Issue 2/2009
Content (34 Articles)
In Memoriam: Martin Allgöwer (1917–2007), Professor Dr med, Dres med hc mult, FACS (Hon), FRCS (Hon), ASA (Hon)
Dorothea Liebermann-Meffert
Surgical Education in South Africa
Elias Degiannis, George J. Oettle, Martin D. Smith, Martin G. Veller
Surgical Training and Certification in the United Kingdom
Andrew J. Smith, Rajesh Aggarwal, Oliver J. Warren, Paraskevas Paraskeva
Continuous Monitoring of Adverse Events: Influence on the Quality of Care and the Incidence of Errors in General Surgery
Pere Rebasa, Laura Mora, Alexis Luna, Sandra Montmany, Helena Vallverdú, Salvador Navarro
Temporary Closure of the Open Abdomen: A Systematic Review on Delayed Primary Fascial Closure in Patients with an Open Abdomen
Pieter Boele van Hensbroek, Jan Wind, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Olivier R. C. Busch, J. Carel Goslings
Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Complicated Appendicitis: A Comparison with Open Appendectomy
Goutaro Katsuno, Kunihiko Nagakari, Seiichiro Yoshikawa, Kazuyoshi Sugiyama, Masaki Fukunaga
Evisceration Following Abdominal Stab Wounds: Analysis of 66 Cases
Michelle da Silva, Pradeep H. Navsaria, Sorin Edu, Andrew J. Nicol
Initial Resection of Potentially Viable Tissue is not Optimal Treatment for Grades II–IV Pancreatic Injuries
Dennis W. Vane, Armin Kiankhooy, Kennith H. Sartorelli, Jerrie L. Vane
Initial Resection of Potentially Viable Tissue is not Optimal Treatment for Grades II–IV Pancreatic Injuries
Dennis W. Vane, Armin Kiankhooy, Kennith H. Sartorelli, Jerrie L. Vane
Use of Locum Tenens Surgeons to Provide Surgical Care in Small Rural Hospitals
Brit Doty, Mark Andres, Randall Zuckerman, David Borgstrom
Surgical Outcome of Abdominoperineal Resection for Low Rectal Cancer in a Nigerian Tertiary Institution
Olusegun I. Alatise, Oladejo O. Lawal, Abdulrasheed K. Adesunkanmi, Stephen A. Osasan
Surgical Outcomes of Abdominoperineal Resection for Low Rectal Cancer in a Nigerian Tertiary Institution
Jonathan E. Efron
Is Carotid Endarterectomy a Trainee Operation?
Hans-Joachim Lutz, R. Michael, B. Gahl, H. Savolainen
The Parathyroids and the Kidney: Fuller Albright Revisited
Fabio Montenegro, Regina Martin, Delmar Lourenço Jr.
Total Parathyroidectomy Without Autotransplantation for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Ming-Lang Shih, Quan-Yang Duh, Chung-Bao Hsieh, Shih-Hua Lin, Hurng-Sheng Wu, Paul-Ling Chu, Tien-Yu Chen, Jyh-Cherng Yu
Thyroid Resection Improves Perception of Swallowing Function in Patients with Thyroid Disease
David Yü Greenblatt, Rebecca Sippel, Glen Leverson, James Frydman, Sarah Schaefer, Herbert Chen
Does Extralaryngeal Branching Have An Impact on the Rate of Postoperative Transient or Permanent Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy?
Claudio Casella, Giacomo Pata, Riccardo Nascimbeni, Francesco Mittempergher, Bruno Salerni
Do Concomitant Ascites Influence the Effectiveness of Palliative Surgical Management of Pleural Effusion in Patients with Malignancies?
Jefferson Luiz Gross, Tatiana Guilherme DiSanzio, Riad Naim Younes, Fabio José Haddad, Rodrigo Afonso da Silva, Antonio Bomfim Marçal Avertano
Perioperative Changes of Serum p53 Antibody Titer is a Predictor for Survival in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Hideaki Shimada, Tooru Shiratori, Akihiko Takeda, Kazuyuki Matsushita, Shinichi Okazumi, Yasunori Akutsu, Hisahiro Matsubara, Fumio Nomura, Takenori Ochiai
Abdominal Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Mid Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Gang Chen, Zhou Wang, Xiang-yan Liu, Ming-yue Zhang, Fan-ying Liu
Risk Factors of Reflux Esophagitis in the Cervical Remnant Following Esophagectomy with Gastric Tube Reconstruction
Kazuhito Yajima, Shin-ichi Kosugi, Tatsuo Kanda, Atsushi Matsuki, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama
Randomized Controlled Trial of Roux-en-Y Versus Rho-Shaped-Roux-en-Y Reconstruction After Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
Motohiro Hirao, Yukinori Kurokawa, Kazumasa Fujitani, Toshimasa Tsujinaka
Effect of Rikkunshito, a Chinese Herbal Medicine, on Stasis in Patients After Pylorus-Preserving Gastrectomy
Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Shunji Endo, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Yoshihito Souma, Toshirou Nishida
Value of Nonpalliative Resection as a Therapeutic and Pre-Emptive Operation for Metastatic Gastric Cancer
Seong-Heum Park, Jong-Han Kim, Joong-Min Park, Sung-Soo Park, Seung-Joo Kim, Chong-Suk Kim, Young-Jae Mok
Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infection After Hepatectomy for Liver Cancers
Shin Kobayashi, Naoto Gotohda, Toshio Nakagohri, Shinichiro Takahashi, Masaru Konishi, Taira Kinoshita
Preoperative Biliary Drainage Increases Infectious Complications after Hepatectomy for Proximal Bile Duct Tumor Obstruction
Alessandro Ferrero, Roberto Lo Tesoriere, Luca Viganò, Luisa Caggiano, Enrico Sgotto, Lorenzo Capussotti
Which Method Should We Select for Pancreatic Anastomosis After Pancreaticoduodenectomy?
Ji Hun Kim, Byung Moo Yoo, Jin Hong Kim, Wook Hwan Kim
Factors that Influence 12 or More Harvested Lymph Nodes in Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer
Chao-Wen Hsu, Chieh-Hsin Lin, Jui-Ho Wang, Hsin-Tai Wang, Wen-Chieh Ou, Tai-Ming King
Reduced Lymph Node Yield in Rectal Carcinoma Specimen After Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy Has No Prognostic Relevance
Dietrich Doll, Ralf Gertler, Matthias Maak, Jan Friederichs, Karen Becker, Hans Geinitz, Monika Kriner, Hjalmar Nekarda, Jörg R. Siewert, Robert Rosenberg
Pilot Postoperative Ileus Study of Escin in Cancer Patients After Colorectal Surgery
Qiwei Xie, Xianglong Zong, Baoming Ge, Shan Wang, Jiafu Ji, Yingjiang Ye, Lili Pan
Fecal Urge Incontinence After Stapled Anopexia for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids: A Prospective, Observational Study
Johannes Schmidt, Nevzat Dogan, Ralf Langenbach, Hubert Zirngibl