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The American Journal of Surgery

Volume 200, Issue 3, Pages 311-434 (September 2010)

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Clinical Science

Risk factors for surgical complications in distal pancreatectomy, 12 April 2010
Hendrik Seeliger, Simone Christians, Martin K. Angele, Axel Kleespies, Martin E. Eichhorn, Ivan Ischenko, Stefan Boeck, Volker Heinemann, Karl-Walter Jauch, Christiane J. Bruns
pages 311-317
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Multicenter prospective randomized trial comparing modified Limberg flap transposition and Karydakis flap reconstruction in patients with sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease, 01 February 2010
Mehmet Fatih Can, Mert Mahsuni Sevinc, Oguz Hancerliogullari, Mehmet Yilmaz, Gokhan Yagci
pages 318-327
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Typical carcinoids and neuroendocrine carcinomas of the stomach: differing clinical courses and prognoses, 12 April 2010
Beom Su Kim, Sung Tae Oh, Jeong Hwan Yook, Kab Choong Kim, Min Gyu Kim, Jun Won Jeong, Byung Sik Kim
pages 328-333
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Operative performance in laparoscopic cholecystectomy using the Procedural-Based Assessment tool, 24 June 2010
Sudip K. Sarker, M. Maciocco, A. Zaman, I. Kumar
pages 334-340
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Expressions of the anti-apoptotic genes Bag-1 and Bcl-2 in colon cancer and their relationship, 21 April 2010
Nianfeng Sun, Qingyi Meng, Ailing Tian
pages 341-345
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Isolated caudate lobe resection for hepatic tumor: surgical approaches and perioperative outcomes, 22 April 2010
Yi Wang, Lei Y. Zhang, Lei Yuan, Fu. Y. Sun, Tian G. Wei
pages 346-351
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Prevention of seroma formation after mastectomy and axillary dissection by lymph vessel ligation and dead space closure: a randomized trial, 22 April 2010
Yiping Gong, Juan Xu, Jun Shao, Hongtao Cheng, Xinhong Wu, Demian Zhao, Bin Xiong
pages 352-356
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Post-appendectomy visits to the emergency department within the global period: a target for cost containment
Francesco A. Aiello, Erica R. Gross, Aleksandra Krajewski, Robert Fuller, Anthony Morgan, Andrew Duffy, Walter Longo, Robert Kozol, Rajiv Chandawarkar
pages 357-362
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The use of laparoscopic surgery in pregnancy: evaluation of safety and efficacy
Michael G. Corneille, Theresa M. Gallup, Thomas Bening, Steven E. Wolf, Caitlin Brougher, John G. Myers, Daniel L. Dent, Gabriel Medrano, Elly Xenakis, Ronald M. Stewart
pages 363-367
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The clinical impact and outcomes of immunohistochemistry-only metastasis in breast cancer
Matthew Pugliese, Michelle Stempel, Sujata Patil, Meier Hsu, Alice Ho, Tiffany Traina, Monica Morrow, Hiram Cody, Mary L. Gemignani
pages 368-373
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Diminishing morbidity with the increased use of sentinel node biopsy in breast carcinoma, 22 April 2010
Andrea Bafford, Michele Gadd, Xiangmei Gu, Stuart Lipsitz, Mehra Golshan
pages 374-377
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The incidence of bariatric surgery has plateaued in the U.S., 22 April 2010
Edward H. Livingston
pages 378-385
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Parenteral nutrition: a clear and present danger unabated by tight glucose control
Kazuhide Matsushima, Alan Cook, Tracy Tyner, Lauren Tollack, Richard Williams, Susan Lemaire, Randall Friese, Heidi Frankel
pages 386-390
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Scientific (Exp) / Research

An expanding role for apolipoprotein E in sepsis and inflammation, 22 April 2010
Kelley Chuang, Erica L. Elford, Jill Tseng, Briana Leung, Hobart W. Harris
pages 391-397
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) intron 1 polymorphism and clinical outcome in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, 22 April 2010
Andrey Frolov, J. Spencer Liles, Andrew V. Kossenkov, Ching-Wei D. Tzeng, Nirag Jhala, Peter Kulesza, Shyam Varadarajulu, Mohamad Eloubeidi, Martin J. Heslin, J. Pablo Arnoletti
pages 398-405
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Biomechanical analysis of polypropylene prosthetic implants for hernia repair: an experimental study
Fabrice Sergent, Nicolas Desilles, Yann Lacoume, Jean-Jacques Tuech, Jean-Paul Marie, Claude Bunel
pages 406-412
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Reviews

Duration of deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in the surgical patient and its relation to quality issues, 22 April 2010
James Muntz
pages 413-421
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Invited commentary on “Duration of deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in the surgical patient and its relation to quality issues” by Muntz
Ronald H. Clements
pages 422-423
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Invited commentary on “Duration of deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in the surgical patient and its relation to quality issues” by Muntz, 22 April 2010
Elliott R. Haut
pages 424-425
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Preoperative decision making for rectal cancer, 12 March 2010
Panagiotis Taflampas, Manousos Christodoulakis, Eelco de Bree, John Melissas, Dimitris D.A. Tsiftsis
pages 426-432
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