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World Journal of Surgery

Issue 10/2018

Content (54 Articles)

Original Scientific Report

Exploring the Relationship Between Surgical Capacity and Output in Ghana: Current Capacity Assessments May Not Tell the Whole Story

Barclay T. Stewart, Adam Gyedu, Cameron Gaskill, Godfred Boakye, Robert Quansah, Peter Donkor, Jimmy Volmink, Charles Mock

Original Scientific Report

Critical Care Management of Peritonitis in a Low-Resource Setting

Jennifer Rickard, Christian Ngarambe, Leonard Ndayizeye, Blair Smart, Robert Riviello, Jean Paul Majyambere

Original Scientific Report

Access to Orthopaedic Surgical Care in Northern Tanzania: A Modelling Study

Ajay Premkumar, Xiaohan Ying, W. Mack Hardaker, Honest H. Massawe, David J. Mshahaba, Faiton Mandari, Anthony Pallangyo, Rogers Temu, Gileard Masenga, David A. Spiegel, Neil P. Sheth

Original Scientific Report

Colonization with Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae is Associated with Increased Mortality Following Burn Injury in Sub-Saharan Africa

Jared R. Gallaher, Wone Banda, Anne M. Lachiewicz, Robert Krysiak, Bruce A. Cairns, Anthony G. Charles

Original Scientific Report

A New Method for Surgical Abdominal Mass Closure After Abdominal Fascial Dehiscence Using Nasogastric Tube and Hemovac Perforator: A Case-Series Study

Jalal Vahedian, Sepideh Jahanian, Behrouz Banivaheb, Nima Hemmati, Mehrnaz Ghavamipour, Majid Chegini, Mahdi Alemrajabi

Scientific Review

Intravenous Local Anaesthetic Compared with Intraperitoneal Local Anaesthetic in Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review

Wiremu S. MacFater, Weisi Xia, Ahmed Barazanchi, Bruce Su’a, Darren Svirskis, Andrew G. Hill

Original Scientific Report with Video

Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy (HIPEC) by Minimally Invasive Approach, an Initial Experience

A. Arjona-Sanchez, S. Rufian-Peña, J. M. Sanchez-Hidalgo, A. Casado-Adam, A. Cosano-Alvarez, J. Briceño-Delgado

Original Scientific Report

Time Attributable to Obesity in Surgery: A Multi-specialty Report on Day-of-Surgery Resource Utilization from 189,264 Cases

Dominykas Burneikis, Gareth Morris-Stiff, Sricharan Chalikonda

Original Scientific Report

Acute Pancreatitis After Laparoscopic Transcystic Common Bile Duct Exploration: An Analysis of Predisposing Factors in 447 Patients

Matias E. Czerwonko, Juan Pekolj, Pedro Uad, Oscar Mazza, Rodrigo Sanchez-Claria, Guillermo Arbues, Eduardo de Santibañes, Martín de Santibañes, Martín Palavecino

Original Scientific Report

Gallstone Pancreatitis and Choledocholithiasis: Using Imaging and Laboratory Trends to Predict the Likelihood of Persistent Stones at Cholangiography

Nikhil Panda, Yuchiao Chang, Nalin Chokengarmwong, Myriam Martinez, Liyang Yu, Peter J. Fagenholz, Haytham A. Kaafarani, David R. King, Marc A. DeMoya, George C. Velmahos, D. Dante Yeh

Original Scientific Report

Effects of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrates on Quality of Recovery in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Jeong Soo Lee, Young Song, Ji Young Kim, Joon Seong Park, Dong Sup Yoon

Original Scientific Report

Impact of Jaundice on Outcomes Following Emergency Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients with Choledocholithiasis

Benjamin R. Poh, Paul A. Cashin, Daniel G. Croagh

Open Access Original Scientific Report

Routine Pathology and Postoperative Follow-Up are Not Cost-Effective in Cholecystectomy for Benign Gallbladder Disease

Pim B. Olthof, Madelon J. H. Metman, Ronald R. de Krijger, Joris J. Scheepers, Daphne Roos, Jan Willem T. Dekker

Scientific Review

Early Closure of Defunctioning Loop Ileostomy: Is It Beneficial for the Patient? A Meta-analysis

