Issue 11/2007
Content (43 Articles)
1112 Consecutive Bilateral Neck Explorations for Primary Hyperparathyroidism
John Allendorf, Mary DiGorgi, Kathryn Spanknebel, William Inabnet, John Chabot, Paul LoGerfo
Lateral Mobilization of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve to Facilitate Tracheal Surgery in Patients with Thyroid Cancer Invading the Trachea Near Berry’s Ligament
Akira Miyauchi, Yasuhiro Ito, Akihiro Miya, Takuya Higashiyama, Chisato Tomoda, Yuuki Takamura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Fumio Matsuzuka
Risk Factors for Recurrence to the Lymph Node in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Patients without Preoperatively Detectable Lateral Node Metastasis: Validity of Prophylactic Modified Radical Neck Dissection
Yasuhiro Ito, Takuya Higashiyama, Yuuki Takamura, Akihiro Miya, Kaoru Kobayashi, Fumio Matsuzuka, Kanji Kuma, Akira Miyauchi
Epidemiology and Contemporary Patterns of Trauma Deaths: Changing Place, Similar Pace, Older Face
Kjetil Søreide, Andreas J. Krüger, Anne Line Vårdal, Christian Lycke Ellingsen, Eldar Søreide, Hans Morten Lossius
Early Management of Gunshot Injuries to the Face in Civilian Practice
Miriam Glapa, Jeffrey F. Kourie, Dietrich Doll, Elias Degiannis
Splenic Trauma in Scotland: Demographics and Outcomes
Richard R. W. Brady, Mark Bandari, Jan J. Kerssens, Simon Paterson-Brown, Rowan W. Parks
Emergency Left Colon Resection for Acute Perforation. Primary Anastomosis or Hartmann’s Procedure? A Case-matched Control Study
Stefan Breitenstein, Armin Kraus, Dieter Hahnloser, Marco Decurtins, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Nicolas Demartines
Efficacy and Safety of Seprafilm for Preventing Postoperative Abdominal Adhesion: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Qiqiang Zeng, Zhengping Yu, Jie You, Qiyu Zhang
Efficacy and Safety of Seprafilm for Preventing Postoperative Abdominal Adhesion
Jonathan E. Efron
Vacuum-assisted Wound Closure and Mesh-mediated Fascial Traction—A Novel Technique for Late Closure of the Open Abdomen
Ulf Petersson, Stefan Acosta, Martin Björck
Partial Splenectomy for Benign Splenic Cysts with the Aid of a Lin Clamp: Technical Note
Shih-Chung Wu, Chih-Chi Wang, Chee-Chien Yong
Partial Splenectomy for Benign Splenic Cysts with the Aid of a Lin Clamp
Danny Rosin
Randomized Clinical Trial of the Effects of Perioperative Use of Immune-enhancing Enteral Formula on Metabolic and Immunological Status in Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy
Yoichi Sakurai, Toshihiko Masui, Ikuo Yoshida, Shuhei Tonomura, Mitsutaka Shoji, Yasuko Nakamura, Jun Isogaki, Ichiro Uyama, Yoshiyuki Komori, Masahiro Ochiai
Clinical Significance of Perioperative Immunonutrition for Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Hiroya Takeuchi, Shunji Ikeuchi, Yoshiki Kawaguchi, Yuko Kitagawa, Yoh Isobe, Kiyoshi Kubochi, Masaki Kitajima, Sumio Matsumoto
Laparoscopıc Fundoplication with Prosthetic Hiatal Closure
Ahmet Turkcapar, Ilknur Kepenekci, Hatim Mahmoud, Acar Tuzuner
Objective Follow-up after Laparoscopic Repair of Large Type III Hiatal Hernia. Assessment of Safety and Durability
Giovanni Zaninotto, Giuseppe Portale, Mario Costantini, Pietro Fiamingo, Sabrina Rampado, Emanuela Guirroli, Loredana Nicoletti, Ermanno Ancona
