Volume 9; Issue 1

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Volume 9; Issue 1

BMC Surgery

Volume 9; Issue 1

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A prospective, non-randomized phase II trial of Trastuzumab and Capecitabine in patients with HER2 expressing metastasized pancreatic cancer

Andre Mihaljevic, Peter Büchler, Jan Harder, Ralf Hofheinz, Michael Gregor, Stephan Kanzler, Wolff Schmiegel, Volker Heinemann, Esther Endlicher, Günter Klöppel, Thomas Seufferlein, Michael Geissler

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2009

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english

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PDF, 528 KB

english, 2009

2

Radical Prostatectomy: Hospital volumes and surgical volumes – does practice make perfect?

Cydney Urbanek, Ryan Turpen, Charles J Rosser

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2009

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english

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english, 2009

3

APACHE III outcome prediction in patients admitted to the intensive care unit after liver transplantation: a retrospective cohort study

Mark T Keegan, Bhargavi Gali, James Y Findlay, Julie K Heimbach, David J Plevak, Bekele Afessa

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2009

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english

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english, 2009

4

Development of a clinical decision model for thyroid nodules

Alexander Stojadinovic, George E Peoples, Steven K Libutti, Leonard R Henry, John Eberhardt, Robin S Howard, David Gur, Eric A Elster, Aviram Nissan

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2009

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english

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PDF, 1.82 MB

english, 2009

5

Prediction of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery with artificial neural networks

Changiz Gholipour, Mohammad Bassir Abolghasemi Fakhree, Alizadeh Rosita Shalchi, Mehrshad Abbasi

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2009

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english

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6

Laparoscopic versus open left lateral segmentectomy

Kirstin A Carswell, Filippos G Sagias, Beth Murgatroyd, Mohamed Rela, Nigel Heaton, Ameet G Patel

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2009

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english

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english, 2009

7

Evolution of breast cancer management in Ireland: a decade of change

Helen M Heneghan, Ruth S Prichard, Amanda Devaney, Karl J Sweeney, C Malone, Ray McLaughlin, Michael J Kerin

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2009

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english

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8

Internal sphincterotomy reduces postoperative pain after Milligan Morgan haemorrhoidectomy

Giuseppe Diana, Giovanni Guercio, Bianca Cudia, Calogero Ricotta

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2009

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english

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PDF, 668 KB

english, 2009

9

Increased incidence of postoperative infections during prophylaxis with cephalothin compared to doxycycline in intestinal surgery

Gunnar Baatrup, Roy M Nilsen, Rune Svensen, Per E Akselsen

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2009

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english

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10

Risk factors for early recurrence after inguinal hernia repair

Petra Lynen Jansen, Uwe Klinge, Marc Jansen, Karsten Junge

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2009

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english

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11

Laparoscopic retrograde (fundus first) cholecystectomy

Michael D Kelly

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2009

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english

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english, 2009

12

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer using methylene blue dye manifests a short learning curve among experienced surgeons: a prospective tabular cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis

Jeffrey M East, Christopher SP Valentine, Emil Kanchev, Garfield O Blake

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2009

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english

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english, 2009

13

Management of gastro-bronchial fistula complicating a subtotal esophagectomy: a case report

James D Martin-Smith, John O Larkin, Finbar O'Connell, Narayanasamy Ravi, John Vincent Reynolds

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2009

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english

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14

Comparison of inpatient vs. outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a retrospective case series

Jeffrey T Liu, Rudy P Briner, Jonathan A Friedman

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2009

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english

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15

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery versus endoscopic mucosal resection for large rectal adenomas (TREND-study)

Frank JC van den Broek, Eelco JR de Graaf, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf, Johannes B Reitsma, Jelle Haringsma, Robin Timmer, Bas LAM Weusten, Michael F Gerhards, Esther CJ Consten, Matthijs P Schwartz, Maarten

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2009

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english

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16

Direct intra-abdominal pressure monitoring via piezoresistive pressure measurement: a technical note

Jens Otto, Daniel Kaemmer, Marcel Binnebösel, Marc Jansen, Rolf Dembinski, Volker Schumpelick, Alexander Schachtrupp

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2009

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english

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Long-term recurrence and complication rates after incisional hernia repair with the open onlay technique

Lars Peter Holst Andersen, Mads Klein, Ismail Gögenur, Jacob Rosenberg

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2009

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english

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18

Intraoperative angiography should be standard in cerebral aneurysm surgery

Jonathan A Friedman, Ravi Kumar

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2009

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english

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english, 2009

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Current practice of abdominal wall closure in elective surgery – Is there any consensus?

Nuh N Rahbari, Phillip Knebel, Markus K Diener, Christoph Seidlmayer, Karsten Ridwelski, Hartmut Stöltzing, Christoph M Seiler

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2009

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english

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PDF, 181 KB

english, 2009

20

Diagnostic problems with parasitic and non-parasitic splenic cysts

Gokhan Adas, Oguzhan Karatepe, Merih Altiok, Muharrem Battal, Omer Bender, Deniz Ozcan, Servet Karahan

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2009

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english

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PDF, 928 KB

english, 2009