The American Surgeon

Biologic Mesh for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Critical Appraisal
pp. 1-6(6)
Author: Rosen, Michael J.

The General Surgery Residency at Orlando Health: Past, Present, and Future
pp. 7-10(4)
Author: Friedell, Mark L.

Lack of Complications in Skin Surgery of Patients Receiving Clopidogrel as Compared with Patients Taking Aspirin, Warfarin, and Controls
pp. 11-14(4)
Authors: Kramer, Eyal; Hadad, Eran; Westreich, Melvyn; Shalom, Avshalom

Novel Bacterial Immobilization Compound Effectively Decreases Bacterial Counts in Healthy Volunteers
pp. 15-19(5)
Authors: Pabon, Diego F.; Yost, Michael J.; Melendez, Giselle C.; Durand, Tamsin M.; Brock, Timothy Z.; Felice, Peter A.; Campbell, Katherine; Bynoe, Raymond P.; Fann, Stephen A.

Extreme Blood Alcohol Level Is Associated with Increased Resource Use in Trauma Patients
pp. 20-24(5)
Authors: Swearingen, Alissa; Ghaemmaghami, Vafa; Loftus, Terrence; Swearingen, Christopher J.; Salisbury, Helen; Gerkin, Richard D.; Ferrara, John

A Band Lifting Assisted Method for Laparoscopic Resection of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors on the Posterior Wall of the Stomach
pp. 25-27(3)
Authors: Ji, Zhen-Ling; Li, Jun-Sheng; Zhang, Wei

An Evaluation of Lymph Node Yield and Lymph Node Ratio in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
pp. 28-32(5)
Authors: Beal, Shannon H.; Chen, Steven L.; Schneider, Philip D.; Martinez, Steve R.

Surgical Anatomy of the Retroperitoneal Spaces Part II: The Architecture of the Retroperitoneal Space
pp. 33-42(10)
Authors: Mirilas, Petros; Skandalakis, John E.

The Association of Race and Survival from Sepsis after Injury
pp. 43-47(5)
Authors: Plurad, David S.; Lustenberger, Thomas; Kilday, Patrick; Zhu, Jay; Green, Donald J.; Inaba, Kenji; Talving, Peep; Belzberg, Howard; Demetriades, Demetrios

Trauma Attending Physician Continuity: Does it Make a Difference?
pp. 48-54(7)
Authors: Jacobs, David G.; Sarafin, Jennifer L.; Head, Karen E.; Christmas, A. Britt; Huynh, Toan; Miles, William S.; Sing, Ronald F.

Cognitive Performance of Morbidly Obese Patients Seeking Bariatric Surgery
pp. 55-59(5)
Authors: Lokken, Kristine L.; Boeka, Abbe G.; Yellumahanthi, Kishore; Wesley, Mary; Clements, Ronald H.

Running Out of Gas but not Trauma Patients: The Effect of the Price of Gas on Trauma Admissions
pp. 60-64(5)
Authors: Goettler, Claudia E.; Schlitzkus, Lisa L.; Waibel, Brett H.; Edwards, MeLinda; Wilhelmsen, Bruce; Rotondo, Michael F.

`Normal' Vital Signs Belie Occult Hypoperfusion in Geriatric Trauma Patients
pp. 65-69(5)
Authors: Martin, Jeremiah T.; Alkhoury, Fuad; O'Connor, Judith A.; Kyriakides, Tassos C.; Bonadies, John A.

The `Whip-Stow' Procedure: An Innovative Modification to the Whipple Procedure in the Management of Premalignant and Malignant Pancreatic Head Disease
pp. 70-72(3)
Authors: Jeyarajah, D. Rohan; Khithani, Amit; Curtis, David; Galanopoulos, Christos A.

Mannequin Simulation Improves the Confidence of Medical Students Performing Tube Thoracostomy: A Prospective, Controlled Trial
pp. 73-78(6)
Authors: Hishikawa, Shuji; Kawano, Masaki; Tanaka, Hozumi; Konno, Kenjiro; Yasuda, Yoshikazu; Kawano, Ryutaro; Kobayashi, Eiji; Lefor, Alan T.

