnosis and treatment
Gulten Kiyak, Ersin Gurkan Dumlu, Ibrahim Kilinc, Mehmet Tokaç, Soner Akbaba, Ahmet Gurer, Alper Bilal Ozkardes, Mehmet Kilic
Open reduction and internal fixation of extracapsular mandibular condyle fractures: a long-term clinical and radiological follow-up of 25 patients
Alessia Spinzia, Renato Patrone, Evaristo Belli, Giovanni Dell’Aversana Orabona, Claudio Ungari, Fabio Filiaci, Alessandro Agrillo, Giacomo De Riu, Silvio Mario Meloni, Gianmauro Liberatore, Pasquale Piombino
Successful treatment of aberrant splenic artery aneurysm with a combination of coils embolization and covered stents
Weimin Zhou, Jiehua Qiu, Qingwen Yuan, Wei Zhou, Jixin Xiong, Qingzhong Zeng
Predictors of preoperative anxiety among surgical patients in Jimma University Specialized Teaching Hospital, South Western Ethiopia
Seifu Nigussie, Tefera Belachew, Wadu Wolancho
Adherence to guidelines of antibiotic prophylactic use in surgery: a prospective cohort study in North West Bank, Palestine
Samar MJ Musmar, Hiba Ba`ba, Ala` Owais
New suture materials for midline laparotomy closure: an experimental study
Juan M Bellón, Paloma Pérez-López, Raquel Simón-Allue, Sandra Sotomayor, Bárbara Pérez-Köhler, Estefanía Peña, Gemma Pascual, Begoña Calvo
Congential scoliosis in Wilson’s disease: case report and review of the literature
Zheng Li, Xin Yu, Jianxiong Shen, Jinqian Liang
Predictors for resectability and survival in locally advanced pancreatic cancer after gemcitabine-based neoadjuvant therapy
Ying-Jui Chao, Edgar D Sy, Hui-Ping Hsu, Yan-Shen Shan
Very late recurrence of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm rupture after patch repair
Ting-Tse Lin, Hsiao-En Tsai, Lin Lin, Tsung-Yan Chen, Cheng-Pin Lee, Chih-Chen Wu
Acquired heterotopic ossification in hips and knees following encephalitis: case report and literature review
Xianghong Zhang, Shuo Jie, Tang Liu, Xiangsheng Zhang
The evidence based dilemma of intraperitoneal drainage for pancreatic resection – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ulrich Nitsche, Tara C Müller, Christoph Späth, Lynne Cresswell, Dirk Wilhelm, Helmut Friess, Christoph W Michalski, Jörg Kleeff
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the colon with synchronous liver metastasis: a rare case report mimicking metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma
Domenico Risio, Rossana Percario, Margherita Legnini, Francesco Caldaralo, Domenico Angelucci, Camilla Marinelli, Alberto D'Aulerio, Roberto Cotellese, Luca Napolitano, Paolo Innocenti
Laparoscopic versus open adhesiolysis for small bowel obstruction - a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial
Ville Sallinen, Heidi Wikström, Mikael Victorzon, Paulina Salminen, Vesa Koivukangas, Eija Haukijärvi, Berndt Enholm, Ari Leppäniemi, Panu Mentula
Retrograde stapling of a free cervical jejunal interposition graft: a technical innovation and case report
Christina Hackl, Felix C Popp, Katharina Ehehalt, Lena-Marie Dendl, Volker Benseler, Philipp Renner, Martin Loss, Jurgen Dolderer, Lukas Prantl, Thomas Kühnel, Hans J Schlitt, Marc H Dahlke
Lower extremity soft tissue reconstruction and amputation rates in patients with open tibial fractures in Sweden during 1998–2010
Ulrika Tampe, Rüdiger J Weiss, Birgit Stark, Pehr Sommar, Zewar Al Dabbagh, Karl-Åke Jansson
Clinicopathological evaluation of anoxic mucosal injury in strangulation ileus
Ryuji Takahashi, Yoshito Akagi, Takaho Tanaka, Atsushi Kaibara, Sugako Kajiwara, Ichirou Shima, Jun Taguchi, Tomoaki Mizobe, Tatsuyuki Kakuma, Kazuo Shirouzu
Long unidirectional barbed suturing technique with extracorporeal traction in laparoscopic myomectomy
Yoichi Aoki, Iwaho Kikuchi, Jun Kumakiri, Mari Kitade, Azusa Shinjo, Rie Ozaki, Yu Kawasaki, Satoru Takeda
The pilot experience upon surgical ablation of large liver tumor by microwave system with tissue permittivity feedback control mechanism
Po-Chin Liang, Hong-Shiee Lai, Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih, Chih-Horng Wu, Kai-Wen Huang
Aortic bypass and orthotopic right renal autotransplantation for midaortic syndrome: a case report
Hao Zhang, Fang-da Li, Hua-liang Ren, Yue-hong Zheng
Can hyperbaric oxygen be used to prevent deep infections in neuro-muscular scoliosis surgery?
