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• Original Scientific Articles

  • ·Substernal Thyroidectomy is Associated with Increased Morbidity and Mortality as Compared with Conventional Cervical Thyroidectomy

    Pagina :1-7

    Fredric M. Pieracci, Thomas J. Fahey

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  • ·Does Routine Consultation of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Change Surgical Management?

    Pagina :8-12

    Yah Y. Tan, Electron Kebebew, Emily Reiff, Nadine R. Caron, Jennifer B. Ogilvie, Quan-Yang Duh, Orlo H. Clark, Britt-Marie Ljung, Theodore Miller

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  • ·Real-Time Sonography in Central Venous Access for Endomyocardial Biopsy in Cardiac Transplantation Patients

    Pagina :13-18

    Albert F. Olivier, Jack G. Copeland

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  • ·Longterm Favorable Results of Limited Hepatic Resections for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 20 Years of Experience

    Pagina :19-26

    Yo-ichi Yamashita, Akinobu Taketomi, Shinji Itoh, Dai Kitagawa, Hiroto Kayashima, Norifumi Harimoto, Eiji Tsujita, Yosuke Kuroda, Yoshihiko Maehara

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  • ·Survival and Recurrence Rates after Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Noncirrhotic Livers

    Pagina :27-36

    Hauke Lang, Georgios C. Sotiropoulos, Eirini I. Brokalaki, Klaus Jürgen Schmitz, Christian Bertona, Gabriele Meyer, Andrea Frilling, Andreas Paul, Massimo Malagó, Christoph E. Broelsch

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  • ·Laparoscopic Appendectomy During Pregnancy: Between Personal Experiences and Scientific Evidence

    Pagina :37-42

    Carlos Moreno-Sanz, Ana Pascual-Pedreño, Joaquin S. Picazo-Yeste, Jose B. Seoane-Gonzalez

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  • ·Patterns of Gastrointestinal Recovery after Bowel Resection and Total Abdominal Hysterectomy: Pooled Results from the Placebo Arms of Alvimopan Phase III North American Clinical Trials

    Pagina :43-51

    Bruce G. Wolff, Eugene R. Viscusi, Conor P. Delaney, Wei Du, Lee Techner

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  • ·Nutritional Status Affects the Rate of Pancreatic Fistula after Distal Pancreatectomy: A Multivariate Analysis of 132 Patients

    Pagina :52-59

    Marek Sierzega, Bogdan Niekowal, Jan Kulig, Tadeusz Popiela

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  • ·Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy for Complicated Appendicitis

    Pagina :60-65

    Kwok Kay Yau, Wing Tai Siu, Chun Ngai Tang, George Pei Cheung Yang, Michael Ka Wah Li

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  • ·Does Failure to Visualize a Sentinel Node on Preoperative Lymphoscintigraphy Predict a Greater Likelihood of Axillary Lymph Node Positivity?

    Pagina :66-71

    Atilla Soran, Jeffrey Falk, Marguerite Bonaventura, Donald Keenan, Gretchen Ahrendt, Ronald Johnson

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  • ·Robotic Telepresence: Profit Analysis in Reducing Length of Stay after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

    Pagina :72-77

    Alex Gandsas, Mitesh Parekh, Michele M. Bleech, Dalton A. Tong

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  • ·Temporal Expression of the Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Pathway in the Rabbit Ear Model of Wound Healing and Scarring

    Pagina :78-88

    Zol B. Kryger, Mark Sisco, Nakshatra K. Roy, Leonard Lu, David Rosenberg, Thomas A. Mustoe

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  • ·A Pilot Study to Document the Return on Investment for Implementing an Ambulatory Electronic Health Record at an Academic Medical Center

    Pagina :89-96

    Dara L. Grieger, Stephen H. Cohen, David A. Krusch

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  • ·Are Critical Pathways and Implant Standardization Programs Effective in Reducing Costs in Total Knee Replacement Operations?

