World Journal of Surgery

Consensus Statement on the Adoption of the COPE Guidelines

Improving Diagnostic Accuracy: Simple Statistical Nomograms to Interpret Medical Literature

David Bliss, Brian Diggs, Marla Matar

A Review of Surgical Informed Consent: Past, Present, and Future. A Quest to Help Patients Make Better Decisions

Wouter K. G. Leclercq, Bram J. Keulers, Marc R. M. Scheltinga, Paul H. M. Spauwen, Gert-Jan van der Wilt

Choice of Management of Southern Chinese BRCA Mutation Carriers

Ava Kwong, Connie H. N. Wong, Catherine Shea, Dacita T. K. Suen, Catherine L. Y. Choi

Breast Cancer in Young Women in a Limited-Resource Environment

Sarinah Basro, Justus P. Apffelstaedt

Does Analysis of Biomarkers in Tumor Cells in Lymph Node Metastases Give Additional Prognostic Information in Primary Breast Cancer?

Anna-Karin Falck, Mårten Fernö, Pär-Ola Bendahl, Lisa Rydén

Mammographic Determination of Breast Volume by Elliptical Cone Estimation

James T. K. Fung, Sharon W. W. Chan, Annie N. K. Chiu, Polly S. Y. Cheung, S. H. Lam

Erratum to: Cosmetic Outcome and Percentage of Breast Volume Excision in Oncoplastic Breast Conserving Surgery

Sharon W. W. Chan, Polly S. Y. Cheung, S. H. Lam

Cosmetic Outcome and Percentage of Breast Volume Excision in Oncoplastic Breast Conserving Surgery

Sharon W. W. Chan, Polly S. Y. Chueng, S. H. Lam

Anxious Personality and Breast Cancer: Possible Negative Impact on Quality of Life After Breast-Conserving Therapy

Alida F. W. van der Steeg, Jolanda De Vries, Jan A. Roukema

New Strategy of Endothelial Protection in Cardiac Surgery: Use of Enhancer of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase

Hong-Mei Xue, Guo-Wei He, Jun-Hao Huang, Qin Yang

Flexible Thoracoscopy may Facilitate Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy

Peter B. Licht, Lars Ladegaard

A Modified Nuss Procedure for Late Adolescent and Adult Pectus Excavatum

Yoo Sang Yoon, Hong Kwan Kim, Yong Soo Choi, Kwhanmien Kim, Young Mog Shim, Jhingook Kim

Regulatory T Cells in Peripheral Blood, Lymph Node, and Thyroid Tissue in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

S. Müller, D. Poehnert, J. A. Müller, G. W. F. Scheumann, M. Koch, R. Lück

Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of Benign Thyroid Nodules in Patients with Incompletely Resolved Clinical Problems after Ethanol Ablation (EA)

Jeong Hyun Lee, Yoon Suk Kim, Ducky Lee, Hoon Choi, Hyunju Yoo, Jung Hwan Baek

Clinical and Imaging Assessment of Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas

Yoon Jung Choi, Ji Sup Yun, Shin Ho Kook, Eun Choel Jung, Yong Lai Park

Epidemiology of Small Bowel Carcinoids in a Defined Population

Kalle Landerholm, Sture Falkmer, Johannes Järhult

18F-FDG PET for the Identification of Adrenocortical Carcinomas among Indeterminate Adrenal Tumors at Computed Tomography Scanning

Marie Laure Nunes, Alexandre Rault, Julie Teynie, Nathalie Valli, Martine Guyot, Delphine Gaye, Genevieve Belleannee, Antoine Tabarin

Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Experience at a Single Institution in Mexico

Luis García-Aceituno, Cynthia Villarreal-Garza, Miguel Perfecto, Eucario León-Rodríguez

Lipoblastoma: Clinical Features, Treatment, and Outcome

Kenneth Y. Y. Kok, P. U. Telisinghe

Different Sites and Prognoses of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors of the Stomach: Report of 187 Cases

Hai Huang, Yan-Xue Liu, Zhong-Li Zhan, Han Liang, Pu Wang, Xiu-Bao Ren

Amylase Concentration of the Drainage Fluid as a Risk Factor for Intra-abdominal Abscess Following Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Naoki Iwata, Yasuhiro Kodera, Takehiko Eguchi, Norifumi Ohashi, Goro Nakayama, Masahiko Koike, Michitaka Fujiwara, Akimasa Nakao

