| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveTechnical Advance Non-invasive monitoring of tissue oxygenation during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy Nicole J Crane, Peter A Pinto, Douglas Hale, Frederick A Gage, Doug Tadaki, Allan D Kirk, Ira W Levin, and Eric A Elster BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 8. Published online 2008 April 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-8.PMCID: PMC2394515 Research Articles Local radiotherapy of exposed murine small bowel: Apoptosis and inflammation Andrea Polistena, Louis Banka Johnson, Salomé Ohiami-Masseron, Lena Wittgren, Sven Bäck, Charlotte Thornberg, Virgil Gadaleanu, Diya Adawi, and Bengt Jeppsson BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 1. Published online 2008 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-1.PMCID: PMC2248567 Analysis of blood transfusion predictors in patients undergoing elective oesophagectomy for cancer Abraham A Ayantunde, Ming Y Ng, Saurov Pal, Neil T Welch, and Simon L Parsons BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 3. Published online 2008 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-3.PMCID: PMC2266902 Enhanced susceptibility to infections in a diabetic wound healing model Tobias Hirsch, Malte Spielmann, Baraa Zuhaili, Till Koehler, Magdalena Fossum, Hans-Ulrich Steinau, Feng Yao, Lars Steinstraesser, Andrew B Onderdonk, and Elof Eriksson BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 5. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-5.PMCID: PMC2276479 Different tissue reaction of oesophagus and diaphragm after mesh hiatoplasty. Results of an animal study Jens Otto, Daniel Kämmer, Petra Lynen Jansen, Michael Anurov, Svetlana Titkova, Alexander Öttinger, Raphael Rosch, Volker Schumpelick, and Marc Jansen BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 7. Published online 2008 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-7.PMCID: PMC2330020 Intravenous postoperative fluid prescriptions for children: A survey of practice Polly Davies, Tim Hall, Tariq Ali, and Kokila Lakhoo BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 10. Published online 2008 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-10.PMCID: PMC2435100 Interest of retro-anal levator plate myorrhaphy in selected cases of descending perineum syndrome with positive anti-sagging test Jacques Beco BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 13. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-13.PMCID: PMC2533292 Robotic assisted Laparoscopic partial Nephrectomy for suspected Renal Cell Carcinoma: Retrospective review of surgical outcomes of 35 Cases Sam B Bhayani and Nitin Das BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 16. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-16.PMCID: PMC2564900 Could lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy provide oncological providence for local resectional techniques for colon cancer? A review of the literature Ronan A Cahill, Joel Leroy, and Jacques Marescaux BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 17. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-17.PMCID: PMC2565653 Clinical evaluation of an air-capsule technique for the direct measurement of intra-abdominal pressure after elective abdominal surgery Jens Otto, Daniel Kaemmer, Andreas Biermann, Marc Jansen, Rolf Dembinski, Volker Schumpelick, and Alexander Schachtrupp BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 18. Published online 2008 October 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-18.PMCID: PMC2575193 Aortic replacement in aorto-occlusive disease: an observational study Gareth Morris-Stiff, Samuel Ogunbiyi, Richard K Winter, Russell Brown, and Michael H Lewis BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 19. Published online 2008 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-19.PMCID: PMC2588438 What happens to the external carotid artery following carotid endarterectomy? Saleh M Abbas, David Adams, and Peter Vanniasingham BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 20. Published online 2008 November 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-20.PMCID: PMC2596080 Study Protocol PORTAL: Pilot study on the safety and tolerance of preoperative melatonin application in patients undergoing major liver resection: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial Peter Schemmer, Arash Nickkholgh, Heinz Schneider, Michael Sobirey, Markus Weigand, Moritz Koch, Jürgen Weitz, and Markus W Büchler BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 2. