The American Surgeon

Glucose Control and Its Implications for the General Surgeon
pp. 1031-1035(5)
Authors: Leggett, Maya; Harbrecht, Brian G.

The Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center Department of Surgery
pp. 1036-1041(6)
Author: Taylor, Spence M.

Initial Surgical Experience Evaluating Early Tolerance and Toxicities in Patients Undergoing Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Using the Contura® Multi Lumen Balloon Breast Brachytherapy Catheter
pp. 1042-1049(8)
Authors: Israel, Philip Z.; Robbins, Angela B.; Shroff, Paulomi; Haile, Kenneth; Pope, D. Keith

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in General Surgery: How Much Are We Outsourcing?
pp. 1050-1053(4)
Authors: Jones, Wesley B.; Roettger, Richard H.; Cobb, William S.; Carbonell, Alfredo M.

Critical Evaluation of Pulmonary Contusion in the Early Post-Traumatic Period: Risk of Assisted Ventilation
pp. 1054-1058(5)
Authors: Hamrick, Miller C.; Duhn, Ryan D.; Ochsner, M. Gage

HAZUS Modeling for Hurricane Effect on a Healthcare Campus: Implications for Health Care Planning
pp. 1059-1064(6)
Authors: Tran, Paul; Weireter, Leonard; Sokolowski, Whitney; Lawsure, Kaleen; Sokolowski, John

Resident Work Hour Restrictions Impact Chief Resident Operative Experience
pp. 1065-1068(4)
Authors: Christmas, A. Britton; Brintzenhoff, Rita A.; Sing, Ronald F.; Schmelzer, Thomas M.; Bolton, Sandra D.; Miles, William S.; Thomason, Michael H.

Injury Location Dictates Utility of Digital Rectal Examination and Rigid Sigmoidoscopy in the Evaluation of Penetrating Rectal Trauma
pp. 1069-1072(4)
Authors: Hargraves, M. Brinson; Magnotti, Louis J.; Fischer, Peter E.; Schroeppel, Thomas J.; Zarzaur, Ben L.; Fabian, Timothy C.; Croce, Martin A.

A Comparison of Two Methods of Hemostasis in Thyroidectomy
pp. 1073-1076(4)
Authors: McNally, Michael M.; Agle, Steven C.; Williams, R. Fredrick; Pofahl, Walter E.

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit
pp. 1077-1080(4)
Authors: Recinos, Gustavo; Inaba, Kenji; DuBose, Joseph; Barmparas, Galinos; Teixeira, Pedro G.R.; Talving, Peep; Belzberg, Howard; Demetriades, Demetrios

The Incidence and Clinical Significance of Pneumomediastinum Found on Computed Tomography Scan in Blunt Trauma Patients
pp. 1081-1083(3)
Authors: Molena, Daniela; Burr, Nicole; Zucchiatti, Andrea; Lovria, Erik; Gestring, Mark L.; Cheng, Julius D.; Bankey, Paul E.; Stassen, Nicole A.

The Relative Influence of Surgical Disease and Co-Morbidities on Patient Responses to a Generic Health-Related Quality-of-Life Instrument
pp. 1084-1090(7)
Authors: France, Emily; Velanovich, Vic

Surgical Anatomy of the Retroperitoneal Spaces—Part I: Embryogenesis and Anatomy
pp. 1091-1097(7)
Authors: Mirilas, Petros; Skandalakis, John E.

An Efficient Hand-Tying Technique for Vessel Ligation
pp. 1098-1099(2)
Authors: Sandwell, Stephen; Hazani, Ron; Kasdan, Morton

Does Platelet Administration Affect Mortality in Elderly Head-Injured Patients Taking Antiplatelet Medications?
pp. 1100-1103(4)
Authors: Downey, Douglas M.; Monson, Benjamin; Butler, Karyn L.; Fortuna, Gerald R.; Saxe, Jonathan M.; Dolan, James P.; Markert, Ronald J.; McCarthy, Mary C.

