Issue 4/2008
Content (28 Articles)
The Rules of Evidence-Based Medicine: Can They Be Generalized to Improve GI Surgical Practice?
Jonathan L. Meakins
Treatment of Common Bile Duct Stones Discovered during Cholecystectomy
Edward H. Phillips, James Toouli, Henry A. Pitt, Nathaniel J. Soper
Early ERCP for Gallstone Pancreatitis: For Whom and When?
Kevin E. Behrns, Stan W. Ashley, John G. Hunter, David Carr-Locke
Intervention in Necrotizing Pancreatitis: An Evidence-based Review of Surgical and Percutaneous Alternatives
Edward L. Bradley III, Thomas J. Howard, Eric van Sonnenberg, Mehran Fotoohi
Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis with Endotherapy or Surgery: Critical Review of Randomized Control Trials
Jacques Devière, Richard H. Bell Jr., Hans G. Beger, L. William Traverso
Natural History of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMN): Current Evidence and Implications for Management
Claudio Bassi, Michael G. Sarr, Keith D. Lillemoe, Howard A. Reber
The Role of Extended Lymphadenectomy for Adenocarcinoma of the Head of the Pancreas: Strength of the Evidence
Michael B. Farnell, Gerard V. Aranha, Yuji Nimura, Fabrizio Michelassi
Strength of the Evidence: Adjuvant Therapy for Resected Pancreatic Cancer
Vincent J. Picozzi, Peter W. T. Pisters, Selwyn M. Vickers, Steven M. Strasberg
Indications for Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Primary Procedure for Weight Loss in the Morbidly Obese
O. N. Tucker, S. Szomstein, R. J. Rosenthal
Complications and Functional Results after Ileoanal Pouch Formation in Obese Patients
R. P. Kiran, F. H. Remzi, V. W. Fazio, I. C. Lavery, J. M. Church, S. A. Strong, T. L. Hull
Umbilical Herniorrhapy in Cirrhosis: Improved Outcomes with Elective Repair
Stephen H. Gray, Catherine C. Vick, Laura A. Graham, Kelly R. Finan, Leigh A. Neumayer, Mary T. Hawn
32P as an Adjunct to Standard Therapy for Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Randomized Trial
Alexander Rosemurgy, German Luzardo, Jennifer Cooper, Carl Bowers, Emmanuel Zervos, Mark Bloomston, Sam Al-Saadi, Robert Carroll, Hemant Chheda, Larry Carey, Steven Goldin, Shane Grundy, Bruce Kudryk, Bruce Zwiebel, Thomas Black, John Briggs, Paul Chervenick
Clinical Significance of Tumor Location in Remnant Gastric Cancers Developed after Partial Gastrectomy for Primary Gastric Cancer
Ji Yeong An, Ho Geun Youn, Tae Kyung Ha, Min Gew Choi, Kyoung-Mee Kim, Jae Hyung Noh, Tae Sung Sohn, Sung Kim
Gasless Laparoscopy-Assisted Subtotal Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer: A Novel Minimally Invasive Surgery
Tzung-Hsin Chou, Ming-Hsun Wu, Ming-Yang Wang, Ching-Yao Yang, Peng-Sheng Lai, Ming-Tsan Lin, Po-Huang Lee
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: The Actual 5-Year Survivors
Cristina R. Ferrone, Murray F. Brennan, Mithat Gonen, Daniel G. Coit, Yuman Fong, Sun Chung, Laura Tang, David Klimstra, Peter J. Allen
Laparoscopic vs. Open Resection of Noninvasive Intraductal Pancreatic Mucinous Neoplasms
Andrew A. Gumbs, Philippe Grès, Fabio A. Madureira, Brice Gayet
Radical Surgical Resection for Carcinoid Tumors of the Ampulla
Shin Hwang, Sung-Gyu Lee, Young-Joo Lee, Duck-Jong Han, Song-Cheol Kim, Sea-Hyun Kwon, Je-Ho Ryu, Jung-Ik Park, Hyo-Jun Lee, Ga-Won Choi, Eun-Sil Yu
Prognostic Impact of Sarcomatous Change of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Undergoing Liver Resection and Liver Transplantation
Shin Hwang, Sung-Gyu Lee, Young-Joo Lee, Chul-Soo Ahn, Ki-Hun Kim, Kwang-Min Park, Ki-Myung Moon, Deok-Bog Moon, Tae-Yong Ha, Eun-Sil Yu, Ga-Won Choi
Surgical Treatment of Primary Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Liver
Shin Hwang, Young-Joo Lee, Sung-Gyu Lee, Chan-Wook Kim, Ki-Hun Kim, Chul-Soo Ahn, Ki-Myung Moon, Kyoung-Hoon Ko, Kwan-Woo Kim, Nam-Kyu Choi, Tae-Yong Ha
Defining the Role of Surgery for Primary Gastrointestinal Tract Melanoma
Michael C. Cheung, Eduardo A. Perez, Manuel A. Molina, Xiaoling Jin, Juan C. Gutierrez, Dido Franceschi, Alan S. Livingstone, Leonidas G. Koniaris
Enteral versus Parenteral Nutrition after Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in the English Literature
Takero Mazaki, Kiyoko Ebisawa
Intraabdominal Schwannomas: A Single Institution Experience
Brian K. P. Goh, Pierce K. H. Chow, Sittampalam Kesavan, Wai-Ming Yap, Hock-Soo Ong, In-Chin Song, Kong-Weng Eu, Wai-Keong Wong
An Obstructing Large Schwannoma in the Esophagus
Ho Young Yoon, Choong Bai Kim, Yoon Hee Lee, Ho Geun Kim
Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Dor Fundoplication for Esophageal Achalasia. How I do It
Marco G. Patti, Piero M. Fisichella
Management of Appendiceal Mass: Controversial Issues Revisited
Abdul-Wahed N. Meshikhes
Duodenocaval Fistula After Irradiation and Resection of a Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
Erica A. Moran, John R. Porterfield Jr., David M. Nagorney
Isolated Periportal Tuberculosis: Characteristic Findings of Clinical Imaging
Akihiro Hosaka, Yukiyoshi Masaki, Kazuki Yamasaki, Fumio Aoki