Lymph Node Metastasis Density and Growth Pattern as Independent Prognostic Factors in Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Akira Ooki, Keishi Yamashita, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Natsuya Katada, Shinichi Sakuramoto, Shiroh Kikuchi, Masahiko Watanabe
Extranodal Spreading of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognostic Impact
Tadashi Tanabe, Tatsuo Kanda, Shin-ichi Kosugi, Yoshiyuki Ikeda, Shigeto Makino, Shintaro Komukai, Manabu Ohashi, Tsutomu Suzuki, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama
The Sealing Effect of a Fibrin Tissue Patch on the Esophageal Perforation Area in Primary Repair
Abdullah Erdogan, Gulsum Gurses, Hakan Keskin, Abid Demircan
Outcome of Segmental Gastrectomy versus Distal Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer
Koichi Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Arita, Shigeo Ninomiya, Toshio Bandoh, Norio Shiraishi, Seigo Kitano
Radiofrequency (RF)-Assisted Hepatectomy May Induce Severe Postoperative Liver Damage
Miyazawa Mitsuo, Torii Takahiro, Toshimitsu Yasuko, Aikawa Masayasu, Okada Katsuya, Shinozuka Nozomi, Otani Yoshihide, Koyama Isamu
Radiofrequency-assisted Hepatectomy May Induce Severe Postoperative Liver Damage
Michael D’Angelica
Liver Volumetry Plug and Play: Do It Yourself with ImageJ
Simon A. W. G. Dello, Ronald M. van Dam, Jules J. G. Slangen, Marcel C. G. van de Poll, Marc H. A. Bemelmans, Jan Willem W. M. Greve, Regina G. H. Beets-Tan, Stephen J. Wigmore, Cornelis H. C. Dejong
Biliary Complications after Duct-to-duct Biliary Reconstruction in Living-donor Liver Transplantation: Causes and Treatment
Hirotaka Tashiro, Toshiyuki Itamoto, Tamito Sasaki, Hideki Ohdan, Yasuhiro Fudaba, Hironobu Amano, Saburo Fukuda, Hideki Nakahara, Kohei Ishiyama, Akihiko Ohshita, Toshihiko Kohashi, Hiroshi Mitsuta, Kazuaki Chayama, Toshimasa Asahara
Specific Antibiotic Prophylaxis Based on Bile Cultures Is Required to Prevent Postoperative Infectious Complications in Pancreatoduodenectomy Patients Who Have Undergone Preoperative Biliary Drainage
Takeshi Sudo, Yoshiaki Murakami, Kenichiro Uemura, Yasuo Hayashidani, Yasushi Hashimoto, Hiroki Ohge, Taijiro Sueda
Conventional Versus Invaginated Stripping of the Great Saphenous Vein: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Clinical Trial
Marc R. Scheltinga, Edwin R. Wijburg, Bram J. Keulers, Karin E. de Kroon
Predictors of Outcome After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture: Edinburgh Ruptured Aneurysm Score
Andrew Tambyraja, John Murie, Roderick Chalmers
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) Polymorphisms in a Caucasian Population with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Irene Hinterseher, Dietmar Krex, Eberhard Kuhlisch, Karl G. Schmidt, Christian Pilarsky, Wolfgang Schneiders, Hans D. Saeger, Hendrik Bergert
Aortopexy in Infants and Children—Long-term Follow-up in Twenty Patients
Ulf Abdel-Rahman, Andreas Simon, Peter Ahrens, Klaus Heller, Anton Moritz, Hans-Gerd Fieguth
Ruggero Ferdinando Antonio Guiseppe Vincenzo Oddi
Marios Loukas, Georgios Spentzouris, R. Shane Tubbs, Theodoros Kapos, Brain Curry
Decreasing the Reherniation Rate Using a Modified Components Separation Technique
Peter E. Fischer, Timothy C. Fabian
Parathyroid Cyst: Often Mistaken for a Thyroid Cyst
Carlo Cappelli, Elena Gandossi, Ilenia Pirola, Elvira De Martino, Andrea Delbarba, Castellano Maurizio
Differences between Ampullary, Periampullary and Pancreatic Cancer
F. C. Brunicardi, William E. Fisher