Benjamin Menahem, Jean Lubrano, Antoine Vallois, Arnaud Alves

Open Access Original Scientific Report

Management and Outcomes Following Surgery for Gastrointestinal Typhoid: An International, Prospective, Multicentre Cohort Study

Theophilus T. K. Anyomih, Thomas M. Drake, James Glasbey, J. Edward Fitzgerald, Riinu Ots, Ewen M. Harrison, Stephen Tabiri, Aneel Bhangu, Adesoji O. Ademuyiwa, Maria Lorena Aguilera, Philip Alexander, Sara W. Al-Saqqa, Giuliano Borda-Luque, Ainhoa Costas-Chavarri, Thomas M. Drake, Faustin Ntirenganya, J. Edward Fitzgerald, Stuart J. Fergusson, James Glasbey, J. C. Allen Ingabire, Lawani Ismaïl, Hosni Khairy Salem, Anyomih Theophilus Teddy Kojo, Marie Carmela Lapitan, Richard Lilford, Andre L. Mihaljevic, Dion Morton, Alphonse Zeta Mutabazi, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Adewale O. Adisa, Riinu Ots, Francesco Pata, Thomas Pinkney, Tomas Poškus, Ahmad Uzair Qureshi, Antonio Ramos-De la Medina, Sarah Rayne, Catherine A. Shaw, Sebastian Shu, Richard Spence, Neil Smart, Stephen Tabiri, Ewen M. Harrison, A. O. Ademuyiwa, S. Tabiri, Cutting Edge Manipal, M. Mohan, J. Jeyakumar, Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Khalid Mahmud, Margub Hussain, Hafiz Hakim, Tapan Kumar, Antje Oosterkamp, Francis Abantanga, Kwaku Boakye-Yiadom, Mohammed Bukari, Frank Owusu, Joseph Awuku-Asabre, Stephen Tabiri, Lemuel Davies Bray, S. S. Prasad, Anand Kirishnan, Nidhi Gyanchandani, Bylapudi Seshu Kumar, Muthukumaran Rangarajan, Sriram Bhat, Anjana Sreedharan, S. V. Kinnera, Yella Reddy, Caranj Venugopal, Sunil Kumar, Abhishek Mittal, Shravan Nadkarni, Harish Neelamraju Lakshmi, Puneet Malik, Neel Limaye, Srinivas Pai, Pratik Jain, Monty Khajanchi, Savni Satoskar, Rajeev Satoskar, Abid Bin Mahamood, Ross Coomber, Kenneth Johnson, Jennifer Nowers, Aminu Mohammad, Lofty-John Anyanwu, Abdulrahman Sheshe, Alaba Adesina, Olubukola Faturoti, Ogechukwu Taiwo, Muhammad Habib Ibrahim, Abdulrasheed A. Nasir, Siyaka Itopa Suleiman, Adewale Adeniyi, Opeoluwa Adesanya, Ademola Adebanjo, Omolara Williams, Kazeem Atobatele, Ayokunle Ogunyemi, Mobolaji Oludara, Olabode Oshodi, Roland Osuoji, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, AbdulRazzaq Oluwagbemiga Lawal, Felix Alakaloko, Olumide Elebute, Adedapo Osinowo, Christopher Bode, Abidemi Adesuyi, Adesoji Tade, Adeleke Adekoya, Collins Nwokoro, Omobolaji O. Ayandipo, Taiwo Akeem Lawal, Akinlabi E. Ajao, Samuel Sani Ali, Babatunde Odeyemi, Samson Olori, Ademola Popoola, Ademola Adeyeye, James Adeniran, Kamran Faisal Bhopal, Zainab Iftikhar, Muhammad Mohsin Furqan, Bakhtiar Nighat, Masood Jawaid, Abdul Khalique, Ahsan Zil-E-Ali, Anam Rashid, Hasnain Abbas Dharamshi, Tahira Naqvi, Ahmad Faraz, Abdul Wahid Anwar, Tahir Muhammad Yaseen, Ghina Shamim Shamsi, Ghina Shamsi, Tahir Yaseen, Wahid Anwer, Prasad Pitigala Arachchi, Wanigasekara Senanayake Mudiyanselage Kithsiri Janakantha Senanayake, Lalith Asanka Jayasooriya Jayasooriya Arachchige, Sivasuriya Sivaganesh, Dulan Irusha Samaraweera, Vimalakanthan Thanusan, Lawani Ismaïl, Stephen Tabiri, Yong Yong Tew, Adesoji O. Ademuyiwa, Tanzeela Gala, Fernande Djivoh, Lawani Ismaïl, Francis Dossou, Djifid Morel Seto, Dansou Gaspard Gbessi, Bruno Noukpozounkou, Yacoubou Imorou Souaibou, Kpèmahouton René Keke, Fred Hodonou, Ernest Yemalin Stephane Ahounou, Thierry Alihonou, Max Dénakpo, Germain Ahlonsou, Stephen Tabiri, Anyomih Theophilus Teddy Kojo, Dickson Bandoh, Francis Abantanga, Martin Kyereh, Hamza Asumah, Eric Kofi Appiah, Paul Wondoh, Adam Gyedu, Charles Dally, Kwabena Agbedinu, Michael Amoah, Abiboye Yifieyeh, Frank Owusu, Mabel Amoako-Boateng, Makafui Dayie, Richmond Hagan, Sam Debrah, Micheal Ohene-Yeboah, Joe-Nat Clegg-Lampety, Victor