A Rare Nonmalignant Mass of the Pancreas: Case Report and Review of Pancreatic Sarcoidosis
pp. 79-84(6)
Authors: Wijkstrom, Martin; Bechara, Rabih I.; Sarmiento, Juan M.

Transition from Chief Residency to Specialty Training: Issues and Solutions
pp. 85-90(6)
Authors: Nakayama, Don K.; Phillips, Linda G.; Newsome, R. Edward; Fuhrman, George M.; Tarpley, John L.

An Immunohistochemical Study of Osteopontin in Pigment Gallstone Formation
pp. 91-95(5)
Authors: Imano, Motohiro; Satou, Takao; Itoh, Tatsuki; Takeyama, Yoshifumi; Yasuda, Atsushi; Peng, Ying-Feng; Shinkai, Masayuki; Haji, Seiji; Yasuda, Chikao; Nakai, Takuya; Yasuda, Takushi; Imamoto, Haruhiko; Okuno, Kiyotaka; Shiozaki, Hitoshi; Ohyanagi, Harumasa

Management of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects Using Acellular Porcine Dermal Collagen
pp. 96-100(5)
Authors: Chavarriaga, Luis Felipe; Lin, Edward; Losken, Albert; Cook, Michael W.; Jeansonne, Louis O.; White, Brent C.; Sweeney, John F.; Galloway, John R.; Davis, S. Scott

Mortality and Management of 96 Shark Attacks and Development of a Shark Bite Severity Scoring System
pp. 101-106(6)
Authors: Lentz, Ashley K.; Burgess, George H.; Perrin, Karen; Brown, Jennifer A.; Mozingo, David W.; Lottenberg, Lawrence

Extraluminal Rectal Mucocele Resulting from Bowel Sequestration at the Anastomotic Site after Sigmoidectomy
pp. 107-108(2)
Authors: Subhas, Gokulakkrishna; Balaraman, Saravana; Mittal, Vijay K.; Pearlman, Ralph

Rectal Perforation by Retroflexion of the Colonoscope Managed by Endoclip Closure
pp. 108-110(3)
Authors: Sullivan, Jennifer L.; Maxwell, Pinckney J.; Kastenberg, David M.; Goldstein, Scott D.

Primary Torsion of the Omentum and Epiploic Appendix in Children
pp. 110-112(3)
Authors: Lesher, Aaron P.; Hebra, Andre

Pneumoretroperitoneum Secondary to Colonoscopy
pp. 112-113(2)
Authors: Ruiz-Tovar, Jaime; López-Quindos, Patricia; Morales, Vicente; Martinez-Molina, Enrique

Persistent Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Graves' Disease
pp. 113-115(3)
Authors: Rice, Robert D.; Parker, David M.; Gallo, Dominic M.; Arciero, Cletus A.

Preoperative Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for Extrahepatic Surgery in Cirrhosis
pp. 115-117(3)
Authors: Theruvath, Tom P.; Adams, David B.

Pancreatic Tail Injury in a Patient with Chronic Pancreatitis Secondary to a Remote Traumatic Crush Injury
pp. 117-119(3)
Authors: Zavadzkas, Juozas A.; Madey, Jason J.; Adams, David B.

Sclerosing Sweat Duct Carcinoma in the Left Axilla Presenting as Metastatic Breast Cancer
pp. 119-120(2)
Authors: Brockmeyer, Joel R.; Rice, Robert D.; Seery, Jason M.; Ziemba, Mark G.

Recurrence of Midgut Volvulus after a Ladd Procedure
pp. 120-122(3)
Authors: Lesher, Aaron P.; Dixon, Jennifer A.; Barbour, John R.; Hebra, André

Primary Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Prostate in an Adult
pp. 122-123(2)
Authors: Brockmeyer, Joel R.; Rice, Robert D.; Seery, Jason M.; Arciero, Cletus A.; Sterenchock, Trent D.