Issue 8/2008
Content (65 Articles)
International Surgical Society Foundation (ISS/SIC Foundation) International Travel Grants for Surgeons
Jay L. Grosfeld
Acute Care Surgery: A New Training and Practice Model in the United States
David B. Hoyt, Hubert D. Kim, Cristobal Barrios
What World Health Assembly Resolution 60.22 Means to Those Who Care for the Injured
Charles Mock, Raed Arafat, Witaya Chadbunchachai, Manjul Joshipura, Jacques Goosen
Annoyances, Disruptions, and Interruptions in Surgery: The Disruptions in Surgery Index (DiSI)
Nick Sevdalis, Damien Forrest, Shabnam Undre, Ara Darzi, Charles Vincent
Gene Diagnosis and Prognostic Significance of Lymph Node Micrometastasis after Complete Resection of Histologically Node-negative Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Shu-Hai Li, Zhou Wang, Xiang-Yan Liu, Fan-Ying Liu
Pulmonary Resection for Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
Fengshi Chen, Makoto Sonobe, Kiyoshi Sato, Takuji Fujinaga, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Hiroaki Sakai, Ryo Miyahara, Toru Bando, Kenichi Okubo, Toshiki Hirata, Hiroshi Date
Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura: An Analysis of 13 Cases
Chunlai Lu, Yuan Ji, Fei Shan, Weigang Guo, Jianyong Ding, Di Ge
Antireflux Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication Using EsophyX: 12-Month Results of a Prospective Multicenter Study
Guy-Bernard Cadière, Michel Buset, Vinciane Muls, Amin Rajan, Thomas Rösch, Alexander J. Eckardt, Joseph Weerts, Boris Bastens, Guido Costamagna, Michele Marchese, Hubert Louis, Fazia Mana, Filip Sermon, Anna K. Gawlicka, Michael A. Daniel, Jacques Devière
Defining a Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Cardiomyotomy
Brechtje A. Grotenhuis, Bas P. L. Wijnhoven, Glyn G. Jamieson, Peter G. Devitt, Justin R. Bessell, David I. Watson
Fundus Rotation Gastroplasty vs. Kirschner-Akiyama Gastric Tube in Esophageal Resection: Comparison of Perioperative and Long-Term Results
Werner Hartwig, Oliver Strobel, Lutz Schneider, Thilo Hackert, Christine Hesse, Markus W. Büchler, Jens Werner
Omentum-Preserving Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer
Tae Kyung Ha, Ji Yeong An, Ho Geun Youn, Jae Hyung Noh, Tae Sung Sohn, Sung Kim
Laparoscopic Intraluminal Surgery for Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Morris E. Franklin Jr., Guillermo Portillo, Jorge M. Treviño, John J. Gonzalez, Jeffrey L. Glass
Liver Transplantation: The Last Measure in the Treatment of Bile Duct Injuries
Eduardo de Santibañes, Victoria Ardiles, Adrian Gadano, Martin Palavecino, Juan Pekolj, Miguel Ciardullo
The Right Small-for-Size Graft Results in Better Outcomes than the Left Small-for-Size Graft in Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Nam-Joon Yi, Kyung-Suk Suh, Yong Beom Cho, Hae Won Lee, Eung-Ho Cho, Jai Young Cho, Woo Young Shin, Joohyun Kim, Kuhn Uk Lee
Thrombosis Confined to the Portal Vein Is Not a Contraindication for Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Jai Young Cho, Kyung-Suk Suh, Woo Young Shin, Hae Won Lee, Nam-Joon Yi, Kuhn Uk Lee
Clinical Features of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Developing Extrahepatic Recurrences After Curative Resection
Kuniya Tanaka, Hiroshi Shimada, Kenichi Matsuo, Kazuhisa Takeda, Yasuhiko Nagano, Shinji Togo
Edmondson-Steiner Grading Increases the Predictive Efficiency of TNM Staging for Long-term Survival of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Resection
Li Zhou, Jing-An Rui, Da-Xiong Ye, Shao-Bin Wang, Shu-Guang Chen, Qiang Qu
Preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Prognostic Predictor after Curative Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
D. Gomez, S. Farid, H. Z. Malik, A. L. Young, G. J. Toogood, J. P. A. Lodge, K. R. Prasad
Image-Guided Liver Mapping Using Fluorescence Navigation System with Indocyanine Green for Anatomical Hepatic Resection
Takeshi Aoki, Daisuke Yasuda, Yoshinori Shimizu, Masanori Odaira, Takashi Niiya, Tomokazu Kusano, Keitaro Mitamura, Ken Hayashi, Noriyuki Murai, Tomotake Koizumi, Hirohisa Kato, Yuta Enami, Mitsuharu Miwa, Mitsuo Kusano
