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World Journal of Surgery
Volume 35; Issue 1

World Journal of Surgery

Volume 35; Issue 1

1

Pancreaticogastrostomy for High-risk Gland After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: An Eligible Choice? Letter to the Editor

Yang Sun Hu, Dou Ke Feng, Wang Hai Ying

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 99 KB

english, 2011

2

The Anatomy of the Lateral Ligaments of the Rectum: A New Perspective: Letter to the Editor

Guo-Jun Wang, Chun-Fang Gao

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 180 KB

english, 2011

3

Excellent Prognosis of Patients with Solitary T1N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma who Underwent Thyroidectomy and Elective Lymph Node Dissection Without Radioiodine Therapy: Letter to the Editor

Paolo Carcoforo, Davide Sortini, Viola Zulian, Annabella Blotta, Roberta Rossi, Luciano M. Feggi

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 129 KB

english, 2011

4

Single Port Access Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (with video): Letter to the Editor

D. Papagoras, M. Kanara, Charilaos Argiropoulos-Rakas, G. Tsianos

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 100 KB

english, 2011

5

Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy for Clinical and Subclinical Cushing’s Syndrome: Letter

Sudhi Agarwal, Gyan Chand, Amit Agarwal

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 104 KB

english, 2011

6

The Anatomy of Lateral Ligament of the Rectum and Its Role in Total Mesorectal Excision: Reply

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 148 KB

english, 2011

7

The Rod and the Serpent: History’s Ultimate Healing Symbol

Stavros A. Antoniou, George A. Antoniou, Robert Learney, Frank A. Granderath, Athanasios I. Antoniou

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 409 KB

english, 2011

8

Predicting and Preventing Anastomotic Leakage after Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer

Christof Hottenrott

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 87 KB

english, 2011

9

Excellent Prognosis for Patients with Solitary T1N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Who Underwent Thyroidectomy and Elective Lymph Node Dissection without Radioiodine Therapy: Reply to Letter

Yasuhiro Ito, Akira Miyauchi

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 100 KB

english, 2011

10

Pancreaticogastrostomy for High-risk Gland After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: An Eligible Choice? Reply

Marco Niedergethmann

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 71 KB

english, 2011

11

Effect of Morbid Obesity and Tumor Diameter on Feasibility of Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy for Cushing’s Syndrome: Reply

Pier Francesco Alesina, Martin Walz

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 100 KB

english, 2011

12

Peritoneal Infusion with Cold Saline Decreased Postoperative Intra-abdominal Adhesion Formation: Letter to the Editor

M. M. Binda, R. Corona, J. Verguts, P. R. Koninckx

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 119 KB

english, 2011

13

Management of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma in the Conflict Environment: The Role of Computed Tomography Scanning

Jonathan J. Morrison, Jon C. Clasper, Iain Gibb, Mark Midwinter

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 243 KB

english, 2011

14

High-Level CXCR4 Expression Correlates with Brain-Specific Metastasis of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Gang Chen, Zhou Wang, Xiang-yan Liu, Fan-ying Liu

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 344 KB

english, 2011

15

A Dissenting Opinion and Perspective on “Gift Authorship”

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 93 KB

english, 2011

16

A Prognostic Model and Treatment Strategy for Intrahepatic Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Curative Resection

Yuzo Umeda, Hiroaki Matsuda, Hiroshi Sadamori, Hiroyoshi Matsukawa, Takahito Yagi, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 255 KB

english, 2011

17

Axillary Staging in Breast Cancer Patients with Exclusive Lymphoscintigraphic Drainage to the Internal Mammary Chain

Stijn van Esser, Eva V. E. Madsen, Thijs van Dalen, Ron Koelemij, Peter S. N. van Rossum, Inne H. M. Borel Rinkes, Richard van Hillegersberg, Arjen J. Witkamp

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 317 KB

english, 2011

18

Risk Adjustment as Basis for Rational Benchmarking: The Example of Colon Carcinoma

Henry Ptok, Frank Marusch, Uwe Schmidt, Ingo Gastinger, Hubertus J. C. Wenisch, Hans Lippert

