Issue 4/2013
Content (32 Articles)
Effect of Preoperative Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Function and Recovery After Surgery: a Systematic Review
Daniel P. Lemanu, Primal P. Singh, Andrew D. MacCormick, Bruce Arroll, Andrew G. Hill
Liberian Surgical and Anesthesia Infrastructure: A Survey of County Hospitals
Lisa Marie Knowlton, Smita Chackungal, Bernice Dahn, Drake LeBrun, Jason Nickerson, Kelly McQueen
Bringing Surgery to Rural Children: Chittagong, Bangladesh Experience
Tahmina Banu, Tanvir K. Chowdhury, Mahfuzul Kabir, Rupam Talukder, Kokila Lakhoo
Mosquito Net Mesh for Abdominal Wall Hernioplasty: A Comparison of Material Characteristics with Commercial Prosthetics
David L. Sanders, Andrew N. Kingsnorth, Brian M. Stephenson
Single Port Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Hernioplasty: A Comparative Study of Short-term Outcome with Conventional Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Hernioplasty
Ji Hoon Kim, Yoon Suk Lee, Jin Jo Kim, Seung Man Park
Identifying and Addressing Preventable Process Errors in Trauma Care
Philip H. Pucher, Rajesh Aggarwal, Ahmed Twaij, Nicola Batrick, Michael Jenkins, Ara Darzi
Blunt Hollow Viscus and Mesenteric Injury: Still Underrecognized
Kazuhide Matsushima, Patricia S. Mangel, Eric W. Schaefer, Heidi L. Frankel
Catecholamine Dosing and Survival in Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients
Marc Kastrup, Jan Braun, Magnus Kaffarnik, Vera von Dossow-Hanfstingl, Robert Ahlborn, Klaus-D Wernecke, Claudia Spies
Preoperative Risk Factors Influencing the Incidence of Postoperative Sepsis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Jinsong Su, Andy Tsun, Lei Zhang, Xianjun Xia, Bin Li, Ruizhang Guo, Baochi Liu
How Many Contralateral Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas Can Be Missed?
Kwan Ju Lee, Yun Jung Cho, Jeong Goo Kim, Dong Ho Lee
Effect of Adjusted Cuff Pressure of Endotracheal Tube During Thyroidectomy on Postoperative Airway Complications: Prospective, Randomized, and Controlled Trial
Jung-Hee Ryu, Sun-Sook Han, Sang-Hwan Do, Jung-Min Lee, Sang-Chul Lee, Eun-Soo Choi
Close Association of Metastasis-Associated Protein 1 Overexpression with Increased Angiogenesis and Poor Survival in Patients with Histologically Node-Negative Gastric Cancer
Xiaomei Deng, Lutao Du, Chuanxin Wang, Yongmei Yang, Juan Li, Hui Liu, Jian Zhang, Lili Wang, Xin Zhang, Wei Li, Xuhua Zhang, Shun Wang, Zhaogang Dong
Transection of the Liver Parenchyma With an Ultrasound Dissector or a Stapler Device: Results of a Randomized Clinical Study
Mats Savlid, Angelica Horna Strand, Anders Jansson, Thorhallur Agustsson, Gunnar Söderdahl, Lars Lundell, Bengt Isaksson
Validation of the Laparoscopically Stapled Approach as a Standard Technique for Left Lateral Segment Liver Resection
Xuedong Wang, Jianwei Li, Hongguang Wang, Ying Luo, Wenbin Ji, Weidong Duan, Xuan Zhang, Sen Guo, Kesen Xu, Jiahong Dong, Shuguo Zheng
Outcome of Various Treatments for Posttransplant Hepatitis B Virus Recurrence
Nam-Joon Yi, Kwang-Woong Lee, Sun-Young Kong, Kyoung-Un Park, Kyoung-Bun Lee, Geun Hong, Sung-Sik Han, Sang-Jae Park, Kyung-Suk Suh
Clinicopathological Features of Recurrence in Patients After 10-year Disease-free Survival Following Curative Hepatic Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Masaki Kaibori, Shoji Kubo, Hiroaki Nagano, Michihiro Hayashi, Seiji Haji, Takuya Nakai, Morihiko Ishizaki, Kosuke Matsui, Takahiro Uenishi, Shigekazu Takemura, Hiroshi Wada, Shigeru Marubashi, Koji Komeda, Fumitoshi Hirokawa, Yasuyuki Nakata, Kazuhisa Uchiyama, A-Hon Kwon
