Population Health Metrics for Surgery: Effective Coverage of Surgical Services in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries Doruk OzgedizRenee HsiaKelly McQueen OriginalPaper 29 October 2008 Pages: 1 - 5
Intraoperative Consultation as an Instrument of Quality Management Wolfgang TeichmannWilm RostSven Petersen OriginalPaper 15 November 2008 Pages: 6 - 11
Intraoperative Consultation as an Instrument of Quality Management Michael J. Englesbe Invited Commentary 21 November 2008 Pages: 12 - 13
Rib Fracture Repair: Indications, Technical Issues, and Future Directions Raminder NirulaJose J. Diaz Jr.John C. Mayberry OriginalPaper 24 October 2008 Pages: 14 - 22
Are There Racial Disparities in Trauma Care? Frederick MillhamNitin B. Jain BriefCommunication 21 November 2008 Pages: 23 - 33
Prognostic Factors in Critically Ill Patients Suffering from Secondary Peritonitis: A Retrospective, Observational, Survival Time Analysis Christian P. SchneiderCarol SeybothWolfgang H. Hartl OriginalPaper 01 November 2008 Pages: 34 - 43
Clinicopathological Features of Tumors as Predictors of the Efficacy of Primary Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Operable Breast Cancer Tadahiko ShienSadako Akashi-TanakaTakayuki Kinoshita OriginalPaper 25 October 2008 Pages: 44 - 51
Predictors of Axillary Lymph Node Metastases in Breast Cancer: Is There a Role for Minimal Axillary Surgery? C. H. YipN. A. TaibW. Y. Choo OriginalPaper 29 October 2008 Pages: 54 - 57
Alternative Surgical Strategies and Favorable Outcomes in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in Japan: Experience of a Single Institution Yasuhiro ItoAkira MiyauchiFumio Matsuzuka OriginalPaper 13 November 2008 Pages: 58 - 66
Endoscopic Subtotal Thyroidectomy: The Procedure of Choice for Graves’ disease? Akira SasakiHiroyuki NittaGo Wakabayashi OriginalPaper 14 November 2008 Pages: 67 - 71
Prolonged Hospital Stay After Parathyroidectomy for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Shih-Ping ChengChien-Liang LiuTsen-Long Yang OriginalPaper 25 October 2008 Pages: 72 - 79
Perforated Peptic Ulcer: Clinical Presentation, Surgical Outcomes, and the Accuracy of the Boey Scoring System in Predicting Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality Varut LohsiriwatSiriluck PrapasrivorakulDarin Lohsiriwat OriginalPaper 29 October 2008 Pages: 80 - 85
Perforated Peptic Ulcer: “Developing” World Versus “Developed” World Doron Kopelman Invited Commentary 01 November 2008 Pages: 86 - 87
Prevalence of Symptoms and Use of Medication for Gastroesophageal Reflux in an Australian Community David I. WatsonCarolyn J. Lally OriginalPaper 24 October 2008 Pages: 88 - 94
Is Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction Different between Japan and Western Countries? The Incidence and Clinicopathological Features at a Japanese High-Volume Cancer Center Shinichi HasegawaTakaki YoshikawaOsamu Kobayashi OriginalPaper 29 October 2008 Pages: 95 - 103
Prognostic Factors After Resection of Pancreatic Cancer Michio UedaItaru EndoHiroshi Shimada OriginalPaper 15 November 2008 Pages: 104 - 110
Hepatic Metastasectomy for Soft-Tissue Sarcomas: Is It Justified? A. RehdersM. PeiperX. Rogiers OriginalPaper 24 October 2008 Pages: 111 - 117
Preventing Parastomal Hernia with a Prosthetic Mesh: A 5-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Study Arthur JänesYucel CengizLeif A. Israelsson OriginalPaper 15 November 2008 Pages: 118 - 121
Preventing Parastomal Hernia with a Prosthetic Mesh: A Five Year Follow Up of a Randomised Study Markus Schäfer Invited Commentary 21 November 2008 Pages: 122 - 123
Association Between EGF, TGF-β1, VEGF Gene Polymorphism and Colorectal Cancer Guo-yang WuTill HasenbergMichael Keese OriginalPaper 15 November 2008 Pages: 124 - 129
Delayed Wound Healing in Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Coincides with an Altered Collagen Composition Marcel BinneböselKarsten JungeUwe Klinge OriginalPaper 04 October 2008 Pages: 130 - 136
Delayed Wound Healing in Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Coincides with an Altered Collagen Composition Mark Cheetham Invited Commentary 24 October 2008 Pages: 137 - 137
Local Anesthetic Hernia Repair in Overweight and Obese Patients T. D. ReidP. SanjayA. Woodward OriginalPaper 08 October 2008 Pages: 138 - 141
Local Anesthetic Hernia Repair: Gold Standard for One and All Andrew Kingsnorth OriginalPaper 21 November 2008 Pages: 142 - 144
Results of an Observational Study in Carotid Surgery Using Absorbable Suture Material Marko AleksicJan UedelhovenJan Brunkwall OriginalPaper 13 November 2008 Pages: 145 - 149
The Neglect of the Global Surgical Workforce: Experience and Evidence from Uganda Emmanuel Monjok Letter 05 August 2008 Pages: 150 - 151
The Use of CEEA 34 in Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy: Suggested Modifications in Technique Giuseppe Piccinni OriginalPaper 30 September 2008 Pages: 154 - 155
The Use of CEEA 34 in Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy: Suggested Modifications in Technique M. H. ChewW. S. TanK. W. Eu Letter 22 October 2008 Pages: 156 - 156
Role of Unilateral Aderenalectomy in ACTH-Independent Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia Sihoon LeeMin Su HaIe Byung Park OriginalPaper 30 September 2008 Pages: 157 - 158
Role of Selective Venous Adrenal Sampling in ACTH-Independent Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia (AIMAH) Maurizio IacoboneGennaro Favia Letter 13 November 2008 Pages: 159 - 159
Effects of Sildenafil Citrate on Ischemic Colonic Anastomotic Healing in Rats: Its Relationship Between Nitric Oxide and Oxidative Stress Oktay IrkorucuMustafa Comert Letter 09 October 2008 Pages: 160 - 160
Esophagus and Gastric Cancer: How Surgeon’s Experience and Personal Genomics May Improve Locoregional Control and Survival Theodore LiakakosDimitrios H. Roukos Letter 30 October 2008 Pages: 161 - 162
