Exploring the Relationship Between Surgical Capacity and Output in Ghana: Current Capacity Assessments May Not Tell the Whole Story Barclay T. StewartAdam GyeduCharles Mock Original Scientific Report 13 March 2018 Pages: 3065 - 3074
Critical Care Management of Peritonitis in a Low-Resource Setting Jennifer RickardChristian NgarambeJean Paul Majyambere Original Scientific Report 19 March 2018 Pages: 3075 - 3080
Access to Orthopaedic Surgical Care in Northern Tanzania: A Modelling Study Ajay PremkumarXiaohan YingNeil P. Sheth Original Scientific Report 25 April 2018 Pages: 3081 - 3088
Colonization with Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae is Associated with Increased Mortality Following Burn Injury in Sub-Saharan Africa Jared R. GallaherWone BandaAnthony G. Charles Original Scientific Report 25 April 2018 Pages: 3089 - 3096
Association Between Circular Stapler Diameter and Stricture Rates Following Gastrointestinal Anastomosis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis W. AllenC. I. WellsG. O’Grady Scientific Review 09 April 2018 Pages: 3097 - 3105
A New Method for Surgical Abdominal Mass Closure After Abdominal Fascial Dehiscence Using Nasogastric Tube and Hemovac Perforator: A Case-Series Study Jalal VahedianSepideh JahanianMahdi Alemrajabi Original Scientific Report 06 April 2018 Pages: 3106 - 3111
Intravenous Local Anaesthetic Compared with Intraperitoneal Local Anaesthetic in Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review Wiremu S. MacFaterWeisi XiaAndrew G. Hill Scientific Review 17 April 2018 Pages: 3112 - 3119
Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy (HIPEC) by Minimally Invasive Approach, an Initial Experience A. Arjona-SanchezS. Rufian-PeñaJ. Briceño-Delgado Original Scientific Report with Video 24 April 2018 Pages: 3120 - 3124
Time Attributable to Obesity in Surgery: A Multi-specialty Report on Day-of-Surgery Resource Utilization from 189,264 Cases Dominykas BurneikisGareth Morris-StiffSricharan Chalikonda Original Scientific Report 21 March 2018 Pages: 3125 - 3133
Acute Pancreatitis After Laparoscopic Transcystic Common Bile Duct Exploration: An Analysis of Predisposing Factors in 447 Patients Matias E. CzerwonkoJuan PekoljMartín Palavecino Original Scientific Report 03 April 2018 Pages: 3134 - 3142
Gallstone Pancreatitis and Choledocholithiasis: Using Imaging and Laboratory Trends to Predict the Likelihood of Persistent Stones at Cholangiography Nikhil PandaYuchiao ChangD. Dante Yeh Original Scientific Report 06 April 2018 Pages: 3143 - 3149
Effects of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrates on Quality of Recovery in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Jeong Soo LeeYoung SongDong Sup Yoon Original Scientific Report 18 June 2018 Pages: 3150 - 3157
Impact of Jaundice on Outcomes Following Emergency Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients with Choledocholithiasis Benjamin R. PohPaul A. CashinDaniel G. Croagh Original Scientific Report 14 March 2018 Pages: 3158 - 3164
Routine Pathology and Postoperative Follow-Up are Not Cost-Effective in Cholecystectomy for Benign Gallbladder Disease Pim B. OlthofMadelon J. H. MetmanJan Willem T. Dekker Original Scientific Report Open access 25 April 2018 Pages: 3165 - 3170
Early Closure of Defunctioning Loop Ileostomy: Is It Beneficial for the Patient? A Meta-analysis Benjamin MenahemJean LubranoArnaud Alves Scientific Review 27 March 2018 Pages: 3171 - 3178
Management and Outcomes Following Surgery for Gastrointestinal Typhoid: An International, Prospective, Multicentre Cohort Study GlobalSurg Collaborative Original Scientific Report Open access 03 May 2018 Pages: 3179 - 3188
Perforated Diverticulitis with Generalized Peritonitis: Low Stoma Rate Using a “Damage Control Strategy” Maximilian SohnI. IesalnieksF. Aigner Original Scientific Report 14 March 2018 Pages: 3189 - 3195
