Issue 2/2015
Content (45 Articles)
“Is General Surgery Still Relevant to the Subspecialised Trainee?” A 10 Year Comparison of General Versus Specialty Surgical Practice
C. A. Fleming, Z. Khan, E. J. Andrews, G. J. Fulton, H. P. Redmond, M. A. Corrigan
Mentorship in Surgical Training: Current Status and A Needs Assessment for Future Mentoring Programs in Surgery
P. Sinclair, J. E. F. Fitzgerald, S. T. Hornby, J. Shalhoub
Mentorship in Surgical Training: Current Status and a Needs Assessment for Future Mentoring Programs in Surgery
Richard Smith
The Impact of Type of Mesh Repair on 2nd Recurrence After Recurrent Groin Hernia Surgery
D. Sevonius, G. Sandblom, E. Agger, S. Smedberg, A. Montgomery
The impact of Type of Mesh Repair on 2nd Recurrence After Recurrent Groin Hernia Surgery
Danny Rosin
Autoadjustable Sutures and Modified Seldinger Technique Applied to Laparoscopic Jejunostomy
Diego Pili, Franco Ciotola, Juan Martín Riganti, Adolfo Badaloni, Alejandro Nieponice
1000 Port-A-Cath® Placements by Subclavian Vein Approach: Single Surgeon Experience
S. Mudan, A. Giakoustidis, D. Morrison, S. Iosifidou, R. Raobaikady, K. Neofytou, J. Stebbing
The Global Paediatric Surgery Network: A Model of Subspecialty Collaboration Within Global Surgery
Marilyn W. Butler, Doruk Ozgediz, Dan Poenaru, Emmanuel Ameh, Safwat Andrawes, Georges Azzie, Eric Borgstein, Daniel A. DeUgarte, Essam Elhalaby, Michael E. Ganey, J. Ted Gerstle, Erik N. Hansen, Afua Hesse, Kokila Lakhoo, Sanjay Krishnaswami, Monica Langer, Marc Levitt, Don Meier, Ashish Minocha, Benedict C. Nwomeh, Lukman O. Abdur-Rahman, David Rothstein, John Sekabira
Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair in Uganda
Gareth Eeson, Doreen Birabwa-Male, Mark Pennington, Geoffrey K. Blair
Cesarean Section Surgical Site Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Study from Medecins Sans Frontieres
Kathryn Chu, Rebecca Maine, Miguel Trelles
The Utility of the Kampala Trauma Score as a Triage Tool in a Sub-Saharan African Trauma Cohort
Bryce Haac, Carlos Varela, Andrew Geyer, Bruce Cairns, Anthony Charles
Assessment of the Availability of Technology for Trauma Care in India
Mihir Tejanshu Shah, Manjul Joshipura, Jered Singleton, Paul LaBarre, Hem Desai, Eliza Sharma, Charles Mock
Sarcopenia and Frailty in Elderly Trauma Patients
Berry Fairchild, Travis P. Webb, Qun Xiang, Sergey Tarima, Karen J. Brasel
Delayed Laparotomy After Selective Non-operative Management of Penetrating Abdominal Injuries
Miroslav P. Peev, Yuchiao Chang, David R. King, Daniel D. Yeh, Haytham Kaafarani, Peter J. Fagenholz, Marc A. De Moya, George C. Velmahos
Posterosuperior Lesion has a High Risk of Lateral and Central Nodal Metastasis in Solitary Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Dong Jin Lee, Kyu Ho Lee, Jin Hwan Kim, Kee Hwan Kwon, Dae Young Yoon, Young Soo Rho
Respiratory Variation Predicts Optimal Endotracheal Tube Placement for Intra-operative Nerve Monitoring in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Kyle J. Chambers, Allison Pearse, Jonathan Coveney, Sarah Rogers, Dipti Kamani, Niranjan Sritharan, Gregory W. Randolph
Thoracoscopic Removal of Hypertrophic Mediastinal Parathyroid Glands in Recurrent Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Hung-I Lu, Fong-Fu Chou, Shun-Yu Chi, Shun-Chen Huang
Systematic Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy or Mediastinal Lymph Node Sampling in Patients With Pathological Stage I NSCLC: A Meta-Analysis
Siyuan Dong, Jiang Du, Wenya Li, Shuguang Zhang, Xinwen Zhong, Lin Zhang
Computed Tomography-Based Assessment of Abdominal Adiposity Changes and Their Impact on Metabolic Alterations Following Bariatric Surgery
Christos G. Galanakis, Markos Daskalakis, Andreas Manios, Argyro Xyda, Apostolos H. Karantanas, John Melissas
Esophageal Cancer Management: Preoperative CA19.9 and CEA Serum Levels May Identify Occult Advanced Adenocarcinoma
Marco Scarpa, Giulia Noaro, Luca Saadeh, Francesco Cavallin, Matteo Cagol, Rita Alfieri, Mario Plebani, Carlo Castoro
Impact of the Route of Reconstruction on Post-operative Morbidity and Malnutrition after Esophagectomy: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Makoto Yamasaki, Hiroshi Miyata, Takushi Yasuda, Osamu Shiraishi, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Masaaki Motoori, Masahiko Yano, Hitoshi Shiozaki, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki
Does Prior Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Alter Post-operative Outcome After Esophagectomy
Abu Bakar Hafeez Bhatti, Farrukh Hassan Rizvi, Anum Waheed, Syed Hassan Raza, Aamir Ali Syed, Shahid Khattak, M. Aasim Yusuf
Surgery for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) of the Stomach and Small Bowel: Short- and Long-Term Outcomes Over Three Decades
Oddvar M. Sandvik, Kjetil Søreide, Einar Gudlaugsson, Jon Arne Søreide
Implementation of a Standardized HIPEC Protocol Improves Outcome for Peritoneal Malignancy
Anke M. J. Kuijpers, Arend G. J. Aalbers, Simon W. Nienhuijs, Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh, Marinus J. Wiezer, Bert van Ramshorst, Robert J. van Ginkel, Klaas Havenga, Wilma D. Heemsbergen, Michael Hauptmann, Victor J. Verwaal
Impact of Severe Oesophagogastric Varices on Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhotic Patients
Hsiao-Tien Liu, Shao-Bin Cheng, Cheng-Chung Wu, Hong-Zen Yeh, Chi-Sen Chang, John Wang
Is It a Time to Modify the BCLC Guidelines in Terms of the Role of Surgery?
