The Academic Discipline of Tropical Surgery Michael H. Cotton EditorialNotes 07 July 2010 Pages: 2269 - 2271
Marjolin’s Ulcers in sub-Saharan Africa Peter M. Nthumba OriginalPaper 20 July 2010 Pages: 2272 - 2277
Routine Ultrasound and Limited Computed Tomography for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis Boudewijn R. ToorenvlietFraukje WiersmaJaap F. Hamming OriginalPaper Open access 26 June 2010 Pages: 2278 - 2285
Fatal Acute Pancreatitis Occurring Outside of the Hospital: Clinical and Social Characteristics Bodil AnderssonDaniel AnsariRoland Andersson OriginalPaper 23 June 2010 Pages: 2286 - 2291
Current Outcomes of Simultaneous Carotid Endarterectomy and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in North America Sunil M. PrasadShuang LiMalek G. Massad OriginalPaper 20 July 2010 Pages: 2292 - 2298
Endovenous Ablation for the Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Venous Ulcerations Christopher J. MarroccoMarvin D. AtkinsRuth L. Bush OriginalPaper 04 June 2010 Pages: 2299 - 2304
Enteric Fistulation After Renal Artery Reconstruction: A Systematic Literature Review David BergqvistMartin Björck OriginalPaper 17 July 2010 Pages: 2305 - 2307
Is Breast Cancer the Same Disease in Asian and Western Countries? Stanley P. L. LeongZhen-Zhou ShenWilliam D. Foulkes OriginalPaper Open access 07 July 2010 Pages: 2308 - 2324
The Evaluation and Optimization of Intraoperative Touch Imprint Cytology for Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Early-stage Breast Cancer in China Jia-jian ChenBen-long YangJiong Wu OriginalPaper 22 June 2010 Pages: 2325 - 2332
Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma after the Detection of Distant Recurrence Yasuhiro ItoTakuya HigashiyamaAkira Miyauchi OriginalPaper 14 July 2010 Pages: 2333 - 2337
Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block Combined with General Anesthesia Administered in Thyroid Operations Ming-Lang ShihQuan-Yang DuhChun-Chang Yeh OriginalPaper Open access 10 July 2010 Pages: 2338 - 2343
Video-Assisted Bilateral Neck Exploration in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Failed Localization Studies Pier F. AlesinaReyaz M. SingaporewallaMartin K. Walz OriginalPaper 02 July 2010 Pages: 2344 - 2349
Hypoparathyroidism after Total Parathyroidectomy plus Subcutaneous Autotransplantation for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism—Any Side Effects? Fong-Fu ChouShun-Yu ChiKun-Chou Hsieh OriginalPaper 16 July 2010 Pages: 2350 - 2354
The Impending Severe Shortage of Trauma/Critical Care Surgeons in the USA Stephen Cohn OriginalPaper 24 June 2010 Pages: 2355 - 2358
Out with the Old, In with the New: A Novel Approach to Treating Pain Associated with Rib Fractures Michael S. TruittR. Clark MootyErnest Dunn OriginalPaper 22 June 2010 Pages: 2359 - 2362
Iatrogenic and Non-Iatrogenic Vascular Trauma in a District General Hospital: A 21-year Review Henry D. I. De’AthRobert B. Galland OriginalPaper 04 June 2010 Pages: 2363 - 2367
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: The Learning Curve Hui ZhaoLiang BuJun Wang OriginalPaper 22 June 2010 Pages: 2368 - 2372
Repeat Resection of Pulmonary Metastasis Is Beneficial for Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma Fengshi ChenHiroaki SakaiHiroshi Date OriginalPaper 26 June 2010 Pages: 2373 - 2378
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring During Esophagectomy and Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection Hans GelpkeFelix GriederDieter Cadosch OriginalPaper 19 June 2010 Pages: 2379 - 2382
Factors Predicting the Hospital Mortality of Patients with Corrosive Gastrointestinal Injuries Receiving Esophagogastrectomy in the Acute Stage Shah-Hwa ChouYu-Tang ChangKa-Wo Lee OriginalPaper 29 May 2010 Pages: 2383 - 2388
Afferent Loop Obstruction After Distal Gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y Reconstruction Masaru AokiMakoto SakaHitoshi Katai OriginalPaper 11 May 2010 Pages: 2389 - 2392
Is Hypoalbuminemia an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with Gastric Cancer? Andrew B. C. CrumleyRobert C. StuartDonald C. McMillan OriginalPaper 03 July 2010 Pages: 2393 - 2398
Systemic Inflammatory Response in Gastric Cancer Hiroharu YamashitaHitoshi Katai Invited Commentary 03 July 2010 Pages: 2399 - 2400
Increasing Donor Body Weight to Prevent Small-for-Size Syndrome in Living Donor Liver Transplantation Chinsu LiuRheun-Chuan LeeSee-Ying Chiou OriginalPaper 09 June 2010 Pages: 2401 - 2408
Increasing Donor Body Weight to Prevent Small-for-Size Syndrome in Living Donor Liver Transplantation Gabriel C. OniscuStephen J. Wigmore Invited Commentary 09 June 2010 Pages: 2409 - 2410
