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The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 6, Pages 699-894 (December 2006)
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PAPERS FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN SURGICAL CONGRESS
03 April 2006 - 07 April 2006

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Presidential Address


The Southwestern Surgical Congress: a seal of approval
Ernest Dunn
pages 699-704
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Jack A. Barney Resident's Award


Acellular dermal matrix in the management of high-risk abdominal wall defects
Hyong Kim, Kevin Bruen, Daniel Vargo
pages 705-709
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Best Poster Award


The impact of diabetes on outcome in traumatically injured patients: an analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank
Lillian S. Kao, S. Rob Todd, Frederick A. Moore
pages 710-714
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Papers Presented


Long-term fetal outcomes in pregnant trauma patients
Jason L. Sperry, Brian M. Casey, Donald D. McIntire, Joseph P. Minei, Larry M. Gentilello, Shahid Shafi
pages 715-721
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Incidence and management of occult hemothoraces
Renae E. Stafford, John Linn, Lacey Washington
pages 722-726
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Systemic hypotension is a late marker of shock after trauma: a validation study of Advanced Trauma Life Support principles in a large national sample
Jennifer K. Parks, Alan C. Elliott, Larry M. Gentilello, Shahid Shafi
pages 727-731
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Has the trauma surgeon become house staff for the surgical subspecialist?
David J. Ciesla, Ernest E. Moore, C. Clay Cothren, Jeffery L. Johnson, Jon M. Burch
pages 732-737
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Physical examination as a reliable tool to predict intra-abdominal injuries in brain-injured children
Douglas Miller, Jennifer Garza, David Tuggle, Cameron Mantor, Nikola Puffinbarger
pages 738-742
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The effects of preinjury clopidogrel use on older trauma patients with head injuries
Kory Jones, Collin Sharp, Alicia J. Mangram, Ernest L. Dunn
pages 743-745
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Robotic assistance provides excellent outcomes during the learning curve for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: results from 100 robotic-assisted gastric bypasses
Sherman C. Yu, Benjamin L. Clapp, Michael J. Lee, William C. Albrecht, Terry K. Scarborough, Erik B. Wilson
pages 746-749
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Prospective evaluation of a primary laparoscopic approach for children presenting with simple or complicated appendicitis
David A. Partrick
pages 750-755
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Immediate laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: no need to wait
Kent A. Stevens, Albert Chi, Layla C. Lucas, John M. Porter, Mark D. Williams
pages 756-761
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Pregnancy outcomes after gastric-bypass surgery
Tuoc Dao, Joseph Kuhn, Dale Ehmer, Tammy Fisher, Todd McCarty
pages 762-766
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Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair with human acellular dermal matrix patch: our initial experience
Chad D. Ringley, Victor Bochkarev, Syed I. Ahmed, Michelle L. Vitamvas, Dmitry Oleynikov
pages 767-772
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Management of distal femoral and popliteal arterial injuries: an update
Tam T.T. Huynh, Mai Pham, Lance W. Griffin, Martin A. Villa, J. Alan Przybyla, Ricardo H. Torres, Kourosh Keyhani, Hazim J. Safi, Frederick A. Moore
pages 773-778
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How I do it: cervical access for carotid artery stenting
Robert W. Feldtman, Clifford J. Buckley, W. Todd Bohannon
pages 779-781
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Catheter-direct thrombolysis versus pharmacomechanical thrombectomy for treatment of symptomatic lower extremity deep venous thrombosis
Peter H. Lin, Wei Zhou, Alan Dardik, Firas Mussa, Panos Kougias, Nasim Hedayati, Joseph J. Naoum, Hosam El Sayed, Eric K. Peden, Tam T. Huynh
pages 782-788
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Extended interval for retrieval of vena cava filters is safe and may maximize protection against pulmonary embolism
Dimitrios Stefanidis, B. Lauren Paton, David G. Jacobs, Dennis A. Taylor, Kent W. Kercher, B. Todd Heniford, Ronald F. Sing
pages 789-794
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Nine-year experience with insertion of vena cava filters in the intensive care unit
B. Lauren Paton, David G. Jacobs, B. Todd Heniford, Kent W. Kercher, Marc Zerey, Ronald F. Sing
pages 795-800
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Nonoperative management of acute epidural hematomas: A “no-brainer”