    Pagina :97-100

    David M. Ho, Michael H. Huo

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  • ·Kindness Kills: The Negative Impact of Pain as the Fifth Vital Sign

    Pagina :101-107

    Charles E. Lucas, Angie L. Vlahos, Anna M. Ledgerwood

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• Collective Reviews

  • ·Consensus and Controversy in the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Pagina :108-123

    Robin D. Kim, Alan I. Reed, Shiro Fujita, David P. Foley, Kristin L. Mekeel, Alan W. Hemming

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  • ·Quality of Life in the Elderly with Rectal Cancer

    Pagina :124-131

    Anne T. Le, Daniel Albo, David H. Berger

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  • ·Bloodletting: Past and Present

    Pagina :132-144

    Ralph G. DePalma, Virginia W. Hayes, Leo R. Zacharski

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• Policy Guidelines

  • ·Practice Guideline for the Management of Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ of the Breast (DCIS)

    Pagina :145

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• Education

  • ·International Experience, Electives, and Volunteerism in Surgical Training: A Survey of Resident Interest

    Pagina :162-168

    Anathea C. Powell, Claudia Mueller, Peter Kingham, Russell Berman, H. Leon Pachter, Mary Ann Hopkins

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  • ·Briefing and Debriefing in the Operating Room Using Fighter Pilot Crew Resource Management

    Pagina :169-176

    James M. McGreevy, Tyler D. Otten

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• Images for Surgeons

  • ·Choledochal Cyst in an Adult

    Pagina :178-179

    Carolien Bulte, Joost Klaase, Maurice Russel, Johan Somsen

     
  • ·Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction and Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis in a Scleroderma Patient

    Pagina :180-181

    Belhassen Seket, David Kaczmarek, Olivier Tiffet

     

• Surgeon at Work

  • ·Multiple Magnetic Foreign Body Ingestion: A Surgical Problem

    Pagina :182-186

    Howard I. Pryor, Patricia A. Lange, Ali Bader, James Gilbert, Kurt Newman

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• Letters

  • ·Rural Versus Urban General Surgical Practices

    Pagina :187

    Robert W. Hobson, Ramon Berguer

    
  • ·The Acute Care Surgeon and Emergency Specialty Procedures

    Pagina :187-189

    David J. Ciesla

    
  • ·Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Colon Surgery

    Pagina :189-190

    William W. Hope, William L. Newcomb, Thomas M. Schmelzer, Scott D. Pope, Amy E. Lincourt, B. Todd Heniford, Ronald F. Sing

    
  • ·Concerns with an Ethanol Protocol to Prevent Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms

    Pagina :190-191

    Jennifer L. McLaren, Jonathan C. Schwartz

    
  • ·Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection Procedure

    Pagina :191

    William A. Bernie

    
  • ·Reply

    Pagina :191-192

    Antonio Arroyo

    
  • ·Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair: A Comparison of Sepramesh and Parietex Composite Mesh in a Rabbit Hernia Model

    Pagina :192

    Juan M. Bellón

    
  • ·Competency-Based Training and Practice—What Does It Really Mean?

    Pagina :192-193

    Rajesh Aggarwal, Ara Darzi

    
  • ·Pointers for Attending Meetings

    Pagina :194

    Theodore M. Hale

    
  • ·Stewart-Treves Syndrome

    Pagina :194-195

    Wojciech M. Wysocki, Andrzej Komorowski

     
  • ·Reply

    Pagina :195

    Suzanne Schiffman, Adam C. Berger

    
  • ·Pancreatic Fistula: A Novel Technique?

    Pagina :195-196

    R.A. Gamagami

    
  • ·Reply

    Pagina :196

    David A. Iannitti, Natalie G. Coburn, Joy Somberg, Beth Ryder, Jack M. Monchik, William G. Cioffi

    
  • ·Quality Improvement and Peer Review

    Pagina :196

    James S. Tate

    
  • ·Reply

    Pagina :197

    Matthew M. Hutter

    

• Continuing Medical Education Program

  • ·JACS CME-1 Featured Article, Volume 205, July 2007

    Pagina :198-201

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• Book Reviews

  • ·Endoscopic Oncology: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Cancer Management

    Pagina :202

    Antonio Bosch

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  • ·Perioperative Medicine: Just the Facts, 1^st Edition

    Pagina :202-203

    Bruce E. Jarrell

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  • ·Prostate Cancer: Translational and Emerging Therapies, 1st Edition

    Pagina :203

    Martin I. Resnick

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