Issue 4/2011
Content (45 Articles)
Surgical Simulation Tasks Challenge Visual Working Memory and Visual-Spatial Ability Differently
Marcus Schlickum, Leif Hedman, Lars Enochsson, Lars Henningsohn, Ann Kjellin, Li Felländer-Tsai
Prediction of Anastomotic Leak and its Prognosis in Digestive Surgery
Yoshio Haga, Yasuo Wada, Hitoshi Takeuchi, Koji Ikejiri, Masakazu Ikenaga
Clinical, Ultrasonographic, and Pathologic Characteristics of Patients with Chronic Right-lower-quadrant Abdominal Pain that May Benefit from Appendectomy
Alain Chichom Mefire, Robert Tchounzou, Patrick M. Kuwong, Jean P. A. Atangana, Albert C. Lysinge, Eimo E. Malonga
Changing Incidence of Acute Appendicitis and Nonspecific Abdominal Pain Between 1987 and 2007 in Finland
Imre Ilves, Hannu E. K. Paajanen, Karl-Heinz Herzig, Anne Fagerström, Pekka J. Miettinen
Medical Student Surgery Elective in Rural Haiti: A Novel Approach to Satisfying Clerkship Requirements While Providing Surgical Care to an Underserved Population
Anthony Chin-Quee, Laura White, Ira Leeds, Jana MacLeod, Viraj A. Master
Emergency Surgical Care Delivery in Post-earthquake Haiti: Partners in Health and Zanmi Lasante Experience
Thomas McIntyre, Christopher D. Hughes, Thierry Pauyo, Stephen R. Sullivan, Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., Maxi Raymonville, John G. Meara
Expanding Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy to Rural Mongolia
Catherine M. Straub, Raymond R. Price, Douglas Matthews, Diana L. Handrahan, Davaatseren Sergelen
Promoting Major Pediatric Surgical Care in a Low-Income Country: A 4-Year Experience in Eritrea
Alessandro Calisti, Kibreab Belay, Guglielmo Mazzoni, Guido Fiocca, Giuseppe Retrosi, Claudio Olivieri
Prognosis of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Showing Postoperative Recurrence to the Central Neck
Yasuhiro Ito, Takuya Higashiyama, Yuuki Takamura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Akihiro Miya, Akira Miyauchi
Influence of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring on Surgeons’ Technique During Thyroidectomy
Antoine Duclos, Jean-Christophe Lifante, Simon Ducarroz, Pietro Soardo, Cyrille Colin, Jean-Louis Peix
Is Robotic Surgery Superior to Endoscopic and Open Surgeries in Thyroid Cancer?
Wan Wook Kim, Jee Soo Kim, Sung Mo Hur, Sung Hoon Kim, Se-Kyung Lee, Jae Hyuck Choi, Sangmin Kim, Jeong Eon Lee, Jung-Han Kim, Seok Jin Nam, Jung-Hyun Yang, Jun-Ho Choe
Setting the Bar for Laparoscopic Resection of Sporadic Insulinoma
Melanie L. Richards, Geoffrey B. Thompson, David R. Farley, Michael L. Kendrick, John F. Service, Adrian Vella, Clive S. Grant
Is There Any Benefit to Incorporating a Laparoscopic Procedure into Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy? The Impact on Perioperative Results in Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Jang-Ming Lee, Jen-Wei Cheng, Ming-Tsang Lin, Pei-Ming Huang, Jin-Shing Chen, Yung-Chie Lee
Treatment Outcome and Prognosis of Patients with Lymph Node Recurrence of Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Curative Resection
Toshiyuki Kosuga, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Daisuke Ichikawa, Kazuma Okamoto, Shuhei Komatsu, Eigo Otsuji
Effects of Glutamine on Gastrointestinal Motor Activity in Patients following Gastric Surgery
Erito Mochiki, Tetsuro Ohno, Mitsuhiro Yanai, Yoshitaka Toyomasu, Hiroyuki Andoh, Hiroyuki Kuwano
Changes in the Localization of Perforated Peptic Ulcer and its Relation to Gender and Age of the Patients throughout the Last 45 Years
Andrzej Wysocki, Piotr Budzyński, Jan Kulawik, Włodzimierz Drożdż
Clipless Cholecystectomy: Which Sealer Should be Used?
Burak Kavlakoglu, Recep Pekcici, Suleyman Oral
“Clipless” Cholecystectomy: Evolution Marches On, Even for Lap Chole
Lee L. Swanstrom
Percutaneous Drainage versus Emergency Cholecystectomy for the Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis in Critically Ill Patients: Does it Matter?
