1. Symposium on Evidence-Based Endocrine Surgery (3: Hyperparathyroidism)

   • Göran Åkerström

   BriefCommunication 17 June 2009 Pages: 2219 - 2223

2. Molecular Genetics of Parathyroid Disease

   • Gunnar Westin
   • Peyman Björklund
   • Göran Åkerström

   OriginalPaper 17 April 2009 Pages: 2224 - 2233

3. Familial Parathyroid Tumors: Diagnosis and Management

   • Peter Stålberg
   • Tobias Carling

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2009 Pages: 2234 - 2243

4. What Symptom Improvement Can Be Expected After Operation for Primary Hyperparathyroidism?

   • Nadine R. Caron
   • Janice L. Pasieka

   ReviewPaper 16 March 2009 Pages: 2244 - 2255

5. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Benefits and Requirements of Localization, Diagnosis, and Intraoperative PTH Monitoring. Long-Term Results

   • Douglas L. Fraker
   • Hasly Harsono
   • Robert Lewis

   OriginalPaper 10 September 2009 Pages: 2256 - 2265

   

6. Video-Assisted Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Benefits and Long-Term Results

   • Celestino P. Lombardi
   • Marco Raffaelli
   • Rocco Bellantone

   OriginalPaper 14 February 2009 Pages: 2266 - 2281

7. Bilateral Neck Exploration in Primary Hyperparathyroidism—When Is It Selected and How Is It Performed?

   • Jacob Moalem
   • Marlon Guerrero
   • Electron Kebebew

   OriginalPaper 21 February 2009 Pages: 2282 - 2291

8. Peer-Reviewed, Evidence-Based Analysis of Vitamin D and Primary Hyperparathyroidism

   • Storm Weaver
   • David B. Doherty
   • Nancy D. Perrier

   OriginalPaper 24 March 2009 Pages: 2292 - 2302

   

9. Hyperparathyroidism and Malnutrition with Severe Vitamin D Deficiency

   • Amit Agarwal
   • Sushil Kumar Gupta
   • Ranjith Sukumar

   OriginalPaper 29 April 2009 Pages: 2303 - 2313

10. Lithium Therapy and Hyperparathyroidism: An Evidence-Based Assessment

    • Brian D. Saunders
    • Erika F. H. Saunders
    • Paul G. Gauger

    OriginalPaper 28 February 2009 Pages: 2314 - 2323

11. Remedial Operation for Primary Hyperparathyroidism

    • Jason D. Prescott
    • Robert Udelsman

    OriginalPaper 17 March 2009 Pages: 2324 - 2334

    

12. Surgical and Medical Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients on Continuous Dialysis

    • Yoshihiro Tominaga
    • Susumu Matsuoka
    • Nobuaki Uno

    OriginalPaper 27 February 2009 Pages: 2335 - 2342

13. Parathyroid Carcinoma: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    • Takahiro Okamoto
    • Masatoshi Iihara
    • Toshihiko Tsukada

    OriginalPaper 07 April 2009 Pages: 2343 - 2354

    

14. The Implications of Fraud in Medical and Scientific Research

    • Alistair A. P. Slesser
    • Yassar A. Qureshi

    ReviewPaper 22 August 2009 Pages: 2355 - 2359

15. Systematic Video Game Training in Surgical Novices Improves Performance in Virtual Reality Endoscopic Surgical Simulators: A Prospective Randomized Study

    • Marcus Kolga Schlickum
    • Leif Hedman
    • Li Felländer-Tsai

    OriginalPaper 01 August 2009 Pages: 2360 - 2367

    

16. Adhesional Small Bowel Obstruction in the Absence of Previous Operations: Management and Outcomes

    • Muhammad U. Butt
    • George C. Velmahos
    • David R. King

    OriginalPaper 09 September 2009 Pages: 2368 - 2371

17. Prospective Study of Intra-Abdominal Pressure Following Major Elective Abdominal Surgery

    • John M. Scollay
    • Ishrat de Beaux
    • Rowan W. Parks

    OriginalPaper 20 August 2009 Pages: 2372 - 2377

    

18. Prognostic Significance of the Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio in Gastric Cancer Patients

    • Naoto Fukuda
    • Yasuyuki Sugiyama
    • Hiroyuki Mushiake

    OriginalPaper 16 September 2009 Pages: 2378 - 2382

    

19. Comparison of Four Staging Systems of Lymph Node Metastasis in Gastric Cancer

    • Ming Zhang
    • Guanyu Zhu
    • Yingwei Xue

    OriginalPaper 16 September 2009 Pages: 2383 - 2388

    