Aggressive Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Right Atrial Involvement
pp. 1104-1108(5)
Authors: Florman, Sander; Weaver, Michael; Primeaux, Paul; Killackey, Mary; Sierra, Rafael; Gomez, Santiago; Haque, Salima; Regenstein, Fredric; Balart, Luis

Isolated Rollover Mechanism Does Not Warrant Trauma Center Evaluation
pp. 1109-1111(3)
Authors: Haan, James M.; Glassman, Erik; Hartsock, Robbi; Radcliffe, James; Scalea, Thomas M.

The Morbidity of Trauma Nephrectomy
pp. 1112-1117(6)
Authors: Edwards, Norma M.; Claridge, Jeffrey A.; Forsythe, Raquel M.; Weinberg, Jordan A.; Croce, Martin A.; Fabian, Timothy C.

Assessment of Acute Trauma Care Training in Kenya
pp. 1118-1123(6)
Authors: MacLeod, Jana B.A.; Gravelin, Sara; Jones, Tait; Gololov, Alex; Thomas, Michelle; Omondi, Benson; Bukusi, E.

Trauma Laparotomy: Evaluating the Necessity of Histological Examination
pp. 1124-1127(4)
Authors: Laituri, Carrie; Teixeira, Andre; Lube, Matthew W.; Seims, Aaron; Cravens, Jeremy

Loxoscelism and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Vacuum-Assisted Closure): A Clinical Case Series
pp. 1128-1131(4)
Authors: Wong, S. Lindsey; DeFranzo, Andrew J.; Morykwas, Michael J.; Argenta, Louis C.

Coverage Strategies in Exposed Implants
pp. 1132-1138(7)
Authors: Cyrochristos, Dimitris J.; Papadopoulos, Othon; Liapis, Christos; Felekouras, Evagelos L.; Giannopoulos, Athanasios M.; Bastounis, Elias

An Unusual Presentation of a Sciatic Hernia
pp. 1139-1141(3)
Authors: Speeg, Jeremy S.; Vanlangendonck, Richard M.; Fusilier, Harold; Richardson, William S.

Morgagni Hernia in an Adult Presenting as Painless Obstructive Jaundice
pp. 1141-1143(3)
Authors: Barth, Nadine; Ben-Jacob, Talia K.; Elfant, Adam B.; Attebery, M. Lisa

Percutaneous Drainage of Hepatic Brucelloma
pp. 1143-1144(2)
Authors: Pramateftakis, Manousos-Georgios; Kanellos, Dimitrios; Kanellos, Ioannis

The Institution of a Statewide Trauma Care System in Mississippi: Has It Made a Difference?
pp. 1144-1146(3)
Author: Sariego, Jack

Pelvic Isolation with Two Gore-tex Dual-mesh Pieces for a Recurrent Complicated Enterovescicocervical Fistula in a Patient Irradiated for Cervical Cancer
pp. 1146-1148(3)
Authors: Leandros, Emmanuel; Antonakis, Pantelis T.; Gomatos, Ilias; Tsigris, Christos; Konstadoulakis, Manousos M.

An Unusual Arterial Line Complication
pp. 1148-1149(2)
Authors: Nebel, Chris; Kulwicki, Aaron; Muck, Patrick

Recurrent Gastric Emphysema
pp. 1149-1151(3)
Authors: Kalina, Michael; Rubino, Matthew

Spontaneous Iliac Vein Rupture
pp. 1151-1152(2)
Authors: Borkon, Matthew J.; Dassinger, Melvin S.; Dattilo, Jeffery B.

Cervical Spinal Cord Injury without Local Signs or Symptoms as a Consequence of Axial Loading from Falling Objects
pp. 1152-1153(2)
Authors: El-Faramawy, Ahmad; Tuma, Mazin A.M.; Al-Hassani, Ammar; Maull, Kimball I.

Surgical Treatment of Extra-adrenal Abdominal Paragangliomas
pp. 1153-1155(3)
Authors: Polistena, Andrea; D'Angeli, Ilaria; Cavallaro, Giuseppe; Izzo, Luciano; Cotesta, Dario; Petramala, Luigi; Letizia, Claudio; Cavallaro, Antonino; De Toma, Giorgio