Etwire, Jonathan Dakubo, Samuel Essoun, William Bonney, Hope Glover-Addy, Samuel Osei-Nketiah, Joachim Amoako, Niiarmah Adu-Aryee, William Appeadu-Mensah, Antoinette Bediako-Bowan, Florence Dedey, Mattew Ekow, Emmanuel Akatibo, Musah Yakubu, Hope Edem Kofi Kordorwu, Kwasi Asare-Bediako, Enoch Tackie, Kenneth Aaniana, Emmanuel Acquah, Richard Opoku-Agyeman, Anthony Avoka, Kwasi Kusi, Kwame Maison, Frank Enoch Gyamfi, Gandau Naa Barnabas, Saiba Abdul-Latif, Philip Taah Amoako, Anthony Davor, Victor Dassah, Enoch Dagoe, Prince Kwakyeafriyie, Elliot Akoto, Eric Ackom, Ekow Mensah, Ebenezer Takyi Atkins, Christian Lari Coompson, Taha Yusufali, Hussein Mohammed, Justus Lando, Robert Parker, Wairimu Ndegwa, Feng Yih Chai, Siti Mohd Desa Asilah, Khuzaimah Zahid Syibrah, Pui Xin Chin, Afizah Salleh, Nur Zulaika Riswan, April Camilla Roslani, Hoong-Yin Chong, Nora Abdul Aziz, Keat-Seong Poh, Chu-Ann Chai, Sandip Kumar, Mustafa Mohammed Taher, Nik Ritza Kosai, Dayang Nita Abdul Aziz, Reynu Rajan, Rokayah Julaihi, Durvesh Lacthman Jethwani, Muhammad Taqiyuddin Yahaya, Nik Azim Nik Abdullah, Susan Wndy Mathew, Kuet Jun Chung, Milaksh Kumar Nirumal, R. Goh Ern Tze, Syed Abdul Wahhab Eusoffee Wan Ali, Yiing Yee Gan, Jesse Ron Swire Ting, Samuel S. Y. Sii, Kean Leong Koay, Yi Koon Tan, Alvin Ee Zhiun Cheah, Chui Yee Wong, Tuan Nur’Azmah Tuan Mat, Crystal Yern Nee Chow, Prisca A. L. Har, Yishan Der, Yong Yong Tew, Fitjerald Henry, Xinwei Low, Ya Theng Neo, Hian Ee Heng, Shu Ning Kong, Cheewei Gan, Yi Ting Mok, Yee Wen Tan, Kandasami Palayan, Mahadevan Deva Tata, Yih Jeng Cheong, Kuhaendran Gunaseelan, Wan Nurul ‘Ain Wan Mohd Nasir, Pigeneswaren Yoganathan, Eu Xian Lee, Jian Er Saw, Li Jing Yeang, Pei Ying Koh, Shyang Yee Lim, Shuang Yi Teo, Akinlabi Ajao, Omobolaji Ayandipo, Taiwo Lawal, Abdussemiu Abdurrazzaaq, Muslimat Alada, Abdulrasheed Nasir, James Adeniran, Olufemi Habeeb, Ademola Popoola, Ademola Adeyeye, Ademola Adebanjo, Opeoluwa Adesanya, Adewale Adeniyi, Henry Mendel, Bashir Bello, Umar Muktar, Adedapo Osinowo, Thomas Olagboyega Olajide, Oyindamola Oshati, George Ihediwa, Babajide Adenekan, Victor Nwinee, Felix Alakaloko, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Olumide Elebute, Abdulrazzaq Lawal, Chris Bode, Mojolaoluwa Olugbemi, Alaba Adesina, Olubukola Faturoti, Oluwatomi Odutola, Oluwaseyi Adebola, Clement Onuoha, Ogechukwu Taiwo, Omolara Williams, Fatai Balogun, Olalekan Ajai, Mobolaji Oludara, Iloba Njokanma, Roland Osuoji, Stephen Kache, Jonathan Ajah, Jerry Makama, Ahmed Adamu, Suleiman Baba, Mohammad Aliyu, Shamsudeen Aliyu, Yahaya Ukwenya, Halima Aliyu, Tunde Sholadoye, Muhammad Daniyan, Oluseyi Ogunsua, Lofty-John Anyanwu, Abdurrahaman Sheshe, Aminu Mohammad, Samson Olori, Philip Mshelbwala, Babatunde Odeyemi, Garba Samson, Oyediran Kehinde Timothy, Sani Ali Samuel, Anthony Ajiboye, Ademola Adeyeye, Isaac Amole, Olajide Abiola, Akin Olaolorun, Najwa Nadeem, Muhammad Saqlain, Jibran Abbasy, Abdul Rehman Alvi, Tanzeela Gala, Noman Shahzad, Kamran Faisal Bhopal, Zainab Iftikhar, Muhammad Talha Butt, Syed Asaat ul Razi, Asdaq Ahmed, Ali Khan Niazi, Ibrahim Raza, Fatima Baluch, Ahmed Raza, Ahmad Bani-Sadar, Ahmad Uzair Qureshi, Muhammad Adil, Awais Raza, Mahnoor Javaid, Muhammad Waqar, Maryam Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin Arshad, Mohammadasim Amjad, J. C. Allen Ingabire, Alphonse Zeta Mutabazi, Norbert Uzabumwana, Dieudonne Duhoranenayo, Joe-Nat Clegg-Lamptey, Osman Imoro, Owusu Emmanuel Abem, Paul Wondoh, Danjuma Sale, Lawal Abdullahi, Olabisi Osagie, Omolara Faboya, Adedeji Fatuga, Agboola Taiwo, Emeka Nwabuoku, Zain Ali Khan, Jennifer Rickard, Choy Ling Tan, Jia Yng Siaw, Sir Young Yam, Ling Wilson, Mohamed Rezal Abdul Aziz

