Issue 3/2018
Content (41 Articles)
Overall Survival of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Patients: A Single-Institution Long-Term Follow-Up of 5897 Patients
Yasuhiro Ito, Akira Miyauchi, Minoru Kihara, Mitsuhiro Fukushima, Takuya Higashiyama, Akihiro Miya
Risk Factors for Central Neck Lymph Node Metastases in Micro- Versus Macro- Clinically Node Negative Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Luca Sessa, Celestino Pio Lombardi, Carmela De Crea, Serena Elisa Tempera, Rocco Bellantone, Marco Raffaelli
Recovery of Voice After Reconstruction of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve and Adjuvant Nimodipine
P. Mattsson, A. Frostell, G. Björck, J. K. E. Persson, R. Hakim, J. Zedenius, M. Svensson
Undiagnosed Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Recurrent Miscarriage: The First Prospective Pilot Study
Aimee DiMarco, Ioannis Christakis, Vasilis Constantinides, Lesley Regan, F. Fausto Palazzo
Competency-Based Education in Low Resource Settings: Development of a Novel Surgical Training Program
Meghan McCullough, Alex Campbell, Armando Siu, Libby Durnwald, Shubha Kumar, William P. Magee III, Jordan Swanson
The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap
Carmen Mesas Burgos, Håkon Angell Bolkan, Donald Bash-Taqi, Lars Hagander, Johan Von Screeb
Preoperative Needs-Based Education to Reduce Anxiety, Increase Satisfaction, and Decrease Time Spent in Day Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Apinut Wongkietkachorn, Nuttapone Wongkietkachorn, Peera Rhunsiri
Thromboembolic Events Following Splenectomy: Risk Factors, Prevention, Management and Outcomes
Amihai Rottenstreich, Geffen Kleinstern, Galia Spectre, Nael Da’as, Esther Ziv, Yosef Kalish
A Clinical Scoring System to Predict the Clinical Sequelae of Computed Tomography Diagnosed Intussusception
Hwee Leong Tan, Ye Xin Koh, Mohammad Taufik, Weng Kit Lye, Brian Kim Poh Goh, Hock Soo Ong
A Comparative Study of Generic Visual Components of Two-Dimensional Versus Three-Dimensional Laparoscopic Images
Michael El Boghdady, Gobinath Ramakrishnan, Benjie Tang, Afshin Alijani
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Timing and Outcome of Intestinal Failure Surgery in Patients with Enteric Fistula
Fleur E. E. de Vries, Jasper J. Atema, Oddeke van Ruler, Carolynne J. Vaizey, Mireille J. Serlie, Marja A. Boermeester
Early Versus Delayed Source Control in Open Abdomen Management for Severe Intra-abdominal Infections: A Retrospective Analysis on 111 Cases
Stefano Rausei, Vincenzo Pappalardo, Laura Ruspi, Antonio Colella, Simone Giudici, Vincenzo Ardita, Francesco Frattini, Francesca Rovera, Luigi Boni, Gianlorenzo Dionigi
Trauma to the Superior Mesenteric Artery and Superior Mesenteric Vein: A Narrative Review of Rare but Lethal Injuries
B. Phillips, S. Reiter, E. P. Murray, D. McDonald, L. Turco, D. L. Cornell, J. A. Asensio
Disparities in Breast Cancer: Private Patients Have Better Outcomes Than Public Patients
W. C. Coetzee, J. P. Apffelstaedt, T. Zeeman, M. Du Plessis
External Validation of a Tube Thoracostomy Complication Classification System
Yoginee Sritharen, Matthew C. Hernandez, Nadeem N. Haddad, Victor Kong, Damian Clarke, Martin D. Zielinski, Johnathon M. Aho
Perioperative Mortality Following Oesophagectomy and Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Australia
Sean S. Davis, Wendy J. Babidge, Andreas Kiermeier, R. James Aitken, Guy J. Maddern
The Significance of SCC and CEA mRNA in the Pleural Cavity After Lymphadenectomy in Esophageal Cancer Patients who Underwent Preoperative Treatment
Keijiro Sugimura, Hiroshi Miyata, Masaaki Motoori, Takeshi Omori, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, Masahiko Yano
Impact of Drain Insertion After Perforated Peptic Ulcer Repair in a Japanese Nationwide Database Analysis
K. Okumura, K. Hida, S. Kunisawa, T. Nishigori, H. Hosogi, Y. Sakai, Y. Imanaka
