Issue 1/2009
Content (33 Articles)
Report of the 2008 Education Committee panel on “Teaching Safety in the OR”
Daniel B. Jones
An Improved Method of Assessing Esophageal Emptying Using the Timed Barium Study Following Surgical Myotomy for Achalasia
Arzu Oezcelik, Jeffrey A. Hagen, James M. Halls, Jessica M. Leers, Emmanuele Abate, Shahin Ayazi, Joerg Zehetner, Steven R. DeMeester, Farzaneh Banki, John C. Lipham, Tom R. DeMeester
Comparison of Surgically Resected Polypoid Lesions of the Gallbladder to their Pre-operative Ultrasound Characteristics
Martin D. Zielinski, Thomas D. Atwell, Peyton W. Davis, Michael L. Kendrick, Florencia G. Que
Surgical Resection Versus Palliative Chemoradiotherapy for the Management of Pancreatic Cancer with Local Venous Invasion: A Decision Analysis
Michael A. Abramson, Edward W. Swanson, Edward E. Whang
Practical Limitations of Bioresorbable Membranes in the Prevention of Intra-Abdominal Adhesions
Rizal Lim, Jonathan M. Morrill, Ryan C. Lynch, Karen L. Reed, Adam C. Gower, Susan E. Leeman, Arthur F. Stucchi, James M. Becker
An FDA Approved Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist is Effective in Reducing Intraabdominal Adhesions when Administered Intraperitoneally, But Not Orally
Rizal Lim, Jonathan M. Morrill, Scott G. Prushik, Karen L. Reed, Adam C. Gower, Susan E. Leeman, Arthur F. Stucchi, James M. Becker
Dendritic Cells in Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Yuri V. Bobryshev, Dinh Tran, Murray C. Killingsworth, Michael Buckland, Reginald V. N. Lord
Recurrent Symptoms after Fundoplication with a Negative pH Study—Recurrent Reflux or Functional Heartburn?
Sarah K. Thompson, Wang Cai, Glyn G. Jamieson, Alison Y. Zhang, Jennifer C. Myers, Zoe E. Parr, David I. Watson, Jenny Persson, Gerald Holtmann, Peter G. Devitt
Laparoscopic Fundoplication in Patients with a Hypertensive Lower Esophageal Sphincter
Peter J. Lamb, Jennifer C. Myers, Sarah K. Thompson, Glyn G. Jamieson
Geranylgeranylacetone Prevents Acute Liver Damage after Massive Hepatectomy in Rats through Suppression of a CXC Chemokine GRO1 and Induction of Heat Shock Proteins
Hirofumi Kanemura, Kenji Kusumoto, Hidenori Miyake, Seiki Tashiro, Kazuhito Rokutan, Mitsuo Shimada
Multiagent Chemotherapy for Isolated Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Single-centered Retrospective Study
Srinevas K. Reddy, Gloria Broadwater, Donna Niedzwiecki, Andrew S. Barbas, Herbert I. Hurwitz, Johanna C. Bendell, Michael A. Morse, Bryan M. Clary
Impact of Adjuvant Gemcitabine Plus S-1 Chemotherapy After Surgical Resection for Adenocarcinoma of the Body or Tail of the Pancreas
Yoshiaki Murakami, Kenichiro Uemura, Takeshi Sudo, Yasuo Hayashidani, Yasushi Hashimoto, Hiroki Ohge, Taijiro Sueda
Predicting Strangulated Small Bowel Obstruction: An Old Problem Revisited
Tim Jancelewicz, Lan T. Vu, Alexandra E. Shawo, Benjamin Yeh, Warren J. Gasper, Hobart W. Harris
Outcome of Right Colectomy for Cancer in Octogenarians
Anne J. Gurevitch, Baruch Davidovitch, Hanoch Kashtan
Health-Related Quality of Life after Colonic Resection for Diverticular Disease: Long-term Results
Marco Scarpa, Duilio Pagano, Cesare Ruffolo, Anna Pozza, Lino Polese, Mauro Frego, Davide F. D’Amico, Imerio Angriman
Small Intestinal Submucosa as a Bioscaffold for Tissue Regeneration in Defects of the Colonic Wall
Jens Hoeppner, Vladan Crnogorac, Goran Marjanovic, Eva Jüttner, Wojciech Karcz, Hans-Fred Weiser, Ullrich Theodor Hopt
Does Mesorectal Preservation Protect the Ileoanal Anastomosis after Restorative Proctocolectomy?
Andreas D. Rink, Irina Radinski, Karl-Heinz Vestweber
Rectal and Pouch Recurrences After Surgical Treatment for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Fabio Guilherme Campos, Antonio Rocco Imperiale, Víctor Edmond Seid, Rodrigo Oliva Perez, Afonso Henrique da Silva e Sousa Jr, Desidério Roberto Kiss, Angelita Habr-Gama, Ivan Cecconello
Death after Bowel Resection: Patient Disease, Not Surgeon Error
Neil H. Hyman, Peter A. Cataldo, Elizabeth H. Burns, Steven R. Shackford
The Spectrum of Abdominal Tuberculosis in a Developed Country: A Single Institution’s Experience Over 7 Years
Ker-Kan Tan, Kenneth Chen, Richard Sim
Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy with Selective Vascular Exclusion
Ibrahim Dagher, Giuseppe Di Giuro, Panagiotis Lainas, Dominique Franco
Recurrence of Anal Adenocarcinoma After Local Excision and Adjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
Jacqueline Lee, Marvin Corman
Efficacy of the Electrothermal Bipolar Vessel Sealer in Laparoscopic Spleen-Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy with Conservation of the Splenic Artery and Vein
O. Suzuki, E. Tanaka, S. Hirano, M. Suzuoki, H. Hashida, T. Ichimura, N. Sagawa, T. Shichinohe, S. Kondo
Transumbilical Gelport Access Technique for Performing Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS)
Aziz M. Merchant, Michael W. Cook, Brent C. White, S. Scott Davis, John F. Sweeney, Edward Lin
Prevention and Management of Pancreatic Fistula
Mark P. Callery, Wande B. Pratt, Charles M. Vollmer Jr
A Case of Peribiliary Cyst Presenting with Obstructive Jaundice
Naoki Ikenaga, Kazuo Chijiiwa, Kazuhiro Otani, Jiro Ohuchida, Shuichiro Uchiyama
Giant Trichobezoar and Gastric Perforation in a Normal Healthy Woman
Amanpal Singh, Tina Kochar, Advitya Malhotra
Peri-operative Morbidity Affects the Long-Term Survival in Patients Following Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases
Mettu S. Reddy, Shahid Farid, Rajendra Prasad
Response to: Perioperative Morbidity Affects the Long-Term Survival in Patients Following Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases
Robert Padbury, Marc Schiesser