March 2015 - Volume 261 - Issue 3 : Annals of Surgery

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March 2015 - Volume 261 - Issue 3

pp: 421-618,e60-e89

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Features

Surgical Versus Medical Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Nonseverely Obese Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Müller-Stich, Beat P.; Senft, Jonas D.; Warschkow, René; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):421-429, March 2015.

The Impact of Functional Dependency on Outcomes After Complex General and Vascular Surgery

Scarborough, John E.; Bennett, Kyla M.; Englum, Brian R.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):432-437, March 2015.

Editorials

Who Would Have Thought It? Surgery Is a Treatment for Diabetes

Kothari, Shanu N.; Nguyen, Ninh T.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):430-431, March 2015.

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Optimizing the Geriatric Preoperative Assessment: The Use of Functional Dependence and Beyond

Robinson, Thomas N.; Rosenthal, Ronnie A.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):438-439, March 2015.

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Surgical Perspectives

Surgery and Jazz: The Art of Improvisation in the Evidence-based Medicine Era

Martellucci, Jacopo

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):440-442, March 2015.

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Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism Outcomes Measure: Analytic Exploration of Potential Misclassification of Hospital Quality Due to Surveillance Bias

Chung, Jeanette W.; Ju, Mila H.; Kinnier, Christine V.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):443-444, March 2015.

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Review

The University of Chicago Contribution to the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Its Complications: A Tribute to David B. Skinner 1935–2003

Greene, Christina L.; Worrell, Stephanie G.; Patti, Marco G.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):445-450, March 2015.

Randomized Clinical Trial

Transvaginal/Transumbilical Hybrid—NOTES—Versus 3-Trocar Needlescopic Cholecystectomy: Short-term Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Bulian, Dirk Rolf; Knuth, Jürgen; Cerasani, Nicola; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):451-458, March 2015.

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Meta-analysis

Predictors of Remission of Diabetes Mellitus in Severely Obese Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Do BMI or Procedure Choice Matter? A Meta-analysis

Panunzi, Simona; De Gaetano, Andrea; Carnicelli, Annamaria; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):459-467, March 2015.

Original Articles

Assessing the Reach of Health Reform to Outpatient Surgery With Social Network Analysis

Hollingsworth, John M.; Funk, Russell J.; Owen-Smith, Jason; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):468-472, March 2015.

The Prognostic Significance of Postchemoradiotherapy High-resolution MRI and Histopathology Detected Extramural Venous Invasion in Rectal Cancer

Chand, Manish; Evans, Jessica; Swift, Robert I.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):473-479, March 2015.

Use of Liver Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Standard Staging Abdominopelvic Computed Tomography to Evaluate Newly Diagnosed Colorectal Cancer Patients

Han, Kichang; Park, Seong Ho; Kim, Kyung Won; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):480-486, March 2015.

The Impact of Preoperative Serum Anti-TNFα Therapy Levels on Early Postoperative Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery

Lau, Cheryl; Dubinsky, Marla; Melmed, Gil; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):487-496, March 2015.

Infectious Postoperative Complications Decrease Long-term Survival in Patients Undergoing Curative Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: A Study of 12,075 Patients

Artinyan, Avo; Orcutt, Sonia T.; Anaya, Daniel A.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):497-505, March 2015.

Pure Laparoscopic Left Lateral Sectionectomy in Living Donors: From Innovation to Development in France

Scatton, Olivier; Katsanos, Georgios; Boillot, Olivier; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):506-512, March 2015.

A Comparison of the Surgical Outcomes Among Patients With HBV-positive, HCV-positive, and Non-B Non-C Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Nationwide Study of 11,950 Patients

Utsunomiya, Tohru; Shimada, Mitsuo; Kudo, Masatoshi; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):513-520, March 2015.

Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Curative Liver Resection: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Yeh, Chun-Chieh; Lin, Jaw-Town; Jeng, Long-Bin; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):521-526, March 2015.

Establishing a Quantitative Benchmark for Morbidity in Pancreatoduodenectomy Using ACS-NSQIP, the Accordion Severity Grading System, and the Postoperative Morbidity Index

Vollmer, Charles M. Jr; Lewis, Russell S.; Hall, Bruce L.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):527-536, March 2015.

