World Journal of Surgery OnlineFirst articles

26.11.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Clinical and Biochemical Features of Pheochromocytoma Characteristic of Von Hippel–Lindau Syndrome

Pheochromocytomas (Pheos) are catecholamine-secreting neuroendocrine tumors that arise from chromaffin cells in the adrenal medulla while paragangliomas (PGL) are closely related tumors that originate from extra-adrenal chromaffin cells. They …

verfasst von:: Shimena R. Li, Kristina J. Nicholson, Kelly L. Mccoy, Sally E. Carty, Linwah Yip

13.11.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Parathyroidectomy is Safe in Elderly Patients: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study

The elderly population in the USA has been increasing. Americans 80 years and older in 2000 made up 3.3% of our population but are expected to grow to 7.4% in 2050 [ 1 ]. With age the incidence of primary hyperparathyroidism increases [ 2 – 4 ].

verfasst von:: Amna M. Khokar, Kristine M. Kuchta, Tricia A. Moo-Young, David J. Winchester, Richard A. Prinz

04.11.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Risks of Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy in Children: A 21-Year Experience in a High-Volume Cancer Center

Hypoparathyroidism is the most common complication that occurs after thyroidectomy in children. The overall incidence, which includes both transient and permanent events, has been reported to be about 20% after total thyroidectomy, increasing …

verfasst von:: Si-Yuan Wu, Yi-Ju Chiang, Sarah B. Fisher, Erich M. Sturgis, Mark E. Zafereo, Sa Nguyen, Elizabeth G. Grubbs, Paul H. Graham, Jeffrey E. Lee, Steven G. Waguespack, Nancy D. Perrier

24.10.2019 | Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Curative Surgery Improves Survival for Colorectal Cancer in Rural Kenya

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide [ 1 ]. In high-income countries, CRC incidence and mortality have been noted to decrease [ 2 ], whereas CRC rates in low- and …

verfasst von:: Robert K. Parker, Michael M. Mwachiro, Sinkeet S. Ranketi, Faith C. Mogambi, Hillary M. Topazian, Russell E. White

16.10.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Repeat Hepatectomy for Early Recurrence of Colorectal Liver Metastases—Prognostic Impacts Assessed from the Recurrence Pattern

Hepatectomy is the mainstay of treatment for colorectal liver metastases (CLM), offering a 5-year overall survival rate of up to 60% [ 1 , 2 ]. However, the high recurrence rate is a lingering problem of surgical treatment for CLM, and the disease …

verfasst von:: Genki Watanabe, Yoshihiro Mise, Hiromichi Ito, Yosuke Inoue, Takeaki Ishizawa, Yu Takahashi, Akio Saiura

11.10.2019 | Scientific Review

O2 No Longer the Go2: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing the Effects of Giving Perioperative Oxygen Therapy of 30% FiO2 to 80% FiO2 on Surgical Site Infection and Mortality

There is increasing recognition that the routine administration of high-concentration oxygen to acutely unwell patients has the potential to cause harm [ 1 ]. However, the use of post-operative supplementary oxygen is still considered to be …

verfasst von:: Brianna K. Smith, Ross H. Roberts, Frank A. Frizelle

11.10.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Liver Resection Versus Embolization for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Because hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) frequently originates from chronic liver disease, there is a high probability of recurrence in the remnant liver even after curative resection due to the multicentric origin and intrahepatic metastasis [ 1 ].

verfasst von:: Yutaka Midorikawa, Tadatoshi Takayama, Masamichi Moriguchi, Rempei Yagi, Shunsuke Yamagishi, Hisashi Nakayama, Osamu Aramaki, Shintaro Yamazaki, Shingo Tsuji, Tokio Higaki

11.10.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Surgical Management of Diffuse Sclerosing Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Experience in 25 Patients

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the most common thyroid cancer, has the highest increase in incidence of any cancer and is postulated to soon become the third most common cancer among women [ 1 ]. Despite this incremental increase in its …

verfasst von:: Claudio Spinelli, Silvia Strambi, Sohail Bakkar, Andrea Nosiglia, GianMarco Elia, Alessia Bertocchini, Chiara Calani, Matteo Leoni, Riccardo Morganti, Gabriele Materazzi

10.10.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve During Thyroidectomy with Adhesive Skin Electrodes

Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) has been considered to be a useful method to help localize and identify the nerve, facilitate RLN dissection, detect nerve injury, elucidate its mechanism to improve surgical …

verfasst von:: Hyoung Shin Lee, Jungho Oh, Sung Won Kim, Yeong Wook Jeong, Che-Wei Wu, Feng-Yu Chiang, Kang Dae Lee

