Ausgabe 6/2018
Inhalt (51 Artikel)
Welcome New Associate Editors Sandra Wong and Cheng Har Yip to the World Journal of Surgery
Julie Ann Sosa
Appendicitis: Rural Patient Status is Associated with Increased Duration of Prehospital Symptoms and Worse Outcomes in High- and Low-Middle-Income Countries
Matthew C. Hernandez, Eric Finnesgaard, Johnathon M. Aho, Victor Y. Kong, John L. Bruce, Stephanie F. Polites, Grant L. Laing, Damian L. Clarke, Martin D. Zielinski
Pattern of Lower Intestinal Ostomies in a Low-Income Country: Case of Southeast of Niger Republic
Harissou Adamou, Oumarou Habou, Ibrahim Amadou Magagi, Ousseini Adakal, Amadou Magagi, Maazou Halidou, Rachid Sani
Novel Approach to Treat Uncomplicated Sigmoid Volvulus Combining Minimally Invasive Surgery with Enhanced Recovery, in a Rural Hospital in Zambia
Niels van der Naald, Marloes I. Prins, Kars Otten, Dayson Kumwenda, Robert P. Bleichrodt
High Elective Surgery Cancellation Rate in Malawi Primarily Due to Infrastructural Limitations
Meghan Prin, Jessica Eaton, Onias Mtalimanja, Anthony Charles
Risk of Catastrophic Health Expenditure in Rwandan Surgical Patients with Peritonitis
J. L. Rickard, C. Ngarambe, L. Ndayizeye, B. Smart, J. P. Majyambere, R. Riviello
Quality of Surgery in Malawi: Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes After Hernia Surgery Between District and Central Hospitals
Jakub Gajewski, Ronan Conroy, Leon Bijlmakers, Gerald Mwapasa, Tracey McCauley, Eric Borgstein, Ruairi Brugha
Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Declining Rates of Chronic and Recurrent Infection and Their Possible Role in the Origins of Non-communicable Diseases
Stephen W. Bickler, Andrew Wang, Said Amin, Jonathan Halbach, Radhames Lizardo, David M. Cauvi, Antonio De Maio
Evaluation of Resources Necessary for Provision of Trauma Care in Botswana: An Initiative for a Local System
Michael B. Mwandri, Timothy C. Hardcastle
The Economic and Social Burden of Traumatic Injuries: Evidence from a Trauma Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Christopher Zuraik, John Sampalis, Alexa Brierre
Surgical Training and Standardised Management Guidelines Improved the 30-Day Complication Rate After Abdominoplasty for Massive Weight Loss
E. Swedenhammar, B. Stark, A. Hedén Hållstrand, M. Ehrström, J. Gahm
Competitive Advantage of MBA for Physician Executives: A Systematic Literature Review
Anthony D. Turner, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Weidun Alan Guo
Meta-analysis on Materials and Techniques for Laparotomy Closure: The MATCH Review
N. A. Henriksen, E. B. Deerenberg, L. Venclauskas, R. H. Fortelny, M. Miserez, F. E. Muysoms
Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure with Mesh-Mediated Fascial Traction Achieves Better Outcomes than Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure Alone: A Comparative Study
Giuseppe Salamone, Leo Licari, Giovanni Guercio, Albert Comelli, Mirko Mangiapane, Nicolò Falco, Roberta Tutino, Noemi Bagarella, Sofia Campanella, Calogero Porrello, Roberto Gullo, Gianfranco Cocorullo, Gaspare Gulotta
Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Reinforcement Reduces the Risk of Incisional Hernia, Two-Year Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Philippe Brosi, Philippe M. Glauser, Benjamin Speich, Samuel A. Käser, Christoph A. Maurer
