Issue 4/2017
Content (39 Articles)
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Programs Improve Patient Outcomes and Recovery: A Meta-analysis
Christine S. M. Lau, Ronald S. Chamberlain
Development and Validation of a Scoring System to Predict Surgical Site Infection After Ventral Hernia Repair: A Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative Study
Efstathios Karamanos, Pridvi Kandagatla, Jenna Watson, Nathan Schmoekel, Aamir Siddiqui
Home Return After Surgery in Patients Aged over 85 Years is Associated with Preoperative Albumin Levels, the Type of Surgery, and APACHE II Score
Bora Lee, Sungwon Na, Miran Park, Sungyeon Ham, Jeongmin Kim
Perioperative Risks of Dietary and Herbal Supplements
Ilana Levy, Samuel Attias, Eran Ben-Arye, Lee Goldstein, Ibrahim Matter, Mostafa Somri, Elad Schiff
Postoperative Complications of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: A Comparison to the ACS-NSQIP Risk Calculator and the Tokyo Guidelines
Roxanne L. Massoumi, Colleen M. Trevino, Travis P. Webb
Comparative Validation of Abdominal CT Models that Predict Need for Surgery in Adhesion-Related Small-Bowel Obstruction
Phillip F. Yang, Dean P. Rabinowitz, Shing W. Wong, Maroof A. Khan, Robert C. Gandy
Laparoscopic Repair for Perforated Peptic Ulcer: A Retrospective Study
Flore Vărcuş, Mircea Beuran, Ioan Lica, Claudiu Turculet, Adrian Valentin Cotarlet, Stefan Georgescu, Dan Vintila, Dan Sabău, Alexandru Sabau, Constantin Ciuce, Vasile Bintintan, Eugen Georgescu, Razvan Popescu, Cristi Tarta, Valeriu Surlin
Implementation of the World Health Organization Trauma Care Checklist Program in 11 Centers Across Multiple Economic Strata: Effect on Care Process Measures
Angela Lashoher, Eric B. Schneider, Catherine Juillard, Kent Stevens, Elizabeth Colantuoni, William R. Berry, Christina Bloem, Witaya Chadbunchachai, Satish Dharap, Sydney M. Dy, Gerald Dziekan, Russell L. Gruen, Jaymie A. Henry, Christina Huwer, Manjul Joshipura, Edward Kelley, Etienne Krug, Vineet Kumar, Patrick Kyamanywa, Alain Chichom Mefire, Marcos Musafir, Avery B. Nathens, Edouard Ngendahayo, Thai Son Nguyen, Nobhojit Roy, Peter J. Pronovost, Irum Qumar Khan, Junaid Abdul Razzak, Andrés M. Rubiano, James A. Turner, Mathew Varghese, Rimma Zakirova, Charles Mock
Mixed-Methods Assessment of Trauma and Acute Care Surgical Quality Improvement Programs in Peru
Lacey N. LaGrone, Amy K. Fuhs, Eduardo Huaman Egoavil, Manuel J. A. Rodriguez Castro, Roberto Valderrama, Leah N. Isquith-Dicker, Jaime Herrera-Matta, Charles N. Mock
Does MRI of the Thoracolumbar Spine Change Management in Blunt Trauma Patients with Stable Thoracolumbar Spinal Injuries Without Neurologic Deficits?
Paul Deramo, Vaidehi Agrawal, Joseph Amos, Nimesh Patel, Henry Jefferson
Adrenal Injuries: Historical Facts and Modern Truths
Jody C. DiGiacomo, L. D. George Angus, Edward Coffield
Is C-11 Methionine PET/CT Able to Localise Sestamibi-Negative Parathyroid Adenomas?
Theresia Weber, Martin Gottstein, Sabrina Schwenzer, Ambros Beer, Markus Luster
Hypertension Cure Following Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Hyperaldosteronism is not Universal: Trends Over Two Decades
Takeshi Namekawa, Takanobu Utsumi, Tomoaki Tanaka, Mayuko Kaga, Hidekazu Nagano, Takashi Kono, Koji Kawamura, Naoto Kamiya, Takashi Imamoto, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Tomohiko Ichikawa
Anatomical Variations of the Venous Drainage from the Left Adrenal Gland: An Anatomical Study
Matthieu Siebert, Yohann Robert, Romain Didier, Antonin Minster, Wassila M’sallaoui, Alexandre Bellier, Philippe C. J. Chaffanjon
En Bloc Resection with Major Blood Vessel Reconstruction for Locally Invasive Retroperitoneal Paragangliomas: A 15-Year Experience with Literature Review
Hankui Hu, Bin Huang, Jichun Zhao, Ding Yuan, Yi Yang, Fei Xiong
The Use of Autologous Peritoneum for Complete Caval Replacement Following Resection of Major Intra-abdominal Malignancies
Laurent Coubeau, Juan-Manuel Rico Juri, Olga Ciccarelli, Nicolas Jabbour, Jan Lerut
Impact of Safe Distance on Long-Term Outcome After Surgical Therapy of Alveolar Echinococcosis
Andreas Hillenbrand, Beate Gruener, Wolfgang Kratzer, Peter Kern, Tilmann Graeter, Thomas F. Barth, Klaus Buttenschoen, Doris Henne-Bruns
Completely Thoracoscopic Diaphragmatic Plication
Gregor J. Kocher, Adrian Zehnder, Ralph A. Schmid
Toward More Efficient Surveillance of Barrett’s Esophagus: Identification and Exclusion of Patients at Low Risk of Cancer
Mats Lindblad, Tim Bright, Ann Schloithe, George C. Mayne, Gang Chen, Jeff Bull, Peter A. Bampton, Robert J. L. Fraser, Piers A. Gatenby, Louisa G. Gordon, David I. Watson
Sleeve Gastrectomy Combined with the Simplified Hill Repair in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity and Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease: Preliminary Results in 14 Patients
Daniel Gero, Lara Ribeiro-Parenti, Konstantinos Arapis, Jean-Pierre Marmuse
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Compliance with Guidelines of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy
Oh Jeong, Young Kyu Park, Mi Ran Jung, Seong Yeob Ryu
Is Routine Prophylactic Cholecystectomy Necessary During Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer?