Patrick J. Offner, Bong Pham, Allison Hawkes
pages 801-805
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A multidisciplinary clinical pathway decreases rib fracture–associated infectious morbidity and mortality in high-risk trauma patients
S. Rob Todd, Michael M. McNally, John B. Holcomb, Rosemary A. Kozar, Lillian S. Kao, Ernest A. Gonzalez, Christine S. Cocanour, Gary A. Vercruysse, Marjorie H. Lygas, Bobbie K. Brasseaux, Frederick A. Moore
pages 806-811
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Can empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics for ventilator-associated pneumonia be narrowed based on Gram’s stain results of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Tammy R. Kopelman
pages 812-816
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Streptococcus milleri infections of the pleural space: operative management predominates
R. Taylor Ripley, C. Clay Cothren, Ernest E. Moore, Jeffrey Long, Jeffrey L. Johnson, James B. Haenel
pages 817-821
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Early predictors of prolonged mechanical ventilation in major torso trauma patients who require resuscitation
Steven C. Agle, Lillian S. Kao, Frederick A. Moore, Ernest A. Gonzalez, Gary A. Vercruysse, S. Rob Todd
pages 822-827
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Short bowel syndrome following bariatric surgical procedures
Corrigan L. McBride, Anne Petersen, Debra Sudan, Jon Thompson
pages 828-832
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Combined radiofrequency-surgical debulking of advanced abdomino-pelvic tumors
Nathan W. Pearlman, Martin D. McCarter, Guillermo Escober, Tracey MacDermott
pages 833-836
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Comparison of laparoscopic and open gastrectomy for gastric cancer
J. Esteban Varela, Michael Hiyashi, Tien Nguyen, Allen Sabio, Samuel E. Wilson, Ninh T. Nguyen
pages 837-842
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Use of transabdominal ultrasound to identify intraabdominal adhesions prior to laparoscopy: a prospective blinded study
Shanu N. Kothari, Larry J. Fundell, Pamela J. Lambert, Michelle A. Mathiason
pages 843-847
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A large single-center experience with treatment of patients with crotalid envenomations: outcomes with and evolution of antivenin therapy
Michael G. Corneille, Scott Larson, Ronald M. Stewart, Daniel Dent, John G. Myers, Peter P. Lopez, Marilyn J. McFarland, Stephen M. Cohn
pages 848-852
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A regional medical operations center improves disaster response and inter-hospital trauma transfers
Eric E. Epley, Ronald M. Stewart, Preston Love, Donald Jenkins, Gina M. Siegworth, Toney W. Baskin, Stephen Flaherty, Robert Cocke
pages 853-859
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The safety of open inguinal herniorraphy in patients on chronic warfarin therapy
Elisabeth C. McLemore, Kristi L. Harold, Stephen S. Cha, Daniel J. Johnson, Richard J. Fowl
pages 860-864
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Is minimally invasive parathyroidectomy reasonable in the nonuniversity setting?
Robert M. Palmer, Jonathan S. Lokey
pages 865-868
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Rate of malignancies in breast abscesses and argument for ultrasound drainage
Bradford G. Scott, Eric J. Silberfein, Huang Q. Pham, Mark A. Feanny, Brian K. Lassinger, Francis J. Welsh, Mathew M. Carrick
pages 869-872
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Evaluation of safety of increased time interval between chemoradiation and resection for rectal cancer
Cam-Ly Tran, Sejal Udani, Alicia Holt, Tracey Arnell, Ravin Kumar, Michael J. Stamos
pages 873-877
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Size of sentinel node metastases predicts other nodal disease and survival in malignant melanoma
Nathan W. Pearlman, Martin D. McCarter, Matthew Frank, Cheryl Hurtubis, Ryan P. Merkow, Wilbur A. Franklin, Rene Gonzalez, Karl Lewis, J. Brent Roaten, William A. Robinson
pages 878-881
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Prediction of sentinel lymph node–only disease in women with invasive breast cancer
Anees B. Chagpar, Charles R. Scoggins, Robert C.G. Martin, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Kelly M. McMasters, University of Louisville Breast Sentinel Lymph Node Study
pages 882-887
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy for suspected malignancy: have advancements in radiographic imaging improved results?
Aaron R. Sasson, James M. Gulizia, Annabel Galva, Joseph Anderson, Jon Thompson
pages 888-893
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Indexes to Volume 192 Are Online at www.americanjournalofsurgery.com


Author Index Online Only
pages e1-e5
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Subject Index Online Only
pages e6-e21
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Frontmatter


Editorial advisory board
page A1
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