The Attitude and Perceptions of Work–life Balance: A Comparison Among Women Surgeons in Japan, USA, and Hong Kong China Kazumi KawaseAva KwongHilary Sanfey OriginalPaper 06 September 2012 Pages: 2 - 11
The Attitude and Perceptions of Work–Life Balance: A Comparison Among Women Surgeons in Japan, USA, and Hong Kong China Mia Fahlén Invited Commentary 10 October 2012 Pages: 12 - 13
Surgeon Migration Between Developing Countries and the United States: Train, Retain, and Gain from Brain Drain Lars E. HaganderChristopher D. HughesJohn G. Meara OriginalPaper 04 October 2012 Pages: 14 - 23
Measuring Global Surgical Disparities: A Survey of Surgical and Anesthesia Infrastructure in Bangladesh Drake G. LeBrunDebashish DharK. A. Kelly McQueen OriginalPaper 02 October 2012 Pages: 24 - 31
Cost-Effectiveness of Ingunial Hernia Surgery in Northwestern Ecuador Samuel D. ShillcuttDavid L. SandersAndrew N. Kingsnorth OriginalPaper 17 October 2012 Pages: 32 - 41
Trans-cutaneous Closure of Central Defects (TCCD) in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repairs (LVHR) Marissa L. ClappStephanie C. HicksMike K. Liang OriginalPaper 02 October 2012 Pages: 42 - 51
Three-Dimensional CT Volumetry Predicts Outcome of Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenomegaly: Retrospective Clinical Study Filippo FilicoriCameron StockThomas J. Fahey III OriginalPaper 19 October 2012 Pages: 52 - 58
A Randomized, Double-blinded Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial of the Routine Use of Preoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Modified Radical Mastectomy Nelson D. CabalunaGemma B. UyBrian S. Buckley OriginalPaper 02 October 2012 Pages: 59 - 66
Clinical Assessment of Axillary Lymph Nodes and Tumor Size in Breast Cancer Compared with Histopathological Examination: A Population-Based Analysis of 2,537 Women Shabaz MajidIngrid TengrupJonas Manjer OriginalPaper 14 September 2012 Pages: 67 - 71
Therapeutic Mammaplasty for Breast Cancer: Oncological and Aesthetic Outcomes Alexandra GrubnikCarol BennGereth Edwards OriginalPaper 15 September 2012 Pages: 72 - 83
Bilateral Subtotal Thyroidectomy Versus Hemithyroidectomy Plus Subtotal Resection (Dunhill Procedure) for Benign Goiter: Long-Term Results of a Prospective, Randomized Study Nada RayesThomas SteinmüllerDaniel Seehofer OriginalPaper 02 October 2012 Pages: 84 - 90
Increased Detection of Non-recurrent Inferior Laryngeal Nerve (NRLN) During Thyroid Surgery Using Systematic Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) G. DonatiniB. CarnailleG. Dionigi OriginalPaper 06 September 2012 Pages: 91 - 93
Risk Factors of Hypoparathyroidism Following Total Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancer Se Hyun PaekYoung Mi LeeYeo Kyu Youn OriginalPaper 05 October 2012 Pages: 94 - 101
Incidence and Localization of Ectopic Parathyroid Adenomas in Previously Unexplored Patients Madhuchhanda RoyHaggi MazehRebecca S. Sippel OriginalPaper 12 September 2012 Pages: 102 - 106
18F-FDG Uptake at Initial Staging of the Adrenocortical Cancers: A Diagnostic Tool but Not of Prognostic Value L. TessonnierC. AnsquerD. Taïeb OriginalPaper 22 September 2012 Pages: 107 - 112
Role of Laparoscopy in Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: A Systematic Review Eimer O’MalleyEmily BoyleStewart R. Walsh ReviewPaper 29 September 2012 Pages: 113 - 122
Predicting Hollow Viscus Injury in Blunt Abdominal Trauma with Computed Tomography Savitha BhagvanMatthew TuraiIan Civil OriginalPaper 04 October 2012 Pages: 123 - 126