Total Pancreatectomy for Primary Pancreatic Neoplasms: Renaissance of an Unpopular Operation

Hartwig, Werner; Gluth, Alexander; Hinz, Ulf; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):537-546, March 2015.

Factors Affecting Sentinel Lymph Node Identification Rate After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients Enrolled in ACOSOG Z1071 (Alliance)

Boughey, Judy C.; Suman, Vera J.; Mittendorf, Elizabeth A.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):547-552, March 2015.

Safety and Durability of One-stage Repair of Abdominal Wall Defects With Enteric Fistulas

Slater, Nicholas J.; Bokkerink, Willem J. V.; Konijn, Vincent; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):553-557, March 2015.

The Right Treatment at the Right Time in the Right Place: A Population-based, Before-and-after Study of Outcomes Associated With Implementation of an All-inclusive Trauma System in a Large Canadian Province

Mckee, Jessica L.; Roberts, Derek J.; van Wijngaarden-Stephens, Mary H.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):558-564, March 2015.

Reduced Population Burden of Road Transport–related Major Trauma After Introduction of an Inclusive Trauma System

Gabbe, Belinda J.; Lyons, Ronan A.; Fitzgerald, Mark C.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):565-572, March 2015.

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Screening for Occult Penetrating Cardiac Injuries

Nicol, Andrew J.; Navsaria, Pradeep H.; Beningfield, Steve; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):573-578, March 2015.

Prehospital Helicopter Transport and Survival of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury

Bekelis, Kimon; Missios, Symeon; Mackenzie, Todd A.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):579-585, March 2015.

Detailed Description of All Deaths in Both the Shock and Traumatic Brain Injury Hypertonic Saline Trials of the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium

Tisherman, Samuel A.; Schmicker, Robert H.; Brasel, Karen J.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):586-590, March 2015.

Protein Expression Profiling Predicts Graft Performance in Clinical Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion

Machuca, Tiago N.; Cypel, Marcelo; Yeung, Jonathan C.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):591-597, March 2015.

Stenting Versus Endarterectomy for Restenosis Following Prior Ipsilateral Carotid Endarterectomy: An Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis

Fokkema, Margriet; Vrijenhoek, Joyce E. P.; Den Ruijter, Hester M.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):598-604, March 2015.

Protein Concentration and Mitochondrial Content in the Gastrocnemius Predicts Mortality Rates in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease

Thompson, J. R.; Swanson, S. A.; Haynatzki, G.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):605-610, March 2015.

Engendering Allograft Ignorance in a Mouse Model of Allogeneic Skin Transplantation to the Distal Hind Limb

Agarwal, Shailesh; Loder, Shawn; Wood, Sherri; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):611-618, March 2015.

e-Letters to the Editor

Attentional Capacity: An Essential Aspect of Surgeon Performance

Gallagher, Anthony G.; Satava, Richard M.; O'Sullivan, Gerald C.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e60-e61, March 2015.

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Comparison of Cancer Risk Reduction After Bariatric Surgery Demands an Adequate Control Group

Stefaniak, Tomasz J.; Håkansson, Isabella Görloff; Ahlström, Martin; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e62, March 2015.

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Is It Already Time to Update the Comparative Safety of Colloids?

Schramko, Alexey A.; Niemi, Tomi T.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e63, March 2015.

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Biliary Complications After Liver Transplantation From Donation After Cardiac Death Donors: An Analysis of Risk Factors and Long-term Outcome From a Single Center

Dubbeld, Jeroen; van Hoek, Bart; Ringers, Jan; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e64, March 2015.

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Updated Recommendations for Control of Surgical Site Infections

Mehta, Jyoti Ashwin; Sable, Shailesh Anand; Nagral, Sanjay

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e65, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: “Updated Recommendations for Control of Surgical Site Infections”

Alexander, J. Wesley; Edwards, Michael; Solomkin, Joseph

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e65-e66, March 2015.

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Should Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction Be Classified as Esophageal Cancer? Limited to Siewert Type II, Yes

Yamashita, Hiroharu; Katai, Hitoshi

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e67, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: “Should Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction Be Classified as Esophageal Cancer? Limited to Siewert Type II, Yes”

Suh, Yun-Suhk; Kong, Seong-Ho; Lee, Hyuk-Joon; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e67-e68, March 2015.

