Issue 3/2008
Content (28 Articles)
Surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism: controversies and evidence-based approach
Antonio Sitges-Serra, Prieto Rosa, Mónica Valero, Estela Membrilla, Joan J. Sancho
Current concepts in transplant surgery: liver transplantation today
A. Mehrabi, H. Fonouni, S. A. Müller, J. Schmidt
Early enteral nutrition in acute pancreatitis—benefits and limitations
Attila Oláh, László Romics Jr.
Pain after minimally invasive videoassisted and after minimally invasive open thyroidectomy—results of a prospective outcome study
P. Del Rio, M. Berti, L. Sommaruga, M. F. Arcuri, S. Cataldo, M. Sianesi
Serum levels of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) in thyroid cancer patients
Sebastian Niedźwiecki, Tomasz Stępień, Krzysztof Kuzdak, Henryk Stępień, Roman Krupiński, Daniel Seehofer, Nada Rayes, Frank Ulrich
Prospective randomized controlled trial to evaluate “fast-track” elective open infrarenal aneurysm repair
Bernd M. Muehling, Gisela Halter, Gunter Lang, Hubert Schelzig, Peter Steffen, Florian Wagner, Rainer Meierhenrich, Ludger Sunder-Plassmann, Karl-Heinz Orend
PIK3CA, KRAS, and BRAF mutations in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm/carcinoma (IPMN/C) of the pancreas
Frank Schönleben, Wanglong Qiu, Helen E. Remotti, Werner Hohenberger, Gloria H. Su
Lactate modulates gene expression in human mesenchymal stem cells
Derek Zieker, Richard Schäfer, Jörg Glatzle, Kay Nieselt, Stephan Coerper, Hinnak Northoff, Alfred Königsrainer, Thomas K. Hunt, Stefan Beckert
Post-hypoxic cellular disintegration in glycine-preserved renal tubules is attenuated by hydroxyl radical scavengers and iron chelators
Mohammed R. Moussavian, Jan E. Slotta, Otto Kollmar, Michael D. Menger, Gernot Gronow, Martin K. Schilling
Optimising post-conditioning time of marginal donor livers
Steffen Manekeller, Alexandra Seinsche, Judith Stegemann, Andreas Hirner
Use of Erythropoietin as adjuvant therapy in nerve reconstruction
J. A. Lohmeyer, E. Essmann, S. J. Richerson, C. Hagel, J. T. Egana, A. Condurache, P. Ganske, K. Schulz, P. Mailänder, H. G. Machens
Synergistic effect of erythropoietin but not G-CSF in combination with curcumin on impaired liver regeneration in rats
Daniel Seehofer, Ulf P. Neumann, Anja Schirmeier, Jessica Carter, Si-Young Ria Cho, Andri Lederer, Nada Rayes, Michael D. Menger, Andreas K. Nüssler, Peter Neuhaus
Dual inhibition of Raf and VEGFR2 reduces growth and vascularization of hepatocellular carcinoma in an experimental model
Sven Arke Lang, Isabel Brecht, Christian Moser, Aiman Obed, David Batt, Hans Juergen Schlitt, Edward Kenneth Geissler, Oliver Stoeltzing
Prolongation of heart allograft survival after long-term expression of soluble MHC class I antigens and vIL-10 in the liver by AAV-plasmid-mediated gene transfer
A. Doenecke, E. Frank, M. N. Scherer, H.-J. Schlitt, E. K. Geissler
Prolene–Monocryl-composite meshes do not increase microvascular Staphylococcus aureus adherence and do not sensitize for leukocytic inflammation
Jonas Roller, Matthias W. Laschke, Shneh Sethi, Mathias Herrmann, Michael D. Menger
Occult tumor cells in lymph nodes as a predictor for tumor relapse in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Peter Scheunemann, Nikolas H. Stoecklein, Alexander Rehders, Minu Bidde, Sylvia Metz, Matthias Peiper, Claus F. Eisenberger, Jan Schulte am Esch, Wolfram T. Knoefel, Stefan B. Hosch
The effects of contrast agent and intraductal pressure changes on the development of pancreatitis in an ERCP model in rats
Tufan Haciahmetoglu, Cemalettin Ertekin, Kemal Dolay, Fatih Yanar, Hakan Yanar, Yersu Kapran
Combined anterior and posterior open treatment in infected pancreatic necrosis
Daniele Gui, Fabio Pacelli, Massimo Di Mugno, Matteo Runfola, Sabina Magalini, Federico Famiglietti, Giovanni B. Doglietto
Intraoperative biliary exploration through the left hepatic duct orifice during left hepatectomy in patients with left-sided hepatolithiasis
Shin Hwang, Sung-Gyu Lee, Myung-Hwan Kim, Sung-Koo Lee, Chul-Soo Ahn, Ki-Hun Kim, Young-Joo Lee
Laparoscopic vs open resection of pancreatic endocrine neoplasms: single institution’s experience over 14 years
Andrew A. Gumbs, Philippe Grès, Fabio Madureira, Brice Gayet
Procalcitonin in preoperative diagnosis of abdominal sepsis
Nenad Ivančević, Dejan Radenković, Vesna Bumbaširević, Aleksandar Karamarković, Vasilije Jeremić, Nevena Kalezić, Tatjana Vodnik, Biljana Beleslin, Nataša Milić, Pavle Gregorić, Miloš Žarković
NOTES—third generation surgery. Vain hopes or the reality of tomorrow?
Jarek Kobiela, Tomasz Stefaniak, Malgorzata Mackowiak, Andrzej J. Lachinski, Zbigniew Sledzinski
Living donor liver resection: A low-tech but highly efficient technique. The Regensburg experience
Aiman Obed, Andreas A. Schnitzbauer, Tung-Yu Tsui, Hani Abu Gosh, Anwar Jarrad, Abdulla Bashir, Hans J. Schlitt
Uneventful splenectomy and cholecystectomy in a patient treated with anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody therapy
Morihiko Ishizaki, Tetsuro Sasada, Akane Kunitomi, Yoshiteru Konaka, Masato Yagita, Shutaro Gunji, Michiyuki Kanai, Norihiro Nishimoto, Arimichi Takabayashi
President of the German Society of Surgery: Prof. Rainer E. J. Arbogast
Hans-Peter Bruch