Original Scientific Report

Perforated Diverticulitis with Generalized Peritonitis: Low Stoma Rate Using a “Damage Control Strategy”

Maximilian Sohn, I. Iesalnieks, A. Agha, P. Steiner, A. Hochrein, J. Pratschke, P. Ritschl, F. Aigner

Original Scientific Report

Minimizing Post-operative Complications of Groin Dissection Using Modified Skin Bridge Technique: A Single-Centre Descriptive Study Showing Post-operative and Early Oncological Outcomes

Mukur Dipi Ray, Ashish Jakhetiya, Sunil Kumar, Ashutosh Mishra, Seema Singh, Nootan Kumar Shukla

Original Scientific Report

The Selective Non-operative Management of Penetrating Cervical Venous Trauma is Safe and Effective

Andre S. Madsen, John L. Bruce, George V. Oosthuizen, Wanda Bekker, Grant L. Laing, Damian L. Clarke

Original Scientific Report

Trauma Patients with an Open Abdomen Following Damage Control Laparotomy can be Extubated Prior to Abdominal Closure

Joseph A. Sujka, Karen Safcsak, Michael L. Cheatham, Joseph A. Ibrahim

Original Scientific Report

Patient Frailty Should Be Used to Individualize Treatment Decisions in Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Carolyn D. Seib, Kathryn Chomsky-Higgins, Jessica E. Gosnell, Wen T. Shen, Insoo Suh, Quan-Yang Duh, Emily Finlayson

Original Scientific Report

Minimally Invasive Versus Open Treatment for Benign Sporadic Insulinoma Comparison of Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes

