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    World Journal of Surgery: Volume 36, Issue 3

    495-693
    March 2012
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Editorial

Complex Abdominal Wall Defects and Enterocutaneous Fistulae in the Era of Biological Mesh: Did We Make any Real Progress?

Rifat Latifi,  Ari Leppäniemi, 
  • Pages: 495-496
  • First Published: 01 October 2011

Article

Surgical Strategies for Management of the Open Abdomen

Justin L. Regner,  Leslie Kobayashi,  Raul Coimbra, 
  • Pages: 497-510
  • First Published: 17 August 2011

Planned Hernia Repair and Late Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Ari Leppäniemi,  Erkki Tukiainen, 
  • Pages: 511-515
  • First Published: 29 June 2011

Enterocutaneous Fistulas and a Hostile Abdomen: Reoperative Surgical Approaches

R. Latifi,  B. Joseph,  N. Kulvatunyou,  J. L. Wynne,  T. O’Keeffe,  A. Tang,  R. Friese,  P. M. Rhee, 
  • Pages: 516-523
  • First Published: 06 October 2011

Metabolic and Nutritional Support of the Enterocutaneous Fistula Patient: A Three-Phase Approach

Travis M. Polk,  C. William Schwab, 
  • Pages: 524-533
  • First Published: 28 October 2011

Long-Term Outcomes of Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. What are the Real Numbers?

Ruben Peralta,  Rifat Latifi, 
  • Pages: 534-538
  • First Published: 07 February 2012

Involvement of Surgical Residents in the Management of Trauma Patients in the Emergency Room: Does the Presence of an Attending Physician Affect Outcomes?

Robert Cohen,  Bruria Adini,  Irina Radomislensky,  Adi Givon,  Avraham I. Rivkind,  Kobi Peleg, 
  • Pages: 539-547
  • First Published: 20 January 2012

Trauma and Burn Education: A Global Survey

David Zonies,  Ronald V. Maier,  Ian Civil,  Anas Eid,  Benjamin P. Geisler,  Alejandro Guerrero,  Charles Mock, 
  • Pages: 548-555
  • First Published: 20 January 2012

Primary Surgery in Rural Areas of Southern Sudan

Giorgio Cometto,  Edoardo Belgrano,  Umberto De Bonis,  Guido Giustetto,  Alberto Kiss,  Peter Taliente,  Giuseppe Meo, 
  • Pages: 556-564
  • First Published: 04 January 2012

Pediatric Non-Wilms’ Renal Tumors: A Third World Experience

Peter W. Saula,  G. P. Hadley, 
  • Pages: 565-572
  • First Published: 20 January 2012

Comparison of Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy in Children: Data from The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2006–2008

Hossein Masoomi,  Steven Mills,  Matthew O. Dolich,  Noor Ketana,  Joseph C. Carmichael,  Ninh T. Nguyen,  Michael J. Stamos, 
  • Pages: 573-578
  • First Published: 20 January 2012

Multiple Lymphatic Basin Drainage from Cutaneous Melanoma as a Prognostic Factor

Antonio Piñero,  Carlos de Torre,  Jorge Martínez-Escribano,  Juana Campillo,  Manuel Canteras,  Francisco Nicolás, 
  • Pages: 579-585
  • First Published: 29 December 2011

How to Manage Thyroid Nodules With Two Consecutive Non-Diagnostic Results on Ultrasonography-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration

Hee Jung Moon,  Jin Young Kwak,  Yoon Seong Choi,  Eun-Kyung Kim, 
  • Pages: 586-592
  • First Published: 07 January 2012

Lymph Node Recurrence in Patients With N1b Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Who Underwent Unilateral Therapeutic Modified Radical Neck Dissection

Yasuhiro Ito,  Takumi Kudo,  Yuuki Takamura,  Kaoru Kobayashi,  Akihiro Miya,  Akira Miyauchi, 
  • Pages: 593-597
  • First Published: 30 December 2011

Fungating Thyroid Cancer: A Complex Clinical Scenario

A. S. Nabawi,  H. F. Al Wagih,  M. A. Hemeida,  T. Y. Koraitim,  M. Moussa,  Tarek Ezzat, 
  • Pages: 598-606
  • First Published: 30 December 2011

Breast Radiation Correlates with Side of Parathyroid Adenoma

Monica L. Woll,  Haggi Mazeh,  Bethany M. Anderson,  Herbert Chen,  Rebecca S. Sippel, 
  • Pages: 607-611
  • First Published: 30 December 2011

