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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Joseph Dunckley
Welcome to BMC Surgery published by BioMed Central
BMC Surgery is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in surgical research, training, and practice.
BMC Surgery (ISSN 1471-2482) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :18
A technique using a more direct air capsule method for measuring intra-abdominal pressure post-operatively to monitor patients for abdominal hypertension is as sensitive as the gold standard test and not associated with adverse effects.
BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :16
The introduction of robotic assistance in laproscopic surgery successfully augments removal of small renal tumors with minimal complications, although randomized studies and long-term follow-up are required to confirm preliminary results.
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer using methylene blue dye manifests a short learning curve among experienced surgeons: a prospective tabular cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis. Jeffrey M East, Christopher SP Valentine, Emil Kanchev, Garfield O Blake BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :2 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A prospective, non-randomized phase-II trial of Trastuzumab and Capecitabine in patients with HER2 expressing advanced pancreatic cancer Andre Mihaljevic, Peter Buchler, Jan Harder, Ralf Hofheinz, Michael Gregor, Stephan Kanzler, Wolff Schmiegel, Volker Heinemann, Esther Endlicher, Gunter Kloppel, Thomas Seufferlein, Michael Geissler BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :1 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Dacron vs. PTFE as bypass materials in peripheral vascular surgery - systematic review and meta-analysis
Stephanie Roll, Jacqueline Muller-Nordhorn, Thomas Keil, Hans Scholz, Daniela Eidt, Wolfgang Greiner, Stefan N Willich BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :22 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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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, A van der Gaast BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :21 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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What happens to the external carotid artery following carotid endarterectomy? Saleh M Abbas, David Adams, Peter Vanniasingham BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :20 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Aortic replacement in aorto-occlusive disease: an observational study Gareth Morris-Stiff, Samuel Ogunbiyi, Richard K Winter, Russell Brown, Michael H Lewis BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :19 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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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, Alexander Schachtrupp BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :18 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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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, Jacques Marescaux BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :17 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Robotic assisted Laparoscopic partial Nephrectomy for suspected Renal Cell Carcinoma: Retrospective review of surgical outcomes of 35 Cases Sam B Bhayani, Nitin Das BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :16 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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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, et al. BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :15 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Scrotal Metastases from Colorectal Carcinoma: A Case Report Doireann M McWeeney, Sean T Martin, Ronan S Ryan, Iqdam N Tobbia, Paul P Donnellan, Kevin M Barry Cases Journal 2009, 2 :111 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Management of major bile duct injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report
Andreas Manouras, Nikolaos Pararas, Pantelis Antonakis, Emannuel E. Lagoudiannakis, George Papageorgiou, Ioannis G. Dalianoudis, Manoussos M. Konstadoulakis Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :44 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Percutaneous retrieval of a biliary stent after migration and ileal perforation Derek M. Culnan, Bryan J. Cicuto, Harjit Singh, Robert A. Cherry World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4 :6 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Large tender abdominal aortic aneurysm presented with concomitant acute appendicitis: a case report Ahmad Al Samaraee, James McCaslin, Vish Bhattacharya Cases Journal 2009, 2 :107 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Early onset lactating adenoma and the role of breast MRI: a case report Stefano Magno, Daniela Terribile, Gianluca Franceschini, Cristina Fabbri, Federica Chiesa, Alba Di Leone, Melania Costantini, Paolo Belli, Riccardo Masetti Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :43 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Multimodal stone therapy for two forgotten and encrusted ureteral stents: a case report Thorsten H Ecke, Steffen Hallmann, Juergen Ruttloff Cases Journal 2009, 2 :106 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
A randomized prospective trial of the postoperative quality of life between laparoscopic uterine artery ligation and laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids: clinical trial design Hee Seung Kim, Jae Weon Kim, Mi-Kyung Kim, Hyun Hoon Chung, Taek Sang Lee, Yong-Tark Jeon, Yong Beom Kim, Hye Won Jeon, Young Ho Yun, Noh Hyun Park, Yong Sang Song, Soon-Beom Kang Trials 2009, 10 :8 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint masquerading as rupture of the cervical oesophagus: a case report Iraklis E Katsoulis, Manuela Bossi, Nisar Damani, Jeremy I Livingstone Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :40 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Low Spigelian hernia in a 6-year-old boy presenting as an incarcerated inguinal hernia: a case report Efstratios Christianakis, Nikolaos Paschalidis, Georgios Filippou, Spiros Rizos, Dimitrios Smailis, Dimitrios Filippou Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :34 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Facial skin metastasis due to small-cell lung cancer: a case report Nikolaos Barbetakis, Georgios Samanidis, Dimitrios Paliouras, Elpida Samanidou, Zoi Tzimorota, Christos Asteriou, Persefoni Xirou, Christodoulos Tsilikas Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :32 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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