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 266 KB

english, 2011

19

Outcomes from Prehospital Cardiac Arrest in Blunt Trauma Patients

Yoshihiro Moriwaki, Mitsugi Sugiyama, Toshiro Yamamoto, Yoshio Tahara, Hiroshi Toyoda, Takayuki Kosuge, Nobuyuki Harunari, Masayuki Iwashita, Shinju Arata, Noriyuki Suzuki

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 577 KB

english, 2011

20

Thirty-Day Morbidity and Mortality of the Laparoscopic Ileal Interposition Associated with Sleeve Gastrectomy for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetic Patients with BMI

Aureo L. DePaula, Alessandro Stival, Alfredo Halpern, Sergio Vencio

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 203 KB

english, 2011

21

Chasing “Shadows”: Discovering the Subtleties of Sestamibi Scans to Facilitate Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy

Vladimir K. Neychev, Guennadi Kouniavsky, Zita Shiue, Don N. Udall, Helina Somervell, Christopher B. Umbricht, Martha A. Zeiger

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 286 KB

english, 2011

22

Endoscopic Lumbar Sympathectomy Following Thoracic Sympathectomy in Patients with Palmoplantar Hyperhidrosis

Roman Rieger, Marcelo de Paula Loureiro, Sonja Pedevilla, Ramon Antunes de Oliveira

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 151 KB

english, 2011

23

Decreasing Anastomotic Leakage Rate Following Preoperative Radiotherapy and Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: Reply

Jin Gu, Lin Wang

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 127 KB

english, 2011

24

Invited Commentary to CXCR4 Expression Study

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 80 KB

english, 2011

25

Chest Wall Resection for Adult Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Chondrosarcomas: Analysis of Prognostic Factors

Albertus N. van Geel, Michel W. J. M. Wouters, Titia E. Lans, Paul I. M. Schmitz, Cornelis Verhoef

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 268 KB

english, 2011

26

Endoscopic Lumbar Sympathectomy Following Thoracic Sympathectomy in Patients with Palmoplantar Hyperhidrosis

Moshe Hashmonai

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 90 KB

english, 2011

27

Evaluation of Trauma and Critical Care Training Courses on the Knowledge and Confidence of Participants in Kenya and Zambia

Jana B. A. MacLeod, Moses Okech, Mohammed Labib, Paul Aphivantrakul, Emanual Lupasha, Mzaza Nthele

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 286 KB

english, 2011

28

A Novel Approach for Sentinel Lymph Node Identification Using Fluorescence Imaging and Image Overlay Navigation Surgery in Patients with Breast Cancer

Nobumi Tagaya, Hiroyuki Aoyagi, Aya Nakagawa, Akihito Abe, Yoshimi Iwasaki, Masatsugu Tachibana, Keiichi Kubota

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 379 KB

english, 2011

29

Wound Infection After Excision and Primary Midline Closure for Pilonidal Disease: Risk Factor Analysis to Improve Patient Selection

Sotirios Popeskou, Dimitrios Christoforidis, Christiane Ruffieux, Nicolas Demartines

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 169 KB

english, 2011

30

Closure of the Cystic Duct During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Children Using the LigaSure Vessel Sealing System

Salmai Turial, Veronika Engel, Tamer Sultan, Felix Schier

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 207 KB

english, 2011

31

Tailored or Routine Addition of an Antireflux Fundoplication in Laparoscopic Large Hiatal Hernia Repair: A Comparative Cohort Study

Edgar J. B. Furnée, Werner A. Draaisma, Hein G. Gooszen, Eric J. Hazebroek, Andre J. P. M. Smout, Ivo A. M. J. Broeders

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 259 KB

english, 2011

32

Isotope-guided Surgery for Nonpalpable Breast Cancer

Man Po Chow, Wai Ka Hung, Tiffany Chu, Chun Ying Lui, Marcus Ying, Kong Ling Mak, Miranda Chan

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 256 KB

english, 2011

33

Comparison of Early and Late Complications after Various Bariatric Procedures: Incidence and Treatment During 15 Years at a Single Institution

George Skroubis, Stavros Karamanakos, George Sakellaropoulos, Konstantinos Panagopoulos, Fotis Kalfarentzos

