The American Surgeon

Disparities in the Surgical Management of Women with Stage I Breast Cancer
pp. 869-872(4)
Authors: Olaya, Windy; Wong, Jan H.; Morgan, John W.; Roy-Chowdhury, Sharmila; Lum, Sharon S.

The Impact of the Ratio of Positive to Total Lymph Nodes Examined and Outcome in Colorectal Cancer
pp. 873-876(4)
Authors: Ng, Melody; Roy-Chowdhury, Sharmila; Lum, Sharon S.; Morgan, John W.; Wong, Jan H.

Management of Vascular Graft Infections with Soft Tissue Flap Coverage: Improving Limb Salvage Rates—A Veterans Affairs Experience
pp. 877-881(5)
Authors: Herrera, Fernando A.; Kohanzadeh, Som; Nasseri, Yosef; Kansal, Nikhil; Owens, Eric L.; Bodor, Richard

Acute Care Surgery after Renal Transplantation
pp. 882-886(5)
Authors: Benjamin, Elizabeth R.; Jim, Jeffrey; Kim, Thomas J.; Meals, Clifton; Gritsch, H. Albin; Tillou, Areti; Cryer, H. Gill; Hiatt, Jonathan R.

Does Specialized Surgical Training Increase Lymph Node Yield in Colon Cancer?
pp. 887-891(5)
Authors: Nicholl, Michael B.; Wright, Byron E.; Conway, W. Charles; Aarnes-Leong, Trista; Sim, Myung-Shin; Faries, Mark B.

CT Imaging in Motorcycle Collision Victims: Routine or Selective?
pp. 892-896(5)
Authors: Compoginis, John M.; Akopian, Gabriel

Long-Term Outcome of Endoscopic Colorectal Stenting for Malignant and Benign Disease
pp. 897-900(4)
Authors: Rayhanabad, Jessica; Abbas, Maher A.

A Disease-Based Comparison of Liver Transplantation Outcomes
pp. 901-908(8)
Authors: Mailey, Brian; Buchberg, Brian; Prendergast, Christie; Artinyan, Avo; Khalili, Joshua; Sanchez-Luege, Nicelio; Colquhoun, Steven D.; Kim, Joseph

Perioperative Clopidogrel Is Seven Days Enough?
pp. 909-913(5)
Authors: Grujic, Dejan; Martin, David

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast: A Review of 177 Cases
pp. 914-917(4)
Authors: Grabowski, Julia; Saltzstein, Sidney L.; Sadler, Georgia; Blair, Sarah

How Often Does Computed Tomography Change the Management of Acute Appendicitis?
pp. 918-921(4)
Authors: Santos, David A.; Manunga, Jesse; Hohman, Donald; Avik, Elisa; Taylor, Edward W.

Predictors of Postoperative Urinary Retention
pp. 922-924(3)
Authors: Shadle, Benjamin; Barbaro, Casey; Waxman, Kenneth; Connor, Scott; Von Dollen, Kathryn

Botulinum Toxin A with Fissurectomy Is a Viable Alternative to Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy for Chronic Anal Fissure
pp. 925-928(4)
Authors: Aivaz, Ohara; Rayhanabad, Jessica; Nguyen, Vincent; Haigh, Philip I.; Abbas, Maher

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy without the Use of Postoperative Nasogastric Tube Decompression
pp. 929-931(3)
Authors: Nguyen, Ninh T.; Slone, Johnathan; Wooldridge, James; Smith, Brian R.; Reavis, Kevin M.; Hoyt, David

Hospital Volume Is Not a Predictor of Outcomes after Gastrectomy for Neoplasm
pp. 932-936(5)
Authors: Reavis, Kevin M.; Hinojosa, Marcelo W.; Smith, Brian R.; Wooldridge, James B.; Krishnan, Sindhu; Nguyen, Ninh T.

Increased Use of MRI for Breast Cancer Surveillance and Staging Is Not Associated with Increased Rate of Mastectomy
pp. 937-940(4)
Authors: Dang, Catherine M.; Zaghiyan, Karen; Karlan, Scott R.; Phillips, Edward H.

Role of Water-Soluble Enema before Takedown of Diverting Ileostomy for Low Pelvic Anastomosis
pp. 941-944(4)
Authors: Karsten, Benjamin J.; King, Justin B.; Kumar, Ravin R.