Evaluation of Distracting Pain and Clinical Judgment in Cervical Spine Clearance of Trauma Patients Eric KamenetskyThomas J. EspositoCarol R. Schermer OriginalPaper 29 September 2012 Pages: 127 - 135
Effects of Vehicle Size on Pedestrian Injury Pattern and Severity: Prospective Study Essa M. AlEassaHani O. EidFikri M. Abu-Zidan OriginalPaper 27 September 2012 Pages: 136 - 140
Thoracic Duct Injury Following Esophagectomy in Carcinoma of the Esophagus: Ligation by the Abdominal Approach Pramod Kumar MishraSundeep Singh SalujaParvez David Haque OriginalPaper 17 October 2012 Pages: 141 - 146
Preoperative Assessment of Tumor Location and Station-Specific Lymph Node Status in Patients with Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction Brechtje A. GrotenhuisBas P. L. WijnhovenJ. Jan B. van Lanschot OriginalPaper 27 September 2012 Pages: 147 - 155
Use of Amylase and Alanine Transaminase to Predict Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis in a Population with High HIV Prevalence Zaheer MoollaFrank AndersonSandie R. Thomson OriginalPaper 27 September 2012 Pages: 156 - 161
Long-term Surgical Outcomes of Patients with Type 1 Autoimmune Pancreatitis Fumihiko MiuraKeiji SanoFukuo Kondo OriginalPaper 26 September 2012 Pages: 162 - 168
Role of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Predicting the Pathologic Response to Preoperative Chemoradiation Therapy in Patients With Resectable T3 Pancreatic Cancer Hirotada KittakaHidenori TakahashiOsamu Ishikawa OriginalPaper 06 September 2012 Pages: 169 - 178
Portal Venous System Thrombosis After Pancreatic Resection David AnsariChristoph AnsorgeRalf Segersvärd OriginalPaper 11 September 2012 Pages: 179 - 184
Assessment of Liver Stiffness Measurement: Novel Intraoperative Blood Loss Predictor? Min-Soo KimJeong-Rim Lee OriginalPaper 11 September 2012 Pages: 185 - 191
Does Hepatic Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury Induced by Hepatic Pedicle Clamping Affect Survival after Partial Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma? Feng XiaWan-Yee LauPing Bie OriginalPaper 11 September 2012 Pages: 192 - 201
Relationship between Preoperative Volume and Weight of the Right Liver Lobe Graft, with and without the Middle Hepatic Vein, in Living-Donor Transplantation Gilberto Peron JrAlcides A. Salzedas NettoAdriano Miziara Gonzalez OriginalPaper 14 September 2012 Pages: 202 - 207
Elevated Preoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) and Ki67 Is Predictor of Decreased Survival in IIA Stage Colon Cancer Yifan PengLin WangJin Gu OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 208 - 213
Cost-comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Surgery for Mid or Low Rectal Cancer after Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy: Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial Hae-Jung SonHoo-Yeon LeeJae Hwan Oh OriginalPaper 14 September 2012 Pages: 214 - 219
Selective Use of Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for T3 Rectal Cancer Can Be Justified: Analysis of Local Recurrence Se-Jin BaekSeon-Hahn KimJin Kim OriginalPaper 21 September 2012 Pages: 220 - 226
Use of a Transanal Drainage Tube for Prevention of Anastomotic Leakage and Bleeding after Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer Wen-Tao ZhaoFeng-Liang HuFeng Sun OriginalPaper 02 October 2012 Pages: 227 - 232
Efficacy of 10 % Sucralfate Ointment in the Reduction of Acute Postoperative Pain After Open Hemorrhoidectomy: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Shahram AlaMajid SaeediRoja Hadianamrei OriginalPaper 26 September 2012 Pages: 233 - 238