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Analyzing the Influence of Blood Loss on Outcomes of Cancer Surgery

Fujita, Tetsuji

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e70, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: “Analyzing the Influence of Blood Loss on Outcomes of Cancer Surgery”

Mörner, Malin E. M.; Gunnarsson, Ulf; Egenvall, Monika

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e70, March 2015.

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Open Versus Laparoscopic Resection of Primary Tumor for Incurable Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: A Large Multicenter Consecutive Patients Cohort Study

Ritchie, Judith E.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e71, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: “Open Versus Laparoscopic Resection of Primary Tumor for Incurable Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: A Large Multicenter Consecutive Patients Cohort Study”

Hida, Koya; Hasegawa, Suguru; Sakai, Yoshiharu

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e71, March 2015.

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Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Curriculum to Teach an Advanced Minimally Invasive Procedure

Ferguson, Charles M.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e72, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: “Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Curriculum to Teach an Advanced Minimally Invasive Procedure”

Palter, Vanessa N.; Grantcharov, Teodor P.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e72-e73, March 2015.

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Anastomotic Leak Is Not Associated With Oncologic Outcome in Patients Undergoing Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer

Power, Carolyn; Coffey, J. Calvin

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e74, March 2015.

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Durability of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Meta-regression Study

Hussain, Abdulzahra; El-Hasani, Shamsi

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e75, March 2015.

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The Timing of Antibiotic Therapy Must Be Controlled for When Assessing Appendectomy Outcomes

Bass, Gary; Meshkat, Babak

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e76, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: “Regarding the Impact of Surgical Delay in Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Appendectomy”

Teixeira, Pedro G.; Demetriades, Demetrios

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e76, March 2015.

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Re: Fibrin Sealant for Prevention of Resection Surface-related Complications After Liver Resection: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Di Saverio, Salomone; Masetti, Michele; Zanello, Matteo; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e77-e78, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: Fibrin Sealants Do Not Prevent Resection Surface-related Complications After Liver Resection

de Boer, Marieke T.; Porte, Robert J.; for the FRESCO Trial Group

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e78, March 2015.

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Single-incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Is Associated With a Higher Bile Duct Injury Rate

Sable, Shailesh Anand; Nagral, Sanjay; Doctor, Nilesh

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e79, March 2015.

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Blood Transfusion and Colorectal Cancer Outcome

Jenkins, Christina; Lowenfels, Albert B.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e80, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: “Allogeneic Blood Transfusion and Colorectal Cancer Outcome After Surgery”

Keeler, Barrie D.; Brookes, Matthew J.; Spahn, Donat R.; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e80, March 2015.

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The Effect of Prophylactic Transpapillary Pancreatic Stent Insertion on Clinically Significant Leak Rate Following Distal Pancreatectomy: Results of a Prospective Controlled Clinical Trial

Gupta, Rahul A.; Agrawal, Pravin; Doctor, Nilesh; More

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e81, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: “The Effect of Prophylactic Transpapillary Pancreatic Stent Insertion on Clinically Significant Leak Rate Following Distal Pancreatectomy: Results of a Prospective Controlled Clinical Trial”

Frozanpor, Farshad

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e81, March 2015.

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Fibrin Sealant for Prevention of Resection Surface-related Complications After Liver Resection in Living Liver Donors

Lei, Jianyong; Yan, Lunan; Wang, Wentao

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e82, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: “Fibrin Sealants Do Not Prevent Resection Surface-related Complications After Liver Resection”

de Boer, Marieke T.; Porte, Robert J.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e82-e83, March 2015.

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Retrospective Studies and Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: How Far Can We Backdate?

Ausania, Fabio

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e84, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: “Retrospective Studies and Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: How Far Can We Backdate?”

Konstantinidis, Ioannis T.; Ferrone, Cristina R.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e84, March 2015.

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Integrating the Evidence for Single-incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Is It “Looking” Good?

Pai, Madhava; Frampton, Adam E.; Jiao, Long R.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e85-e87, March 2015.

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Progress in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis

Rao, Kodi Sugunakara; Prabhakar, Jena; Sudhakar, Wadde

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e88, March 2015.

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Reply to Letter: “Progress in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis”

Drake, Frederick Thurston; Flum, David R.

Annals of Surgery. 261(3):e88-e89, March 2015.

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