Issue 8/2007
Content (32 Articles)
An Odyssey of Islet Transplantation for Therapy of Type 1 Diabetes
Garth L. Warnock, Yu Huan Theresa Liao, Xiaojie Wang, Dawei Ou, Ziliang Ao, James D. Johnson, C. B. Verchere, David Thompson
Fetal Tracheal Occlusion for the Treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Jean-Martin Laberge, Hélène Flageole
Aspects of Informed Consent in Medical Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region During the 17th and 18th Centuries
Platon Christopoulos, Matthew E. Falagas, Philippos Gourzis, Constantinos Trompoukis
Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Myocutaneous Flap for Corrosive Pharyngoesophageal Strictures
N. Ananthakrishnan, G. Parthasarathy, Nanda Kishore Maroju, Vikram Kate
Esophagogastric Cancers Secondary to a Breast Primary Tumor Do Not Require Resection
A. A. Ayantunde, A. Agrawal, S. L. Parsons, N. T. Welch
Laparoscopic Intragastric Full-thickness Excision (LIFE) of Posterior Gastric Lesions under Flexible Endoscopic Control—A Feasibility Study
Yoshiyuki Hoya, Makoto Yamashita, Takuya Inagaki, Katsuhiko Yanaga
Impaired Emptying of the Retained Distal Stomach Causes Delayed Gastric Emptying after Pylorus-preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Yan-Shen Shan, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Wei-Jen Yao, Mei-Ling Tsai, Pin-Wen Lin
A Life-saving but Inadequately Discussed Procedure: Tube Duodenostomy. Known and Unknown Aspects
Burak Isik, Sezai Yilmaz, Vedat Kirimlioglu, Gokhan Sogutlu, Mehmet Yilmaz, Daniel Katz
A Life Saving but Inadequately Discussed Procedure: Tube Duodenostomy—So Far the Known and Unknown Aspects
Moshe Schein
Perioperative Vasopressors Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Gastrointestinal Anastomotic Leakage
Tanya Zakrison, Bartolomeu A. Nascimento Jr., Lorraine N. Tremblay, Alex Kiss, Sandro B. Rizoli
Case-Matched Comparison of the Retroperitoneal Approach With Laparotomy for Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Hjalmar C. van Santvoort, Marc G. Besselink, Thomas L. Bollen, Erik Buskens, Bert van Ramshorst, Hein G. Gooszen
Postoperative Liver Dysfunction and Future Remnant Liver: Where Is the Limit?
Alessandro Ferrero, Luca Viganò, Roberto Polastri, Andrea Muratore, Haris Eminefendic, Daniele Regge, Lorenzo Capussotti
Effect of Ginkgo biloba Extract (EGb 761) on the Healing of Left Colonic Anastomoses in Rat
Erol Kisli, Hülya Özdemir, Mustafa Kösem, Hatice Sürer, Ali Ciftçi, Mehmet Kanter
Subtotal Colectomy with Antiperistaltic Cecorectal Anastomosis in the Treatment of Slow-transit Constipation: Long-term Impact on Quality of Life
Federico Marchesi, Leopoldo Sarli, Luigi Percalli, Giuliano Ezio Sansebastiano, Licia Veronesi, Davide Di Mauro, Cristina Porrini, Michelina Ferro, Luigi Roncoroni
Reinforcement of Endocrine Surgery Training: Impact of Telemedicine Technology in a Developing Country Context
P. V. Pradeep, Anjali Mishra, B. N. Mohanty, K. C. Mohapatra, Gaurav Agarwal, Saroj Kanta Mishra
Prognosis of Patients with Benign Thyroid Diseases Accompanied by Incidental Papillary Carcinoma Undetectable on Preoperative Imaging Tests
Yasuhiro Ito, Takuya Higashiyama, Yuuki Takamura, Akihiro Miya, Kaoru Kobayashi, Fumio Matsuzuka, Kanji Kuma, Akira Miyauchi
Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Heterogeneous Disease with Variable Clinical Presentation
Muna M. Baslaim, Hind A. Khayat, Shefaa A. Al-Amoudi
Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Time-trends during a 20-year Period
Camilla Berge, Erik S. Haug, Pål R. Romundstad, Conrad Lange, Hans O. Myhre
Nosocomial Infections after Peripheral Arterial Bypass Surgery
Arianne Ploeg, Christopher Lange, Jan-Willem Lardenoye, Paul Breslau
Effect of High-Fat Enteral Nutrition on Hepatocyte Injury in Response to Hemorrhagic Shock in the Rat
Mary M. Chu, Misha D. P. Luyer, Nicholas M. Wheelhouse, Christopher O. Bellamy, Jan Willem M. Greve, Wim A. Buurman, Kathryn Sangster, Kenneth C. H. Fearon, James A. Ross, O. James Garden, Cornelis H. C. Dejong, Stephen J. Wigmore
Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of Postoperative Organ/Space Sternal Surgical Site Infections
Fabio Barili, Gianluca Polvani, Veli K. Topkara, Luca Dainese, Faisal H. Cheema, Maurizio Roberto, Moreno Naliato, Alessandro Parolari, Francesco Alamanni, Paolo Biglioli
Pyrrolidine Dithiocarbamate Reduces Lung Injury Caused by Mesenteric Ischemia/Reperfusion in a Rat Model
Burhan Kabay, Zafer Teke, Faruk Onder Aytekin, Cigdem Yenisey, Ferda Bir, Mustafa Sacar, Ergun Erdem, Akin Ozden
Letter to the Editor
Nil Kamal Kumar, Prateek Kumar Mehrotra, Amit Agarwal, A. K. Verma
Hepatic Parenchymal Transection: Equally Feasible Using Different Radiofrequency Devices?
Isidoro Di Carlo