10.10.2019 | Surgical Symposium Contribution

Parathyroidectomy Without the Utilisation of iPTH: The Gold Standard is Still a Good Operation—How Understanding the Anatomy and a Simple US Can Help

Parathyroid surgery is frequently performed after at least two preoperative localisation studies, in addition to the use of intraoperative ioPTH. The key to performing a successful parathyroidectomy is reliant on the surgeon having an outstanding …

verfasst von:: Meei Yeung

10.10.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Open Abdomen in Obese Patients: Pay Attention! New Evidences from IROA, the International Register of Open Abdomen

The open abdomen is one of the cornerstones of the damage control strategy in acute care and trauma surgery. Leaving an abdomen “open” after surgery is at the same time a solution and a problem for the acute care surgeon. From the end of the …

verfasst von:: Marco Ceresoli, Francesco Salvetti, Yoram Kluger, Marco Braga, Jacopo Viganò, Paola Fugazzola, Massimo Sartelli, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena, Federico Coccolini, The IROA study group

10.10.2019 | Invited Commentary

High Tracheal Tube Cuff Pressure During Thyroidectomy is Associated with Recurrent Nerve Injury

verfasst von:: Carmen C. Solórzano

03.10.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Access and Utilization of Adrenal Metastasectomy

Adrenal metastases (ADM) can be a consequence of lung, kidney, breast, prostate, gastrointestinal cancers, and melanoma, and are present in 10–25% of patients with these primary tumors. The most common primary tumors accounting for adrenal …

verfasst von:: Sarah S. Pearlstein, Marco Salerno, John A. Chabot, James A. Lee, Jennifer H. Kuo

Open Access 03.10.2019 | Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Burden of Neonatal Surgical Conditions in Northern Ghana

In 2015, over 2 million neonates died worldwide [ 1 ]. Of these, an estimated 303,000 newborns died within 4 weeks of birth due to congenital anomalies [ 2 ]. Congenital anomalies, also known as congenital disorders, congenital malformations or …

verfasst von:: Alhassan Abdul-Mumin, Theophilus T. K. Anyomih, Sheila A. Owusu, Naomi Wright, Janae Decker, Kelli Niemeier, Gabriel Benavidez, Francis A. Abantanga, Emily R. Smith, Stephen Tabiri

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26.09.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Prognostic Value of the Combined Index of Plasma Fibrinogen and the Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio in Gastric Cancer

Gastric cancer is the fifth most common malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide [ 1 ]. Although multimodal therapy has been developed recently, the prognosis has not been greatly improved [ 2 , 3 ]. Many studies have …

verfasst von:: Masaaki Yamamoto, Yukinori Kurokawa, Noboru Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Makoto Yamasaki, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki

24.09.2019 | Editorial Perspective

Professor Masaki Kitajima (1941–2019): An Unparalleled International Surgeon Diplomat

verfasst von:: Michael Sarr

Open Access 19.09.2019 | Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary: Use of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for Intraoperative Tissue Differentiation During Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

verfasst von:: Jan Zedenius

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Open Access 18.09.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Self-assessment of Skills by Surgeons and Anesthesiologists After a Trauma Surgery Masterclass

Each year a masterclass on trauma care for surgeons or final-year residents in surgery under the auspices of the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) and the Dutch Trauma Society (NVT) is organized in the …

verfasst von:: Edward C. T. H. Tan, Tim W. H. Rijnhout, Marit Rensink, Alexander P. B. Alken, Chris P. Bleeker, Mark W. Bowyer

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10.09.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Cumulative Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Among Surgeons During Intraoperative Cholangiography

Since Mirizzi described intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) in 1931 [ 1 , 2 ], it has contributed to the effectiveness and safety of open or minimally invasive cholecystectomy [ 3 ]. Although it has been useful in clinical decision making, IOC has …

verfasst von:: Arnold Barrios, Neil Vega, Jaime Martínez, Carolina Padua, Fredy Mendivelso, Diego Orejuela

06.09.2019 | Original Scientific Report

Comparative Performance of the 7th and 8th Editions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Manual for Adrenocortical Carcinoma

With an annual incidence of 0.7–2.0 cases per million individuals worldwide, adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy [ 1 – 3 ]. Unfortunately it is also aggressive, with limited therapeutic efficacy and five-year overall survival (OS) …

verfasst von:: Sarah B. Fisher, Mouhammed A. Habra, Yi-Ju Chiang, Si-Yuan Wu, Paul H. Graham, Elizabeth G. Grubbs, Jeffrey E. Lee, Nancy D. Perrier

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