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The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 5, Pages 583-732 (November 2009)

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Editorial board
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The Association of VA Surgeons


Presidential address: what business are we in?
John L. Tarpley, Margaret J. Tarpley
pages 583-587
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AVAS Best Clinical Resident Award (Tied): Management and outcomes of the open abdomen in nontrauma patients
Courtney Balentine, Anuradha Subramanian, Carlos H. Palacio, Shubhada Sansgiry, David H. Berger, Samir S. Awad
pages 588-592
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AVAS Best Clinical Resident Award (Tied): Fate of non-designated preliminary general surgery residents seeking a categorical residency position
Peter S. Yoo, Robert Kozol, Patricia Reilly, John H. Seashore, Andrew Duffy, Rajiv Chandawarkar, Walter E. Longo
pages 593-595
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Long-term glucose control and risk of perioperative complications
Alison A. Acott, Sue A. Theus, Lawrence T. Kim
pages 596-599
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Elective surgical case cancellation in the Veterans Health Administration system: identifying areas for improvement
Joshua L. Argo, Catherine C. Vick, Laura A. Graham, Kamal M.F. Itani, Michael J. Bishop, Mary T. Hawn
pages 600-606
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Implementation of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevention bundle results in decreased MRSA surgical site infections
Samir S. Awad, Carlos H. Palacio, Anuradha Subramanian, Patricia A. Byers, Paula Abraham, Debra A. Lewis, Edward J. Young
pages 607-610
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β1-integrin mediates pressure-stimulated phagocytosis
Sean Bhalla, Hiroe Shiratsuchi, David H. Craig, Marc D. Basson
pages 611-616
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Use of a modified chitosan dressing in a hypothermic Coagulopathic grade V liver injury model
Grant Bochicchio, Michael Kilbourne, Reed Kuehn, Kaspar Keledjian, John Hess, Thomas Scalea
pages 617-622
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Endovascular aneurysm repair is associated with less malnutrition than open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, Tamara N. Fitzgerald, Michael Dewan, Matthew Huddle, Felix J. Schlosser, Melissa Perkal, Bart E. Muhs, Alan Dardik
pages 623-627
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Prognostic impact of intra-aortic balloon pump insertion before versus after cardiac surgical intervention in a veteran population
Amandeep S. Dhaliwal, Danny Chu, Joseph Huh, Mued Ghadir, Shubhada Sansgiry, Prasad Atluri, Scott A. LeMaire, Joseph S. Coselli, Faisal G. Bakaeen
pages 628-632
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Predictors of surgical mortality and discharge status after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients 80 years and older
Raja R. Gopaldas, Danny Chu, Tam K. Dao, Joseph Huh, Scott A. LeMaire, Joseph S. Coselli, Faisal G. Bakaeen
pages 633-638
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Seroma in ventral incisional herniorrhaphy: incidence, predictors and outcome
Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Kwan Hur, Angie Hirter, Lawrence T. Kim, Anthony Thomas, David H. Berger, Domenic Reda, Kamal M.F. Itani
pages 639-644
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Subintimal placement of covered stent versus subintimal balloon angioplasty in the treatment of long-segment superficial femoral artery occlusion
Panagiotis Kougias, Aaron Chen, Catherine Cagiannos, Carlos F. Bechara, Tam T. Huynh, Peter H. Lin
pages 645-649
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Abdominal wall repair using human acellular dermal matrix: a follow-up study
Edward I. Lee, Chuma J. Chike-Obi, Patricio Gonzalez, Ramon Garza, Mimi Leong, Anuradha Subramanian, Jamal Bullocks, Samir S. Awad
pages 650-657
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Effective breast reconstruction in female veterans
Mimi Leong, Chuma J. Chike-Obi, C. Bob Basu, Edward I. Lee, Daniel Albo, David T. Netscher
pages 658-663
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Thrombospondin-1–induced vascular smooth muscle cell migration is dependent on the hyaluronic acid receptor CD44
Kristopher G. Maier, Benjamin Sadowitz, Sarah Cullen, Xuan Han, Vivian Gahtan
pages 664-669
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Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm with electronic clinical reminders
Frank T. Padberg, Karen Hauck, Richard G. Mercer, B.K. Lal, Peter J. Pappas
pages 670-674
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Predictors of successful implementation of preoperative briefings and postoperative debriefings after medical team training
Douglas E. Paull, Lisa M. Mazzia, Brent S. Izu, Julia Neily, Peter D. Mills, James P. Bagian
pages 675-678
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Effects of pterostilbene on melanoma alone and in synergy with inositol hexaphosphate
John G. Schneider, Julie A. Alosi, Debbie E. McDonald, David W. McFadden
pages 679-684
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Establishment of a minimally invasive program at a Veterans' Affairs Medical Center leads to improved care in colorectal cancer patients
Jonathan A. Wilks, Courtney J. Balentine, David H. Berger, Daniel Anaya, Samir Awad, Liz Lee, Kujtim Haderxhanaj, Daniel Albo
pages 685-692
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Clinical Surgery-International


