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    World Journal of Surgery: Volume 43, Issue 3

    659-965
    15 March 2019
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Scientific Review

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Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations: 2018

U. O. Gustafsson,  M. J. Scott,  M. Hubner,  J. Nygren,  N. Demartines,  N. Francis,  T. A. Rockall,  T. M. Young-Fadok,  A. G. Hill,  M. Soop,  H. D. de Boer,  R. D. Urman,  G. J. Chang,  A. Fichera,  H. Kessler,  F. Grass,  E. E. Whang,  W. J. Fawcett,  F. Carli,  D. N. Lobo,  K. E. Rollins,  A. Balfour,  G. Baldini,  B. Riedel,  O. Ljungqvist, 
  • Pages: 659-695
  • First Published: 13 November 2018

Original Scientific Report (Including Papers Presented at Surgical Conferences)

Honorary Authorships in Surgical Literature

J. D. Luiten,  A. Verhemel,  Y. Dahi,  E. J. T. Luiten,  P. S. Gadjradj, 
  • Pages: 696-703
  • First Published: 25 October 2018

Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Assessment of Capacity to Meet Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Indicators in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

Jamie E. Anderson,  Aliyu Baba Ndajiwo,  Susuti Aaron Nuhu,  Olubunmi Aiyedun Lawal,  Joseph O. Amedu,  Emmanuel A. Ameh, 
  • Pages: 704-714
  • First Published: 07 November 2018

Correction

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Correction to: Assessment of Capacity to Meet Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Indicators in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

Jamie E. Anderson,  Aliyu Baba Ndajiwo,  Susuti Aaron Nuhu,  Olubunmi Aiyedun Lawal,  Joseph O. Amedu,  Emmanuel A. Ameh, 
  • Pages: 715-716
  • First Published: 11 December 2018

Original Scientific Report

Recognition and Disclosure of Medical Errors Among Residents in Surgical Specialties in a Tertiary Hospital in Ibadan

James A. Balogun,  Adefisayo Adekanmbi,  Folusho M. Balogun, 
  • Pages: 717-722
  • First Published: 31 October 2018

Original Scientific Report (Including Papers Presented at Surgical Conferences)

In-Country Training by the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons: An Initiative that has Aided Surgeon Retention and Distribution in Ghana

Adam Gyedu,  Sam Debrah,  Kwabena Agbedinu,  Stephanie K. Goodman,  Jacob Plange-Rhule,  Peter Donkor,  Charles Mock, 
  • Pages: 723-735
  • First Published: 01 November 2018

Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Strengthening Surgery Strengthens Health Systems: A New Paradigm and Potential Pathway for Horizontal Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

S. Ariane Christie,  Benedict C. Nwomeh,  Sanjay Krishnaswami,  George P. Yang,  Ai-Xuan L. Holterman,  Anthony Charles,  Sudha Jayaraman,  Randeep S. Jawa,  Jennifer Rickard,  Mamta Swaroop,  Sifri C. Ziad,  Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa,  Martin Ekeke Monono,  Alain Chichom Mefire,  Catherine Juillard, 
  • Pages: 736-743
  • First Published: 15 November 2018

Original Scientific Report

Proteomic Identification of Biomarkers Associated with Eating Control and Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in Patients with Morbid Obesity

Carmen Rodríguez-Rivera,  Carmen Pérez-García,  José Ramón Muñoz-Rodríguez,  Marta Vicente-Rodríguez,  Filomena Polo,  Rhian-Marie Ford,  Esperanza Segura,  Alberto León,  Elisabet Salas,  Luis Sáenz-Mateos,  Carmen González-Martín,  Gonzalo Herradón,  Luis Beato-Fernández,  Jesús Martín-Fernández,  Luis F. Alguacil, 
  • Pages: 744-750
  • First Published: 13 November 2018

Complications After Ostomy Surgery: Emergencies and Obese Patients are at Risk—Data from the Berlin OStomy Study (BOSS)

Chris Braumann,  Verena Müller,  Moritz Knies,  Birgit Aufmesser,  Wolfgang Schwenk,  Gerold Koplin, 
  • Pages: 751-757
  • First Published: 13 November 2018

Bariatric Surgery Versus Lifestyle Intervention in Class I Obesity: 7–10-Year Results of a Retrospective Study

Antonio Vitiello,  Luigi Angrisani,  Antonella Santonicola,  Paola Iovino,  Vincenzo Pilone,  Pietro Forestieri, 
  • Pages: 758-762
  • First Published: 14 November 2018

Original Scientific Report (Including Papers Presented at Surgical Conferences)

Labour Market Participation After Emergency Laparotomy: A Nationwide Cohort Study with Long-Term Follow-Up

Lau Caspar Thygesen,  Ismail Gögenur, 
  • Pages: 763-771
  • First Published: 26 October 2018
Open Access

Sarcomania? The Inapplicability of Sarcopenia Measurement in Predicting Incisional Hernia Development

