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World Journal of Surgery

Issue 9/2018

Content (56 Articles)

Editorial Perspective

World Journal of Surgery Becomes the Official Publication of the ERAS Society

Julie Ann Sosa, Olle Ljungqvist

Original Scientific Report

The Impact of the Implementation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Program in an Entire Health System: A Natural Experiment in Alberta, Canada

Zaina AlBalawi, Leah Gramlich, Gregg Nelson, Peter Senior, Erik Youngson, Finlay A. McAlister

Original Scientific Report

Improved Outcomes of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol for Radical Cystectomy with Addition of a Multidisciplinary Care Process in a US Comprehensive Cancer Care Center

Sephalie Y. Patel, Rosemarie E. Garcia Getting, Brandon Alford, Karim Hussein, Braydon J. Schaible, David Boulware, Jae K. Lee, Scott M. Gilbert, Julio M. Powsang, Wade J. Sexton, Philippe E. Spiess, Michael A. Poch

Original Scientific Report

Respiratory Complications After Colorectal Surgery: Avoidable or Fate?

Jonas Jurt, Martin Hübner, Basile Pache, Dieter Hahnloser, Nicolas Demartines, Fabian Grass

Original Scientific Report

Incorporation of a Global Surgery Rotation into an Academic General Surgery Residency Program: Impact and Perceptions

Michael Thomas LeCompte, Connor Goldman, John L. Tarpley, Margaret Tarpley, Erik N. Hansen, Peter M. Nthumba, Kyla P. Terhune, Rondi M. Kauffmann

Original Scientific Report

Data Improvement Through Simplification: Implications for Low-Resource Settings

Geoffrey A. Anderson, Jordan Bohnen, Richard Spence, Lenka Ilcisin, Karim Ladha, David Chang

Original Scientific Report

Changing Profile of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Over Two and Half Decades: A Study in Tertiary Referral Center of North India

Sanjay Kumar Yadav, Saroj Kanta Mishra, Anjali Mishra, Sabaretnam Mayilvagnan, Gyan Chand, Gaurav Agarwal, Amit Agarwal, Ashok Kumar Verma

Original Scientific Report

Anatomic Location and Mechanism of Injury Correlating with Prehospital Deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa

T. D. Reid, P. D. Strassle, J. Gallaher, J. Grudziak, C. Mabedi, A. G. Charles

Open Access Original Scientific Report

Altmetric Versus Bibliometric Perspective Regarding Publication Impact and Force

Arfon G. M. T. Powell, Victoria Bevan, Chris Brown, Wyn G. Lewis

Original Scientific Report

The Impact of Financial Conflict of Interest on Surgical Research: An Observational Study of Published Manuscripts

Deepa V. Cherla, Cristina P. Viso, Oscar A. Olavarria, Karla Bernardi, Julie L. Holihan, Krislynn M. Mueck, Juan Flores-Gonzalez, Mike K. Liang, Sasha D. Adams

Original Scientific Report

The Effect of Preoperative Pneumonia on Postsurgical Mortality and Morbidity: A NSQIP Analysis

Sarah Jamali, Michael Dagher, Nadeem Bilani, Aurelie Mailhac, Mohamad Habbal, Salah Zeineldine, Hani Tamim

Open Access Scientific Review

Oversight in Surgical Innovation: A Response to Ethical Challenges

Saksham Gupta, Ivo S. Muskens, Luis Bradley Fandino, Alexander F. C. Hulsbergen, Marike L. D. Broekman

Scientific Review

The Impact of Total Body Prehabilitation on Post-Operative Outcomes After Major Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review

Alison Luther, Joseph Gabriel, Richard P. Watson, Nader K. Francis

Original Scientific Report

Awake Tracheostomy: Indications, Complications and Outcome

Doron Sagiv, Yuval Nachalon, Jobran Mansour, Eran Glikson, Eran E. Alon, Arkadi Yakirevitch, Gideon Bachar, Michael Wolf, Adi Primov-Fever

Original Scientific Report

A Consensus-Based Criterion Standard for the Requirement of a Trauma Team

Christian Waydhas, Markus Baake, Lars Becker, Boris Buck, Helena Düsing, Björn Heindl, Kai Oliver Jensen, Rolf Lefering, Carsten Mand, T. Paffrath, Uwe Schweigkofler, Kai Sprengel, Heiko Trentzsch, Bernd Wohlrath, Dan Bieler

Original Scientific Report

A Novel Indocyanine Green Fluorescence-Guided Video-Assisted Technique for Sentinel Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer

Luca Sorrentino, Alessandra Sartani, Gaia Pietropaolo, Daniela Bossi, Serena Mazzucchelli, Marta Truffi, Diego Foschi, Fabio Corsi

Open Access Original Scientific Report

Primary Hyperparathyroidism is Underdiagnosed and Suboptimally Treated in the Clinical Setting

Jacob Enell, Haytham Bayadsi, Ewa Lundgren, Joakim Hennings

Original Scientific Report

Incidental Diagnosis of Parathyroid Lesions by Preoperative Use of Next-Generation Molecular Testing

Wu Bo, Karen E. Schoedel, Sally E. Carty, Lisa A. Radkay, N. Paul Ohori, Yuri E. Nikiforov, Marina N. Nikiforova, Linwah Yip

Original Scientific Report

Prophylactic Central Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Clinically Uninvolved Central Neck Lymph Nodes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Lawrence Chen, Yi-Hsiu Wu, Chia-Hwa Lee, Hsin-An Chen, El-Wui Loh, Ka-Wai Tam

Open Access Original Scientific Report

Permanent Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy in Children: Results from a National Registry

Erik Nordenström, Anders Bergenfelz, Martin Almquist

Original Scientific Report

Is Partial or Total Thyroidectomy Associated with Risk of Long-Term Osteoporosis: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

Chien-Ling Hung, Chih-Ching Yeh, Pi-Shan Sung, Chung-Jye Hung, Chih-Hsin Muo, Fung-Chang Sung, I-Ming Jou, Kuen-Jer Tsai

Original Scientific Report

Consolidation/Tumor Ratio on Chest Computed Tomography as Predictor of Postoperative Nodal Upstaging in Clinical T1N0 Lung Cancer

Youngkyu Moon, Jae Kil Park, Kyo Young Lee, Min Namkoong, Seha Ahn

Original Scientific Report

Stromal PDGFR-β Expression is Associated with Postoperative Survival of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Preoperative Chemo- or Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgery

Ryu Kanzaki, Naoko Ose, Tomohiro Kawamura, Soichiro Funaki, Yasushi Shintani, Masato Minami, Nobuyuki Takakura, Meinoshin Okumura

Original Scientific Report

Prognostic Factors of Salvage Esophagectomy for Residual or Recurrent Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Definitive Chemoradiotherapy

Yuki Kiyozumi, Naoya Yoshida, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Taisuke Yagi, Yuki Koga, Tomoyuki Uchihara, Hiroshi Sawayama, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Yoshifumi Baba, Yuji Miyamoto, Masayuki Watanabe, Tomohiko Matsuyama, Natsuo Oya, Hideo Baba

Original Scientific Report

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Patients with cT3/Nearly T4 Esophageal Cancer: Is Sarcopenia Correlated with Postoperative Complications and Prognosis?

Hiroshi Saeki, Yuichiro Nakashima, Kensuke Kudou, Shun Sasaki, Tomoko Jogo, Kosuke Hirose, Keitaro Edahiro, Shotaro Korehisa, Daisuke Taniguchi, Ryota Nakanishi, Nobuhide Kubo, Koji Ando, Akira Kabashima, Eiji Oki, Yoshihiko Maehara

Original Scientific Report

Preoperative Smoking Cessation is Integral to the Prevention of Postoperative Morbidities in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

Naoya Yoshida, Kenichi Nakamura, Daisuke Kuroda, Yoshifumi Baba, Yuji Miyamoto, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Yu Imamura, Masayuki Watanabe, Hideo Baba

Original Scientific Report

Chemoradiotherapy for Initially Unresectable Locally Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma

Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi, Yasuo Shima, Takehiro Okabayashi, Yuji Negoro, Yasuhiro Shimada, Jun Iwata, Manabu Matsumoto, Yasuhiro Hata, Yoshihiro Noda, Kenta Sui, Taijiro Sueda

Original Scientific Report

Defining Early Recurrence of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma After Curative-intent Surgery: A Multi-institutional Study from the US Extrahepatic Biliary Malignancy Consortium

Xu-Feng Zhang, Eliza W. Beal, Jeffery Chakedis, Qinyu Chen, Yi Lv, Cecilia G. Ethun, Ahmed Salem, Sharon M. Weber, Thuy Tran, George Poultsides, Andre Y. Son, Ioannis Hatzaras, Linda Jin, Ryan C. Fields, Stefan Buettner, Charles Scoggins, Robert C. G. Martin, Chelsea A. Isom, Kamron Idrees, Harveshp D. Mogal, Perry Shen, Shishir K. Maithel, Carl R. Schmidt, Timothy M. Pawlik

