Oxygen: The Missing Element in Low-Income Countries Kelly McQueen Editorial Perspective 22 October 2015 Pages: 249 - 250
The Establishment and Development of Neurosurgery Services in Papua New Guinea W. Matui KaptigauJeffrey V. RosenfeldDavid A. Watters Original Scientific Report Open access 19 October 2015 Pages: 251 - 257
Factors that Can Promote or Impede the Advancement of Women as Leaders in Surgery: Results from an International Survey Kazumi KawaseMonika Carpelan-HolmströmHilary Sanfey Original Scientific Report 17 November 2015 Pages: 258 - 266
A Systematic Review of Patient-reported Outcomes in Randomized Controlled Trials of Unplanned General Surgery Daniel J. StevensNatalie S. BlencoweJane M. Blazeby Scientific Review Open access 16 November 2015 Pages: 267 - 276
Severe Complications of Laparoscopic and Conventional Appendectomy Reported to the Finnish Patient Insurance Centre Sannamari KotaluotoSatu-Liisa K. PauniahoTuomo K. Rantanen Original Scientific Report 19 October 2015 Pages: 277 - 283
Does the Implantation Technique for Totally Implantable Venous Access Ports (TIVAPs) Influence Long-Term Outcome? Daniele BiacchiPaolo SammartinoAngelo Di Giorgio Original Scientific Report 04 September 2015 Pages: 284 - 290
Long-Term Outcome of Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Repair of Bilateral Inguinal Hernias with a Large Single Mesh Nidal IssaGil OhanaEldad Powsner Original Scientific Report 15 October 2015 Pages: 291 - 297
Self-Gripping Meshes for Lichtenstein Repair. Do We Need Additional Suture Fixation? Gernot KöhlerMichael LechnerKlaus Emmanuel Original Scientific Report 06 November 2015 Pages: 298 - 308
Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism Following Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Single-Center, Prospective Cohort Study Yasue KimuraEiji OkiYoshihiko Maehara Original Scientific Report 28 August 2015 Pages: 309 - 314
Optimising Breast Conservation Treatment for Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer: A Worthwhile Endeavour? Mona P. TanNadya Y. SitohYih Yiow Sitoh Original Scientific Report 11 November 2015 Pages: 315 - 322
Treatment of Patients with Distant Metastases from Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast J. W. MituśP. BlecharzJ. Kulpa Original Scientific Report Open access 13 October 2015 Pages: 323 - 328
Evaluating the Incidence, Cause, and Risk Factors for Unplanned 30-Day Readmission and Emergency Department/General Practitioner Visit After Short-Stay Thyroidectomy Brian Hung-Hin LangFelix Che-Lok Chow Original Scientific Report 26 August 2015 Pages: 329 - 336
Universal Use of Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring by Recently Fellowship-Trained Thyroid Surgeons is Common, Associated with Higher Surgical Volume, and Impacts Intraoperative Decision-Making Jennifer L. MartiTammy HolmGregory Randolph Original Scientific Report 02 September 2015 Pages: 337 - 343
Correlation Between Surgical Extent and Prognosis in Node-Negative, Early-Stage Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Originating in the Isthmus Seung Taek LimYe Won JeonYoung Jin Suh Original Scientific Report 07 October 2015 Pages: 344 - 349
Parapharyngeal Metastasis of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Sueyoshi Moritani Original Scientific Report 09 November 2015 Pages: 350 - 355
Presentation and Outcomes After Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism During an 18-Year Period Mark ThierErik NordenströmMartin Almquist Original Scientific Report 17 November 2015 Pages: 356 - 364
Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio as a Prognostic Marker for Lung Adenocarcinoma After Complete Resection Yusuke TakahashiMasafumi KawamuraHirotoshi Horio Original Scientific Report 22 October 2015 Pages: 365 - 372
Survival and Local Recurrence After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Metastasectomy Etienne Abdelnour-BerchtoldJean Yannis PerentesMichel Gonzalez Original Scientific Report 13 October 2015 Pages: 373 - 379
