World Journal of Surgery

Orlo H. Clark Festschrift

Introduction to Papers Presented at the Orlo H. Clark Festschrift

Quan-Yang Duh, Electron Kebebew, Wen T. Shen

A Brief History of Orlo H. Clark

Wen T. Shen

Orlo Clark and the Rise of Surgical Ethics

Peter Angelos

Distinguishing Molecular Markers in Thyroid Tumors: A Tribute to Dr. Orlo Clark

Martha A. Zeiger

Surgery Resident Education 1986–2008: Effort, Respect, and Advocacy

Gerard M. Doherty

History of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve: From Galen to Lahey

Edwin L. Kaplan, George I. Salti, Manuela Roncella, Noreen Fulton, Mark Kadowaki

Modified Radical Neck Dissection Is Better Than Partial Dissection of Lymph Nodes

Shiro Noguchi, Hiroto Yamashita, Shinya Uchino

Multiple Proinsulin-Secreting Tumors of the Pancreas Treated by Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy and Splenectomy

Gary Clark, Craig Sadur, Balaram Puligandla

The Change in Surgical Practice from Subtotal to Near-Total or Total Thyroidectomy in the Treatment of Patients with Benign Multinodular Goiter

Serdar Tezelman, Ismail Borucu, Yasemin Senyurek (Giles), Fatih Tunca, Tarik Terzioglu

Effect of Bone Mineral Density and Parathyroidectomy on Fracture Risk in Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Lindi H. VanderWalde, In-Lu Amy Liu, Philip I. Haigh

A Novel Nomenclature to Classify Parathyroid Adenomas

Nancy D. Perrier, Beth Edeiken, Rodolfo Nunez, Isis Gayed, Camilo Jimenez, Naifa Busaidy, Elena Potylchansky, Spencer Kee, Thinh Vu

Neuromonitoring in Thyroid Surgery: Attitudes, Usage Patterns, and Predictors of Use Among Endocrine Surgeons

Cord Sturgeon, Treena Sturgeon, Peter Angelos

Sestamibi SPECT Intensity Scoring System in Sporadic Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Linwah Yip, Daniel A. Pryma, John H. Yim, Sally E. Carty, Jennifer B. Ogilvie

Localization of Recurrent Thyroid Cancer Using Intraoperative Ultrasound-Guided Dye Injection

Rebecca S. Sippel, Dina M. Elaraj, Liina Poder, Quan-Yang Duh, Electron Kebebew, Orlo H. Clark

Laparoscopic Surgical Skills Assessment: Can Simulators Replace Experts?

Michael Pellen, Liam Horgan, J. Roger Barton, Stephen Attwood

Design and Implementation of a Web-Based System for Intraoperative Consultation

Francisco Tamariz, Ronald Merrell, Irinel Popescu, Daniel Onisor, Y. Flerov, Cosmin Boanca, Vladimir Lavrentyev, Azhar Rafiq

Profile of Breast Cancer in a Group of Women in a Developing Country in South Asia: Is There a Difference?

Menaka D. S. Lokuhetty, Gayani G. Ranaweera, Manarangi D. M. Wijeratne, Kumudu H. Wickramasinghe, Abdul H. Sheriffdeen

Risk Factors for Nodal Metastasis and Recurrence Among Patients with Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Differences in Clinical Relevance Between Nonincidental and Incidental Tumors

Adolfo Pisanu, Isabella Reccia, Oreste Nardello, Alessandro Uccheddu

Stage III Thick (>4.0 mm) Lower Extremity Melanoma: Is Timing of Lymph Node Involvement a Prognostic Factor?

Krzysztof Herman, Wojciech M. Wysocki, Piotr Skotnicki, Jacek Tabor, Elebieta Łuczyńska, Andrzej L. Komorowski

Safety of Laparoscopic Appendectomy During Pregnancy

Boris Kirshtein, Zvi Howard Perry, Eliezer Avinoach, Solly Mizrahi, Leonid Lantsberg

Surgical Approach to Extensive Hidradenitis Suppurativa in the Perineal/Perianal and Gluteal Regions

Emre Balik, Tunc Eren, Türker Bulut, Yilmaz Büyükuncu, Dursun Bugra, Sümer Yamaner

Surgical Approach to Extensive Hidradenitis Suppurativa in the Perineal/Peri-Anal and Gluteal Regions

Adam Klipfel

Idiopathic Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax: Adhesion Disruption

Shyam Singh, Mukhand L. Sharma, Reyaz A. Lone, Mehmood A. Wani, Zahur Hussain, Ishtiyaq Mir, Puja Vimesh

Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer Invading the Left Atrium or Base of the Pulmonary Vein

Lihui Wu, Zhifei Xu, Xuewei Zhao, Jianqiu Li, Lei Zhong, Tieweng Pang, Bin Wu

Do Tumor Cavitation and Sex in Resected Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Correlate with Prognosis?

