The Neglected (Abdominal) Compartment: What Is New at the Beginning of the 21st Century? Zsolt J. BaloghAri Leppäniemi OriginalPaper 12 April 2009 Pages: 1109 - 1109
IAH/ACS: The Rationale for Surveillance Manu L. N. G. MalbrainInneke E. De laetJan J. De Waele ReviewPaper 17 April 2009 Pages: 1110 - 1115
Nonoperative Management of Intraabdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Michael L. Cheatham ReviewPaper 12 April 2009 Pages: 1116 - 1122
Intra-Abdominal Pressure and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Acute General Surgery Michael SugrueYasir Buhkari ReviewPaper 29 April 2009 Pages: 1123 - 1127
Intra-Abdominal Hypertension in Acute Pancreatitis Jan J. De WaeleAri K. Leppäniemi OriginalPaper 07 April 2009 Pages: 1128 - 1133
Postinjury Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: Are We Winning the Battle? Zsolt J. BaloghKarlijn van WessemFrederick A. Moore ReviewPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 1134 - 1141
Intraabdominal Hypertension and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Burn Patients Andrew W. KirkpatrickChad G. BallScott K. D’Amours ReviewPaper 07 April 2009 Pages: 1142 - 1149
Update on Open Abdomen Management: Achievements and Challenges Rao R. Ivatury ReviewPaper 07 April 2009 Pages: 1150 - 1153
Classification—Important Step to Improve Management of Patients with an Open Abdomen Martin BjörckAndreas BruhinAlastair Windsor ReviewPaper Open access 17 April 2009 Pages: 1154 - 1157
Preoperative Fasting of 2 Hours Minimizes Insulin Resistance and Organic Response to Trauma After Video-Cholecystectomy: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial Marcelo S. M. FariaJosé E. de Aguilar-NascimentoNatasha Slhessarenko OriginalPaper 12 April 2009 Pages: 1158 - 1164
Impact of Surgical Training on Incidence of Surgical Site Infection Rachel RosenthalWalter P. WeberWalter R. Marti OriginalPaper 12 April 2009 Pages: 1165 - 1173
Tensiometry as a Decision Tool for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction with Component Separation Adrian DraguPeter KleinRaymund E. Horch OriginalPaper 12 April 2009 Pages: 1174 - 1180
Improved Operating Room Teamwork via SAFETY Prep: A Rural Community Hospital’s Experience John T. PaigeDeborah L. AaronSheila W. Chauvin OriginalPaper 07 April 2009 Pages: 1181 - 1187
Public Health and Policy Issues of Hernia Surgery in Africa Andrew N. KingsnorthMichael G. ClarkeSamuel D. Shillcutt ReviewPaper 25 March 2009 Pages: 1188 - 1193
Universal Precautions and Surgery in Sierra Leone: The Unprotected Workforce T. Peter KinghamT. B. KamaraAdam L. Kushner OriginalPaper 04 April 2009 Pages: 1194 - 1196
Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumors in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1: A Comparative Study on 21 Cases Among a Series of 761 MEN1 from the GTE (Groupe des Tumeurs Endocrines) Pierre GoudetArnaud MuratThe members of the GTE network (Groupe des Tumeurs Endocrines) OriginalPaper 18 March 2009 Pages: 1197 - 1207
Screening of Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN-1): A Critical Analysis of Its Value Jens WaldmannVolker FendrichPeter Langer OriginalPaper 07 April 2009 Pages: 1208 - 1218
Significance of Biochemical Parameters in Differentiating Uniglandular from Multiglandular Disease and Limiting Use of Intraoperative Parathormone Assay Abhijit ThakurFrederic SebagJean François Henry OriginalPaper 12 April 2009 Pages: 1219 - 1223
Treatment of Postoperative Esophagorespiratory Fistulas with Dual Self-Expanding Metal Stents Thorhallur AgustssonMagnus NilssonLars Lundell OriginalPaper 12 April 2009 Pages: 1224 - 1228
Prospective Study of Routine Day-Case Laparoscopic Modified Lind Partial Fundoplication S. AgrawalI. ShapeyP. Super OriginalPaper 12 April 2009 Pages: 1229 - 1234
Investigation of the Lymphatic Stream of the Stomach in Gastric Cancer with Solitary Lymph Node Metastasis Masanori TokunagaShigekazu OhyamaToshiharu Yamaguchi OriginalPaper 16 March 2009 Pages: 1235 - 1239
