The World Journal of Surgery Welcomes Two New Associate Editors, Stephen Wigmore and Walter Marti John Hunter Editorial 31 December 2008 Pages: 163 - 163
In Memoriam: Martin Allgöwer (1917–2007), Professor Dr med, Dres med hc mult, FACS (Hon), FRCS (Hon), ASA (Hon) Dorothea Liebermann-Meffert Highlights of ISS/SIC History 18 November 2008 Pages: 164 - 169
Surgical Education in South Africa Elias DegiannisGeorge J. OettleMartin G. Veller OriginalPaper 29 October 2008 Pages: 170 - 173
Surgical Training and Certification in the United Kingdom Andrew J. SmithRajesh AggarwalParaskevas Paraskeva OriginalPaper 21 November 2008 Pages: 174 - 179
912 Open Pectus Excavatum Repairs: Changing Trends, Lessons Learned: One Surgeon’s Experience Eric W. Fonkalsrud OriginalPaper 12 November 2008 Pages: 180 - 190
Continuous Monitoring of Adverse Events: Influence on the Quality of Care and the Incidence of Errors in General Surgery Pere RebasaLaura MoraSalvador Navarro OriginalPaper 10 December 2008 Pages: 191 - 198
Temporary Closure of the Open Abdomen: A Systematic Review on Delayed Primary Fascial Closure in Patients with an Open Abdomen Pieter Boele van HensbroekJan WindJ. Carel Goslings ReviewPaper Open access 13 December 2008 Pages: 199 - 207
Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Complicated Appendicitis: A Comparison with Open Appendectomy Goutaro KatsunoKunihiko NagakariMasaki Fukunaga OriginalPaper 06 December 2008 Pages: 208 - 214
Evisceration Following Abdominal Stab Wounds: Analysis of 66 Cases Michelle da SilvaPradeep H. NavsariaAndrew J. Nicol OriginalPaper 21 November 2008 Pages: 215 - 219
Initial Resection of Potentially Viable Tissue is not Optimal Treatment for Grades II–IV Pancreatic Injuries Dennis W. VaneArmin KiankhooyJerrie L. Vane Erratum 04 December 2008 Pages: 220 - 220
Initial Resection of Potentially Viable Tissue is not Optimal Treatment for Grades II–IV Pancreatic Injuries Dennis W. VaneArmin KiankhooyJerrie L. Vane OriginalPaper 11 April 2008 Pages: 221 - 227
Use of Locum Tenens Surgeons to Provide Surgical Care in Small Rural Hospitals Brit DotyMark AndresDavid Borgstrom OriginalPaper 20 November 2008 Pages: 228 - 232
Surgical Outcome of Abdominoperineal Resection for Low Rectal Cancer in a Nigerian Tertiary Institution Olusegun I. AlatiseOladejo O. LawalStephen A. Osasan OriginalPaper 21 November 2008 Pages: 233 - 239
Surgical Outcomes of Abdominoperineal Resection for Low Rectal Cancer in a Nigerian Tertiary Institution Jonathan E. Efron Invited Commentary 26 November 2008 Pages: 240 - 241
Is Carotid Endarterectomy a Trainee Operation? Hans-Joachim LutzR. MichaelH. Savolainen OriginalPaper 26 November 2008 Pages: 242 - 245
The Parathyroids and the Kidney: Fuller Albright Revisited Fabio MontenegroRegina MartinDelmar Lourenço Jr. OriginalPaper 20 November 2008 Pages: 246 - 247
Total Parathyroidectomy Without Autotransplantation for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Ming-Lang ShihQuan-Yang DuhJyh-Cherng Yu OriginalPaper 29 October 2008 Pages: 248 - 254
Thyroid Resection Improves Perception of Swallowing Function in Patients with Thyroid Disease David YĂ¼ GreenblattRebecca SippelHerbert Chen OriginalPaper 26 November 2008 Pages: 255 - 260
Does Extralaryngeal Branching Have An Impact on the Rate of Postoperative Transient or Permanent Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy? Claudio CasellaGiacomo PataBruno Salerni OriginalPaper 21 November 2008 Pages: 261 - 265
Do Concomitant Ascites Influence the Effectiveness of Palliative Surgical Management of Pleural Effusion in Patients with Malignancies? Jefferson Luiz GrossTatiana Guilherme DiSanzioAntonio Bomfim Marçal Avertano OriginalPaper 25 November 2008 Pages: 266 - 271
Perioperative Changes of Serum p53 Antibody Titer is a Predictor for Survival in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Hideaki ShimadaTooru ShiratoriTakenori Ochiai OriginalPaper 04 December 2008 Pages: 272 - 277
Abdominal Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Mid Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Gang ChenZhou WangFan-ying Liu OriginalPaper 09 December 2008 Pages: 278 - 283
Risk Factors of Reflux Esophagitis in the Cervical Remnant Following Esophagectomy with Gastric Tube Reconstruction Kazuhito YajimaShin-ichi KosugiKatsuyoshi Hatakeyama OriginalPaper 13 December 2008 Pages: 284 - 289
Randomized Controlled Trial of Roux-en-Y Versus Rho-Shaped-Roux-en-Y Reconstruction After Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Motohiro HiraoYukinori KurokawaToshimasa Tsujinaka OriginalPaper 21 November 2008 Pages: 290 - 295
Effect of Rikkunshito, a Chinese Herbal Medicine, on Stasis in Patients After Pylorus-Preserving Gastrectomy Tsuyoshi TakahashiShunji EndoToshirou Nishida OriginalPaper 10 December 2008 Pages: 296 - 302
Value of Nonpalliative Resection as a Therapeutic and Pre-Emptive Operation for Metastatic Gastric Cancer Seong-Heum ParkJong-Han KimYoung-Jae Mok OriginalPaper 04 December 2008 Pages: 303 - 311
Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infection After Hepatectomy for Liver Cancers Shin KobayashiNaoto GotohdaTaira Kinoshita OriginalPaper 21 November 2008 Pages: 312 - 317
Preoperative Biliary Drainage Increases Infectious Complications after Hepatectomy for Proximal Bile Duct Tumor Obstruction Alessandro FerreroRoberto Lo TesoriereLorenzo Capussotti OriginalPaper 20 November 2008 Pages: 318 - 325
Which Method Should We Select for Pancreatic Anastomosis After Pancreaticoduodenectomy? Ji Hun KimByung Moo YooWook Hwan Kim OriginalPaper 05 December 2008 Pages: 326 - 332
Factors that Influence 12 or More Harvested Lymph Nodes in Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer Chao-Wen HsuChieh-Hsin LinTai-Ming King OriginalPaper 10 December 2008 Pages: 333 - 339
Reduced Lymph Node Yield in Rectal Carcinoma Specimen After Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy Has No Prognostic Relevance Dietrich DollRalf GertlerRobert Rosenberg OriginalPaper 25 November 2008 Pages: 340 - 347
Pilot Postoperative Ileus Study of Escin in Cancer Patients After Colorectal Surgery Qiwei XieXianglong ZongLili Pan OriginalPaper 04 December 2008 Pages: 348 - 354
Fecal Urge Incontinence After Stapled Anopexia for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids: A Prospective, Observational Study Johannes SchmidtNevzat DoganHubert Zirngibl OriginalPaper 26 November 2008 Pages: 355 - 364
Evidence-Based Review Series on Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: Real Progress and Future Trends Gianlorenzo Dionigi Letter 26 November 2008 Pages: 365 - 366