Surgery News & Articles

1 Open rhinoplasty using conchal cartilage during childhood to correct unilateral cleft-lip nasal deformities Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, January 27, 2012

2 Current status of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision The American Journal of Surgery, January 27, 2012

3 Mapping of Ghrelin Gene Expression and Cell Distribution in the Stomach of Morbidly Obese Patients—a Possible Guide for Efficient Sleeve Gastrectomy Construction Obesity Surgery, January 27, 2012

4 Surgical management for advanced duodenal adenomatosis and duodenal cancer in Dutch patients with familial adenomatous polyposis: A nationwide retrospective cohort study Surgery, January 27, 2012

5 Abandoning Unilateral Parathyroidectomy: Why We Reversed Our Position after 15,000 Parathyroid Operations Journal of the American College of Surgeons, January 27, 2012

6 The relationship between plasma concentrations of ionized calcium and magnesium with cardiac energetics and systemic oxygen transport in neonates after the Norwood procedure The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, January 27, 2012

7 Duodenum-Stomach Anastomosis: a New Technique for Exocrine Drainage in Pancreas Transplantation Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, January 27, 2012

8 Anti-emetic effect of ondansetron and palonosetron in thyroidectomy British Journal of Anesthesia, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

9 Colorectal stenting as a bridge to surgery reduces morbidity and mortality in left-sided malignant obstruction: a predictive risk score-based comparative study Digestive and Liver Diseases, January 27, 2012

10 Effect of knee joint icing on knee extension strength and knee pain early after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized cross-over study Clinical Rehabilitation, January 27, 2012

11 Surgical management of radiation-induced angiosarcoma after breast conservation therapy The American Journal of Surgery, January 27, 2012

12 Subcarinal Node Metastasis in Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Annals of Thoracic Surgery, January 27, 2012

13 The surgical management of abdominal pain in the multiple myeloma patient The American Journal of Surgery, January 27, 2012

14 Endovascular coiling of a mycotic external carotid artery pseudoaneurysm following pharyngolaryngectomy with a free jejunal graft The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, January 27, 2012

15 What proportion of lung cancers can be operated by segmentectomy? A computed-tomography-based simulation European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, January 27, 2012

16 Descending aortic calcification increases renal dysfunction and in-hospital mortality in cardiac surgery patients with intraaortic balloon pump counterpulsation placed perioperatively Critical Care, January 27, 2012

17 Long-term health-related quality of life following surgery for lung cancer European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, January 27, 2012

18 The Postconservation Breast: Part 2, Imaging Findings of Tumor Recurrence and Other Long-Term Sequelae American Journal of Roentgenology, January 27, 2012

19 Microdiscectomy improves pain-associated depression, somatic anxiety, and mental well-being in patients with herniated lumbar disc Neurosurgery, January 27, 2012

20 Detection of TIMP3 Promoter Hypermethylation in Salivary Rinse as an Independent Predictor of Local Recurrence-Free Survival in Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Cancer Research, January 27, 2012

Prospective comparative study of single-layer versus double-layer closure of leg wounds after long saphenous vein harvest in coronary artery bypass graft operations Journal of Thoracic Disease, 08/05/2011

1 Axillary recurrence rate 5 years after negative sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer British Journal of Surgery, December 20, 2011

2 Inguinal hernia repair: current surgical techniques Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, November 28, 2011

3 Is the outcome of laparoscopic incisional hernia repair affected by defect size? A prospective study The American Journal of Surgery, December 15, 2011

4 Colon Cancer in the Splenic Flexure: Comparison of Short-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic and Open Colectomy Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, December 7, 2011

5 The “all-in-one” appendectomy: quick, scarless, and less costly Journal of Pediatric Surgery, December 16, 2011

6 Use of cholecystostomy tubes in the management of patients with primary diagnosis of acute cholecystitis Journal of the American College of Surgeons, December 23, 2011

7 Use of the LION procedure on the sensitive branches of the lumbar plexus for the treatment of intractable postherniorrhaphy neuropathic inguinodynia Hernia, December 6, 2011

8 Female-to-male transgender chest reconstruction: A large consecutive, single-surgeon experience Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, December 23, 2011

9 Six-Year Analysis of Treatment-Related Toxicities in Patients Treated with Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation on the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite Breast Brachytherapy Registry Trial Annals of Surgical Oncology, November 30, 2011

10 The Endoloop technique for the primary closure of direct inguinal hernia defect during the endoscopic totally extraperitoneal approach Hernia, December 1, 2011

11 What is the likelihood of requiring contralateral inguinal hernia repair after unilateral repair? The American Journal of Surgery, December 6, 2011

12 Biomechanics of the front abdominal wall as a potential factor leading to recurrence with laparoscopic ventral hernia repair Surgical Endoscopy, December 19, 2011

13 Use of Foley’s Catheter to Control Port-Site Bleeding in Bariatric Surgery Obesity Surgery, December 16, 2011

14 Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: Does primary repair in addition to placement of mesh decrease recurrence? Surgical Endoscopy, November 21, 2011

15 Biliary Dyskinesia: How Effective is Cholecystectomy Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, November 7, 2011

16 Anteriorly Pedicled Retroauricular Flap for Repair of Auricular Defects Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, December 14, 2011

17 The enhanced view–totally extraperitoneal technique for repair of inguinal hernia Surgical Endoscopy, November 22, 2011

18 Incisional hernia after abdominal closure with slowly absorbable versus fast absorbable, antibacterial-coated sutures Surgery, November 18, 2011

19 Optimal management of Barrett's esophagus: pharmacologic, endoscopic, and surgical interventions Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, November 30, 2011    Free full text

20 Changes in Age, Stage Distribution, and Survival of Patients with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma over Three Decades in the United States Annals of Surgical Oncology, December 8, 2011