Issue 7/2018
Content (51 Articles)
Operations for Suspected Neoplasms in a Resource-Limited Setting: Experience and Challenges in the Eastern Democratic of Congo
Luc Malemo Kalisya, Jacques Fadhili Bake, Richard Bigabwa, David H. Rothstein, Sarah B. Cairo
Consensus on Training and Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Delphi Study
Nader K. Francis, Thomas Walker, Fiona Carter, Martin Hübner, Angela Balfour, Dorthe Hjort Jakobsen, Jennie Burch, Tracy Wasylak, Nicolas Demartines, Dileep N. Lobo, Valerie Addor, Olle Ljungqvist
An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol for Ambulatory Anorectal Surgery Reduced Postoperative Pain and Unplanned Returns to Care After Discharge
Aaron B. Parrish, Sean M. O’Neill, Steven R. Crain, Tara A. Russell, Deepak K. Sonthalia, Vu T. Nguyen, Armen Aboulian
The Association of Preoperative Hematocrit and Transfusion with Mortality in Patients Undergoing Elective Non-cardiac Surgery
Rodney A. Gabriel, Anthony I. Clark, Albert P. Nguyen, Ruth S. Waterman, Ulrich H. Schmidt
Associations Between the Prognostic Nutritional Index and Morbidity/Mortality During Intestinal Resection in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
Teruhiro Chohno, Motoi Uchino, Hirofumi Sasaki, Toshihiro Bando, Yoshio Takesue, Hiroki Ikeuchi
Transvaginal Hybrid NOTES Cholecystectomy: A Single-Centre Long-Term Experience on Sexual Function
U. Pohlen, A. Feller, C. Holmer
The Use of a Pre-operative Carbohydrate Drink in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective, Non-inferiority, Cohort Study
Michael R. Laffin, Shuai Li, Rondald Brisebois, Peter A. Senior, Haili Wang
Emergency-to-Elective Surgery Ratio: A Global Indicator of Access to Surgical Care
Meghan Prin, Jean Guglielminotti, Onias Mtalimanja, Guohua Li, Anthony Charles
Measuring Outcomes of Clinical Care: Victorian Emergency Laparotomy Audit Using Quality Investigator
Claire L. Stevens, Christopher Brown, David A. K. Watters
Risk Factors for Mortality and Morbidity in Elderly Patients Presenting with Digestive Surgical Emergencies
Hassen Hentati, Chady Salloum, Philippe Caillet, Eylon Lahat, Mara Disabato, Eric Levesque, Philippe Compagnon, Chetana Lim, Daniel Azoulay
Deaths in Incorrectly Identified Low-Surgical-Risk Patients
C. R. Jones, G. A. J. McCulloch, G. Ludbrook, W. J. Babidge, G. J. Maddern
Has Shouldice Repair in a Selected Group of Patients with Inguinal Hernia Comparable Results to Lichtenstein, TEP and TAPP Techniques?
F. Köckerling, A. Koch, D. Adolf, T. Keller, R. Lorenz, R. H. Fortelny, C. Schug-Pass
More Than Talking About the Weekend: Content of Case-Irrelevant Communication Within the OR Team
Lukas W. Widmer, Sandra Keller, Franziska Tschan, Norbert K. Semmer, Eliane Holzer, Daniel Candinas, Guido Beldi
American College of Surgeons Member Involvement in Global Surgery: Results from the 2015 Operation Giving Back Survey
Marissa A. Boeck, Laura F. Goodman, Yihan Lin, Brittanie Wilczak, Girma Tefera
The Surgical Strategy in Massive Corrosive Injury in Digestive Tract: Is the Extensive Surgery Appropriate?
