The American Surgeon

Efficacy of Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Appendicitis with Peritonitis
pp. 1-5(5)
Authors: Mancini, Gregory J; Mancini, Matthew L; Nelson, Henry S

Laparoscopic Revision of Bariatric Procedures: Is It Feasible?
pp. 6-12(7)
Authors: Leena, Khaitan; Sickle, Kent Van; Rodrigo, Gonzalez; Edward, Lin; Bruce, Ramshaw; Smith, C. Daniel

Correlation Between Perceptual, Visuo-spatial, and Psychomotor Aptitude to Duration of Training Required to Reach Performance Goals on the MIST-VR Surgical Simulator
pp. 13-21(9)
Authors: McClusky, D.A; Ritter, E.M; Lederman, A.B; Gallagher, A.G; Smith, C. D

Accuracy of Intraoperative Gross Examination of Surgical Margin Status in Women Undergoing Partial Mastectomy for Breast Malignancy
pp. 22-28(7)
Authors: Balch, Glen C; Mithani, Suhail K; Simpson, Jean F; Kelley, Mark C

Determining Standards for Laparoscopic Proficiency Using Virtual Reality
pp. 29-35(7)
Authors: Brunner, William C; Korndorffer, James R; Rafael, Sierra; Dunne, J. Bruce; Yau, C. Lillian; Corsetti, Ralph L; Slakey, Douglas P; Townsend, Michael C; Scott, Daniel J

A Comparison of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy to Intermittent Dialysis in the Management of Renal Insufficiency in the Acutely Ill Surgical Patient
pp. 36-39(4)
Authors: Jimmy, Waldrop; Ciraulo, David L; Milner, Timothy P; Douglas, Gregori; Kendrick, Aaron S; Richart, Charles M; Maxwell, Robert A; Barker, Donald E

Evaluation of the Clinical Pathway for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
pp. 40-45(6)
Authors: VÍctor, Soria; Enrique, Pellicer; Benito, Flores; Milagros, Carrasco; Candel, Maria Fe; Aguayo, Jose Luis

Selective Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Trauma Patients
pp. 46-50(5)
Authors: Christine, Dauphine; Charles, McKay; Virgilio, Christian De; Bassam, Omari

Routine Chest X-ray After Percutaneous Tracheostomy Is Unnecessary
pp. 51-53(3)
Authors: Francesca, Hoehne; Maria, Ozaeta; Ray, Chung

Association of Scapular Fractures and Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury: Fact or Fiction?
pp. 54-57(4)
Authors: Brown, Carlos V.R; George, Velmahos; Dennis, Wang; Susan, Kennedy; Demetrios, Demetriades; Peter, Rhee

Umbilical Hernia Repair in Cirrhotic Patients: Utility of Temporary Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter
pp. 58-61(4)
Authors: Slakey, Douglas P; Benz, Cynthia C; Shobha, Joshi; Regenstein, Fredric G; Florman, Sander S

Embolization of an Acute Renal Arteriovenous Fistula Following a Stab Wound: Case Report and Review of the Literature
pp. 62-65(4)
Authors: Benson, David A; Stockinger, Zsolt T; Mcswain, Norman E

Evidence-Based Medicine Applied to Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Breast Cancer
pp. 66-70(5)
Authors: Barone, James E; Tucker, James B; Perez, Jose M; Odom, Stephen R; Vishal, Ghevariya

Herbal Product Use by Hispanic Surgical Patients
pp. 71-76(6)
Authors: Rivera, José O; Kallol, Chaudhuri; Armando, González-Stuart; Alan, Tyroch; Swapna, Chaudhuri

Areolar-Cutaneous Junction Injection Boosts Activity in Sentinel Node by More Than 50 Times Compared to Perilesional Injection: Implications for Morbidity Reduction
pp. 77-80(4)
Authors: Sunhee, Kim; Kim, Chun K; Krynyckyi, Borys R

TFC (Thoracic Fluid Content): A New Parameter for Assessment of Changes in Chest Fluid Volume
pp. 81-86(6)
Authors: Van De Water, Joseph M; Mount, Bruce E; Chandra, K.M. Dinesh; Mitchell, B. Parrish; Woodruff, Tajalyn A; Dalton, Martin L

Gallbladder Volvulus: Report of Two Original Cases and Review of the Literature
pp. 87-89(3)
Authors: Shaikh, Almaas A; Anthony, Charles; Shirley, Domingo; George, Schaub

Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Single Institution Experience
pp. 90-94(5)
Authors: Fernando, Gomez-Rivera; Heriberto, Medina-Franco; Arch-Ferrer, Jorge E; Heslin, Martin J