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World Journal of Surgery

Issue 8/2017

Content (33 Articles)

Original Scientific Report

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) in Individuals with Diabetes: A Systematic Review

Zaina Albalawi, Michael Laffin, Leah Gramlich, Peter Senior, Finlay A. McAlister

Original Scientific Report

Patient Self-Assessment of Surgical Site Infection is Inaccurate

Vered Richter, Matan J. Cohen, Shmuel Benenson, Gideon Almogy, Mayer Brezis

Original Scientific Report

Reducing Operating Room Turnover Time for Robotic Surgery Using a Motor Racing Pit Stop Model

Colby P. Souders, Ken R. Catchpole, Lauren N. Wood, Jonathon M. Solnik, Raymund M. Avenido, Paul L. Strauss, Karyn S. Eilber, Jennifer T. Anger

Original Scientific Report

Tutorial Assistance for Board Certification in Surgery: Frequency, Associated Time and Cost

Robert Mechera, Salome Dell-Kuster, Marco von Strauss und Torney, Igor Langer, Markus Furrer, Heiner C. Bucher, Rachel Rosenthal

Original Scientific Report

Surgical Management of Iatrogenic Perforation of the Gastrointestinal Tract: 15 Years of Experience in a Single Center

Christoph Holmer, Christoph A. Mallmann, Marlis A. Musch, Martin E. Kreis, Jörn Gröne

Original Scientific Report

A Novel Scoring System for Diagnosing Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in the Emergency Ward

Zhen Wang, Jun-Qiang Chen, Jin-lu Liu, Lei Tian

Original Scientific Report

A Population-Based Cohort Study of Emergency Appendectomy Performed in England and New York State

Waleed Al-Khyatt, Jemma Mytton, Benjamin H. L. Tan, Christopher T. Aquina, Felicity Evison, Fergal J. Fleming, Sandro Pasquali, Ewen A. Griffiths, Ravinder S. Vohra

Open Access Original Scientific Report

Impact of Comorbidity and Prescription Drugs on Haemorrhage in Cholecystectomy

J. Strömberg, G. Sandblom

Open Access Original Scientific Report

Major Complex Abdominal Wall Repair in Contaminated Fields with Use of a Non-cross-linked Biologic Mesh: A Dual-Institutional Experience

J. J. Atema, E. J. Furnée, Y. Maeda, J. Warusavitarne, P. J. Tanis, W. A. Bemelman, C. J. Vaizey, M. A. Boermeester

Original Scientific Report

Trends in Procedures at Major Trauma Centres in New South Wales, Australia: An Analysis of State-Wide Trauma Data

Matthew Oliver, Michael M. Dinh, Kate Curtis, Royce Paschkewitz, Oran Rigby, Zsolt J. Balogh

Original Scientific Report

Burden of Burns in Brazil from 2000 to 2014: A Nationwide Hospital-Based Study

João Vasco Santos, Júlio Souza, José Amarante, Alberto Freitas

Original Scientific Report

Breast Cancer Detection by Preoperative Imaging in Reduction Mammaplasty Patients: A Single Center Study of 918 Patients

Päivi A. Merkkola-von Schantz, Susanna M. C. Kauhanen, Tiina A. Jahkola, Leena A. Krogerus, Katja S. Hukkinen

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Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach Robotic Thyroidectomy (BABA RT) Does Not Interfere with Breast Image Follow-Up

Hyeong Won Yu, Young Jun Chai, Hyungju Kwon, Su-jin Kim, June Young Choi, Kyu Eun Lee

Original Scientific Report

Is Routine Screening of Young Asymptomatic MEN1 Patients Necessary?

Jerena Manoharan, Friedhelm Raue, Caroline L. Lopez, Max B. Albers, Carmen Bollmann, Volker Fendrich, Emily P. Slater, Detlef K. Bartsch

Original Scientific Report

A Phase II Study of Partial and Subtotal Thymectomy for Thymoma (JART02)

Motoki Yano, Yoshitaka Fujii, Junji Yoshida, Tomoki Utsumi, Hiroyuki Shiono, Motoshi Takao, Masayuki Tanahashi, Yushi Saito

Original Scientific Report

Does Nissen Fundoplication Provide Lifelong Reflux Control? Symptomatic Outcome After 31–33 Years

P. Neuvonen, J. Sand, M. Matikainen, T. Rantanen

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Step-Down Approach for Pharyngoesophageal Corrosive Stricture: Outcome and Analysis

