Issue 5/2015
Content (42 Articles)
Welcome Associate Editor Danny Rosin
Curative Management of Small HCCs: Time to Reconsider the Rules?
François Cauchy, Jacques Belghiti
Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging for Real-Time Intraoperative Anatomical Guidance in Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Rutger M. Schols, Niels J. Connell, Laurents P. S. Stassen
Schistosoma Prevalence in Appendicitis
S. N. Botes, S. B. Ibirogba, A. D. McCallum, D. Kahn
Long-Term Outcomes of Open and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Lobectomy for the Treatment of Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer are Similar: A Propensity-Matched Study
Tomohiro Murakawa, Junji Ichinose, Haruaki Hino, Kentaro Kitano, Chihiro Konoeda, Jun Nakajima
B-Type Natriuretic Peptide-Guided Risk Assessment for Postoperative Complications in Lung Cancer Surgery
Takashi Nojiri, Masayoshi Inoue, Yasushi Shintani, Yukiyasu Takeuchi, Hajime Maeda, Toshimitsu Hamasaki, Meinoshin Okumura
Outcomes of Cervical End-to-Side Triangulating Esophagogastric Anastomosis with Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
Kohei Nakata, Eishi Nagai, Kenoki Ohuchida, Katsuya Nakamura, Masao Tanaka
Feeding Duodenostomy Decreases the Incidence of Mechanical Obstruction After Radical Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Hisaharu Oya, Masahiko Koike, Naoki Iwata, Daisuke Kobayashi, Koji Torii, Yukiko Niwa, Mitsuro Kanda, Chie Tanaka, Suguru Yamada, Tsutomu Fujii, Goro Nakayama, Hiroyuki Sugimoto, Shuji Nomoto, Michitaka Fujiwara, Yasuhiro Kodera
Postoperative Hyperbilirubinemia Suggests the Occurrence of Complications After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
Tomoko Takesue, Hiroya Takeuchi, Kazumasa Fukuda, Rieko Nakamura, Tsunehiro Takahashi, Norihito Wada, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Yoshiro Saikawa, Tai Omori, Yuko Kitagawa
Tracheobronchial Fistula During the Perioperative Period of Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
Masaru Morita, Hiroshi Saeki, Tatsuro Okamoto, Eiji Oki, Sei Yoshida, Yoshihiko Maehara
Long-Term Comparison of Boomerang-Shaped Jejunal Interposition and Billroth-I Reconstruction After Distal Gastrectomy
Kinro Sasaki, Kazuhito Miyachi, Norihito Yoda, Shinichi Onodera, Hitoshi Satomura, Kichiro Otsuka, Masanobu Nakajima, Satoru Yamaguchi, Masakatsu Sunagawa, Hiroyuki Kato
The Influence of Histological Differentiation Grade on the Outcome of Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinomas 2 cm or Smaller in Size
Kazunari Sasaki, Masamichi Matsuda, Yu Ohkura, Yusuke Kawamura, Masafumi Inoue, Masaji Hashimoto, Kenji Ikeda, Hiromitsu Kumada, Goro Watanabe
Reappraisal of Evidence of Microscopic Portal Vein Involvement by Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells with Stratification of Tumor Size
Yuesi Zhong, Meihai Deng, Ruiyun Xu
Ablation for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review of Clinical Efficacy and Prognostic Factors
S. C. Thomasset, A. R. Dennison, G. Garcea
Role of Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Preoperative Evaluation of Small Hepatic Lesions in Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Jai Young Cho, Yoon Jin Lee, Ho-Seong Han, Yoo-Seok Yoon, Jihoon Kim, YoungRok Choi, Hong Kyung Shin, Woohyung Lee
Predicting Early Intrahepatic Recurrence After Curative Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases with Molecular Markers
Masato Narita, Elie Oussoultzoglou, Marie-Pierre Chenard, Pascal Fuchshuber, Tetsuro Yamamoto, Pietro Addeo, Daniel Jaeck, Philippe Bachellier
Clinicopathological Significance of Mucin Production in Patients with Papillary Cholangiocarcinoma
Shunsuke Onoe, Yoshie Shimoyama, Tomoki Ebata, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Tsuyoshi Igami, Gen Sugawara, Takashi Mizuno, Shigeo Nakamura, Masato Nagino
Risk Factors for Incisional and Organ Space Surgical Site Infections After Liver Resection are Different
Takashi Kokudo, Emilie Uldry, Nicolas Demartines, Nermin Halkic
Liver Function Following Extended Hepatectomy Can Be Accurately Predicted Using Remnant Liver Volume to Body Weight Ratio
Stéphanie Truant, Emmanuel Boleslawski, Géraldine Sergent, Emmanuelle Leteurtre, Alain Duhamel, Mohamed Hebbar, François-René Pruvot
Safety and Feasibility of Laparoscopic Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Posterosuperior Liver Segments
Lunjian Xiang, Le Xiao, Jianwei Li, Jian Chen, Yudong Fan, Shuguo Zheng
Laparoscopic Liver Resection in Obese Patients
Kan Toriguchi, Etsuro Hatano, Takaki Sakurai, Satoru Seo, Kojiro Taura, Shinji Uemoto
Major Liver Resection as Definitive Treatment in Post-cholecystectomy Common Bile Duct Injuries
Juan Pekolj, Alejandro Yanzón, Agustin Dietrich, Gabriela del Valle, Victoria Ardiles, Eduardo de Santibañes
Laparoscopic Approach for Right-Sided Intrahepatic Duct Stones: A Comparative Study of Laparoscopic Versus Open Treatment
Young Ki Kim, Ho-Seong Han, Yoo-Seok Yoon, Jai Young Cho, Woohyung Lee
Long-Term Outcomes After Total Pancreatectomy: Special Reference to Survivors’ Living Conditions and Quality of Life
Yusuke Watanabe, Takao Ohtsuka, Taketo Matsunaga, Hideyo Kimura, Koji Tamura, Noboru Ideno, Teppei Aso, Yoshihiro Miyasaka, Junji Ueda, Shunichi Takahata, Hisato Igarashi, Toyoshi Inoguchi, Tetsuhide Ito, Masao Tanaka
Risk Factors for Conversion of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery to Open Surgery: Does Conversion Worsen Outcome?
