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    World Journal of Surgery: Volume 32, Issue 11

    2331-2529
    November 2008
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Conflict Resolution: Practical Principles for Surgeons

Liz Lee,  David H. Berger,  Samir S. Awad,  Mary L. Brandt,  George Martinez,  F. Charles Brunicardi, 
  • Pages: 2331-2335
  • First Published: 12 September 2008

Routine Suction of Intercostal Drains Is Not Necessary After Lobectomy: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Christos Prokakis,  Efstratios N. Koletsis,  Efstratios Apostolakis,  Nikolaos Panagopoulos,  Hellen Stamou Kouki,  George C. Sakellaropoulos,  Kriton Filos,  Dimitrios V. Dougenis, 
  • Pages: 2336-2342
  • First Published: 12 September 2008

The Correlation Between the Method of Sympathetic Ablation for Palmar Hyperhidrosis and the Occurrence of Compensatory Hyperhidrosis: A Review

Doron Kopelman,  Moshe Hashmonai, 
  • Pages: 2343-2356
  • First Published: 17 September 2008

Surgical Factors Influencing Outcomes in Patients Resected for Cancer of the Esophagus or Gastric Cardia

Martin Sundelöf,  Jesper Lagergren,  Weimin Ye, 
  • First Published: 21 August 2008

Inspection of Safety and Accuracy of D2 Lymph Node Dissection in Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy

Hideki Kawamura,  Shigenori Homma,  Ryoichi Yokota,  Kentaro Yokota,  Hiroshi Watarai,  Masaru Hagiwara,  Masanori Sato,  Keita Noguchi,  Shinya Ueki,  Yukifumi Kondo, 
  • Pages: 2366-2370
  • First Published: 31 July 2008

Comparison Between Open and Laparoscopic Repair of Perforated Peptic Ulcer Disease

Ricky H. Bhogal,  Ruvinder Athwal,  Damien Durkin,  Mark Deakin,  Chandra N. V. Cheruvu, 
  • Pages: 2371-2374
  • First Published: 30 August 2008

Surgical Margin Status and Prognosis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

António M. Gouveia,  Amadeu P. Pimenta,  Ana F. Capelinha,  Dionísio de la Cruz,  Paula Silva,  José M. Lopes, 
  • Pages: 2375-2382
  • First Published: 07 August 2008

Minimally Invasive Management of Pancreatic Abscess, Pseudocyst, and Necrosis: A Systematic Review of Current Guidelines

Benjamin P. T. Loveday,  Anubhav Mittal,  Anthony Phillips,  John A. Windsor, 
  • Pages: 2383-2394
  • First Published: 01 August 2008

Perineural Invasion Is a Prognostic Factor in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Kazuhisa Shirai,  Tomoki Ebata,  Koji Oda,  Hideki Nishio,  Tetsuro Nagasaka,  Yuji Nimura,  Masato Nagino, 
  • Pages: 2395-2402
  • First Published: 16 September 2008

Benefits of Liver Transplantation Surgical Techniques in the Management of Extensive Retroperitoneal Tumors

Marcelo E. Facciuto,  Manoj K. Singh,  Juan P. Rocca,  Caroline Rochon,  Manuel I. Rodriguez Davalos,  Majid Eshghi,  David M. Schwalb,  Muhammad Choudhury,  Patricia A. Sheiner, 
  • Pages: 2403-2407
  • First Published: 21 August 2008

Invited Commentary

Challenging Surgery for Retroperitoneal Tumors and Liver Transplant Surgeons

Murat Akyol, 
  • Pages: 2408-2409
  • First Published: 02 September 2008

Article

HA/GSA-Rmax Ratio as a Predictor of Postoperative Liver Failure

Masaki Kaibori,  Sang Kil Ha-Kawa,  Morihiko Ishizaki,  Kosuke Matsui,  Takamichi Saito,  A-Hon Kwon,  Yasuo Kamiyama, 
  • Pages: 2410-2418
  • First Published: 30 August 2008

Preoperative Assessment of the Risk Factors that Help to Predict the Prognosis After Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Ryuichi Yoshida,  Takayuki Iwamoto,  Takahito Yagi,  Daisuke Sato,  Yuzo Umeda,  Kenji Mizuno,  Susumu Shinoura,  Hiroyoshi Matsukawa,  Hiroaki Matsuda,  Hiroshi Sadamori,  Noriaki Tanaka, 
  • First Published: 16 September 2008

The Use of Magnetic Anchors in the Bowel Lumen for Laparoscopic Anterior Resection of Rectosigmoid Colon in Pigs: with Video

Makoto Kume,  Hideaki Miyazawa,  Wataru Iwasaki,  Fukumitsu Abe,  Hiroshi Uchinami,  Yuzo Yamamoto, 
  • Pages: 2425-2428
  • First Published: 16 September 2008

Elective Resection for Diverticular Disease: An Evidence-Based Review

D. Collins,  D. C. Winter, 
  • First Published: 20 August 2008

Role of Activated Protein C on Wound Healing Process in Left Colonic Anastomoses in the Presence of Intra-abdominal Sepsis Induced by Cecal Ligation and Puncture: An Experimental Study in the Rat

