The Correlation Between Poverty and Access to Essential Surgical Care in Ghana: A Geospatial Analysis Gavin TansleyBarclay T. StewartCharles Mock Original Scientific Report 20 October 2016 Pages: 639 - 643
Effect of Pre-operative Anaemia on Post-operative Complications in Low-Resource Settings Michelle C. WhiteLydia LongstaffPeggy S. Lai Original Scientific Report 11 November 2016 Pages: 644 - 649
Measuring the Burden of Surgical Disease Averted by Emergency and Essential Surgical Care in a District Hospital in Papua New Guinea Matthew A. R. StokesGlenn D. GuestDavid A. K. Watters Original Scientific Report 13 October 2016 Pages: 650 - 659
A Retrospective One-Year Estimation of the Volume and Nature of Surgical and Anaesthetic Services Delivered to the Populations of the Fako Division of the South-West Region of Cameroon: An Urgent Call for Action Alain Chichom-MefireVictor Mbome NjieJulius Atashili Original Scientific Report 24 October 2016 Pages: 660 - 671
The Value of Internet Tools in Undergraduate Surgical Education: Perspective of Medical Students in a Developing Country S. O. EkenzeC. I. OkaforU. F. Ezepue Original Scientific Report 03 November 2016 Pages: 672 - 680
Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access Simulator for Medical Training: Proposal of a Simple, Economic and Effective Model Rafael Vilhena de Carvalho FürstAfonso César PolimantiJoão Antônio Corrêa Original Scientific Report 20 October 2016 Pages: 681 - 686
Interest of Using Ropivacaine for Outpatient Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Prospective Randomized Trial Emeric AbetFrançois OrionMichel Comy Original Scientific Report 21 November 2016 Pages: 687 - 692
Diagnostic Accuracy of Abdominal Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Vanja GiljacaTin NadarevicDavor Stimac Original Scientific Report 18 November 2016 Pages: 693 - 700
Mesh Removal and Selective Neurectomy for Persistent Groin Pain Following Lichtenstein Repair Willem A. R. ZwaansChristel W. PerquinMarc R. M. Scheltinga Original Scientific Report 04 November 2016 Pages: 701 - 712
Revisiting the Anterior Rectus Sheath Repair for Incisional Hernia: A 10-Year Experience Erica I. HodgmanMark J. Watson Original Scientific Report 25 October 2016 Pages: 713 - 721
Plate Fixation Versus Intramedullary Nailing for Both-Bone Forearm Fractures: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Cohort Studies Liang ZhaoBaojun WangYadong Li Original Scientific Report 24 October 2016 Pages: 722 - 733
Patients Undergoing Breast-Conserving Surgery Can Benefit from the Opportunity to Participate in Choosing Their Surgical Technique Cecilia DahlbäckJonas ManjerAnita Ringberg Original Scientific Report 20 October 2016 Pages: 734 - 741
Prognostic Significance of the Proportion of Tall Cell Components in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Yasuhiro ItoMitsuyoshi HirokawaAkihiro Miya Original Scientific Report 02 November 2016 Pages: 742 - 747
Training Patterns and Lifetime Career Achievements of US Academic Cardiothoracic Surgeons Carlo Maria RosatiNakul P. ValsangkarLeonidas G. Koniaris Original Scientific Report 12 October 2016 Pages: 748 - 757
Addition of Surgery After Radiation Significantly Improves Survival in Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Population-Based Analysis Alex HerskovicBhargava ChittiBhupesh Parashar Original Scientific Report 14 October 2016 Pages: 758 - 762
The Subxiphoid Approach Leads to Less Invasive Thoracoscopic Thymectomy Than the Lateral Approach Motoki YanoSatoru MoriyamaMasayuki Haniuda Original Scientific Report with Video 02 November 2016 Pages: 763 - 770
Histology is a Prognostic Indicator After Pulmonary Metastasectomy from Renal Cell Carcinoma Yoichi OhtakiKimihiro ShimizuHiroyuki Kuwano Original Scientific Report 28 November 2016 Pages: 771 - 779
