Surgery News & Articles

1 One stage breast reconstruction following prophylactic mastectomy for ptotic breasts: The inferior dermal flap and implant Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

2 Tapering duodenoplasty and gastrojejunostomy in the management of idiopathic megaduodenum in children Journal of Pediatric Surgery, May 18, 2012

3 Development of novel electrospun absorbable polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds for hernia repair applications Surgical Endoscopy, May 18, 2012

4 Thoracoscopic vs open resection of congenital lung lesions: a meta-analysis Journal of Pediatric Surgery, May 18, 2012

5 Laparoscopic splenectomy: experience of a single center in a series of 300 cases Surgical Endoscopy, May 18, 2012

6 Management of Grave’s Disease Is Improved by Total Thyroidectomy World Journal of Surgery, May 18, 2012

7 Postoperative Complications Following Colectomy for Ulcerative Colitis in Children Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, May 18, 2012

8 The effect of laparoscopic surgery in stage II and III right-sided colon cancer: a retrospective study World Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 18, 2012

9 Bloodless Donor Hepatectomy in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Counterclockwise Liver Rotation and Early Hanging Maneuver Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, May 18, 2012

10 Comparative study on safety, efficacy, and midterm results of balloon mitral valvotomy performed with triple lumen and double lumen mitral valvotomy catheters Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, May 18, 2012

11 Comparative Hospital Cost-analysis of Open and Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy Urology, May 18, 2012

12 Laparoscopic splenectomy for massive splenomegaly in benign hematological diseases Surgical Endoscopy, May 18, 2012

13 Worsening Central Sarcopenia and Increasing Intra-Abdominal Fat Correlate with Decreased Survival in Patients with Adrenocortical Carcinoma World Journal of Surgery, May 18, 2012

14 Off-Pump versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Outcomes Stratified by Preoperative Renal Function Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 18, 2012

15 Systemic hyalinosis: new terminology, severity grading system, and surgical approach The Journal of Pediatrics, May 18, 2012

16 Evaluation of Molecular Breast Imaging in Women Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Tc-99m Sestamibi Journal of Women's Health, May 18, 2012

17 Surgical evaluation of a novel tethered robotic capsule endoscope using micro-patterned treads Surgical Endoscopy, May 18, 2012

18 Linear Growth in Relation to the Circulating Concentration of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I and Free Thyroxine in Infants and Children with Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease Before vs. After Surgical Intervention Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, May 18, 2012

19 Rib Fracture Fixation for Flail Chest: What Is the Benefit Journal of the American College of Surgeons, May 18, 2012

20 Depolarized MUC1 Expression Is Closely Associated With Hypoxic Markers and Poor Outcome in Resected Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer International Journal of Surgical Pathology, May 18, 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 Positive impact of delayed breast reconstruction on breast-cancer treatment-related arm lymphoedema Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, April 6, 2012

2 An innovative method for intraoperative shaping and positioning of the nipple–areola complex in reduction mammaplasty and mastopexy Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, April 19, 2012

3 Locoregional Recurrence after Mastectomy with Immediate Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous (TRAM) Flap Reconstruction Annals of Surgical Oncology, April 10, 2012

4 Management of asymptomatic inguinal hernia Archives of Surgery, April 6, 2012

5 Applicability and safety of autologous fat for reconstruction of the breast British Journal of Surgery, April 5, 2012

6 Staple-line reinforcement during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy using three different techniques: a randomized trial Surgical Endoscopy, March 27, 2012

7 Breast Augmentation with Extra-projected and High-Cohesive Dual-Gel Prosthesis 510: A Prospective Study of 75 Consecutive Cases for a New Method (the Zenith System) Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, April 11, 2012

8 A simple and easy technique to correct inverted nipple deformities European Journal of Plastic Surgery, March 2, 2012

9 A Population-Based Study of Breast Cancer-Specific Survival Following Mastectomy and Immediate or Early-Delayed Breast Reconstruction The Breast Journal, April 9, 2012

10 Randomized Clinical Trial of Total Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernioplasty vs Lichtenstein Repair Archives of Surgery, March 20, 2012

11 Ten-year follow-up of skin-sparing mastectomy followed by immediate breast reconstruction British Journal of Surgery, April 18, 2012

12 Patterns of use and patient satisfaction with breast reconstruction among obese patients: results from a population-based study Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, April 12, 2012

13 Transgastric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for the management of biliary tract disease after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass treatment for obesity Obesity Surgery, April 2, 2012

14 SLEEVEPASS: A randomized prospective multicenter study comparing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass in the treatment of morbid obesity: preliminary results Surgical Endoscopy, April 9, 2012

15 Risk of anastomotic leakage with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in colorectal surgery British Journal of Surgery, April 19, 2012

16 A Population-Based Study of Breast Cancer-Specific Survival Following Mastectomy and Immediate or Early-Delayed Breast Reconstruction The Breast Journal, April 17, 2012

17 Palliative resections versus palliative bypass procedures in pancreatic cancer—a systematic review The American Journal of Surgery, March 30, 2012

18 The duodenal switch for morbid obesity: modification of cardiovascular risk markers compared with standard bariatric surgeries The American Journal of Surgery, April 23, 2012

19 Single-incision Laparoscopic Right Colectomy: An Efficient Technique Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, April 11, 2012

20 Incidence of Iatrogenic Ureteral Injury After Laparoscopic Colectomy Archives of Surgery, March 29, 2012