Significance of Serum Connective Tissue Growth Factor in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Relationship with Angiogenesis Gui-Bo WangXin-Yu ZhouXiao-Qin Wang OriginalPaper 29 May 2010 Pages: 2411 - 2417
Does Pringle Maneuver Affect Survival in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases? Alessandro FerreroNadia RussolilloLorenzo Capussotti OriginalPaper 18 June 2010 Pages: 2418 - 2425
Virtual Liver Resection and Volumetric Analysis of the Future Liver Remnant using Open Source Image Processing Software Joost R. van der VorstRonald M. van DamCornelis H. C. Dejong OriginalPaper Open access 23 July 2010 Pages: 2426 - 2433
Prognostic Factors and Outcome of 438 Chinese Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Underwent Partial Hepatectomy in a Single Center Jie WangLei-bo XuQing-jia Ou OriginalPaper 04 June 2010 Pages: 2434 - 2441
Prognostic Impact of Underlying Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis After Curative Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Peter GassmannTilmann SpiekerNorbert Senninger OriginalPaper 11 June 2010 Pages: 2442 - 2451
Increased Hepcidin Production Impairs Iron Metabolism after Pancreatoduodenectomy Takayuki KosugeTokihiko SawadaKeiichi Kubota OriginalPaper 02 June 2010 Pages: 2452 - 2456
Pancreaticojejunal Bridge-Anastomosis: A Novel Option for Surgeon to Preserve Pancreatic Body and Tail in Urgent Reoperation for Intra-abdominal Massive Hemorrhage after Pancreaticoduodenectomy Jin XuXianwei DaiXiaobo Zhang OriginalPaper 16 July 2010 Pages: 2457 - 2462
Preincisional Versus Postincisional Administration of Parecoxib in Colorectal Surgery: Effect on Postoperative Pain Control and Cytokine Response. A Randomized Clinical Trial Ageliki PandaziEvagelia KapotaGeorgia Kostopanagiotou OriginalPaper 26 June 2010 Pages: 2463 - 2469
Recurrence of Radiation Enterocolitis within 1 Year is Predictive of 5-Year Mortality in Surgical Cases of Radiation Enterocolitis: Our 18-Year Experience in a Single Center Ming-Cheng ChenFeng-Fan ChiangHsiu-Feng Ma OriginalPaper 27 May 2010 Pages: 2470 - 2476
Diagnosis and Treatment of Diffuse Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rectum: Report of 17 Cases Han Tao WangXian Hua GaoLian Jie Liu OriginalPaper 18 June 2010 Pages: 2477 - 2486
Effectiveness of a Surgical Glove Port for Single Port Surgery Michihiro HayashiMitsuhiro AsakumaNobuhiko Tanigawa BriefCommunication 12 August 2010 Pages: 2487 - 2489
Meta-analysis of Survival of Patients with Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer Managed with Resection versus Chemotherapy Alone: Letter to the Editor Imran HassanVriti Advani Letter 08 April 2010 Pages: 2490 - 2491
To Resect or not the Primary Tumor in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Letter to the Editor Christos G. KatsiosGeorgios Baltogiannis Letter 04 May 2010 Pages: 2492 - 2493
Reply: Apples, Oranges, Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: has the Time for a Randomized Trial Come? A. P. StillwellY.-H. HoP. G. Buettner Letter 26 May 2010 Pages: 2494 - 2495
Prognostic Significance of Host- and Tumor-related Factors in Patients with Gastric Cancer Christof HottenrottChristos Katsios Letter 08 April 2010 Pages: 2496 - 2497
Reply: Prognostic Significance of Host- and Tumor-related Factors in Patients with Gastric Cancer Yasuhiko MohriChikao Miki Letter 15 June 2010 Pages: 2498 - 2498
Cost-Effective Surgery for Cleft Lip and Palate in the Developing World: To the Editor Purvi ThakkarHemant ShahNobhojit Roy Letter 08 April 2010 Pages: 2499 - 2500
Cost-Effective Surgery for Cleft Lip and Palate in the Developing World: Reply to Letter to the Editor D. Scott Corlew Letter 02 June 2010 Pages: 2501 - 2501
Response to “Letter to the Editor: Cost Effective Surgery for Cleft Lip and Palate in the Developing World” William MageeRichard Vander BurgKristin Ward Hatcher Letter 02 June 2010 Pages: 2502 - 2503
The Impact of Launching Surgery at the District Level in Niger: Letter to the Editor Emmanuel Monjok Letter 04 May 2010 Pages: 2504 - 2504
Fluorescent Cholangiography during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Indocyanine Green or New Fluorescent Agents? Letter to the Editor Takeaki IshizawaYasutsugu BandaiNorihiro Kokudo Letter 19 June 2010 Pages: 2505 - 2506
Beyond Absolutism: Guiding Principles Needed for Humanitarian Medicine: Letter to the Editor Ira L. Leeds Letter 01 May 2010 Pages: 2507 - 2507
Beyond Absolutism: Guiding Principles Needed for Humanitarian Medicine: Reply David Robert Welling Letter 10 June 2010 Pages: 2508 - 2508