How to Optimize Autonomic Nerve Preservation in Total Mesorectal Excision: Clinical Topography and Morphology of Pelvic Nerves and Fasciae
Nicolas Clausen, Tanja Wolloscheck, Moritz A. Konerding
The Use of Posterior Trans-Sphincteric Approach in Surgery of the Rectum: A Chinese 16-Year Experience
Hui-Zhong Qiu, Guo-Le Lin, Yi Xiao, Bin Wu
Circular Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy: Experience of a Single Center with 445 Cases
Cihan Uras, Bilgi Baca, Deniz Eren Boler
Biological Behavior and Prognosis of Encapsulated Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid: Experience of a Japanese Hospital for Thyroid Care
Yasuhiro Ito, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Takashi Uruno, Minoru Kihara, Takuya Higashiyama, Yuuki Takamura, Akihiro Miya, Kaoru Kobayashi, Fumio Matsuzuka, Akira Miyauchi
Increase in Bone Mineral Density after Successful Parathyroidectomy for Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism after Renal Transplantation
Stéphane Collaud, Tania Staub-Zähner, Andrea Trombetti, Thomas Clerici, Nicola Marangon, Isabelle Binet, Patrick O. Myers, René Rizzoli, Pierre-Yves Martin, John H. Robert, Frederic Triponez
Adrenal Incidentalomas: Experience in a Developing Country
P. R. K. Bhargav, Anjali Mishra, Gaurav Agarwal, Amit Agarwal, Ashok Kumar Verma, Saroj Kanta Mishra
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Metachronous Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma
Stéphane Bonnet, Sébastien Gaujoux, Mahaut Leconte, Jean-Marc Thillois, Frédérique Tissier, Bertrand Dousset
Sporadic Pancreatic Polypeptide Secreting Tumors (PPomas) of the Pancreas
Samuel C. L. Kuo, Sivakumar Gananadha, Christopher J. Scarlett, Anthony Gill, Ross C. Smith
Functional Outcome After Redo Below-Knee Amputation
Chad N. Stasik, Scott A. Berceli, Peter R. Nelson, W. Anthony Lee, C. Keith Ozaki
Long-term Outcome of a Cuffed Expanded PTFE Graft for Hemodialysis Vascular Access
George Tsoulfas, Martin Hertl, Dicken S. C. Ko, Nahel Elias, Francis L. Delmonico, Linda Romano, Isabel Fernandes, David Schoenfeld, Tatsuo Kawai
Effect of Dietary Fiber and Growth Hormone on Colonic Adaptation in Short Bowel Syndrome Treated by Enteral Nutrition
Jianmin Xu, Yunshi Zhong, Dayong Jin, Hongwei Zhang, Zhaohan Wu
Colonic Adaptation: A Therapeutic Target for Short-Bowel Syndrome?
Dileep N. Lobo
The Appendicitis Inflammatory Response Score: A Tool for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis that Outperforms the Alvarado Score
Manne Andersson, Roland E. Andersson
The Appendicitis Inflammatory Response Score: A Tool for the Diagnosis of Appendicitis that Outperforms the Alvarado Score
James M. Watters
Metabolic Implications of Severe Burn Injuries and Their Management: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Bishara S. Atiyeh, S. William A. Gunn, Saad A. Dibo
Key Performance Indicators in British Military Trauma
Adam Stannard, Nigel R. Tai, Douglas M. Bowley, Mark Midwinter, Tim J. Hodgetts
Acute Management of Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patients: Time for a Change? Multicenter Review of Recent Practice
Diederik Verbeek, Michael Sugrue, Zsolt Balogh, Danny Cass, Ian Civil, Ian Harris, Thomas Kossmann, Steve Leibman, Valerie Malka, Anthony Pohl, Sudhakar Rao, Martin Richardson, Michael Schuetz, Caesar Ursic, Vanessa Wills
Efficacy and Safety of Seprafilm: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Yasuhiko Mohri, Masato Kusunoki
Surgical Treatment of Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism: The Choice of Procedure Matters!
Fabio Montenegro, Gustavo Ferreira, Luiz Ianhez
Surgical Treatment of Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism: The Choice of Procedure matters
Pooja Ramakant, Gaurav Agarwal
Radiofrequency (RF)-assisted Hepatectomy may Induce Severe Liver Damage
Eren Berber, Allan Siperstein
Radiofrequency-Assisted Liver Resection Does Not Induce Severe Liver Damage
Miroslav Milicevic, Predrag Bulajic
Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Myocutaneous Flap for Corrosive Esophageal Strictures
Atul Parashar, Ramesh K. Sharma, Surinder Makkar