| | Case Reports Synchronous multiple small bowel intussusceptions in an adult with blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome: Report of a case and review of literature Clement Lee, Debasish Debnath, Tara Whitburn, Mark Farrugia, and Federico Gonzalez World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 3. Published online 2008 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-3.PMCID: PMC2259327 Laparoscopic assisted right hemicolectomy for caecal volvulus Michael D Kelly, John Bunni, and Anne M Pullyblank World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 4. Published online 2008 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-4.PMCID: PMC2244600 Transverse laparostomy is feasible and effective in the treatment of abdominal compartment syndrome in severe acute pancreatitis Ari Leppäniemi, Panu Mentula, Piia Hienonen, and Esko Kemppainen World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 6. Published online 2008 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-6.PMCID: PMC2266717 Postoperative gastric dilatation causing abdominal compartment syndrome Ahmad Mahajna, Sharon Mitkal, and Michael M Krausz World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 7. Published online 2008 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-7.PMCID: PMC2270814 Splenic rupture after colonoscopy: Report of a case and review of literature Alessandro Cappellani, Maria Di Vita, Antonio Zanghì, Andrea Cavallaro, Giovanni Alfano, Gaetano Piccolo, and Emanuele Lo Menzo World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 8. Published online 2008 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-8.PMCID: PMC2279110 Acute gallbladder torsion: an unexpected intraoperative finding Gnananandan Janakan, Abraham A Ayantunde, and Happy Hoque World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 9. Published online 2008 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-9.PMCID: PMC2266718 Perforated diverticulitis presenting as necrotising fasciitis of the leg Timothy J Underwood, Jeremy Southgate, Robert Talbot, and Guy F Nash World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 10. Published online 2008 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-10.PMCID: PMC2267165 Colonic perforation following mild abdominal trauma in a patient with Crohn's disease: a case report John Bunni, Simon JW Monkhouse, and Christopher P Armstrong World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 13. Published online 2008 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-13.PMCID: PMC2277435 Delayed rupture of common carotid artery following rugby tackle injury: a case report Nainoor Thakore, Saleh Abbas, and Peter Vanniasingham World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 14. Published online 2008 March 21. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-14.PMCID: PMC2277436 Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report Matthew J Powell, Kishore K Sasapu, and Christopher Macklin World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 15. Published online 2008 March 28. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-15.PMCID: PMC2311281 Cecal diverticulitis mimicking acute Appendicitis: a report of 4 cases Oguzhan Karatepe, Osman Bilgin Gulcicek, Gokhan Adas, Muharrem Battal, Yasar Ozdenkaya, Idris Kurtulus, Merih Altiok, and Servet Karahan World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 16. Published online 2008 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-16.PMCID: PMC2365938 Ileo-anal pouch necrosis secondary to small bowel volvulus: A case report Sandeep Patel, Gurcharan Salotera, Shashank Gurjar, Jim Hewes, Ibrahim Ahmed, and Brian Andrews World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 18. Published online 2008 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-18.PMCID: PMC2429904 Post-traumatic tension faecopneumothorax in a young male: case report J Kelly, ET Condon, WO Kirwan, and HP Redmond World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 20. Published online 2008 July 12. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-20.PMCID: PMC2475514 Severe bleeding from esophageal varices resistant to endoscopic treatment in a non cirrhotic patient with portal hypertension Roberto Caronna, Mario Bezzi, Monica Schiratti, Maurizio Cardi, Giampaolo Prezioso, Michele Benedetti, Federica Papini, Simona Mangioni, Gabriele Martino, and Piero Chirletti World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 24. Published online 2008 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-24.PMCID: PMC2516512 Ileocolic Intussusception - A rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adults; Case report and literature review Muhammad Najm Khan, Avi Agrawal, and Paul Strauss World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 26. Published online 2008 August 4. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-26.PMCID: PMC2529271 Intrathoracic drainage of a perforated prepyloric gastric ulcer with a type II paraoesophageal hernia Robert A Pol, Hiske W Wiersma, Bas JGL Zonneveld, and Marinus Eeftinck Schattenkerk World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 34. Published online 2008 December 8. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-34.PMCID: PMC2614979 Commentary Prosthetic abdominal wall hernia repair in emergency surgery: from polypropylene to biological meshes G Campanelli, F Catena, and L Ansaloni World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 33. Published online 2008 December 4. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-33.PMCID: PMC2614977 Editorial Felix Battistella, UC Davis Chief of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Editorial Board member of World Journal of Emergency Surgery, dies at 48, January 22 2008 Cheryl Wraa RN, Fausto Catena, and Ernest Moore World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 12. Published online 2008 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-12.PMCID: PMC2270813 Research Articles Is it more dangerous to perform inadequate packing? Unal Aydin, Pinar Yazici, Murat Zeytunlu, and Ahmet Coker World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 1. Published online 2008 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-1.PMCID: PMC2263028 A benchmarking study of two trauma centres highlighting limitations when standardising mortality for comorbidity Henry R Budd, Laurence M Almond, Peter A Oakley, Gilbert McKenzie, and Peter Danne World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 2. Published online 2008 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-2.PMCID: PMC2254607 Complicated diverticular disease of the colon, do we need to change the classical approach, a retrospective study of 110 patients in southeast England Abdulzahra Hussain, Hind Mahmood, Gokulakkrishna Subhas, and Shamsi EL-Hasani World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 5. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-5.PMCID: PMC2246106 Pelvic radiography in ATLS algorithms: A diminishing role? Matthias P Hilty, Isabelle Behrendt, Lorin M Benneker, Luca Martinolli, Christoforos Stoupis, Donald J Buggy, Heinz Zimmermann, and Aristomenis K Exadaktylos World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 11. Published online 2008 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-11.PMCID: PMC2311282 Emergency room surgical workload in an inner city UK teaching hospital Tuong A Mai-Phan, Bijendra Patel, Michael Walsh, Ajit T Abraham, and Hemant M Kocher World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 19. Published online 2008 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-19.PMCID: PMC2426680 Endocrine and metabolic response to trauma in hypovolemic patients treated at a trauma center in Brazil Luiz CV Bahten, Fernando HO Mauro, Maria F Domingos, Paula H Scheffer, Bruno H Pagnoncelli, and Marco AR Wille World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 28. Published online 2008 October 6. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-28.PMCID: PMC2572049 Decision making in patients with acute abdominal pain at a university and at a rural hospital: does the value of abdominal sonography differ? Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Charlotte Sadowski-Cron, Paul Mäder, Monika Weissmann, Hans Peter Dinkel, Marco Negri, and Heinz Zimmermann World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 29. Published online 2008 October 8. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-29.PMCID: PMC2572586 Spectrum of perforation peritonitis in Pakistan: 300 cases Eastern experience Shahida Parveen Afridi, Faiza Malik, Shafiq Ur-Rahman, Shahid Shamim, and Khursheed A Samo World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 31. Published online 2008 November 8. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-31.PMCID: PMC2614978 Comparison of quality control for trauma management between Western and Eastern European trauma center Stefano Massimiliano Calderale, Raluca Sandru, Gregorio Tugnoli, Salomone Di Saverio, Mircea Beuran, Sergio Ribaldi, Massimo Coletti, Giorgio Gambale, Sorin Paun, Livio Russo, and Franco Baldoni World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 32. Published online 2008 November 19. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-32.PMCID: PMC2605738 Reviews An analysis of 13 patients with perforated gastric carcinoma: A surgeon's nightmare? Cetin Kotan, Aziz Sumer, Murat Baser, Remzi Kızıltan, and M Ali Carparlar World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 17. Published online 2008 May 10. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-17.PMCID: PMC2397385 Portal vein gas in emergency surgery Abdulzahra Hussain, Hind Mahmood, and Shamsi El-Hasani World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 21. Published online 2008 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-21.PMCID: PMC2490689 Emergency endovascular management of peripheral artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms – a review Umar Sadat, Peter J Kullar, Ayesha Noorani, Jonathan H Gillard, David G Cooper, and Jonathan R Boyle World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 22. Published online 2008 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-22.PMCID: PMC2494545 Videothoracoscopic surgical approach for spontaneous pneumothorax: review of the pertinent literature Hiroyuki Sakurai World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 23. Published online 2008 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-23.PMCID: PMC2494544 Delayed presentation of Subclavian venous thrombosis following undisplaced clavicle fracture Tony Kochhar, Chethan Jayadev, Jay Smith, Emmet Griffiths, and Kamaljit Seehra World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 25. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-25.PMCID: PMC2494990 Emergency surgery for Meckel's diverticulum Raj Kumar Sharma and Vir Kumar Jain World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 27. Published online 2008 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-27.PMCID: PMC2533303 Simultaneous idiopathic segmental infarction of the great omentum and acute appendicitis: a rare association Luigi Battaglia, Filiberto Belli, Alberto Vannelli, Giuliano Bonfanti, Gianfrancesco Gallino, Elia Poiasina, Mario Rampa, Marco Vitellaro, and Ermanno Leo World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 30. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-30.PMCID: PMC2605737 WSES SM (World Society of Emergency Surgery Summer Meeting) highlights, education in emergency surgery Michael D Kelly World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 35. Published online 2008 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-35.PMCID: PMC2639380 Correction 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 World J Emerg Surg. 2008; 3: 36. Published online 2008 December 17. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-3-36.PMCID: PMC2615746 Corrects: Ali O Devay, et al. An unusual and difficult diagnosis of intestinal obstruction: The abdominal cocoon. Case report and review of the literature. World J Emerg Surg. 2006; 1: 8. |