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Editorial Opinion
Consensus statement on the adoption of the COPE guidelines page 1 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
Clinical Science
Incisional hernia repair by fascial component separation: results in 128 cases and evolution of technique John M. Clarke pages 2-8 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (631 KB)
Randomized comparison of Limberg flap versus modified primary closure for the treatment of pilonidal disease Marco Gallinella Muzi, Giovanni Milito, Federica Cadeddu, Casimiro Nigro, Federica Andreoli, Dalia Amabile, Attilio Maria Farinon pages 9-14 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (293 KB)
Analysis of anatomic variants of mesenteric veins by 3-dimensional portography using multidetector-row computed tomography, 15 January 2010 Takanori Sakaguchi, Shohachi Suzuki, Yoshifumi Morita, Kosuke Oishi, Atsushi Suzuki, Kazuhiko Fukumoto, Keisuke Inaba, Kinji Kamiya, Manabu Ota, Tomohiko Setoguchi, Yasuo Takehara, Hatsuko Nasu, Satoshi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Konno pages 15-22 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2348 KB)
Long-term results after surgical treatment of nonparasitic hepatic cysts F. Loehe, B. Globke, R. Marnoto, C.J. Bruns, C. Graeb, H. Winter, K.-W. Jauch, M.K. Angele pages 23-31 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (500 KB)
Trends, outcomes, and predictors of open and conversion to open cholecystectomy in Veterans Health Administration hospitals Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Tracy Schifftner Smith, Leigh Neumayer, David H. Berger, Ralph G. DePalma, Kamal M.F. Itani pages 32-40 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (221 KB)
Serum thyroglobulin is a poor diagnostic biomarker of malignancy in follicular and Ḧurthle-cell neoplasms of the thyroid Insoo Suh, Menno R. Vriens, Marlon A. Guerrero, Ann Griffin, Wen T. Shen, Quan-Yang Duh, Orlo H. Clark, Electron Kebebew pages 41-46 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (315 KB)
Conservative treatment of vascular prosthetic graft infection is associated with high mortality, 15 January 2010 Ben R. Saleem, Robbert Meerwaldt, Ignace F.J. Tielliu, Eric L.G. Verhoeven, Jan J.A.M. van den Dungen, Clark J. Zeebregts pages 47-52 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (366 KB)
A correlation between polyomavirus JC virus quantification and genotypes in renal transplantation Wen-Yao Yin, Ming-Chi Lu, Ming-Che Lee, Su-Chin Liu, Teng-Yi Lin, Ning-Sheng Lai pages 53-58 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (294 KB)
Metabolic syndrome is an important factor for the evolution of prognosis of colorectal cancer: survival, recurrence, and liver metastasis, 15 January 2010 Zhanlong Shen, Yingjiang Ye, Liang Bin, Mujun Yin, Xiaodong Yang, Kewei Jiang, Shan Wang pages 59-63 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (267 KB)
Outpatient surgery performed in an ambulatory surgery center versus a hospital: comparison of perioperative time intervals Terrence L. Trentman, Jeff T. Mueller, Richard J. Gray, Barbara A. Pockaj, Daniel V. Simula pages 64-67 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (134 KB)
Influence of stapler size used at ileal pouch–anal anastomosis on anastomotic leak, stricture, long-term functional outcomes, and quality of life Hasan T. Kirat, Ravi P. Kiran, Lei Lian, Feza H. Remzi, Victor W. Fazio pages 68-72 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (154 KB)
Lessons learned from 416 cases of nipple discharge of the breast, 15 January 2010 Mary Morrogh, Anna Park, Elena B. Elkin, Tari A. King pages 73-80 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (323 KB)
Symposium on Safety and Quality Improvement in Speciality Surgery in Smaller Hospitals
Introduction: safety and quality improvement in specialty surgery in smaller hospitals Hiram C. Polk page 81 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (72 KB)
A situational overview of surgical quality and safety in 2010 Hiram C. Polk, Margaret B. Tyson, Susan Galandiuk pages 82-89 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (488 KB)
A closer look at surgical quality measures across different surgical specialties James M. Watkins, Motaz Qadan, Chris Battista, Hiram C. Polk pages 90-96 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (191 KB)
Standards of surgery beyond metropolitan centers: a fresh look at perioperative quality measures in small-town America Paul Cronen, Motaz Qadan, Nathan Z. Hicks, Hiram C. Polk pages 97-104 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (204 KB)
Virtual partnerships: aligning hospital and surgeon incentives Donald E. Fry, Michael Pine, Gregory Pine pages 105-110 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (341 KB)
Panel discussion for symposium on safety and quality improvement in specialty surgery in smaller hospitals Michael McCafferty, Eugene Shively, Paul Cronen pages e1-e14 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1195 KB)