Current State of Gastric Stump Carcinoma in Japan: Based on the Results of a Nationwide Survey

Nobuhiko Tanigawa, Eiji Nomura, Sang-Woong Lee, Michio Kaminishi, Mitsugu Sugiyama, Takashi Aikou, Masaki Kitajima

Risk Factors for Metachronous Gastric Cancer in the Remnant Stomach After Early Cancer Surgery

Isao Nozaki, Junichirou Nasu, Yoshiro Kubo, Minoru Tanada, Rieko Nishimura, Akira Kurita

Risk Factors for Massive Bleeding during Major Hepatectomy

Ken Shirabe, Kiyoshi Kajiyama, Norifumi Harimoto, Eiji Tsujita, Shigeki Wakiyama, Yoshihiko Maehara

Expression of Hepatocyte Growth Factor Activator Inhibitor Type 1 in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Postoperative Outcomes

Mayumi Funagayama, Kazuhiro Kondo, Kazuo Chijiiwa, Hiroaki Kataoka

Comparative Analysis between Clinical Outcomes of Primary Radical Resection and Second Completion Radical Resection for T2 Gallbladder Cancer: Single-center Experience

Seong Yeon Cho, Sang-Jae Park, Seong Hoon Kim, Sung-Sik Han, Young-Kyu Kim, Kwang-Woong Lee

Risk-Adapted Anastomosis for Partial Pancreaticoduodenectomy Reduces the Risk of Pancreatic Fistula: A Pilot Study

Marco Niedergethmann, Niloufar Dusch, Rizky Widyaningsih, Christel Weiss, Peter Kienle, Stefan Post

Correlation Between Preoperative Endoscopic and Intraoperative Findings in Localizing Colorectal Lesions

Martine Adam Louis, Kalyana Nandipati, Rakel Astorga, Anupa Mandava, Carl-P. Rousseau, Neil Mandava

Surgeon Involvement in Preoperative Colorectal Tumor Localization

Matthew F. Kalady

Assessing Operative Performance in Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Sudip K. Sarker, Isis Kumar, Conor Delaney

Functional and Clinical Results of Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Combined with Endoscopic Posterior Mesorectum Resection for the Treatment of Patients with T1 Rectal Cancer

Piotr Walega, Jakub Kenig, Piotr Richter, Wojciech Nowak

Preoperative Radiochemotherapy in T3 Operable Low Rectal Cancers: A Gold Standard?

Claudio Fucini, Filippo Pucciani, Claudio Elbetti, Riccardo Gattai, Antonio Russo

Postsurgical Recurrence of Ileal Crohn’s Disease: An Update on Risk Factors and Intervention Points to a Central Role for Impaired Host-Microflora Homeostasis

Michael F. Cunningham, Neil G. Docherty, J. Calvin Coffey, John P. Burke, P. Ronan O’Connell

Post-Surgical Recurrence of Ileal Crohn’s Disease

Jonathan Efron

Deep Venous Thrombosis After Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Is Standard Dose Low Molecular Weight Heparin Prophylaxis Enough?

Marco Scarpa, Fabio Pilon, Vittorio Pengo, Giovanna Romanato, Cesare Ruffolo, Francesca Erroi, Bison Elisa, Mauro Frego, Elena Ossi, Enzo Manzato, Imerio Angriman

Experiences with a Prophylactic Mesh in 93 Consecutive Ostomies

Arthur Jänes, Yucel Cengiz, Leif A. Israelsson

Modified Dynamic Gracilis Neosphincter for Fecal Incontinence: An Analysis of Functional Outcome at a Single Institution

M. Z. M. Hassan, M. M. G. Rathnayaka, K. I. Deen

Management of the Retained Knife Blade

Sanju Sobnach, Andrew Nicol, Hassed Nathire, Delawir Kahn, Pradeep Navsaria

Value of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Laparoscopy for Abdominal Stab Wounds

Heng-Fu Lin, Jiann-Ming Wu, Chao-Chiang Tu, Hsin-An Chen, Hsin-Chin Shih

Effect of Amnion-Derived Cellular Cytokine Solution on Healing of Experimental Partial-Thickness Burns

Wyatt G. Payne, Thomas L. Wachtel, Charlotte A. Smith, M. Georgina Uberti, Francis Ko, Martin C. Robson

Predictors of Mortality in Skin and Soft-tissue Infections Caused by Vibrio vulnificus

