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World Journal of Surgery

Issue 5/2019

Content (30 Articles)

Original Scientific Report

Identifying Information Gaps in a Surgical Capacity Assessment Tool for Developing Countries: A Methodological Triangulation Approach

Obieze C. Nwanna-Nzewunwa, Mary Margaret Ajiko, Girish Motwani, Fiona Kabagenyi, Melissa Carvalho, Isabelle Feldhaus, Fred Kirya, Joseph Epodoi, Rochelle Dicker, Catherine Juillard

Open Access Pyeloplasty Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World

Low-fidelity Paediatric Surgical Simulation: Description of Models in Low-Resource Settings

T. J. McClelland, K. Ford, H. Dagash, A. Lander, K. Lakhoo

Peritonitis Original Scientific Report

Intestinal Perforation Secondary to Pits of Jujube Ingestion: A Single-Center Experience with 18 Cases

Fei Li, Xin Zhou, Bingyan Wang, Lei Guo, Yanpeng Ma, Dechen Wang, Liang Wang, Li Zhang, Hangyan Wang, Lingfu Zhang, Maolin Tian, Ming Tao, Dianrong Xiu, Wei Fu

Acute Kidney Injury Original Scientific Report

Early Acute Kidney Injury Within an Established Enhanced Recovery Pathway: Uncommon and Transitory

Fabian Grass, Jenna K. Lovely, Jacopo Crippa, Kellie L. Mathis, Martin Hübner, David W. Larson

Laparotomy Original Scientific Report

Trends in the Nature and Management of Serious Abdominal Trauma

Noha Ferrah, Peter Cameron, Belinda Gabbe, Mark Fitzgerald, Kate Martin, Ben Beck

Scientific Review

Surgical Procedures Performed by Emergency Medical Teams in Sudden-Onset Disasters: A Systematic Review

Charles A. Coventry, Ashish I. Vaska, Andrew J. A. Holland, David J. Read, Rebecca Q. Ivers

Ultrasound Original Scientific Report

18F-Fluorocholine PET/CT and Parathyroid 4D Computed Tomography for Primary Hyperparathyroidism: The Challenge of Reoperative Patients

Coralie Amadou, Géraldine Bera, Malek Ezziane, Linda Chami, Thierry Delbot, Agnès Rouxel, Monique Leban, Genevieve Herve, Fabrice Menegaux, Laurence Leenhardt, Aurélie Kas, Christophe Trésallet, Cécile Ghander, Charlotte Lussey-Lepoutre

Hyperparathyroidism Original Scientific Report

Does Primary Hyperparathyroidism Have an Association with Thyroid Papillary Cancer? A Retrospective Cohort Study

Kenan Çetin, Hasan E. Sıkar, Şule Temizkan, Cem B. Ofluoğlu, Ayşenur Özderya, Kadriye Aydın, Aylin E. Gül, Hasan F. Küçük

Original Scientific Report

Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Thyroid Gland: A Population-Based Analysis Using the SEER Database

Shuwen Yang, Cunfu Li, Xiao Shi, Ben Ma, Weibo Xu, Hongyi Jiang, Wanlin Liu, Qinghai Ji, Yu Wang

Mastectomy Surgical Symposium Contribution

Global Disparities in Breast Cancer Genetics Testing, Counselling and Management

C. H. Yip, D. G. Evans, G. Agarwal, I. Buccimazza, A. Kwong, R. Morant, I. Prakash, C. Y. Song, N. A. Taib, C. Tausch, O. Ung, S. Meterissian

Esophagus Resection Scientific Review

Definitive Chemoradiotherapy Versus Trimodality Therapy for Resectable Oesophageal Carcinoma: Meta-analyses and Systematic Review of Literature

Daan M. Voeten, Chantal M. den Bakker, David J. Heineman, Johannes C. F. Ket, Freek Daams, Donald L. van der Peet

Open Access Esophageal Cancer Original Scientific Report

Validity of Surgical Resection for Lymph Node or Pulmonary Recurrence of Esophageal Cancer After Definitive Treatment

Ayako Shimada, Takahiro Tsushima, Yasuhiro Tsubosa, Eisuke Booka, Katsushi Takebayashi, Masahiro Niihara, Mitsuhiro Isaka, Yasuhisa Ohde, Nozomu Machida, Yusuke Onozawa, Hirofumi Yasui, Hiroya Takeuchi, Yuko Kitagawa

