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December 1998

Volume 176Issue 6p489-696

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Tribute to 50 years and a look forward

Tribute to 50 years and a look forward

Charles H McCollum

Published in issue: December 1998

p489-493

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The general, general surgeon

Alden H Harken

Published in issue: December 1998

p494-496

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A core breast biopsy diagnosis of invasive carcinoma allows for definitive surgical treatment planning

A core breast biopsy diagnosis of invasive carcinoma allows for definitive surgical treatment planning

Tari A King,
Gunnar J Cederbom,
Judy L Champaign,
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William M.P McKinnon,
Robert R Kuske,
George M Fuhrman

Published in issue: December 1998

p497-501

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Residual metastatic axillary lymph nodes following neoadjuvant chemotherapy predict disease-free survival in patients with locally advanced breast cancer

Residual metastatic axillary lymph nodes following neoadjuvant chemotherapy predict disease-free survival in patients with locally advanced breast cancer

Henry M. Kuerer,
Lisa A. Newman,
Aman U. Buzdar,
...
Merrick I. Ross,
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi,
S.Eva Singletary

Published in issue: December 1998

p502-509

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Breast conservation surgery for breast cancer at a regional medical center

Breast conservation surgery for breast cancer at a regional medical center

Cyrus Kotwall,
Deborah Covington,
Paige Churchill,
Carla Brinker,
David Weintritt,
J.Gary Maxwell

Published in issue: December 1998

p510-514

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How breast cancer treatment decisions are made by women in North Dakota

Douglas Stafford,
Robert Szczys,
Ricky Becker,
Julie Anderson,
Susan Bushfield

Published in issue: December 1998

p515-519

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Low rate of breast conservation surgery in a large urban hospital serving the medically indigent

JeanT Dolan,
ThomasS Granchi

Published in issue: December 1998

p520-524

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The evolving practice pattern of the breast surgeon with disappearance of open biopsy for nonpalpable lesions

The evolving practice pattern of the breast surgeon with disappearance of open biopsy for nonpalpable lesions

Victor J Zannis,
Kristina M Aliano

Published in issue: December 1998

p525-528

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Sentinel lymph node biopsy, an alternative to elective axillary dissection for breast cancer

Fiemu E Nwariaku,
David M Euhus,
Peter D Beitsch,
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Jorge Albores-Saavedra,
Marilyn A Leitch,
George N Peters

Published in issue: December 1998

p529-531

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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for staging breast cancer

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for staging breast cancer

Isabel T Rubio,
Soheila Korourian,
Christopher Cowan,
David N Krag,
Maureen Colvert,
V.Suzanne Klimberg

Published in issue: December 1998

p532-537

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Management of casualties from the bombing at the Centennial Olympics

Management of casualties from the bombing at the Centennial Olympics

DavidV Feliciano,
GailV Anderson Jr.,
GraceS Rozycki,
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Nicholas Namias,
JeffreyP Salomone,
JohnD Cantwell

Published in issue: December 1998

p538-543

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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma

Brian M Gogel,
Joseph A Kuhn,
Kristian M Ferry,
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Zelig H Lieberman,
Jeffrey S Stephens,
David N Krag

Published in issue: December 1998

p544-547

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Laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay inguinal herniorrhaphy

Laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay inguinal herniorrhaphy

Darra Kingsley,
Diana M Vogt,
M.Timothy Nelson,
Myriam J Curet,
David E Pitcher

Published in issue: December 1998

p548-553

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Clinical, pathologic, and economic parameters of laparoscopic colon resection for cancer

Clinical, pathologic, and economic parameters of laparoscopic colon resection for cancer

Michael Bouvet,
Paul F Mansfield,
John M Skibber,
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Alice R Madary,
David M Ota,
Barry W Feig

Published in issue: December 1998

p554-558

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Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy and multiple renal arteries

Paul C Kuo,
Eugene S Cho,
John L Flowers,
Stephen Jacobs,
Stephen T Bartlett,
Lynt B Johnson

Published in issue: December 1998

p559-563

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Results of laparoscopic antireflux surgery for dysphagia and gastroesophageal reflux disease

Marco G Patti,
Carlo V Feo,
Mario De Pinto,
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Walter Gantert,
Dana Tyrrell,
Lawrence W Way

Published in issue: December 1998

p564-568

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Reflux-induced apoptosis of the esophageal mucosa is inhibited in Barrett’s epithelium

Reflux-induced apoptosis of the esophageal mucosa is inhibited in Barrett’s epithelium

Gerold J Wetscher,
Hubert Schwelberger,
Andreas Unger,
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Anton Klingler,
Michael Gadenstaetter,
Paul Klingler

Published in issue: December 1998

p569-573

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Endovascular stent grafts for aneurysmal and occlusive vascular disease

Endovascular stent grafts for aneurysmal and occlusive vascular disease

Brent T Allen,
David M Hovsepian,
Jeffrey M Reilly,
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Christine A Keller,
Daniel D Picus,
Gregorio A Sicard

Published in issue: December 1998

p574-580

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Appropriate timing of elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery following acute myocardial infarction