Minimizing Post-operative Complications of Groin Dissection Using Modified Skin Bridge Technique: A Single-Centre Descriptive Study Showing Post-operative and Early Oncological Outcomes Mukur Dipi RayAshish JakhetiyaNootan Kumar Shukla Original Scientific Report 13 April 2018 Pages: 3196 - 3201
The Selective Non-operative Management of Penetrating Cervical Venous Trauma is Safe and Effective Andre S. MadsenJohn L. BruceDamian L. Clarke Original Scientific Report 15 March 2018 Pages: 3202 - 3209
Trauma Patients with an Open Abdomen Following Damage Control Laparotomy can be Extubated Prior to Abdominal Closure Joseph A. SujkaKaren SafcsakJoseph A. Ibrahim Original Scientific Report 03 April 2018 Pages: 3210 - 3214
Patient Frailty Should Be Used to Individualize Treatment Decisions in Primary Hyperparathyroidism Carolyn D. SeibKathryn Chomsky-HigginsEmily Finlayson Original Scientific Report 25 April 2018 Pages: 3215 - 3222
Minimally Invasive Versus Open Treatment for Benign Sporadic Insulinoma Comparison of Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes Giulio BelfioriDominik WieseDetlef K. Bartsch Original Scientific Report 24 April 2018 Pages: 3223 - 3230
Health-Related Quality of Life After Surgery for Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumours Anna Caterina MilanettoErik NordenströmMartin Almquist Original Scientific Report 01 May 2018 Pages: 3231 - 3239
The Disparities of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Outcomes by Insurance Status: A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2007–2014 Timothy M. ConnollyRobert S. WhiteLisa Q. Rong Original Scientific Report 24 April 2018 Pages: 3240 - 3249
First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: The Robotic Approach Gregor J. KocherAdrian ZehnderRalph A. Schmid Original Scientific Report with Video 25 April 2018 Pages: 3250 - 3255
VATS Partial Pleurectomy Versus VATS Pleural Abrasion: Significant Reduction in Pneumothorax Recurrence Rates After Pleurectomy Caecilia NgHerbert Thomas MaierFlorian Augustin Original Scientific Report Open access 01 May 2018 Pages: 3256 - 3262
Results of Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Katrin SchwameisMilena NikolicSebastian F. Schoppmann Original Scientific Report Open access 04 April 2018 Pages: 3263 - 3269
Laparoscopic Proximal Gastrectomy Maintains Body Weight and Skeletal Muscle Better Than Total Gastrectomy Masahiko SugiyamaEiji OkiYoshihiko Maehara Original Scientific Report 24 April 2018 Pages: 3270 - 3276
Significance of Preoperative Systemic Inflammation Score in Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Pathological T2–4 Gastric Cancer After Radical Gastrectomy Bin SatoMitsuro KandaYasuhiro Kodera Original Scientific Report 20 March 2018 Pages: 3277 - 3285
Radical Gastrectomy After Chemotherapy May Prolong Survival in Stage IV Gastric Cancer: A Korean Multi-institutional Analysis Ho Seok SeoKyo Young Songthe Catholic Gastric Cancer Study Group (CGCSG) Original Scientific Report 01 May 2018 Pages: 3286 - 3293
Role of Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Duodenal Cancer: An Updated Analysis of Long-Term Follow-Up from Single Institution Bum-Sup JangHae Jin ParkEui Kyu Chie Original Scientific Report 04 June 2018 Pages: 3294 - 3301
Does Intermittent Pringle Maneuver Increase Postoperative Complications After Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma? A Randomized Controlled Trial Kit Fai LeeJohn WongPaul B. S. Lai Original Scientific Report 25 April 2018 Pages: 3302 - 3311
Alternative Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Pringle Maneuver by Huang’s Loop Jian-Wei HuangWen-Lung SuShen-Nien Wang Original Scientific Report with Video 27 March 2018 Pages: 3312 - 3315