Early Experience with Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Single-Stage Bariatric Procedure
pp. 945-949(5)
Authors: Lewis, Catherine E.; Dhanasopon, Andrew; Dutson, Erik P.; Mehran, Amir

Elevated Blood Alcohol Level May Be Protective of Trauma Patient Mortality
pp. 950-953(4)
Authors: Yaghoubian, Arezou; Kaji, Amy; Putnam, Brant; De Virgilio, Nicholas; De Virgilio, Christian

Increased Incidence of Pancreatic Fistulas after the Introduction of a Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement in Distal Pancreatic Resections
pp. 954-957(4)
Authors: Guzman, Eduardo A.; Nelson, Rebecca A.; Kim, Joseph; Pigazzi, Alessio; Trisal, Vijay; Paz, Benjamin; Di Ellenhorn, Joshua

In the Era of Routine Use of CT Scan for Acute Abdominal Pain, Should All Adults with Small Bowel Intussusception Undergo Surgery?
pp. 958-961(4)
Authors: Olasky, Jaisa; Moazzez, Ashkan; Barrera, Kaylene; Clarke, Tatyan; Shriki, Jabi; Sohn, Helen J.; Katkhouda, Namir; Mason, Rodney J.

Groin Herniorrhaphy in Patients with Cirrhosis and after Liver Transplantation
pp. 962-965(4)
Authors: Lawson, Elise H.; Benjamin, Elizabeth; Busuttil, Ronald W.; Hiatt, Jonathan R.

Utility of Thoracic Computed Tomography after Blunt Trauma: When is Chest Radiograph Enough?
pp. 966-969(4)
Authors: Barrios, Cristobal; Malinoski, Darren; Dolich, Matthew; Lekawa, Michael; Hoyt, David; Cinat, Marianne

MRI versus Ultrasonography and Mammography for Preoperative Assessment of Breast Cancer
pp. 970-975(6)
Authors: Wasif, Nabil; Garreau, Jennifer; Terando, Alicia; Kirsch, Daniel; Mund, Debra F.; Giuliano, Armando E.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the United States from 1998 to 2005: Has Infliximab Affected Surgical Rates?
pp. 976-980(5)
Authors: Cannom, Rebecca R.; Kaiser, Andreas M.; Ault, Glenn T.; Beart, Robert W.; Etzioni, David A.

Diverticulitis in California from 1995 to 2006: Increased Rates of Treatment for Younger Patients
pp. 981-985(5)
Authors: Etzioni, David A.; Cannom, Rebecca R.; Ault, Glenn T.; Beart, Robert W.; Kaiser, Andreas M.

Early Predictors of the Need for Emergent Surgery to Control Hemorrhage in Hypotensive Trauma Patients
pp. 986-990(5)
Authors: Kaiser, Meghann; Ahearn, Patrick; Nguyen, Xuan-Mai; Barleben, Andrew; Cinat, Marianne; Barrios, Cristobal; Hoyt, David; Malinoski, Darren

Liver Resection Using a Four-Prong Radiofrequency Transection Device
pp. 991-994(4)
Authors: Wagman, Lawrence D.; Lee, Byrne; Castillo, Erick; El-Bayar, Hisham; Lai, Lily

Recent Experience with Abdominal Perineal Resection with Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap Reconstruction after Preoperative Pelvic Radiation
pp. 995-999(5)
Authors: Hinojosa, Marcelo W.; Parikh, Dhavan A.; Menon, Raman; Wirth, Garrett A.; Stamos, Michael J.; Mills, Steven

Arterial Allograft Allows In-line Reconstruction of Prosthetic Graft Infection with Low Recurrence Rate and Mortality
pp. 1000-1003(4)
Authors: Vardanian, Andrew J.; Chau, Anthony; Quinones-Baldrich, William; Lawrence, Peter F.

All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (Level II): Epidemiology, Risks, and Outcome
pp. 1004-1008(5)
Authors: Thepyasuwan, Nattapaun; Wan, Xiao T.; Davis, Vivian J.

Evaluation of Prehospital and Emergency Department Systolic Blood Pressure as a Predictor of In-Hospital Mortality
pp. 1009-1014(6)
Authors: Lalezarzadeh, Fariborz; Wisniewski, Paul; Huynh, Katie; Loza, Maria; Gnanadev, Dev

Is Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Appropriate in Patients Who Have Had Previous Abdominal Surgery?
pp. 1015-1019(5)
Authors: Barleben, Andrew; Gandhi, Dhruvil; Nguyen, Xuan-Mai; Che, Fred; Nguyen, Ninh T.; Mills, Steven; Stamos, Michael J.

Extreme Thrombocytosis in Trauma Patients: Are Antiplatelet Agents the Answer?
pp. 1020-1024(5)
Authors: Saadi, Zainab; Inaba, Kenji; Barmparas, Galinos; Salim, Ali; Talving, Peep; Plurad, David; Green, Donald; Demetriades, Demetrios

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Presentation, Management, and Outcomes
pp. 1025-1029(5)
Authors: Nissen, Nicholas N.; Kim, Amanda S.; Yu, Run; Wolin, Edward M.; Friedman, Marc L.; Lo, Simon K.; Wachsman, Ashley M.; Colquhoun, Steven D.