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World Journal of Surgery

Issue 6/2015

Content (35 Articles)

Editorial Perspective

The Amsterdam Declaration on Essential Surgical Care

Matthijs Botman, Rinse J. Meester, Roeland Voorhoeve, Henning Mothes, Jaymie A. Henry, Michael H. Cotton, Robert H. S. Lane, Pankaj G. Jani, Hugo A. Heij, Edna Adan Ismail

Surgical Symposium Contribution

Resuscitative Thoracotomy in Penetrating Trauma

Lindsay M. Fairfax, Li Hsee, Ian D. Civil

Open Access Surgical Symposium Contribution

Current Concepts in Penetrating and Blast Injury to the Central Nervous System

Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld, Randy S. Bell, Rocco Armonda

Surgical Symposium Contribution

Penetrating Cervical Trauma

David V. Feliciano

Surgical Symposium Contribution

Management Guidelines for Penetrating Abdominal Trauma

Walter L. Biffl, Ari Leppaniemi

Surgical Symposium Contribution

Laparoscopy in Penetrating Abdominal Trauma

Selman Uranues, Dorin Eugen Popa, Bogdan Diaconescu, Rudolph Schrittwieser

Surgical Symposium Contribution

Penetrating Extremity Trauma

Rao R. Ivatury, Rahul Anand, Carlos Ordonez

Original Scientific Report

Evolution of Patient Outcomes Over 14 Years in a Mature, Inclusive Canadian Trauma System

Lynne Moore, Alexis F. Turgeon, François Lauzier, Marcel Émond, Simon Berthelot, Julien Clément, Gilles Bourgeois, Jean Lapointe

Original Scientific Report

The SF-36 and 6-Minute Walk Test are Significant Predictors of Complications After Major Surgery

Haitham Awdeh, Kassem Kassak, Pierre Sfeir, Hadi Hatoum, Hala Bitar, Ahmad Husari

Original Scientific Report

Training Laypersons and Hospital Personnel in Basic Resuscitation Techniques: an Approach to Impact the Global Trauma Burden in Mozambique

Amina Merchant, Malena Outhay, Lazáro Gonzaléz-Calvo, Troy D. Moon, Mohsin Sidat, Catia Luciana Abdulfattáhe Taibo, Kelly McQueen

Original Scientific Report

CUP Syndrome in Neuroendocrine Neoplasia: Analysis of Risk Factors and Impact of Surgical Intervention

Nehara Begum, Ulrich Wellner, Christoph Thorns, Georg Brabant, Martin Hoffmann, Conny Georg Bürk, Hendrik Lehnert, Tobias Keck

Original Scientific Report

Surgery for Undiagnosed Ground Glass Pulmonary Nodules: Decision Making Using Serial Computed Tomography

Kazuhiro Ueda, Masataro Hayashi, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Yoshinobu Hoshii, Toshiki Tanaka, Kimikazu Hamano

Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World

Laparoscopic Partial Sleeve Gastrectomy with Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux and Delayed Gastric Emptying

Philip A. Le Page, David Martin

Original Scientific Report

Quality of Life Following Repair of Large Hiatal Hernia is Improved but not Influenced by Use of Mesh: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial

Jan H. Koetje, Tanya Irvine, Sarah K. Thompson, Peter G. Devitt, Simon D. Woods, Ahmad Aly, Glyn G. Jamieson, David I. Watson

Original Scientific Report

The Relative Net Health Benefit of Liver Resection, Ablation, and Transplantation for Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Gaya Spolverato, Alessandro Vitale, Aslam Ejaz, Yuhree Kim, Shishir K. Maithel, David P. Cosgrove, Timothy M. Pawlik

Original Scientific Report

Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Bile Duct Tumor Thrombus: Surgical Outcomes and the Prognostic Impact of Concomitant Major Vascular Invasion

Yosuke Kasai, Etsuro Hatano, Satoru Seo, Kojiro Taura, Kentaro Yasuchika, Shinji Uemoto

Original Scientific Report

Preoperative Sarcopenia Negatively Impacts Postoperative Outcomes Following Major Hepatectomy with Extrahepatic Bile Duct Resection

Hidehiko Otsuji, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Tomoki Ebata, Tsuyoshi Igami, Gen Sugawara, Takashi Mizuno, Nagino Masato

Original Scientific Report

Preoperative Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Prognostic Nutritional Index Predict Overall Survival After Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Yukiyasu Okamura, Ryo Ashida, Takaaki Ito, Teiichi Sugiura, Keita Mori, Katsuhiko Uesaka

Original Scientific Report

Survival Outcome Between Hepatic Resection and Transarterial Embolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma More Than 10 cm: A Propensity Score Model

Yi-Chia Chan, Catherine S. Kabiling, Vinod G. Pillai, Gustavo Aguilar, Chih-Chi Wang, Chao-Long Chen

Original Scientific Report

Laparoscopic Versus Open Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Improvement in Outcomes and Similar Cost

Robert C. G. Martin II, Nsehniitooh A Mbah, Randy St Hill, David Kooby, Sharon Weber, Charles R. Scoggins, Shishir K. Maithel

Original Scientific Report

The Clinical Risk Score Predicts the Effectiveness of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis

Takuya Nakai, Hajime Ishikawa, Tadao Tokoro, Kiyotaka Okuno

Original Scientific Report

Cholangiocarcinoma Risk as Long-term Outcome After Hepatic Resection in the Hepatolithiasis Patients

Hyo Jung Kim, Jae Seon Kim, Sang Jun Suh, Beom Jae Lee, Jong-Jae Park, Hong Sik Lee, Chang Duck Kim , Young-Tae Bak

Original Scientific Report

Impact of Energy Devices During Liver Parenchymal Transection: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Naoto Gotohda, Takeharu Yamanaka, Akio Saiura, Katsuhiko Uesaka, Masaji Hashimoto, Masaru Konishi, Kazuaki Shimada

Original Scientific Report

Salvage Completion Pancreatectomies as Damage Control for Post-pancreatic Surgery Complications: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis

Michael F. Nentwich, Alexander T. El Gammal, Torben Lemcke, Tarik Ghadban, Eugen Bellon, Nathaniel Melling, Kai Bachmann, Matthias Reeh, Faik G. Uzunoglu, Jakob R. Izbicki, Maximilian Bockhorn

Scientific Review

Limited Surgery for Benign Tumours of the Pancreas: A Systematic Review

H. G. Beger, M. Siech, B. Poch, B. Mayer, M. H. Schoenberg

Original Scientific Report

The EPOS-CC Score: An Integration of Independent, Tumor- and Patient-Associated Risk Factors to Predict 5-years Overall Survival Following Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Yoshio Haga, Koji Ikejiri, Yasuo Wada, Masakazu Ikenaga, Shoichiro Koike, Seiji Nakamura, Masato Koseki

Original Scientific Report

Repeat Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC for Peritoneal Surface Malignancy and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Joelle F. S. Wong, Grace H. C. Tan, Weining Wang, K. C. Soo, Melissa C. C. Teo

Letter to the Editor

Importance of Factors Affecting Serum Leptin Levels

Erdim Sertoglu

Letter to the Editor

Kiwi Seed Test for Detection of Enterocutaneous Fistula

Michael Knoop, Georg Fritzsch