1. 2013 SSAT Presidential Address: Peer Review

   • Jeffrey B. Matthews

   2013 SSAT Presidential Address 05 November 2013 Pages: 1 - 6

   

2. Clinical Significance of Serum COL6A3 in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

   • Christopher Y. Kang
   • Jonathan Wang
   • Hwyda A. Arafat

   2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 04 September 2013 Pages: 7 - 15

   

3. Treatment Sequencing for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: Influence of Early Metastases and Surgical Complications on Multimodality Therapy Completion and Survival

   • Ching-Wei D. Tzeng
   • Hop S. Tran Cao
   • Matthew H. G. Katz

   2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 16 November 2013 Pages: 16 - 25

   

4. Early Referral for Esophageal pH Monitoring Is More Cost-Effective Than Prolonged Empiric Trials of Proton-Pump Inhibitors for Suspected Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

   • David A. Kleiman
   • Toni Beninato
   • Rasa Zarnegar

   2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 09 November 2013 Pages: 26 - 34

   

5. Risk Factors Associated with 30-Day Postoperative Readmissions in Major Gastrointestinal Resections

   • Kristin N. Kelly
   • James C. Iannuzzi
   • Fergal J. Fleming

   2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 25 September 2013 Pages: 35 - 44

6. Safety and Efficacy of Portal Vein Embolization Before Planned Major or Extended Hepatectomy: An Institutional Experience of 358 Patients

   • Junichi Shindoh
   • Ching-Wei D. Tzeng
   • Jean-Nicolas Vauthey

   2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 16 October 2013 Pages: 45 - 51

   

7. Distal Gastrectomy in Pancreaticoduodenectomy is Associated with Accelerated Gastric Emptying, Enhanced Postprandial Release of GLP-1, and Improved Insulin Sensitivity

   • Stefan Harmuth
   • Marlene Wewalka
   • Johannes Miholić

   2013 SSAT Plenary 04 September 2013 Pages: 52 - 59

   

8. Defining High Risk: Cost-Effectiveness of Extended-Duration Thromboprophylaxis Following Major Oncologic Abdominal Surgery

   • James C. Iannuzzi
   • Aaron S. Rickles
   • Katia Noyes

   2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 08 October 2013 Pages: 60 - 68

   

9. Modern Chemotherapy Mitigates Adverse Prognostic Effect of Regional Nodal Metastases in Stage IV Colorectal Cancer

   • Alan A. Thomay
   • David M. Nagorney
   • Yun Shin Chun

   2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 04 September 2013 Pages: 69 - 74

   

10. Short-Term but Not Long-Term Loss of Patency of Venous Reconstruction During Pancreatic Resection Is Associated with Decreased Survival

    • Irmina Gawlas
    • Irene Epelboym
    • John D. Allendorf

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 10 October 2013 Pages: 75 - 82

    

11. Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Enterography in Predicting Findings and Optimizing Surgical Approach in Crohn's Disease

    • Antonino Spinelli
    • Gionata Fiorino
    • Silvio Danese

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 20 November 2013 Pages: 83 - 91

    

12. Analysis of a Learning Curve and Predictors of Intraoperative Difficulty for Peroral Esophageal Myotomy (POEM)

    • Ezra N. Teitelbaum
    • Nathaniel J. Soper
    • Eric S. Hungness

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 04 September 2013 Pages: 92 - 99

    

13. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Gastroesophageal Reflux. Implications for Treatment

    • Marco E. Allaix
    • Piero M. Fisichella
    • Marco G. Patti

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 04 September 2013 Pages: 100 - 105

14. Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy Can Be Used As Primary Therapy for Esophageal Achalasia Regardless of Age

    • Renato Salvador
    • Mario Costantini
    • Giovanni Zaninotto

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 10 September 2013 Pages: 106 - 112

    

15. Trends in the Treatment of Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

    • Siavash Raigani
    • John Ammori
    • Jeffrey M. Hardacre

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 04 September 2013 Pages: 113 - 123

