Issue 8/2009
Content (21 Articles)
Surgeon Perceptions of Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)
Eric T. Volckmann, Eric S. Hungness, Nathaniel J. Soper, Lee L. Swanstrom
ERCC1 and XRCC1 Gene Polymorphisms Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy in Esophageal Cancer
Ute Warnecke-Eberz, Daniel Vallböhmer, Hakan Alakus, Fabian Kütting, Georg Lurje, Elfriede Bollschweiler, Anke Wienand-Dorweiler, Uta Drebber, Arnulf H. Hölscher, Ralf Metzger
A New Technique for Measurement of Pharyngeal pH: Normal Values and Discriminating pH Threshold
S. Ayazi, J. C. Lipham, J. A. Hagen, A. L. Tang, J. Zehetner, J. M. Leers, A. Oezcelik, E. Abate, F. Banki, S. R. DeMeester, T. R. DeMeester
Inhibition of Nucleostemin Upregulates CDX2 Expression in HT29 Cells in Response to Bile Acid Exposure: Implications in the Pathogenesis of Barrett’s Esophagus
Yong-Gang Sun, Xing-Wei Wang, Shi-Ming Yang, Gang Zhou, Wei-Qiang Wang, Hong-Bin Wang, Rong-Quan Wang, Dian-Chun Fang
Obesity and Gastroesophageal Reflux: Quantifying the Association Between Body Mass Index, Esophageal Acid Exposure, and Lower Esophageal Sphincter Status in a Large Series of Patients with Reflux Symptoms
Shahin Ayazi, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Linda S. Chan, Steven R. DeMeester, Molly W. Lin, Ali Ayazi, Jessica M. Leers, Arzu Oezcelik, Farzaneh Banki, John C. Lipham, Tom R. DeMeester, Peter F. Crookes
Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome (DIOS) in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis After Lung Transplantation
Jonathan R. Morton, Nabila Ansari, Allan R. Glanville, Alan P. Meagher, Reginald V. N. Lord
Abdominal Computed Tomography for Diagnosing Postoperative Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Leaks
Wisam Khoury, Amir Ben-Yehuda, Menahem Ben-Haim, Joseph M. Klausner, Oded Szold
Colorectal Surgical Specimen Lymph Node Harvest: Improvement of Lymph Node Yield with a Pathology Assistant
Jeffery A. Reese, Christopher Hall, Kelly Bowles, Robert C. Moesinger
Volumetric and Functional Recovery of the Remnant Liver After Major Liver Resection with Prior Portal Vein Embolization
Jacomina W. van den Esschert, Wilmar de Graaf, Krijn P. van Lienden, Olivier R. Busch, Michal Heger, Otto M. van Delden, Dirk J. Gouma, Roelof J. Bennink, Johan S. Laméris, Thomas M. van Gulik
Gemcitabine-Based Adjuvant Chemotherapy Improves Survival After Aggressive Surgery for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Yoshiaki Murakami, Kenichiro Uemura, Takeshi Sudo, Yasuo Hayashidani, Yasushi Hashimoto, Hiroaki Nakamura, Akira Nakashima, Taijiro Sueda
Comparative Analysis of Outcomes in Living and Deceased Donor Liver Transplants for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Randeep Kashyap, Parvez Mantry, Rajeev Sharma, Manoj K. Maloo, Saman Safadjou, Yanjie Qi, Ashok Jain, Benedict Maliakkal, Charlotte Ryan, Mark Orloff
Assessment of “Gene–Environment” Interaction in Cases of Familial and Sporadic Pancreatic Cancer
Theresa P. Yeo, Ralph H. Hruban, Jonathan Brody, Kieran Brune, Sheila Fitzgerald, Charles J. Yeo
Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma: A Multi-institutional Study
Jesus M. Matos, C. Max Schmidt, Olivier Turrini, Narasimhan P. Agaram, Marco Niedergethmann, Hans Detlev Saeger, Nipun Merchant, Cynthia S. Johnson, Keith D. Lillemoe, Robert Grützmann
Operative Re-intervention Following Pancreatic Head Resection: Indications and Outcome
Jens Standop, Tim Glowka, Volker Schmitz, Nico Schäfer, Marcus Overhaus, Andreas Hirner, Jörg C. Kalff
Molecular Analysis of PIK3CA, BRAF, and RAS Oncogenes in Periampullary and Ampullary Adenomas and Carcinomas
Frank Schönleben, Wanglong Qiu, John D. Allendorf, John A. Chabot, Helen E. Remotti, Gloria H. Su
Neuroma of the Bile Duct: A Late Complication After Cholecystectomy
Ian M. Paquette, Arief A. Suriawinata, Kim Ornvold, Timothy B. Gardner, David A. Axelrod
Single Incision Laparoscopic Splenectomy: The First Two Cases
Umut Barbaros, Ahmet Dinççağ
Long Mesentericoportal Vein Resection and End-to-End Anastomosis Without Graft in Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Ji Zhang, Hong-Gang Qian, Jia-Hua Leng, Ming Cui, Hui Qiu, Guo-Quan Zhou, Jian-Hui Wu, Yong Yang, Chun-Yi Hao
A Review of Risk Scoring Systems Utilised in Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery
Aninda Chandra, Sudhakar Mangam, Deya Marzouk
Surgical Reintervention After Failed Antireflux Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Edgar J. B. Furnée, Werner A. Draaisma, Ivo A. M. J. Broeders, Hein G. Gooszen
Primary Hepatic Osteosarcoma
Atta Nawabi, Sidhartha Rath, Nicholas Nissen, Charles Forscher, Steven Colquhoun, Joseph Lee, Stephen Geller, Anna Wong, Andrew S. Klein