The World Journal of Surgery Welcomes New Associate Editors John Hunter News 23 April 2014 Pages: 1249 - 1250
Engineered Insulin Secretion from Neuroendocrine Cells Isolated From Human Thyroid Peter M. ThuléDingwu JiaCollin J. Weber OriginalPaper 19 February 2014 Pages: 1251 - 1261
A Novel Method for the Management of Post-Thyroidectomy or Parathyroidectomy Hematoma: A Single-Institution Experience after over 4,000 Central Neck Operations Jennifer L. DixonSamuel K. SnyderJohn C. Hendricks OriginalPaper 01 January 2014 Pages: 1262 - 1267
Predictors of Bone Mineral Density Improvement in Patients Undergoing Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism Jyotirmay SharmaDina S. ItumCollin Weber OriginalPaper 18 April 2014 Pages: 1268 - 1273
The Small Abnormal Parathyroid Gland is Increasingly Common and Heralds Operative Complexity Kelly L. McCoyNaomi H. ChenSally E. Carty OriginalPaper 08 February 2014 Pages: 1274 - 1281
Cosmetic Result and Overall Satisfaction after Minimally Invasive Video-assisted Thyroidectomy (MIVAT) versus Robot-assisted Transaxillary Thyroidectomy (RATT): A Prospective Randomized Study Gabriele MaterazziLorenzo FregoliPaolo Miccoli OriginalPaper 11 March 2014 Pages: 1282 - 1288
Surgical Treatment of Patients with Mildly Elevated Parathormone and Calcium Levels Punam P. ParikhBassan J. AllanJohn I. Lew OriginalPaper 11 March 2014 Pages: 1289 - 1295
Whole-genome Sequencing of an Aggressive BRAF Wild-type Papillary Thyroid Cancer Identified EML4–ALK Translocation as a Therapeutic Target Michael J. DemeureMeraj AzizJohn D. Carpten OriginalPaper 15 March 2014 Pages: 1296 - 1305
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Located in the Isthmus or Upper Third is Associated with Delphian Lymph Node Metastasis Young Jun ChaiSu-jin KimYeo-Kyu Youn OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1306 - 1311
Trends in Incidentally Identified Thyroid Cancers Over a Decade: A Retrospective Analysis of 2,090 Surgical Patients Manisha BahlJulie A. SosaJenny K. Hoang OriginalPaper 20 December 2013 Pages: 1312 - 1317
Borderline Resectable Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma: A Potential Role for Preoperative Chemotherapy Brian K. BednarskiMouhammed Amir HabraElizabeth G. Grubbs OriginalPaper 11 March 2014 Pages: 1318 - 1327
The Role of Adrenal Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Subclinical Cushing’s Syndrome and the Prediction of Post-surgical Hypoadrenalism Maria Pia RicciatoVincenzo Di DonnaSalvatore M. Corsello OriginalPaper 11 March 2014 Pages: 1328 - 1335
Adrenal Metastectomy is Safe in Selected Patients Minerva Angelica Romero ArenasDawen SuiNancy D. Perrier OriginalPaper 23 January 2014 Pages: 1336 - 1342
Withanolides are Potent Novel Targeted Therapeutic Agents Against Adrenocortical Carcinomas Chitra SubramanianHuaping ZhangMark Cohen OriginalPaper 24 April 2014 Pages: 1343 - 1352
Role of Ki-67 Proliferation Index in the Assessment of Patients with Neuroendocrine Neoplasias Regarding the Stage of Disease H. C. MillerP. DrymousisA. Frilling OriginalPaper 04 February 2014 Pages: 1353 - 1361
Enhancing Surgical Performance Outcomes Through Process-driven Care: A Systematic Review Philip H. PucherRajesh AggarwalAra Darzi OriginalPaper 27 December 2013 Pages: 1362 - 1373
A Qualitative Study Assessing the Barriers to Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Alison LyonMichael J. SolomonJames D. Harrison OriginalPaper 03 January 2014 Pages: 1374 - 1380
The Acute Surgical Unit Model Verses the Traditional “On Call” Model: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Vinayak NagarajaGuy D. EslickMichael R. Cox OriginalPaper 16 January 2014 Pages: 1381 - 1387
Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Hybrid Electronic Medical Record System Specifically Designed for a Developing World Surgical Service G. L. LaingJ. L. BruceC. Aldous OriginalPaper 31 December 2013 Pages: 1388 - 1397
Surgical Task-Shifting in a Low-Resource Setting: Outcomes After Major Surgery Performed by Nonphysician Clinicians in Tanzania Jessica H. BeardLawrence B. OresanyaRochelle A. Dicker OriginalPaper 10 January 2014 Pages: 1398 - 1404
Factors Affecting Success Rate of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Courses Fikri M. Abu-ZidanAlshafi MohammadFrank J. Branicki OriginalPaper 25 December 2013 Pages: 1405 - 1410
Significance of Computed Tomography Finding of Intra-Abdominal Free Fluid Without Solid Organ Injury after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Time for Laparotomy on Demand Ismail MahmoodZainab TawfekRifat Latifi OriginalPaper 25 December 2013 Pages: 1411 - 1415
Surgical Resident Experience in Breast Disease: A National Study Tulin CilFrances WrightClaire M. B. Holloway OriginalPaper 22 January 2014 Pages: 1416 - 1422
