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Clinical Surgery-International
Collagen in the transversalis fascia of patients with indirect inguinal hernia: a case-control study, 19 December 2008 Antonio Britto Casanova, Eduardo Neubarth Trindade, Manoel Roberto Maciel Trindade pages 1-5 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (269 KB)
Role of intraoperative enteroscopy in the management of obscure gastointestinal bleeding at the time of video-capsule endoscopy, 27 April 2009 Richard Douard, Philippe Wind, Anne Berger, Thibaut Maniere, Bruno Landi, Christophe Cellier, Paul-Henri Cugnenc pages 6-11 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (225 KB)
Thyroid surgery: what has changed from (1970 to 2004): a Turkish perspective, 13 April 2009 Derya Karakoc, Timucin Erol, Bibihanim Memmedova, Alptekin Memis, Iskender Sayek pages 12-16 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
Laparoscopic mesh-augmented hiatoplasty as a method to treat gastroesophageal reflux without fundoplication: single-center experience with 306 consecutive patients, 30 January 2009 Beat P. Müller-Stich, Jörg Köninger, Bettina H. Müller-Stich, Fritz Schäfer, René Warschkow, Arianeb Mehrabi, Carsten N. Gutt pages 17-24 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (592 KB)
Surgical outcomes and survival after multiorgan resection for locally advanced gastric cancer, 29 September 2008 Ilter Ozer, E. Birol Bostanci, Taner Orug, Yusuf B. Ozogul, Murat Ulas, Metin Ercan, Can Kece, Fuat Atalay, Musa Akoglu pages 25-30 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (263 KB)
Mortality rate prediction by Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the Enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM), Portsmouth POSSUM and Colorectal POSSUM and the development of new scoring systems in Chinese colorectal cancer patients, 02 March 2009 Lihuan Ren, Amit Mani Upadhyay, Liang Wang, Lei Li, Jingqiao Lu, Wei Fu pages 31-38 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (253 KB)
Risk factors and outcome of early recurrence after resection of small hepatocellular carcinomas, 30 January 2009 Masaki Kaibori, Morihiko Ishizaki, Takamichi Saito, Kosuke Matsui, A.-Hon Kwon, Yasuo Kamiyama pages 39-45 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (311 KB)
Accurate axillary lymph node dissection is feasible after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, 19 December 2008 Marieke E. Straver, Emiel J.T. Rutgers, Hester S.A. Oldenburg, Jelle Wesseling, Sabine C. Linn, Nicola S. Russell, Marie-Jeanne T.F.D. Vrancken Peeters pages 46-50 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (248 KB)
Pancreaticojejunostomy of duct to mucosa anastomosis can be performed more safely without than with a stenting tube, 17 February 2009 Shuji Suzuki, Satoshi Kaji, Nobusada Koike, Nobuhiko Harada, Seiichi Tanaka, Tsuneo Hayashi, Mamoru Suzuki, Fujio Hanyu pages 51-54 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (137 KB)
Sealants after axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer: good intentions but bad results, 17 February 2009 Panagiotis Taflampas, Elias Sanidas, Manousos Christodoulakis, John Askoxylakis, John Melissas, Dimitrios D. Tsiftsis pages 55-58 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (214 KB)
Clinical Surgery-American
Emergent embolization of the gastroduodenal artery in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The experience from a surgeon-initiated interventional program, 30 January 2009 Jennifer M. Burris, Peter H. Lin, William F. Johnston, Tam T. Huynh, Panagiotis Kougias pages 59-63 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (735 KB)
Thoracoabdominal shotgun wounds: an evaluation of factors associated with the need for surgical intervention Matthew M. Carrick, C. Anne Morrison, D. Jacob Alexis, Mark A. Feanny, Hoang Q. Pham, Francis J. Welsh, Michael A. Norman, Bradford G. Scott pages 64-69 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (411 KB)
How does patient safety culture in the operating room and post-anesthesia care unit compare to the rest of the hospital?, 09 March 2009 Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Kamal M.F. Itani, Amy K. Rosen, Shibei Zhao, Christine W. Hartmann, David M. Gaba pages 70-75 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (235 KB)
Adverse events after radiofrequency ablation of unresectable liver tumors: a single-center experience, 16 March 2009 Oliver B. Lao, Farhood Farjah, David R. Flum, Raymond S. Yeung pages 76-82 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (192 KB)
Four-year clinical update from the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite brachytherapy trial, 09 March 2009 Jonathan C. Nelson, Peter D. Beitsch, Frank A. Vicini, Coral A. Quiet, Delia Garcia, Howard C. Snider, Mark A. Gittleman, Victor J. Zannis, Pat W. Whitworth, Richard E. Fine, Angela J. Keleher, Henry M. Kuerer pages 83-91 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (202 KB)