Mustafa Erkan Inanmaz, Kamil Cagri Kose, Cengiz Isik, Halil Atmaca, Hakan Basar
Unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF): a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Liang Wang, Yipeng Wang, Zhengyao Li, Bin Yu, Ye Li
Banded gastric bypass - four years follow up in a prospective multicenter analysis
Luc Lemmens, W Konrad Karcz, Waleed Bukhari, Jodok Fink, Simon Kuesters
Acute acalculous cholecystitis determining Mirizzi syndrome: case report and literature review
Marco Milone, Mario Musella, Paola Maietta, Dario Guadioso, Anna Pisapia, Guido Coretti, Giovanni De Palma, Francesco Milone
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts pathologic tumor response and survival after preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancer
Ik Yong Kim, Sei Hwan You, Young Wan Kim
Early prediction of survival after open surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms
Felix Krenzien, Ivan Matia, Georg Wiltberger, Hans-Michael Hau, Moritz Schmelzle, Sven Jonas, Udo X Kaisers, Peter T Fellmer
Prehabilitation for men undergoing radical prostatectomy: a multi-centre, pilot randomized controlled trial
Daniel Santa Mina, Andrew G Matthew, William J Hilton, Darren Au, Rashami Awasthi, Shabbir MH Alibhai, Hance Clarke, Paul Ritvo, John Trachtenberg, Neil E Fleshner, Antonio Finelli, Duminda Wijeysundera, Armen Aprikian, Simon Tanguay, Franco Carli
Acute inflammatory response in the subcutaneous versus periprosthethic space after incisional hernia repair: an original article
Rosalia Patti, Anna Maria Caruso, Paolo Aiello, Giuseppe Livio Angelo, Salvatore Buscemi, Gaetano Di Vita
Impact of comorbidities on postoperative complications in patients undergoing laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy for gastric cancer
Mikito Inokuchi, Keiji Kato, Hirofumi Sugita, Sho Otsuki, Kazuyuki Kojima
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor: 15-years’ experience in a single center
Ming Wang, Jia Xu, Yun Zhang, Lin Tu, Wei-Qing Qiu, Chao-Jie Wang, Yan-Ying Shen, Qiang Liu, Hui Cao
Handoffs and transitions in critical care (HATRICC): protocol for a mixed methods study of operating room to intensive care unit handoffs
Meghan B Lane-Fall, Rinad S Beidas, Jose L Pascual, Meredith L Collard, Hannah G Peifer, Tyler J Chavez, Mark E Barry, Jacob T Gutsche, Scott D Halpern, Lee A Fleisher, Frances K Barg
Spontaneous intraperitoneal rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst: a rare cause of ascites
Manel Limeme, Sana Yahyaoui, Houneida Zaghouani, Mosaab Ghannouchi, Abdelmajid Khnissi, Habib Amara, Rached Letaief, Dejla Bakir, Chakib Kraiem
Medical student recognition of benign anorectal conditions: the effect of attending the outpatient colorectal clinic
Constantine P Spanos, Apostolos Tsapas, Manolis Abatzis-Papadopoulos, Eleni Theodorakou, Giorgios N Marakis
Trends and results in treatment of gastric cancer over last two decades at single East European centre: a cohort study
Antanas Mickevicius, Povilas Ignatavicius, Rytis Markelis, Audrius Parseliunas, Dainora Butkute, Mindaugas Kiudelis, Zilvinas Endzinas, Almantas Maleckas, Zilvinas Dambrauskas
Laparoscopic bariatric surgery training program model: gastric bypass
Fabio R Thuler, Wilson R de Freitas Jr, Elias J Ilias, Paulo Kassab, Carlos Alberto Malheiros
Randomized control trial to evaluate the effects of acute testosterone administration in men on muscle mass, strength, and physical function following ACL reconstructive surgery: rationale, design, methods
Brian W Wu, Max Berger, Jonathan C Sum, George F Hatch III, E Todd Schroeder
Spontaneous complete migration of suture material after subcuticular continuous suture in cesarean section: a case report
Ki-Jin Ryu, Ki Hoon Ahn, Soon Cheol Hong
