Issue 7/2008
Content (58 Articles)
Do Benign Thyroid Nodules Have Malignant Potential? An Evidence-Based Review
Nimmi Arora, Theresa Scognamiglio, Baixin Zhu, Thomas J. Fahey III
Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Benign Thyroid Nodules: An Evidence-Based Review
Catharina Ihre Lundgren, Jan Zedenius, Lambert Skoog
Evidence-Based Assessment of the Role of Ultrasonography in the Management of Benign Thyroid Nodules
Lilah F. Morris, Nagesh Ragavendra, Michael W. Yeh
Thyroid Incidentaloma: An Evidence-based Assessment of Management Strategy
Jenny Gough, David Scott-Coombes, F. Fausto Palazzo
Surgical Treatment of Graves’ Disease: Evidence-Based Approach
Peter Stålberg, Anna Svensson, Ola Hessman, Göran Åkerström, Per Hellman
Evidence-based Management of Toxic Multinodular Goiter (Plummer’s Disease)
John R. Porterfield Jr., Geoffrey B. Thompson, David R. Farley, Clive S. Grant, Melanie L. Richards
Evidence-Based Surgical Management of Substernal Goiter
Matthew L. White, Gerard M. Doherty, Paul G. Gauger
Treatment and Prevention of Recurrence of Multinodular Goiter: An Evidence-based Review of the Literature
Jacob Moalem, Insoo Suh, Quan-Yang Duh
Is Total Thyroidectomy the Surgical Procedure of Choice for Benign Multinodular Goiter? An Evidence-Based Review
Gaurav Agarwal, Vivek Aggarwal
What is the Evidence for Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the Management of Benign Thyroid Disease?
E. Th. Slotema, F. Sebag, J. F. Henry
Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy for Benign Thyroid Disease: An Evidence-Based Review
Paolo Miccoli, Michele N. Minuto, Clara Ugolini, Roberta Pisano, Alessandra Fosso, Piero Berti
Minimally Invasive Thyroid Surgery for Single Nodules: An Evidence-based Review of the Lateral Mini-incision Technique
Raul Alvarado, Todd McMullen, Stan B. Sidhu, Leigh W. Delbridge, Mark S. Sywak
“Scarless” (in the Neck) Endoscopic Thyroidectomy (SET): An Evidence-based Review of Published Techniques
Charles T. K. Tan, W. K. Cheah, Leigh Delbridge
Intraoperative Monitoring of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Thyroid Surgery
H. Dralle, C. Sekulla, K. Lorenz, M. Brauckhoff, A. Machens
Evidence for the Role of Perioperative PTH Measurement after Total Thyroidectomy as a Predictor of Hypocalcemia
Simon Grodski, Jonathan Serpell
Follow-Up After Surgery for Benign Nodular Thyroid Disease: Evidence-Based Approach
Roy Phitayakorn, Christopher R. McHenry
Malignant Liver Tumors in South African Children: A National Audit
S. W. Moore, A. Davidson, G. P. Hadley, M. Kruger, J. Poole, D. Stones, L. Wainwright, G. Wessels
A Novel Technique for Risk Calculation of Anastomotic Leakage after Thoracoscopic Repair for Esophageal Atresia with Distal Fistula
David C. van der Zee, Daisy Vieirra-Travassos, Justin R. de Jong, Stefaan H. A. J. Tytgat
Effects of Posture and Prolonged Pneumoperitoneum on Hemodynamic Parameters during Laparoscopy
Dirk Meininger, Klaus Westphal, Dorothee H. Bremerich, Heiner Runkel, Michael Probst, Bernhard Zwissler, Christian Byhahn
A Critical Analysis of Laparoscopic Appendectomy: How Experience with 1,400 Appendectomies Allowed Innovative Treatment to Become Standard in a University Hospital
Kerstin S. Schick, Thomas P. Hüttl, Jan M. Fertmann, Hans-Martin Hornung, Karl-Walter Jauch, Johannes N. Hoffmann
Infraumbilical Anterior Retroperitoneal Exposure of the Lumbar Spine in 128 Consecutive Patients
Luke Brewster, Nathan Trueger, Carol Schermer, Alex Ghanayem, John Santaniello
Perforation of Jejunal Diverticula in Steroids and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Abusers: A Case Series
Chinnusamy Palanivelu, Muthukumaran Rangarajan, Subbiah Rajapandian, Gobi Shanmugam Maheshkumaar, Madhupalayam Velusamy Madankumar
Perforation of Jejunal Diverticula in Steroids and Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Abusers
Moshe Hashmonai
Late Presentation of Intestinal Malrotation: An Argument for Elective Repair
Amy W. Moldrem, Harry Papaconstantinou, Harshal Broker, Steve Megison, D. Rohan Jeyarajah
Value of a Systematic Operative Protocol for Cocaine Body Packers
Nicolas Veyrie, Stéphane Servajean, Abdelhalim Aissat, Nicola Corigliano, Céline Angelakov, Jean-Luc Bouillot
Bedside Placement of Removable Vena Cava Filters Guided by Intravascular Ultrasound in the Critically Injured
Konstantinos Spaniolas, George C. Velmahos, Christopher Kwolek, Alice Gervasini, Marc De Moya, Hasan B. Alam
Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in High-Risk Trauma and Surgical Patients: Factors Influencing Successful Removal
Joshua L. Hermsen, Anna R. Ibele, Lee D. Faucher, Jennifer K. Nale, Michael J. Schurr, Kenneth A. Kudsk
