From the Editors of World Journal of Surgery Gerard M. DohertyO. James GardenJohn G. Hunter EDITORIAL 06 October 2006 Pages: 1943 - 1944
Retrosternal Goiter: The Need for Median Sternotomy Mohamed E. AhmedElnazeer O. AhmedSeif I. Mahadi ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 15 August 2006 Pages: 1945 - 1948
Invited Commentary on Retrosternal Goiter: The Need for Median Sternotomy Ian Gough INVITED COMMENTARY 06 October 2006 Pages: 1949 - 1949
Subtotal Thyroidectomy: A Reliable Method to Achieve Euthyroidism in Graves’ Disease. Prognostic Factors Pablo MorenoJosé M. GómezE. Jaurrieta OriginalPaper 07 September 2006 Pages: 1950 - 1956
Total Thyroidectomy for Amiodarone-associated Thyrotoxicosis in Patients with Severe Cardiac Disease Jenny GoughIan R. Gough OriginalPaper 06 October 2006 Pages: 1957 - 1961
Interim Results of Sentinel Node Biopsy during Laparoscopic Gastrectomy: Possible Role in Function-Preserving Surgery for Early Cancer Yoshiro SaikawaYoshihide OtaniMasaki Kitajima OriginalPaper 04 October 2006 Pages: 1962 - 1968
Combined Low Pressure Pneumoperitoneum and Intraperitoneal Infusion of Normal Saline for Reducing Shoulder Tip Pain Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy M. Emad EsmatMagdy M.A. ElsebaeSameh B. Elsebaie OriginalPaper 06 October 2006 Pages: 1969 - 1973
Missing Effect of Glutamine Supplementation on the Surgical Outcome after Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Periampullary Tumors: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Clinical Trial Sungho JoSeong-Ho ChoiYong-Il Kim OriginalPaper 16 August 2006 Pages: 1974 - 1982
Re: Missing Effect of Glutamine Supplementation on the Surgical Outcome after Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Periampullary Tumors: a Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Clinical Trial C. H. C. Dejong INVITED COMMENTARY 09 October 2006 Pages: 1983 - 1984
Effect of Jejunal and Biliary Decompression on Postoperative Complications and Pancreatic Leakage Arising from Pancreatojejunostomy after Pancreatoduodenectomy Yoichi IshizakiJiro YoshimotoSeiji Kawasaki OriginalPaper 04 October 2006 Pages: 1985 - 1989
Invited Commentary on Effect of Jejunal and Biliary Decompression on Postoperative Complications and Pancreatic Leakage Arising from Pancreatojejunostomy after Pancreatoduodenectomy Peter Muscarella INVITED COMMENTARY 06 October 2006 Pages: 1990 - 1991
Prognostic Factors in Periampullary and Pancreatic Tumor Resection in Elderly Patients R. CasadeiN. ZaniniF. Minni OriginalPaper 29 August 2006 Pages: 1992 - 2001
Invited Commentary on Prognostic Factors in Periampullary and Pancreatic Tumor Resection in Elderly Patients: Pancreatic Cancer Resection in Elderly Patients Hugh M. PatersonRowan W. Parks INVITED COMMENTARY 06 October 2006 Pages: 2002 - 2003
Efficacy of Postoperative Transarterial Chemoembolization and Portal Vein Chemotherapy for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Complicated by Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis—a Randomized Study Q. LiJ. WangX.S. Hao OriginalPaper 04 October 2006 Pages: 2004 - 2011
Re: “The Efficacy of Adjuvant Transarterial Chemoembolization and Portal Vein Chemotherapy for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Complicated by Portal Vein Thrombosis” Stephen J Wigmore INVITED COMMENTARY 15 August 2006 Pages: 2012 - 2013
Effect of Portocaval Shunt on Residual Extreme Small Liver after Extended Hepatectomy in Porcine HongSheng WangNobuhiro OhkohchiSusumu Satomi OriginalPaper 16 August 2006 Pages: 2014 - 2022
Invited Commentary on Effect of Portocaval Shunt on Residual Extreme Small Liver after Extended Hepatectomy in Porcine Susan L. Orloff INVITED COMMENTARY 13 October 2006 Pages: 2023 - 2024
Cytoreductive Surgery Combined with Intraperitoneal Chemohyperthermia for the Treatment of Advanced Colon Cancer Claudio ZanonMassimiliano BortoliniAlon Mashiah OriginalPaper 06 October 2006 Pages: 2025 - 2032
Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis by Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemoperfusion (IHCP): Postoperative Outcome and Risk Factors for Morbidity Franco RovielloDaniele MarrelliEnrico Pinto OriginalPaper 04 September 2006 Pages: 2033 - 2040
Re: Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis by Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemoperfusion (IHCP): Postoperative Outcome and Risk Factors for Morbidity Walter Richard Marti INVITED COMMENTARY 13 October 2006 Pages: 2041 - 2042
Cervical Epidural Anesthesia: A Safe Alternative to General Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing Cancer Breast Surgery A. P. SinghMallika TewariHari S. Shukla OriginalPaper 16 August 2006 Pages: 2043 - 2047
Invited Commentary on “Cervical Epidural Anesthesia: A Safe Alternative to General Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing Cancer Breast Surgery” Avishai Ziser INVITED COMMENTARY 04 October 2006 Pages: 2048 - 2049
Rectus Sheath Hematoma: A Series of Unfortunate Events Andreas LuhmannEiffon Vaughn Williams OriginalPaper 06 October 2006 Pages: 2050 - 2055
Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Versus Open Repair of Incisional Hernia Parvinder S. SainsHenry S. TilneyAlexander G. Heriot OriginalPaper 04 October 2006 Pages: 2056 - 2064
Is the Lichtenstein Operation of Strangulated Groin Hernia a Safe Procedure? Andrzej WysockiJan KulawikMarcin Strzałka OriginalPaper 06 October 2006 Pages: 2065 - 2070
Mortality in Terrorist Attacks: A Unique Modal of Temporal Death Distribution S. C. ShapiraR. Adatto-LeviY. Mintz OriginalPaper 29 August 2006 Pages: 2071 - 2077
Invited Commentary on Mortality in Terror Attacks: A Unique Modal of Temporal Death Distribution Eric R. Frykberg INVITED COMMENTARY 09 October 2006 Pages: 2078 - 2079
Re: Should We Use Routinely Prophylactic Antibiotics in Patients with Chest Trauma? R. G. Holzheimer INVITED COMMENTARY 13 October 2006 Pages: 2080 - 2081
Re: The Challenge of Military Surgical Education George H. Sakorafas LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 21 July 2006 Pages: 2083 - 2084
Reply—The Challenge of Military Surgical Education H.P. Becker OriginalPaper 06 October 2006 Pages: 2084 - 2084
The Volume-Outcome Relationship: Don’t Believe Everything You See Michael J. Zinner Erratum 13 October 2006 Pages: 2085 - 2085