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Perforation Peritonitis and the Developing World by Bali, Rajandeep Singh, Verma, Sushant, Agarwal, P. N., Singh, Rajdeep, Talwar, Nikhil

“…Background. Perforation peritonitis is the one of the commonest emergency encountered by surgeons. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the…”
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Three Ports Laparoscopic Resection for Colorectal Cancer: A Step on Refining of Reduced Port Surgery by Tawfik Amin, Anwar, Elsaba, Tarek M., Amira, Gamal

“…Background. Reduced port surgery (RPS) is becoming increasingly popular for some surgeries. However, the application of RPS to the field of colectomy is still…”
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Quantification of Protoporphyrin IX Accumulation in Glioblastoma Cells: A New Technique by Lawrence, Johnathan E., Patel, Ashish S., Rovin, Richard A., Belton, Robert J., Bammert, Catherine E., Steele, Christopher J., Winn, Robert J.

“…Introduction. 5-Aminolevulinic Acid (5-ALA) is a precursor of heme synthesis. A metabolite, protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), selectively accumulates in neoplastic…”
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An Audit of Operating Room Time Utilization in a Teaching Hospital: Is There a Place for Improvement? by Stavrou, George, Panidis, Stavros, Tsouskas, John, Tsaousi, Georgia, Kotzampassi, Katerina

“…Aim. To perform a thorough and step-by-step assessment of operating room (OR) time utilization, with a view to assess the efficacy of our practice and to…”
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Uterine Cervical Cancer Patients: Ready for Clinical Use? A Review of the Literature by Palla, Viktoria-Varvara, Karaolanis, Georgios, Moris, Demetrios, Antsaklis, Aristides

“…Sentinel lymph node biopsy has been widely studied in a number of cancer types. As far as cervical cancer is concerned, this technique has already been used,…”
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Prognostic Value of Mandard and Dworak Tumor Regression Grading in Rectal Cancer: Study of a Single Tertiary Center by Santos, Marisa D., Silva, Cristina, Rocha, Anabela, Matos, Eduarda, Nogueira, Carlos, Lopes, Carlos

“…Goal. To evaluate the prognostic value of Mandard and Dworak grading systems regarding neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) response on rectal cancer. Materials…”
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Fibrin Sealant: The Only Approved Hemostat, Sealant, and Adhesive—a Laboratory and Clinical Perspective by Spotnitz, William D.

“…Background. Fibrin sealant became the first modern era material approved as a hemostat in the United States in 1998. It is the only agent presently approved as…”
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The Presence of Mutations in the K-RAS Gene Does Not Affect Survival after Resection of Pulmonary Metastases from Colorectal Cancer by Zabaleta, Jon, Aguinagalde, Borja, Izquierdo, José M., Bazterargui, Nerea, Laguna, Stephany M., Martin-Arruti, Maialen, Lobo, Carmen, Emparanza, José I.

“…Introduction. Our objective was to identify mutations in the K-RAS gene in cases of pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC) and determine whether…”
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Pathology Slide Review in Vulvar Cancer Does Not Change Patient Management by Beugeling, Maaike, Ewing-Graham, Patricia C., Mzallassi, Zineb, van Doorn, Helena C.

“…Hypothesis. Pathology slide review in vulvar cancer is only necessary in a restricted number of cases. Methods. A retrospective chart review of all cases of…”
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Surgical Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Impact of Surgery on Survival and Quality of Life—Relation to Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, and Alternative Therapies by Papaspyros, Sotiris, Papaspyros, Sayonara

“…Introduction. Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer arising from pleural mesothelium. Surgery aims to either cure the disease or control…”
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Coloplasty Neorectum versus Straight Anastomosis in Low Rectal Cancers by Parray, Fazl Q., Magray, Javaid A., Dar, Manzoor Ahmad, Chowdri, Nisar A., Wani, Rauf A., Thakur, Natasha

“…Introduction. Patients with the diagnosis of carcinoma rectum after random allocation were assigned to 2 groups. One group was subjected to total mesorectal…”
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Consenting Operative Orthopaedic Trauma Patients: Challenges and Solutions by Kheiran, Amin, Banerjee, Purnajyoti, Stott, Philip

“…Guidelines exist to obtain informed consent before any operative procedure. We completed an audit cycle starting with retrospective review of 50 orthopaedic…”
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Randomized, Controlled Comparison of Advanced Hemostatic Pads in Hepatic Surgical Models by Lewis, Kevin M., McKee, Jeff, Schiviz, Alexandra, Bauer, Alexander, Wolfsegger, Martin, Goppelt, Andreas

“…Blood loss during hepatic surgery leads to poor patient outcomes. This study investigates the hemostatic efficacy of a novel sealing hemostatic pad…”
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Outcomes of Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients Undergoing General and Vascular Surgery by Serio, Stephen, Clements, John M., Grauf, Dawn, Merchant, Aziz M.

“…Aims. Preoperative diabetic and glycemic screening may or may not be cost effective. Although hyperglycemia is known to compromise surgical outcomes, the…”
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The Effect of Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma on Bronchial Stump Tissue Granulation after Pneumonectomy: Experimental Study by Spartalis, Eleftherios, Tomos, Periklis, Konofaos, Petros, Karagkiouzis, Grigorios, Levidou, Georgia, Kavantzas, Nikolaos, Pantopoulou, Alkistis, Michail, Othon, Perrea, Despina, Kouraklis, Gregory

“…Objectives. Recent advances in perioperative management, antibiotics, and surgical materials, including mechanical staplers, have decreased the operative risk…”
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Is Surgery in the Elderly for Oesophageal Cancer Justifiable? Results from a Single Centre by Mirza, A., Pritchard, S., Welch, I.

“…Aims. Advanced age is an identified risk factor for patients undergoing oncological surgical resection. The surgery for oesophageal cancer is associated with…”
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Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy: An Overview for the Practicing Surgeon by Jagsi, Reshma

“…Locoregional control of breast cancer is the shared domain and responsibility of surgeons and radiation oncologists. Because surgeons are often the first…”
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Completely Resected N0 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Prognostic Factors Affecting Long-Term Survival by Tantraworasin, Apichat, Saeteng, Somcharoen, Lertprasertsuke, Nirush, Arayawudhikule, Nuttapon, Kasemsarn, Choosak, Patumanond, Jayanton

“…Background. Although early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has an excellent outcome and correlated with good long-term survival, up to 15 percent of…”
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Pancreatic Remnant Occlusion after Whipple's Procedure: An Alternative Oncologically Safe Method by Theodosopoulos, Theodosios, Dellaportas, Dionysios, Yiallourou, Anneza I., Gkiokas, George, Polymeneas, George, Fotopoulos, Alexios

“…Introduction. To present our experience regarding the use of pancreatic stump occlusion technique as an alternative management of the pancreatic remnant after…”
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Retracted: Phyllodes Tumor of Breast: A Review Article by ISRN Surgery

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