| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveCase Reports Repair of ascending aorta pseudoaneurysm without circulatory arrest in redo patient Stefano Auriemma, Paolo Magagna, Ayman Sallam, Nicola Lamascese, and Alessandro Fabbri PMCID: PMC1459263 An unusual and difficult diagnosis of intestinal obstruction: The abdominal cocoon. Case report and review of the literature Ali O Devay, Ismail Gomceli, Birol Korukluoglu, and Ahmet Kusdemir PMCID: PMC1459267 Cecum cancer underlying appendicular abscess. Case report and review of literature Irene Fiume, Vincenzo Napolitano, Gianmattia Del Genio, Alfredo Allaria, and Alberto Del Genio PMCID: PMC1526710 Tuberculous abdominal cocoon – a report of 6 cases and review of the Literature Robin Kaushik, RPS Punia, Harsh Mohan, and Ashok K Attri PMCID: PMC1538579 Spontaneous biliary tract perforations: an unusual cause of peritonitis in pregnancy. Report of two cases and review of literature Nikhil Talwar, Manoj Andley, Bina Ravi, and Ajay Kumar PMCID: PMC1533809 Tubercular appendicitis – a case report Sanjay Gupta, Robin Kaushik, Amanjit Kaur, and Ashok Kumar Attri PMCID: PMC1544321 A case report of a new pulmonary embolism occurring in a patient receiving continuous infusion of recombinant activated protein C Bernard J Benedetto and Michael A Houston PMCID: PMC1557485 Cough induced rib fracture, rupture of the diaphragm and abdominal herniation Andreas Hillenbrand, Doris Henne-Bruns, and Peter Wurl PMCID: PMC1675993 Large B- Cell lymphoma presenting as acute abdominal pain and spontaneous splenic rupture; A case report and review of relevant literature Saptarshi Biswas, Judith Keddington, and James McClanathan PMCID: PMC1712221 Emergency surgery in a severe penetrating skull base injury by a screwdriver: case report and literature review Antonio De Tommasi, Pasquale Cascardi, Claudio De Tommasi, Sabino Luzzi, and Pasqualino Ciappetta PMCID: PMC1766346 Editorials Introducing World Journal of Emergency Surgery Fausto Catena and Ernest E Moore, Jr PMCID: PMC1475564 World Journal of Emergency Surgery: "it has been a spectacular beginning" Fausto Catena and Ernest E Moore, Jr PMCID: PMC1523327 Guidelines for emergency laparoscopy Edmund AM Neugebauer and Stefan Sauerland PMCID: PMC1634741 Methodology Laparoscopic diagnostic peritoneal lavage (L-DPL): A method for evaluation of penetrating abdominal stab wounds Michael M Krausz, Benyamine Abbou, Dan D Hershko, Ahmad Mahajna, Daniel S Duek, Bishara Bishara, and Shlomo H Israelit PMCID: PMC1459265 Research Articles Initial evaluation of the "Trauma surgery course" Gregorio Tugnoli, Sergio Ribaldi, Marco Casali, Stefano M Calderale, Massimo Coletti, Marco Alifano, Sergio N Forti Parri, Silvia Villani, Andrea Biscardi, M Chiara Giordano, and Franco Baldoni PMCID: PMC1459266 Plasma total anti-oxidant capacity correlates inversely with the extent of acute appendicitis: a case control study Mehmet Ozdogan, Ali Onder Devay, Ahmet Gurer, Eren Ersoy, Seda Duygulu Devay, Hakan Kulacoglu, and Haldun Gundogdu PMCID: PMC1475839 Nontraumatic terminal ileal perforation Rauf A Wani, Fazl Q Parray, Nadeem A Bhat, Mehmood A Wani, Tasaduq H Bhat, and Fowzia Farzana PMCID: PMC1459268 Peritonitis: laparoscopic approach Ferdinando Agresta, Luigi Francesco Ciardo, Giorgio Mazzarolo, Ivan Michelet, Guido Orsi, Giuseppe Trentin, and Natalino Bedin PMCID: PMC1459264 Urgent Abdominal Re-Explorations Haluk Recai Unalp, Erdinc Kamer, Haldun Kar, Ahmet Bal, Mustafa Peskersoy, and Mehmet Ali Onal PMCID: PMC1475563 Spectrum of perforation peritonitis in India-review of 504 consecutive cases Rajender Singh Jhobta, Ashok Kumar Attri, Robin Kaushik, Rajeev Sharma, and Anupam Jhobta PMCID: PMC1570451 Arch vessel injury: geometrical considerations. Implications for the mechanism of traumatic myocardial infarction II Rovshan M Ismailov PMCID: PMC1570452 The role of diagnostic VATS in penetrating thoracic injuries Massimiliano Paci, Guglielmo Ferrari, Valerio Annessi, Salvatore de Franco, Guido Guasti, and Giorgio Sgarbi PMCID: PMC1609103 The effect of Bosentan on healing of colonic anastomosis Ziya Cetinkaya, Kazim Esen, Ibrahim Hanefi Ozercan, Bilal Ustundag, Refik Ayten, and Erhan Aygen PMCID: PMC1764411 Reviews Emergency department thoracotomy for the critically injured patient: Objectives, indications, and outcomes C Clay Cothren and Ernest E Moore PMCID: PMC1459269 Preventable trauma deaths: from panel review to population based-studies Osvaldo Chiara, Stefania Cimbanassi, Alessio Pitidis, and Sergio Vesconi PMCID: PMC1475565 Peritonitis – the Eastern experience Sanjay Gupta and Robin Kaushik PMCID: PMC1475566 Initial resuscitation of hemorrhagic shock Michael M Krausz PMCID: PMC1488835 Trauma: the role of the innate immune system F Hietbrink, L Koenderman, GT Rijkers, and LPH Leenen PMCID: PMC1481567 Management of acute pancreatitis: current knowledge and future perspectives Lorenzo Fantini, Paola Tomassetti, and Raffaele Pezzilli PMCID: PMC1488834 Questions about the use of antibiotics in acute pancreatitis Tercio De Campos, Jose Cesar Assef, and Samir Rasslan PMCID: PMC1538580 Emergency laparoscopy – current best practice Oliver Warren, James Kinross, Paraskevas Paraskeva, and Ara Darzi PMCID: PMC1564132 Peritonitis – the Western experience Mark A Malangoni and Tazo Inui PMCID: PMC1592073 The consequences of obesity on trauma, emergency surgery, and surgical critical care Carlos VR Brown and George C Velmahos PMCID: PMC1586188 Metabolic changes after polytrauma: an imperative for early nutritional support Erik Hasenboehler, Allison Williams, Iris Leinhase, Steven J Morgan, Wade R Smith, Ernest E Moore, and Philip F Stahel PMCID: PMC1594568 History and development of trauma registry: lessons from developed to developing countries Benedict C Nwomeh, Wendi Lowell, Renae Kable, Kathy Haley, and Emmanuel A Ameh PMCID: PMC1635421 Terrorist bombing Ami Mayo and Yoram Kluger PMCID: PMC1675994 Study Protocol Protocol-driven approach of bleeding abdominal and pelvic trauma Osvaldo Chiara, Stefania Cimbanassi, Fabio Castelli, Rosario Spagnolo, Paolo Girotti, Giacinto Pizzilli, Alessio Pitidis, Sara Andreani, Raffaele Pugliese, and Dario Capitani PMCID: PMC1540410 |