20. Comparison of Invasiveness Between Laparoscopy-Assisted Total Gastrectomy and Open Total Gastrectomy

    • Hideki Kawamura
    • Ryoichi Yokota
    • Yukifumi Kondo

    OriginalPaper 16 September 2009 Pages: 2389 - 2395

    

21. Clinical Outcome of Malignant Biliary Obstruction Caused by Metastatic Gastric Cancer

    • Kazuhiro Migita
    • Akihiko Watanabe
    • Takao Ohyama

    OriginalPaper 06 August 2009 Pages: 2396 - 2402

    

22. Choledochal Cysts in Children and Adults with Contrasting Profiles: 11-Year Experience at a Tertiary Care Center in Kashmir

    • Omar J. Shah
    • Altaf H. Shera
    • Athar B. Khan

    OriginalPaper 22 August 2009 Pages: 2403 - 2411

    

23. Predicting Morbidity and Mortality After Hepatic Resection in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Role of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score

    • Kuang-Yu Hsu
    • Gar-Yang Chau
    • Chew-Wun Wu

    OriginalPaper 09 September 2009 Pages: 2412 - 2419

    

24. Prediction of Survival After Liver Transplantation for Chronic Severe Hepatitis B Based on Preoperative Prognostic Scores: A Single Center’s Experience in China

    • Liang Xiao
    • Zhi-Ren Fu
    • Jun Ma

    OriginalPaper 20 August 2009 Pages: 2420 - 2426

    

25. Discrepancy Between the Extent of Pancreatic Necrosis and Multiple Organ Failure Score in Severe Acute Pancreatitis

    • Damian J. Mole
    • Katie L. McClymont
    • Rowan W. Parks

    OriginalPaper 30 July 2009 Pages: 2427 - 2432

    

26. Implementing Fast-Track Protocol for Colorectal Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

    • Daniela Ionescu
    • Cornel Iancu
    • Horatiu Vasian

    OriginalPaper 26 August 2009 Pages: 2433 - 2438

    

27. Trainee Surgeons Do Not Cause More Conversions in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery if They Are Well Supervised

    • Takafumi Maeda
    • Kok-Yang Tan
    • Yutaka J. Kawamura

    OriginalPaper 01 September 2009 Pages: 2439 - 2443

28. Patients with Less Than Three Episodes of Diverticulitis May Benefit from Elective Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy

    • Nicolas A. Rotholtz
    • Miguel Montero
    • Norberto Mezzadri

    OriginalPaper 30 July 2009 Pages: 2444 - 2447

29. Pus Swabs in Incision and Drainage of Perianal Abscesses: What Is the Point?

    • Edmund Leung
    • Kirsten McArdle
    • Marcelino Yazbek-Hanna

    OriginalPaper 06 August 2009 Pages: 2448 - 2451

    

30. Inhibition of the PI3K Pathway Suppresses Hormonal Secretion and Limits Growth in Pheochromocytoma Cells

    • Joel T. Adler
    • Daniel G. Hottinger
    • Herbert Chen

    OriginalPaper 08 August 2009 Pages: 2452 - 2457

    

31. Value of Both WHO and TNM Classification Systems for Patients with Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors: Results of a Single-Center Series

    • Riccardo Casadei
    • Claudio Ricci
    • Francesco Minni

    OriginalPaper 06 August 2009 Pages: 2458 - 2463

32. Thick Melanoma: Prognostic Value of Positive Sentinel Nodes

    • Lenka Vermeeren
    • Fred W. C. van der Ent
    • Karel W. E. Hulsewé

    OriginalPaper 02 August 2009 Pages: 2464 - 2468

33. Helicopter Evacuation of Trauma Victims in Los Angeles: Does it Improve Survival?

    • Peep Talving
    • Pedro G. R. Teixeira
    • Demetrios Demetriades

    OriginalPaper 13 August 2009 Pages: 2469 - 2476

    

34. In Search of Benchmarking for Mortality Following Multiple Trauma: A Swiss Trauma Center Experience

    • Ida Füglistaler-Montali
    • Corinna Attenberger
    • Thomas Gross

    OriginalPaper 20 August 2009 Pages: 2477 - 2489

    

35. The Outcome of the Axillofemoral Bypass: A Retrospective Analysis of 45 Patients

    • Marjolein H. Liedenbaum
    • Froukje J. Verdam
    • Lijckle van der Laan

    OriginalPaper Open access 22 August 2009 Pages: 2490 - 2496

    

36. Book Reviews

    • Jonathan Efron

    BookReview 16 September 2009 Pages: 2497 - 2498

37. Radical Prostatectomy: From Open to Robotic, Roger S. Kirby, Francesco Montorsi, Paolo Gontero, Josepph A. Smith Jr.

    • Jack Baniel

    BookReview 22 August 2009 Pages: 2499 - 2499