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The Association of VA Surgeons
Presidential Address: International medical graduates in the surgical workforce and the Veterans Affairs hospitals: where are We coming from? Where are We going? Kamal M.F. Itani pages 315-322 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (387 KB)
Commentary on Itani's Presidential Address Kirby I. Bland pages 323-325 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Clinical Surgery-International
Circulating thyroglobulin mRNA does not predict early and midterm recurrences in patients undergoing thyroidectomy for cancer, 10 July 2008 Celestino Pio Lombardi, Maurizio Bossola, Pietro Princi, Mauro Boscherini, Giuseppe La Torre, Marco Raffaelli, Emanuela Traini, Massimo Salvatori, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Rocco Bellantone pages 326-332 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (124 KB)
Hepatic artery ligation: a simple and safe technique to treat extrahepatic aneurysms of the hepatic artery, 01 July 2008 Mircea Chirica, Barbara Alkofer, Alain Sauvanet, Marie-Pierre Vullierme, Yoel Levy, Jacques Belghiti pages 333-338 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2503 KB)
Is surgical biopsy mandatory in case of atypical ductal hyperplasia on 11-gauge core needle biopsy? a retrospective study of 300 patients, 01 July 2008 Caroline Forgeard, Medhi Benchaib, Nicole Guerin, Philippe Thiesse, Hervé Mignotte, Christelle Faure, Catherine Clement-Chassagne, Isabelle Treilleux pages 339-345 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (149 KB)
Aggressive hepatic resection for patients with pyogenic liver abscess and APACHE II score ≥15 Huan-Fa Hsieh, Teng-Wei Chen, Chih-Yung Yu, Ning-Chi Wang, Heng-Cheng Chu, Ming-Liang Shih, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Chung-Bao Hsieh pages 346-350 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (121 KB)
Host matters most Damian J. Mole, O. James Garden pages 351-352 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (50 KB)
Hepatectomy using traditional Péan clamp–crushing technique under intermittent Pringle maneuver, 16 June 2008 Yoichi Ishizaki, Jiro Yoshimoto, Hiroyuki Sugo, Ken Miwa, Seiji Kawasaki pages 353-357 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (294 KB)
The influence of stage migration on the comparison of surgical outcomes between D2 gastrectomy and D3 gastrectomy (para-aortic lymph node dissection): a multi-institutional retrospective study, 09 May 2008 Chikara Kunisaki, Masazumi Takahashi, Tadao Fukushima, Yutaka Nagahori, Hirotoshi Akiyama, Hirochika Makino, Yuichi Otsuka, Hidetaka A. Ono, Takashi Kosaka, Ryo Takagawa, Hiroshi Shimada pages 358-363 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (169 KB)
Perioperative and follow-up results after central pancreatic head resection (Berne technique) in a consecutive series of patients with chronic pancreatitis, 30 May 2008 Michael W. Müller, Helmut Friess, Sarah Leitzbach, Christoph W. Michalski, Pascal Berberat, Güralp O. Ceyhan, Ulf Hinz, Choon-Kiat Ho, Jörg Köninger, Jörg Kleeff, Markus W. Büchler pages 364-372 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (337 KB)
Inguinal hernioplasty improves the quality of life in patients with cirrhosis, 22 July 2008 Rosalia Patti, Piero Luigi Almasio, Salvatore Buscemi, Fausto Famà, Antonio Craxì, Gaetano Di Vita pages 373-378 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (194 KB)
Clinical Surgery-American
Acute renal failure in cardiothoracic surgery patients: what is the best definition of this common and potent predictor of increased morbidity and mortality, 30 May 2008 Anthony Falvo, H. Mathilda Horst, Ilan Rubinfeld, Dione Blyden, Mary-Margaret Brandt, Jack Jordan, Mark D. Faber, Norman Silverman pages 379-383 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (516 KB)
Outcome of colectomy for Clostridium difficile colitis: a plea for early surgical management, 03 June 2008 Jason F. Hall, David Berger pages 384-388 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (89 KB)
Breast magnetic resonance imaging for preoperative locoregional staging, 25 April 2008 Alan B. Hollingsworth, Rebecca G. Stough, Carol A. O'Dell, Charles E. Brekke pages 389-397 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (291 KB)
Nondiagnostic thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsies are no longer a dilemma, 16 June 2008 Melanie L. Richards, Elizabeth Bohnenblust, Kenneth Sirinek, Juliane Bingener pages 398-402 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (104 KB)
Outcomes of laparoscopic and open colectomy at academic centers J. Esteban Varela, Massimo Asolati, Sergio Huerta, Thomas Anthony pages 403-406 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (74 KB)