Yung-Hung Chang, Chih-Ying Chien, Chih-Chi Chen, Chih-Yuan Fu, Chi-Hsun Hsieh, Chien-Hung Liao
Implications of Stoma Formation as Part of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
H. Jacoby, Y. Berger, L. Barda, N. Sharif, Y. Zager, A. Lebedyev, M. Gutman, A. Hoffman
Blunt Cerebrovascular Artery Injury and Stroke in Severely Injured Patients: An International Multicenter Analysis
Christian D. Weber, Rolf Lefering, Philipp Kobbe, Klemens Horst, Miguel Pishnamaz, Richard M. Sellei, Frank Hildebrand, Hans-Christoph Pape
The Benefit of Ultrasound in Deciding Between Tube Thoracostomy and Observative Management in Hemothorax Resulting from Blunt Chest Trauma
Meng-Hsuan Chung, Chen-Yuan Hsiao, Nai-Shin Nian, Yen-Chia Chen, Chien-Ying Wang, Yi-Szu Wen, Hsin-Chin Shih, David Hung-Tsang Yen
Early Management of Retained Hemothorax in Blunt Head and Chest Trauma
Fong-Dee Huang, Wen-Bin Yeh, Sheng-Shih Chen, Yuan-Yuarn Liu, I-Yin Lu, Yi-Pin Chou, Tzu-Chin Wu
Implementation of Trauma Center and Massive Transfusion Protocol Improves Outcomes for Major Trauma Patients: A Study at a Single Institution in Korea
Kyungjin Hwang, Junsik Kwon, Jayun Cho, Yunjung Heo, John Cook-Jong Lee, Kyoungwon Jung
Depression Induced by Total Mastectomy, Breast Conserving Surgery and Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Chengjiao Zhang, Guangfu Hu, Ewelina Biskup, Xiaochun Qiu, Hongwei Zhang, Haiyin Zhang
Correction to: Depression Induced by Total Mastectomy, Breast Conserving Surgery and Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Chengjiao Zhang, Guangfu Hu, Ewelina Biskup, Xiaochun Qiu, Hongwei Zhang, Haiyin Zhang
Breast and Tumour Volume Measurements in Breast Cancer Patients Using 3-D Automated Breast Volume Scanner Images
M. Lagendijk, E. L. Vos, K. P. Ramlakhan, C. Verhoef, A. H. J. Koning, W. van Lankeren, L. B. Koppert
The Effect of Intraoperative Nefopam Administration on Acute Postoperative Pain and Chronic Discomfort After Robotic or Endoscopic Assisted Thyroidectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial
B. G. Kim, J. Y. Moon, J. Y. Choi, I. S. Park, A. Y. Oh, Y. T. Jeon, J. W. Hwang, J. H. Ryu
Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasonography for Laryngeal Immobility Diagnosis in Patients with Voice Disorders After Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery
Diane S. Lazard, Héloïse Bergeret-Cassagne, Muriel Lefort, Laurence Leenhardt, Gilles Russ, Frédérique Frouin, Christophe Trésallet
Long-Lasting Voice-Related Symptoms in Patients Without Vocal Cord Palsy After Thyroidectomy
Choung-Soo Kim, Jun Ook Park, Ja-Sung Bae, So-Hee Lee, Young-Hoon Joo, Young-Hak Park, Yeon-Shin Hwang, Mi-Ran Shim, Dong-Il Sun
Factors Predicting the Recovery of Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis After Thyroidectomy
Yong-Sug Choi, Young-Hoon Joo, Young-Hak Park, Sang-Yeon Kim, Dong-Il Sun
Does Surgery Without Lugol’s Solution Pretreatment for Graves’ Disease Increase Surgical Morbidity?
Frederic Mercier, Mathieu Bonal, Florian Fanget, Laure Maillard, Nathalie Laplace, Jean-Louis Peix, Jean-Christophe Lifante
Correction to: Does Surgery Without Lugol’s Solution Pretreatment for Graves’ Disease Increase Surgical Morbidity?
Frederic Mercier, Mathieu Bonal, Florian Fanget, Laure Maillard, Nathalie Laplace, Jean-Louis Peix, Jean-Christophe Lifante
One-Hour Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels Do Not Reliably Predict Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy
Zeyad Sahli, Alireza Najafian, Stacie Kahan, Eric B. Schneider, Martha A. Zeiger, Aarti Mathur
A Nomogram to Predict Prognosis in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Shuai Wang, Ke Ma, Zongwei Chen, Xiaodong Yang, Fenghao Sun, Yulin Jin, Yu Shi, Wei Jiang, Qun Wang, Cheng Zhan
Inflammation-Based Prognostic Score Predicts Postoperative Survival of Patients with Interstitial Pneumonia After Undergoing Lung Cancer Resection
Satoru Kobayashi, Yuji Matsumura, Yoko Karube, Morimichi Nishihira, Takashi Inoue, Osamu Araki, Sumiko Maeda, Masayuki Chida
Long-Term Survival and Prognostic Factors of Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Liver Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Chong Wang, Lei Yang, Zikun Liang, Yaodong Liu, Shuku Liu
Preoperative Watchful–Waiting Time and Surgical Outcome of Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Found by Chest Low-Dose CT Screening
Takaomi Hanaoka, Makoto Kurai, Mitsuyo Okada, Satoshi Ishizone, Fumitoshi Karasawa, Akira Iizuka
Predicted Coronary Heart Disease Risk Decreases in Obese Patients After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Cheng-Chiao Huang, Weu Wang, Ray-Jade Chen, Po-Li Wei, Ching Tzao, Ping-Ling Chen
Antireflux Surgery in the USA: Influence of Surgical Volume on Perioperative Outcomes and Costs—Time for Centralization?
