The American Surgeon

Changing Paradigms in Breast Cancer Management: Introducing Molecular Genetics into the Treatment Algorithm
pp. 887-890(4)
Authors: Rayhanabad, Jessica A.; Difronzo, L. Andrew; Haigh, Phillip I.; Romero, Lina

A Prospective Look at the Current State of Open Abdomens
pp. 891-897(7)
Authors: Teixeira, Pedro g.r.; Salim, Ali; Inaba, Kenji; Brown, Carlos; Browder, Timothy; Margulies, Daniel; Demetriades, Demetrios

Bleeding Complications with Drotrecogin Alfa Activated (Xigris^®): A Retrospective Review of 31 Operative and 68 Non-Operative Patients with Severe Sepsis
pp. 898-901(4)
Authors: Taylor, Benedict J.W.; Lee, Sarah J.; Waxman, Kenneth

Skin-Sparing Mastectomy: A Survey Based Approach to Defining Standard of Care
pp. 902-905(4)
Authors: Shen, Jeannie; Ellenhorn, Joshua; Qian, Dajun; Kulber, David; Aronowitz, Joel

Thromboembolic Prophylaxis in Blunt Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Review
pp. 906-911(6)
Authors: Depew, Aron J.; Hu, Charles K.; Nguyen, Andre C.; Driessen, Natalie

Components Separation: A Solution to Complex Abdominal Wall Defects
pp. 912-916(5)
Authors: Shabatian, Hooman; Lee, Dong-Joon; Abbas, Maher A.

Can Computed Tomography Scan be Performed Effectively in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis without the Added Morbidity of Rectal Contrast?
pp. 917-920(4)
Authors: Dearing, Daniel D.; Recabaren, James A.; Alexander, Magdi

Long-Term Outcome of Endorectal Advancement Flap for Complex Anorectal Fistulae
pp. 921-924(4)
Authors: Abbas, Maher A.; Lemus-Rangel, Rafael; Hamadani, Ali

Pyloric Exclusion in the Treatment of Severe Duodenal Injuries: Results from the National Trauma Data Bank
pp. 925-929(5)
Authors: Dubose, Joseph J.; Inaba, Kenji; Teixeira, Pedro G.R.; Shiflett, Anthony; Putty, Bradley; Green, D.J.; Plurad, David; Demetriades, Demetrios

Impact on Patient Outcomes after Closure of an Adjacent Trauma Center
pp. 930-934(5)
Authors: Yaghoubian, Arezou; Lewis, Roger J.; Putnam, Brant A.; De Virgilio, Christian

Combined CT Venography and CT Pulmonary Angiography for the Detection of Deep Venous Thrombosis in Injured Patients
pp. 935-938(4)
Authors: Jones, Christian; Teixeira, Pedro G.R.; Inaba, Kenji; Keesara, Sravanthi R.; Rhee, Peter; Brown, Carlos; Salim, Ali; Browder, Timothy; Demetriades, Demetrios

Outcomes of Esophagectomy at Academic Centers: An Association between Volume and Outcome
pp. 939-943(5)
Authors: Reavis, Kevin M.; Smith, Brian R.; Hinojosa, Marcelo W.; Nguyen, Ninh T.

The Impact of Hospital Volume on the Number of Nodes Retrieved and Outcome in Colorectal Cancer
pp. 944-947(4)
Authors: Truong, Caitlyn; Wong, Jan H.; Lum, Sharon S.; Morgan, John W.; Roy-Chowdhury, Sharmila

Remission of Diabetes after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
pp. 948-952(5)
Authors: Smith, Brian R.; Hinojosa, Marcelo W.; Reavis, Kevin M.; Nguyen, Ninh T.

Blood Transfusions in Trauma: Six-Year Analysis of the Transfusion Practices at a Level I Trauma Center
pp. 953-957(5)
Authors: Teixeira, Pedro G.R.; Oncel, Didem; Demetriades, Demetrios; Inaba, Kenji; Shulman, Ira; Green, Donald; Plurad, David; Rhee, Peter

Successful Management of Occult Pneumothorax without Tube Thoracostomy Despite Positive Pressure Ventilation
pp. 958-961(4)
Authors: Barrios, Cristobal; Tran, Tuan; Malinoski, Darren; Lekawa, Michael; Dolich, Matthew; Lush, Stephanie; Hoyt, David; Cinat, Marianne E.