The Application of a Performance-Based Self-Administered Intra-procedural Checklist on Surgical Trainees During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Michael El Boghdady, Afshin Alijani
Factors Associated with Premalignant Epithelial Changes in Chronic Calculous Cholecystitis: A Case–Control Study
Muhibullah Bangash, Abdul Rehman Alvi, Noman Shahzad, Amir Hafeez Shariff, Roger Christopher Gill
Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Improves Outcomes in Basic Laparoscopic Procedures
Katherine D. Gray, Joshua G. Burshtein, Lama Obeid, Maureen D. Moore, Gregory Dakin, Alfons Pomp, Cheguevara Afaneh
Lipid Emulsion Enriched in Omega-3 PUFA Accelerates Wound Healing: A Placebo-Controlled Animal Study
Yi-Chi Peng, Fwu-Lin Yang, Yi-Maun Subeq, Chin-Chieh Tien, Yann-Fen C. Chao, Ru-Ping Lee
Fascio-Adipo-Cutaneous Lateral Advancement Flap for Treatment of Pilonidal Sinus: A Modification of the Karydakis Operation—Cohort Study
Mohammad Hamdy Abo-Ryia, Hamdy Sedky Abd-Allah, Mahmoud Moustafa Al-Shareef, Mahmoud Mohammed Abdulrazek
Early Seizure Prophylaxis in Traumatic Brain Injuries Revisited: A Prospective Observational Study
Desmond Khor, Jinglan Wu, Quanqiu Hong, Elizabeth Benjamin, Shuiming Xiao, Kenji Inaba, Demetrios Demetriades
Functional Compromise Cohort Study (FCCS): Sarcopenia is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit
P. A. de Hoogt, K. W. Reisinger, J. J. W. Tegels, J. W. A. M. Bosmans, F. Tijssen, J. H. M. B. Stoot
Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Trauma Patients: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study of 5 Years’ Data at a Single Institution in Korea
Byung Hee Kang, Jayun Cho, John Cook-Jong Lee, Kyoungwon Jung
The Assessment of Risk Factors for Difficult Intubation in Thyroid Patients
Ayse Cigdem Tutuncu, Emre Erbabacan, Serkan Teksoz, Birsel Ekici, Guniz Koksal, Fatis Altintas, Guner Kaya, Murat Ozcan
Outcome of Thyroid Carcinoma Showing Thymus-Like Differentiation in Patients Undergoing Radical Resection
Wenwu Dong, Ping Zhang, Jian Li, Liang He, Zhihong Wang, Ting Zhang, Liang Shao, Hao Zhang
The Positive Lymph Node Number and Postoperative N-Staging Used to Estimate Survival in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Results from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Dataset (1988–2008)
Wen-Jun Wei, Zhong-Wu Lu, Duo Wen, Tian Liao, Duan-Shu Li, Yu Wang, Yong-Xue Zhu, Zhuo-Ying Wang, Yi Wu, Yu-Long Wang, Qing-Hai Ji
Impact of “Tailored” Parathyroidectomy for Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
Kiyomi Horiuchi, Momoko Sakurai, Kento Haniu, Erin Nagai, Hiroki Tokumitsu, Yusaku Yoshida, Yoko Omi, Akiko Sakamoto, Takahiro Okamoto
Clinical Significance of New Magnetic Resonance Thoracic Ductography Before Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
Junya Oguma, Soji Ozawa, Akihito Kazuno, Miho Nitta, Yamato Ninomiya, Kentaro Yatabe, Tetsu Niwa, Takakiyo Nomura
A Novel Technique of Paravertebral Thoracic and Preperitoneal Analgesia Enhances Early Recovery After Oesophagectomy
Stephanie Phillips, Jasmina Dedic-Hagan, d’Arcy Ferris Baxter, H. Van der Wall, G. L. Falk
Surgical Treatment of Gastro-Pulmonary Fistula Following Bariatric Surgery: Possible and Safe
Alon Ben Nun, David Simansky, Merav Rokah, Nona Zeitlin, Nir Golan, Ramez Abu Khalil, Michalle Soudack
Antireflux Surgery and Barrett’s Esophagus: Myth or Reality?