    

16. Does the Incidence of Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia Continue to Rise in the Twenty-First Century?—a SEER Database Analysis

    • A. Dubecz
    • N. Solymosi
    • J. H. Peters

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 15 November 2013 Pages: 124 - 129

    

17. Influence of Ethnicity on the Efficacy and Utilization of Bariatric Surgery in the USA

    • Ranjan Sudan
    • Deborah Winegar
    • John Morton

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 08 October 2013 Pages: 130 - 136

    

18. Understanding Hospital Readmissions After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Can We Prevent Them?

    • Zhi Ven Fong
    • Cristina R. Ferrone
    • Carlos Fernández-del Castillo

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 04 September 2013 Pages: 137 - 145

    

19. Morbidity and Mortality after Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Patients with Borderline Resectable Type C Clinical Classification

    • Ching-Wei D. Tzeng
    • Matthew H. G. Katz
    • Thomas A. Aloia

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 16 October 2013 Pages: 146 - 156

    

20. Long-Term Patient Outcomes After Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Procedures

    • Anton Simorov
    • Ajay Ranade
    • Dmitry Oleynikov

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 15 November 2013 Pages: 157 - 163

    

21. Pancreatic Morphological Changes in Long-Term Follow-Up after Initial Episode of Acute Alcoholic Pancreatitis

    • Jussi Nikkola
    • Irina Rinta-Kiikka
    • Juhani Sand

    SSAT Plenary 04 September 2013 Pages: 164 - 171

    

22. A Multi-Institutional External Validation of the Fistula Risk Score for Pancreatoduodenectomy

    • Benjamin C. Miller
    • John D. Christein
    • Charles M. Vollmer Jr.

    2013 SSAT Plenary Presentation 04 September 2013 Pages: 172 - 180

    

23. “A Debate: Is Surgical Intervention for Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas Being Overutilized”

    • Keith D. Lillemoe

    SSAT Controversy in GI Surgery Debate 29 October 2013 Pages: 181 - 181

24. Operative Resection is Currently Overutilized for Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas

    • Peter J. Allen

    SSAT Controversy in GI Surgery Debate 29 October 2013 Pages: 182 - 183

25. Is Surgical Intervention for Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas Being Underutilized?

    • C. Max Schmidt

    SSAT Controversy in GI Surgery Debate 30 October 2013 Pages: 184 - 186

    

26. Impact of Thoracic Recurrent Laryngeal Node Dissection: 508 Patients with Tri-Incisional Esophagectomy

    • Zihui Tan
    • Guowei Ma
    • Peng Lin

    Original Article 16 November 2013 Pages: 187 - 193

    

27. Major Hepatectomy Is a Safe Modality for the Treatment of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in Selected Patients Complicated with Cirrhosis

    • Hao Li
    • Jin-shu Wu
    • Bo Jiang

    Original Article 13 November 2013 Pages: 194 - 199

    

28. Perineal Wound Healing Following Ileoanal Pouch Excision

    • Pasha J. Nisar
    • Matthias Turina
    • Ravi P. Kiran

    Original Article 22 October 2013 Pages: 200 - 207

    

29. Laparoscopic Intussuscepting Pancreaticojejunostomy

    • S. J. Hughes
    • B. Neichoy
    • K. E. Behrns

    How I do it 09 August 2013 Pages: 208 - 212

    

30. The Cancer “Fear” in IBD Patients: Is It Still REAL?

    • T. M. Connelly
    • W. A. Koltun

    Evidence-Based Current Surgical Practice 04 September 2013 Pages: 213 - 218

31. Retraction Note: Colorectal Infraperitoneal Anastomosis: The Effects of Perioperative Supplemental Oxygen Administration on the Anastomotic Dehiscence

    • Mario Schietroma
    • Francesco Carlei
    • Gianfranco Amicucci

    Retraction Note 13 November 2013 Pages: 219 - 219