1. Patient Perspectives on Barriers to Surgical Care and the Impact of Mobile Surgery in Ecuador

   • Matthew D. Price
   • Haadi T. Shalabi
   • Edgar B. Rodas

   Original Scientific Report 10 May 2017 Pages: 2417 - 2422

   

2. Erratum to: Development of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance)

   • Adil Haider
   • John W. Scott
   • Fizan Abdullah

   Erratum 22 June 2017 Pages: 2423 - 2425

3. Development of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance)

   • Adil Haider
   • John W. Scott
   • Fizan Abdullah

   Scientific Review Open access 15 May 2017 Pages: 2426 - 2434

   

4. Entry-Level Forward Surgical Team Training in 5th Grade Students of Second Military Medical University of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army

   • Shiguan Le
   • Wang Xi
   • Zhinong Wang

   Original Scientific Report Open access 05 May 2017 Pages: 2435 - 2443

   

5. Safety of Anticoagulation Interruption in Patients Undergoing Surgery or Invasive Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials and Non-randomized Studies

   • Frédérique Hovaguimian
   • Sabrina Köppel
   • Donat R. Spahn

   Original Scientific Report 12 June 2017 Pages: 2444 - 2456

   

6. Contemporary Approaches to Perioperative IV Fluid Therapy

   • Paul S. Myles
   • Sam Andrews
   • Monty Mythen

   Scientific Review 08 May 2017 Pages: 2457 - 2463

7. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Can We Rely on the Key Factors or Do We Need the Bel Ensemble?

   • Jonas Jurt
   • Juliette Slieker
   • Martin Hübner

   Original Scientific Report 10 May 2017 Pages: 2464 - 2470

   

8. Outpatient Appendectomy in an Emergency Outpatient Surgery Unit 24 h a Day: An Intention-to-Treat Analysis of 194 Patients

   • Adeline Aubry
   • Arnaud Saget
   • Mehdi Karoui

   Original Scientific Report 04 May 2017 Pages: 2471 - 2479

   

9. Rives Technique for the Primary Larger Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Prospective Study of 1000 Repairs

   • Enrique J. Grau-Talens
   • Carlos D. Ibáñez
   • José F. Salgado

   Original Scientific Report Open access 08 May 2017 Pages: 2480 - 2487

   

10. Nomenclature in Abdominal Wall Hernias: Is It Time for Consensus?

    • Samuel G. Parker
    • Christopher P. J. Wood
    • Alastair C. J. Windsor

    Original Scientific Report Open access 01 May 2017 Pages: 2488 - 2491

    

11. Biological Implant for Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Single Institution Experience and Review of Literature

    • Elsa Limura
    • Pasquale Giordano

    Original Scientific Report 30 May 2017 Pages: 2492 - 2501

    

12. Management of Enterocutaneous Fistula: Outcomes in 276 Patients

    • Martha Quinn
    • Stuart Falconer
    • Ruth F. McKee

    Original Scientific Report 18 July 2017 Pages: 2502 - 2511

    

13. Perfusion Abnormalities are Frequently Detected by Early CT Perfusion and Predict Unfavourable Outcome Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

    • Cino Bendinelli
    • Shannon Cooper
    • Zsolt J. Balogh

    Original Scientific Report 28 April 2017 Pages: 2512 - 2520

    

14. The Identification, Preservation and Classification of the External Branch of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve in Thyroidectomy

    • Kun Wang
    • Huilan Cai
    • Gaosong Wu

    Original Scientific Report with Video 02 May 2017 Pages: 2521 - 2529

    

15. Comparison of Mono- and Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation in Benign Thyroid Disease

    • Yücel Korkusuz
    • Alexander Mader
    • Christian Happel

    Original Scientific Report 04 May 2017 Pages: 2530 - 2537

    

16. Ultrasonographic Assessment of Differential Diagnosis Between Degenerating Cystic Thyroid Nodules and Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas

    • Yan Peng
    • Wei Zhou
    • Shang Yan Xu

    Original Scientific Report 24 May 2017 Pages: 2538 - 2544

    

17. Early Timing of Thyroidectomy for Hyperthyroidism in Graves’ Disease Improves Biochemical Recovery

    • Domenic Vital
    • Grégoire B. Morand
    • Gerhard F. Huber

    Original Scientific Report 05 July 2017 Pages: 2545 - 2550

    

18. Clinicopathological Significance and Prognosis of Medullary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Meta-analysis

    • Jin Hwa Kim
    • Jung-Soo Pyo
    • Won Jin Cho

    Original Scientific Report 27 April 2017 Pages: 2551 - 2558

    

19. Treatment of Implant Exposure due to Skin Necroses after Skin Sparing Mastectomy: Initial Experiences Using a Not Selective Random Epigastric Flap

    • Estíbaliz Echazarreta-Gallego
    • Guillermo Pola-Bandrés
    • Antonio Güemes-Sánchez

    Original Scientific Report 02 May 2017 Pages: 2559 - 2565

    

