Issue 9/2011
Content (37 Articles)
Popular Belief Meets Surgical Reality: Impact of Lunar Phases, Friday the 13th and Zodiac Signs on Emergency Operations and Intraoperative Blood Loss
Jochen Schuld, Jan E. Slotta, Simone Schuld, Otto Kollmar, Martin K. Schilling, Sven Richter
In-hospital Death following Inpatient Surgical Procedures in the United States, 1996–2006
Thomas G. Weiser, Marcus E. Semel, Alan E. Simon, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Alex B. Haynes, Luke M. Funk, William R. Berry, Atul A. Gawande
Safety and Sterilization of Mosquito Net Mesh for Humanitarian Inguinal Hernioplasty
Brian M. Stephenson, Andrew N. Kingsnorth
Development and Validation of a Surgical Workload Measure: The Surgery Task Load Index (SURG-TLX)
Mark R. Wilson, Jamie M. Poolton, Neha Malhotra, Karen Ngo, Elizabeth Bright, Rich S. W. Masters
Teamwork and Team Decision-making at Multidisciplinary Cancer Conferences: Barriers, Facilitators, and Opportunities for Improvement
Benjamin W. Lamb, Nick Sevdalis, Sonal Arora, Anna Pinto, Charles Vincent, James S. A. Green
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Management of Post-thyroidectomy Tracheomalacia
Shun-Yu Chi, Shih-Chung Wu, Kun-Chou Hsieh, Shyr-Ming Sheen-Chen, Fong-Fu Chou
Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and Related Proteins (RANK, RANKL and TRAIL) in Thyroid Disease
Sumit K. Sood, Sabapathy Balasubramanian, Sue Higham, Malee Fernando, Barney Harrison
The Optimal Surgical Treatment for Primary Hyperparathyroidism in MEN1 Patients: A Systematic Review
Jennifer M. J. Schreinemakers, Carolina R. C. Pieterman, Anouk Scholten, Menno R. Vriens, Gerlof D. Valk, Inne H. M. Borel Rinkes
The Necessity and Reliability of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Testing in Patients with Mild Hyperparathyroidism and PTH Levels in the Normal Range
Amal Alhefdhi, Scott N. Pinchot, Ruth Davis, Rebecca S. Sippel, Herbert Chen
Radiologic and Nuclear Medicine Predictors of Tumor Invasiveness in Patients With Clinical Stage IA Lung Adenocarcinoma
Masaya Tamura, Makoto Oda, Isao Matsumoto, Yosuke Shimizu, Ryuichi Waseda, Go Watanabe
Thoracoscopic Simultaneous Bilateral Bullectomy Through Apicoposterior Transmediastinal Access for Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Challenging Approach
Deog Gon Cho, Kyu Do Cho, Chul Ung Kang, Min Seop Jo, Yong Han Kim
Changes in Metabolic Profile and Adipoinsular Axis in Morbidly Obese Premenopausal Females Treated with Restrictive Bariatric Surgery
Georgios Marantos, Markos Daskalakis, Nikolaos Karkavitsas, Ioannis Matalliotakis, John A. Papadakis, John Melissas
Lymphatic Tumor Emboli Detected by D2-40 Immunostaining Can More Accurately Predict Lymph-node Metastasis
Hiromitsu Moriya, Makoto Ohbu, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Satoshi Tanabe, Natsuya Katada, Nobue Futawatari, Shinichi Sakuramoto, Shiro Kikuchi, Isao Okayasu, Masahiko Watanabe
Prospective Randomized Trial of Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication With Anterior Versus Posterior Hiatal Repair: Late Outcomes
Carolyn R. Chew, Glyn G. Jamieson, Peter G. Devitt, David I. Watson
Does Gastric Resection Have a Role in the Management of Severe Postfundoplication Gastric Dysfunction?
