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• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Table of Contents

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• Clinical Science

  • ·Outcomes of laparoscopic colon cancer surgery in a population-based cohort in British Columbia: are they as good as the clinical trials?

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    Nava Aslani, Kristel Lobo-Prabhu, Behrouz Heidary, Terry Phang, Manoj J. Raval, Carl James Brown

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  • ·The impact of preoperative immunonutrition and other nutrition models on tumor infiltrative lymphocytes in colorectal cancer patients

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    Kasim Caglayan, Ibrahim Oner, Yusuf Gunerhan, Pınar Ata, Neset Koksal, Selvinaz Ozkara

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  • ·Routine peritoneal drainage of the surgical bed after elective distal pancreatectomy: is it necessary?

    Pagina :422-427

    Elena M. Paulus, Ben L. Zarzaur, Stephen W. Behrman

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  • ·The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in select sarcoma patients: a meta-analysis

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    Sharee Wright, Kent Armeson, Elizabeth G. Hill, Christian Streck, Lee Leddy, David Cole, Nestor Esnaola, E. Ramsay Camp

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  • ·Influence of obesity on complications and costs after intestinal surgery

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    Heather Wakefield, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, Joseph J. Cullen

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  • ·Prevention of early-onset pneumonia in surgical patients by chemoprophylaxis

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    Jesus Diez-Sebastian, Rafael Herruzo, Juan Garcia-Caballero

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  • ·The predictive value of preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen level in the prognosis of colon cancer

    Pagina :447-452

    Hasan T. Kirat, Ersin Ozturk, Ian C. Lavery, Ravi P. Kiran

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  • ·The perioperative management of patients with coronary artery stents: surveying the clinical stakeholders and arriving at a consensus regarding optimal care

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    Thomas R. Vetter, Arthur M. Boudreaux, Silvio E. Papapietro, Perry W. Smith, Benjamin B. Taylor, John R. Porterfield

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  • ·Immediate laparoscopic adrenalectomy versus observation: cost evaluation for incidental adrenal lesions with atypical imaging characteristics

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    Adrienne L. Melck, Matthew R. Rosengart, Michaele J. Armstrong, Michael T. Stang, Sally E. Carty, Linwah Yip

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  • ·Characteristics and costs of surgical scheduling errors

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    Rebecca L. Wu, Arthur H. Aufses

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  • ·Adequate length of the surgical Distal resection margin in rectal cancer: from the viewpoint of pathological findings

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    Koji Komori, Yukihide Kanemitsu, Seiji Ishiguro, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Sano, Seiji Ito, Tetsuya Abe, Yoshiki Senda, Kazunari Misawa, Yuichi Ito, Norihisa Uemura, Tomoyuki Kato

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  • ·High-dose perioperative corticosteroids in steroid-treated patients undergoing major colorectal surgery: necessary or overkill?

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    Karen N. Zaghiyan, Zuri Murrell, Gil Y. Melmed, Phillip R. Fleshner

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• Minimally Invasive Surgery

  • ·Axillary ultrasound examination is useful for selecting patients optimally suited for sentinel lymph node biopsy after primary systemic chemotherapy

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    Takashi Shigekawa, Ikuko Sugitani, Hideki Takeuchi, Misono Misumi, Noriko Nakamiya, Michiko Sugiyama, Hiroshi Sano, Kazuo Matsuura, Takao Takahashi, Nobuko Fujiuchi, Akihiko Osaki, Toshiaki Saeki

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• Review

  • ·Adverse cardiac events in patients with coronary stents undergoing noncardiac surgery: a systematic review

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    Robert H. Hollis, Laura A. Graham, Joshua S. Richman, Rhiannon J. Deierhoi, Mary T. Hawn

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  • ·Between a rock and a hard place: commentary on “Adverse cardiac events in patients with coronary stents undergoing noncardiac surgery: a systematic review”

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    David W. McFadden

    
  • ·Mechanism, assessment, and incidence of male infertility after inguinal hernia surgery: a review of the preclinical and clinical literature

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    Hilâl Tekatli, Nelleke Schouten, Thijs van Dalen, Ine Burgmans, Niels Smakman

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  • ·The role of biologic mesh in abdominal wall reconstruction: a systematic review of the current literature