Jun Kimura, Chikara Kunisaki, Ryo Takagawa, Hirochika Makino, Michio Ueda, Mitsuyoshi Ota, Mari Oba, Takashi Kosaka, Hirotoshi Akiyama, Itaru Endo
Chylous Ascites Management After Pancreatic Surgery
Nicolas Tabchouri, Eric Frampas, Frederic Marques, Claire Blanchard, Adam Jirka, Nicolas Regenet
The Health Gain Obtainable from Pancreatic Resection for Adenocarcinoma in the Elderly
Alessandro Cucchetti, Giorgio Ercolani, Raffaele Pezzilli, Matteo Cescon, Giacomo Frascaroli, Antonio Daniele Pinna
Hepatectomy for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases in the Era of Modern Preoperative Chemotherapy: Evaluation of Postoperative Complications
Kengo Fukuoka, Satoshi Nara, Yoshitaka Honma, Yoji Kishi, Minoru Esaki, Kazuaki Shimada
Low Incidence of Lymph Node Metastasis After Resection of Hepatitis Virus-Related Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Hiroya Iida, Masaki Kaibori, Shogo Tanaka, Shigekazu Takemura, Hiroshi Wada, Fumitoshi Hirokawa, Takuya Nakai, Michihiro Hayashi, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Shoji Kubo
Pleural Effusion After Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Risk Factor Analyses and Its Impact on Oncological Outcomes
Hideaki Uchiyama, Norifumi Harimoto, Shinji Itoh, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Toru Ikegami, Yoshihiko Maehara
Operation Start Times and Postoperative Morbidity from Liver Resection: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
Qiang Lu, Yuan Shen, Jing Zhang, Yi-Fan Ren, Jian Dong, Zhao-Qing Du, Xue-Min Liu, Zheng Wu, Yi Lv, Xu-Feng Zhang
Role of Drain Placement in Major Hepatectomy: A NSQIP Analysis of Procedure-Targeted Hepatectomy Cases
Chaya Shwaartz, Adam C. Fields, Jeffrey J. Aalberg, Celia M. Divino
Patient Survival After Simultaneous ALPPS and Colorectal Resection
Kerollos Nashat Wanis, Suzana Buac, Michael Linecker, Victoria Ardiles, Mauro Enrique Tun-Abraham, Ricardo Robles-Campos, Massimo Malago, Eduardo de Santibañes, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro
Identification of Recurrence—Predictive Indicators in Stage I Colorectal Cancer
Jun Ho Lee, Jong Lyul Lee, In Ja Park, Seok-Byung Lim, Chang Sik Yu, Jin Cheon Kim
Evaluation of Rex Shunt on Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein in Children
Ruo-Yi Wang, Jun-Feng Wang, Xiao-Gang Sun, Qian Liu, Jia-Long Xu, Qi-Gang Lv, Wei-Xiu Chen, Jin-Liang Li
Prognostic Impact of Further Treatments on Distant Metastasis in Patients with Minimally Invasive Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: Verification Using Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting
Roma Pradhan, Amit Agarwal
Prognostic Impact of Further Treatments on Distant Metastasis in Patients with Minimally Invasive Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: Verification Using Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting
Yu-mi Lee, Yi Ho Lee, Dong Eun Song, Won Bae Kim, Tae-Yon Sung, Jong Ho Yoon, Ki-Wook Chung, Suck Joon Hong
A Backwards Step for Pilonidal Sinus Flap Surgery?
Anurakshat Gupta, Sunil Anand, Sandeep Mehrotra, Kamalkant Khidtta
Pilonidal Disease Surgery Needs More Off-Midline Closure Education
Dietrich Doll
Pilonidal Disease Surgery Needs More Off-Midline Closure Education: Reply
Anurakshat Gupta, Sunil Anand, Sandeep Mehrotra, Kamalkant Khidtta