Preoperative Chemotherapy May Not Influence the Remnant Liver Regenerations and Outcomes After Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis Yoshihiro InoueKensuke FujiiKazuhisa Uchiyama Original Scientific Report 16 March 2018 Pages: 3316 - 3330
Surgical Indication for Advanced Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma According to the Optimal Preoperative Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Cutoff Value Yusuke YamamotoTeiichi SugiuraKatsuhiko Uesaka Original Scientific Report 04 April 2018 Pages: 3331 - 3340
Management and Outcome of Liver Abscesses After Liver Transplantation Iago JustoCarlos Jiménez-RomeroAlberto Marcacuzco Original Scientific Report 09 April 2018 Pages: 3341 - 3349
Measurement of Total Liver Volume Using the Energy Expenditure: A New Formula Matteo DonadonAntonio MimmoGuido Torzilli Original Scientific Report 24 April 2018 Pages: 3350 - 3356
Re-transplantation for Hepatic Artery Thrombosis: A National Perspective Shu Kwun LuiCatherine R. GarciaRoberto Gedaly Original Scientific Report 03 April 2018 Pages: 3357 - 3363
Clinical Impact of Preoperative Sarcopenia on the Postoperative Outcomes After Pancreas Transplantation Yasunari FukudaTadafumi AsaokaYuichiro Doki Original Scientific Report 24 April 2018 Pages: 3364 - 3371
Hospital Teaching Status and Patients’ Outcomes After Colon Cancer Surgery Julia T. van GroningenEric H. EddesOn behalf of the Dutch Surgical Colorectal Cancer Audit Group and the Co-operating General Hospitals Original Scientific Report Open access 23 March 2018 Pages: 3372 - 3380
A Transverse Colectomy is as Safe as an Extended Right or Left Colectomy for Mid-Transverse Colon Cancer Lieve G. J. LeijssenAnne M. DinauxDavid L. Berger Original Scientific Report 19 March 2018 Pages: 3381 - 3389
Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Underestimates Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Ascites Undergoing Colectomy Matthew M. FlemingFangfang LiuKevin Y. Pei Original Scientific Report 14 March 2018 Pages: 3390 - 3397
Optimal Surgery for Mid-Transverse Colon Cancer: Laparoscopic Extended Right Hemicolectomy Versus Laparoscopic Transverse Colectomy Takeru MatsudaYasuo SumiYoshihiro Kakeji Original Scientific Report 02 April 2018 Pages: 3398 - 3404
Analysis of Early and Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes After Converted Laparoscopic Resection Compared to Primary Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer Marco Ettore AllaixEdgar FurnéeMario Morino Original Scientific Report 02 April 2018 Pages: 3405 - 3414
Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation for Bowel Dysfunction After Intersphincteric Resection for Lower Rectal Cancer Hideaki NishigoriMasayuki IshiiHiroshi Higashiyama Original Scientific Report 19 March 2018 Pages: 3415 - 3421
Inequalities in Implementation and Different Outcomes During the Growth of Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery in England: A National Population-Based Study from 2002 to 2012 B. E. ByrneC. A. VincentO. D. Faiz Original Scientific Report Open access 09 April 2018 Pages: 3422 - 3431
A Nationwide Assessment of Pediatric Surgical Capacity in Mongolia Laura F. GoodmanErdenetsetseg ChuluunDiana L. Farmer Original Scientific Report 04 April 2018 Pages: 3432 - 3442
Effect of Statin Therapy on Survival After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Qun HuangHan YangXiao Qin Scientific Review 21 March 2018 Pages: 3443 - 3450
Blunt Cerebrovascular Artery Injury and Stroke in Severely Injured Patients: An International Multicenter Analysis Ajay MalhotraXiao WuLong Tu Letter to the Editor 30 January 2018 Pages: 3451 - 3451
Blunt Cerebrovascular Artery Injury and Stroke in Severely Injured Patients: An International Multicenter Analysis: Reply Christian WeberRolf LeferingHans-Christoph Pape Reply, Letter to the Editor 27 February 2018 Pages: 3452 - 3453