The Acquisition of Competence in the Management of Breast Diseases in the Era of Competency-Based Surgical Education Sarkis Meterissian OriginalPaper 19 February 2014 Pages: 1423 - 1424
Long-Term Results of the Modified Thal Procedure in Patients with Chagasic Megaesophagus Andréa Pedrosa Ribeiro AlvesPaulo Gonçalves de OliveiraJoão Henrique Zanotelli dos Santos BriefCommunication 08 January 2014 Pages: 1425 - 1430
Preoperative Factors Predicting Clinical Outcome Following Laparoscopic Fundoplication Annina StaehelinUrs ZinggDavid I. Watson OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1431 - 1443
Quality of Life After Surgical Treatment of Early Barrett’s Cancer: A Prospective Comparison of the Ivor-Lewis Resection Versus the Modified Merendino Resection Ch. ZapletalCh. HeesenDietmar Lorenz OriginalPaper 31 December 2013 Pages: 1444 - 1452
Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes After Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Sohei MatsumotoTomoyoshi TakayamaYoshiyuki Nakajima OriginalPaper 31 December 2013 Pages: 1453 - 1460
Limitations of ACS-NSQIP in Reporting Complications for Patients Undergoing Pancreatectomy: Underscoring the Need for a Pancreas-Specific Module Irene EpelboymIrmina GawlasJohn D. Allendorf OriginalPaper 10 January 2014 Pages: 1461 - 1467
Development of a Composite Endpoint for Randomized Controlled Trials in Pancreaticoduodenectomy Marielle M. E. CoolsenStefan H. E. M. ClermontsSteven W. M. Olde Damink OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1468 - 1475
Pylorus-Resecting Pancreaticoduodenectomy Offers Long-Term Outcomes Similar to Those of Pylorus-Preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Results of a Prospective Study Manabu KawaiMasaji TaniHiroki Yamaue OriginalPaper 27 December 2013 Pages: 1476 - 1483
Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Outcomes in a Low-Volume, Specialised Hepato Pancreato Biliary Unit H. A. KanhereM. I. TrochslerG. J. Maddern OriginalPaper 31 December 2013 Pages: 1484 - 1490
Portal Vein Thrombosis After Hepatectomy Shohei YoshiyaKen ShirabeYoshihiko Maehara OriginalPaper 10 January 2014 Pages: 1491 - 1497
The ALPPS Procedure: A Surgical Option for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Major Vascular Invasion Giovanni VennarecciAndrea LaurenziGiuseppe Maria Ettorre BriefCommunication 22 October 2013 Pages: 1498 - 1503
ALPPS for Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases: Effective Liver Hypertrophy, but Early Tumor Recurrence Karl J. OldhaferMarcello DonatiGregor A. Stavrou BriefCommunication 11 December 2013 Pages: 1504 - 1509
ALPPS Offers a Better Chance of Complete Resection in Patients with Primarily Unresectable Liver Tumors Compared with Conventional-Staged Hepatectomies: Results of a Multicenter Analysis Erik SchaddeVictoria ArdilesPierre-Alain Clavien OriginalPaper 19 April 2014 Pages: 1510 - 1519
The ALPPS Approach: Should We Sacrifice Basic Therapeutic Rules in the Name of Innovation? J. FiguerasJ. Belghiti EditorialNotes 23 April 2014 Pages: 1520 - 1521
Low-Volume Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation Alongside a Strong Living Donor Liver Transplantation Service Kevin K. W. ChuSee Ching ChanChung Mau Lo OriginalPaper 03 January 2014 Pages: 1522 - 1528
Is It Worth Discussing the Feasibility of Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation in Centers with a Strong Experience in Living Donor Liver Transplantation? François Durand OriginalPaper 19 February 2014 Pages: 1529 - 1530
Enhanced Recovery Program in Colorectal Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Massimiliano GrecoGiovanni CaprettiMarco Braga OriginalPaper 25 December 2013 Pages: 1531 - 1541
Surgical Management of Intraabdominal Metastases From Melanoma: Role of the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as a Potential Prognostic Factor Ferdinando C. M. CananziAngus DalgleishSatvinder Mudan OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1542 - 1550
T-tube in Duodenal Fistula: Reply Vipin GuptaShailendra P. SinghRajesh Verma Letter 06 December 2013 Pages: 1553 - 1553
Thyroid Nodules with Benign Cytology: Is Size ≥4 cm an Indication for Surgery? Pedro Weslley Rosário Letter 18 November 2013 Pages: 1554 - 1555
Thyroid Nodules ≥4 cm: Can Ultrasound and Cytology Reliably Exclude Cancer? Reply Linwah Yip Letter 01 February 2014 Pages: 1556 - 1557
Surgery Indeed has an Important Role in Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Pancreatic Head Cancer Darko ZdravkovicDragoljub BilanovicSrdjan Dikic Letter 26 November 2013 Pages: 1558 - 1559
Laparoscopy-Assisted Hybrid Left-side Donor Hepatectomy: Is it Truly Less Invasive for Living Donors? Takeaki IshizawaKiyoshi HasegawaNorihiro Kokudo Letter 19 October 2013 Pages: 1560 - 1561
Laparoscopy-Assisted Hybrid Left-Side Donor Hepatectomy: Rationale for Performing LADH Shigeru MarubashiHiroshi WadaHiroaki Nagano Letter 18 November 2013 Pages: 1562 - 1563