Sentinel Node Navigation Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer: Analysis of Factors Which Affect Direction of Lymphatic Drainage
Atsuo Shida, Norio Mitsumori, Shuichi Fujioka, Yuta Takano, Muneharu Fujisaki, Ryosuke Hashizume, Naoto Takahashi, Yoshio Ishibashi, Katsuhiko Yanaga
Preoperative Albumin–Bilirubin Grade Predicts Recurrences After Radical Gastrectomy in Patients with pT2-4 Gastric Cancer
Mitsuro Kanda, Chie Tanaka, Daisuke Kobayashi, Hiroaki Uda, Kenichi Inaoka, Yuri Tanaka, Masamichi Hayashi, Naoki Iwata, Suguru Yamada, Tsutomu Fujii, Hiroyuki Sugimoto, Kenta Murotani, Michitaka Fujiwara, Yasuhiro Kodera
Carcinoma in the Remnant Stomach During Long-Term Follow-up After Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Analysis of Cumulative Incidence and Associated Risk Factors
Takaaki Hanyu, Atsuhiro Wakai, Takashi Ishikawa, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Hitoshi Kameyama, Toshifumi Wakai
Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: What is the Best “Choice”? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Non-randomized Comparative Studies
Claudio Ricci, Riccardo Casadei, Giovanni Taffurelli, Carlo Alberto Pacilio, Marco Ricciardiello, Francesco Minni
Operative Results and Oncologic Outcomes of Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) Versus Two-Stage Hepatectomy (TSH) in Patients with Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Dimitrios Moris, Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly, Ioannis D. Kostakis, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Eliza W. Beal, Alexandros Papalampros, Dimitrios Dimitroulis, Evangelos Felekouras, Timothy M. Pawlik
In-Hospital Mortality for Hepatic Portal Venous Gas: Analysis of 1590 Patients Using a Japanese National Inpatient Database
Chie Koizumi, Nobuaki Michihata, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga
Diagnostic and Prognostic Role of 18-FDG PET/CT in the Management of Resectable Biliary Tract Cancer
Ka Wing Ma, Tan To Cheung, Wong Hoi She, Kenneth Siu Ho Chok, Albert Chi Yan Chan, Wing Chiu Dai, Wan Hang Chiu, Chung Mau Lo
Cohort Contributions to Race- and Gender-Specific Trends in the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the USA
Eliza W. Beal, Dmitry Tumin, Ali Kabir, Dimitrios Moris, Xu-Feng Zhang, Jeffery Chakedis, Kenneth Washburn, Sylvester Black, Carl M. Schmidt, Timothy M. Pawlik
Feasibility of Intraoperative Navigation for Liver Resection Using Real-time Virtual Sonography With Novel Automatic Registration System
Takeshi Takamoto, Yoshihiro Mise, Shouichi Satou, Yuta Kobayashi, Koui Miura, Akio Saiura, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Norihiro Kokudo, Masatoshi Makuuchi
Implications of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Etiology on Recurrence and Prognosis after Curative-Intent Resection: a Multi-Institutional Study
Xu-Feng Zhang, Jeffery Chakedis, Fabio Bagante, Eliza W. Beal, Yi Lv, Matthew Weiss, Irinel Popescu, Hugo P. Marques, Luca Aldrighetti, Shishir K. Maithel, Carlo Pulitano, Todd W. Bauer, Feng Shen, George A. Poultsides, Oliver Soubrane, Guillaume Martel, B. Groot Koerkamp, Alfredo Guglielmi, Endo Itaru, Timothy M. Pawlik
Preperitoneal Surgical Approach to Treat Vesicoureteral Anastomotic Leakage, Distal Stenosis or Reflux After Kidney Transplantation
Tom Darius, Antoine Buemi, Laurent Coubeau, Nada Kanaan, Pierre Goffette, Michel Mourad
Mortality and Morbidity After Hartmann’s Procedure Versus Primary Anastomosis Without a Diverting Stoma for Colorectal Perforation: A Nationwide Observational Study
Asuka Tsuchiya, Hideo Yasunaga, Yusuke Tsutsumi, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi
Prognostic and Predictive Clinicopathologic Factors of Squamous Anal Canal Cancer in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Patients: Does HAART Influence Outcomes?