Scientific (EXP) / Research
Bacterial translocation and infected pancreatic necrosis in acute necrotizing pancreatitis derives from small bowel rather than from colon Stefan Fritz, Thilo Hackert, Werner Hartwig, Florian Rossmanith, Oliver Strobel, Lutz Schneider, Katja Will-Schweiger, Mechthild Kommerell, Markus W. Büchler, Jens Werner pages 111-117 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (408 KB)
Preventing intraperitoneal adhesions with atorvastatin and sodium hyaluronate/carboxymethylcellulose: a comparative study in rats Miltiadis A. Lalountas, Konstantinos D. Ballas, Christos Skouras, Christos Asteriou, Theodoros Kontoulis, Dimitrios Pissas, Apostolos Triantafyllou, Athanasios K. Sakantamis pages 118-123 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (369 KB)
A novel technique for hepaticojejunostomy for nondilated bile ducts: a purse-string anastomosis with an intra-anastomotic biodegradable biliary stent, 15 January 2010 Johanna Laukkarinen, Juhani Sand, Jenni Leppiniemi, Minna Kellomäki, Isto Nordback pages 124-130 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (652 KB)
Reviews
Surgical aspects of fulminant Clostridium difficile Colitis, 22 April 2010 Parag Butala, Celia M. Divino pages 131-135 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (169 KB)
Surgical implications of B-RafV600E mutation in fine-needle aspiration of thyroid nodules Michal Mekel, Carmelo Nucera, Richard A. Hodin, Sareh Parangi pages 136-143 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (476 KB)
Elective laparoscopic sigmoid resection for diverticular disease has fewer complications than conventional surgery: a meta-analysis Muhammad Rafay Sameem Siddiqui, M.S. Sajid, S. Qureshi, E. Cheek, M.K. Baig pages 144-161 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2201 KB)
Surgical Education
The use of a lightly preserved cadaver and full thickness pig skin to teach technical skills on the surgery clerkship—a response to the economic pressures facing academic medicine today Paul J. DiMaggio, Amy L. Waer, Thomas J. Desmarais, Jesse Sozanski, Hannah Timmerman, Joshua A. Lopez, Diane M. Poskus, Joshua Tatum, William J. Adamas-Rappaport pages 162-166 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (217 KB)
Educational value of the operating room experience during a core surgical clerkship Jennifer L. Irani, Jacob A. Greenberg, Maria A. Blanco, Caprice C. Greenberg, Stanley Ashley, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Janet Palmer Hafler, Elizabeth Breen pages 167-172 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (322 KB)
Brief Report
Morphea of the breast—an uncommon cause of breast erythema Clancy J. Clark, Debra Wechter pages 173-176 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (299 KB)
Laparoscopy / Minimally Invasive Surgery
Retrieval of immature oocytes from unstimulated ovaries followed by in vitro maturation and vitrification: A novel strategy of fertility preservation for breast cancer patients Jack Yu Jen Huang, Ri-Cheng Chian, Lucy Gilbert, David Fleiszer, Hananel Holzer, Ezgi Dermitas, Shai Elazar Elizur, Yariv Gidoni, Dan Levin, Weon-Young Son, Seang Lin Tan pages 177-183 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (182 KB)
Clinical Images
Ogilvie transition to colonic perforation, 21 April 2010 Andreas M. Kaiser pages e15-e16 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (259 KB)
Papillary carcinoma arising in subhyoid ectopic thyroid gland with no orthotopic thyroid tissue Ali Ibrahim Sevinç, Tarkan Unek, Aras Emre Canda, Merih Guray, Mehmet Ali Kocdor, Serdar Saydam, Omer Harmancıoglu pages e17-e18 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (376 KB)
Giant Meckel's diverticulitis: a rare condition complicating pregnancy, 22 April 2010 Yuen Shan Wong, Shirley Yuk-wah Liu, Simon Siu-man Ng, Vivien Wai-yin Wong, Oi Sze Mak, Jimmy Chak-man Li, Janet Fung-yee Lee pages 184-185 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (359 KB)
How I Do It
Extended left hepatectomy of the left and middle hepatic venous drainage areas along the anterior fissure, 22 April 2010 Akihiro Cho, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Osamu Kainuma, Matsuo Nagata, Nobuhiro Takiguchi, Hideaki Shimada, Hiroaki Soda, Hisashi Gunji, Akinari Miyazaki, Atsushi Ikeda pages 186-190 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (690 KB)
Bile leak test by indocyanine green fluorescence images after hepatectomy Takanori Sakaguchi, Atsushi Suzuki, Naoki Unno, Yoshifumi Morita, Kosuke Oishi, Kazuhiko Fukumoto, Keisuke Inaba, Minoru Suzuki, Hiroki Tanaka, Daisuke Sagara, Shohachi Suzuki, Satoshi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Konno pages e19-e23 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (218 KB)
Frontmatter
Editorial Advisory Board page A1 Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
Table of contents pages A3-A6 Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
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