Editorial Perspective: Global Surgery: Measuring the Impact K. A. Kelly McQueen EditorialNotes 30 August 2013 Pages: 2505 - 2506
A Square Peg in a Round Hole? Challenges with DALY-based “Burden of Disease” Calculations in Surgery and a Call for Alternative Metrics Richard GosselinDoruk OzgedizDan Poenaru OriginalPaper 15 August 2013 Pages: 2507 - 2511
Quality Improvement Activities for Surgical Services at District Hospitals in Developing Countries and Perceived Barriers to Quality Improvement: Findings From Ghana and the Scientific Literature Shelly ChooDominic PapandriaFizan Abdullah OriginalPaper 30 July 2013 Pages: 2512 - 2519
Hospital Management Practices and Availability of Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Pilot Study of Three Hospitals Luke M. FunkDante M. ConleyAtul A. Gawande OriginalPaper 14 August 2013 Pages: 2520 - 2528
One-Stage Urethroplasty for Urethral Strictures at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, South Western Nigeria Amogu K. EziyiAbimbola O. OlajideLukman Adeyemo OriginalPaper 14 August 2013 Pages: 2529 - 2533
Access to a Simulator is Not Enough: The Benefits of Virtual Reality Training Based on Peer-Group-Derived Benchmarks—A Randomized Controlled Trial Martin W. von WebskyDimitri A. RaptisDieter Hahnloser OriginalPaper 14 August 2013 Pages: 2534 - 2541
Study on the Use of T-tube for Patients with Persistent Duodenal Fistula: Is It Useful? Vipin GuptaShailendra Pal SinghRajesh Verma OriginalPaper 28 August 2013 Pages: 2542 - 2545
Study on the Use of T-tube for Patients with Persistent Duodenal Fistula: Is It Useful? Samir JohnaMoshe Schein Invited Commentary 28 August 2013 Pages: 2546 - 2547
Lower Reoperation Rate for Recurrence after Mesh versus Sutured Elective Repair in Small Umbilical and Epigastric Hernias. A Nationwide Register Study M. W. ChristoffersenF. HelgstrandT. Bisgaard OriginalPaper 26 July 2013 Pages: 2548 - 2552
Re: Lower Reoperation Rate for Recurrence After Mesh Versus Sutured Elective Repair in Small Umbilical and Epigastric Hernias: A Nationwide Register Study Danny Rosin Invited Commentary 14 August 2013 Pages: 2553 - 2554
Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematomas: When to Restart Anticoagulation? Meghana R. KunkalaJack KehlMartin D. Zielinski OriginalPaper 24 July 2013 Pages: 2555 - 2559
Erratum to: Impact of Obesity on Postoperative and Long-term Outcomes in a General Surgery Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study Tabita M. ValentijnWael GalalRobert J. Stolker Erratum 23 August 2013 Pages: 2560 - 2560
Impact of Obesity on Postoperative and Long-term Outcomes in a General Surgery Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study Tabita M. ValentijnWael GalalRobert J. Stolker OriginalPaper 26 July 2013 Pages: 2561 - 2568
Robotically Assisted Revision of Bariatric Surgeries Is Safe and Effective to Achieve Further Weight Loss Brad SnyderTodd WilsonErik Wilson OriginalPaper 01 March 2013 Pages: 2569 - 2573
Outcome of Surgical Resection as a First Line Therapy in T3 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Tomoyoshi TakenakaMasakazu KatsuraSadanori Takeo OriginalPaper 14 August 2013 Pages: 2574 - 2580
How Useful Are Perioperative Biochemical Parameters in Predicting the Duration of Calcium and/or Vitamin D Supplementation After Total Thyroidectomy? Brian Hung-Hin LangKai Pun Wong OriginalPaper 28 August 2013 Pages: 2581 - 2588
Tracheal Stenting has Minimal Impact on Survival in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma Parameswaran RajeevTarek EzzatRadu Mihai BriefCommunication 03 August 2013 Pages: 2589 - 2593
Clinical Significance of Delphian Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Eun Mee OhYoo Seung ChungYoung Don Lee OriginalPaper 23 July 2013 Pages: 2594 - 2599
Single Dual-Trained Surgeon for Breast Care Leads to Higher Reconstruction Rates After Mastectomy Ashkaun ShaterianSalim C. SabaAnne M. Wallace OriginalPaper 21 August 2013 Pages: 2600 - 2606
Is Mode of Presentation of B3 Breast Core Biopsies (Screen-Detected or Symptomatic) a Distinguishing Factor in the Final Histopathologic Result or Risk of Diagnosis of Malignancy? Gael M. MacLeanStephen P. CourtneyBrendan M. Smith OriginalPaper 21 August 2013 Pages: 2607 - 2612
Completely Removing Solitary Intraductal Papillomas Using the Mammotome System Guided by Ultrasonography Is Feasible and Safe Wenjun YiFeng XuZhonghua Tang OriginalPaper 14 August 2013 Pages: 2613 - 2617