Epithelioid sarcoma: the University of Washington experience, 25 April 2008 Patrick S. Wolf, David R. Flum, Munir R. Tanas, Brian P. Rubin, Gary N. Mann pages 407-412 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (179 KB)
Adequate lymphadenectomy results in accurate nodal staging without an increase in morbidity in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma, 03 June 2008 Charles E. Woodall, Charles R. Scoggins, Kelly M. McMasters, Robert C.G. Martin pages 413-417 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (92 KB)
Scientific Papers (Experimental)
Mechanical bowel preparation with different solutions in rats with selective left colonic ischemia and reperfusion injury, 20 March 2008 Bilgi Baca, Erman Aytac, Bedii Berat Apaydin, Ender Onur, Ilknur Erenler Kilic, Sibel Erdamar, Ezel Uslu, Hafize Uzun, Selcuk Koksal pages 418-424 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (4156 KB)
Laparoscopic resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach, 09 May 2008 Mikihito Nakamori, Makoto Iwahashi, Masaki Nakamura, Katsuyoshi Tabuse, Kazunari Mori, Katsutoshi Taniguchi, Yozo Aoki, Hiroki Yamaue pages 425-429 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (82 KB)
Reviews
Molecular targeted therapies for pancreatic cancer Daniel Borja-Cacho, Eric Hans Jensen, Ashok Kumar Saluja, Donald J. Buchsbaum, Selwyn Maurice Vickers pages 430-441 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (657 KB)
A historic perspective on the contributions of surgeons to the understanding of acute pancreatitis Flavio G. Rocha, Anita Balakrishnan, Stanley W. Ashley, Thomas E. Clancy pages 442-449 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (408 KB)
Surgical Education
Procedural performance in gastrointestinal endoscopy: An assessment and self-appraisal tool, 01 July 2008 Sudip K. Sarker, Tark Albrani, Atiquaz Zaman, Bijen Patel pages 450-455 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (131 KB)
Laparoscopy/MIS
The impact of gallbladder aspiration during elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective randomized study, 03 June 2008 Ali Ezer, Tarık Z. Nursal, Tamer Colakoglu, Turgut Noyan, Gokhan Moray, Mehmet Haberal pages 456-459 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (77 KB)
Letters to the Editor
The open mesh repair of Spigelian hernia James Eric Wiedeman, Jared Clay pages 460-461 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (3532 KB)
Decreased bile acid synthesis with total parenteral nutrition, 22 July 2008 Ismail Bilgic, M. Tahir Oruc, M. Mahir Ozmen pages 461-462 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (975 KB)
Clinical Images
Multiple small-bowel intussusceptions caused by metastatic malignant melanoma, 30 May 2008 Yan-Jiun Huang, Ming-Hsun Wu, Ming-Tsan Lin pages e1-e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2137 KB)
Liver hemangioma complicated by obstructive jaundice, 03 June 2008 Julian E. Losanoff, J. Michael Millis pages e3-e4 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (437 KB)
Rigler sign: an underappreciated alert for pneumoperitoneum, 24 April 2008 Haridimos Markogiannakis, Klio Fili, Konstantinos Spaniolas, Vasiliki Bizimi, Vasiliki Katsiva, Dimitrios Theodorou pages e5-e6 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (209 KB)
Unicystic ameloblastoma of the mandible masquerading as carcinoma of the oral cavity in a 10-year-old girl, 03 June 2008 Sajid S. Qureshi, Shahid S. Qureshi, Seema S. Medhi, Shubda V. Kane pages e7-e9 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2259 KB)
Pneumopericardium occurring after stab wound to the chest, 16 June 2008 Seock Yeol Lee, Seung Jin Lee, Cheol Woo Jeon pages e10-e11 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (373 KB)
How I Do It
A new anoscope for transanal surgery, 09 May 2008 Carlo Rebuffat, Massimiliano Della Porta, Francesca Ciccarese, Riccardo Rosati pages e12-e15 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (3202 KB)
Simplified laparoscopic parastomal hernia repair: the scroll technique, 09 May 2008 Alan A. Saber, Arun J. Rao, Camela A. Rao, Mohamed H. Elgamal pages e16-e18 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (459 KB)
Approach to debridement in necrotizing fasciitis, 10 July 2008 Chin-Ho Wong, Andrew K.-T. Yam, Agnes B.-H. Tan, Colin Song pages e19-e24 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (611 KB)
Frontmatter
Editorial board page A1 Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Table of contents pages A3-A6 Full-Text PDF (63 KB)
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