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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Issue 4/2017

Content (20 Articles)

Original Article

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios can Predict Treatment Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Esophageal Cancer

Patrick J. McLaren, Nathan W. Bronson, Kyle D. Hart, Gina M. Vaccaro, Ken M. Gatter, Charles R. Thomas Jr., John G. Hunter, James P. Dolan

Open Access Original Article

The Development, Application and Analysis of an Enhanced Recovery Programme for Major Oesophagogastric Resection

Timothy J. Underwood, F. Noble, N. Madhusudan, D. Sharland, R. Fraser, J. Owsley, M. Grant, J. J. Kelly, James P. Byrne, A. Sansome, N. McGill, A. Cowan, C. Allan, D. Sparkes, L. Krivskiy, R. Chapman, J. Pointer, N. Perera, R. Devlin, S. Davies, R Simpson, M. Saunders, C. Sheikh

Original Article

Chronic Gastrointestinal Dysmotility and Pain Following Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis

George K. John, Vikesh K. Singh, Robert A. Moran, Daniel Warren, Zhaoli Sun, Niraj Desai, Christi Walsh, Rita R. Kalyani, Erica Hall, Kenzo Hirose, Martin A. Makary, Ellen M. Stein

Original Article

Planned Treatment of Advanced Metastatic Disease with Completion Ablation After Hepatic Resection

Bruno C. Odisio, Suguru Yamashita, Livia Frota, Steven Y. Huang, Scott E. Kopetz, Kamran Ahrar, Yun Shin Chun, Thomas A. Aloia, Marshall E. Hicks, Sanjay Gupta, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey

Original Article

Selective Perioperative Administration of Pasireotide is More Cost-Effective Than Routine Administration for Pancreatic Fistula Prophylaxis

Jason W. Denbo, Rebecca S. Slack, Morgan Bruno, Jordan M. Cloyd, Laura Prakash, Jason B. Fleming, Michael P. Kim, Thomas A. Aloia, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Jeffrey E. Lee, Matthew H. G. Katz

Original Article

Does Hyperbilirubinemia Contribute to Adverse Patient Outcomes Following Pancreatoduodenectomy?

Scott Dolejs, Ben L. Zarzaur, Nicholas J. Zyromski, Henry A. Pitt, Taylor S. Riall, Bruce L. Hall, Stephen W. Behrman

Original Article

Effect of Age (over 75 Years) on Postoperative Complications and Survival in Patients Undergoing Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Roberto Santambrogio, Matteo Barabino, Giovanna Scifo, Mara Costa, Marco Giovenzana, Enrico Opocher

Original Article

Clinical Implications of Biliary Confluence Pattern for Bismuth-Corlette Type IV Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma Applied to Hemihepatectomy

Gu-wei Ji, Fei-peng Zhu, Ke Wang, Chen-yu Jiao, Zi-cheng Shao, Xiang-cheng Li

Original Article

Laparoscopic-Assisted Percutaneous Endoscopic Cecostomy (LAPEC) in Children and Young Adults

Shifra Koyfman, Kristen Swartz, Allan M. Goldstein, Kyle Staller

Original Article

Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Colectomy Improves Perioperative Outcomes Without Increasing Operative Time Compared to the Open Approach: a National Analysis of 8791 Patients

Harold J. Leraas, Cecilia T. Ong, Zhifei Sun, Mohamed A. Adam, Jina Kim, Brian F. Gilmore, Brian Ezekian, Uttara S. Nag, Christopher R. Mantyh, John Migaly

Original Article

Determining the Optimal Quantitative Threshold for Preoperative Albumin Level Before Elective Colorectal Surgery

Victoria Bendersky, Zhifei Sun, Mohamed A. Adam, Christel Rushing, Jina Kim, Linda Youngwirth, Megan Turner, John Migaly, Christopher R. Mantyh

Review Article

Predictive Factors for Lymph Node Metastasis in Undifferentiated Early Gastric Cancer: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Xudong Zhao, Aizhen Cai, Hongqing Xi, Lin Chen, Zheng Peng, Peiyu Li, Na Liu, Jianxin Cui, Hua Li

How I do it

Biliary Duct-to-Duct Reconstruction with a Tunneled Retroperitoneal T-Tube During Liver Transplantation: a Novel Approach to Decrease Biliary Leaks After T-Tube Removal

Julie Navez, Kayvan Mohkam, Benjamin Darnis, Jean-Baptiste Cazauran, Christian Ducerf, Jean-Yves Mabrut

Evidence-Based Current Surgical Practice

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Complicated Diverticulitis

Najjia N. Mahmoud, Elijah W. Riddle

Case Report

Successful Treatment of an Unusual Case of FPLD2: The Role of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass—Case Report and Literature Review

Sharon Grundfest-Broniatowski, JingLiang Yan, Matthew Kroh, Holly Kilim, Andrew Stephenson

GI Image

Isolated Pancreatic Uncinate Duct IPMN

Ajay V. Maker, Vijay K. Maker

GI Image

Duodenal Reconstruction Following Extended Right Colectomy: the Pedicled Ileal Flap Technique

Franck Maillet, Stéphane Bourgouin, Lilian Gaubert, Paul Balandraud

Pancreas Club

Proceedings of the 50th Annual Pancreas Club Meeting

Marshall S. Baker, Nicholas J. Zyromski

White Paper

Advanced GI Surgery Training—a Roadmap for the Future: the White Paper from the SSAT Task Force on Advanced GI Surgery Training

Matthew M. Hutter, Kevin E. Behrns, Nathaniel J. Soper, Fabrizio Michelassi