Issue 2/2014
Content (30 Articles)
High-Resolution Manometry Classifications for Idiopathic Achalasia in Patients with Chagas' Disease Esophagopathy
Fernando P. P. Vicentine, Fernando A. M. Herbella, Marco E. Allaix, Luciana C. Silva, Marco G. Patti
Clinical Significance of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules in Esophageal Cancer Patients
Amin Madani, Jonathan Spicer, Thierry Alcindor, Marc David, Marie Vanhuyse, Jamil Asselah, David Mulder, Lorenzo Ferri
Development and Characterization of a Surgical Mouse Model of Reflux Esophagitis and Barrett's Esophagus
Thai H. Pham, Robert M. Genta, Stuart Jon Spechler, Rhonda F. Souza, David H. Wang
Depth of Submucosal Tumor Infiltration and its Relevance in Lymphatic Metastasis Formation for T1b Squamous Cell and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus
Michael F. Nentwich, Katharina von Loga, Matthias Reeh, Faik G. Uzunoglu, Andreas Marx, Jakob R. Izbicki, Dean Bogoevski
Internal Hernia After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Ayman Obeid, Sandre McNeal, Matthew Breland, Richard Stahl, Ronald H Clements, Jayleen Grams
Overexpressing TNF-Alpha in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cells and Fibroblasts Modifies Cell Survival and Reduces Fatty Acid Synthesis via Downregulation of Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein-1 and Activation of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase
Mazhar Al-Zoubi, Galina Chipitsyna, Shivam Saxena, Konrad Sarosiek, Ankit Gandhi, Christopher Y. Kang, Daniel Relles, Jocelyn AndrelSendecki, Terry Hyslop, Charles J. Yeo, Hwyda A. Arafat
Radiographic Tumor–Vein Interface as a Predictor of Intraoperative, Pathologic, and Oncologic Outcomes in Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Hop S. Tran Cao, Alpana Balachandran, Huamin Wang, Graciela M. Nogueras-González, Christina E. Bailey, Jeffrey E. Lee, Peter W. T. Pisters, Douglas B. Evans, Gauri Varadhachary, Christopher H. Crane, Thomas A. Aloia, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Jason B. Fleming, Matthew H. G. Katz
Does Resident Experience Affect Outcomes in Complex Abdominal Surgery? Pancreaticoduodenectomy as an Example
Daniel M. Relles, Richard A. Burkhart, Michael J. Pucci, Jocelyn Sendecki, Renee Tholey, Ross Drueding, Patricia K. Sauter, Eugene P. Kennedy, Jordan M. Winter, Harish Lavu, Charles J. Yeo
High-Fat Diet Enhances Villus Growth During the Adaptation Response to Massive Proximal Small Bowel Resection
Pamela M. Choi, Raphael C. Sun, Jun Guo, Christopher R. Erwin, Brad W. Warner
Pharmacologic Prophylaxis, Postoperative INR, and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism after Hepatectomy
Hari Nathan, Matthew J. Weiss, Gerald A. Soff, Michelle Stempel, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Peter J. Allen, T. Peter Kingham, Yuman Fong, William R. Jarnagin, Michael I. D’Angelica
Planned Delay of Oral Intake After Esophagectomy Reduces the Cervical Anastomotic Leak Rate and Hospital Length of Stay
John S. Bolton, William C. Conway, Abbas E. Abbas
Outcomes of Esophagectomy for Esophageal Achalasia in the United States
Daniela Molena, Benedetto Mungo, Miloslawa Stem, Richard L. Feinberg, Anne O. Lidor
Endoscopic Ultrasound Staging of Stenotic Esophageal Cancers May Be Unnecessary to Determine the Need for Neoadjuvant Therapy
Stephanie G. Worrell, Daniel S. Oh, Christina L. Greene, Steven R. DeMeester, Jeffrey A. Hagen
Weight Loss Interventions for Morbidly Obese Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis: A Markov Decision Analysis Model
Bianca Bromberger, Paige Porrett, Rashikh Choudhury, Kristoffel Dumon, Kenric M. Murayama
Management of Acute Cholecystitis: Prevalence of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy and Delayed Cholecystectomy in the Elderly
John D. Cull, Jose M. Velasco, Alexander Czubak, Dahlia Rice, Eric C. Brown
Design, Development, and Evaluation of a Novel Retraction Device for Gallbladder Extraction During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Joshua M. Judge, George J. Stukenborg, William F. Johnston, William H. Guilford, Craig L. Slingluff Jr., Peter T. Hallowell
Clinical and Pathologic Features Influencing Survival in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Cynthia E. Weber, Eileen A. Bock, Michael G. Hurtuk, Gerard J. Abood, Jack Pickleman, Margo Shoup, Gerard V. Aranha
Postoperative Serum Amylase Predicts Pancreatic Fistula Formation Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Jordan M. Cloyd, Zachary J. Kastenberg, Brendan C. Visser, George A. Poultsides, Jeffrey A. Norton
Clinical Outcomes for Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Duodenum and Ampulla of Vater:A Population-Based Study
Reese W. Randle, Shuja Ahmed, Naeem A. Newman, Clancy J. Clark
Role of Gastrografin Challenge in Early Postoperative Small Bowel Obstruction
Mohammad A. Khasawneh, Maria L. Martinez Ugarte, Boris Srvantstian, Eric J. Dozois, Michael P. Bannon, Martin D. Zielinski
Trends in Treatment and Survival in Older Patients Presenting with Stage IV Colorectal Cancer
Gabriela M. Vargas, Kristin M. Sheffield, Abhishek D. Parmar, Yimei Han, Aakash Gajjar, Kimberly M. Brown, Taylor S. Riall
The Impact of Laparoscopic Versus Open Approach on Reoperation Rate After Segmental Colectomy: a Propensity Analysis
Paul J. Speicher, Brian R. Englum, Betty Jiang, Ricardo Pietrobon, Christopher R. Mantyh, John Migaly
Does Intramesorectal Proctectomy with Rectal Eversion Affect Postoperative Complications Compared to Standard Total Mesorectal Excision in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis?
Caitlin W. Hicks, Richard A. Hodin, Lieba Savitt, Liliana Bordeianou
Paradigm-Shifting New Evidence for Treatment of Rectal Cancer
Alessandro Fichera, Marco E. Allaix
Robotic Colorectal Surgery
Carrie Y. Peterson, Martin R. Weiser
Laparoscopic Splenectomy: Perioperative Management, Surgical Technique, and Results
P. Marco Fisichella, Yee M. Wong, Sam G. Pappas, Gerard J. Abood
Application of a Penrose Drain Guide for Vascular Stapling During Hepatic Surgery: How I Do It
Caitlin W. Hicks, Michael A. Choti
Alcohol Drinking does not Affect Postoperative Surgical Site Infection or Anastomotic Leakage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Daniel Mønsted Shabanzadeh, Lars Tue Sørensen
Single-Incision Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Jie Hua, Jian Gong, Bin Xu, Tingsong Yang, Zhenshun Song