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-2.PMCID: PMC2248566 The Quality Initiative in Rectal Cancer (QIRC) trial: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial in surgery Marko Simunovic, Charles Goldsmith, Lehana Thabane, Robin McLeod, Franco DeNardi, Timothy J Whelan, and Mark N Levine BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 4. Published online 2008 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-4.PMCID: PMC2262058 Influence of two different resection techniques (conventional liver resection versus anterior approach) of liver metastases from colorectal cancer on hematogenous tumor cell dissemination – prospective randomized multicenter trial T Schmidt, M Koch, D Antolovic, C Reissfelder, FH Schmitz-Winnenthal, NN Rahbari, J Schmidt, CM Seiler, MW Büchler, and J Weitz BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 6. Published online 2008 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-6.PMCID: PMC2292146 The efficacy of 'Radio guided Occult Lesion Localization' (ROLL) versus 'Wire-guided Localization' (WGL) in breast conserving surgery for non-palpable breast cancer: A randomized clinical trial – ROLL study Stijn van Esser, Monique GG Hobbelink, Petra HM Peeters, Erik Buskens, Iris M van der Ploeg, Willem PTHM Mali, Inne H M Borel Rinkes, and Richard van Hillegersberg BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 9. Published online 2008 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-9.PMCID: PMC2409294 The Anal Fistula Plug versus the mucosal advancement flap for the treatment of Anorectal Fistula (PLUG trial) Paul J van Koperen, Willem A Bemelman, Patrick MM Bossuyt, Michael F Gerhards, Quirijn AJ Eijsbouts, Willem F van Tets, Lucas WM Janssen, F Robert Dijkstra, Annette D van Dalsen, and J Frederik M Slors BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 11. Published online 2008 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-11.PMCID: PMC2467399 A historically controlled, single-arm, multi-centre, prospective trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MonoMax® suture material for abdominal wall closure after primary midline laparotomy. ISSAAC-Trial [NCT005725079] Lars Fischer, Petra Baumann, Johannes Hüsing, Christoph Seidlmayer, Markus Albertsmeier, Annette Franck, Steffen Luntz, Christoph M Seiler, and Hanns-Peter Knaebel BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 12. Published online 2008 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-12.PMCID: PMC2492842 The One-stop trial: Does electronic referral and booking by the general practitioner (GPs) to outpatient day case surgery reduce waiting time and costs? A randomized controlled trial protocol Knut Magne Augestad, Arthur Revhaug, Barthold Vonen, Roar Johnsen, and Rolv-Ole Lindsetmo BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 14. Published online 2008 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-14.PMCID: PMC2527297 Laparoscopic ileocolic resection versus infliximab treatment of distal ileitis in Crohn's disease: a randomized multicenter trial (LIR!C-trial) Emma J Eshuis, Willem A Bemelman, Ad A van Bodegraven, Mirjam AG Sprangers, Patrick MM Bossuyt, AW Marc van Milligen de Wit, Rogier MPH Crolla, Djuna L Cahen, Liekele E Oostenbrug, Meindert N Sosef, Annet MCJ Voorburg, Paul HP Davids, C Janneke van der Woude, Johan Lange, Rosalie C Mallant, Maarten J Boom, Rob J Lieverse, Edwin S van der Zaag, Martin HMG Houben, Juda Vecht, Robert EGJM Pierik, Theo JM van Ditzhuijsen, Hubert A Prins, Willem A Marsman, Henricus B Stockmann, Menno A Brink, Esther CJ Consten, Sjoerd DJ van der Werf, Andreas WKS Marinelli, Jeroen M Jansen, Michael F Gerhards, Clemens JM Bolwerk, Laurents PS Stassen, BW Marcel Spanier, Ernst Jan Spillenaar Bilgen, Anne-Marie van Berkel, Huib A Cense, Henk A van Heukelem, Arnold van de Laar, Warner Bruins Slot, Quirijn A Eijsbouts, Nancy AM van Ooteghem, Bart van Wagensveld, Jan MH van den Brande, Anna AW van Geloven, Karien F Bruin, John K Maring, Bas Oldenburg, Richard van Hillegersberg, Dirk J de Jong, Robert Bleichrodt, Donald L van der Peet, Pascal EP Dekkers, T Hauwy Goei, and Pieter CF Stokkers BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 15. Published online 2008 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-15.PMCID: PMC2533646 Neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by surgery versus surgery alone for patients with adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus (CROSS) M van Heijl, JJB van Lanschot, LB Koppert, MI van Berge Henegouwen, K Muller, EW Steyerberg, H van Dekken, BPL Wijnhoven, HW Tilanus, DJ Richel, ORC Busch, JF Bartelsman, CCE Koning, GJ Offerhaus, and A van der Gaast BMC Surg. 2008; 8: 21. Published online 2008 November 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-21.PMCID: PMC2605735 |