Novel Prediction Score Including Pre- and Intraoperative Parameters Best Predicts Acute Kidney Injury after Liver Surgery Ksenija SlankamenacBeatrice Beck-SchimmerPierre-Alain Clavien OriginalPaper 20 August 2013 Pages: 2618 - 2628
Intraoperative Placement of External Biliary Drains for Prevention and Treatment of Bile Leaks After Extended Liver Resection Without Bilioenteric Anastomosis B. StrückerM. StockmannD. Seehofer BriefCommunication 27 July 2013 Pages: 2629 - 2634
Role of Cholecystectomy and Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with T2 Gallbladder Cancer Dong Hyun KimSung Hoon KimWoo Jung Lee OriginalPaper 20 August 2013 Pages: 2635 - 2640
Heavy and Trace Metals in Carcinoma of the Gallbladder Somprakas BasuManish K. SinghVijay K. Shukla OriginalPaper 14 August 2013 Pages: 2641 - 2646
Prognostic Impact of Positive Surgical Margins After Resection of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: Reappraisal in the Era of Modern Chemotherapy Hadrien TranchartMircea ChiricaFrançois Paye OriginalPaper 28 August 2013 Pages: 2647 - 2654
Intraoperative Liver Ultrasound Still Affects Surgical Strategy for Patients with Colorectal Metastases in the Modern Era Alessandro FerreroSerena LangellaLorenzo Capussotti OriginalPaper 23 August 2013 Pages: 2655 - 2663
Repeat Hepatectomy for Recurrent Liver Metastasis From Gastric Carcinoma Nobuyuki TakemuraAkio SaiuraNorihiro Kokudo OriginalPaper 21 August 2013 Pages: 2664 - 2670
Hepatic Artery Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Risk Factor Analysis of Complication and a Role of MDCT Scan for Detecting Anastomotic Stricture Shigeru MarubashiShogo KobayashiHiroaki Nagano OriginalPaper 28 August 2013 Pages: 2671 - 2677
Prospective Randomized Trial of Hybrid NOTES Colectomy Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Colectomy for Left-sided Colonic Tumors Alex Lik Hang LeungHester Yui Shan CheungChung Ngai Tang OriginalPaper 14 August 2013 Pages: 2678 - 2682
Comparison of Peristomal Adhesion Formation Between Laparoscopic and Open Low Anterior Resection of Rectal Cancer Woon Kyung JeongJi Won ParkJae Hwan Oh OriginalPaper 25 July 2013 Pages: 2683 - 2687
Prognostic Nutritional Index Predicts Postoperative Outcome in Colorectal Cancer Yasuhiko MohriYasuhiro InoueMasato Kusunoki OriginalPaper 25 July 2013 Pages: 2688 - 2692
Chronological Improvement in Survival Following Rectal Cancer Surgery: A Large-Scale, Single-Center Study Jong Lyul LeeChang Sik YuJin Cheon Kim OriginalPaper 31 July 2013 Pages: 2693 - 2699
Outcomes of Asymptomatic Anastomotic Leaks Found on Routine Postoperative Water-soluble Enema following Anterior Resection for Cancer S. KilleenP. SouroullasJ. E. Hartley OriginalPaper 28 August 2013 Pages: 2700 - 2704
Impact of Day 2 C-Reactive Protein on Day 3 and 4 Thresholds Associated With Infective Complications Following Curative Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Michelle L. RamanathanGraham MacKayDonald C. McMillan OriginalPaper 14 August 2013 Pages: 2705 - 2710
Shifting From Laparotomy to Thoracoscopic Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Neonates: Early Experience So Hyun NamMin Jeong ChoSeong Chul Kim OriginalPaper 21 August 2013 Pages: 2711 - 2716
Developing a Universal Framework for Communication During Intraoperative Crises: Lessons Learned from Aviation Adam M. AliAmir Rahim Letter 23 July 2013 Pages: 2717 - 2717
Effective Implementation of “Surprise and Startle” Scenarios in Surgical Training Aneel BhanguSonia BhanguDouglas M. Bowley Letter 28 August 2013 Pages: 2718 - 2718
Value of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Laparoscopy for Abdominal Impalement Injuries Paolo MercantiniEdoardo VirgilioMarco Cavallini Letter 29 May 2013 Pages: 2719 - 2720
Value of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Laparoscopy for Abdominal Stab Wounds: Reply Heng-Fu LinJiann-Ming WuHsin-Chin Shih Letter 20 August 2013 Pages: 2721 - 2722
Discomfort and Anxiety Should Never Be Considered Surgical Indications for Hemangioma of the Liver Isidoro Di CarloAdriana Toro Letter 27 June 2013 Pages: 2723 - 2724
Confronting the Global Burden of Surgical Disease: The Research Tools for the Job Ashton Barnett-VanesMahiben MaruthappuJoseph Shalhoub Letter 28 August 2013 Pages: 2725 - 2726
Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin and Its Influence on Tumor Progression in Systemic Malignancies Shailendra Kapoor Letter 19 June 2013 Pages: 2727 - 2728
Prognostic Value of Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Metastatic and Non-metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Reply Josep MartiJosep Fuster Letter 26 July 2013 Pages: 2729 - 2729