Giulio Belfiori, Dominik Wiese, Stefano Partelli, Sabine Wächter, Elisabeth Maurer, Stefano Crippa, Massimo Falconi, Detlef K. Bartsch

Original Scientific Report

Health-Related Quality of Life After Surgery for Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumours

Anna Caterina Milanetto, Erik Nordenström, Anna Sundlöv, Martin Almquist

Original Scientific Report

The Disparities of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Outcomes by Insurance Status: A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2007–2014

Timothy M. Connolly, Robert S. White, Dahniel L. Sastow, Licia K. Gaber-Baylis, Zachary A. Turnbull, Lisa Q. Rong

Original Scientific Report with Video

First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: The Robotic Approach

Gregor J. Kocher, Adrian Zehnder, Jon A. Lutz, Juerg Schmidli, Ralph A. Schmid

Open Access Original Scientific Report

VATS Partial Pleurectomy Versus VATS Pleural Abrasion: Significant Reduction in Pneumothorax Recurrence Rates After Pleurectomy

Caecilia Ng, Herbert Thomas Maier, Florian Kocher, Silvia Jud, Paolo Lucciarini, Dietmar Öfner, Thomas Schmid, Florian Augustin

Open Access Original Scientific Report

Results of Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Katrin Schwameis, Milena Nikolic, Deivis G. Morales Castellano, Ariane Steindl, Sarah Macheck, Ivan Kristo, Barbara Zörner, Sebastian F. Schoppmann

Original Scientific Report

Laparoscopic Proximal Gastrectomy Maintains Body Weight and Skeletal Muscle Better Than Total Gastrectomy

Masahiko Sugiyama, Eiji Oki, Koji Ando, Yuichiro Nakashima, Hiroshi Saeki, Yoshihiko Maehara

Original Scientific Report

Significance of Preoperative Systemic Inflammation Score in Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Pathological T2–4 Gastric Cancer After Radical Gastrectomy

Bin Sato, Mitsuro Kanda, Chie Tanaka, Daisuke Kobayashi, Naoki Iwata, Norifumi Hattori, Masaya Suenaga, Masamichi Hayashi, Suguru Yamada, Kenta Murotani, Michitaka Fujiwara, Yasuhiro Kodera

Original Scientific Report

Radical Gastrectomy After Chemotherapy May Prolong Survival in Stage IV Gastric Cancer: A Korean Multi-institutional Analysis

Ho Seok Seo, Kyo Young Song, Yoon Ju Jung, Seung Man Park, Hae Myung Jeon, Wook Kim, Hyung Min Chin, Jin-Jo Kim, Sung Keun Kim, Kyung Hwa Chun, Jeong Goo Kim, Jun Hyun Lee, Han Hong Lee, Dong Jin Kim, Han Mo Yoo, Chang Hyun Kim, Eun Young Kim, Cho Hyun Park

Original Scientific Report

Role of Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Duodenal Cancer: An Updated Analysis of Long-Term Follow-Up from Single Institution

Bum-Sup Jang, Hae Jin Park, Kyubo Kim, Jin-Young Jang, Sun Whe Kim, Do-Youn Oh, Eui Kyu Chie

Original Scientific Report

Does Intermittent Pringle Maneuver Increase Postoperative Complications After Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma? A Randomized Controlled Trial

Kit Fai Lee, John Wong, Sunny Y. S. Cheung, Charing C. N. Chong, Joyce W. Y. Hui, Vivian Y. F. Leung, Simon C. H. Yu, Paul B. S. Lai

Original Scientific Report with Video

Alternative Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Pringle Maneuver by Huang’s Loop

Jian-Wei Huang, Wen-Lung Su, Shen-Nien Wang

Original Scientific Report

Preoperative Chemotherapy May Not Influence the Remnant Liver Regenerations and Outcomes After Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis

Yoshihiro Inoue, Kensuke Fujii, Keitaro Tashiro, Masatsugu Ishii, Shinsuke Masubuchi, Masashi Yamamoto, Tetsunosuke Shimizu, Mitsuhiro Asakuma, Fumitoshi Hirokawa, Michihiro Hayashi, Yoshihumi Narumi, Kazuhisa Uchiyama

Original Scientific Report

Surgical Indication for Advanced Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma According to the Optimal Preoperative Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Cutoff Value

