World Journal of Surgery

Prizes and Awards at International Surgical Week ISW 2009 in Adelaide, Australia, September 6–10, 2009

ISS/SIC Donors July 2008 thru June 2009

2009 Acknowledgements

Strengthening Prehospital Trauma Care in the Absence of Formal Emergency Medical Services

Charles Mock

Current Patterns of Prehospital Trauma Care in Kampala, Uganda and the Feasibility of a Lay-First-Responder Training Program

Sudha Jayaraman, Jacqueline R. Mabweijano, Michael S. Lipnick, Nolan Caldwell, Justin Miyamoto, Robert Wangoda, Cephas Mijumbi, Renee Hsia, Rochelle Dicker, Doruk Ozgediz

Management of Liver Trauma

S. A. Badger, R. Barclay, P. Campbell, D. J. Mole, T. Diamond

A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials Assessing the Prophylactic Use of Ceftriaxone. A Study of Wound, Chest, and Urinary Infections

J. C. Woodfield, N. Beshay, A. M. van Rij

A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Assessing the Prophylactic Use of Ceftriaxone. A Study of Wound, Chest and Urinary Infections

Markus Schäfer, Pierre-Alain Clavien

Use of Botulinum Toxin Type A Before Abdominal Wall Hernia Reconstruction

Tomas R. Ibarra-Hurtado, Carlos M. Nuño-Guzmán, Jorge E. Echeagaray-Herrera, Everardo Robles-Vélez, José de Jesús González-Jaime

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Chewing-Gum Therapy in the Reduction of Postoperative Paralytic Ileus Following Gastrointestinal Surgery

J. Edward F. Fitzgerald, Irfan Ahmed

Increasing Detection and Increasing Incidence in Thyroid Cancer

Stephen F. Hall, Hugh Walker, Robert Siemens, Amy Schneeberg

Retromammary Approach for Endoscopic Resection of Benign Breast Lesions

Hsien Liu, Chih-Kun Huang, Po-Chin Yu, Hsin-Pao Chen, Pei-Min Hsieh, Kao-Chen Hung, Chao-Ming Hung, Yaw-Sen Chen

Ultrasound-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy System for Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Excision of Intraductal Papilloma Without Nipple Discharge

Hu Wei, Fan Jiayi, Zhang Qinping, Shi Junyi, Shen Yuan, Li Li, Su Dongwei, Qing Liying

Predictors of Primary Breast Abscesses and Recurrence

Ankit Bharat, Feng Gao, Rebecca L. Aft, William E. Gillanders, Timothy J. Eberlein, Julie A. Margenthaler

A Phase I Study of Intraoperative Radiotherapy for Early Breast Cancer in Japan

Masataka Sawaki, Shigenori Sato, Toyone Kikumori, Shunichi Ishihara, Yuichi Aoyama, Yoshiyuki Itoh, Akimasa Nakao, Tsuneo Imai

Management and Surgical Resection for Tumors of the Trachea and Carina: Experience with 32 Patients

Xiang-Yan Liu, Fan-Ying Liu, Zhou Wang, Gang Chen

Reexcision of Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Sufficient Local Control but Increased Rate of Metastasis

A. Rehders, N. H. Stoecklein, C. Poremba, A. Alexander, W. T. Knoefel, M. Peiper

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Review of Meta-Analyses

Bas P. L. Wijnhoven, Jan J. B. van Lanschot, Hugo W. Tilanus, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Ate van der Gaast

Multi-Factor Investigation of Early Postoperative Cardiac Arrhythmia for Elderly Patients with Esophageal or Cardiac Carcinoma

Lei Xue, Tiewen Pan, Zhifei Xu, Xuewei Zhao, Lei Zhong, Lihui Wu, Bin Wu, Xiong Qin

Impact of Gender and Age on the Long-Term Outcome of Laparoscopic Fundoplication

Plauto E. Beck, David I. Watson, Peter G. Devitt, Philip A. Game, Glyn G. Jamieson

Intermittent Pringle Maneuver and Hepatic Function: Perioperative Monitoring by Noninvasive ICG-Clearance

José Guilherme Tralhão, Emir Hoti, Bárbara Oliveiros, Ana M. Abrantes, M. Filomena Botelho, F. Castro-Sousa

Complement and Neutrophil Function Changes After Liver Resection in Humans

Christoph Werner Strey, Britta Siegmund, Saskia Rosenblum, Rosa Maria Marquez-Pinilla, Elsie Oppermann, Markus Huber-Lang, John D. Lambris, Wolf O. Bechstein

