Issue 4/2016
Content (35 Articles)
Prospective Evaluation of Innovative Force Assessing Firmware in Simulation to Improve the Technical Competence of Surgical Trainees
Allwyn S. Rajamani, Ashwin Rammohan, Sasikala Mohan, Poonguzhali Srinivasan, Shanmugam Arthanari, Umamaheshwaran Muthusamy, Vijayanand Sivasubramanian, Palaniappan Ravichandran
Prioritisation of Surgery in the National Health Strategic Plans of Africa: A Systematic Review
Isabelle Citron, Linda Chokotho, Chris Lavy
Associations with Perioperative Mortality Rate at a Major Referral Hospital in Rwanda
Jennifer L. Rickard, Georges Ntakiyiruta, Kathryn M. Chu
Assessment of Acute Burn Management in 32 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Krishan Joseph, Abhishek Trehan, Meena Cherian, Edward Kelley, David A. Watters
The Role of International Volunteers in the Growth of Surgical Capacity in Post-earthquake Haiti
Max Herby Derenoncourt, Roselaine Carré, Alexandra Condé-Green, Alain Rodnez, Ziad C. Sifri, Gerard A. Baltazar
Prevalence of Inguinal Hernia in Adult Men in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Michael Ohene-Yeboah, Jessica H. Beard, Benjamin Frimpong-Twumasi, Adofo Koranteng, Samuel Mensah
Open Repair of Primary Versus Recurrent Male Unilateral Inguinal Hernias: Perioperative Complications and 1-Year Follow-up
F. Köckerling, A. Koch, R. Lorenz, W. Reinpold, M. Hukauf, C. Schug-Pass
Suture Versus Mesh Repair in Primary and Incisional Ventral Hernias: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Tim Mathes, Maren Walgenbach, Robert Siegel
Practical Approaches to Definitive Reconstruction of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects
Rifat Latifi
Cholecystectomy During the Weekend Increases Patients’ Length of Hospital Stay
Josephine Philip Rothman, Jakob Burcharth, Hans-Christian Pommergaard, Jacob Rosenberg
Cost Effectiveness of a Fast-Track Protocol for Urgent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies and Appendectomies
Colleen M. Trevino, Karina M. Katchko, Amy L. Verhaalen, Marie L. Bruce, Travis P. Webb
Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Presenting with Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: Delaying Surgical Intervention Results in Worse Outcomes
Efstathios Karamanos, Scott Dulchavsky, Elizabeth Beale, Kenji Inaba, Demetrios Demetriades
The Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Flap: A Versatile Local Method for Repair of External Penetrating Injuries of Hypopharyngeal–Cervical Esophageal Funnel
Mohamed A. Ellabban
The Role of Magnesium in Post-thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia
Anish Jacob Cherian, Mahasampath Gowri, Pooja Ramakant, Thomas V. Paul, Deepak Thomas Abraham, Mazhuvanchary Jacob Paul
Use of 3D Prototypes for Complex Surgical Oncologic Cases
Lucas Krauel, Felip Fenollosa, Lucía Riaza, Martín Pérez, Xavier Tarrado, Andrés Morales, Joan Gomà, Jaume Mora
Secondary Cancers After Radiation Therapy for Primary Prostate or Rectal Cancer
Yen-Chien Lee, Chung-Cheng Hsieh, Chung-Yi Li, Jen-Pin Chuang, Jenq-Chang Lee
Evolution of a Lung-Sparing Strategy with Sleeve Lobectomy and Induction Therapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: 20-Year Experience at a Single Institution
Tetsuzo Tagawa, Takekazu Iwata, Takahiro Nakajima, Hidemi Suzuki, Shigetoshi Yoshida, Ichiro Yoshino
Late Recurrence After Radical Resection of Esophageal Cancer
Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Naoya Yoshida, Masayuki Watanabe, Junji Kurashige, Ryuichi Karashima, Shiro Iwagami, Yoshifumi Baba, Hideo Baba
Krukenberg Tumors of Gastric Origin: The Rationale of Surgical Resection and Perioperative Treatments in a Multicenter Western Experience