Intraoperative Blood Loss is a Critical Risk Factor for Peritoneal Recurrence After Curative Resection of Advanced Gastric Cancer Takao KameiJoji KitayamaHirokazu Nagawa OriginalPaper 24 March 2009 Pages: 1240 - 1246
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Prognostic Factors After Surgical Resection Alfredo GuglielmiAndrea RuzzenenteCalogero Iacono OriginalPaper 18 March 2009 Pages: 1247 - 1254
Characteristics of Bile Duct Carcinoma with Superficial Extension in the Epithelium Atsushi NanashimaYorihisa SumidaTakeshi Nagayasu OriginalPaper 12 April 2009 Pages: 1255 - 1258
Validation of the Estimation of Physiologic Ability and Surgical Stress (E-PASS) Score in Liver Surgery Vanessa M. BanzPeter StuderDaniel Candinas OriginalPaper 17 March 2009 Pages: 1259 - 1265
Management of Cystic Echinococcosis Complications and Dissemination: Where is the Evidence? Chadli DziriKarim HaouetAbdeljelil Zaouche ReviewPaper 07 April 2009 Pages: 1266 - 1273
Efficacy of Chlorhexidine Gluconate During Surgery for Hydatid Cyst Omer TopcuZeynep SumerAyhan Koyuncu OriginalPaper 14 March 2009 Pages: 1274 - 1280
Oncologic Outcomes of Self-Expanding Metallic Stent Insertion as a Bridge to Surgery in the Management of Left-Sided Colon Cancer Obstruction: Comparison with Nonobstructing Elective Surgery Jin Soo KimHyuk HurNam Kyu Kim OriginalPaper 11 April 2009 Pages: 1281 - 1286
Endo-Laparoscopic Colectomy Without Mini-Laparotomy for Left-Sided Colonic Tumors Hester Y. S. CheungAlex L. H. LeungMichael K. W. Li OriginalPaper 04 April 2009 Pages: 1287 - 1291
Influencing Factors of Symptomatic Anastomotic Leakage After Anterior Resection of the Rectum for Cancer Zhi-jie CongChuan-gang FuHao Wang OriginalPaper 12 April 2009 Pages: 1292 - 1297
Effect of Preoperative Hyperfibrinogenemia on Recurrence of Colorectal Cancer Without a Systemic Inflammatory Response Hiroharu YamashitaJoji KitayamaHirokazu Nagawa OriginalPaper 04 April 2009 Pages: 1298 - 1305
Laparoscopic Monitored Colonoscopic Polypectomy: Long-Term Follow-Up Morris E. Franklin Jr.Guillermo Portillo OriginalPaper 11 March 2009 Pages: 1306 - 1309
Surgical Diseases of the Womb According to Aetius of Amida (6th Century a.d.) Dimitrios P. LazarisFaidon J. LaskaratosGerassimos J. Lascaratos OriginalPaper 03 April 2009 Pages: 1310 - 1317
An Early Observation on the Anatomy of the Inguinal Canal and the Etiology of Inguinal Hernias by Petrus Camper in the 18th Century Frank F. A. IJpmaRobert C. van de GraafThomas M. van Gulik ReviewPaper 07 April 2009 Pages: 1318 - 1324
Chest Computed Tomography Screening in Colorectal Cancer Patients Carl Chartrand-LefebvreRĂ©al LapointeJulie Prenovault Letter 10 January 2009 Pages: 1325 - 1326
Clinical Usefulness of Chest X-Ray in the Detection of Pulmonary Metastases After Curative Resection for Colorectal Cancer: Reply Won-Suk LeeSeong Hyeon YunHaeran Yun Letter 07 April 2009 Pages: 1327 - 1327
The Increasing Use of Liver Transplantation Surgical Techniques in the Management of Renal and Nonrenal Cancer With or Without Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombus Gaetano CiancioMark SolowayAlan S. Livingstone Letter 08 January 2009 Pages: 1328 - 1329
Letter to the Editor: Surgical Treatment of the Open Abdomen in Patients with Abdominal Sepsis Using the Vacuum Assisted Closure System Alexander PerathonerRaimund MargreiterReinhold Kafka-Ritsch Letter 21 February 2009 Pages: 1332 - 1333
Treatment of the Open Abdomen with the Commercially Available Vacuum-Assisted Closure System in Patients with Abdominal Sepsis U. ZinggA. Platz Letter 04 March 2009 Pages: 1334 - 1334
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity Among Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Preliminary Study Attila Csendes Letter 15 March 2009 Pages: 1335 - 1335
Measurement of Spleen Size at Laparoscopic Splenectomy Cuneyt KayaalpCemalettin AydinAydemir Olmez Letter 10 March 2009 Pages: 1336 - 1336