Psoas haematoma as a complication of Veress needle insertion: description of a case and literature review
Diana García-Alcázar, Beatriz García-Chapinal, Emma Batllori-Badia, Gregorio López-González, Estela Lorenzo-Hernando, Jesús S Jiménez-López, Leticia Muñoz-Hernando, José Luis Muñoz-González
Clinical value of exogenous factor XIII for prolonged air leak following pulmonary lobectomy: a case control study
Hidetoshi Inoue, Noritoshi Nishiyama, Shinjiro Mizuguchi, Koshi Nagano, Nobuhiro Izumi, Hiroaki Komatsu, Shigefumi Suehiro
Transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: preliminary experience and comparison to conventional multi-port laparoscopic surgery
Dianbo Yao, Shuodong Wu, Yongnan Li, Yongsheng Chen, Xiaopeng Yu, Jinyan Han
Pancytopenia in a surgical patient, a rare presentation of hyperthyroidism
Prabhat Jha, Yogendra Prasad Singh, Bikal Ghimire, Binit Kumar Jha
A case of splenic rupture: a rare event after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Girolamo Geraci, Antonino Picciurro, Andrea Attard, Giuseppe Modica, Massimo Cajozzo, Carmelo Sciumè
The utility of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting severe cholecystitis: a retrospective cohort study
Sang Kuon Lee, Sang Chul Lee, Jae Woo Park, Say-June Kim
Management of renal extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma
Vitalie Gherman, Ciprian Tomuleasa, Catalina Bungardean, Nicolae Crisan, Victor-Dan Ona, Bogdan Feciche, Alexandru Irimie, Ioan Coman
Cervical lymph node metastasis classified as regional nodal staging in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after radical esophagectomy and three-field lymph node dissection
Junqiang Chen, Sangang Wu, Xiongwei Zheng, Jianji Pan, Kunshou Zhu, Yuanmei Chen, Jiancheng Li, Lianming Liao, Yu Lin, Zhongxing Liao
Use of Floseal®, a human gelatine-thrombin matrix sealant, in surgery: a systematic review
María Echave, Itziar Oyagüez, Miguel Angel Casado
Predictive factors for successful limb salvage surgery in diabetic foot patients
Matthew Seung Suk Choi, Seung Bae Jeon, Jang Hyun Lee
Quality improvement practices used by teaching versus non-teaching trauma centres: analysis of a multinational survey of adult trauma centres in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
Vikas P Chaubey, Derek J Roberts, Mauricio B Ferri, Niklas H Bobrovitz, Henry T Stelfox
Lynch Syndrome from a surgeon perspective: retrospective study of clinical impact of mismatch repair protein expression analysis in colorectal cancer patients less than 50 years old
Gian Luca Baiocchi, Nazario Portolani, William Vermi, Carla Baronchelli, Federico Gheza, Claudio Zogno, Alessandro Scaglia, Eleonora Marchina, Guido AM Tiberio, Stefano Maria Giulini
Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures
Chia-Wei Yu, Ming-Kai Hsieh, Lih-Huei Chen, Chi-Chien Niu, Tsai-Sheng Fu, Po-Liang Lai, Wen-Jer Chen, Wen-Chien Chen, Meng-Ling Lu
Bony destructive injuries of the calcaneus: long-term results of a minimally invasive procedure followed by early functional exercise: a retrospective study
Yanling Su, Wei Chen, Qi Zhang, Song Liu, Tao Zhang, Yingze Zhang
Chronic pancreatitis of the pancreatic remnant is an independent risk factor for pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy
Marius Distler, Stephan Kersting, Felix Rückert, Peggy Kross, Hans-Detlev Saeger, Jürgen Weitz, Robert Grützmann
Post-operative depletion of platelet count is associated with anastomotic insufficiency following intrahepatic cholangiojejunostomy: a case–control study from the results of 220 cases of intrahepatic cholangiojejunostomy
Takehiro Noji, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, Yuma Ebihara, Toru Nakamura, Kentaro Kato, Joe Matsumoto, Eiichi Tanaka, Toshiaki Shichinohe, Satoshi Hirano