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The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 6, Pages 695-834 (June 2009)
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Clinical Surgery-International


The evaluation of CEEA 34 for stapled hemorrhoidectomy: results of a prospective clinical trial and patient satisfaction, 09 September 2008
Min-Hoe Chew, Ming-Hian Kam, Jit-Fong Lim, Kok-Sun Ho, Boon-Swee Ooi, Choong-Leong Tang, Kong-Weng Eu
pages 695-701
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Life-threatening postoperative pancreatic fistula (grade C) after pancreaticoduodenectomy: incidence, prognosis, and risk factors, 09 September 2008
David Fuks, Guillaume Piessen, Emmanuel Huet, Marion Tavernier, Philippe Zerbib, Francis Michot, Michel Scotte, Jean-Pierre Triboulet, Christophe Mariette, Laurence Chiche, Ephraïm Salame, Philippe Segol, François-René Pruvot, François Mauvais, Horace Roman, Pierre Verhaeghe, Jean-Marc Regimbeau
pages 702-709
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Noncardiac surgical procedures in patient supported with long-term implantable left ventricular assist device, 17 October 2008
Andrea Garatti, Giuseppe Bruschi, Tiziano Colombo, Claudio Russo, Filippo Milazzo, Emanuele Catena, Marco Lanfranconi, Ettore Vitali
pages 710-714
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Endoscopic management of pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy and enucleation, 15 September 2008
Nicolas Goasguen, Anne Bourrier, Philippe Ponsot, Laurence Bastien, Mickael Lesurtel, Frederic Prat, Bertrand Dousset, Alain Sauvanet
pages 715-720
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Practice patterns and career satisfaction of Canadian female general surgeons, 17 October 2008
Pamela C. Hebbard, Debrah A. Wirtzfeld
pages 721-727
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Comparative study of resection and radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of solitary colorectal liver metastases, 15 September 2008
Hyuk Hur, Yong Taek Ko, Byung Soh Min, Kyung Sik Kim, Jin Sub Choi, Seung Kook Sohn, Chang Hwan Cho, Heung Kyu Ko, Jong Tai Lee, Nam Kyu Kim
pages 728-736
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Commentary: Radiofrequency ablation for colorectal liver metastases: do not blame the biology when it is the technology, 15 September 2008
Eddie K. Abdalla
pages 737-739
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The relationship between surgical factors and margin status after breast-conservation surgery for early stage breast cancer, 15 September 2008
Peter J. Lovrics, Sylvie D. Cornacchi, Forough Farrokhyar, Anna Garnett, Vicky Chen, Slobodan Franic, Marko Simunovic
pages 740-746
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Wound complications at the groin after peripheral arterial surgery sparing the lymphatic tissue: a double-blind randomized clinical trial, 20 October 2008
Arianne J. Ploeg, Jan-Willem P. Lardenoye, Mark-Paul F.M. Vrancken Peeters, Jaap F. Hamming, Paul J. Breslau
pages 747-751
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Risk factors of liver dysfunction after extended hepatic resection in biliary tract malignancies, 09 September 2008
Kosuke Suda, Masayuki Ohtsuka, Satoshi Ambiru, Fumio Kimura, Hiroaki Shimizu, Hiroyuki Yoshidome, Masaru Miyazaki
pages 752-758
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Is there a role for drain use in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy? A controlled randomized trial, 17 October 2008
George Tzovaras, Paraskevi Liakou, Frank Fafoulakis, Ioannis Baloyiannis, Dimitris Zacharoulis, Constantine Hatzitheofilou
pages 759-763
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Clinical Surgery-American