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 203 KB

english, 2011

34

Limitations of Tc99m-MIBI-SPECT Imaging Scans in Persistent Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Janneke E. Witteveen, Job Kievit, Marcel P. M. Stokkel, Hans Morreau, Johannes A. Romijn, Neveen A. T. Hamdy

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 500 KB

english, 2011

35

IC on: Choi et al. Swelling After Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Repair of Inguinal Hernias: Review of One Surgeon's Experience in 1,065 cases

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 88 KB

english, 2011

36

Redefining Conversion in Laparoscopic Colectomy and Its Influence on Outcomes: Analysis of 418 Cases from a Single Institution

Min-Hoe Chew, Kheng-Hong Ng, M. C. Stephanie Fook-Chong, Kong-Weng Eu

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

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PDF, 241 KB

english, 2011

37

Patterns of Injury and Violence in Yaoundé Cameroon: An Analysis of Hospital Data

Catherine Juillard, Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa, Chancelline Bilounga Ndongo, Kent A. Stevens, Adnan A. Hyder

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 250 KB

english, 2011

38

Parathyroid Carcinoma Encountered After Minimally Invasive Focused Parathyroidectomy may not Require Further Radical Surgery

Christine J. O’Neill, Conan Chan, James Symons, Diana L. Learoyd, Stan B. Sidhu, Leigh W. Delbridge, Anthony Gill, Mark S. Sywak

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 213 KB

english, 2011

39

Clinical Value of Using Ultrasound to Assess Calcification Patterns in Thyroid Nodules

Zhaohui Lu, Yiming Mu, Haiqing Zhu, Yukun Luo, Qinglong Kong, Jingtao Dou, Juming Lu

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 282 KB

english, 2011

40

Problems and Outcome of Hirschsprung’s Disease Presenting after 1

S. O. Ekenze, C. Ngaikedi, A. A. Obasi

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 218 KB

english, 2011

41

Mucin 1 and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C Expression Correlates with Lymph Node Metastatic Recurrence in Patients with N0 Esophageal Cancer After Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy

Zhi-Gang Sun, Zhou Wang, Xiang-Yan Liu, Fan-Ying Liu

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 312 KB

english, 2011

42

Risk Factors and Outcomes for Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Surgery: A Single-Institution Analysis of 1576 Patients

Mark A. Boccola, Petra G. Buettner, Warren M. Rozen, Simon K. Siu, Andrew R. L. Stevenson, Russell Stitz, Yik-Hong Ho

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 297 KB

english, 2011

43

Therapeutic Strategy for Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma in Japan Based on a Newly Established Guideline Managed by Japanese Society of Thyroid Surgeons and Japanese Association of Endocrine Surgeons

Hiroshi Takami, Yasuhiro Ito, Takahiro Okamoto, Akira Yoshida

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 201 KB

english, 2011

44

Hypothermia does Reduce Postoperative Adhesions: Reply

Cheng-Chung Fang, Tzung-Hsin Chou, Geng-Shiau Lin, Zui-Shen Yen, Chien-Chang Lee, Shyr-Chyr Chen

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 93 KB

english, 2011

45

Surgery and Global Public Health: The UNC-Malawi Surgical Initiative as a Model for Sustainable Collaboration

Javeria S. Qureshi, Jonathan Samuel, Clara Lee, Bruce Cairns, Carol Shores, Anthony G. Charles

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 175 KB

english, 2011

46

Swelling After Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Repair of Inguinal Hernias: Review of One Surgeon’s Experience in 1,065 Cases

Yoon Young Choi, Zisun Kim, Kyung Yul Hur

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 156 KB

english, 2011

47

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Ileal Interposition (SGIT): A Modified Duodenal Switch for Resolution of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Lesser Obese Patients (BMI

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 87 KB

english, 2011

48

Intensive Versus Conventional Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Undergoing D2 Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Shou-Gen Cao, Jian-An Ren, Bo Shen, Dong Chen, Yan-Bing Zhou, Jie-Shou Li

Journal:

World Journal of Surgery

Year:

2011

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 225 KB

english, 2011