Surgery - Radiology/Diagnostics News & Articles

721 Tyrosine-Protein Phosphatase Nonreceptor Type 12 Is a Novel Prognostic Biomarker for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 27, 2012

722 Hepatic venous pressure gradient in the assessment of portal hypertension before liver resection in patients with cirrhosis British Journal of Surgery, April 27, 2012

723 Benign Anastomotic Strictures After Esophagectomy: Long-Term Effectiveness of Balloon Dilation and Factors Affecting Recurrence in 155 Patients American Journal of Roentgenology, April 26, 2012

724 Objective evaluation of the latissimus dorsi flap for breast reconstruction using three-dimensional imaging Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, April 25, 2012

725 Identification of the Lymphatic Drainage Pathways from the Pancreatic Head Guided by Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging during Pancreaticoduodenectomy Digestive Surgery, April 24, 2012

726 A Pilot Study of Systolic Dyssynchrony Index by Real Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography and Doppler Tissue Imaging Parameters Predicting the Hemodynamic Response to Biventricular Pacing in the Early Postoperative Period after Cardiac Surgery Echocardiography, April 24, 2012

727 Endoanal Ultrasonography-assisted Percutaneous Transperineal Management of Anorectal Sepsis Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, April 24, 2012

728 Multidetector CT of right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with hepatopulmonary fusion in a newborn Pediatric Radiology, April 23, 2012

729 Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on testosterone and prostate-specific antigen British Journal of Surgery, April 20, 2012

730 Computed tomography lymphography by transbronchial injection of iopamidol to identify sentinel nodes in preoperative patients with non–small cell lung cancer: A pilot study The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 18, 2012

731 Sonographic detection of transient gas in the portal vein in an infant following abdominal surgery: A possible sign of adhesive small bowel obstruction Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, April 18, 2012

732 The importance of grouping of lymph node stations and rationale of three-field lymphoadenectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer Journal of Surgical Oncology, April 17, 2012

733 Fucosylated haptoglobin is a novel type of cancer biomarker linked to the prognosis after an operation in colorectal cancer Cancer, April 17, 2012    Clinical Article

734 Comprehensive review of the diagnosis and treatment of biliary tract cancer 2012. PART I: Diagnosis-clinical staging and pathology Journal of Surgical Oncology, April 13, 2012

735 Primary hyperparathyroidism and negative tc99 sestamibi imaging: to operate or not Annals of Surgical Oncology, April 12, 2012

736 Using contracting band to improve right ventricle ejection fraction for patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot, a modeling study using patient-specific CMR-based 2-layer anisotropic models of human right and left ventricles The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 12, 2012

737 Utility of exercise stress echocardiography in pediatric cardiac transplant recipients: A single-center experience The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, April 11, 2012

738 Imaging late complications of cholecystectomy Clinical Imaging, April 9, 2012

739 Mitral valve repair for double-orifice mitral valve with flail leaflet: the usefulness of real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 9, 2012

740 An evaluation of the routine use of contrast radiography as a screening test for cervical anastomotic integrity after esophagectomy The American Journal of Surgery, April 6, 2012

1 Predictors of Surgery in Patients With Severe Acute Pancreatitis Managed by the Step-Up Approach Annals of Surgery, April 15, 2013

2 Endoscopic Findings of Asymptomatic Patients One Year After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Treatment of Obesity Obesity Surgery, April 4, 2013

3 Predictive factors for the diagnosis of severe acute cholecystitis in an emergency setting Surgical Endoscopy, April 11, 2013    Review Article

4 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

5 Drainage Volume After Pancreaticoduodenectomy Is a Warning Sign of Chyle Leakage That Inversely Correlates With a Diagnosis of Pancreatic Fistula World Journal of Surgery, March 22, 2013

6 Two-Center Observational Study of the Accuracy of a Bayes Network for Short-Term Outcome Prediction in Cholecystectomy Patients Digestive Surgery, April 26, 2013

7 Serum Procalcitonin for Predicting the Failure of Conservative Management and the Need for Bowel Resection in Patients with Small Bowel Obstruction Journal of the American College of Surgeons, March 26, 2013

8 Risk of Colorectal Cancer After Colonoscopy Compared With Flexible Sigmoidoscopy or No Lower Endoscopy Among Older Patients in the United States, 1998-2005 Mayo Clinic Proceedings, March 29, 2013

9 MRCP is Not a Cost-Effective Strategy in the Management of Silent Common Bile Duct Stones Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, April 23, 2013

10 Preoperative Imaging for Resectable Periampullary Cancer: Clinicopathologic Implications of Reported Radiographic Findings Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, April 19, 2013

11 Impact of Macroscopic Morphology, Multifocality, and Mucin Secretion on Survival Outcome of Intraductal Papillary Neoplasm of the Bile Duct Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, April 22, 2013

12 DNA Ploidy is an Independent Predictor of Survival in Breast Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: A Long-term Multivariate Analysis of 393 Patients Annals of Surgical Oncology, April 9, 2013

13 Comparison of lymphoscintigraphy and indocyanine green lymphography for the diagnosis of extremity lymphoedema Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, April 10, 2013

14 A Prospective, Blinded Comparison of Laparoscopic Ultrasound with Transabdominal Ultrasound for the Detection of Gallbladder Pathology in Morbidly Obese Patients Journal of the American College of Surgeons, April 16, 2013

15 Correlation of conventional thrombelastography and rapid thrombelastography in trauma The American Journal of Surgery, April 2, 2013

16 Meta-analysis of Sonography in the Diagnosis of Inguinal Hernias Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, March 11, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

17 Breast magnetic resonance imaging: kinetic curve assessment Gland Surgery, March 25, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

18 Can EUS elastography improve lymph node staging in esophageal cancer? Surgical Endoscopy, April 3, 2013

19 Detection of significant bowel and mesenteric injuries in blunt abdominal trauma with 64-slice computed tomography The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 11, 2013    Review Article

20 Serum Markers for Predicting Abdominal Surgery Outcomes in Patients with Cirrhosis Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, April 5, 2013    Review Article