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World Journal of Surgery

Issue 8/2004

Content (21 Articles)

Editorial Update

Treatment of Hydatid Cyst of the Liver: Where Is the Evidence?

Chadli Dziri, Karim Haouet, Abe Fingerhut

Original Scientific Reports

Local Anesthesia Use for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Aydin Inan, Meral Sen, Cenap Dener

Original Scientific Reports

Outcome of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients 80 Years and Older

Andrew L. Tambyraja, Sudhir Kumar, Stephen J. Nixon

Original Scientific Reports

Pleurodesis in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions: Talc Slurry or Bleomycin? Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial

Fabio José Haddad, Riad Naim Younes, Jefferson Luiz Gross, Daniel Deheinzelin

Invited Commentary (DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-1046-6)

Carol Tan, Artyom Sedrakyan, Tom Treasure

Original Scientific Report

Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Identification and Assessment during Thyroid Surgery: Laryngeal Palpation

Gregory W. Randolph, James B. Kobler, Jamie Wilkins

Original Scientific Reports

Factors Predicting Malignancy of Hürthle Cell Tumors of the Thyroid: Influence on Surgical Treatment

Adolfo Pisanu, Luigi Sias, Alessandro Uccheddu

Original Scientific Reports

True versus Mild Hyperthermia during Isolated Hepatic Perfusion: Effects on Melphalan Pharmacokinetics and Liver Function

Pierluigi Pilati, Simone Mocellin, Carlo R. Rossi, Carlo Ori, Federico Innocente, Romano Scalerta, Mauro Ceccherini, Pier Paolo Da Pian, Donato Nitti, Mario Lise

Original Scientific Reports

Effectiveness of Endoscopic Nasobiliary Drainage for Postoperative Bile Leakage after Hepatic Resection

Hiroaki Terajima, Iwao Ikai, Etsuro Hatano, Takehiko Uesugi, Yuzo Yamamoto, Yasuyuki Shimahara, Yoshio Yamaoka

Original Scientific Reports

Hepatitis C Virus Infection is a Risk Factor for Tumor Recurrence after Resection of Small Hepatocellular Carcinomas

Teh-Ia Huo, Jaw-Ching Wu, Cheng-Yuan Hsia, Gar-Yang Chau, Wing-Yiu Lui, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Pui-Ching Lee, Full-Young Chang, Shou-Dong Lee

Original Scientific Reports

Surgical and Endovascular Procedures for Treating Isolated Iliac Artery Aneurysms: Ten-year Experience

Kenji Matsumoto, Kentaro Matsubara, Susumu Watada, Takurin Akiyoshi, Fumihiko Inoue, Munehisa Kaneda, Tsunehiro Shintani, Masaki Kitajima

Original Scientific Reports

Long-term Results of Through-knee Amputation with Dorsal Musculocutaneous Flap in Patients with End-stage Arterial Occlusive Disease

Hans-Juergen Kock, Jan Friederichs, Alexander Ouchmaev, Joachim Hillmeier, Stephan von Gumppenberg

Original Scientific Reports

Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis after Head and Spinal Trauma: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices Versus Low Molecular Weight Heparin

Mehmet Kurtoglu, Hakan Yanar, Yilmaz Bilsel, Recep Guloglu, Sevda Kizilirmak, Dincay Buyukkurt, Volkan Granit

Original Scientific Reports

Desmoplastic Reaction Influences Pancreatic Cancer Growth Behavior

Mark Hartel, Fabio F. di Mola, Andrea Gardini, Arthur Zimmermann, Pierluigi Di Sebastiano, Ahmed Guweidhi, Paolo Innocenti, Thomas Giese, Nathalia Giese, Markus W. Büchler, Helmut Friess

Original Scientific Reports

Cell-specific Cytotoxicity of Human Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cells Using Rat Insulin Promoter Thymidine Kinase-directed Gene Therapy

Thomas A. Tirone, Xaio-Ping Wang, Nancy S. Templeton, Tim Lee, Liz Nguyen, William Fisher, F. Charles Brunicardi

Original Scientific Reports

Dependence of Positive Effects of Granulocyte Colony-stimulating Factor on the Antibiotic Regimen: Evaluation in Rats with Polymicrobial Peritonitis

Artur Bauhofer, Alexander Torossian, Wilfried Lorenz, Martin Middeke, Ulrike Plaul, Philipp Schütz, Benno Stinner, Markus Hattel, Ilhan Celik