M. M. J. van Rooijen,  L. F. Kroese,  J. L. A. van Vugt,  J. F. Lange, 
  • Pages: 772-779
  • First Published: 30 October 2018
Open Access

Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) as an Added Predictor to Existing Preoperative Risk Assessments

Morten Alstrup,  Jeppe Meyer,  Martin Schultz,  Line Jee Hartmann Rasmussen,  Lars Simon Rasmussen,  Lars Køber,  Jakob Lundager Forberg,  Jesper Eugen-Olsen,  Kasper Iversen, 
  • Pages: 780-790
  • First Published: 02 November 2018

Original Scientific Report

Indications and Outcomes of a Cross-Linked Porcine Dermal Collagen Mesh (Permacol) for Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Multicenter Audit

Alexandre Doussot,  Fawaz Abo-Alhassan,  Sofiane Derbal,  Isabelle Fournel,  Faustin Kasereka-Kisenge,  Tatiana Codjia,  Haitham Khalil,  Vincent Dubuisson,  Haythem Najah,  Alexis Laurent,  Benoît Romain,  Christophe Barrat,  Christophe Trésallet,  Muriel Mathonnet,  Pablo Ortega-Deballon, 
  • Pages: 791-797
  • First Published: 13 November 2018

Decision-Making in the Emergency Laparotomy: A Mixed Methodology Study

Louise Hendra,  Tim Hendra,  Stephen J. Parker, 
  • Pages: 798-805
  • First Published: 19 November 2018
Open Access

The Short-Form Inguinal Pain Questionnaire (sf-IPQ): An Instrument for Rating Groin Pain After Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Daily Clinical Practice

Anders Olsson,  G. Sandblom,  U. Fränneby,  A. Sondén,  U. Gunnarsson,  U. Dahlstrand, 
  • Pages: 806-811
  • First Published: 27 November 2018

Rapid Relief: Thyroidectomy is a Quicker Cure than Radioactive Iodine Ablation (RAI) in Patients with Hyperthyroidism

James R. Davis,  Alan P. Dackiw,  Shelby A. Holt,  Fiemu E. Nwariaku,  Sarah C. Oltmann, 
  • Pages: 812-817
  • First Published: 27 November 2018

Occult Contralateral Lateral Lymph Node Metastases in Unilateral N1b Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Hélène Bohec,  Ingrid Breuskin,  Julien Hadoux,  Martin Schlumberger,  Sophie Leboulleux,  Dana M. Hartl, 
  • Pages: 818-823
  • First Published: 21 November 2018

Original Scientific Report (Including Papers Presented at Surgical Conferences)

Vocal Cord Palsies Missed by Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasound (TLUSG): Do They Experience Worse Outcomes?

Kai-Pun Wong,  Kin Pan Au,  Shi Lam,  Yuk Kwan Chang,  Brian Hung Hin Lang, 
  • Pages: 824-830
  • First Published: 23 October 2018

Chemoprevention with Somatuline© Delays the Progression of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in a Mouse Model of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1)

Caroline L. Lopez,  Barbara Joos,  Detlef K. Bartsch,  Jerena Manoharan,  Max Albers,  Emily P. Slater,  Carmen Bollmann,  Sylvia Roth,  Aninja Bayer,  Volker Fendrich, 
  • Pages: 831-838
  • First Published: 01 January 2019

Original Scientific Report

Enhanced REVENUE After Surgery? A Cost-Standardized Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Mastectomy Decreases Length of Stay

Robert S. Ackerman,  Michael Hirschi,  Brandon Alford,  Trip Evans,  John V. Kiluk,  Sephalie Y. Patel, 
  • Pages: 839-845
  • First Published: 19 November 2018

Risk Factors for Skin Flap Necrosis in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Mastectomy Followed by Immediate Breast Reconstruction

Hiroki Ito,  Takayuki Ueno,  Hirotaka Suga,  Tomohiro Shiraishi,  Hirotsugu Isaka,  Kentaro Imi,  Kaisuke Miyamoto,  Manami Tada,  Yoshiharu Ishizaka,  Shigeru Imoto, 
  • Pages: 846-852
  • First Published: 13 November 2018

Propensity-Matched Analysis Comparing Survival After Hybrid Thoracoscopic–Laparotomy Esophagectomy and Complete Thoracoscopic–Laparoscopic Esophagectomy

Kun-Kun Li,  Yin-Jian Wang,  Xue-Hai Liu,  Ru-Wen Wang,  Yao-Guang Jiang,  Wei Guo, 
  • Pages: 853-861
  • First Published: 01 November 2018

Original Scientific Report (Including Papers Presented at Surgical Conferences)

Outcome of Self-Expanding Metal Stents in the Treatment of Anastomotic Leaks After Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy

Patrick Sven Plum,  Till Herbold,  Felix Berlth,  Hildegard Christ,  Hakan Alakus,  Marc Bludau,  De-Hua Chang,  Christiane Josephine Bruns,  Arnulf Heinrich Hölscher,  Seung-Hun Chon, 
  • Pages: 862-869
  • First Published: 30 October 2018

