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The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 4, Pages 421-542 (April 2007)
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Clinical Surgery-International


Feasibility of single-stage resection and primary anastomosis in patients with acute noncomplicated sigmoid volvulus
Alper Akcan, Hizir Akyildiz, Tarik Artis, Namik Yilmaz, Erdogan Sozuer
pages 421-426
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Laparoscopic liver resection assisted with radiofrequency
Philippe Bachellier, Ahmet Ayav, Madhav Pai, Jean-Christopher Weber, Edoardo Rosso, Daniel Jaeck, Nagy A. Habib, Long R. Jiao
pages 427-430
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A review of the prognostic factors in patients with recurrence after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
Masaki Kaibori, Takamichi Saito, Yoichi Matsui, Yoichiro Uchida, Morihiko Ishizaki, Yasuo Kamiyama
pages 431-437
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Two-phase scintigraphy with technetium 99m–sestamibi in patients with hyperparathyroidism due to chronic renal failure
Maria A. Muros, Juan Bravo Soto, José M. López Ruiz, Mariano Rodríguez-Portillo, Angel Ramírez Navarro, María Bellón Guardia, Fernando Perán, Jose M. Llamas-Elvira
pages 438-442
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Penetrating ulcers of the thoracic aorta: results from a single-centre experience
Gabriele Piffaretti, Matteo Tozzi, Chiara Lomazzi, Nicola Rivolta, Francesca Riva, Simona Maida, Roberto Caronno, Domenico Laganà, Giampaolo Carrafiello, Salvatore Cuffari, Patrizio Castelli
pages 443-447
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Surgical outcome after the clearance of abdominal metastatic lymph nodes in 138 patients with thoracic esophageal carcinoma
Hideaki Shimada, Shin-ichi Okazumi, Hisahiro Matsubara, Tooru Shiratori, Kiyohiko Shuto, Yasunori Akutsu, Yoshihiro Nabeya, Hideki Hayashi, Takenori Ochiai
pages 448-452
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Commentary on “surgical outcome after the clearance of abdominal metastatic lymph nodes in 138 patients with thoracic esophageal carcinoma”
Susan Kaiser
page 453
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Risk factors for and management of delayed intraperitoneal hemorrhage after pancreatic and biliary surgery, 17 January 2007
Yo-ichi Yamashita, Akinobu Taketomi, Kengo Fukuzawa, Eiji Tsujita, Norifumi Harimoto, Dai Kitagawa, Yosuke Kuroda, Hiroto Kayashima, Kenzo Wakasugi, Yoshihiko Maehara
pages 454-459
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Clinical Surgery-American


Surgical treatment of pancreatic endocrine neoplasms
Fernando Gomez-Rivera, Ashley E. Stewart, J. Pablo Arnoletti, Selwyn Vickers, Kirby I. Bland, Martin J. Heslin
pages 460-465
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Advantages of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal herniorrhaphy in the evaluation and management of inguinal hernias
Yuri W. Novitsky, Donald R. Czerniach, Kent W. Kercher, Gordie K. Kaban, Karen A. Gallagher, John J. Kelly, B. Todd Heniford, Demetrius E.M. Litwin
pages 466-470
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Predictors of early quality-of-life improvement after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, 18 November 2006
Alfonso Torquati, Rami E. Lutfi, William O. Richards
pages 471-475
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Scientific Papers


Increase in substance P precursor mRNA in noninflamed small-bowel sections in patients with Crohn’s disease
Christoph W. Michalski, Frank Autschbach, Federico Selvaggi, Xin Shi, Fabio Francesco Di Mola, Antoine Roggo, Michael W. Müller, Pierluigi Di Sebastiano, Markus W. Büchler, Thomas Giese, Helmut Friess
pages 476-481
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Clinical Images


Calcified Meckel’s diverticulum: an unusual incidental finding during laparoscopy
Gennaro Clemente, Raffaele Ionta, Gerardo Sarno, Riccardo Ricci, Gennaro Nuzzo
pages 482-483
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The Zuckerkandl tubercle
Gianpiero Gravante, Daniela Delogu, Anna Rizzello, Vincenzino Filingeri
pages 484-485
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Perforated jejunal diverticulitis
Tadao Kubota
pages 486-487
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Reviews


Liver hanging maneuver: an anatomic and clinical review, 10 August 2006
Sébastien Gaujoux, Richard Douard, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, Vincent Delmas, Jean-Marc Chevallier, Paul-Henri Cugnenc
pages 488-492
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Surgical management of melanoma of the gallbladder: a report of 13 cases and review of the literature, 18 November 2006
Steven C. Katz, Wilbur B. Bowne, Jedd D. Wolchok, Klaus J. Busam, David P. Jaques, Daniel G. Coit
pages 493-497
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Association for Surgical Education


Postural control during laparoscopic surgical tasks, 12 January 2007
Serge Savoie, Simon Tanguay, Hugo Centomo, Gilles Beauchamp, Maurice Anidjar, François Prince
pages 498-501
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Redefining simulator proficiency using automaticity theory
Dimitrios Stefanidis, Mark W. Scerbo, James R. Korndorffer, Daniel J. Scott
pages 502-506
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Visual–spatial ability and fMRI cortical activation in surgery residents
Kyle R. Wanzel, Dimitri J. Anastakis, Mary Pat McAndrews, Ethan D. Grober, Ravi S. Sidhu, Keri Taylor, David J. Mikulis, Stanley J. Hamstra
pages 507-510
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How I Do It


Surgical treatment of abdominal wall tumor seeding after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage, 10 August 2006
Tomoya Mizuno, Yoichi Ishizaki, Yuzo Komuro, Jiro Yoshimoto, Hiroyuki Sugo, Ken Miwa, Seiji Kawasaki
pages 511-513
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Usefulness of breast-volume replacement using an inframammary adipofascial flap after breast-conservation therapy
Tomoko Ogawa, Noriko Hanamura, Masako Yamashita, Yuki Ri, Naohisa Kuriyama, Shuji Isaji
pages 514-518
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Minimally Invasive Surgery


Three-dimensional imaging improves surgical performance for both novice and experienced operators using the da Vinci Robot System
John C. Byrn, Stefanie Schluender, Celia M. Divino, John Conrad, Brooke Gurland, Edward Shlasko, Amir Szold
pages 519-522
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Research


Construct validity of computer-assisted assessment: quantification of movement processes during a vascular anastomosis on a live porcine model
Ryan Brydges, Ravi Sidhu, Jason Park, Adam Dubrowski
pages 523-529
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Blockade of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway ameliorates delayed intestinal transit in burned rats
Hua Tian Gan, Pankaj J. Pasricha, Jiande D.Z. Chen
pages 530-537
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Differences in polypropylene shrinkage depending on mesh position in an experimental study
Miguel Ángel García-Ureña, Vicente Vega Ruiz, Antonio Díaz Godoy, Jose María Báez Perea, Luis Miguel Marín Gómez, Francisco Javier Carnero Hernández, Miguel Ángel Velasco García
pages 538-542
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Frontmatter


Editorial board
page A1
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