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MDLinx Surgery is your ultimate resource for the latest General Surgery and subspecialty surgery news articles published in over 2,000 peer-reviewed medical journals and popular press. Our diligent team of medical editor’s rank sort and summarize Surgery news articles with topics ranging from: Cardiac Surgery, Critical Care, Vascular, Thoracic, Peds Surgery, Neurosurgery and much more. On this page you may also find bonus content that includes articles highlighted by our physician editor, D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD, that are “must-read “ as well as clinical pearls taken from our Smartest Doc quiz competition.
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Latest (15) Full Text Articles (154)841 Meta-analysis of glue versus sutured mesh fixation for Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair British Journal of Surgery, February 25, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
842 Patient Satisfaction, Chronic Pain, and Functional Status following Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair World Journal of Surgery, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
843 Early postsurgical visualization of composite mesh used in ventral hernia repair by amide proton transfer MRI Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
844 Early experience with laparoscopic lavage for perforated diverticulitis British Journal of Surgery, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
845 Cap-assisted ERCP with a forward-viewing gastroscope as a rescue endoscopic intervention in patients with Billroth II anatomy Surgical Endoscopy, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
846 Minute Type I Gastric Carcinoid With Regional Lymph Node Metastasis International Journal of Surgical Pathology, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
847 Indications for and efficacy of splenectomy for haematological disorders British Journal of Surgery, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
848 Management of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern Sindh, Pakistan World Journal of Surgery, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
849 Human applications of submucosal endoscopy under conscious sedation for pure natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery Surgical Endoscopy, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
850 Abdominal injuries related to bicycle accidents in children Pediatric Surgery International, February 25, 2013 Review Article
851 Comparison of modified percutaneous transhepatic variceal embolization and endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection for gastric variceal rebleeding Full Text World Journal of Gastroenterology, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
852 Non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia of a free jejunal flap Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, February 25, 2013
853 Prospective study on CMV-reactivations under preemptive strategy in CMV-seropositive adult liver transplant recipients Journal of Clinical Virology, February 25, 2013 Review Article
854 Stable purse-string suturing using an anterior esophagotomy for reconstruction with a circular stapler during laparoscopic total gastrectomy Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, February 22, 2013 Clinical Article
855 Surgical treatment and outcomes of severe pediatric intestinal motility disorders requiring parenteral nutrition Journal of Pediatric Surgery, February 22, 2013 Review Article
856 Duodenal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs): Arguments for Conservative Surgery Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, February 22, 2013 Clinical Article
857 Does the Presence of Abscesses in Diverticular Disease Prelude Surgery Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, February 22, 2013 Review Article
858 Epidermoid Cyst of the Spleen Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, February 22, 2013 Clinical Article
859 Changes of blood glucose and gastrointestinal hormones 4 months after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in Chinese obese type 2 diabetes patients with lower body mass index Journal of Diabetes Investigation, February 22, 2013 Review Article
860 Complications of Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Are Rare and Minor: A Single Institution's Analysis and Comparison to Existing Data Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, February 21, 2013 Clinical Article
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Highlights in Surgery
Epidural anesthesia reduces post-CABG pain
As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.
Read the article summaryNT-proBNP predicts outcome following emergent surgery
As published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.
Read the article summaryIncreased risk of skin cancer in RCC treated with multikinase inhibitors
As published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.
Read the article summaryMost Popular Surgery Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Stapled versus hand-sewn anastomoses in emergency general surgery: A retrospective review of outcomes in a unique patient population The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 29, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
2 Randomized clinical trial comparing lightweight or heavyweight mesh for mesh plug repair of primary inguinal hernia Hernia, May 14, 2013
3 Adhesions after abdominal surgery: a systematic review of the incidence, distribution and severity Surgery Today, May 17, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
4 Erosions After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Diagnosis and Management Annals of Surgery, May 20, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
5 Minimal access surgery compared with medical management for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: five year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial (REFLUX) British Medical Journal, April 23, 2013
6 A 5-Year Clinical Experience With Single-Staged Repairs of Infected and Contaminated Abdominal Wall Defects Utilizing Biologic Mesh Annals of Surgery, May 16, 2013
7 Association between operative approach and complications in patients undergoing Hartmanns reversal British Journal of Surgery, May 22, 2013
8 Duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: clinicopathological characteristics, surgical outcomes, long term survival and predictors for adverse outcomes The American Journal of Surgery, May 20, 2013
9 Hybrid ventral hernia repair: technique and results Hernia, May 17, 2013
10 A new preperitoneal technique for the repair of inguinal hernia during prostatic surgery: first 153 procedures Hernia, May 28, 2013
11 Risk factors for complications and mortality of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a multicenter, retrospective study Surgical Endoscopy, May 14, 2013
12 Laparoscopic gastrointestinal anastomoses using knotless barbed sutures are safe and reproducible: a single-center experience with 201 patients Surgical Endoscopy, May 24, 2013
13 Hernia sac of indirect inguinal hernia: invagination, excision, or ligation? Hernia, April 12, 2013
14 Fibrin sealant for mesh fixation in laparoscopic umbilical hernia repair: 1-year results of a randomized controlled double-blinded study Hernia, May 22, 2013
15 Adjuvant chemotherapy versus surgery alone for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and nonrandomized studies Diseases of the Esophagus, May 3, 2013
16 Randomised trial comparing Lichtenstein vs Trabucco vs Valenti techniques in inguinal hernia repair Hernia, May 23, 2013
17 Fifteen-year experience in managing obturator hernia: from open to laparoscopic approach Hernia, April 8, 2013 Review Article
18 Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms Obesity Surgery, May 2, 2013
19 Endoscopic Closure of Postoperative Gastrointestinal Leakages and Fistulas with the Over-the-Scope Clip (OTSC) Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, May 20, 2013 Review Article
20 Single-incision versus conventional three-incision laparoscopic appendicectomy for appendicitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of Pediatric Surgery, May 29, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
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