Issue 10/2010
Content (48 Articles)
Routine Ultrasound and Limited Computed Tomography for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
Boudewijn R. Toorenvliet, Fraukje Wiersma, Rutger F. R. Bakker, Jos W. S. Merkus, Paul J. Breslau, Jaap F. Hamming
Fatal Acute Pancreatitis Occurring Outside of the Hospital: Clinical and Social Characteristics
Bodil Andersson, Daniel Ansari, Ellen Andersson, Sixten Persson, Roland Andersson
Current Outcomes of Simultaneous Carotid Endarterectomy and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in North America
Sunil M. Prasad, Shuang Li, J. Scott Rankin, Sean M. O’Brien, James S. Gammie, John D. Puskas, David M. Shahian, Edgar G. Chedrawy, Malek G. Massad
Endovenous Ablation for the Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Venous Ulcerations
Christopher J. Marrocco, Marvin D. Atkins, W. Todd Bohannon, Thomas R. Warren, Clifford J. Buckley, Ruth L. Bush
Enteric Fistulation After Renal Artery Reconstruction: A Systematic Literature Review
David Bergqvist, Martin Björck
Is Breast Cancer the Same Disease in Asian and Western Countries?
Stanley P. L. Leong, Zhen-Zhou Shen, Tse-Jia Liu, Gaurav Agarwal, Tomoo Tajima, Nam-Sun Paik, Kerstin Sandelin, Anna Derossis, Hiram Cody, William D. Foulkes
The Evaluation and Optimization of Intraoperative Touch Imprint Cytology for Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Early-stage Breast Cancer in China
Jia-jian Chen, Ben-long Yang, Jia-xin Zhang, Wei-ping Xu, Zhi-min Shao, Jiong Wu
Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma after the Detection of Distant Recurrence
Yasuhiro Ito, Takuya Higashiyama, Yuuki Takamura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Akihiro Miya, Akira Miyauchi
Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block Combined with General Anesthesia Administered in Thyroid Operations
Ming-Lang Shih, Quan-Yang Duh, Chung-Bao Hsieh, Yao-Chi Liu, Chueng-He Lu, Chih-Shung Wong, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Chun-Chang Yeh
Video-Assisted Bilateral Neck Exploration in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Failed Localization Studies
Pier F. Alesina, Reyaz M. Singaporewalla, Martin K. Walz
Hypoparathyroidism after Total Parathyroidectomy plus Subcutaneous Autotransplantation for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism—Any Side Effects?
Fong-Fu Chou, Shun-Yu Chi, Kun-Chou Hsieh
Out with the Old, In with the New: A Novel Approach to Treating Pain Associated with Rib Fractures
Michael S. Truitt, R. Clark Mooty, Joseph Amos, Manuel Lorenzo, Alicia Mangram, Ernest Dunn
Iatrogenic and Non-Iatrogenic Vascular Trauma in a District General Hospital: A 21-year Review
Henry D. I. De’Ath, Robert B. Galland
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: The Learning Curve
Hui Zhao, Liang Bu, Fan Yang, Jianfeng Li, Yun Li, Jun Wang
Repeat Resection of Pulmonary Metastasis Is Beneficial for Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma
Fengshi Chen, Hiroaki Sakai, Ryo Miyahara, Toru Bando, Kenichi Okubo, Hiroshi Date
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring During Esophagectomy and Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection
Hans Gelpke, Felix Grieder, Marco Decurtins, Dieter Cadosch
Factors Predicting the Hospital Mortality of Patients with Corrosive Gastrointestinal Injuries Receiving Esophagogastrectomy in the Acute Stage
Shah-Hwa Chou, Yu-Tang Chang, Hsien-Pin Li, Meei-Feng Huang, Chia-Hua Lee, Ka-Wo Lee
Afferent Loop Obstruction After Distal Gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y Reconstruction
Masaru Aoki, Makoto Saka, Shinji Morita, Takeo Fukagawa, Hitoshi Katai
Is Hypoalbuminemia an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with Gastric Cancer?