Sundeep Singh Saluja, Vaibhav Kumar Varshney, Pramod Kumar Mishra, Siddharth Srivastava, Ravi Meher, Pritul Saxena

Original Scientific Report

The Diagnostic Value of Routine Contrast Esophagram in Anastomotic Leaks After Esophagectomy

Zhongwu Hu, Xiaowe Wang, Xush An, Wenjin Li, Yun Feng, Zhenbing You

Original Scientific Report

Preoperative Plasma Fibrinogen is Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis and Predicts Prognosis in Resectable Esophageal Cancer

Kohei Wakatsuki, Sohei Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Migita, Masahiro Ito, Tomohiro Kunishige, Hiroshi Nakade, Mitsuhiro Nakatani, Mutsuko Kitano, Masayuki Sho

Original Scientific Report

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Predictive Factors for Weight Loss and Band Removal After More than 10 Years’ Follow-Up in a Single University Unit

Pasquale Tammaro, Boris Hansel, Andrea Police, Marina Kousouri, Christophe Magnan, Jean Pierre Marmuse, Konstantinos Arapis

Original Scientific Report

Clinicopathological Characteristics of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Microscopic Portal Venous Invasion and the Role of Anatomical Liver Resection in These Cases

Shingo Shimada, Toshiya Kamiyama, Hideki Yokoo, Tatsuya Orimo, Kenji Wakayama, Takahiro Einama, Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, Hirofumi Kamachi, Akinobu Taketomi

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Risk Factors for Postoperative Ascites in Patients Undergoing Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Takahiro Yoshikawa, Takeo Nomi, Daisuke Hokuto, Satoshi Yasuda, Chihiro Kawaguchi, Takatsugu Yamada, Hiromichi Kanehiro, Yoshiyuki Nakajima

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Early Hepatic Artery Thrombosis After Liver Transplantation: What is the Impact of the Arterial Reconstruction Type?

Astrid Herrero, Regis Souche, Emmanuel Joly, Gildas Boisset, Hussein Habibeh, Hassan Bouyabrine, Fabrizio Panaro, Jose Ursic-Bedoya, Samir Jaber, Boris Guiu, Georges Philippe Pageaux, Francis Navarro

Open Access Original Scientific Report

Significance of Simultaneous Splenic Artery Resection in Left-Sided Portal Hypertension After Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Combined Portal Vein Resection

Kazuyuki Gyoten, Shugo Mizuno, Motonori Nagata, Toru Ogura, Masanobu Usui, Shuji Isaji

Original Scientific Report

International Variation in Emergency Operation Rates for Acute Diverticulitis: Insights into Healthcare Value

Michael K. Y. Hong, Anita R. Skandarajah, Rose D. Higgins, Omar D. Faiz, Ian P. Hayes

Original Scientific Report

Is An Ostomy Rod Useful for Bridging the Retraction During the Creation of a Loop Ileostomy? A Randomized Control Trial

Motoi Uchino, Hiroki Ikeuchi, Toshihiro Bando, Teruhiro Chohno, Hirofumi Sasaki, Yuki Horio

Original Scientific Report

Relative Tranquility in Ostomy Patients’ Social Life: A Qualitative Content Analysis

Nasrin Sarabi, Hassan Navipour, Eesa Mohammadi

Original Scientific Report

The Impact of Operative Approach on Postoperative Complications Following Colectomy for Colon Caner

Benedetto Mungo, Christina M. Papageorge, Miloslawa Stem, Daniela Molena, Anne O. Lidor

Original Scientific Report

Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Multivisceral Resection for Clinically Suspected T4 Colon Cancer

Tsutomu Kumamoto, Shigeo Toda, Shuichiro Matoba, Jin Moriyama, Yutaka Hanaoka, Kenji Tomizawa, Toshihito Sawada, Hiroya Kuroyanagi

Original Scientific Report

Extralevator Abdominal Perineal Excision Versus Standard Abdominal Perineal Excision: Impact on Quality of the Resected Specimen and Postoperative Morbidity

Angelita Habr-Gama, Guilherme P. São Julião, Adrian Mattacheo, Luiz Felipe de Campos-Lobato, Edgar Aleman, Bruna B. Vailati, Joaquim Gama-Rodrigues, Rodrigo Oliva Perez

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The Impact of Anastomotic Leakage on Anal Function Following Intersphincteric Resection

Mitsuru Yokota, Masaaki Ito, Yuji Nishizawa, Akihiro Kobayashi, Norio Saito

Original Scientific Report

Laparoscopic Repair of Duodenal Atresia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Anastasia Mentessidou, Amulya K. Saxena