Tsai-Nung Kuo Chou, Wai-Nang Chao, Cheng Yang, Ruey-Hong Wong, Kwo-Chang Ueng, Shiuan-Chih Chen

Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Attenuate Acute Lung Injury During Cecal Ligation and Puncture-Induced Polymicrobial Sepsis

Li Zhang, Shengwei Jin, Changdong Wang, Rong Jiang, Jingyuan Wan

Impact of Peritoneal Dialysis Versus Hemodialysis on Incidence of Intra-abdominal Infection After Simultaneous Pancreas–Kidney Transplant

Javier Padillo-Ruiz, Alvaro Arjona-Sánchez, Cristobal Muñoz-Casares, Juan Ruiz-Rabelo, Maria Dolores Navarro, Juan C. Regueiro

In Situ Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft Bypass for Primary Infected Aneurysm of the Infrarenal Abdominal Aorta

Tae-Won Kwon, Hyang-Kyoung Kim, Ki-Myung Moon, Yong-Pil Cho, Sang-Jun Park

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Long-Term Outcome of Rives–Stoppa Technique in Complex Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair

Mostafa Mehrabi, Ali Jangjoo, Hassan Tavoosi, Mahdi Kahrom, Hadi Kahrom

Mesh Graft Infection Following Abdominal Hernia Repair: Risk Factor Evaluation and Strategies of Mesh Graft Preservation. A Retrospective Analysis of 476 Operations

Stefan Stremitzer, Thomas Bachleitner-Hofmann, Bernhard Gradl, Matthias Gruenbeck, Barbara Bachleitner-Hofmann, Martina Mittlboeck, Michael Bergmann

Laparoscopic Evaluation Shows Deficiencies in Memory Ring Deployment During Small Ventral Hernia Repair

Frederik Berrevoet, Bert Van den Bossche, Luc de Baerdemaeker, Bernard de Hemptinne

The Gap Between Evidence-Based Guidelines and Daily Practice

Karem Slim

The Gap between Evidence-based Guidelines and Daily Practice: Reply to Letter

Gerwin A. Bernhardt

The Gap Between Evidence-Based Guidelines and Daily Practice: Cultural, Historical, and Financial Differences: Reply to Letter

René Holzheimer

Epidemiology of Trauma Deaths: Location, Location, Location!

Kjetil Søreide

Epidemiology of Trauma Deaths: Volume, Methodology, and Comparability—Reply to Letter

Zsolt J. Balogh, Julie A. Evans

To the Editor: Need for a Different Screening Strategy for Breast Cancer in India

A. Gadgil, N. Roy

Need for a Different Strategy for Breast Cancer Screening in India: Reply to Letter

Gaurav Agarwal, Pooja Ramakant

Choledochoduodenostomy as an Alternative to Choledochojejunostomy for Biliary Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation

Qifei Wu, Chang Liu, Jianhui Li, Xiaogang Zhang, Liang Yu, Yi Lv

Reply: Choledochoduodenostomy Is a Safe Alternative to Roux-En-Y Choledochojejunostomy for Biliary Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation

Jeffrey Campsen, Michael Zimmerman, Igal Kam

RE: Helicopter Evacuation of Trauma Victims in Los Angeles: Does It Improve Survival?

Timothy Hardcastle

Helicopter Evacuation of Trauma Victims in Los Angeles: Does It Improve Survival? Reply to Letter

Peep Talving, Galinos Barmparas, Lydia Lam, Kenji Inaba, Demetrios Demetriades

Moving from Lymph Nodes Measurement to Standardizing Colon Cancer Surgery: Letter to the Editor

Christof Hottenrott

Number of Lymph Nodes and MSI in Colon Cancer Surgery: Reply to Letter

Kjetil Søreide, Bjørn S. Nedrebø, Jon Arne Søreide, Hartwig Kørner

Grabb’s Encyclopedia of Flaps, B. Strauch, L. O. Vasconez, E. J. Hall-Findlay, and B. T. Lee (eds)

Hema J. Thakar, Juliana E. Hansen

Glenn’s Urologic Surgery, S.D. Graham, T.E. Keane (eds)

Daniel Dugi III

Erratum to: Causes and Treatment of Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism After Subtotal Parathyroidectomy in the Presence of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 1

Maria D. Balsalobre Salmeron, Jose Manuel Rodriguez Gonzalez, Joan Sancho Insenser, Albert Goday, Nuria Maria Torregrosa Perez, Antonio Rios Zambudio, Pascual Parrilla Paricio, Antonio Sitges Serra