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass at a Large Academic Medical Center: Lessons Learned from the First 1000 Cases
pp. 962-966(5)
Authors: Tejirian, Talar; Jensen, Candice; Lewis, Catherine; Dutson, Erik; Mehran, Amir

Changing Concepts in the Pathogenesis, Evaluation, and Management of Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome
pp. 967-972(6)
Authors: Ortega, Adrián E.; Klipfel, Nancy; Kelso, Rebecca; Petrone, Patrizio; Román, Ivan; Díaz, Alberto; Ávalos, Brenda; Kaufman, Howard S.

Characteristics of Colorectal Cancer in Young Patients at an Urban County Hospital
pp. 973-976(4)
Authors: Karsten, Benjamin; Kim, Justin; King, Justin; Kumar, Ravin R.

Total Bilirubin Is a Useful Predictor of Persisting Common Bile Duct Stone in Gallstone Pancreatitis
pp. 977-980(4)
Authors: Chan, Tony; Yaghoubian, Arezou; Rosing, David; Lee, Edward; Lewis, Roger J.; Stabile, Bruce E.; De Virgilio, Christian

Regional Differences in the Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma: A Potential Quality Measure
pp. 981-984(4)
Authors: Lane, Karen; Kempf, Ashley; Magno, Cheryl; Lane, John; Butler, John; Hsiang, David; Greenfield, Sheldon; Jakowatz, James

Operative Strategy Can Reduce the Incidence of Major Bile Duct Injury in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
pp. 985-987(3)
Authors: Yegiyants, Sara; Collins, J. Craig

Management of High-Grade Splenic Injury in Children
pp. 988-992(5)
Authors: Jim, Jeffrey; Leonardi, Michael J.; Cryer, H. Gill; Hiatt, Jonathan R.; Shew, Stephen; Cohen, Marilyn; Tillou, Areti

Surgical Resident and Attending Physician Attitudes toward Glucose Control in the Surgical Patient
pp. 993-996(4)
Authors: Costantini, Todd W.; Acosta, Jose A.; Hoyt, David B.; Ramamoorthy, Sonia

How to Measure the Quality of Surgery-Related Web Sites
pp. 997-1000(4)
Authors: Yermilov, Irina; Chow, Warren; Devgan, Lara; Makary, Martin; Ko, Clifford Y.

What Is the Rate of Small Bowel Obstruction after Colectomy?
pp. 1001-1005(5)
Authors: Parikh, Janak A.; KO, Clifford Y.; Maggard, Melinda A.; Zingmond, David S.

Tissue Oxygen Saturation Predicts the Need for Early Blood Transfusion in Trauma Patients
pp. 1006-1011(6)
Authors: Smith, Jennifer; Bricker, Scott; Putnam, Brant

The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) Initiative to Reduce Infection in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Which Performance Measures Affect Outcome?
pp. 1012-1016(5)
Authors: Nguyen, Nhien; Yegiyants, Sara; Kaloostian, Carolyn; Abbas, Maher A.; Difronzo, L. Andrew

Effectiveness of Decentralized Community-Based Screening, Detection, and Treatment of Breast Cancer in Low-Income, Uninsured Women
pp. 1017-1021(5)
Authors: Bhaskara, Achala; Altamirano, Maria; Trisal, Vijay; Paz, I. Benjamin; Lai, Lily L.

100 Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Gastric Bypasses at a Community Hospital
pp. 1022-1025(4)
Authors: Deng, Joseph Y.; Lourié, David J.

The Value of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Predicting Resectability and Margins of Resection for Periampullary Tumors
pp. 1026-1029(4)
Authors: Ho, Joyce M.; Eysselein, Viktor E.; Stabile, Bruce E.

Prospective Comparison of Three Bowel Preparation Regimens: Fleet Phosphosoda, Two-Liter and Four-Liter Electrolyte Lavage Solutions
pp. 1030-1032(3)
Author: Ker, Tim S.

Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury
pp. 1033-1037(5)
Authors: Benjamin, Elizabeth R.; Tillou, Areti; Hiatt, Jonathan R.; Cryer, H. Gill