A prospective observational study examining quality of life in patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction, 01 June 2009 Carl Schmidt, Hans Gerdes, William Hawkins, Erica Zucker, Qin Zhou, Elyn Riedel, David Jaques, Arnold Markowitz, Daniel Coit, Mark Schattner pages 92-99 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1376 KB)
Rectal cancer patients benefit from implementation of a dedicated colorectal cancer center in a Veterans affairs medical center, 09 March 2009 Jonathan A. Wilks, Catherine Liebig, Syed H. Tasleem, Kujtim Haderxhanaj, Liz Lee, Buckminster Farrow, Samir Awad, David Berger, Daniel Albo pages 100-104 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (268 KB)
Scientific (Exp)/Research
Parenteral nutrition maintains pulmonary IgA antibody transport capacity, but not active transport, following injury, 02 March 2009 Yoshifumi Sano, Joshua L. Hermsen, Woodae Kang, F. Enrique Gomez, Jinggang Lan, Yoshinori Maeshima, Kenneth A. Kudsk pages 105-109 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (260 KB)
Surgical experience of refined 3-cuff technique for orthotopic small-bowel transplantation in rat: a report of 270 cases, 17 February 2009 Lijun Xue, Yin Lu, Weihua Qiu, Huijiang Zhou, Guiyang Zhang, Zhiming Jin, Moubin Lin, Huimin Chen, Zhang Rui, Yunjiang Zheng pages 110-121 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1459 KB)
Reviews
Intussusception of the appendix: comprehensive review of the literature, 02 March 2009 Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, Barbara Wexelman, Kaye Zuckerman, Walter Longo pages 122-128 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (387 KB)
Chronic abdominal wall pain—A diagnostic challenge for the surgeon Rolv-Ole Lindsetmo, Jonah Stulberg pages 129-134 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (300 KB)
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Effective use of laparoscopy for long-term peritoneal dialysis access, 23 March 2009 John H. Crabtree, Raoul J. Burchette pages 135-141 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (693 KB)
Surgical Education
Young surgeons' attitudes regarding surgery and professional organizations, 09 March 2009 Gregory S. Cherr, Jacob Moalem, Merril T. Dayton, Ted A. James, J. Sutherland Michael, James M. Hassett pages 142-149 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (202 KB)
Invited Commentary: the next generation of surgeons is more similar to previous generations than commonly thought, 02 March 2009 Paul J. Schenarts, Michael P. Meara pages 150-151 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (92 KB)
Letters to the Editor
The RIFLE classification for acute kidney injury definition, 22 September 2008 Zaccaria Ricci, Dinna Cruz, Claudio Ronco pages 152-153 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (100 KB)
International medical graduates in surgery: facing challenges and breaking stereotypes, 19 December 2008 Haytham M.A. Kaafarani pages 153-154 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (93 KB)
Management of acute biliary pancreatitis during pregnancy: past and present, 30 January 2009 Maxim S. Petrov pages 154-155 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (85 KB)
Erratum
Erratum page 156 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Clinical Images
Ileal intussusception secondary to small bowel metastases from melanoma, 09 March 2009 Jean M. Butte, Manuel Meneses, Enrique Waugh, Hugo Parada, Hernán De La Fuente pages e1-e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (286 KB)
Disseminated hydatid disease, 09 March 2009 Aras Emre Canda pages e3-e4 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (429 KB)
Monstrous aneurysm of the deep femoral artery, 26 March 2009 Menedimos Geomelas, Sylvia Nikisch, Ralph I. Rückert pages e5-e6 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (456 KB)
Undifferentiated sarcoma of the liver, 02 March 2009 Satoshi Ida, Hideaki Okajima, Shintarou Hayashida, Takayuki Takeichi, Katsuhiro Asonuma, Hideo Baba, Yukihiro Inomata pages e7-e9 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (349 KB)
How I Do It
A novel technique for gaining extra length of the abdominal esophagus, 06 April 2009 Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Athanasios Marinis, Nikolaos Dafnios, Theodosios Theodosopoulos, Vassilios Smyrniotis pages e10-e12 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (223 KB)
A simple single-port laparoscopic-assisted technique for completely enclosing inguinal hernia in children Yu-Tang Chang, Jaw-Yuan Wang, Jui-Ying Lee, Chi-Shu Chiou pages e13-e16 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (315 KB)
Frontmatter
Editorial board page A1 Full-Text PDF (49 KB)
Table of contents pages A3-A6 Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
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