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Volume 75, Number 12, December 2009

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Management of Bile Duct Injuries: A Practical Approach
pp. 1157-1160(4)
Author: Kapoor, Vinay K.

Carolinas Medical Center Surgical Teaching Program
pp. 1161-1165(5)
Author: Greene, Frederick L.

A Central Venous Line Protocol Decreases Bloodstream Infections and Length of Stay in a Trauma Intensive Care Unit Population
pp. 1166-1170(5)
Authors: Duane, Therèse M.; Brown, Holly; Borchers, C. Todd; Wolfe, Luke G.; Malhotra, Ajai K.; Aboutanos, Michel B.; Ivatury, Rao R.

Is There a Benefit to Multidisciplinary Rounds in an Open Trauma Intensive Care Unit Regarding Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?
pp. 1171-1174(4)
Authors: Johnson, Van; Mangram, Alicia; Mitchell, Christopher; Lorenzo, Manuel; Howard, Dot; Dunn, Ernest

The Use of Barbiturate Coma as Salvage Therapy in a Postoperative Jehovah's Witness Patient with Life-Threatening Anemia
pp. 1175-1178(4)
Authors: Wang, Steve W.; Badami, Chirag D.; Deitch, Edwin A.

Volvulus of the Small Bowel in Adults
pp. 1179-1182(4)
Authors: Ruiz-Tovar, Jaime; Morales, Vicente; Sanjuanbenito, Alfonso; Lobo, Eduardo; Martinez-Molina, Enrique

Apoptosis and Microvessel Density in Gastric Cancer: Correlation with Tumor Stage and Prognosis
pp. 1183-1188(6)
Authors: Aurello, Paolo; Bellagamba, Riccardo; Del Monte, Simone Rossi; D'Angelo, Francesco; Nigri, Giuseppe; Cicchini, Claudia; Ravaioli, Matteo; Ramacciato, Giovanni

Laparoscopic Repair of a Man with Massive Bilateral Femoral Hernias
pp. 1189-1192(4)
Authors: Stoikes, Nathaniel; Mangiante, Eugene; Voeller, Guy

Recurrent Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: An Inciting Factor of the Second Hit Phenomenon
pp. 1193-1198(6)
Authors: Duchesne, Juan C.; Baucom, Catherine C.; Rennie, Kelly V.; Simmons, Jon; McSwain, Norman E.

The Management of Terminal Ileum Diverticulitis
pp. 1199-1202(4)
Authors: Park, Hyoung-Chul; Lee, Bong Hwa

Clostridium difficile Enteritis after Colectomy
pp. 1203-1206(4)
Authors: Causey, M. Wayne; Spencer, Michael P.; Steele, Scott R.

Vasopressin in Hemorrhagic Shock: Review Article
pp. 1207-1212(6)
Authors: Rajani, Ravi R.; Ball, Chad G.; Feliciano, David V.; Vercruysse, Gary A.

Minor Hepatic Resection Using Heat Coagulative Necrosis
pp. 1213-1219(7)
Authors: Sandonato, Luigi; Cipolla, Calogero; Fulfaro, Fabio; Lo Re, Giuseppe; Latteri, Federica; Terranova, Angela; Mastrosimone, Achille; Bova, Valentina; Cabibbo, Giuseppe; Latteri, Mario Adelfio

Premonition of Death in Trauma: A Survey of Healthcare Providers
pp. 1220-1226(7)
Authors: Miglietta, Maurizio A.; Toma, Gabriel I.O.; Docimo, Salvatore; Neely, Robert; Bakoulis, Anastasia; Kreismann, Erica

Open-Book Pelvic Fractures with Perineal Open Wounds: A Significant Morbid Combination
pp. 1227-1233(7)
Authors: Duchesne, Juan C.; Bharmal, Husain M.; Dini, Arash A.; Islam, Tareq; Schmieg, Robert E.; Simmons, Jon D.; Wahl, Georgia M.; Davis, John A.; Krause, Peter; McSwain, Norman E.

The Effect of ACGME Duty Hour Restrictions on Operative Continuity of Care
pp. 1234-1237(4)
Authors: Nakayama, Don K.; Thompson, William M.; Wynne, Julie L.; Dalton, Martin L.; Bozeman, Andrew T.; Innes, Bruce J.

Anatomical and Surgical Considerations on Lumbar Hernias
pp. 1238-1241(4)
Authors: Cavallaro, Giuseppe; Sadighi, Arash; Paparelli, Claudia; Miceli, Mario; D'Ermo, Giuseppe; Polistena, Andrea; Cavallaro, Antonino; De Toma, Giorgio

A Betrayal of Our Handiwork: Postoperative Hemorrhage and the Need for Reoperation
pp. 1242-1246(5)
Authors: Grinberg, Roman; Helling, Thomas S.

Fast Track Postoperative Management after Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Controlled Trail
pp. 1247-1251(5)
Authors: Feo, Carlo V.; Lanzara, Serena; Sortini, Davide; Ragazzi, Riccardo; De Pinto, Mario; Pansini, Gian Carlo; Liboni, Alberto

Internal Herniation of the Cecum Through the Foramen of Winslow
pp. 1252-1253(2)
Authors: Webb, Leland H.; Riordan, William P.

Successful Treatment of Ascending Aortic Graft and Valve Endocarditis after Debulking Splenectomy for Invasive Aspergillosis and Mucor
pp. 1253-1255(3)
Authors: Nebel, Chris; Gersch, Karen; Smith, J. Michael; Rodersheimer, L. Richard; Friedstrom, Scott

Extraosseous Ewing's Sarcoma
pp. 1255-1257(3)
Authors: Hurie, Justin; Sariego, Jack

Novel Minimally Invasive Approach in the Management of Body Packers
pp. 1257-1258(2)
Authors: Allamaneni, Shyam; Bertocchi, Michael; Aboian, Edouard; Nandipati, Kalyana; Richards, Neil; Mandava, Nageswara

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Hypoxemia after Trauma Pneumonectomy
pp. 1258-1260(3)
Authors: Rosenthal, Andrew; McKenney, Mark; Sanchez, Rafael; Lee, Seong; Carrillo, Eddy H.

Compartment Syndrome of the Leg after Pelvic Surgery: Can It Always Be Avoided?
pp. 1260-1262(3)
Authors: Sciaudone, Guido; Di Stazio, Crescenzo; Guadagni, Ilaria; Pellino, Gianluca; De Rosa, Michele; Selvaggi, Francesco

Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Metastasis to the Sternum
pp. 1262-1263(2)
Authors: Pierpont, Yvonne N.; Salas, R. Emerick; Pappas-Politis, Effie; Naidu, Deepak K.; Wright, Terry E.; Payne, Wyatt G.

Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Internal Hernia after Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication and Gastrostomy Tube Placement
pp. 1263-1265(3)
Authors: Holder-Murray, Jennifer; Statter, Mindy B.; Liu, Donald

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis
pp. 1265-1266(2)
Authors: Bolton, William D.; Fox, Ervin R.; Winscott, John G.; Aru, Giorgio M.

A Pseudoaneurysm of the Inferior Epigastric Artery after Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy
pp. 1266-1268(3)
Authors: Bildzukewicz, Nikolai A.; Durkan, Brandice; Maxwell, Pinckney J.; Isenberg, Gerald A.

Successful Salvage of Right Common Iliac Vein Injury in a 10-Year-Old Boy Undergoing Laparoscopic Appendectomy
pp. 1269-1270(2)
Authors: Huang, Shing-Moo; Yao, Chung-Chin; Yue, Chia-Herng

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