Emmanouil P. Pappou, Jonathan T. Magruder, Tao Fu, Caitlin W. Hicks, Joseph M. Herman, Sandy Fang, Elizabeth C. Wick, Bashar Safar, Susan L. Gearhart, Jonathan E. Efron
Risk Factors for Unresectable Recurrence After Up-Front Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastasis
Daisuke Hokuto, Takeo Nomi, Satoshi Yasuda, Takahiro Yoshikawa, Kohei Ishioka, Takatsugu Yamada, Takahiro Akahori, Kenji Nakagawa, Minako Nagai, Kota Nakamura, Shinsaku Obara, Hiromichi Kanehiro, Masayuki Sho
Margin Status is Still an Important Prognostic Factor in Hepatectomies for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
Riccardo Memeo, Vito de Blasi, Rene Adam, Diane Goéré, Tullio Piardi, Emilie Lermite, Olivier Turrini, Francis Navarro, Nicola de’Angelis, Antonio Sa Cunha, Patrick Pessaux, Cyril Cosse, Delphine Lignier, Jean Marc Regimbeau, Julien Barbieux, Emilie Lermite, Antoine Hamy, François Mauvais, Christophe Laurent, Irchid Al Naasan, Alexis Laurent, Daniel Azoulay, Philippe Compagnon, Nicola de’Angelis, Mohammed Sbai Idrissi, Fréderic Martin, Jerôme Atger, Jacques Baulieux, Benjamin Darnis, Jean Yves, Mabrut, Vahan Kepenekian, Julie Perinel, Mustapha Adham, Olivier Glehen, Michel Rivoire, Jean Hardwigsen, Anais Palen, Emilie Grégoire, Yves Patrice LeTreut, Jean Robert Delpero, Olivier Turrini, Astrid Herrero, Francis Navarro, Fabrizio Panaro, Ahmet Ayav, Laurent Bresler, Philippe Rauch, François Guillemin, Fréderic Marchal, Jean Gugenheim, Antonio Iannelli, Stephane Benoist, Antoine Brouquet, Marc Pocard, Réa Lo Dico, Brice Gayet, David Fuks, Olivier. Scatton, Olivier Soubrane, Jean-Christophe Vaillant, Tullio Piardi, Daniel Sommacale, Reza Kianmanesh, Michel Comy, Philippe Bachellier, Elie Oussoultzoglou, Pietro Addeo, Dimitrios Ntourakis, Patrick Pessaux, Didier Mutter, Jacques Marescaux, Loïc Raoux, Bertrand Suc, Fabrice Muscari, Georges ELHOMSY, Maximiliano Gelli, Antonio Sa Cunha, René Adam, Denis Castaing, Daniel Cherqui, Gabriella Pittau, Oriana Ciacio, Eric Vibert, Dominique Elias, Diane Goére, Fabrizio Vittadello
Is Laparoscopy Really Advantageous for Splenectomy Patients?
Adriana Toro, Marco Vitale, Daniele Livera, Isidoro Di Carlo
Acute Appendicitis: Still a Surgical Disease? Results from a Propensity Score-Based Outcome Analysis of Conservative Versus Surgical Management from a Prospective Database
V. Resanovic, A. Resanovic, S. Krstic, M. Djordjevic
Compartment Pressure Monitoring After Thyroid Surgery: A Possible Method to Detect a Rebleeding
Sabaretnam Mayilvaganan, Sapana Bothra
Compartment Pressure Monitoring After Thyroid Surgery: A Possible Method to Detect a Rebleeding: Reply
T. von Ahnen, M. von Ahnen, S. Militz, D. Preußer, U. Wirth
Mortality in Patients with Splenic Injuries: The Role of Multi-Organ Failure
Yassar Alamri
In Response to: Ventilation in Trauma Patients: The First 24 h is Different!
Stuart Gillon, Robert Docking, Euan Black, Andrew Cadamy, Finbar O’Sullivan, Christopher Wright
Response to Letter to the Editor, Regarding Hardcastle TC, Muckart DJJ, Maier RV. Ventilation in Trauma Patients: The First 24 h is Different! World Journal of Surgery 2017;41(5):1153–1158
Timothy Hardcastle