Clancy J. Clark, Michael G. Sarr, Amindra S. Arora, Francis C. Nichols, Kaye M. Reid-Lombardo
Clinical Significance of the B7-H4 Coregulatory Molecule as a Novel Prognostic Marker in Gastric Cancer
Takaaki Arigami, Yoshikazu Uenosono, Sumiya Ishigami, Takahiko Hagihara, Naoto Haraguchi, Shoji Natsugoe
Late Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Liver Transplantation
Kenneth S. H. Chok, See Ching Chan, Tan To Cheung, Albert C. Y. Chan, Sheung Tat Fan, Chung Mau Lo
Liver Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases in Elderly Patients
U. Kulik, T. Framke, A. Großhennig, A. Ceylan, H. Bektas, J. Klempnauer, F. Lehner
Risk Factors Influencing Postoperative Outcomes of Major Hepatic Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma for Patients with Underlying Liver Diseases
Tian Yang, Jin Zhang, Jun-Hua Lu, Guang-Shun Yang, Meng-Chao Wu, Wei-Feng Yu
Adjuvant Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma after Curative Surgery: Retrospective Control Study
W. F. Shen, W. Zhong, Q. Liu, C. J. Sui, Y. Q. Huang, J. M. Yang
Learning Curve of Transumbilical Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (SILS): A Preliminary Study of 80 Selected Patients with Benign Gallbladder Diseases
Zhengjun Qiu, Jing Sun, Ying Pu, Tao Jiang, Jun Cao, Weidong Wu
The Effects of Morphine–Neostigmine and Secretin Provocation on Pancreaticobiliary Morphology in Healthy Subjects: A Randomized, Double-blind Crossover Study Using Serial MRCP
Abeed H. Chowdhury, David J. Humes, Susan E. Pritchard, Luca Marciani, Penny A. Gowland, John Simpson, Dileep N. Lobo
Zinc Deficiency in Patients Undergoing Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Tumors Is Associated with Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency
Hsin-Hsien Yu, Ta-Ming Yang, Yan-Shen Shan, Pin-Wen Lin
Assessment of the Nodal Status in Ampullary Carcinoma: The Number of Positive Lymph Nodes Versus the Lymph Node Ratio
Jun Sakata, Yoshio Shirai, Toshifumi Wakai, Yoichi Ajioka, Kouhei Akazawa, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama
Multidisciplinary Discussion and Management of Rectal Cancer: A Population-based Study
H. A. M. Swellengrebel, E. G. Peters, A. Cats, O. Visser, H. G. T. Blaauwgeers, V. J. Verwaal, M. L. van Velthuysen, H. A. Cense, S. C. Bruin, C. A. M. Marijnen
Local Recurrence after Intended Curative Excision of Presacral Lesions: Causes and Preventions
Xian Hua Gao, Wei Zhang, Chuan Gang Fu, Lian Jie Liu, En Da Yu, Rong Gui Meng
Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Open Colectomy in Elective Surgery for Diverticulitis
Hossein Masoomi, Brian Buchberg, Brian Nguyen, Vicrumdeep Tung, Michael J. Stamos, Steven Mills
Acute Ethanol Intoxication and the Trauma Patient: Hemodynamic Pitfalls
John Bilello, Victor McCray, James Davis, LaScienya Jackson, Leigh Ann Danos
Risk Factors for Stroke During Surgery for Carotid Body Tumors
Jun Gyo Gwon, Tae-Won Kwon, Hyangkyoung Kim, Yong-Pil Cho
Vascular Constraints in Laparoscopic Renal Allograft: Comparative Analysis of Multiple and Single Renal Arteries in 976 Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomies
Prakash R. Paragi, Zachary Klaassen, H. Stephen Fletcher, Matthew Tichauer, Ronald S. Chamberlain, Jason R. Wellen, Harry Sun, Stuart Geffner
A Doctor Facing Turbulent Times: Antoni Tomasz Jurasz, Citizen of the World
Anita Magowska
Is It Possible to Train Surgeons for Rural Africa? A Report of a Successful International Program: Reply
Jonathan D. Pollock, Timothy P. Love, Bruce C. Steffes, David C. Thompson, John Mellinger, Carl Haisch
Invisible Scar Endoscopic Dorsal Approach Thyroidectomy: A Clinical Feasibility Study
G. Donatini, G. Materazzi, P. Miccoli
Invisible Scar Endoscopic Dorsal Approach Thyroidectomy: A Clinical Feasibility Study: Reply
H. M. Schardey, S. T. Schopf
Interdisciplinary Approach to a Diachronic Medical Symbol of Healing
George A. Antoniou, Stavros A. Antoniou
Pancreatic Cancer: The Challenge of the Future in Tumorigenesis-based Prevention
Ernst Hanisch, Charalabos Batsis