E. Melloul, A. Denys, N. Demartines, J.-M. Calmes, M. Schäfer
Selection Criteria for Hepatectomy in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Classified as Child-Pugh Class B
Shintaro Kuroda, Hirotaka Tashiro, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Akihiko Oshita, Hironobu Amano, Hideki Ohdan
Comparison of Major Hepatectomy Performed Under Intermittent Pringle Maneuver Versus Continuous Pringle Maneuver Coupled with In Situ Hypothermic Perfusion
Chih-Chi Wang, Anthony Q. Yap, Chao-Long Chen, Allan M. Concejero, Yu-Hung Lin
Preoperative Biliary MRSA Infection in Patients Undergoing Hepatobiliary Resection with Cholangiojejunostomy: Incidence, Antibiotic Treatment, and Surgical Outcome
Daisuke Takara, Gen Sugawara, Tomoki Ebata, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Tsuyoshi Igami, Masato Nagino
A Comparison of Prognosis between Patients with Hepatitis B and C Virus-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Resection Surgery
Wei-Yu Kao, Chien-Wei Su, Gar-Yang Chau, Wing-Yiu Lui, Chew-Wun Wu, Jaw-Ching Wu
Preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) is Associated with Reduced Disease-free Survival Following Curative Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
G. Garcea, N. Ladwa, C. P. Neal, M. S. Metcalfe, A. R. Dennison, D. P. Berry
Evaluation of Current Devices in Single-Incision Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: A Preliminary Experience in 32 Consecutive Cases
Min-Hoe Chew, Mark Te-Ching Wong, Bernard Yon-Kuei Lim, Kheng-Hong Ng, Kong-Weng Eu
Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Asian Colorectal Cancer Surgery Patients
Song-Soo Yang, Chang Sik Yu, Yong Sik Yoon, Sang Nam Yoon, Seok-Byung Lim, Jin Cheon Kim
Prognostic Role of Carcinoembryonic Antigen is Influenced by Microsatellite Instability Genotype and Stage in Locally Advanced Colorectal Cancers
Kjetil Søreide, Jon Arne Søreide, Hartwig Kørner
Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Detecting Lymph Node Metastasis of Rectal Cancer
Yo Mizukami, Shugo Ueda, Akiyoshi Mizumoto, Tetsuro Sasada, Ryosuke Okumura, Shigene Kohno, Arimichi Takabayashi
Mucosal Advancement Flap Anoplasty for Chronic Anal Fissure Resistant to Conservative Therapy
M. Ouaïssi, U. Giger, I. Sielezneff, K. A. Yawovi, A. Pamela, N. Pirro, B. Sastre
Endarterectomy of the Aneurysm Sac in Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Reduces Perigraft Seroma and Improves Graft Incorporation
Thomas Wolff, Michael T. Koller, Thomas Eugster, Christophe Rouden, Regula Marti, Lorenz Gürke, Peter Stierli
Predictive Factors of Complications After Surgical Repair of Iatrogenic Femoral Pseudoaneurysms
Gabriele Piffaretti, Giovanni Mariscalco, Matteo Tozzi, Nicola Rivolta, Patrizio Castelli, Andrea Sala
Pressure at the Bowel Surface during Topical Negative Pressure Therapy of the Open Abdomen: An Experimental Study in a Porcine Model
Thordur Bjarnason, Agneta Montgomery, Joanna Hlebowicz, Sandra Lindstedt, Ulf Petersson
A Time-Saving Technique for Specimen Extraction in Sleeve Gastrectomy: Reply
Giovanni Casella, Emanuele Soricelli, Aldo Fantini, Nicola Basso
Simultaneous Resection of Primary Colorectal Cancer and Synchronous Liver Metastases
Georgios Glantzounis, Christos S. Katsios
Short and Long Term Outcomes After Simultaneous Resection of Colorectal Malignancies and Synchronous Liver Metastases: Reply
Eduardo de Santibañes, Diego Fernández, Ernesto Molmenti
Is Entirely Conservative Management a Correct Strategy for Hemodynamically Stable Patient with a Grade IV Blunt Pancreatic Injury?
Paolo Mercantini, Edoardo Virgilio, Tommaso Bocchetti, Gabriele Capurso, Andrea Kazemi Nava, Vincenzo Ziparo
Erratum to: Long-Term Outcome of Rives–Stoppa Technique in Complex Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair
Mostafa Mehrabi, Ali Jangjoo, Hassan Tavoosi, Mahdi Kahrom, Hadi Kahrom