Open Access Pancreatic Surgery Original Scientific Report

A Novel Prediction Model for Bloodstream Infections in Hepatobiliary–Pancreatic Surgery Patients

Po-Sheng Yang, Chang-Pan Liu, Yi-Chiung Hsu, Chuen-Fei Chen, Chi-Chan Lee, Shih-Ping Cheng

Original Scientific Report with Video

Efficacy of Hepatic Segmental Visualization Using Indocyanine Green Photodynamic Eye Imaging

Atsushi Nanashima, Koichi Yano, Shuichi Tobinaga

Hemihepatectomy Original Scientific Report

Impact of Tumor Location on Postoperative Outcome of Intraductal Papillary Neoplasm of the Bile Duct

Takatsugu Matsumoto, Keiichi Kubota, Hiroyuki Hachiya, Yuhki Sakuraoka, Takayuki Shiraki, Takayuki Shimizu, Shozo Mori, Yukihiro Iso, Masato Kato, Hidetsugu Yamagishi, Yasuo Imai, Taku Aoki

Cholangiocarcinoma Original Scientific Report

Reappraisal of Prognostic Impact of Tumor SUVmax by 18F-FDG-PET/CT in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Tomoaki Yoh, Satoru Seo, Koshiro Morino, Hiroaki Fuji, Yoshinobu Ikeno, Takamichi Ishii, Kojiro Taura, Yuji Nakamoto, Tatsuya Higashi, Toshimi Kaido, Shinji Uemoto

Jejunostomy Original Scientific Report

Fast-Track Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Factors Associated with Early Discharge

David A. Mahvi, Linda M. Pak, Sourav K. Bose, Richard D. Urman, Jason S. Gold, Edward E. Whang

Colorectal Cancer Original Scientific Report

Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Surgical Management and Outcomes of Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma

Ashley L. Cairns, Francisco Schlottmann, Paula D. Strassle, Marco Di Corpo, Marco G. Patti

Metastasis Original Scientific Report

Preoperative Leucocyte-Based Inflammatory Scores in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases: Can We Count on Them?

Aurélien Dupré, Robert P. Jones, Rafael Diaz-Nieto, Stephen W. Fenwick, Graeme J. Poston, Hassan Z. Malik

Lung Cancer Original Scientific Report

Short-Term Readmissions After Open, Thoracoscopic, and Robotic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer Based on the Nationwide Readmissions Database

Katherine L. Bailey, Natalie Merchant, Young-Ji Seo, David Elashoff, Peyman Benharash, Jane Yanagawa

NSCLC Original Scientific Report

Does Induction Therapy Increase Anastomotic Complications in Bronchial Sleeve Resections?

Giovanni M. Comacchio, Marco Schiavon, Danila Azzolina, Marco Mammana, Giuseppe Marulli, Andrea Zuin, Enrico Verderi, Nicola Monaci, Laura Bonanno, Giulia Pasello, Federico Rea

Enterostomy Letter to the Editor

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

Edoardo Mattone, Elena Schembari, Maurizio Mannino, Sarita Magazù, Isidoro Di Carlo

Enterostomy Reply, Letter to the Editor

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

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

Correction

Correction to: Differences in Characteristics and Outcome of Patients with Penetrating Injuries in the USA and the Netherlands: A Multi-institutional Comparison

Suzan Dijkink, Pieta Krijnen, Aglaia Hage, Gwendolyn M. Van der Wilden, George Kasotakis, Dennis Den Hartog, Ali Salim, J. Carel Goslings, Frank W. Bloemers, Steven J. Rhemrev, David R. King, George C. Velmahos, Inger B. Schipper

Correction

Correction to: Strengthening Surgery Strengthens Health Systems: A New Paradigm and Potential Pathway for Horizontal Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

S. Ariane Christie, Benedict C. Nwomeh, Sanjay Krishnaswami, George P. Yang, Ai-Xuan L. Holterman, Anthony Charles, Sudha Jayaraman, Randeep S. Jawa, Jennifer Rickard, Mamta Swaroop, Ziad C. Sifri, Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa, Martin Ekeke Monono, Alain Chichom Mefire, Catherine Juillard