Issue 7/2019
Content (31 Articles)
Welcome New Associate Editor Nancy Baxter of Canada to the World Journal of Surgery
Julie Ann Sosa
Trauma Surveillance and Registry Development in Mozambique: Results of a 1-Year Study and the First Phase of National Implementation
Fadi Hamadani, Tarek Razek, Ezio Massinga, Shailvi Gupta, Monica Muataco, Paloma Muripiha, Catarina Maguni, Vania Muripa, Ivandra Percina, Aassis Costa, Prem Yohannan, David Bracco, Evan Wong, Sam Harper, Dan L. Deckelbaum, Otilia Neves
Surgical Considerations for Pediatric Snake Bites in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Matthew C. Hernandez, Michael Traynor, John L. Bruce, Wanda Bekker, Grant L. Laing, Johnathon M. Aho, Victor Y. Kong, Denise B. Klinkner, Martin D. Zielinski, Damian L. Clarke
Enumeration of Operations Performed for Elderly Patients in Ghana: An Opportunity to Improve Global Surgery Benchmarking
Adam Gyedu, Barclay Stewart, Cameron Gaskill, Emmanuella Lebasaana Salia, Raymond Wadie, Peter Donkor, Charles Mock
The Operative Output of District Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal Province is Heavily Skewed Toward Obstetrical Care
Aida Tefera, Elizabeth Lutge, Benn Sartorius, Damian Clarke
Prehabilitation Before Major Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Michael J. Hughes, Rosie J. Hackney, Peter J. Lamb, Stephen J. Wigmore, D. A. Christopher Deans, Richard J. E. Skipworth
Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Following Midline Laparotomy—Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Philippe M. Glauser, Philippe Brosi, Benjamin Speich, Samuel A. Käser, Andres Heigl, Robert Rosenberg, Christoph A. Maurer
Correction to: Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Following Midline Laparotomy—Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Philippe M. Glauser, Philippe Brosi, Benjamin Speich, Samuel A. Käser, Andres Heigl, Robert Rosenberg, Christoph A. Maurer
The Effect of Perioperative Iron Therapy in Acute Major Non-cardiac Surgery on Allogenic Blood Transfusion and Postoperative Haemoglobin Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Anders Schack, Adam A. Berkfors, Sarah Ekeloef, Ismail Gögenur, Jakob Burcharth
The Effectiveness of Contralateral Drainage in Reducing Superficial Incisional Surgical Site Infection in Loop Ileostomy Closure: Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial
Anna Serracant, Xavier Serra-Aracil, Laura Mora-López, Anna Pallisera-Lloveras, Sheila Serra-Pla, Alba Zárate-Pinedo, Salvador Navarro-Soto
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) for Severe Torso Trauma in Japan: A Descriptive Study
Shokei Matsumoto, Kei Hayashida, Taku Akashi, Kyoungwon Jung, Kazuhiko Sekine, Tomohiro Funabiki, Takashi Moriya
The Modified Semi-lateral Transmesocolic Approach for Laparoscopic Left Adrenalectomy
Philippe Wind, Laurent Genser, Alban Zarzavadjian Le Bian
Large Cell Neuroendocrine Tumor Size >3 cm Negatively Impacts Long-Term Outcomes After R0 Resection
Maria Cattoni, Eric Vallières, Lisa M. Brown, Amir A. Sarkeshik, Stefano Margaritora, Alessandra Siciliani, Pier Luigi Filosso, Francesco Guerrera, Andrea Imperatori, Nicola Rotolo, Farhood Farjah, Grace Wandell, Kimberly Costas, Catherine Mann, Michal Hubka, Stephen Kaplan, Alexander S. Farivar, Ralph W. Aye, Brian E. Louie
A Perioperative Small Dose of Dexamethasone Enhances Postoperative Recovery by Reducing Volume and Inflammatory Contents in Wound Drainage After Thyroid Surgery: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Prospective Study
Huiwen Zhang, Jie Lu, Qiang Wu, Bo Wu, Cheng Xu, Youben Fan, Quanhong Zhou
Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy: Importance of the Intraoperative Management of the Parathyroid Glands
