Volume 3, issue 1, December 2008
36 articles in this issue
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WSES SM (World Society of Emergency Surgery Summer Meeting) highlights, education in emergency surgery
Authors
- Michael D Kelly
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2008
- Article: 35
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Intrathoracic drainage of a perforated prepyloric gastric ulcer with a type II paraoesophageal hernia
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Robert A Pol
- Hiske W Wiersma
- Marinus Eeftinck Schattenkerk
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2008
- Article: 34
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Prosthetic abdominal wall hernia repair in emergency surgery: from polypropylene to biological meshes
Authors
- G Campanelli
- F Catena
- L Ansaloni
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2008
- Article: 33
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Comparison of quality control for trauma management between Western and Eastern European trauma center
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Stefano Massimiliano Calderale
- Raluca Sandru
- Franco Baldoni
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2008
- Article: 32
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Spectrum of perforation peritonitis in Pakistan: 300 cases Eastern experience
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Shahida Parveen Afridi
- Faiza Malik
- Khursheed A Samo
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2008
- Article: 31
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Simultaneous idiopathic segmental infarction of the great omentum and acute appendicitis: a rare association
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Luigi Battaglia
- Filiberto Belli
- Ermanno Leo
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2008
- Article: 30
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Decision making in patients with acute abdominal pain at a university and at a rural hospital: does the value of abdominal sonography differ?
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Aristomenis K Exadaktylos
- Charlotte Sadowski-Cron
- Heinz Zimmermann
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 October 2008
- Article: 29
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Endocrine and metabolic response to trauma in hypovolemic patients treated at a trauma center in Brazil
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Luiz CV Bahten
- Fernando HO Mauro
- Marco AR Wille
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 October 2008
- Article: 28
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Emergency surgery for Meckel's diverticulum
Authors
- Raj Kumar Sharma
- Vir Kumar Jain
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 13 August 2008
- Article: 27
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Ileocolic Intussusception - A rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adults; Case report and literature review
Authors
- Muhammad Najm Khan
- Avi Agrawal
- Paul Strauss
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 04 August 2008
- Article: 26
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Delayed presentation of Subclavian venous thrombosis following undisplaced clavicle fracture
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Tony Kochhar
- Chethan Jayadev
- Kamaljit Seehra
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 22 July 2008
- Article: 25
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Severe bleeding from esophageal varices resistant to endoscopic treatment in a non cirrhotic patient with portal hypertension
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Roberto Caronna
- Mario Bezzi
- Piero Chirletti
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 21 July 2008
- Article: 24
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Videothoracoscopic surgical approach for spontaneous pneumothorax: review of the pertinent literature
Authors
- Hiroyuki Sakurai
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 21 July 2008
- Article: 23
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Emergency endovascular management of peripheral artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms – a review
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Umar Sadat
- Peter J Kullar
- Jonathan R Boyle
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 21 July 2008
- Article: 22
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Portal vein gas in emergency surgery
Authors
- Abdulzahra Hussain
- Hind Mahmood
- Shamsi El-Hasani
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 17 July 2008
- Article: 21
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Post-traumatic tension faecopneumothorax in a young male: case report
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- J Kelly
- ET Condon
- HP Redmond
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 12 July 2008
- Article: 20
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Emergency room surgical workload in an inner city UK teaching hospital
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Tuong A Mai-Phan
- Bijendra Patel
- Hemant M Kocher
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 May 2008
- Article: 19
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Ileo-anal pouch necrosis secondary to small bowel volvulus: A case report
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Sandeep Patel
- Gurcharan Salotera
- Brian Andrews
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 30 May 2008
- Article: 18
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An analysis of 13 patients with perforated gastric carcinoma: A surgeon's nightmare?
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Cetin Kotan
- Aziz Sumer
- M Ali Carparlar
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 10 May 2008
- Article: 17
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Cecal diverticulitis mimicking acute Appendicitis: a report of 4 cases
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Oguzhan Karatepe
- Osman Bilgin Gulcicek
- Servet Karahan
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 21 April 2008
- Article: 16
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Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report
Authors
- Matthew J Powell
- Kishore K Sasapu
- Christopher Macklin
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 28 March 2008
- Article: 15
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Delayed rupture of common carotid artery following rugby tackle injury: a case report
Authors
- Nainoor Thakore
- Saleh Abbas
- Peter Vanniasingham
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 21 March 2008
- Article: 14
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Colonic perforation following mild abdominal trauma in a patient with Crohn's disease: a case report
Authors
- John Bunni
- Simon JW Monkhouse
- Christopher P Armstrong
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 19 March 2008
- Article: 13
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Felix Battistella, UC Davis Chief of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Editorial Board member of World Journal of Emergency Surgery, dies at 48, January 22 2008
Authors
- Cheryl Wraa RN
- Fausto Catena
- Ernest Moore
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 07 March 2008
- Article: 12
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Pelvic radiography in ATLS algorithms: A diminishing role?
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Matthias P Hilty
- Isabelle Behrendt
- Aristomenis K Exadaktylos
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 March 2008
- Article: 11
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Perforated diverticulitis presenting as necrotising fasciitis of the leg
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Timothy J Underwood
- Jeremy Southgate
- Guy F Nash
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 27 February 2008
- Article: 10
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Acute gallbladder torsion: an unexpected intraoperative finding
Authors
- Gnananandan Janakan
- Abraham A Ayantunde
- Happy Hoque
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 22 February 2008
- Article: 9
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Splenic rupture after colonoscopy: Report of a case and review of literature
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Alessandro Cappellani
- Maria Di Vita
- Emanuele Lo Menzo
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 09 February 2008
- Article: 8
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Postoperative gastric dilatation causing abdominal compartment syndrome
Authors
- Ahmad Mahajna
- Sharon Mitkal
- Michael M Krausz
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 31 January 2008
- Article: 7
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Transverse laparostomy is feasible and effective in the treatment of abdominal compartment syndrome in severe acute pancreatitis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ari Leppäniemi
- Panu Mentula
- Esko Kemppainen
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 30 January 2008
- Article: 6
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Complicated diverticular disease of the colon, do we need to change the classical approach, a retrospective study of 110 patients in southeast England
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Abdulzahra Hussain
- Hind Mahmood
- Shamsi EL-Hasani
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 January 2008
- Article: 5
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Laparoscopic assisted right hemicolectomy for caecal volvulus
Authors
- Michael D Kelly
- John Bunni
- Anne M Pullyblank
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 21 January 2008
- Article: 4
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Synchronous multiple small bowel intussusceptions in an adult with blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome: Report of a case and review of literature
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Clement Lee
- Debasish Debnath
- Federico Gonzalez
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 18 January 2008
- Article: 3
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A benchmarking study of two trauma centres highlighting limitations when standardising mortality for comorbidity
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Henry R Budd
- Laurence M Almond
- Peter Danne
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 January 2008
- Article: 2
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Is it more dangerous to perform inadequate packing?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Unal Aydin
- Pinar Yazici
- Ahmet Coker
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 January 2008
- Article: 1