International Scholarship Programs of the American College of Surgeons: Expansion of the Global Surgical Network Giuseppe NigriKate EarlyGeorge Velmahos Original Scientific Report 20 October 2017 Pages: 1222 - 1237
Correction to: International Scholarship Programs of the American College of Surgeons: Expansion of the Global Surgical Network Giuseppe NigriKate EarlyGeorge Velmahos Correction 10 November 2017 Pages: 1238 - 1238
What is the Cost of Free Cleft Surgery in the Middle East? Samar SheriffHassan J. ZawahrahJohn A. van Aalst Original Scientific Report 17 October 2017 Pages: 1239 - 1247
The Utility of Local Anesthesia for Neurosurgical Interventions in a Low-Resource Setting: A Case Series Jessica EatonAsma Bilal HanifAnthony Charles Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World 11 October 2017 Pages: 1248 - 1253
Clinical Outcome, Social Impact and Patient Expectation: a Purposive Sampling Pilot Evaluation of Patients in Benin Seven Years After Surgery Michelle C. WhiteKirsten RandallMark G. Shrime Original Scientific Report 12 October 2017 Pages: 1254 - 1261
Factors Predicting Ethiopian Anesthetists’ Intention to Leave Their Job Adrienne KolsSharon KibwanaJelle Stekelenburg Original Scientific Report Open access 06 November 2017 Pages: 1262 - 1269
Low Lifetime Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer in a Middle-Income Asian Country: Evidence to Guide Post-treatment Surveillance M. H. SeeN. Bhoo-PathyN. A. Taib Original Scientific Report 09 November 2017 Pages: 1270 - 1277
Outcomes of Emergency Laparotomy (EL) Care Protocol at Tertiary Care Center from Low–Middle-Income Country (LMIC) Nitin VashisthaDinesh SinghalKamal Fotedar Original Scientific Report 20 November 2017 Pages: 1278 - 1284
The Physician Attrition Crisis: A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Risk Factors for Reduced Job Satisfaction Among US Surgeons Theresa N. JacksonChris P. PearcyMichael S. Truitt Original Scientific Report 24 October 2017 Pages: 1285 - 1292
The Physician Attrition Crisis: A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Risk Factors for Reduced Job Satisfaction among US Surgeons Samir Johna Invited Commentary 13 November 2017 Pages: 1293 - 1294
Effects of Timing of Appendectomy on the Risks of Perforation and Postoperative Complications of Acute Appendicitis Jong Wan KimDong Woo ShinJun Ho Park Original Scientific Report 12 October 2017 Pages: 1295 - 1303
Transabdominal Pre-Peritoneal Versus Open Repair for Primary Unilateral Inguinal Hernia: A Meta-analysis James J. WuJoshua A. WayMichael R. Cox Original Scientific Report 11 October 2017 Pages: 1304 - 1311
Mesh Versus Patch Repair for Epigastric and Umbilical Hernia (MORPHEUS Trial); One-Year Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial J. E. H. PontenB. J. M. LeendersS. W. Nienhuijs Original Scientific Report 12 October 2017 Pages: 1312 - 1320
The Respiratory Rate: A Neglected Triage Tool for Pre-hospital Identification of Trauma Patients John D. YongePhillip Kemp BohanMartin A. Schreiber Original Scientific Report 06 December 2017 Pages: 1321 - 1326
Impact of Trauma System Structure on Injury Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Lynne MooreHoward ChampionOn behalf of the International Injury Care Improvement Initiative Scientific Review 25 October 2017 Pages: 1327 - 1339
Clock-Drawing Test as a Bedside Assessment of Post-operative Delirium Risk in Elderly Patients with Accidental Hip Fracture Claudia C. VasilianSimona C. TamasanDan V. Poenaru Original Scientific Report 13 October 2017 Pages: 1340 - 1345
Predictors and Time-Based Hospital Mortality in Patients with Isolated and Polytrauma Brain Injuries Ayman El-MenyarRafael ConsunjiHassan Al-Thani Original Scientific Report 23 October 2017 Pages: 1346 - 1357
Long-Term Follow-Up After Non-operative Management of Blunt Splenic and Liver Injuries: A Questionnaire-Based Survey Peter MorenoMatthias Von AllmenBeat Schnüriger Original Scientific Report 14 November 2017 Pages: 1358 - 1363
Surgical Outcomes of Primary Versus Post-Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Breast Conservation Surgery: A Comparative Study from a Developing Country Gaurav AgarwalChaitra SonthineniVinita Agrawal Original Scientific Report 18 January 2018 Pages: 1364 - 1374
Oncological Safety and Technical Feasibility of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy for Breast Cancer: The Hong Kong Experience Yolanda Ho-Yan ChanWai-Ming YauPolly Suk-Yee Cheung Surgical Symposium Contribution 11 September 2017 Pages: 1375 - 1383
Genetic Diagnosis before Surgery has an Impact on Surgical Decision in BRCA Mutation Carriers with Breast Cancer Sungmin ParkJeong Eon LeeSeok Jin Nam Surgical Symposium Contribution 16 November 2017 Pages: 1384 - 1390
Prospective Randomized Trial of Use of In-House Prepared Low-Cost Radiopharmaceutical Versus Commercial Radiopharmaceutical for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Early Stage Invasive Breast Cancer Gaurav AgarwalSendhil RajanSanjay Gambhir Original Scientific Report 30 January 2018 Pages: 1391 - 1395
Short- and Long-Term (10-year) Results of an Organized, Population-Based Breast Cancer Screening Program: Comparative, Observational Study from Hungary Dezső TóthZsolt VargaÉva Sebő Surgical Symposium Contribution 29 January 2018 Pages: 1396 - 1402
Chest X-ray Prior to Thyroidectomy: Is It Really Needed? Alexandra MikhaelRushad PatellChristian Nasr Original Scientific Report 16 November 2017 Pages: 1403 - 1407