Original Scientific Report

Laparoscopic Versus Open Right Posterior Sectionectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a High-Volume Center: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis

Jinsoo Rhu, Sung Joo Kim, Gyu Seong Choi, Jong Man Kim, Jae-Won Joh, Choon Hyuck David Kwon

Scientific Review

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Restrictive Perioperative Fluid Management in Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Brian P. Chen, Marian Chen, Sean Bennett, Kristina Lemon, Kimberly A. Bertens, Fady K. Balaa, Guillaume Martel

Original Scientific Report

Prognostic Impact of Bacterobilia on Morbidity and Postoperative Management After Pancreatoduodenectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Benjamin Müssle, Sebastian Hempel, Christoph Kahlert, Marius Distler, Jürgen Weitz, Thilo Welsch

Original Scientific Report

Hospital Teaching Status and Medicare Expenditures for Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

Qinyu Chen, Fabio Bagante, Katiuscha Merath, Jay Idrees, Eliza W. Beal, Jordan Cloyd, Mary Dillhoff, Carl Schmidt, Adrian Diaz, Susan White, Timothy M. Pawlik

Original Scientific Report

Is Palliative Percutaneous Drainage for Malignant Biliary Obstruction Useful?

Jarmo Niemelä, Raija Kallio, Pasi Ohtonen, Jukka Perälä, Juha Saarnio, Hannu Syrjälä

Original Scientific Report

Quality of Life in Patients with Background of Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injury

Gustavo Alain Flores-Rangel, Oscar Chapa-Azuela, Alejandro José Rosales, Carmen Roca-Vasquez, Simone Teresa Böhm-González

Original Scientific Report

Risk Factors of Postoperative Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit After Liver Transplantation

Hannah Lee, Seung-Young Oh, Je Hyuk Yu, Jeongsoo Kim, Sehee Yoon, Ho Geol Ryu

Original Scientific Report

A Novel Wound Retractor Combining Continuous Irrigation and Barrier Protection Reduces Incisional Contamination in Colorectal Surgery

Harry T. Papaconstantinou, Rocco Ricciardi, David A. Margolin, Roberto Bergamaschi, Robert C. Moesinger, Warren E. Lichliter, Elisa H. Birnbaum

Scientific Review

Laparoscopic Versus Open Transverse Colectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Paschalis Gavriilidis, Konstantinos Katsanos

Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World

Anoplasty for Post-hemorrhoidectomy Low Anal Stenosis: A New Technique

Sami Asfar

Scientific Review

Disability Weights for Pediatric Surgical Procedures: A Systematic Review and Analysis

Emily R. Smith, Tessa Concepcion, Stephanie Lim, Sam Sadler, Dan Poenaru, Anthony T. Saxton, Mark Shrime, Emmanuel Ameh, Henry E. Rice

Original Scientific Report

The Results of In Situ Prosthetic Graft Replacement for Infected Aortic Disease

Youngjin Han, Tae-Won Kwon, Sang Jun Park, Min-Jae Jeong, Kyunghak Choi, Gi-Young Ko, Sang-Oh Lee, Yong-Pil Cho

Reply, Letter to the Editor

Safety and Feasibility of a Ketamine Package to Support Emergency and Essential Surgery in Kenya When No Anesthetist is Available: Reply

Thomas F. Burke, Sebastian Suarez, Ayla Senay, Charles Masaki, Khama Rogo, Daniel I. Sessler, Taha Yusufali, Debora Rogo, Moytrayee Guha, Pankaj Jani, Brett D. Nelson

Correction

Correction to: Safety and Feasibility of a Ketamine Package to Support Emergency and Essential Surgery in Kenya when No Anesthetist is Available: An Analysis of 1216 Consecutive Operative Procedures

Thomas F. Burke, Sebastian Suarez, Ayla Senay, Charles Masaki, Khama Rogo, Daniel I. Sessler, Taha Yusufali, Debora Rogo, Moytrayee Guha, Pankaj Jani, Brett D. Nelson

Letter to the Editor

Hydatid Cyst of the Liver: A Challenge that can be Amplified Shifting from Open to Laparoscopic Surgery

Adriana Toro, Elena Schembari, Edoardo Mattone, Isidoro Di Carlo

Reply, Letter to the Editor

Authors’ Reply: Postoperative Bleeding After Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: The Achilles’ Heel?

Sophie Chopinet, David Fuks, Emilie Gregoire, Jean Hardwigsen, Brice Gayet

Invited Commentary

Surgical Management of Ranula Revisited

R. P. Morton