Clinical Significance of Multiple Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Shinjiro MizuguchiNoritoshi NishiyamaShoji Kubo Original Scientific Report 26 August 2015 Pages: 380 - 387
Efficacy of Staged Treatment Strategy for Patients with Synchronous Double Cancers of the Esophagus and Head and Neck: A Retrospective Study Akira MatsumotoMasayuki WatanabeKatsuhiko Yanaga Original Scientific Report 15 October 2015 Pages: 388 - 394
The Global Burden of Esophageal Cancer: A Disability-Adjusted Life-Year Approach Benjamin J. Di PardoNathan W. BronsonJames P. Dolan Original Scientific Report 02 December 2015 Pages: 395 - 401
Clinical Impact of Anatomical Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Pathologically Proven Portal Vein Invasion Takatsugu MatsumotoKeiichi KubotaMitsugi Shimoda Original Scientific Report 26 August 2015 Pages: 402 - 411
Liver Resection for De Novo Hepatocellular Carcinoma Complicated by Pyogenic Liver Abscess: A Clinical Challenge Kenneth S. H. ChokTan To CheungChung Mau Lo Original Scientific Report 28 August 2015 Pages: 412 - 418
Augmented Reality Guidance for the Resection of Missing Colorectal Liver Metastases: An Initial Experience Dimitrios NtourakisRicardo MemeoPatrick Pessaux Original Scientific Report with Video 28 August 2015 Pages: 419 - 426
Extensive Adhesions in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Analysis Hirak PahariWei-Feng LiChao-Long Chen Original Scientific Report 14 September 2015 Pages: 427 - 432
Liver Resection for Primary Intrahepatic Stones: Focus on Postoperative Infectious Complications Gennaro ClementeAgostino M. De RoseFelice Giuliante Original Scientific Report 02 September 2015 Pages: 433 - 439
Endocrine Function Impairment After Distal Pancreatectomy: Incidence and Related Factors Jae Seung KangJin-Young JangSun-Whe Kim Original Scientific Report 02 September 2015 Pages: 440 - 446
Is Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy in Addition to Surgery Beneficial for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer in the Elderly? A National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) Study J. R. BergquistC. A. ThielsK. L. Mathis Original Scientific Report 13 November 2015 Pages: 447 - 455
The Learning Curve of Robotic-Assisted Low Rectal Resection of a Novice Rectal Surgeon Chi Chung FooWai Lun Law Original Scientific Report 30 September 2015 Pages: 456 - 462
Ex Vivo Intra-arterial Methylene Blue Injection in Rectal Cancer Specimens Increases the Lymph-Node Harvest, Especially After Preoperative Radiation Maria MünsterUwe HanischHenry Ptok Original Scientific Report 27 August 2015 Pages: 463 - 470
Is the Reluctance for the Implantation of Right Donor Kidneys Justified? Denise M. D. Özdemir-van BrunschotCees J. H. M. van LaarhovenMichiel C. Warlé Original Scientific Report Open access 29 August 2015 Pages: 471 - 478
High Ligation of the Anal Fistula Tract by Lateral Approach Tzu-An Chen Letter to the Editor 13 June 2015 Pages: 479 - 479
Important Treatment Modalities for Symptomatic Malignant Pericardial Effusions Affan UmerNauman KhalidDavid H. Spodick Letter to the Editor 06 August 2015 Pages: 480 - 481
Commentary on “Myths and Misinformation About Gunshot Wounds may Adversely Affect Proper Treatment” Panagiotis K. Stefanopoulos Letter to the Editor 04 August 2015 Pages: 482 - 483
Single-Port VATS: The New Paradigm Calvin S. H. NgRainbow W. H. Lau Letter to the Editor 21 September 2015 Pages: 484 - 485
Is Radical Surgery for Liver Hydatid Cyst the Right Way? Cuneyt Kayaalp Letter to the Editor 30 July 2015 Pages: 486 - 487
Management of Retropharyngeal Node Metastases from Thyroid Carcinoma Ashwini ReddyA. K. VermaSabaretnam Mayilvaganan Letter to the Editor 31 July 2015 Pages: 488 - 488
Management of Retropharyngeal Node Metastases from Thyroid Carcinoma: Reply Dana M. Hartl Reply, Letter to the Editor 06 October 2015 Pages: 489 - 489