Liver Resection for Bismuth Type I and Type II Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Jin Hong Lim, Gi Hong Choi, Sung Hoon Choi, Kyung Sik Kim, Jin Sub Choi, Woo Jung Lee
Complex Hepatectomy under Total Vascular Exclusion of the Liver: Impact of Ischemic Preconditioning on Clinical Outcomes
JangYong Jeon, Anthony Watkins, Gebhard Wagener, Benjamin Samstein, James Guarrera, Michael Goldstein, Joseph Meltzer, Tomoaki Kato, Jean C. Emond
Good Candidates for a Third Liver Resection of Colorectal Metastasis
Shintaro Yamazaki, Tadatoshi Takayama, Shunji Okada, Atsuko Iwama, Yutaka Midorikawa, Masamichi Moriguchi, Hisashi Nakayama, Tokio Higaki, Masahiko Sugutani
Drainage Volume After Pancreaticoduodenectomy Is a Warning Sign of Chyle Leakage That Inversely Correlates With a Diagnosis of Pancreatic Fistula
Jae Keun Kim, Joon Seong Park, Ho Kyoung Hwang, Hyun Wook Shin, Dong Sup Yoon
Medial Versus Lateral Approach in Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Jie Ding, Guo-qing Liao, Yu Xia, Zhong-min Zhang, Yang Pan, Sheng Liu, Yi Zhang, Zhong-shu Yan
Factors Influencing the Success of In Vivo Sentinel Lymph Node Procedure in Colon Cancer Patients
Carsten T. Viehl, Ulrich Guller, Igor Langer, Urban Laffer, Daniel Oertli, Markus Zuber
A Nodal Positivity Constant: New Perspectives in Lymph Node Evaluation and Colorectal Cancer
Niamh M. Hogan, Desmond C. Winter
Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Cancer: Outcomes in 513 Patients
Oktar Asoglu, Emre Balik, Enver Kunduz, Sumer Yamaner, Ali Akyuz, Mine Gulluoglu, Yersu Kapran, Dursun Bugra
Comparing Outcomes Between Side-to-Side Anastomosis and Other Anastomotic Configurations After Intestinal Resection for Patients with Crohn’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis
Zhen Guo, Yi Li, Weiming Zhu, Jianfeng Gong, Ning Li, Jieshou Li
Colorectal Cancer and Crohn’s Colitis: Clinical Implications From 313 Surgical Patients
Stefano Scaringi, Carmela Di Martino, Daniela Zambonin, Marilena Fazi, Giuseppe Canonico, Francesca Leo, Ferdinando Ficari, Francesco Tonelli
Observation of Vocal Fold and Pharyngeal Paralysis After Carotid Endarterectomy Using a Magnifying Laryngoscope
Tomonori Tamaki, Yoji Node, Norihiro Saitou, Hideto Saigusa
Intra-arterial Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Critical Limb Ischemia are Safe and Efficacious: Report of a Phase I Study
Anjan Kumar Das, Basri Johan Jeet Bin Abdullah, S. S. Dhillon, A. Vijanari, C. H. Anoop, Pawan Kumar Gupta
A Higher Glomerular Filtration Rate Predicts Low Risk of Developing Chronic Kidney Disease in Living Kidney Donors
Shang-Feng Tsai, Kuo-Hsiung Shu, Ming-Ju Wu, Hao-Chung Ho, Mei-Chin Wen, Chung-Kwang Su, Jong-Da Lian, Cheng-Hsu Chen
PET Could Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy and Long-Term Survival of Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Wen-Ping Wang, Kang-Ning Wang, Long-Qi Chen
Mean (Standard Deviation) or Mean (Standard Error of Mean): Time to Ponder
Pankaj Kumar Garg, Debajyoti Mohanty
The Intra- and Postoperative Complication Rate of TEP in Patients Undergoing Unilateral Endoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Is Not Higher Compared with TAPP
Ferdinand Köckerling, Christine Schug-Pass, Dietmar A. Jacob, Thomas Keller