A Comparative Study of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery with Thoracotomy for Middle Lobe Syndrome Jian LiChengwu LiuLunxu Liu Original Scientific Report Open access 02 November 2016 Pages: 780 - 784
Endobronchial Naso-bronchial Lavage: An Alternative Interventional Treatment for Post-lobectomy Bronchopleural Fistula Ye NingHai HuangXuewei Zhao Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World 08 November 2016 Pages: 785 - 789
Surgical Treatment Results of Burn-Related Oesophageal Strictures Janusz WłodarczykTomasz SmęderJarosław Kużdżał Original Scientific Report 10 November 2016 Pages: 790 - 795
C-Reactive Protein Indicates Early Stage of Postoperative Infectious Complications in Patients Following Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Yuichiro MikiTakahiro ToyokawaMasaichi Ohira Original Scientific Report 22 November 2016 Pages: 796 - 803
Impact of the Level of Anastomosis on Reflux Esophagitis Following Esophagectomy with Gastric Tube Reconstruction Makoto SakaiMakoto SohdaHiroyuki Kuwano Original Scientific Report 31 October 2016 Pages: 804 - 809
Is Clinical Research in Oesophageal Cancer in South Africa in Crisis? A Systematic Review E. LootsB. SartoriusD. L. Clarke Scientific Review 02 November 2016 Pages: 810 - 816
Portal Supply and Venous Drainage of the Caudate Lobe in the Healthy Human Liver: Virtual Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Volume Study T. BenköG. SgourakisA. Radtke Original Scientific Report 07 November 2016 Pages: 817 - 824
Clinicopathological Features and Post-resection Prognosis of Double Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Dong-Hwan JungShin HwangSung-Gyu Lee Original Scientific Report 03 November 2016 Pages: 825 - 834
Risk Factors for Cholangiocarcinoma After Initial Hepatectomy for Intrahepatic Stones Ze-Wu MengSheng-Hua HanYan-Ling Chen Original Scientific Report 20 October 2016 Pages: 835 - 843
Well-Differentiated, Non-Functional, Non-Ampullary Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Toward Defining Evaluation and Management Timothy WeatherallJason DenboPaxton Dickson Original Scientific Report 14 October 2016 Pages: 844 - 850
IPOD Study: Management of Acute Left Colonic Diverticulitis in Italian Surgical Departments Massimo SartelliGian Andrea BindaIPOD study Collaborative Working Group Original Scientific Report 10 November 2016 Pages: 851 - 859
Enhanced Recovery Program in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery: Results from the PeriOperative Italian Society Registry Marco BragaNicolò PecorelliOn behalf of the PeriOperative Italian Society Original Scientific Report 20 October 2016 Pages: 860 - 867
Feasibility of Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision with Extended Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Advanced Lower Rectal Cancer after Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy Atsushi OguraTakashi AkiyoshiHiroya Kuroyanagi Original Scientific Report 11 October 2016 Pages: 868 - 875
Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy Might Improve the Prognosis of Patients with Locally Advanced Low Rectal Cancer and Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Metastases Toshiya NagasakiTakashi AkiyoshiMasashi Ueno Original Scientific Report 11 October 2016 Pages: 876 - 883
Open Repair of AAA in a High Volume Center Lazar B. DavidovicMilanko MaksicPerica Mutavdzic Original Scientific Report 01 November 2016 Pages: 884 - 891
Women Physicians in Byzantium Ioannis D. GkegkesChristos IavazzoMatthew E. Falagas Surgical History 15 November 2016 Pages: 892 - 895
Comment on: “Prevention of Esophageal Stricture After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: A Systematic Review” D. LibânioP. Pimentel-NunesM. Dinis-Ribeiro Letter to the Editor 16 September 2016 Pages: 896 - 897