Global Surgical Care in the UN Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda Jaymie Ang HenryFizan Abdullah Editorial Perspective 19 October 2015 Pages: 1 - 5
Vital Statistics: Estimating Injury Mortality in Kigali, Rwanda Woon Cho KimJean Claude ByiringiroSudha P. Jayaraman Original Scientific Report 13 October 2015 Pages: 6 - 13
Surgery and Obstetric Care are Highly Cost-Effective Interventions in a Sub-Saharan African District Hospital: A Three-Month Single-Institution Study of Surgical Costs and Outcomes Geoffrey RobertsCharlotte RobertsRobert Bleichrodt Original Scientific Report 15 October 2015 Pages: 14 - 20
A Randomised Assessment of Trainee Doctors’ Understanding and Interpretation of Diagnostic Test Results V. L. ParkerJ. E. RitchieS. P. Balasubramanian Original Scientific Report 26 August 2015 Pages: 21 - 28
Evaluating Mind Fitness Training and Its Potential Effects on Surgical Residents’ Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study S. S. LasesM. J. M. H. LombartsErik Heineman Original Scientific Report 19 October 2015 Pages: 29 - 37
Mentorship as Experienced by Women Surgeons in Japan Kyoko YorozuyaKazumi KawaseYasuko Tomizawa Original Scientific Report 24 September 2015 Pages: 38 - 44
A Systematic Review of the Factors that Patients Use to Choose their Surgeon Alexander T. YahandaKelly J. LafaroTimothy M. Pawlik Scientific Review 11 September 2015 Pages: 45 - 55
The Preservation of Cued Recall in the Acute Mentally Fatigued State: A Randomised Crossover Study Ian Richard FlindallDaniel Richard LeffAra Darzi Original Scientific Report Open access 17 November 2015 Pages: 56 - 65
Does the Frequency of Cholecystectomy Affect the Ensuing Incidence of Gallbladder Cancer in Sweden? A Population-Based Study with a 16-Year Coverage R. NoelU. ArneloG. Sandblom Original Scientific Report 15 October 2015 Pages: 66 - 72
Bile Duct Injuries Associated With 55,134 Cholecystectomies: Treatment and Outcome from a National Perspective Jenny RystedtGert LindellAgneta Montgomery Original Scientific Report 03 November 2015 Pages: 73 - 80
How Do Quality-of-Life and Gastrointestinal Symptoms Differ Between Post-cholecystectomy Patients and the Background Population? Viktor WanjuraGabriel Sandblom Original Scientific Report 29 August 2015 Pages: 81 - 88
Mesh Location in Open Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis Julie L. HolihanDuyen H. NguyenMike K. Liang Scientific Review 30 September 2015 Pages: 89 - 99
The Effectiveness of Radioactive Iodine Remnant Ablation for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Guangfu HuWei ZhuHongwei Zhang Original Scientific Report 17 November 2015 Pages: 100 - 109
Long-Term Voice Outcomes After Robotic Thyroidectomy Chang Myeon SongBo Ram YunKyung Tae Original Scientific Report 13 October 2015 Pages: 110 - 116
Risk of Complications with Energy-Based Surgical Devices in Thyroid Surgery: A National Multicenter Register Study Johan CarlanderPhilippe WagnerKenth Johansson Original Scientific Report 15 October 2015 Pages: 117 - 123
Negative Fine-Needle Aspiration in Patients with Goiter: Should We Doubt It? Michal MekelHayim GilshteinHaggi Mazeh Original Scientific Report 29 August 2015 Pages: 124 - 128
Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis After Esophagectomy for Thoracic Esophageal Carcinoma Yu SatoShin-ichi KosugiToshifumi Wakai Original Scientific Report 13 October 2015 Pages: 129 - 136
Adaptation of Continuous Intraoperative Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Monitoring of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve During Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Raymond K. TsangSimon Law Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World 13 October 2015 Pages: 137 - 141
Duration of Smoking Cessation and Postoperative Morbidity After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: How Long Should Patients Stop Smoking Before Surgery? Naoya YoshidaYoshifumi BabaHideo Baba Original Scientific Report 02 September 2015 Pages: 142 - 147
Minimally Invasive Versus Open Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Short-Term Outcomes and Completeness of Resection Jennifer StraatmanNicole van der WielenDonald L. van der Peet Scientific Review Open access 08 September 2015 Pages: 148 - 157
Impact of Combination Criteria of Nodal Counts and Sizes on Preoperative MDCT in Advanced Gastric Cancer Tsutomu KawaguchiDaisuke IchikawaEigo Otsuji Original Scientific Report 07 February 2015 Pages: 158 - 164
Evaluation of 64-Channel Contrast-Enhanced Multi-detector Row Computed Tomography for Preoperative N Staging in cT2-4 Gastric Carcinoma Masaki OhashiShinji MoritaHitoshi Katai Original Scientific Report 09 November 2015 Pages: 165 - 171
Diagnosis and Management of Bile Leaks After Hepatectomy: Results of a Prospective Analysis of 475 Hepatectomies Matteo DonadonGuido CostaGuido Torzilli Original Scientific Report 07 July 2015 Pages: 172 - 181
Risk Factors and Managements of Bile Leakage After Hepatectomy Kazuhiko SakamotoTakao TamesaMasaaki Oka Original Scientific Report Open access 10 July 2015 Pages: 182 - 189
Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Colorectal Liver Metastasis Surgery Improves the Identification and Characterization of Nodules Julien HoareauAurélien VenaraChristophe Aube Original Scientific Report 15 October 2015 Pages: 190 - 197
Pure Laparoscopic Versus Open Left Lateral Sectionectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single-Center Experience Tan To CheungRonnie T. P. PoonChung Mau Lo Original Scientific Report 28 August 2015 Pages: 198 - 205
A Double-Blinded Randomized Clinical Study on the Therapeutic Effect of Gastrografin® in Prolonged Postoperative Ileus After Elective Colorectal Surgery Sebastiano BiondoJordi MiquelEsther Kreisler Original Scientific Report 07 October 2015 Pages: 206 - 214
Effect of Glyceryl Trinitrate Ointment on Pain Control After Hemorrhoidectomy: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Jen-Wei LiuChao-Chun LinKa-Wai Tam Original Scientific Report 17 November 2015 Pages: 215 - 224
Time to Chemotherapy After Abdominoperineal Resection: Comparison Between Primary Closure and Perineal Flap Reconstruction Azah A. AlthumairiJoseph K. CannerJonathan E. Efron Original Scientific Report 03 September 2015 Pages: 225 - 230
Blunt Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias: A Surgeon’s Dilemma Amyn PardhanSamia MazahirDieter Weber Original Scientific Report 07 October 2015 Pages: 231 - 235
Outcomes of Complete Versus Partial Surgical Stabilization of Flail Chest Terry P. NickersonCornelius A. ThielsHenry J. Schiller Original Scientific Report 15 September 2015 Pages: 236 - 241
Through the Looking Glass: Real-Time Video Using ‘Smart’ Technology Provides Enhanced Intraoperative Logistics Andrew C. W. BaldwinHari R. MallidiSteve K. Singh Original Scientific Report with Video 28 August 2015 Pages: 242 - 244
Fusion of Information from 3D Printing and Surgical Robot: An Innovative Minimally Technique Illustrated by the Resection of a Large Celiac Trunk Aneurysm Chady SalloumChetana LimDaniel Azoulay Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World 29 August 2015 Pages: 245 - 247