Guillermo Ponce de León-Ballesteros, David Velázquez-Fernández, F. Javier Hernández-Calderón, Carlos Bonilla-Ramírez, Rafael H. Pérez-Soto, Juan Pablo Pantoja, Mauricio Sierra, Miguel F. Herrera
Correction to: Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy: Importance of the Intraoperative Management of the Parathyroid Glands
Guillermo Ponce de León-Ballesteros, David Velázquez-Fernández, F. Javier Hernández-Calderón, Carlos Bonilla-Ramírez, Rafael H. Pérez-Soto, Juan Pablo Pantoja, Mauricio Sierra, Miguel F. Herrera
Granulomatous Mastitis and Factors Associated with Recurrence: An 11-Year Single-Centre Study of 113 Patients in Singapore
Qing Ting Tan, Samantha Piaoxue Tay, Mihir Ananta Gudi, Nivedita Vikas Nadkarni, Swee Ho Lim, Esther Wee Lee Chuwa
The Impact of Circular Stapler Size on the Incidence of Cervical Anastomotic Stricture After Esophagectomy
Takahiro Hosoi, Tetsuya Abe, Norihisa Uemura, Eiji Higaki, Ryosuke Kawai, Jiro Kawakami, Byonggu An, Masato Nagino, Yasuhiro Shimizu
Effect of High Postoperative Body Temperature on Long-Term Prognosis in Patients with Gastric Cancer After Radical Resection
Hua-Long Zheng, Jun Lu, Ping Li, Jian-Wei Xie, Jia-Bin Wang, Jian-Xian Lin, Qi-Yue Chen, Long-Long Cao, Mi Lin, Ru-Hong Tu, Ze-Ning Huang, Ju-Li Lin, Chao-Hui Zheng, Chang-Ming Huang
Overweight or Obesity is an Unfavorable Long-Term Prognostic Factor for Patients who Underwent Gastrectomy for Stage II/III Gastric Cancer
Yuichi Kambara, Norihiro Yuasa, Eiji Takeuchi, Hideo Miyake, Hidemasa Nagai, Yuichiro Yoshioka, Masataka Okuno, Kanji Miyata
Trends in the Incidence, Treatment and Outcomes of Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in the USA: Facility Type is Associated with Margin Status, Use of Lymphadenectomy and Overall Survival
Lu Wu, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Anghela Z. Paredes, Rittal Mehta, J. Madison Hyer, Katiuscha Merath, Kota Sahara, Fabio Bagante, Eliza W. Beal, Feng Shen, Timothy M. Pawlik
The Use of Prophylactic Somatostatin Therapy Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
A. Adiamah, Z. Arif, F. Berti, S. Singh, N. Laskar, D. Gomez
Possible Preventable Causes of Unplanned Readmission After Elective Liver Resection, Results from a Non-academic Referral HPB Center
G. W. de Klein, R. M. Brohet, M. S. L. Liem, J. M. Klaase
Treatment Strategies and Survival Trends for Anorectal Melanoma: Is it Time for a Change?
James P. Taylor, Miloslawa Stem, David Yu, Sophia Y. Chen, Sandy H. Fang, Susan L. Gearhart, Bashar Safar, Jonathan E. Efron
Conventional Versus Minimally Invasive Hartmann Takedown: A Meta-analysis of the Literature
Francesco Guerra, Diego Coletta, Celeste Del Basso, Giuseppe Giuliani, Alberto Patriti
Primary Tumor Resection in Patients with Incurable Localized or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Constantinos Simillis, Eliana Kalakouti, Thalia Afxentiou, Christos Kontovounisios, Jason J. Smith, David Cunningham, Michel Adamina, Paris P. Tekkis
The Feasibility and Advantages of Subxiphoid Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Pulmonary Lobectomy
Xueying Yang, Linlin Wang, Chenxi Zhang, Danyang Zhao, Yao Lu, Zelong Wang
Is Calcification in the Regional Lymph Nodes a Benign Feature in Patients with Lung Cancer?
Keita Nakanishi, Kazuo Nakagawa, Keisuke Asakura, Yukihiro Yoshida, Hirokazu Watanabe, Shun-ichi Watanabe
Competing Risk Analysis in Lung Cancer Patients Over 80 Years Old Undergoing Surgery
Haruaki Hino, Takahiro Karasaki, Yukihiro Yoshida, Takeshi Fukami, Atsushi Sano, Makoto Tanaka, Yoshiaki Furuhata, Kosuke Kashiwabara, Junji Ichinose, Mitsuaki Kawashima, Jun Nakajima
Letter to the Editor: Stenting in Palliation of Unresectable Esophageal Cancer
Vladimir Resanovic, Aleksandar Resanovic, Zlatibor Loncar, Vladimir Djukic, Srbislav S. Pajic, Tomislav Randjelovic