Presidential address: Lessons learned from 25 years as a surgery residency program director, 26 March 2009
Michael J. Hart
pages 553-556
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Alpine ski and snowboarding traumatic injuries: incidence, injury patterns, and risk factors for 10 years, 23 March 2009
Paul B. McBeth, Chad G. Ball, Robert H. Mulloy, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick
pages 560-564
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The impact of advanced age on trauma triage decisions and outcomes: A statewide analysis
Ryan Lehmann, Alec Beekley, Linda Casey, Ali Salim, Matthew Martin
pages 571-575
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The OPTICC trial: a multi-institutional study of occult pneumothoraces in critical care, 23 March 2009
Jean François Ouellet, Vincent Trottier, Leanne Kmet, Sandro Rizoli, Kevin Laupland, Chad G. Ball, Marco Sirois, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick
pages 581-586
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Development of a comprehensive vascular skills assessment for surgical trainees, 23 March 2009
Ravindar S. Sidhu, Jerry Chen, Keith Baxter, Hao Wu
pages 591-594
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Reconstruction of complex abdominal wall hernias using acellular human dermal matrix: a single institution experience
Hsinchen Jean Lin, Nicholas Spoerke, Clifford Deveney, Robert Martindale
pages 599-603
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Improved rates of colorectal cancer screening in an equal access population, 23 March 2009
Lionel R. Brounts, Ryan K. Lehmann, Kelly E. Lesperance, Tommy A. Brown, Scott R. Steele
pages 609-613
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Natural course and outcome of cystic lesions in the pancreas
Lionel R. Brounts, Ryan K. Lehmann, Marlin W. Causey, James A. Sebesta, Tommy A. Brown
pages 619-623
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Sarcoidosis as a benign cause of lymphadenopathy in cancer patients, 26 March 2009
Ben M. Hunt, Eric Vallières, Gordon Buduhan, Ralph Aye, Brian Louie
pages 629-632
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Axillary-conserving surgery is facilitated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy of breast cancer, 26 March 2009
J. David Beatty, Lisa M. Precht, Kimberly Lowe, Mary Atwood
pages 637-642
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Intact parathyroid hormone measurement 1 hour after thyroid surgery identifies individuals at high risk for the development of symptomatic hypocalcemia
Jean Paul Lim, Robert Irvine, Samuel Bugis, Daniel Holmes, Sam M. Wiseman
pages 648-654
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The use of vacuum assisted closure therapy in the management of Fournier's gangrene, 15 September 2008
Ersin Ozturk, Halil Ozguc, Tuncay Yilmazlar
pages 660-665
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Tubular carcinoma of the breast: results of a large contemporary series, 15 September 2008
Sara H. Javid, Barbara L. Smith, Erica Mayer, Jennifer Bellon, Colleen D. Murphy, Stuart Lipsitz, Mehra Golshan
pages 674-677
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Present status and future perspectives of preoperative portal vein embolization, 02 March 2009
Hai Liu, Shaihong Zhu
pages 686-690
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Outcome of chronic pilonidal disease treatment after ambulatory plain midline excision and primary suture, 30 January 2009
Dietrich Doll, Theo Evers, Edouard Matevossian, Sven Petersen
pages 693-694
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Duodenal gastrinoma: a diagnostic dilemma, 24 February 2009
Rehan N. Khan, Virinder Kumar Bansal, Subodh Kumar, Vikas Jindal, Mahesh C. Misra, Vikram Bhatia
pages e48-e50
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Extracapsular dissection of benign parotid tumors using a retroauricular hairline incision approach, 17 February 2009
Jong-Lyel Roh
pages e53-e56
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