Intraoperative Blood Loss is Associated with Shortened Postoperative Survival of Patients with Stage II/III Gastric Cancer: Analysis of a Multi-institutional Dataset

Yuki Ito,  Mitsuro Kanda,  Seiji Ito,  Yoshinari Mochizuki,  Hitoshi Teramoto,  Kiyoshi Ishigure,  Toshifumi Murai,  Takahiro Asada,  Akiharu Ishiyama,  Hidenobu Matsushita,  Chie Tanaka,  Daisuke Kobayashi,  Michitaka Fujiwara,  Kenta Murotani,  Yasuhiro Kodera, 
  • Pages: 870-877
  • First Published: 30 October 2018

Perioperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic Repeat Liver Resection for Recurrent HCC: Comparison with Open Repeat Liver Resection for Recurrent HCC and Laparoscopic Resection for Primary HCC

Brian K. P. Goh,  Nicholas Syn,  Jin-Yao Teo,  Yu-Xin Guo,  Ser-Yee Lee,  Peng-Chung Cheow,  Pierce K. H. Chow,  London L. P. J. Ooi,  Alexander Y. F. Chung,  Chung-Yip Chan, 
  • Pages: 878-885
  • First Published: 25 October 2018

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: A New Strategy for Loco-Regional Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma While Awaiting Liver Transplantation

Tadahiro Uemura,  Alexander Kirichenko,  Mark Bunker,  Molly Vincent,  Lorenzo Machado,  Ngoc Thai, 
  • Pages: 886-893
  • First Published: 25 October 2018

Left Hepatectomy with Combined Resection and Reconstruction of Right Hepatic Artery for Bismuth Type I and II Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma

Teiichi Sugiura,  Yukiyasu Okamura,  Takaaki Ito,  Yusuke Yamamoto,  Ryo Ashida,  Katsuhisa Ohgi,  Masahiro Nakagawa,  Katsuhiko Uesaka, 
  • Pages: 894-901
  • First Published: 30 October 2018

Enterothorax After Hepatic Surgery: A Single-Center Experience

G. Manzini,  C. Kuemmerli,  C. S. Reiner,  H. Petrowsky,  C. A. Gutschow, 
  • Pages: 902-909
  • First Published: 01 November 2018

Original Scientific Report

Procedure-Specific Volume and Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: Implications for Failure to Rescue Patients Following Liver Surgery

Qinyu Chen,  Griffin Olsen,  Fabio Bagante,  Katiuscha Merath,  Jay J. Idrees,  Ozgur Akgul,  Jordan Cloyd,  Mary Dillhoff,  Susan White,  Timothy M. Pawlik, 
  • Pages: 910-919
  • First Published: 21 November 2018

Bone Mineral Density as a Risk Factor for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Yosuke Miyachi,  Toshimi Kaido,  Siuan Yao,  Hisaya Shirai,  Atsushi Kobayashi,  Yuhei Hamaguchi,  Naoko Kamo,  Shintaro Yagi,  Shinji Uemoto, 
  • Pages: 920-928
  • First Published: 21 November 2018

Original Scientific Report (Including Papers Presented at Surgical Conferences)

Intraoperative Fluid Administration and Surgical Outcomes Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: External Validation at a Tertiary Referral Center

M. Sandini,  C. Fernández-del Castillo,  C. R. Ferrone,  K. J. Ruscic,  M. Eikermann,  A. L. Warshaw,  K. D. Lillemoe,  M. Qadan, 
  • Pages: 929-936
  • First Published: 30 October 2018

Original Scientific Report

Opportunity Lost? Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database

Munizay Paracha,  Kathryn Van Orden,  Gregory Patts,  Jennifer Tseng,  David McAneny,  Teviah Sachs, 
  • Pages: 937-943
  • First Published: 26 November 2018

Scientific Review

Microdialysis in Postoperative Monitoring of Gastrointestinal Organ Viability: A Systematic Review

Jonas Emil Sabroe,  Niels Qvist,  Mark Bremholm Ellebæk, 
  • Pages: 944-954
  • First Published: 26 November 2018

Original Scientific Report

Lung Adenocarcinoma has a Higher Risk of Lymph Node Metastasis than Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

Han-Yu Deng,  Miao Zeng,  Gang Li,  Guha Alai,  Jun Luo,  Lun-Xu Liu,  Qinghua Zhou,  Yi-Dan Lin, 
  • Pages: 955-962
  • First Published: 13 November 2018

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Early Consequences of Pectus Excavatum Surgery on Self-Esteem and General Quality of Life

Curtis Darling,  Stephanie Chao,  Radhamangalm Ramamurthi,  Ban Tsui, 
  • Pages: 963-964
  • First Published: 07 June 2018

Reply, Letter to the Editor

Author’s Reply: Early Consequences of Pectus Excavatum Surgery on Self-Esteem and General Quality of Life

Wietse P. Zuidema, 
  • Page: 965
  • First Published: 28 August 2018