Fernando A. M. Herbella, Francisco Schlottmann, Marco G. Patti
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Robotic and Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for cT1 Gastric Cancer
Makoto Hikage, Masanori Tokunaga, Rie Makuuchi, Tomoyuki Irino, Yutaka Tanizawa, Etsuro Bando, Taiichi Kawamura, Masanori Terashima
Impact of the Weekday of Surgery on Outcome in Gastric Cancer Patients who Underwent D2-Gastrectomy
Felix Berlth, K. Messerle, P. S. Plum, S.-H. Chon, J. von Ambüren, A. Hohn, M. Dübbers, C. J. Bruns, S. P. Mönig, E. Bollschweiler, A. H. Hölscher, H. Alakus
Prognostic Significance of the Preoperative Ratio of C-Reactive Protein to Albumin and Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio in Gastric Cancer Patients
Hiroaki Saito, Yusuke Kono, Yuki Murakami, Yuji Shishido, Hirohiko Kuroda, Tomoyuki Matsunaga, Yoji Fukumoto, Tomohiro Osaki, Keigo Ashida, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
Splenic Infarction as a Delayed Febrile Complication Following Radical Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Patients: Computed Tomography-Based Analysis
Yoon Ju Jung, Ho Seok Seo, Han Hong Lee, Ji Hyun Kim, Kyo Young Song, Moon Hyung Choi, Cho Hyun Park
Delayed Gastric Emptying Following Laparoscopic Repair of Very Large Hiatus Hernias Impairs Quality of Life
David S. Liu, Chek Tog, Hou K. Lim, Peter Stiven, Sarah K. Thompson, David I. Watson, Ahmad Aly
Postoperative Albumin–Bilirubin Grade Change Predicts the Prognosis of Patients with Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within the Milan Criteria
Chuan Li, Xiao-Yun Zhang, Wei Peng, Tian-Fu Wen, Lu-Nan Yan, Bo Li, Jia-Yin Yang, Wen-Tao Wang, Ming-Qing Xu
Long-Term Survival of Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: The Impact and Selection of Repeat Surgery
Tomoaki Yoh, Etsuro Hatano, Satoru Seo, Yukihiro Okuda, Hiroaki Fuji, Yoshinobu Ikeno, Kojiro Taura, Kentaro Yasuchika, Hideaki Okajima, Toshimi Kaido, Shinji Uemoto
Image-Guided Proper Liver Segmentectomy
L. Roncati, A. Manenti, E. Simonini
Second Generation of a Fast-track Liver Resection Programme
Nicolai A. Schultz, Peter N. Larsen, B. Klarskov, L. M. Plum, Hans-Jørgen Frederiksen, Henrik Kehlet, Jens G. Hillingsø
Routine Virtual Ileostomy Following Restorative Proctocolectomy for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Peter C. Ambe, Hubert Zirngibl, Gabriela Möslein
A Pilot Study for a Better Visibility in the 3D Laparoscopic Right Colectomy Surgery
Lei Gu, Pei-lin Liu, Hong Zhou, Qing Xu
Radical Surgery Improves Survival in Patients with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma
Katherin Vollmer, Stefan Gfroerer, Till-Martin Theilen, Konrad Bochennek, Thomas Klingebiel, Udo Rolle, Henning Fiegel
International Study of the Epidemiology of Paediatric Trauma: PAPSA Research Study
Catherine J. Bradshaw, Ashwath S. Bandi, Zahid Muktar, Muhammad A. Hasan, Tanvir K. Chowdhury, Tahmina Banu, Mesay Hailemariam, Florence Ngu, David Croaker, Rouma Bankolé, Tunde Sholadoye, Oluwole Olaomi, Emmanuel Ameh, Antonio Di Cesare, Ernesto Leva, Yona Ringo, Lukman Abdur-Rahman, Ramy Salama, Essam Elhalaby, Helen Perera, Christopher Parsons, Stewart Cleeve, Alp Numanoglu, Sebastian Van As, Shilpa Sharma, Kokila Lakhoo
Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation Failure in a Large Cohort of Hemodialysis Patients in the Netherlands
Bram M. Voorzaat, Koen E. A. van der Bogt, Cynthia J. Janmaat, Jan van Schaik, Friedo W. Dekker, Joris I. Rotmans, Bram M. Voorzaat, Koen E. A. van der Bogt, Cynthia J. Janmaat, Jan van Schaik, Friedo W. Dekker, Joris I. Rotmans, Liffert Vogt, Laurens Huisman, Bas A Th. F. Gabreëls, Frans T. J. Boereboom, Irene M. van der Meer, Randolph G. S. van Eps, Daniël Eefting, Marcel C. Weijmer, Roos C. van Nieuwenhuizen, Alferso Abrahams, Raechel J. Toorop
Comment on: Nomenclature in Ventral Hernia Repair
Samuel G. Parker, Christopher P. J. Wood, David L. Sanders, Alastair C. J. Windsor
Risk Factors for Early Postoperative Small Bowel Obstruction after Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: Methodological Issues
Jie Weng, He Wu, Zhiyi Wang
Risk Factors for Early Postoperative Small Bowel Obstruction After Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: Methodological Issues: Reply
Katsuhito Suwa, Tomoyoshi Okamoto, Katsuhiko Yanaga
Important Research Elements in Aiding Training
Affirul Chairil Ariffin, Hanizah Ngadiron
Important Research Elements in Aiding Training: Reply
B. P. Waalewijn, A. van Duinen, A. P. Koroma, M. J. Rijken, M. Elhassein, H. A. Bolkan