Variations in the perception of trauma-related complications between attending surgeons, surgery residents, critical care nurses, and medical students, 17 February 2009
Sharmila Dissanaike, Matthew Berry, Jason Ginos, Robert Paige, Wendi McNabb, John Griswold
pages 764-768
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Negative preoperative localization leads to greater resource use in the era of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, 02 March 2009
Avital Harari, John Allendorf, Alexander Shifrin, Mary DiGorgi, William B. Inabnet
pages 769-773
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Attrition of categoric general surgery residents: results of a 20-year audit, 30 January 2009
Walter E. Longo, John Seashore, Andrew Duffy, Robert Udelsman
pages 774-778
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Commentary on “Attrition of Categoric General Surgical Residents: Results of a 20-Year Audit”
Jon B. Morris, Larry R. Kaiser
pages 779-780
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Surgical outcomes of open cholecystectomy in the laparoscopic era, 17 October 2008
Andrea S. Wolf, Bram A. Nijsse, Suzanne M. Sokal, Yuchiao Chang, David L. Berger
pages 781-784
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A promising new alternative for the rapid reversal of warfarin coagulopathy in traumatic intracranial hemorrhage, 26 August 2008
Marian N. Safaoui, Roshanak Aazami, Heidi Hotz, Matthew T. Wilson, Daniel R. Margulies
pages 785-790
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Telavancin versus vancomycin for the treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure infections associated with surgical procedures, 19 December 2008
Samuel E. Wilson, William O'Riordan, Alan Hopkins, H. David Friedland, Steven L. Barriere, Michael M. Kitt, ATLAS Investigators
pages 791-796
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Scientific (Exp)/Research


Amelioration of murine dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis by nuclear factor-κb decoy oligonucleotides, 17 October 2008
Jun Ying Xiang, Li Guo Wu, Xiao Li Huang, Meng Zhang, Lan Pen, Qin Ouyan, Hua Tian Gan
pages 797-805
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Review


Antibiotic prophylaxis is not protective in severe acute pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 17 February 2009
Nadim S. Jafri, Suhal S. Mahid, Spencer R. Idstein, Carlton A. Hornung, Susan Galandiuk
pages 806-813
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Surgical Education


Using the intensive care unit to teach end-of-life skills to rotating junior residents, 15 September 2008
Sam Minor, Corinne Schroder, Daren Heyland
pages 814-819
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Cost and workforce implications of subjecting all physicians to aviation industry work-hour restrictions, 20 April 2009
Michael Payette, Abhishek Chatterjee, William B. Weeks
pages 820-825
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Cost and workforce implications of subjecting all physicians to aviation industry work hour restrictions: A response
Thomas R. Russell
pages 826-827
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Book Review


09 March 2009
Ronald J. Weigel
page 828
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Editorial Opinion


Is damage to the common bile duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy an inherent risk of the operation?
Josef E. Fischer
pages 829-832
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Letter to the Editor


Martius flap: an adjunct for repair of complex, low rectovaginal fistula, 15 January 2008
Martijn P. Gosselink, Daniella M. Oom, David D. Zimmerman, Rudolph W. Schouten
pages 833-834
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Clinical Images


Venous air emboli and computed axial tomography power contrast injectors, 30 January 2009 Online Only
Chad G. Ball, Ravi R. Rajani, David V. Feliciano, Jeffrey M. Nicholas
pages e57-e58
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Huge liposarcoma of the left retroperitoneum, 09 March 2009 Online Only
Ruediger S. Goertz, Berthold H. Lenfers, Guenter H. Goertz
pages e59-e60
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Accessory spleen masquerading as a pancreatic neoplasm Online Only
Theresa L. Schwartz, Barbara B. Sterkel, Goswin Y. Meyer-Rochow, Andrew J. Gifford, Jaswinder S. Samara, Mark S. Sywak, Frank E. Johnson
pages e61-e63
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Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms, 02 March 2009 Online Only
Graham Roche-Nagle, George Oreopolous
pages e64-e65
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How I Do It


Endometriosis-induced appendiceal intussusception, 02 March 2009 Online Only
Hung-Hua Liang, Ming-Te Huang, Po-Li Wei, Wang Weu, Yun-Ho Lin, Cheng Tiang, Chun-Chao Chang
pages e66-e68
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Hybrid transvaginal cholecystectomy: a novel approach, 02 March 2009 Online Only
Giuseppe Navarra, Letterio Rando, Giuseppe La Malfa, Giuseppe Bartolotta, Giuseppe Pracanica
pages e69-e72
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Author Index Online Only
pages e73-e76
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Subject Index Online Only
pages e77-e92
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Frontmatter


Table of contents
pages A2-A5
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