Andrew B. C. Crumley, Robert C. Stuart, Margaret McKernan, Donald C. McMillan
Systemic Inflammatory Response in Gastric Cancer
Hiroharu Yamashita, Hitoshi Katai
Increasing Donor Body Weight to Prevent Small-for-Size Syndrome in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Chinsu Liu, Rheun-Chuan Lee, Che-Chuan Loong, Cheng-Yuan Hsia, Yi-Chen Yeh, See-Ying Chiou
Increasing Donor Body Weight to Prevent Small-for-Size Syndrome in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Gabriel C. Oniscu, Stephen J. Wigmore
Significance of Serum Connective Tissue Growth Factor in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Relationship with Angiogenesis
Gui-Bo Wang, Xin-Yu Zhou, Tao Yuan, Jun Xie, Li-Ping Guo, Ning Gao, Xiao-Qin Wang
Does Pringle Maneuver Affect Survival in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases?
Alessandro Ferrero, Nadia Russolillo, Luca Viganò, Roberto Lo Tesoriere, Andrea Muratore, Lorenzo Capussotti
Virtual Liver Resection and Volumetric Analysis of the Future Liver Remnant using Open Source Image Processing Software
Joost R. van der Vorst, Ronald M. van Dam, Rogier S. A. van Stiphout, Maartje A. van den Broek, Ilona H. Hollander, Alfons G. H. Kessels, Cornelis H. C. Dejong
Prognostic Factors and Outcome of 438 Chinese Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Underwent Partial Hepatectomy in a Single Center
Jie Wang, Lei-bo Xu, Chao Liu, Hao-wei Pang, Ya-jin Chen, Qing-jia Ou
Prognostic Impact of Underlying Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis After Curative Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Peter Gassmann, Tilmann Spieker, Joerg Haier, Fabian Schmidt, Wolf Arif Mardin, Norbert Senninger
Increased Hepcidin Production Impairs Iron Metabolism after Pancreatoduodenectomy
Takayuki Kosuge, Tokihiko Sawada, Mitsugi Shimoda, Junji Kita, Naohisa Tomosugi, Keiichi Kubota
Pancreaticojejunal Bridge-Anastomosis: A Novel Option for Surgeon to Preserve Pancreatic Body and Tail in Urgent Reoperation for Intra-abdominal Massive Hemorrhage after Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Jin Xu, Xianwei Dai, Xianmin Bu, Feng Gao, Xiaobo Zhang
Preincisional Versus Postincisional Administration of Parecoxib in Colorectal Surgery: Effect on Postoperative Pain Control and Cytokine Response. A Randomized Clinical Trial
Ageliki Pandazi, Evagelia Kapota, Paraskevi Matsota, Pinelopi Paraskevopoulou, Christos Dervenis, Georgia Kostopanagiotou
Recurrence of Radiation Enterocolitis within 1 Year is Predictive of 5-Year Mortality in Surgical Cases of Radiation Enterocolitis: Our 18-Year Experience in a Single Center
Ming-Cheng Chen, Feng-Fan Chiang, Hwei-Ming Wang, Joe-Bin Chen, Te-Hsin Chao, Hsiu-Feng Ma
Diagnosis and Treatment of Diffuse Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rectum: Report of 17 Cases
Han Tao Wang, Xian Hua Gao, Chuan Gang Fu, Lie Wang, Rong Gui Meng, Lian Jie Liu
Effectiveness of a Surgical Glove Port for Single Port Surgery
Michihiro Hayashi, Mitsuhiro Asakuma, Koji Komeda, Yoshiharu Miyamoto, Fumitoshi Hirokawa, Nobuhiko Tanigawa
To Resect or not the Primary Tumor in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Letter to the Editor
Christos G. Katsios, Georgios Baltogiannis
Reply: Apples, Oranges, Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: has the Time for a Randomized Trial Come?
A. P. Stillwell, Y.-H. Ho, P. G. Buettner
Prognostic Significance of Host- and Tumor-related Factors in Patients with Gastric Cancer
Christof Hottenrott, Christos Katsios
Reply: Prognostic Significance of Host- and Tumor-related Factors in Patients with Gastric Cancer
Yasuhiko Mohri, Chikao Miki
Cost-Effective Surgery for Cleft Lip and Palate in the Developing World: To the Editor
Purvi Thakkar, Hemant Shah, Nobhojit Roy
Response to “Letter to the Editor: Cost Effective Surgery for Cleft Lip and Palate in the Developing World”
William Magee, Richard Vander Burg, Kristin Ward Hatcher
Fluorescent Cholangiography during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Indocyanine Green or New Fluorescent Agents? Letter to the Editor
Takeaki Ishizawa, Yasutsugu Bandai, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Norihiro Kokudo