20. Surgical Treatment of Extraesophageal Manifestations of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

    • Feroze Sidwa
    • Alessandra L. Moore
    • P. Marco Fisichella

    Scientific Review 15 May 2017 Pages: 2566 - 2571

21. Erratum to: Paraesophageal Hernia and Reflux Prevention: Is One Fundoplication Better than the Other?

    • Ciro Andolfi
    • Alejandro Plana
    • Piero Marco Fisichella

    Erratum 25 May 2017 Pages: 2572 - 2572

22. Paraesophageal Hernia and Reflux Prevention: Is One Fundoplication Better than the Other?

    • Ciro Andolfi
    • Alejandro Plana
    • Piero Marco Fisichella

    Scientific Review 08 May 2017 Pages: 2573 - 2582

    

23. Lymph Node Retrieval is Inferior in the Modified Merendino Resection for Early Barrett’s Carcinoma: A Matched-Pair Comparison with Ivor Lewis Resection

    • Thomas Haist
    • Markus Mann
    • Dietmar Lorenz

    Original Scientific Report 26 May 2017 Pages: 2583 - 2590

    

24. Glycemic Status and Prognosis of Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus

    • Akihiko Okamura
    • Masayuki Watanabe
    • Shinji Mine

    Original Scientific Report 26 April 2017 Pages: 2591 - 2597

    

25. Superior Thoracic Aperture Size is Significantly Associated with Cervical Anastomotic Leakage After Esophagectomy

    • Shinji Mine
    • Masayuki Watanabe
    • Takeshi Sano

    Original Scientific Report 02 May 2017 Pages: 2598 - 2604

    

26. Esophagojejunostomy Using the Purse-String Suturing Device After Laparoscopic Total or Proximal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

    • Keisuke Okuno
    • Kentaro Gokita
    • Kazuyuki Kojima

    Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World 26 April 2017 Pages: 2605 - 2610

    

27. Postoperative Prolonged Inflammatory Response as a Poor Prognostic Factor After Curative Resection for Gastric Cancer

    • Yasuhiro Okumura
    • Naoki Hiki
    • Takeshi Sano

    Original Scientific Report 27 April 2017 Pages: 2611 - 2618

    

28. Prognostic Scoring System for Patients Who Present with a Gastric Outlet Obstruction Caused by Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

    • Teiichi Sugiura
    • Yukiyasu Okamura
    • Katsuhiko Uesaka

    Original Scientific Report 24 April 2017 Pages: 2619 - 2624

    

29. Caveolin-1 is Markedly Downregulated in Patients with Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer

    • Blanca Torrejón
    • Ion Cristóbal
    • Jesús García-Foncillas

    Original Scientific Report 30 May 2017 Pages: 2625 - 2630

    

30. Choledochal Malformation in Children: Lessons Learned from a Dutch National Study

    • Nederlandse Studiegroep voor Choledochus Cysten/malformaties (NeSCHoC)
    • Maria. H. A. van den Eijnden
    • Jan B. F. Hulscher

    Original Scientific Report Open access 06 June 2017 Pages: 2631 - 2637

31. The Impact of Healthcare Privatization on Access to Surgical Care: Cholecystectomy as a Model

    • Abdulwahab A. Alkhamis

    Letter to the Editor 03 March 2017 Pages: 2638 - 2639

32. The Impact of Healthcare Privatization on Access to Surgical Care: Cholecystectomy as a Model: Reply

    • Ayman Al-Jazaeri

    Reply, Letter to the Editor 20 April 2017 Pages: 2640 - 2641

33. Black or Brown Pigment and Cholesterol Gallstones Formation Among Patients that Underwent Gastrectomy for Cancer

    • A. Cariati
    • E. Piromalli
    • E. Andorno

    Letter to the Editor 02 March 2017 Pages: 2642 - 2642

34. Is Routine Prophylactic Cholecystectomy Necessary During Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer? Reply

    • Jun Kimura
    • Chikara Kunisaki
    • Itaru Endo

    Reply, Letter to the Editor 15 May 2017 Pages: 2643 - 2643

35. Prognostic Significance of the Proportion of Tall Cell Components in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

    • Sapana Bothra
    • Aromal Chekavar
    • Sabaretnam Mayilvaganan

    Letter to the Editor 06 March 2017 Pages: 2644 - 2644

36. Letter to the Editor: Reply

    • Yasuhiro Ito
    • Akira Miyauchi
    • Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa

    Reply, Letter to the Editor 22 March 2017 Pages: 2645 - 2646

37. A Great Variation in the Reported Incidence of Postoperative Subcutaneous Emphysema in Trans-oral Vestibular Endoscopic Thyroidectomy

    • Chia-Ming Chen
    • I-Yin Hung
    • Jen-Yin Chen

    Letter to the Editor 02 March 2017 Pages: 2647 - 2648

38. Strategy to Prevent Subcutaneous Emphysema and Gas Insufflation-Related Complications in Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach: Reply

    • Angkoon Anuwong

    Reply, Letter to the Editor 04 May 2017 Pages: 2649 - 2650