Outcome after curative resection for a huge (≥10 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma and prognostic significance of gross tumor classification, 09 March 2009
Gi Hong Choi, Dai Hoon Han, Dong Hyun Kim, Sae Byeol Choi, Chang Moo Kang, Kyung Sik Kim, Jin Sub Choi, Young Nyun Park, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Kwang-Hyub Han, Chae Yoon Chon, Woo Jung Lee
pages 693-701
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Quality of surgery for rectal carcinoma: comparison between open and laparoscopic approaches, 23 March 2009
Nikolaos Gouvas, John Tsiaoussis, George Pechlivanides, Anastasios Tzortzinis, Christos Dervenis, Costas Avgerinos, Evaghelos Xynos
pages 702-708
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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas with multifocal involvement of branch ducts
Roberto Salvia, Stefano Partelli, Stefano Crippa, Luca Landoni, Paola Capelli, Riccardo Manfredi, Claudio Bassi, Paolo Pederzoli
pages 709-714
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Fibrin glue injection method with diluted thrombin for refractory postoperative digestive fistula, 04 May 2009
Masahiro Murakami, Takeshi Tono, Kazuyuki Okada, Hiroshi Yano, Takushi Monden
pages 715-719
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Clinical Surgery-American


Prospective randomized trial of paravertebral block for patients undergoing breast cancer surgery, 12 May 2009
Judy C. Boughey, Farzin Goravanchi, Ronald N. Parris, Spencer S. Kee, Alicia M. Kowalski, John C. Frenzel, Isabelle Bedrosian, Funda Meric-Bernstam, Kelly K. Hunt, Frederick C. Ames, Henry M. Kuerer, Anthony Lucci
pages 720-725
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Surgical Education


What makes a competent surgeon?: Experts' and trainees' perceptions of the roles of a surgeon
Sonal Arora, Nick Sevdalis, Ibnauf Suliman, Thanos Athanasiou, Roger Kneebone, Ara Darzi
pages 726-732
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Clinical Images


Giant lipoma of the spermatic cord Online Only
Leandro Totti Cavazzola, Marco Lieberknecht, André Severo Machado, Fernando Rogério Beyloni Farias
pages e54-e55
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Esophageal perforation during esophagogastroduodenoscopy Online Only
James Majeski, William Lynch, George Durst
pages e56-e57
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Obstructive jaundice associated with pancreatic duct stone Online Only
Jin-Ming Wu, Kuo-Hsin Chen
pages e58-e59
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How I Do It


Repair of abdominal wall defects with bovine pericardium, 07 October 2009 Online Only
Jonathan N. Limpert, Ankit R. Desai, Arthur L. Kumpf, Michael A. Fallucco, Della L. Aridge
pages e60-e65
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Real-time and the in vivo detection of minute cancer invasion to the portal-superior mesenteric vein using contact endoscopy during a pancreatic cancer resection Online Only
Hidetoshi Eguchi, Osamu Ishikawa, Hiroaki Ohigashi, Hidenori Takahashi, Masayuki Ohue, Akemi Takenaka, Yasuhiko Tomita, Masahiko Yano
pages e66-e71
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Frontmatter


Table of contents
pages A2-A5
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