Chronic Schistosomiasis Japonica is an Independent Adverse Prognostic Factor for Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Who Have Undergone Hepatic Resection: Clinicopathological and Prognostic Analysis of 198 Consecutive Patients

Masanori Matsuda, Hideki Fujii

Incidental Gallbladder Carcinoma Diagnosed During or After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Wei-Jie Zhang, Gui-Fang Xu, Xiao-Ping Zou, Wei-Bing Wang, Jun-Chi Yu, Guo-Zhong Wu, Chun-Lei Lu

Incidental Gallbladder Cancer Diagnosed Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Sae Byeol Choi, Hyung Joon Han, Chung Yun Kim, Wan Bae Kim, Tae-Jin Song, Sung Ock Suh, Young Chul Kim, Sang Yong Choi

“Paraduodenal” Pancreatitis: Results of Surgery on 58 Consecutives Patients from a Single Institution

L. Casetti, C. Bassi, R. Salvia, G. Butturini, R. Graziani, M. Falconi, L. Frulloni, S. Crippa, G. Zamboni, P. Pederzoli

How Do We Predict the Clinically Relevant Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy?—An Analysis in 244 Consecutive Patients

Manabu Kawai, Masaji Tani, Seiko Hirono, Shinomi Ina, Motoki Miyazawa, Hiroki Yamaue

Experience with Reversed L-Shaped Incision for Right Hemicolectomy Combined with Liver Resection

Kuo-Feng Hsu, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Teng-Wei Chen, Shu-Wen Jao, De-Chuan Chan, Cheng-Jueng Chen, Ming-Lang Shih, Yao-Chi Liu, Chun-Yu Fu, Chung-Bao Hsieh

Hybrid Hand-Assisted Colectomy for Transverse Colon Cancer: A Useful Technique for Non-Expert Laparoscopic Surgeons

Yuji Takakura, Masazumi Okajima, Masanori Yoshimitsu, Takao Hinoi, Satoshi Ikeda, Hideki Ohdan

Accuracy of MRI and 18F-FDG PET/CT for Restaging After Preoperative Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

Yong Beom Cho, Ho-Kyung Chun, Min Ju Kim, Joon Young Choi, Chi-Min Park, Byung-Tae Kim, Soon Jin Lee, Seong Hyeon Yun, Hee Cheol Kim, Woo Yong Lee

Lymph Node Harvest in Colon Cancer: Influence of Microsatellite Instability and Proximal Tumor Location

Kjetil Søreide, Bjørn Steinar Nedrebø, Jon Arne Søreide, Aida Slewa, Hartwig Kørner

The Lymph Node Ratio Is a Powerful Prognostic Factor of Node-Positive Colon Cancers Undergoing Potentially Curative Surgery

Gennaro Galizia, Michele Orditura, Francesca Ferraraccio, Paolo Castellano, Margherita Pinto, Anna Zamboli, Sabrina Cecere, Ferdinando De Vita, Carlo Pignatelli, Eva Lieto

Report of 2,087,915 Surgical Admissions in U.S. Children: Inpatient Mortality Rates by Procedure and Specialty

Fizan Abdullah, Alodia Gabre-Kidan, Yiyi Zhang, Leilani Sharpe, David C. Chang

Effectiveness of a 5-Day External Stenting Protocol on Urological Complications After Renal Transplantation

Robert C. Minnee, Frederike J. Bemelman, Pilar P. Laguna Pes, Ineke J. M. ten Berge, Dink A. Legemate, Mirza M. Idu

Inflammation and Nutritional Risk: A Feature to Consider in Planned Oncologic Surgery

Alessio Molfino, Irma Kushta, Filippo Rossi Fanelli, Maurizio Muscaritoli

Malnutrition, Inflammation: Which Parameter Is Interesting to Detect in Planned Oncologic Surgery?

Sami Antoun, Annie Rey, Patrick Bachmann

Tensiometry as a Decision Tool for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction with Component Separation: Letter to the Editor

Uday S. Dadhwal

Modified Component Separation with One Rectus Abdominis Muscle: Reply to Letter

Adrian Dragu, Frank Unglaub, Raymund E. Horch

The Complete Recovery Room Book, Edited by Anthea Hatfield and Michael Tronson

B. Ramana

Operative Anatomy, Third Edition, Carol E. H. Scott-Conner and David L. Dawson

Adam Klipfel

Training in Surgery, Matthew D. Gardiner and Neil R. Borely (eds)

Danny Rosin

Erratum to: Public Health and Policy Issues of Hernia Surgery in Africa

Andrew N. Kingsnorth, Michael G. Clarke, Samuel D. Shillcutt