Norihiro Kokudo
Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associated with Metabolic Syndrome
Naoki Yoshida, Tadatoshi Takayama, Yutaka Midorikawa, Tokio Higaki, Hisashi Nakayama, Masamichi Moriguchi, Shingo Tsuji
Effects of Postoperative Morbidity on Long-Term Outcome Following Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastases
T. M. Lodewick, M. C. de Jong, R. M. van Dam, M. H. A. Bemelmans, U. P. Neumann, S. W. M. Olde Damink, C. H. C. Dejong
What is the Incidence of Biliary Carcinoma in Choledochal Cysts, When Do They Develop, and How Should it Affect Management?
Amit V. Sastry, Benjamin Abbadessa, Michael G. Wayne, Justin G. Steele, Avram M. Cooperman
Resection Margin Clearance in Pancreatic Cancer After Implementation of the Leeds Pathology Protocol (LEEPP): Clinically Relevant or Just Academic?
Florian Gebauer, Michael Tachezy, Yogesh K. Vashist, Andreas H. Marx, Emre Yekebas, Jakob R. Izbicki, Maximilian Bockhorn
Is Pancreatic Fistula Associated with Worse Overall Survival in Patients with Pancreatic Carcinoma?
Yoshiaki Murakami, Kenichiro Uemura, Takeshi Sudo, Yasushi Hashimoto, Naru Kondo, Naoya Nakagawa, Hayato Sasaki, Taijiro Sueda
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies to Manage Post-Pancreaticoduodenectomy Hemorrhage
Jian-feng Chen, Shi-feng Xu, Wei Zhao, Yuan-hu Tian, Lin Gong, Wei-sheng Yuan, Jia-Hong Dong
Identification of Risk Factors for Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency After Pancreaticoduodenectomy Using a 13C-Labeled Mixed Triglyceride Breath Test
Seiko Hirono, Yoshiaki Murakami, Masaji Tani, Manabu Kawai, Ken-ichi Okada, Kenichiro Uemura, Takeshi Sudo, Yasushi Hashimoto, Naoya Nakagawa, Naru Kondo, Hiroki Yamaue
Sustainability of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program (ERAS) in Colonic Surgery
F. Gillissen, S. M. C. Ament, J. M. C. Maessen, C. H. C. Dejong, C. D. Dirksen, T. van der Weijden, M. F. von Meyenfeldt
Application of Failure Mode and Effect Analysis in Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Training
Francisco Alba Mesa, Miguel Angel Sanchez Hurtado, Francisco Miguel Sanchez Margallo, Virginia Gomez Cabeza de Vaca, Andrzej L. Komorowski
Preventing Inguinodynia After Hernia Surgery: Does the Type of Mesh Matter?
Gianluca Pellino, Francesco Selvaggi
Preventing Inguinodynia After Hernia Surgery: Does the Type of Mesh Matter?
Nehal Sureshkumar Shah, Aali Sheen
Erratum to: Preventing Inguinodynia After Hernia Surgery: Does the Type of Mesh Matter?
Nehal S. Shah, Catherine Fullwood, Ajith K. Siriwardena, Aali J. Sheen
Recognizing Pitfalls in Breast Cancer Follow-up: A Necessity—Reply
Nur Aishah Taib
Intraoperative Identification of Biliocystic Communication Could be the Key to Avoiding Postoperative Complications Independent of the Adopted Surgical Technique to Treat Hydatid Cysts
I. Di Carlo, G. Bertino, A. Ardiri, A. Toro
Intraoperative Identification of Biliocystic Communication Could be the Key to Avoiding Postoperative Complications Independent of the Adopted Surgical Technique to Treat Hydatid Cysts: Reply
Kayvan Mohkam, Stanislas Ledochowski, Christian Ducerf, Jean-Yves Mabrut
Erratum to: Preoperative Biliary Drainage of Severely Jaundiced Patients Increases Morbidity of Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Results of a Case-Control Study
Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Maria A. Kyriazi, Ioannis S. Papanikolaou, Pantelis Vasiliou, Kassiani Theodoraki, Christos Lappas, Nikolaos Oikonomopoulos, Vassilios Smyrniotis
Erratum to: Two Anatomical Pathways for Retroperitoneoscopic Pancreatectomy: Indications for the Posterior and Lateral Approaches
Guodong Zhao, Minggen Hu, Rong Liu, Zhao Zhiming, Yong Xu, Huinian Zhou, Xuefei Wang, Xinning Zhang