A Prospective Comparative Study on Improvement of Hyperthyroid Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Total Thyroidectomy Versus Medical Management S. MuthukumarK. RavikumarD. Maruthupandian Original Scientific Report 12 March 2018 Pages: 1408 - 1414
Medial Approach for the Resection of Goiters with Suprahyoid, Retropharyngeal, or Substernal Extension Harry H. ChingJacob B. KahaneRobert C. Wang Original Scientific Report with Video 12 March 2018 Pages: 1415 - 1423
Case–Control Study of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma on Urinary and Dietary Iodine Status in South Korea Joon-Hyop LeeRa-Yeong SongSue K. Park Original Scientific Report 24 October 2017 Pages: 1424 - 1431
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Survival Analysis and Evaluation of Mutation-Specific Immunohistochemistry in Detection of Sporadic Disease S. JayakodyJ. ReaghM. Sywak Original Scientific Report 26 February 2018 Pages: 1432 - 1439
Preoperative Imaging Overestimates the Tumor Size in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 V. PolentaE. P. SlaterD. K. Bartsch Original Scientific Report 26 October 2017 Pages: 1440 - 1447
Can We Do Even Better? Preoperative Imaging Overestimates the Tumor Size in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Chad G. Ball Invited Commentary 15 November 2017 Pages: 1448 - 1448
Margin Width of Resected Lepidic Lung Cancer Does Not Affect Recurrence After Sublobar Resection Youngkyu MoonKyo Young LeeJae Kil Park Original Scientific Report 17 October 2017 Pages: 1449 - 1457
Objective Evaluation of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Enia Lucia CoutinhoFernando A. M. HerbellaAngelo Amato Vincenzo de Paola Original Scientific Report 13 November 2017 Pages: 1458 - 1462
Analysis of Growth, Nutritional Status and Hospital Visitation Scores Associated with Reflux After Nissen Fundoplication in Neurologically Impaired Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux Chaeyoun OhJoong Kee YounSung-Eun Jung Original Scientific Report 10 October 2017 Pages: 1463 - 1468
Esophagectomy for End-Stage Achalasia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Alberto AiolfiEmanuele AstiLuigi Bonavina Scientific Review 11 October 2017 Pages: 1469 - 1476
Clinical Outcomes of Gastric Cancer Patients Who Underwent Proximal or Total Gastrectomy: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis Yuki UshimaruYoshiyuki FujiwaraMasahiko Yano Original Scientific Report 20 October 2017 Pages: 1477 - 1484
Outcomes for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Curative Intent in a Western Cohort: Should Multimodal Therapy Be the Gold Standard? Fiachra SheilClaire L. DonohoeJohn V. Reynolds Original Scientific Report 26 October 2017 Pages: 1485 - 1495
Evaluation of Prognostic Factors for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgery Yoichi HamaiJun HiharaMorihito Okada Original Scientific Report 13 October 2017 Pages: 1496 - 1505
Growth of Focal Nodular Hyperplasia is Not a Reason for Surgical Intervention, but Patients Should be Referred to a Tertiary Referral Centre Mirelle E. E. BrökerAnne J. KlompenhouwerJan N. M. IJzermans Original Scientific Report Open access 22 November 2017 Pages: 1506 - 1513
The Clinical Implications of Liver Resection Margin Size in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Terms of Positron Emission Tomography Positivity Jae Hyun ParkDong Hwi KimIn Su Hong Original Scientific Report 12 October 2017 Pages: 1514 - 1522
Is Routine Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Useful During Whole Liver Transplantation? Nicolas GolseSimone SantoniEric Vibert Original Scientific Report 16 October 2017 Pages: 1523 - 1535
Implantation of Right Kidneys: Is the Risk of Technical Graft Loss Real? Taqi T. KhanNadeem AhmadKonstantinos Fourtounas Original Scientific Report 23 October 2017 Pages: 1536 - 1541
Impact of Interhospital Transfer on Outcomes in Non-emergency Colorectal Surgery Stephen P. SharpDaniel J. SchusterEdward C. Lee Original Scientific Report 27 October 2017 Pages: 1542 - 1550
Result of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Patients with Esophageal Cancer Akira MatsumotoYuji KanaokaTakao Ohki Original Scientific Report 22 November 2017 Pages: 1551 - 1558
Transition from Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair to Robotic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Tahir Koray YozgatliEren EsenTayfun Karahasanoglu Letter to the Editor 20 October 2017 Pages: 1559 - 1560
Assessing Predictive Value of Postoperative Elevated Lactate for Adverse Outcomes Following Hepatectomy Chao WenFu-Shan XueYa-Yang Liu Letter to the Editor 19 September 2017 Pages: 1561 - 1562
Post-hepatectomy Lactate: Should We Add More? Affirul Chairil Ariffin Letter to the Editor 20 September 2017 Pages: 1563 - 1564
Response to: Post-hepatectomy Lactate: Should We Add More? And Assessing Predictive Value of Post-operative Elevated Lactate for Adverse Outcomes Following Hepatectomy Madeline LemkeJulie Hallet Reply, Letter to the Editor 15 November 2017 Pages: 1565 - 1566
Derivation and Validation of a Novel Physiological Emergency Surgery Acuity Score Hui-Xian LiFu-Shan XueChao Wen Letter to the Editor 11 October 2017 Pages: 1567 - 1568
Derivation and Validation of a Novel Physiological Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (PESAS): Reply Naveen SangjiDavid ChangHaytham M. A. Kaafarani Reply, Letter to the Editor 15 November 2017 Pages: 1569 - 1570