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The American Journal of Surgery

Volume 195, Issue 4, Pages 421-556 (April 2008)

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Clinical Surgery-International

Management of patients of postcholecystectomy benign biliary stricture complicated by portal hypertension, 28 February 2008
Anil K. Agarwal, Vishal Gupta, Shivendra Singh, Shaleen Agarwal, Puja Sakhuja
pages 421-426
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Differences in patient postoperative and long-term outcomes between obstructive and perforated colonic cancer
Sebastiano Biondo, Esther Kreisler, Monica Millan, Domenico Fraccalvieri, Thomas Golda, Joan Martí Ragué, Ramon Salazar
pages 427-432
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Robotic-assisted adrenalectomy: what advantages compared to lateral transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy?, 28 February 2008
Laurent Brunaud, Laurent Bresler, Ahmet Ayav, Rasa Zarnegar, Anne-Laure Raphoz, Than Levan, Georges Weryha, Patrick Boissel
pages 433-438
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External validation of prognostic models among cancer patients undergoing emergency colorectal surgery, 28 February 2008
Tamer Ertan, Omer Yoldas, Yusuf Alper Kılıc, Mehmet Kılıc, Erdal Göcmen, Mahmut Koc, Mesut Tez
pages 439-441
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Effect of preoperative endoscopic biliary drainage on infectious morbidity after pancreatoduodenectomy: a case-control study, 28 February 2008
Emilie Lermite, Patrick Pessaux, Carlos Teyssedou, Sandrine Etienne, Olivier Brehant, Jean-Pierre Arnaud
pages 442-446
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Effect of systemic corticosteroids on elective left-sided colorectal resection with colorectal anastomosis, 28 February 2008
Christophe Trésallet, Benoit Royer, Gaëlle Godiris-Petit, Fabrice Menegaux
pages 447-451
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Serum tumor marker CA19-9 in the follow-up of patients with cystic echinococcosis, 17 December 2007
Bulent C. Yuksel, Yiğit Yıldız, Bulent Ozturk, Huseyin Berkem, Unal Katman, Hakan Ozel, Suleyman Hengirmen
pages 452-456
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Clinical Surgery-American

Comparison of clinical characteristics at diagnosis and during follow-up in 118 patients with Hurthle cell or follicular thyroid cancer, 28 July 2007
Yevgeniya Kushchayeva, Quan-Yang Duh, Electron Kebebew, Alessandra D’Avanzo, Orlo H. Clark
pages 457-462
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Is ductal evaluation always necessary before or during surgery for biliary pancreatitis?, 28 February 2008
Kaori Ito, Hiromichi Ito, Ali Tavakkolizadeh, Edward E. Whang
pages 463-466
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The timing of surgery for cholecystitis: a review of 202 consecutive patients at a large municipal hospital
Ann Y. Lee, Joseph J. Carter, Mark S. Hochberg, Alex M. Stone, Stuart L. Cohen, H. Leon Pachter
pages 467-470
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Occult ventral hernia defects: a common finding during laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, 28 February 2008
Alan A. Saber, Arun J. Rao, Edward A. Itawi, Mohamed H. Elgamal, Ruvie L. Martinez
pages 471-473
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Clinical trial priorities among surgeons caring for breast cancer patients
Anneke T. Schroen, David R. Brenin
pages 474-480
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Scientific Papers

Optimization of conditionally replicative adenovirus for pancreatic cancer and its evaluation in an orthotopic murine xenograft model
Pedro J. Ramírez, Selwyn M. Vickers, Hidetaka A. Ono, Julia Davydova, Koichi Takayama, Timothy C. Thompson, David T. Curiel, Kirby I. Bland, Masato Yamamoto
pages 481-490
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Intraoperative bile duct visualization using near-infrared hyperspectral video imaging, 28 February 2008
Karel J. Zuzak, Sabira C. Naik, George Alexandrakis, Doyle Hawkins, Khosrow Behbehani, Edward Livingston
pages 491-497
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Clinical Images

Ectopic pancreas presenting as ampulla of vater tumor, 28 February 2008
Sheng-Der Hsu, De-Chuan Chan, Huan-Fa Hsieh, Teng-Wei Chen, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Shao-Jiun Chou
pages 498-500
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Gastrointestinal malrotation with volvulus in an adult, 28 February 2008
Mark S. Burke, Philip L. Glick
pages 501-503
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Wandering spleen with chronic torsion, 10 May 2007
Takeyuki Misawa, Kazuhiko Yoshida, Hiroaki Shiba, Susumu Kobayashi, Katsuhiko Yanaga
pages 504-505
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Primary aortoenteric fistula, 28 February 2008
Graham Roche-Nagle, David H. O’Donnell, David P. Brophy, Mary C. Barry
pages 506-507
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Review

Radiofrequency ablation of primary and metastatic liver tumors: a critical review of the literature
Sean Garrean, Justin Hering, Abdul Saied, W. Scott Helton, N. Joseph Espat
pages 508-520
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How I Do It

A technique for safely teaching major hepatectomy to surgical residents, 28 February 2008
Ricardo J. Gonzalez, Carlton C. Barnett
pages 521-525
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Stapled revision of complete colorectal anastomotic obstruction, 28 February 2008
Rohini McKee, Victor E. Pricolo
pages 526-527
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Intraoperative placement of transparietohepatic biliary drainage in remedial hepaticojejunostomy: technique and clinical experience
Mauro Salizzoni, Renato Romagnoli, Stefano Mirabella, Gianluca Paraluppi, Alessandro Franchello, Francesco Lupo
pages 528-532
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Laparoscopy-MIS

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under spinal anesthesia, 28 February 2008
Yunus Nadi Yuksek, Arif Zeki Akat, Ugur Gozalan, Gul Daglar, Yasar Pala, Mehmet Canturk, Tanju Tutuncu, Nuri Aydın Kama
pages 533-536
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Research

Active hexose correlated compound activates immune function to decrease bacterial load in a murine model of intramuscular infection, 28 February 2008
Hernan Aviles, Phyllis O’Donnell, Julia Orshal, Hajime Fujii, Buxiang Sun, Gerald Sonnenfeld
pages 537-545
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Physician Leadership

An observational analysis of surgical team compliance with perioperative safety practices after crew resource management training, 28 February 2008
Daniel J. France, Susie Leming-Lee, Tom Jackson, Nancye R. Feistritzer, Michael S. Higgins
pages 546-553
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Editorial Opinion

Should surgical recertification reflect subspecialization?, 28 February 2008
S. Eva Singletary
pages 554-555
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Letter to the Editor

Recurrence and wound healing disorders—two pairs of shoes
Dietrich Doll, Sven Petersen
page 556
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Frontmatter

Editorial board
page A1
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Table of contents
pages A5-A7
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