Yusuke Yamamoto, Teiichi Sugiura, Akiko Todaka, Yukiyasu Okamura, Takaaki Ito, Ryo Ashida, Yuko Kakuda, Yasuni Nakanuma, Katsuhiko Uesaka

Original Scientific Report

Management and Outcome of Liver Abscesses After Liver Transplantation

Iago Justo, Carlos Jiménez-Romero, Alejandro Manrique, Oscar Caso, Jorge Calvo, Felix Cambra, Alberto Marcacuzco

Original Scientific Report

Measurement of Total Liver Volume Using the Energy Expenditure: A New Formula

Matteo Donadon, Antonio Mimmo, Guido Costa, Matteo Cimino, Luca Viganò, Angela Palmisano, Guido Torzilli

Original Scientific Report

Re-transplantation for Hepatic Artery Thrombosis: A National Perspective

Shu Kwun Lui, Catherine R. Garcia, Xiaonan Mei, Roberto Gedaly

Original Scientific Report

Clinical Impact of Preoperative Sarcopenia on the Postoperative Outcomes After Pancreas Transplantation

Yasunari Fukuda, Tadafumi Asaoka, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Kazuki Sasaki, Yoshifumi Iwagami, Daisaku Yamada, Takehiro Noda, Koichi Kawamoto, Kunihito Gotoh, Shogo Kobayashi, Toshinori Ito, Yutaka Takeda, Masahiro Tanemura, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki

Open Access Original Scientific Report

Hospital Teaching Status and Patients’ Outcomes After Colon Cancer Surgery

Julia T. van Groningen, Eric H. Eddes, Hans F. J. Fabry, Marc W. A. van Tilburg, Ernst J. van Nieuwenhoven, Yvonne Snel, Perla J. Marang-van de Mheen, Mirre E. de Noo

Original Scientific Report

A Transverse Colectomy is as Safe as an Extended Right or Left Colectomy for Mid-Transverse Colon Cancer

Lieve G. J. Leijssen, Anne M. Dinaux, Ramzi Amri, Hiroko Kunitake, Liliana G. Bordeianou, David L. Berger

Original Scientific Report

Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Underestimates Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Ascites Undergoing Colectomy

Matthew M. Fleming, Fangfang Liu, Yawei Zhang, Kevin Y. Pei

Original Scientific Report

Optimal Surgery for Mid-Transverse Colon Cancer: Laparoscopic Extended Right Hemicolectomy Versus Laparoscopic Transverse Colectomy

Takeru Matsuda, Yasuo Sumi, Kimihiro Yamashita, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Masashi Yamamoto, Yoshiko Matsuda, Shingo Kanaji, Taro Oshikiri, Tetsu Nakamura, Satoshi Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kakeji

Original Scientific Report

Analysis of Early and Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes After Converted Laparoscopic Resection Compared to Primary Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer

Marco Ettore Allaix, Edgar Furnée, Laura Esposito, Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Fabrizio Rebecchi, Alberto Arezzo, Mario Morino

Original Scientific Report

Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation for Bowel Dysfunction After Intersphincteric Resection for Lower Rectal Cancer

Hideaki Nishigori, Masayuki Ishii, Yujiro Kokado, Kouji Fujimoto, Hiroshi Higashiyama

Original Scientific Report

A Nationwide Assessment of Pediatric Surgical Capacity in Mongolia

Laura F. Goodman, Erdenetsetseg Chuluun, Burmaa Sanjaa, Sanchin Urjin, Sarnai Erdene, Narantuya Khad, Adiyasuren Jamiyanjav, Jacob Stephenson, Diana L. Farmer

Scientific Review

Effect of Statin Therapy on Survival After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Qun Huang, Han Yang, Qiuning Lin, Ming Hu, Yuanbiao Meng, Xiao Qin

Reply, Letter to the Editor

Blunt Cerebrovascular Artery Injury and Stroke in Severely Injured Patients: An International Multicenter Analysis: Reply

Christian Weber, Rolf Lefering, Philipp Kobbe, Klemens Horst, Miguel Pishnamaz, Richard Sellei, Frank Hildebrand, Hans-Christoph Pape

Letter to the Editor

Assessing Risk Factors for Intubation Difficulty in Thyroid Surgical Patients

Yi Liu, Fu-Shan Xue, Gui-Zhen Yang