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World Journal of Surgery

Issue 12/2013

Content (32 Articles)

Robotic Endocrine Surgery: State of the Art

Halit Eren Taskin, Naciye Cigdem Arslan, Shamil Aliyev, Eren Berber

State of the Art of Robotic Thymectomy

Mahmoud Ismail, Marc Swierzy, Jens C. Rückert

State of the Art in Robotic Hepatobiliary Surgery

Luca Milone, Despoina Daskalaki, Eduardo Fernandes, Isacco Damoli, Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti

The Evolution of Robotic Bariatric Surgery

Erik B. Wilson, Ranjan Sudan

State of the Art of Robotic Pancreatic Surgery

Luca Milone, Despoina Daskalaki, Xiaoying Wang, Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti

Robot-assisted Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Current Status and Technical Considerations

Andrea Coratti, Mario Annecchiarico, Michele Di Marino, Edoardo Gentile, Francesco Coratti, Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti

Robotic-assisted Colorectal Surgery in the United States: A Nationwide Analysis of Trends and Outcomes

Wissam J. Halabi, Celeste Y. Kang, Mehraneh D. Jafari, Vinh Q. Nguyen, Joseph C. Carmichael, Steven Mills, Michael J. Stamos, Alessio Pigazzi

State of the Art of Robotic Surgery in Organ Transplantation

Ivo Tzvetanov, Lorena Bejarano-Pineda, Pier C. Giulianotti, Hoonbae Jeon, Raquel Garcia-Roca, Francesco Bianco, José Oberholzer, Enrico Benedetti

Application of Fluorescence in Robotic General Surgery: Review of the Literature and State of the Art

Alessandra Marano, Fabio Priora, Luca Matteo Lenti, Ferruccio Ravazzoni, Raoul Quarati, Giuseppe Spinoglio

Learning Tools and Simulation in Robotic Surgery: State of the Art

Nicolas C. Buchs, François Pugin, Francesco Volonté, Philippe Morel

Outcomes of Chemical Component Paralysis Using Botulinum Toxin for Incisional Hernia Repairs

Benjamin Zendejas, Mohammad A. Khasawneh, Boris Srvantstyan, Donald H. Jenkins, Henry J. Schiller, Martin D. Zielinski

Hypothyroidism After Hemithyroidectomy

Meena Said, Vicki Chiu, Philip I. Haigh

Evaluating the Morbidity and Efficacy of Reoperative Surgery in the Central Compartment for Persistent/Recurrent Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Brian Hung-Hin Lang, George C. C. Lee, Cathy P. C. Ng, Kai Pun Wong, Koon Yat Wan, Chung-Yau Lo

Attenuation of Postmenopausal Bone Loss in Patients with Transient Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy

Yuuki Takamura, Akira Miyauchi, Tomonori Yabuta, Minoru Kihara, Yasuhiro Ito, Akihiro Miya

The Influence of Parathyroidectomy on Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients with Renal Hyperparathyroidism

Ralph Schneider, Elias Karakas, Detlef K. Bartsch, Katja Schlosser

Effect of Delayed Autologous Breast Reconstruction on Breast Cancer Recurrence and Survival

Andrew J. Lindford, Elina T. Siponen, Tiina A. Jahkola, Marjut H. K. Leidenius

Clinical Significance of Ghrelin Expression in the Gastric Mucosa of Morbidly Obese Patients

Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Shuji Takiguchi, Yosuke Seki, Kazunori Kasama, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Makoto Yamasaki, Hiroshi Miyata, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki

Surgical Outcomes of Gastrectomy for Elderly Patients with Gastric Cancer

Hiroki Takeshita, Daisuke Ichikawa, Shuhei Komatsu, Takeshi Kubota, Kazuma Okamoto, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Eigo Otsuji

Hepatectomy in Elderly Patients: Does Age Matter?

Yanming Zhou, Xiaofeng Zhang, Zuobing Zhang, Xiaobin Liu, Lupeng Wu, Yumin Li, Bin Li

Value of Scintigraphy for Assessing Delayed Gastric Emptying After Pancreatic Surgery

Gan van Samkar, Wietse J. Eshuis, Marike Lemmers, Dirk J. Gouma, Roel J. Bennink, Markus W. Hollmann, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Olivier R. C. Busch

Postoperative Chyle Leak After Major Pancreatic Resections in Patients Who Receive Enteral Feed: Risk Factors and Management Options

Mohammed Abu Hilal, David M. Layfield, Francesco Di Fabio, Irantzu Arregui-Fresneda, Ioanna G. Panagiotopoulou, Thomas H. Armstrong, Neil W. Pearce, Colin D. Johnson

Time to Readiness for Discharge is a Valid and Reliable Measure of Short-Term Recovery After Colorectal Surgery

Julio F. Fiore Jr., Ian G. Faragher, Andrea Bialocerkowski, Laura Browning, Linda Denehy

Effect of Left Colonic Artery Preservation on Anastomotic Leakage in Laparoscopic Anterior Resection for Middle and Low Rectal Cancer

Takao Hinoi, Masazumi Okajima, Manabu Shimomura, Hiroyuki Egi, Hideki Ohdan, Fumio Konishi, Kenichi Sugihara, Masahiko Watanabe

Prognostic Significance of MicroRNA-16 Expression in Human Colorectal Cancer

Jun Qian, Bin Jiang, Min Li, Juan Chen, Mingzhi Fang

York Mason Procedure to Repair Iatrogenic Rectourinary Fistula: Our Experience

Cristina Falavolti, Federico Sergi, Ervin Shehu, Maurizio Buscarini

Long-Term Survival and Quality of Life After Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Tim K. Timmers, Joost A. van Herwaarden, Gert-Jan de Borst, Frans L. Moll, Luke P. H. Leenen

Sex Differences in Interpersonal Violence in Malawi: Analysis of a Hospital-Based Trauma Registry

Michelle Kiser, Veronica Escamilla, Jonathan Samuel, Kacey Eichelberger, Judith Mkwaila, Bruce Cairns, Anthony Charles