Intraoperative Application of Fibrin Sealant does not Reduce the Duration of Closed Suction Drainage Following Radical Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Melanoma Patients: A Prospective Randomized Trial in 58 Patients
Heiko Neuss, Wieland Raue, Gerold Koplin, Wolfgang Schwenk, Christian Reetz, Julian W. Mall
The Effect of Surgical Subspecialization on Outcomes in Peptic Ulcer Disease Complicated by Perforation and Bleeding
Andrew J. Robson, Jennifer M. J. Richards, Nicholas Ohly, Stephen J. Nixon, Simon Paterson-Brown
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Standardized Technique of a Potential Stand-alone Bariatric Procedure in Morbidly Obese Patients
Markus A. Kueper, Klaus M. Kramer, Andreas Kirschniak, Alfred Königsrainer, Rudolph Pointner, Frank A. Granderath
Previous Laparotomy is Not a Contraindication to Laparoscopy-assisted Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer
Souya Nunobe, Naoki Hiki, Tetsu Fukunaga, Msanori Tokunaga, Shigekazu Ohyama, Yasuyuki Seto, Toshiharu Yamaguchi
Endoscopic Evaluation of Reflux Esophagitis After Proximal Gastrectomy: Comparison Between Esophagogastric Anastomosis and Jejunal Interposition
Masanori Tokunaga, Shigekazu Ohyama, Naoki Hiki, Etsuo Hoshino, Souya Nunobe, Tetsu Fukunaga, Yasuyuki Seto, Toshiharu Yamaguchi
Value of Multidetector-row Computed Tomography in Diagnosis of Portal Vein Invasion by Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Teiichi Sugiura, Hideki Nishio, Masato Nagino, Yoshiki Senda, Tomoki Ebata, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Tsuyoshi Igami, Koji Oda, Yuji Nimura
Is a T-tube Necessary after Common Bile Duct Exploration?
Irfan Ahmed, Charita Pradhan, Ian J. Beckingham, Adam J. Brooks, Brian J. Rowlands, Dileep N. Lobo
Radiological and Pathological Assessment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Radiofrequency. A Study on Removed Liver after Transplantation
Juan C. Rodríguez-Sanjuán, Francisco González, Carlos Juanco, Luis A. Herrera, Mercedes López-Bautista, Mónica González-Noriega, Elena García-Somacarrera, Javier Figols, Manuel Gómez-Fleitas, Martín Silván
Prolonged Postoperative Ileus—Definition, Risk Factors, and Predictors after Surgery
Avo Artinyan, Joseph W. Nunoo-Mensah, Swarna Balasubramaniam, Jim Gauderman, Rahila Essani, Claudia Gonzalez-Ruiz, Andreas M. Kaiser, Robert W. Beart Jr.
Incidence and Risk Factors of Recurrence after Surgery for Pathology-proven Diverticular Disease
Caroline Andeweg, Joost Peters, Robert Bleichrodt, Harry van Goor
Long-term Experience with the Laparoscopic Approach to Perforated Diverticulitis plus Generalized Peritonitis
Morris E. Franklin Jr., Guillermo Portillo, Jorge M. Treviño, John J. Gonzalez, Jeffrey L. Glass
Role for Limited Neck Exploration in Young Adults with Apparently Sporadic Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Laura A. Adam, Brian J. Smith, Daniel Calva-Cerqueira, James R. Howe, Geeta Lal
Propofol Decreases Early Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Thyroid and Parathyroid Operations
Paul G. Gauger, Amy Shanks, Michelle Morris, Mary Lou V. H. Greenfield, Richard E. Burney, Michael O’Reilly
Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Poor Differentiation and Tall Cell Variant in Papillary Carcinoma in Japan
Yasuhiro Ito, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Mitsuhiro Fukushima, Hiroyuki Inoue, Tomonori Yabuta, Takashi Uruno, Minoru Kihara, Takuya Higashiyama, Yuuki Takamura, Akihiro Miya, Kaoru Kobayashi, Fumio Matsuzuka, Akira Miyauchi
Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Poor Differentiation and Tall Cell Variant in Papillary Carcinoma in Japan
Anthony Gill, Leigh Delbridge
Subtotal and Near Total Versus Total Thyroidectomy for the Management of Multinodular Goiter
Michael Vaiman, Andrey Nagibin, Philippe Hagag, Alexey Buyankin, Julian Olevson, Nathan Shlamkovich
Diagnostic Accuracy of CT and Ultrasonography for Evaluating Metastatic Cervical Lymph Nodes in Patients with Thyroid Cancer
Ji Eun Ahn, Jeong Hyun Lee, Jong Sook Yi, Young Ki Shong, Seok Joon Hong, Deok Hee Lee, Choong Gon Choi, Sang Joon Kim
Objective Follow-up After Laparoscopic Repair of Large Type III Hiatal Hernia: Assessment of Safety and Durability
Eric J. Hazebroek, Garett S. Smith
Predictive Value of Procalcitonin for the Diagnosis of Bowel Strangulation
B. Papaziogas, G. Anthimidis, I. Koutelidakis, S. Atmatzidis, K. Atmatzidis
Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery: Analysis of Quadrantectomy and Immediate Reconstruction with Latissimus Dorsi Flap
Pooja Ramakant, Anjali Mishra, Gyan Chand
William C. Wilson, Christopher M. Grande, and David B. Hoyt (eds): Trauma. Critical Care. Volumes I and II
Soumitra R. Eachempati