Meng Wang, Jing Zhao, Yi Pan, Yan-Jun Su, Jian You, Xiao-Liang Zhao, Chang-Li Wang

Prognostic Factors of Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Colorectal Carcinomas

Fengshi Chen, Nobuharu Hanaoka, Kiyoshi Sato, Takuji Fujinaga, Makoto Sonobe, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Hiroaki Sakai, Ryo Miyahara, Toru Bando, Kenichi Okubo, Toshiki Hirata, Hiroshi Date

Status of Involved Lymph Nodes and Direction of Metastatic Lymphatic Flow Between Submucosal and T2-4 Thoracic Squamous Cell Esophageal Cancers

Satoru Motoyama, Kiyotomi Maruyama, Yusuke Sato, Shuetsu Usami, Toshinobu Nakatsu, Hajime Saito, Yoshihiro Minamiya, Jun-ichi Ogawa

Differences in the Status of Involved Lymph Nodes and the Direction of Metastatic Lymphatic Flow from Tumors into Involved Nodes Between Submucosal and T2–4 Thoracic Squamous Cell Esophageal Cancers

Jeffrey H. Peters

Modified Subtotal Cholecystectomy: Results of a Laparotomy Procedure During the Laparoscopic Era

Isidoro Di Carlo, Elia Pulvirenti, Adriana Toro, Giuseppe Corsale

Laparoscopy-Assisted Donor Right Hepatectomy Using a Hand Port System Preserving the Middle Hepatic Vein Branches

Kyung-Suk Suh, Nam-Joon Yi, Taehoon Kim, Joohyun Kim, Woo Young Shin, Hae Won Lee, Ho-Seong Han, Kuhn Uk Lee

Intrahepatic Bilioenteric Anastomosis After Biliary Complications of Liver Transplantation: Operative Rescue of Surgical Failures

Miguel Ángel Mercado, Mario Vilatobá, Carlos Chan, Ismael Domínguez, Rafael Paulino Leal, Marco Antonio Olivera

Comparison of Ex Vivo and In Vivo Injection of Blue Dye in Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping for Colorectal Cancer

Jun Seok Park, In Taik Chang, Sung Jun Park, Beom Gyu Kim, Yoo Shin Choi, Seong Jae Cha, Eon Sub Park, Gui Young Kwon

Recurrent Left Colonic Diverticulitis Episodes: More Severe Than the Initial Diverticulitis?

Olivier Pittet, Nikos Kotzampassakis, Sabine Schmidt, Alban Denys, Nicolas Demartines, Jean-Marie Calmes

Selective Nonoperative Management of Kidney Gunshot Injuries

Pradeep H. Navsaria, Andrew J. Nicol

Early Serum Procalcitonin, Interleukin-6, and 24-Hour Lactate Clearance: Useful Indicators of Septic Infections in Severely Traumatized Patients

Adrian Billeter, Matthias Turina, Burkhardt Seifert, Ladislav Mica, Reto Stocker, Marius Keel

Effect of the Combination of Fibrin Glue and Growth Hormone on Intestinal Anastomoses in a Pig Model of Traumatic Shock Associated with Peritonitis

Pengfei Wang, Jian Wang, Wenbo Zhang, Yousheng Li, Jieshou Li

A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Traditional and Fast-Track Patient Care in Elective Open Infrarenal Aneurysm Repair

Bernd Muehling, Hubert Schelzig, Peter Steffen, Rainer Meierhenrich, Ludger Sunder-Plassmann, Karl-Heinz Orend

Carotid Artery Stenting Versus Carotid Endarterectomy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Zhenjie Liu, Zhenyu Shi, Yuqi Wang, Bin Chen, Ting Zhu, Yi Si, Weiguo Fu

Clinical Experience with Infantile Hepatic Hemangioendothelioma

Suk-Bae Moon, Hyoung-Joo Kwon, Kwi-Won Park, Woong-Jae Yun, Sung-Eun Jung

Pain Management for Unilateral Orchidopexy in Children: An Effective Regimen

A. Saeed, A. R. Khan, V. Lee, A. Aslam, J. Brain, M. P. L. Williams, L. Brennan, R. Campbell, M. Samuel

The Physiologic Basis of Surgery, Fourth Edition. Edited by J. Patrick O’Leary and Arnold Tabuenca, 768 pages. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008, ISBN: 10: 0781771382, $124 (amazon.com)

B. Ramana