Zafer Teke,  Suzan Sacar,  Cigdem Yenisey,  A. Ozgur Atalay,  Tulay Kavak,  Ergun Erdem, 
  • Pages: 2434-2443
  • First Published: 05 August 2008

Laparoscopic Versus Open Splenectomy for Nontraumatic Diseases

Christine F. Maurus,  Markus Schäfer,  Markus K. Müller,  Pierre-Alain Clavien,  Markus Weber, 
  • Pages: 2444-2449
  • First Published: 02 September 2008

Cost-Effectiveness of a District Trauma Hospital in Battambang, Cambodia

Richard A. Gosselin,  Merja Heitto, 
  • First Published: 21 August 2008

Preventive Antireflux Surgery in Patients with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Caroline Chamond,  Marianne Morineau,  Ghania Gouizi,  Frederic Bargy,  Sylvie Beaudoin, 
  • First Published: 12 September 2008

One-Trocar Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Closure of Inguinal Hernia in Children

Yu-Tang Chang,  Jaw-Yuan Wang,  Jui-Ying Lee,  Chi-Shu Chiou,  Jan-Sing Hsieh, 
  • Pages: 2459-2463
  • First Published: 14 September 2008

Comparison of Naproxen with Placebo for the Management of Noncyclical Breast Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial

A. Kaviani,  N. Mehrdad,  M. Najafi,  E. S. Hashemi,  M. Yunesian,  M. Ebrahimi,  H. Hooshmand,  S. Izadi, 
  • Pages: 2464-2470
  • First Published: 12 September 2008

Diagnosis and Management of Male Breast Cancer

Sophocles Lanitis,  Alexandra J. Rice,  Alexander Vaughan,  Paul Cathcart,  George Filippakis,  Ragheed Al Mufti,  Dimitri J. Hadjiminas, 
  • Pages: 2471-2476
  • First Published: 12 September 2008

Prognosis of Japanese Breast Cancer Based on Hormone Receptor and HER2 Expression Determined by Immunohistochemical Staining

Hiroo Nakajima,  Ikuya Fujiwara,  Naruhiko Mizuta,  Koichi Sakaguchi,  Yasushi Hachimine,  Eiichi Konishi,  Akio Yanagisawa,  Junji Magae, 
  • Pages: 2477-2482
  • First Published: 29 August 2008

The Accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the Treatment of Multicentric Invasive Breast Cancer Using a Subareolar Injection of Tracer

Calogero Cipolla,  Salvatore Vieni,  Salvatore Fricano,  Daniela Cabibi,  Giuseppa Graceffa,  Renato Costa,  Stefania Latteri,  Mario A. Latteri, 
  • Pages: 2483-2487
  • First Published: 26 August 2008

Total Endoscopic Thyroidectomy with Bilateral Breast Areola and Ipsilateral Axillary (BBIA) Approach

K. Jeryong,  L. Jinsun,  K. Hyegyong,  C. Eilsung,  S. Jiyoung,  S. Insang,  A. Moonsang,  K. Jiyeon,  H. Jaeeun, 
  • Pages: 2488-2493
  • First Published: 31 July 2008

Prospective Outcomes of Selective Lymph Node Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Based on Preoperative Ultrasonography

Iwao Sugitani,  Yoshihide Fujimoto,  Keiko Yamada,  Noriko Yamamoto, 
  • First Published: 12 September 2008

Thyrotropin Level and Thyroid Volume for Prediction of Hypothyroidism Following Hemithyroidectomy in an Asian Patient Cohort

Hyeong-Gon Moon,  Eun-Jung Jung,  Soon-Tae Park,  Tae Sik Jung,  Chi-Young Jeong,  Young-Tae Ju,  Young-Joon Lee,  Soon-Chan Hong,  Sang-Kyung Choi,  Woo-Song Ha, 
  • First Published: 30 August 2008

Endoscopic Parathyroidectomy: Why and When?

Jean-François Henry,  Frédéric Sebag,  Mariya Cherenko,  Giuseppe Ippolito,  David Taieb,  Josiane Vaillant, 
  • First Published: 30 August 2008

Incidence of Parathyroid Glands Located in Thymus in Patients with Renal Hyperparathyroidism

Nobuaki Uno,  Yoshihiro Tominaga,  Susumu Matsuoka,  Toyonori Tsuzuki,  Shuichi Shimabukuro,  Tetsuhiko Sato,  Norihiko Goto,  Takaharu Nagasaka,  Akio Katayama,  Kazuharu Uchida, 
  • Pages: 2516-2519
  • First Published: 16 September 2008

Pheochromocytoma in MEN 2A Syndrome. Study of 54 Patients

Jose M. Rodriguez,  Maria Balsalobre,  Jose L. Ponce,  Antonio Ríos,  Nuria M. Torregrosa,  Javier Tebar,  Pascual Parrilla, 
  • First Published: 16 September 2008

Franz Kaspar Hesselbach (1759–1816): Anatomist and Surgeon

R. Shane Tubbs,  Walter B. Gribben,  Marios Loukas,  Mohammadali M. Shoja,  Kevin O. Tubbs,  W. Jerry Oakes, 
  • Pages: 2527-2529
  • First Published: 30 August 2008