Validation of the “Perrier” Parathyroid Adenoma Location Nomenclature

Haggi Mazeh,  Samantha J. Stoll,  Jessica B. Robbins,  Rebecca S. Sippel,  Herbert Chen, 
  • Pages: 612-616
  • First Published: 21 January 2012

Correlation Between the Pretherapeutic Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and the Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced Esophageal Cancer

Hiroshi Sato,  Yasuhiro Tsubosa,  Tatsuyuki Kawano, 
  • Pages: 617-622
  • First Published: 06 January 2012

Metastasis-associated Protein 1 Nuclear Expression is Closely Associated with Tumor Progression and Angiogenesis in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer

Shu-Hai Li,  Hui Tian,  Wei-Ming Yue,  Lin Li,  Cun Gao,  Wen-Jun Li,  Wen-Si Hu,  Bin Hao, 
  • Pages: 623-631
  • First Published: 21 January 2012

Morbidity and Mortality Results From a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Billroth I and Roux-en-Y Reconstructive Procedures After Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Hiroshi Imamura,  Shuji Takiguchi,  Kazuyoshi Yamamoto,  Motohiro Hirao,  Junya Fujita,  Isao Miyashiro,  Yukinori Kurokawa,  Yoshiyuki Fujiwara,  Masaki Mori,  Yuichiro Doki, 
  • Pages: 632-637
  • First Published: 20 January 2012

Multivariable Analysis of Cholecystectomy after Gastrectomy: Laparoscopy is a Feasible Initial Approach even in the Presence of Common Bile Duct Stones or Acute Cholecystitis

Joohyun Kim,  Jeong Nam Cho,  Sun Hyung Joo,  Bum Soo Kim,  Sang Mok Lee, 
  • Pages: 638-644
  • First Published: 25 January 2012

Invasion of the Hepatic Artery is a Crucial Predictor of Poor Outcomes in Gallbladder Carcinoma

Akihiko Kobayashi,  Tatsuya Oda,  Kiyoshi Fukunaga,  Ryoko Sasaki,  Nobuhiro Ohkohchi, 
  • Pages: 645-650
  • First Published: 20 January 2012

No Impact of Perioperative Blood Transfusion on Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Hepatectomy

Shintaro Kuroda,  Hirotaka Tashiro,  Tsuyoshi Kobayashi,  Akihiko Oshita,  Hironobu Amano,  Hideki Ohdan, 
  • Pages: 651-658
  • First Published: 20 January 2012

Long-term Results with the Modified Sugiura Procedure for the Management of Variceal Bleeding: Standing the Test of Time in the Treatment of Bleeding Esophageal Varices

D. Voros,  A. Polydorou,  G. Polymeneas,  I. Vassiliou,  A. Melemeni,  K. Chondrogiannis,  V. Arapoglou,  G. P. Fragulidis, 
  • Pages: 659-666
  • First Published: 21 January 2012

Log Odds of Positive Lymph Nodes in Colon Cancer: A Meaningful Ratio-based Lymph Node Classification System

Roberto Persiani,  Ferdinando C. M. Cananzi,  Alberto Biondi,  Giuseppe Paliani,  Andrea Tufo,  Francesco Ferrara,  Vincenzo Vigorita,  Domenico D’Ugo, 
  • Pages: 667-674
  • First Published: 20 January 2012

Partial Pathologic Response and Nodal Status as Most Significant Prognostic Factors for Advanced Rectal Cancer Treated With Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy

Marianne Huebner,  Bruce G. Wolff,  Thomas C. Smyrk,  Jeremiah Aakre,  David W. Larson, 
  • Pages: 675-683
  • First Published: 20 January 2012
Open Access

The Life of John Wishart (1850–1926): Study of an Academic Surgical Career Prior to the Flexner Report

Emily Claydon,  Vivian C. McAlister, 
  • Pages: 684-688
  • First Published: 20 January 2012

Trainees, Trainers, and Training; Where Does Their Destiny Lie ?

Martin Brand,  William Thomas, 
  • Pages: 689-690
  • First Published: 20 January 2012

The Best Therapy for Pilonidal Disease: Which Management for Which Type?

Oktay İrkörücü,  Hasan Erdem,  Enver Reyhan, 
  • Pages: 691-692
  • First Published: 29 September 2011

Erratum

Free Access

Erratum to: Single-Photon-Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) with Technetium-99m Sestamibi in the Diagnosis of Small Breast Cancer and Axillary Lymph Node Involvement

Alessandro DeCesare,  Giuseppe DeVincentis,  Stefano Gervasi,  Giacomo Crescentini,  Enrico Fiori,  Marco Bonomi,  Alessandro Crocetti,  Antonio V. Sterpetti, 
  • Page: 693
  • First Published: 05 January 2012