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World Journal of Surgery

Issue 7/2007

Content (33 Articles)

Observational Teamwork Assessment for Surgery (OTAS): Refinement and Application in Urological Surgery

Shabnam Undre, Nick Sevdalis, Andrew N. Healey, Ara Darzi, Charles A. Vincent

Rural and International Surgery

Outcome of Pectoralis Major Myomammary Flap for Post-mastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Extended Experience

Adel Denewer, Ahmed Setit, Omar Farouk

Clinical Observations from a Breast Cancer Registry in Asian Women

Siew-Eng Lim, Michael Back, Esther Quek, Philip Iau, Thomas Putti, John E. L. Wong

Serum Levels of Uric Acid and Diabetes Mellitus Influence Survival after Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Prospective Cohort Study

Anders Bergenfelz, Anna Bladström, Mark Their, Erik Nordenström, Stig Valdemarsson, Johan Westerdahl

Parathyroid Subcutaneous Pre-sternal Transplantation after Parathyroidectomy for Renal Hyperparathyroidism. Long-term Graft Function

Miguel Echenique-Elizondo, José Antonio Amondarain, Fernando Vidaur, Carmen Olalla, Fernando Aribe, Adolfo Garrido, José Molina, Maria Teresa Rodrigo

Original Scientific Report

Role Of Ultrasonography in Predicting Malignancy in Patients with Thyroid Nodules

Hyeong-Gon Moon, Eun-Jung Jung, Soon-Tae Park, Woo-Song Ha, Sang-Kyung Choi, Soon-Chan Hong, Young-Joon Lee, Young-Tae Joo, Chi-Young Jeong, Dae-Seob Choi, Jae-Wook Ryoo

Prognosis and Prognostic Factors of Follicular Carcinoma in Japan: Importance of Postoperative Pathological Examination

Yasuhiro Ito, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Takuya Higashiyama, Yuuki Takamura, Akihiro Miya, Kaoru Kobayashi, Fumio Matsuzuka, Kanji Kuma, Akira Miyauchi

Outcome of Adrenalectomy for Cushing’s Syndrome: Experience from a Tertiary Care Center

Anand Kumar Mishra, Amit Agarwal, Sushil Gupta, G. Agarwal, A. K. Verma, S. K. Mishra

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Expression is Associated With a Worse Prognosis in Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Curative Surgery

Gennaro Galizia, Eva Lieto, Michele Orditura, Paolo Castellano, Anna La Mura, Vincenzo Imperatore, Margherita Pinto, Anna Zamboli, Ferdinando De Vita, Francesca Ferraraccio

Tumor Localization for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Yong Beom Cho, Woo Yong Lee, Hae Ran Yun, Won Suk Lee, Seong Hyeon Yun, Ho-Kyung Chun

Synchronous Resection of Colorectal Primary Cancer and Liver Metastases

Tristan D. Yan, Francis Chu, Deborah Black, Denis W. King, David L. Morris

Epidemiology of Urban Trauma Deaths: A Comprehensive Reassessment 10 Years Later

C. Clay Cothren, Ernest E. Moore, Holly B. Hedegaard, Katy Meng

Reduced Neuronal Innervation in the Distal End of the Proximal Esophageal Atretic Segment in Cases of Esophageal Atresia with Distal Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Mehmet Boleken, Savas Demirbilek, Hale Kirimiloglu, Turan Kanmaz, Selcuk Yucesan, Osman Celbis, Ibrahim Uzun

Open Access

Lung Function after the Minimal Invasive Pectus Excavatum Repair (Nuss Procedure)

Daniel C. Aronson, Remko P. Bosgraaf, Eva-Maria Merz, Reindert P. van Steenwijk, Wim M. C. van Aalderen, Robertine van Baren

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Dirk Weyhe, Orlin Belyaev, Waldemar Uhl

Letters to the Editor

Surgery in Intra-abdominal Ruptured Hydatid Cyst

Hadj Omar El Malki, Amine Souadka, Yasser El Mejdoubi, Belkacem Zakri, Amine Benkabbou, Raouf Mohsine, Lahcen Ifrine, Abdelkader Belkouchi

Acute Intraperitoneal Rupture of Hydatid Cysts

Hayrullah Derici, Tugrul Tansug, Enver Reyhan, Ali Dogan Bozdag, Okay Nazli

Letter to the Editor

An Undescribed Iatrogenic Complication of Varicose Vein Surgery: Entrapment of the Stripper in the Proximal Deep Venous System

Andrea Siani, Giustino Marcucci, Luca Maria Siani, Emanuele Baldassarre

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Hakan Rudstrom

Letter to the Editor

Spleen-Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy with Excision of Splenic Artery and Vein: A Cautionary Note

Gianpaolo Balzano, Alessandro Zerbi, Valerio Di Carlo

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Nicolas Carrère