Popular Belief Meets Surgical Reality: Impact of Lunar Phases, Friday the 13th and Zodiac Signs on Emergency Operations and Intraoperative Blood Loss Jochen SchuldJan E. SlottaSven Richter OriginalPaper 29 June 2011 Pages: 1945 - 1949
In-hospital Death following Inpatient Surgical Procedures in the United States, 1996–2006 Thomas G. WeiserMarcus E. SemelAtul A. Gawande OriginalPaper 06 July 2011 Pages: 1950 - 1956
Safety and Sterilization of Mosquito Net Mesh for Humanitarian Inguinal Hernioplasty Brian M. StephensonAndrew N. Kingsnorth OriginalPaper 29 June 2011 Pages: 1957 - 1960
Development and Validation of a Surgical Workload Measure: The Surgery Task Load Index (SURG-TLX) Mark R. WilsonJamie M. PooltonRich S. W. Masters OriginalPaper Open access 20 May 2011 Pages: 1961 - 1969
Teamwork and Team Decision-making at Multidisciplinary Cancer Conferences: Barriers, Facilitators, and Opportunities for Improvement Benjamin W. LambNick SevdalisJames S. A. Green OriginalPaper 21 May 2011 Pages: 1970 - 1976
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Management of Post-thyroidectomy Tracheomalacia Shun-Yu ChiShih-Chung WuFong-Fu Chou OriginalPaper 07 July 2011 Pages: 1977 - 1983
Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and Related Proteins (RANK, RANKL and TRAIL) in Thyroid Disease Sumit K. SoodSabapathy BalasubramanianBarney Harrison OriginalPaper 12 July 2011 Pages: 1984 - 1992
The Optimal Surgical Treatment for Primary Hyperparathyroidism in MEN1 Patients: A Systematic Review Jennifer M. J. SchreinemakersCarolina R. C. PietermanInne H. M. Borel Rinkes OriginalPaper 29 June 2011 Pages: 1993 - 2005
The Necessity and Reliability of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Testing in Patients with Mild Hyperparathyroidism and PTH Levels in the Normal Range Amal AlhefdhiScott N. PinchotHerbert Chen OriginalPaper 29 June 2011 Pages: 2006 - 2009
Radiologic and Nuclear Medicine Predictors of Tumor Invasiveness in Patients With Clinical Stage IA Lung Adenocarcinoma Masaya TamuraMakoto OdaGo Watanabe OriginalPaper 02 June 2011 Pages: 2010 - 2015
Thoracoscopic Simultaneous Bilateral Bullectomy Through Apicoposterior Transmediastinal Access for Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Challenging Approach Deog Gon ChoKyu Do ChoYong Han Kim OriginalPaper 24 May 2011 Pages: 2016 - 2021
Changes in Metabolic Profile and Adipoinsular Axis in Morbidly Obese Premenopausal Females Treated with Restrictive Bariatric Surgery Georgios MarantosMarkos DaskalakisJohn Melissas OriginalPaper 21 June 2011 Pages: 2022 - 2030
Lymphatic Tumor Emboli Detected by D2-40 Immunostaining Can More Accurately Predict Lymph-node Metastasis Hiromitsu MoriyaMakoto OhbuMasahiko Watanabe OriginalPaper 11 June 2011 Pages: 2031 - 2037
Prospective Randomized Trial of Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication With Anterior Versus Posterior Hiatal Repair: Late Outcomes Carolyn R. ChewGlyn G. JamiesonDavid I. Watson OriginalPaper 29 June 2011 Pages: 2038 - 2044
Does Gastric Resection Have a Role in the Management of Severe Postfundoplication Gastric Dysfunction? Clancy J. ClarkMichael G. SarrKaye M. Reid-Lombardo OriginalPaper 29 June 2011 Pages: 2045 - 2050
Clinical Significance of the B7-H4 Coregulatory Molecule as a Novel Prognostic Marker in Gastric Cancer Takaaki ArigamiYoshikazu UenosonoShoji Natsugoe OriginalPaper 12 July 2011 Pages: 2051 - 2057
Late Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Liver Transplantation Kenneth S. H. ChokSee Ching ChanChung Mau Lo OriginalPaper Open access 20 May 2011 Pages: 2058 - 2062