Hossein Masoomi, Zhobin Moghadamyeghaneh, Steven Mills, Joseph C. Carmichael, Alessio Pigazzi, Michael J. Stamos
Changing Operative Strategy from Abdominoperineal Resection to Sphincter Preservation in T3 Low Rectal Cancer after Downstaging by Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation: A Preliminary Report
Khaled M. Madbouly, Ahmed M. Hussein
Relationships Between SMAD3 Expression and Preoperative Fluoropyrimidine-Based Chemoradiotherapy Response in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients
Ming-Yii Huang, Chih-Hung Lin, Chun-Ming Huang, Hsiang-Lin Tsai, Ching-Wen Huang, Yung-Sung Yeh, Chee-Yin Chai, Jaw-Yuan Wang
Risk of Adrenocortical Carcinoma in Adrenal Tumours Greater than 8 cm
Tarek Ezzat Abdel-Aziz, Parameswaran Rajeev, Greg Sadler, Andrew Weaver, Radu Mihai
Management of Retropharyngeal Node Metastases from Thyroid Carcinoma
Dana M. Hartl, Sophie Leboulleux, Fritz-Line Vélayoudom-Céphise, Haïtham Mirghani, Désirée Déandréis, Martin Schlumberger
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial
Takashi Uruno, Chie Masaki, Akifumi Suzuki, Keiko Ohkuwa, Hiroshi Shibuya, Wataru Kitagawa, Mitsuji Nagahama, Kiminori Sugino, Koichi Ito
The Relationship Between Total Arterial Revascularization and Blood Transfusion Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Jasmina Djordjevic, Dumbor L. Ngaage
Clinical Outcomes Related to the Level of Clamping in Inferior Vena Cava Surgery
Heungman Jun, Youngjin Han, Hojong Park, Sung Shin, Yong-Pil Cho, Tae-Won Kwon
Total Superficial Vein Reflux Eradication in the Treatment of Venous Ulcer
Burapa Kanchanabat, Waigoon Stapanavatr, Pong Kanchanasuttiruk
Clamshell Incision Versus Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy. Which One is Faster When Performing a Resuscitative Thoracotomy? The Tortoise and the Hare Revisited
Alexandros N. Flaris, Eric R. Simms, Nicolas Prat, Floran Reynard, Jean-Louis Caillot, Eric J. Voiglio
Adrenal Gland Trauma: Is Extravasation an Absolute Indication for Intervention?
Chien-Hung Liao, Kuo-Jen Lin, Chih-Yuan Fu, Shang-Yu Wang, Shang-Ju Yang, Chun-Hsiang Ouyang
Re: Postoperative Complications do not Affect Long-term Outcome in Esophageal Cancer Patients
Philip H. Pucher, Lorenzo E. Ferri, Rajesh Aggarwal
Postoperative Complications Do Not Affect Long-Term Outcome in Esophageal Cancer Patients: Reply
Kirsten Lindner, Mathias Fritz, Christina Haane, Norbert Senninger, Daniel Palmes, Richard Hummel
Can Red Cell Distribution Width Predict Acute Mesenteric Ischemia?
Libing Jiang, Yuefeng Ma, Mao Zhang
Red Cell Distribution Width Cannot Predict Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: Reply
Abdullah Kisaoglu, Mucahit Emet
Two-Day Hospital Stay After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: Is Enhanced Recovery Program a Healthcare System-Specific Issue?
Cun Wang, Hai-Ning Chen, Zong-Guang Zhou
Two-Day Hospital Stay After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, is Enhanced Recovery Program a Healthcare System Specific Issue?: Reply
Gustavo Rossi, Hernán Vaccarezza, Adrián Alvarez
Effect of Parathyroidectomy on Vitamin D Levels
Caroline Lamarche, François Leblond, Denis Ouimet, Vincent Pichette