Fausto Rosa, Daniele Marrelli, Paolo Morgagni, Chiara Cipollari, Giovanni Vittimberga, Massimo Framarini, Luca Cozzaglio, Corrado Pedrazzani, Stefano Berardi, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Franco Roviello, Nazario Portolani, Giovanni de Manzoni, Guido Costamagna, Giovanni Battista Doglietto, Fabio Pacelli
Posthepatectomy Liver Failure Affects Long-Term Function After Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Naohiko Nakamura, Etsuro Hatano, Kohta Iguchi, Satoru Seo, Kojiro Taura, Shinji Uemoto
High Rate of Organ/Space Surgical Site Infection After Hepatectomy with Preexisting Bilioenteric Anastomosis
Masaru Matsumura, Akio Saiura, Yosuke Inoue, Takeaki Ishizawa, Yoshihiro Mise, Yu Takahashi
Liver Exposure Using Sterile Glove Pouch During Laparoscopic Right Liver Surgery in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients
Jin Bin, Zhou Binghai, Hu Sanyuan
Hepatic Artery Reconstruction with a Continuous Suture Method for Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
Shimpei Otsuka, Yuji Kaneoka, Atsuyuki Maeda, Yuichi Takayama, Yasuyuki Fukami, Shunsuke Onoe
Hospital Utilization of Nationally Shared Liver Allografts from 2007 to 2012
Audrey E. Ertel, Koffi Wima, Richard S. Hoehn, Daniel E. Abbott, Shimul A. Shah
Transduodenal Ampullectomy for the Treatment of Early-Stage Ampulla of Vater Cancer
Huisong Lee, Jin Young Park, Wooil Kwon, Jin Seok Heo, Dong Wook Choi, Seong Ho Choi
Original Scientific Reports: Clinicopathological Findings of Remnant Pancreatic Cancers in Survivors Following Curative Resections of Pancreatic Cancers
Shuji Suzuki, Toru Furukawa, Nana Oshima, Wataru Izumo, Kyoko Shimizu, Masakazu Yamamoto
The Characteristics of Bone Metastasis in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Long-Term Report from a Single Institution
Se-Jin Baek, Hyuk Hur, Byung-Soh Min, Seung-Hyuk Baik, Kang-Young Lee, Nam-Kyu Kim
Morbid Obesity is Associated with Increased Mortality, Surgical Complications, and Incremental Health Care Utilization in the Peri-Operative Period of Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Hisham Hussan, Darrell M. Gray II, Alice Hinton, Somashekar G. Krishna, Darwin L. Conwell, Peter P. Stanich
Prediction of Lateral Pelvic Lymph-Node Metastasis in Low Rectal Cancer by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Atsushi Ishibe, Mitsuyoshi Ota, Jun Watanabe, Yusuke Suwa, Shinsuke Suzuki, Amane Kanazawa, Kazuteru Watanabe, Yasushi Ichikawa, Chikara Kunisaki, Itaru Endo
Survival in Resected Stage II Colorectal Cancer Is Dependent on Tumor Depth, Vascular Invasion, Postoperative CEA Level, and The Number of Examined Lymph Nodes
Hsiang-Lin Tsai, Ching-Wen Huang, Chao-Wen Chen, Yung-Sung Yeh, Cheng-Jen Ma, Jaw-Yuan Wang
Robotic-Assisted Surgery Improves the Quality of Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer Compared to Laparoscopy: Results of a Case–Controlled Analysis
Pierre Allemann, Céline Duvoisin, Luca Di Mare, Martin Hübner, Nicolas Demartines, Dieter Hahnloser
Clinical Usefulness of 5-FU Metabolic Enzymes as Predictive Markers of Response to Chemotherapy in Colorectal Cancer
Ion Cristóbal, Rebeca Manso, Paula González-Alonso, Juan Madoz-Gurpide, Federico Rojo, Jesús García-Foncillas
Clinical Usefulness of 5-FU Metabolic Enzymes as Predictive Markers of Response to Chemotherapy in Colorectal Cancer
Kohei Shigeta, Yoshiyuki Ishii, Hirotoshi Hasegawa, Koji Okabayashi, Yuko Kitagawa
Downregulation of miR-138 as a Contributing Mechanism to Lcn-2 Overexpression in Colorectal Cancer with Liver Metastasis
Ion Cristóbal, Blanca Torrejón, Paula González-Alonso, Rebeca Manso, Federico Rojo, Jesús García-Foncillas
Upregulation of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Colorectal Cancer Predicts Poor Patient Survival: Reply
Herbert Maier, Felix Aigner