Issue 8/2013
Content (40 Articles)
Extended Lymphadenectomy in Esophageal Cancer is Debatable
Fernando A. M. Herbella, Rafael M. Laurino Neto, Marco E. Allaix, Marco G. Patti
Extended Lymphadenectomy in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Is Debatable
Gregory Sergeant, Emmanuel Melloul, Mickael Lesurtel, Michelle L. DeOliveira, Pierre-Alain Clavien
Nationally Representative Household Survey of Surgery and Mortality in Sierra Leone
Steve Kwon, Reinou S. Groen, Thaim B. Kamara, Laura D. Cassidy, Mohamed Samai, Sahr E. Yambasu, Adam L. Kushner
Pretraining Experience and Structure of Surgical Training at a Sub-Saharan African University
Moses Galukande, Doruk Ozgediz, Emmanuel Elobu, Sam Kaggwa
Differences Between Attendings’ and Residents’ Operative Notes for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Linda S. G. L. Wauben, Richard H. M. Goossens, Johan F. Lange
Causes and Costs of a Decade of Litigation Following Emergency Appendectomy in England
Thomas Mosedale, Dmitri Nepogodiev, J. Edward F. Fitzgerald, Aneel Bhangu
Causes and Costs of a Decade of Litigations Following Emergency Appendicectomies in England
Mark Cheetham, Moshe Schein
Prophylactic Mesh Placement in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Elective Laparotomy: A Systematic Review
Subramanian Nachiappan, Sheraz Markar, Alan Karthikesaligam, Paul Ziprin, Omar Faiz
Contemporary Management of Adult Intussusception: Who Needs a Resection?
Oliver A. Varban, Ali Ardestani, Dan E. Azagury, Bela Kis, David C. Brooks, Ali Tavakkoli
Long-Term Outcome and Quality of Life After Laparoscopic Treatment of Large Paraesophageal Hernia
Eduardo M. Targarona, Samuel Grisales, Ozlem Uyanik, Carmen Balague, Juan Carlos Pernas, Manuel Trias
Cost–Utility Estimations of Palliative Care in Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis
David Ljungman, Anders Hyltander, Kent Lundholm
Lipocalin-2 is Associated With a Good Prognosis and Reversing Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Pancreatic Cancer
Bin Xu, Da-Yong Jin, Wen-Hui Lou, Dan-Song Wang
Severe Postoperative Complications Adversely Affect Long-Term Survival After R1 Resection for Pancreatic Head Adenocarcinoma
David Petermann, Nicolas Demartines, Markus Schäfer
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Enhanced Recovery After Pancreatic Surgery with Particular Emphasis on Pancreaticoduodenectomies
M. M. E. Coolsen, R. M. van Dam, A. A. van der Wilt, K. Slim, K. Lassen, C. H. C. Dejong
Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: The Safety and Efficacy of Conversion Therapy Using Hepatic Arterial Infusion Immunochemotherapy with 5-Fluorouracil and Polyethylene Glycol-Interferon α-2a
Takuya Nakai, Kiyotaka Okuno, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Hajime Ishikawa, Mitsuo Yamasaki
The Impact of the Lymph Node Ratio is Greater than Traditional Lymph Node Status in Stage III Colorectal Cancer Patients
Yen-Jung Lu, Pei-Ching Lin, Chun-Chi Lin, Huann-Sheng Wang, Shung-Haur Yang, Jeng-Kai Jiang, Yuan-Tzu Lan, Tzu-Chen Lin, Wen-Yi Liang, Wei-Shone Chen, Jen-Kou Lin, Shih-Ching Chang
Laparoscopy-assisted Anorectal Pull-through in Anorectal Malformations: A Reappraisal
David C. van der Zee, Pieter Dik, Frederik J Beek
Therapeutic Approach to Patients With a Lower-Pitched Voice After Thyroidectomy
Inn-Chul Nam, Ja-Sung Bae, Byung-Joo Chae, Mi-Ran Shim, Yeon-Shin Hwang, Dong-Il Sun
Influence of Prophylactic Neck Dissection on Rate of Retreatment for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Dana M. Hartl, Elisabeth Mamelle, Isabelle Borget, Sophie Leboulleux, Haïtham Mirghani, Martin Schlumberger
Patient Attitudes toward Transaxillary Robot-assisted Thyroidectomy
Dimitrios Linos, Andreas Kiriakopoulos, Athanassios Petralias
Utility of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Monitoring in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1-Associated Primary Hyperparathyroidism Undergoing Initial Parathyroidectomy
Naris Nilubol, Allison B. Weisbrod, Lee S. Weinstein, William F. Simonds, Robert T. Jensen, Giao Q. Phan, Marybeth S. Hughes, Steven K. Libutti, Stephen Marx, Electron Kebebew
Outcome Prediction of Pulmonary Metastasectomy Can Be Evaluated Using Metastatic Lesion in Osteosarcoma Patients
Isao Matsumoto, Makoto Oda, Tsuyoshi Yachi, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Yoh Zen, Go Watanabe
Occurrence and Significance of Odontoid Lateral Mass Interspace Asymmetry in Trauma Patients
Franck Billmann, Therezia Bokor-Billmann, Claude Burnett, Erhard Kiffner
“Anatomy Lesson of Frederik Ruysch” of 1670: A Tribute to Ruysch’s Contributions to Lymphatic Anatomy
Frank F. A. IJpma, Thomas M. van Gulik
Surgeons and Surgery from Ancient Persia (5,000 Years of Surgical History)
Arman Zargaran, Afsoon Fazelzadeh, Abdolali Mohagheghzadeh
Low Perioperative Serum Prealbumin Predicts Early Recurrence After Curative Pulmonary Resection for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Francesco Cavallin, Marco Scarpa, Matteo Cagol, Rita Alfieri, Carlo Castoro