Issue 11/2010
Content (46 Articles)
Key Aspects of Health Policy Development to Improve Surgical Services in Uganda
Sam Luboga, Moses Galukande, Jacqueline Mabweijano, Doruk Ozgediz, Sudha Jayaraman
Ten Tips for Teaching in the Theatre Tearoom: Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning
Rosalind L. Jeffree, Rufus M. Clarke
Resident Workload, Pager Communications, and Quality of Care
Shaun P. Patel, Jay S. Lee, David N. Ranney, Shaza N. Al-Holou, Christopher M. Frost, Meredith E. Harris, Sarah A. Lewin, Erqi Liu, Arin Madenci, Allen A. Majkrzak, Jessica Nelson, Sarah F. Peterson, Kerri A. Serecky, David A. Wilkinson, Brandon M. Wojcik, Michael J. Englesbe, Raymond J. Lynch
Surgical Mammography Reporting in a Limited Resource Environment
John P. Mouton, Justus Apffelstaedt, Karin Baatjes
Balancing Resource Constraints against Quality of Care
Benjamin O. Anderson, Edward Azavedo
Eleven-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Study of Pectoral Fascia Preservation After Mastectomy for Early Breast Cancer
Kristina Dalberg, Kamilla Krawiec, Kerstin Sandelin
CacyBP/SIP Expression is Involved in the Clinical Progression of Breast Cancer
Ningju Wang, Qingyong Ma, Yinna Wang, Gang Ma, Huihong Zhai
Giant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura: An Analysis of Five Patients
Juntang Guo, Xiangyang Chu, Yu-e Sun, Lianbin Zhang, Naikang Zhou
Clinical Implication of the Number of Central Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Preliminary Report
Yoon Se Lee, Yun Sung Lim, Jin-Choon Lee, Soo-Geun Wang, In-Ju Kim, Byung-Joo Lee
The Accuracy of 18[F]-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-d-Glucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography, Ultrasonography, and Enhanced Computed Tomography Alone in the Preoperative Diagnosis of Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Shinya Morita, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masanobu Suzuki, Keiji Iizuka
Establishment of an Intraoperative Staging System (iStage) by Improving UICC TNM Classification System for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Yasuhiro Ito, Kiyoshi Ichihara, Hiroo Masuoka, Mitsuhiro Fukushima, Hiroyuki Inoue, Minoru Kihara, Chisato Tomoda, Takuya Higashiyama, Yuuki Takamura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Akihiro Miya, Akira Miyauchi
Radio-Guided Excision of Metastatic Lymph Nodes in Thyroid Carcinoma: A Safe Technique for Previously Operated Neck Compartments
Yeşim Erbil, Serkan Sarı, Orhan Ağcaoğlu, Feyzullah Ersöz, Adem Bayraktar, Artür Salmaslıoğlu, Osman Gozkun, Işık Adalet, Selçuk Özarmağan
Molecular Testing for Somatic Mutations Improves the Accuracy of Thyroid Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsy
Willieford Moses, Julie Weng, Ileana Sansano, Miao Peng, Elham Khanafshar, Britt-Marie Ljung, Quan-Yang Duh, Orlo H. Clark, Electron Kebebew
Detection of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Analysis of BRAF and RET/PTC1 Mutations in Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsies of Thyroid Nodules
Thomas J. Musholt, Christian Fottner, Matthias M. Weber, Waltraud Eichhorn, Joachim Pohlenz, Petra B. Musholt, Erik Springer, Arno Schad
The Surgical Strategy and the Molecular Analysis of Patients with Parathyroid Cancer
Keisuke Enomoto, Shinya Uchino, Akiko Ito, Shin Watanabe, Hiroshi Shibuya, Yukie Enomoto, Shiro Noguchi
Lymph Node Involvement and Surgical Approach in Parathyroid Cancer
Klaus-Martin Schulte, Nadia Talat, John Miell, Caje Moniz, Prakash Sinha, Salvador Diaz-Cano
Prognostic Value of Body Mass Index on Short-Term and Long-Term Outcome after Resection of Esophageal Cancer
B. A. Grotenhuis, B. P. L. Wijnhoven, G. J. Hötte, E. P. van der Stok, H. W. Tilanus, J. J. B. van Lanschot
Increased Platelet Counts after Transthoracic En Bloc Resection for Esophageal Cancer is Associated with Significantly Improved Survival
Frederike C. Ling, Daniel Vallböhmer, Arnulf H. Hoelscher, Daniel Schmidt, Elfriede Bollschweiler, Paul M. Schneider
Risk Factors for Litigation Following Major Transectional Bile Duct Injury Sustained at Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
M. T. P. R. Perera, M. A. Silva, A. J. Shah, R. Hardstaff, S. R. Bramhall, J. Issac, J. A. C. Buckels, D. F. Mirza
Hospitalization, Frequency of Interventions, and Quality of Life after Endoscopic, Surgical, or Conservative Treatment in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis
Karoline Rutter, A. Ferlitsch, T. Sautner, A. Püspök, P. Götzinger, A. Gangl, M. Schindl
Vascular Reconstruction During Pancreatoduodenectomy for Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas Improves Resectability but does not Achieve Cure
Mehdi Ouaissi, Catherine Hubert, Robert Verhelst, Parla Astarci, Christine Sempoux, Anne Jouret-Mourin, Anderson Loundou, Jean-François Gigot
Survival Benefit of Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy for Cholangiocarcinoma in Comparison to Hepatectomy or Pancreatoduodenectomy
Yuji Kaneoka, Akihiro Yamaguchi, Masatoshi Isogai, Takashi Kumada
Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation versus Partial Hepatectomy for Multicentric Small Hepatocellular Carcinomas: A Nonrandomized Comparative Study
Wei-Xing Guo, Bo Zhai, Eric C. H. Lai, Nan Li, Jie Shi, Wan-Yee Lau, Meng-Chao Wu, Shu-Qun Cheng
In vitro Effectiveness of Garlic (Allium sativum) Extract on Scolices of Hydatid Cyst
Mohammad Moazeni, Ali Nazer
Long-Term Results of Esophagogastric Devascularization and Splenectomy Associated with Endoscopic Treatment in Schistosomal Portal Hypertension
Fabio Ferrari Makdissi, Paulo Herman, Vincenzo Pugliese, Roberto de Cleva, William Abrão Saad, Ivan Cecconello, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’Albuquerque
International Preoperative Rectal Cancer Management: Staging, Neoadjuvant Treatment, and Impact of Multidisciplinary Teams
Knut M. Augestad, Rolv-Ole Lindsetmo, Jonah Stulberg, Harry Reynolds, Anthony Senagore, Brad Champagne, Alexander G. Heriot, Fabien Leblanc, Conor P. Delaney
Colorectal Cancer in Young Patients in Israel: A Distinct Clinicopathological Entity?
L. Shemesh-Bar, Y. Kundel, E. Idelevich, J. Sulkes, A. Sulkes, B. Brenner
Abdominal Resection Rectopexy with an Absorbable Polyglactin Mesh: Prospective Evaluation of Morphological and Functional Changes with Consecutive Improvement of Patient’s Symptoms
S. D. Otto, J. P. Ritz, J. Gröne, H. J. Buhr, A. J. Kroesen
Diagnostic Value of Inflammation Markers in Predicting Perforation in Acute Sigmoid Diverticulitis
S. A. Käser, G. Fankhauser, P. M. Glauser, D. Toia, Christoph A. Maurer
Systematic Review of the Use of a Mesh to Prevent Parastomal Hernia
Ka-Wai Tam, Po-Li Wei, Li-Jen Kuo, Chih-Hsiung Wu
Botulinum Toxin Injection Versus Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy in the Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Maged Nasr, Hussin Ezzat, Magdy Elsebae
Ratification of IATSIC/WHO’s Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care Assessment in the South American Region
Michel B. Aboutanos, Francisco Mora, Edgar Rodas, Juan Salamea, Marcelo Ochoa Parra, Estuardo Salgado, Charlie Mock, Rao Ivatury
Evaluation of Need for Operative Intervention in Blunt Splenic Injury: Intraperitoneal Contrast Extravasation has an Increased Probability of Requiring Operative Intervention
Chih-Yuan Fu, Shih-Chi Wu, Ray-Jade Chen, Yung-Fang Chen, Yu-Chun Wang, Hung-Chang Huang, Jui-Chien Huang, Chih-Wei Lu, Wei-Ching Lin
Tube Enterostomy: The Humble Case Report and an Astute Technique in Postoperative Peritonitis
Roger Saadia, Moshe Schein
The Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)—Number and Type of Positive Criteria Predict Interventions and Outcomes in Acute Surgical Admissions
James A. Stephenson, Gianpiero Gravante, Nicholas A. Butler, Roberto Sorge, Rob D. Sayers, Matt J. Bown
Histological and Immediate Postoperative Outcome after Preoperative Cetuximab: Case-Matched Control Study
Patrick Pessaux, Ettore Marzano, Selenia Casnedi, Philippe Bachellier, Daniel Jaeck, Marie-Pierre Chenard
Compartment Surgery in Treatment Strategies for Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: A Single-center Experience
Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues Santos, Mauro Monteiro Correia, Luiz Claudio Santos Thuler, Bruno Rodrigues Rosa, Antonio Accetta, Jurandir de Almeida Dias, Eduardo Linhares Riello de Mello
Must Breast Care Delivery Models from Resource-Rich Environments be Applied to Resource-Limited Environments?
Justus Apffelstaedt, John P. Mouton, Karin Baatjes
Must Breast Care Delivery Models from Resource Rich Environments Be Applied to Resource Limited Environment: Reply
Benjamin O. Anderson, Edward Azavedo
Ten Years after Human Genome Sequencing: Is Personalized Breast Screening and Prevention Reality?
Christos Katsios, Dimitrios H. Roukos