Ramzi K Deeik,
Timothy M Schmitt,
T.G Ihrig,
Jeffrey T Sugimoto

Published in issue: December 1998

p581-585

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Endoscopic saphenous vein harvest in infrainguinal bypass surgery

Endoscopic saphenous vein harvest in infrainguinal bypass surgery

Mark R Robbins,
Steven A Hutchinson,
Stephen D Helmer

Published in issue: December 1998

p586-590

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Evaluating institutional variability of duplex scanning in the detection of carotid artery stenosis

Evaluating institutional variability of duplex scanning in the detection of carotid artery stenosis

Bryan K Criswell,
Mark Langsfeld,
Michael J Tullis,
John Marek

Published in issue: December 1998

p591-597

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Vena caval occlusion after bird’s nest filter placement

James H Thomas,
Kelley M Cornell,
Edward L Siegel,
Charisse Sparks,
Stanton J Rosenthal

Published in issue: December 1998

p598-600

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Vein patching reduces neointimal thickening associated with prosthetic graft implantation

Vein patching reduces neointimal thickening associated with prosthetic graft implantation

Andrew T Gentile,
Joseph L Mills,
Michael A Gooden,
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John D Hughes,
Leigh B Kleinert,
Stuart K Williams

Published in issue: December 1998

p601-607

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Reduced transfusion requirements during major hepatic resection with use of intraoperative isovolemic hemodilution

Lynt B Johnson,
Jeffrey S Plotkin,
Paul C Kuo

Published in issue: December 1998

p608-611

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Resuscitation of the injured patient with polymerized stroma-free hemoglobin does not produce systemic or pulmonary hypertension

Resuscitation of the injured patient with polymerized stroma-free hemoglobin does not produce systemic or pulmonary hypertension

Jeffrey L Johnson,
Ernest E Moore,
Patrick J Offner,
James B Haenel,
George A Hides,
Douglas Y Tamura

Published in issue: December 1998

p612-617

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Routine chest radiographs following central venous recatheterization over a wire are not justified

Routine chest radiographs following central venous recatheterization over a wire are not justified

J.Alexander Palesty,
Craig Edward Amshel,
Stanley J Dudrick

Published in issue: December 1998

p618-621

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Surgical experience with implantable insulin pumps

Surgical experience with implantable insulin pumps

Jon S Thompson,
William C Duckworth,
Christopher D Saudek,
Anita Giobbie-Hurder
for the Department of Veterans Affairs Implantable Insulin Pump Study Group

Published in issue: December 1998

p622-626

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Cholecystectomy in patients aged 80 and older

Cholecystectomy in patients aged 80 and older

J.Gary Maxwell,
Bradford A Tyler,
Robert Rutledge,
Carla C Brinker,
Bryan G Maxwell,
Deborah L Covington

Published in issue: December 1998

p627-631

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Routine intraoperative laparoscopic cholangiography

Routine intraoperative laparoscopic cholangiography

Susan A Stuart,
Timothy I.G Simpson,
Lori A Alvord,
Mark D Williams

Published in issue: December 1998

p632-637

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Cost-effective management of gynecomastia

Steven P Bowers,
Nathan W Pearlman,
Robert C McIntyre Jr.,
Christina A Finlayson,
Scott Huerd

Published in issue: December 1998

p638-641

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Differential effect of radiation on endothelial cell function in rectal cancer and normal rectum

Differential effect of radiation on endothelial cell function in rectal cancer and normal rectum

Konrad K Richter,
Louis M Fink,
Bradley M Hughes,
Hasan M Shmaysani,
Ching-Ching Sung,
Martin Hauer-Jensen

Published in issue: December 1998

p642-647

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Decreased mortality from necrotizing pancreatitis

Dmitry Oleynikov,
Craig Cook,
Barbara Sellers,
Mary C Mone,
Richard Barton

Published in issue: December 1998

p648-653

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Experience with minimally invasive surgery in infants

Steven S Rothenberg,
Jack H.T Chang,
John F Bealer

Published in issue: December 1998

p654-658

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Comparison of laparoscopic versus open repair of paraesophageal hernia

Comparison of laparoscopic versus open repair of paraesophageal hernia

Philip R Schauer,
Sayeed Ikramuddin,
Robert H McLaughlin,
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K.K.W Lee,
W.H Schraut,
J.D Luketich

Published in issue: December 1998

p659-665

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Choosing the best abdominal closure by meta-analysis

Dennis E Weiland,
R.Curtis Bay,
Susan Del Sordi

Published in issue: December 1998

p666-670

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Preoperative cardiac evaluation is unnecessary in most patients undergoing vascular operations

Preoperative cardiac evaluation is unnecessary in most patients undergoing vascular operations

Kamal M.F Itani,
C.Charles Miller,
Gene Guinn,
James W Jones

Published in issue: December 1998

p671-675

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Book review

Book review

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p677

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Book review

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p677

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Correspondence

Correspondence

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p678

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Miscellaneous

Index

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p679-682

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Index

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p683-696

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