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    Evan W. Beale, Ronald E. Hoxworth, Edward H. Livingston, Andrew P. Trussler

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• Scientific (Exp)/Research

  • ·The autologous normothermic ex vivo perfused porcine liver-kidney model: improving the circuit's biochemical and acid-base environment

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    Wen Yuan Chung, Gianpiero Gravante, Dhya Al-Leswas, Ahmed Alzaraa, Roberto Sorge, Seok Ling Ong, Cristina Pollard, David M. Lloyd, Matthew S. Metcalfe, Ashley R. Dennison

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  • ·Anti-class II -DR humanized monoclonal antibody, IMMU-114, blocks allogeneic immune response

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    Kyung Hwa Park, Tokihiko Sawada, Toru Murakami, Yasuo Ishii, Mineko Yasuo, Shohei Fuchinoue, David M. Goldenberg, Keiichi Kubota

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• Surgical Education

  • ·The surgery clerkship: an opportunity for preclinical credentialing in urinary catheterization

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    Rachel L. Yang, Caroline E. Reinke, Mayank K. Mittal, Craig R. Kean, Evelyn Diaz, Neil O. Fishman, Jon B. Morris, Rachel R. Kelz

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  • ·Structured training paradigms improve patient quality and safety

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    Amalia Cochran

    

• Editorial Opinion

  • ·How to rescue general surgery

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    Josef E. Fischer

    
  • ·Performance skills for surgeons: lessons from sport

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    Eugene J. Gibney

    
  • ·Legal perspective: surgeons and imaging—are self-reads a mistake?

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    Jonathan L. Mezrich

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• Letters to the Editor

  • ·Comment on: Laparoscopic colorectal surgery in elderly patients: a case-control study of 15 years of experience

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    Ravikrishna Mamidanna, Omar Faiz

    
  • ·Comment on: Use of tumescent mastectomy technique as a risk factor for native breast skin flap necrosis after immediate breast reconstruction

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    Alexandre Mendonça Munhoz, Rolf Gemperli, José Roberto Filassi

    
  • ·Comment on: Open intraperitoneal versus retromuscular mesh repair for umbilical hernias less than 3 cm in diameter

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    Guy Voeller

     
  • ·Melanoma risk and preventive behaviors among men and women

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    Elliot J. Coups, Carolyn J. Heckman, Sharon L. Manne

    
  • ·Angioembolization for pelvic fractures

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    Michael Sugrue

    
  • ·Blunt chest trauma: the role of chest x-ray, chest/abdomen computed tomography scan and physical examination

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    Shahram Paydar, Hamed Ghoddusi Johari

    
  • ·Are perforator flaps a good alternative for treating pilonidal sinuses?

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    Quentin Qassemyar, Nissar Assaf, Mohammed Alharbi, Raphael Sinna

    
  • ·Unnecessary perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in the placement of totally implanted central venous access ports should be avoided

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    Maria Adriana Cataldo, Nicola Petrosillo

    
  • ·Comment on: “de rerum natura” by Josef Fischer, MD

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    Antonio V. Sterpetti

    
  • ·Response to: Topical gentamicin does not provide any additional anastomotic strength when combined with fibrin glue

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    Oguzhan Karatepe, Karel Klop

    
  • ·Response to: Topical gentamicin does not provide any additional anastomotic strength when combined with fibrin glue

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    Gokulakkrishna Subhas, Jasneet Bhullar, Vijay K. Mittal

    
  • ·Side-curtain air bag is a protective item: an effective necessity

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    Shahram Paydar, Mohammad Yasin Karami, Shahram Bolandparvaz, Hamid Reza Abbasi, Majid Akrami, Aida Amanat

    
  • ·Response to: Do pregnant women have improved outcomes after traumatic brain injury

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    Cherisse Berry, James Mirocha, Ali Salim

    
  • ·Re: Appendectomy in pregnancy: evaluation of the risks of a negative appendectomy

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    Salomone Di Saverio, Gregorio Tugnoli, Soccorsa Sofia, Michele Masetti, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Elio Jovine

    
  • ·Treatment of small-bowel fistulae in the open abdomen

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    Kuzhiyamattathil Paulose Manjuraj, Hariharan Ramesh

    
  • ·Comment on: Heparin protects against septic mortality via apoE-antagonism

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    Pratibha Khosla