Francisco Schlottmann, Paula D. Strassle, Marco G. Patti
Treatment Outcomes and Prognostic Factors After Recurrence of Esophageal Squamous Cell carcinoma
Yoichi Hamai, Jun Hihara, Manabu Emi, Takaoki Furukawa, Yuta Ibuki, Ichiko Yamakita, Tomoaki Kurokawa, Morihito Okada
Preoperative Prognostic Nutritional Index Predicts Long-Term Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Noriyuki Hirahara, Yoshitsugu Tajima, Yusuke Fujii, Shunsuke Kaji, Tetsu Yamamoto, Ryoji Hyakudomi, Takahito Taniura, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Takashi Kishi, Yasunari Kawabata
Locoregional Tumor Extension and Preoperative Smoking are Significant Risk Factors for Early Recurrence After Esophagectomy for Cancer
Styliani Mantziari, Pierre Allemann, Michael Winiker, Nicolas Demartines, Markus Schäfer
The Value of the C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio is Useful for Predicting Survival of Patients with Child–Pugh Class A Undergoing Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Takayuki Shimizu, Mitsuru Ishizuka, Takashi Suzuki, Genki Tanaka, Takayuki Shiraki, Yuhki Sakuraoka, Takatsugu Matsumoto, Masato Kato, Taku Aoki, Keiichi Kubota
Impact of a Multidisciplinary Team Approach for Managing Advanced and Recurrent Colorectal Cancer
Sung Min Jung, Yong Sang Hong, Tae Won Kim, Jin-hong Park, Jong Hoon Kim, Seong Ho Park, Ah Young Kim, Seok-Byung Lim, Young-Joo Lee, Chang Sik Yu
Changes in Clinical Practice Reduce the Rate of Anastomotic Leakage After Colorectal Resections
Henrik Iversen, Madelene Ahlberg, Marja Lindqvist, Christian Buchli
Which Patients Require Extended Thromboprophylaxis After Colectomy? Modeling Risk and Assessing Indications for Post-discharge Pharmacoprophylaxis
Eliza W. Beal, Dmitry Tumin, Jeffery Chakedis, Erica Porter, Dimitrios Moris, Xu-feng Zhang, Mark Arnold, Alan Harzman, Syed Husain, Carl R. Schmidt, Timothy M. Pawlik
Topical Minoxidil Versus Topical Diltiazem for Chemical Sphincterotomy of Chronic Anal Fissure: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Clinical Trial
Mina Alvandipour, Shahram Ala, Mehdi Khalvati, Jamshid Yazdanicharati, Neda Koulaeinejad
Concentration of Proteasome in the Blood Plasma of Children with Acute Appendicitis, Before and After Surgery, and Its Correlation with CRP
Ewa Matuszczak, Marzena Tylicka, Wojciech Dębek, Anna Sankiewicz, Ewa Gorodkiewicz, Adam Hermanowicz
Risk Factors for Incisional Hernia in Children
Keiichiro Tanaka, Takeyuki Misawa, Shuichi Ashizuka, Jyoji Yoshizawa, Tadashi Akiba, Takao Ohki
Characteristics, Stratification and Time to Death in a Population-Based Cohort of Patients with Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Not Undergoing Surgery
Morten Vetrhus, Andreas Reite, Jørgen B. Vennesland, Kjetil Søreide
Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-like Nuclear Features (NIFTP): Did We Trade Six for a Half a Dozen?
Pedro Weslley Rosário
Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-Like Nuclear Features (NIFTP): Trading Six for a Risky Half Dozen: Reply
David N. Parente, Pim J. Bongers, Raoul Verzijl, Lorne E. Rotstein, Sylvia L. Asa, Wouter P. Kluijfhout, Karen M. Devon, David P. Goldstein, Ozgur Mete, Jesse D. Pasternak
Yonsei Experience of 5000 Gasless Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomies
Sapana Bothra, Sabaretnam Mayilvaganan
Yonsei Experience of 5000 Gasless Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomies: Reply
Min Jhi Kim, Woong Youn Chung