Laparoscopic sentinel node mapping using combined detection for endometrial cancer: a study of 33 cases—is it a promising technique?, 16 June 2008
Emmanuel Barranger, Yann Delpech, Charles Coutant, Gil Dubernard, Serge Uzan, Emile Darai
pages 1-7
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Radiofrequency energy delivery to the anal canal: is it a promising new approach to the treatment of fecal incontinence?, 10 July 2008
Duck-Woo Kim, Hong-Man Yoon, Jun-Seok Park, Young Hoon Kim, Sung-Bum Kang
pages 14-18
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Single-stage closure of enterocutaneous fistula and stomas in the presence of large abdominal wall defects using the components separation technique, 22 July 2008
Jan Wind, Paul J. van Koperen, J. Frederik M. Slors, Willem A. Bemelman
pages 24-29
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Use of human acellular dermal matrix for abdominal wall reconstructions, 16 June 2008
Samuel M. Maurice, Dionne A. Skeete
pages 35-42
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The role of estrogen in the formation of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm, 01 July 2008
Xiao-Fei Wu, Jian Zhang, Saulius Paskauskas, Shi-Jie Xin, Zhi-Quan Duan
pages 49-54
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Laparoscopic versus open repair of incisional/ventral hernia: a meta-analysis, 10 July 2008
Muhammad S. Sajid, Syed A. Bokhari, Ali S. Mallick, Elizabeth Cheek, Mirza K. Baig
pages 64-72
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Efficacy of cognitive feedback in improving operative risk estimation
Rosamond Jacklin, Nick Sevdalis, Ara Darzi, Charles A. Vincent
pages 76-81
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Online spaced education to teach urology to medical students: a multi-institutional randomized trial, 10 July 2008
B. Price Kerfoot, Erica Brotschi
pages 89-95
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A pilot study to integrate an immersive virtual patient with a breast complaint and breast examination simulator into a surgery clerkship
Adeline M. Deladisma, Mamta Gupta, Aaron Kotranza, James G. Bittner, Toufic Imam, Dayna Swinson, Angela Gucwa, Robert Nesbit, Benjamin Lok, Carla Pugh, D. Scott Lind
pages 102-106
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Teaching communication skills using the integrated procedural performance instrument (IPPI): A randomized controlled trial
Carol-anne Moulton, Diana Tabak, Roger Kneebone, Debra Nestel, Helen MacRae, Vicki R. LeBlanc
pages 113-118
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What is the ideal interval between training sessions during proficiency-based laparoscopic simulator training?
Dimitrios Stefanidis, K. Christian Walters, Ana Mostafavi, B. Todd Heniford
pages 126-129
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The importance of reconstruction of the abdominal wall after gastrointestinal fistula closure, 09 September 2008
Josef E. Fischer
pages 131-132
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Unrecognized risk factors in acute appendicitis, 22 September 2008
Weekitt Kittisupamongkol
page 134
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Massive Meckel's enterolith mimicking urachal carcinoma, 15 September 2008
Daniel J. Eyvazzadeh, Stephen M. Kavic, Michael W. Phelan, Richard J. Battafarano
pages e3-e4
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Extragastrointestinal stromal tumor of lesser omentum mimicking a liver tumor, 01 September 2008
Hai Liu, Wanmeng Li, Shaihong Zhu
pages e7-e8
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Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the sigmoid colon in a child, 26 August 2008
Ke Ren Zhang, Hui Min Jia
pages e11-e12
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Pancreatic duct holder for facilitating duct-to-mucosa pancreatojejunostomy after pancreatoduodenectomy
Masanori Sugiyama, Yutaka Suzuki, Nobutsugu Abe, Hisayo Ueki, Tadahiko Masaki, Toshiyuki Mori, Yutaka Atomi
pages e18-e20
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