Surgery News & Articles

1 Skin-reducing mastectomy and one-stage implant reconstruction with a myodermal flap: A safe and effective technique in risk-reducing and therapeutic mastectomy Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, May 21, 2013    Review Article

2 Increased Risk for Complications After Colorectal Surgery With Selective Cyclo-oxygenase 2 Inhibitor Etoricoxib Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

3 Outcomes of patients receiving additional esophagectomy after endoscopic resection for clinically mucosal, but pathologically submucosal, squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus Surgery Today, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Autologous fat transfer for breast augmentation: a systematic review ANZ Journal of Surgery, May 21, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

5 Predictors of Postoperative Urinary Retention After Colorectal Surgery Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Triple-Plane Technique for Breast Augmentation: Solving Animation Deformities Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, May 21, 2013    Review Article

7 A modified supralevator pelvic exenteration for the treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer with vaginal and uterine invasion Surgery Today, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Local excision in early rectal cancer-outcome worse than expected: A population based study European Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Risk factors associated with venous thromboembolism in 49,028 mastectomy patients The Breast, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Resection of At-Risk Mesenteric Lymph Nodes Is Associated with Improved Survival in Patients with Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors World Journal of Surgery, May 21, 2013    Review Article

11 Quantitation of sentinel node metastatic burden and Her-2/neu over-expression accurately predicts residual axillary nodal involvement and extranodal disease in breast cancer European Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Short- and long-term efficacy of endoscopic balloon dilation in Crohn’s disease strictures Full Text World Journal of Gastroenterology, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, May 21, 2013    Review Article

14 Efficacy and safety of over-the-scope clip: Including complications after endoscopic submucosal dissection Full Text World Journal of Gastroenterology, May 21, 2013    Review Article

15 Redefining the apical lymph node at right hemicolectomy European Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 21, 2013    Review Article

16 Saucerization: A Modified Uncapitonnage Method of Surgery for Pulmonary Hydatidosis World Journal of Surgery, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Internal plug mesh without fixation in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) repair of inguinal hernias: a pilot study Surgery Today, May 21, 2013    Review Article

18 Assessment of Female Patients With Rectal Intussusception and Prolapse: Is This a Progressive Spectrum of Disease? Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, May 21, 2013    Review Article

19 Preoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level Predicts Prognosis in Patients with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy World Journal of Surgery, May 21, 2013    Review Article

20 Long-term outcomes in patients with duodenal adenocarcinoma ANZ Journal of Surgery, May 21, 2013    Review Article

1 Relationship of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease With Cholecystectomy in the US Population The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 11, 2013

2 Intraoperative Management and Repair of Bile Duct Injuries Sustained during 10,123 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies in a High-Volume Referral Center Journal of the American College of Surgeons, March 25, 2013

3 Wound drainage after plastic and reconstructive surgery of the breast Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013

4 A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the effectiveness of lightweight mesh against heavyweight mesh in influencing the incidence of chronic groin pain following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair The American Journal of Surgery, April 9, 2013

5 The Liver-First Approach to the Management of Colorectal Cancer With Synchronous Hepatic Metastases A Systematic Review Cancer With Synchronous Hepatic Metastases JAMA Surgery, April 19, 2013    Review Article

6 Preoperative skin antiseptics for preventing surgical wound infections after clean surgery Cochrane Reviews, April 3, 2013    Review Article

7 Breast Reduction in Adolescents: Indication, Timing, and a Review of the Literature Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology , April 2, 2013    Review Article

8 The Comparative Effectiveness of Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Bypass, and Adjustable Gastric Banding Procedures for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity Annals of Surgery, April 17, 2013    Review Article

9 Buttock Augmentation with Silicone Implants: A Multicenter Survey Review of 2226 Patients Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, April 3, 2013

10 A new technique for one-stage total lower lip reconstruction: Achieving the perfect balance, Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery, April 8, 2013

11 AlloDerm plication: a novel technique for enhancing acellular dermis-assisted breast reconstruction European Journal of Plastic Surgery, April 4, 2013

12 The ONSTEP inguinal hernia repair technique: initial clinical experience of 693 patients, in two institutions Hernia, March 1, 2013

13 Systematic Review of the Technique of Colorectal Anastomosis JAMA Surgery, March 5, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

14 Hernia sac of indirect inguinal hernia: invagination, excision, or ligation? Hernia, April 12, 2013

15 Comparing thirty-day outcomes in prosthetic and autologous breast reconstruction: A multivariate analysis of 13,082 patients? Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, April 10, 2013

16 Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Is There a Survival Difference for R1 Resections Versus Locally Advanced Unresectable Tumors? What Is a “True” R0 Resection? Annals of Surgery, April 11, 2013

17 Risk factors for anastomotic leakage and favorable antimicrobial treatment as empirical therapy for intra-abdominal infection in patients undergoing colorectal surgery Surgery Today, April 10, 2013

18 Thromboprophylaxis for trauma patients Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013    Review Article

19 Treatment of umbilical hernia and recti muscles diastasis without a periumbilical incision Hernia, January 22, 2013

20 Prompt or delayed appendectomy? Influence of timing of surgery for acute appendicitis Surgery Today, March 26, 2013