Liver Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases in Elderly Patients U. KulikT. FramkeF. Lehner OriginalPaper 30 June 2011 Pages: 2063 - 2072
Risk Factors Influencing Postoperative Outcomes of Major Hepatic Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma for Patients with Underlying Liver Diseases Tian YangJin ZhangWei-Feng Yu OriginalPaper 09 June 2011 Pages: 2073 - 2082
Adjuvant Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma after Curative Surgery: Retrospective Control Study W. F. ShenW. ZhongJ. M. Yang OriginalPaper 23 June 2011 Pages: 2083 - 2091
Learning Curve of Transumbilical Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (SILS): A Preliminary Study of 80 Selected Patients with Benign Gallbladder Diseases Zhengjun QiuJing SunWeidong Wu OriginalPaper 10 June 2011 Pages: 2092 - 2101
The Effects of Morphine–Neostigmine and Secretin Provocation on Pancreaticobiliary Morphology in Healthy Subjects: A Randomized, Double-blind Crossover Study Using Serial MRCP Abeed H. ChowdhuryDavid J. HumesDileep N. Lobo OriginalPaper 09 June 2011 Pages: 2102 - 2109
Zinc Deficiency in Patients Undergoing Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Tumors Is Associated with Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency Hsin-Hsien YuTa-Ming YangPin-Wen Lin OriginalPaper 21 June 2011 Pages: 2110 - 2117
Assessment of the Nodal Status in Ampullary Carcinoma: The Number of Positive Lymph Nodes Versus the Lymph Node Ratio Jun SakataYoshio ShiraiKatsuyoshi Hatakeyama OriginalPaper 30 June 2011 Pages: 2118 - 2124
Multidisciplinary Discussion and Management of Rectal Cancer: A Population-based Study H. A. M. SwellengrebelE. G. PetersC. A. M. Marijnen OriginalPaper Open access 01 July 2011 Pages: 2125 - 2133
Local Recurrence after Intended Curative Excision of Presacral Lesions: Causes and Preventions Xian Hua GaoWei ZhangRong Gui Meng OriginalPaper 24 May 2011 Pages: 2134 - 2142
Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Open Colectomy in Elective Surgery for Diverticulitis Hossein MasoomiBrian BuchbergSteven Mills OriginalPaper 06 July 2011 Pages: 2143 - 2148
Acute Ethanol Intoxication and the Trauma Patient: Hemodynamic Pitfalls John BilelloVictor McCrayLeigh Ann Danos OriginalPaper 12 July 2011 Pages: 2149 - 2153
Risk Factors for Stroke During Surgery for Carotid Body Tumors Jun Gyo GwonTae-Won KwonYong-Pil Cho OriginalPaper 30 June 2011 Pages: 2154 - 2158
Vascular Constraints in Laparoscopic Renal Allograft: Comparative Analysis of Multiple and Single Renal Arteries in 976 Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomies Prakash R. ParagiZachary KlaassenStuart Geffner OriginalPaper 29 June 2011 Pages: 2159 - 2166
A Doctor Facing Turbulent Times: Antoni Tomasz Jurasz, Citizen of the World Anita Magowska OriginalPaper Open access 04 June 2011 Pages: 2167 - 2171
Is it Possible to Train Surgeons for Rural Africa? A Report of a Successful International Program Stephen Merry Letter 24 May 2011 Pages: 2172 - 2174
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Invisible Scar Endoscopic Dorsal Approach Thyroidectomy: A Clinical Feasibility Study G. DonatiniG. MaterazziP. Miccoli Letter 07 April 2011 Pages: 2177 - 2177
Invisible Scar Endoscopic Dorsal Approach Thyroidectomy: A Clinical Feasibility Study: Reply H. M. SchardeyS. T. Schopf Letter 06 July 2011 Pages: 2178 - 2179
Interdisciplinary Approach to a Diachronic Medical Symbol of Healing George A. AntoniouStavros A. Antoniou Letter 21 May 2011 Pages: 2180 - 2181
Pancreatic Cancer: The Challenge of the Future in Tumorigenesis-based Prevention Ernst HanischCharalabos Batsis Letter 16 March 2011 Pages: 2182 - 2183