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Featured article: Beliefs of Trainee Surgeons towards Placebo

This is a survey on the attitudes and beliefs of British Orthopaedic trainee surgeons towards placebo in the context of surgical research as well as clinical practice. Results showed that most trainees believe that the placebo effect is real but its mechanisms of actions and its pervasive nature remain underappreciated.

Content type: Case report
| 20 February 2019

Simultaneous combined anterior and posterior approach for en bloc resection of sciatic notch sarcomas

Authors: Elodie Gaignard, Dimitri Tzanis, Toufik Bouhadiba, David C. Kieser, Fabien Robin, Damien Bergeat, Bernard Meunier and Sylvie Bonvalot
Content type: Research article
| 18 February 2019

Hepatic hypertrophy and hemodynamics of portal venous flow after percutaneous transhepatic portal embolization

Authors: Shingo Shimada, Toshiya Kamiyama, Hideki Yokoo, Tatsuya Orimo, Kenji Wakayama, Akihisa Nagatsu, Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, Hirofumi Kamachi, Daisuke Abo, Yusuke Sakuhara and Akinobu Taketomi
Content type: Case report
| 4 February 2019

Intestinal necrosis cannot be neglected in a patient with hepatic portal vein gas combined with appendicitis: a rare case report and literature review

Authors: Haimin Chen, Qingsong Wu, Hongcai Fang, Bo Liang and Lu Fang
Content type: Research article
| 4 February 2019

Intrahepatic bile duct exploration lithotomy is a useful adjunctive hepatectomy method for bilateral primary hepatolithiasis: an eight-year experience at a single centre

Authors: En-liang Li, Rong-fa Yuan, Wen-jun Liao, Qian Feng, Jun Lei, Xiang-bao Yin, Lin-quan Wu and Jiang-hua Shao
Content type: Research article
| 4 February 2019

Effect of restrictive fluid therapy with hydroxyethyl starch during esophagectomy on postoperative outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Jun-Young Jo, Wook-Jong Kim, Dae-Kee Choi, Hyeong Ryul Kim, Eun-Ho Lee and In-Cheol Choi

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Content type: Case report
| 29 February 2004

Furuncular myiasis of the breast caused by the larvae of the Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga)

Authors: Charles Adeyinka Adisa and Augustus Mbanaso
Content type: Research article
| 5 July 2012

Complications and nutrient deficiencies two years after sleeve gastrectomy

Authors: Nicole Pech, Frank Meyer, Hans Lippert, Thomas Manger and Christine Stroh
Content type: Research article
| 1 July 2007

Epiploic appendagitis – clinical characteristics of an uncommon surgical diagnosis

Authors: Michael Sand, Marcos Gelos, Falk G Bechara, Daniel Sand, Till H Wiese, Lars Steinstraesser and Benno Mann
Content type: Debate
| 24 October 2014

Treatment of the diabetic foot – to amputate or not?

Authors: Elroy P Weledji and Pius Fokam
Content type: Research article
| 9 December 2009

Risk factors for early recurrence after inguinal hernia repair

Authors: Petra Lynen Jansen, Uwe Klinge, Marc Jansen and Karsten Junge

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BMC Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on surgical research, training, and practice.

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Hayley Henderson, BioMed Central

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Marco Allaix, University of Torino, Italy
Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, University Hospital of Geneva
Maurits de Brauw, Slotervaart Hospital
René Fahrner, University Hospital Jena, Germany
Mark Hammerberg, Denver Health Medical Center

René Fahrner - Section Editor

Dr. René Fahrner graduated in medicine at the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany and completed his doctoral thesis in the field of liver transplantation. His research interests are basic and clinical research in general and visceral surgery with the main focus on liver surgery including liver injury and regeneration as well as immunological aspects.

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Simultaneous combined anterior and posterior approach for en bloc resection of sciatic notch sarcomas

Hepatic hypertrophy and hemodynamics of portal venous flow after percutaneous transhepatic portal embolization

Intestinal necrosis cannot be neglected in a patient with hepatic portal vein gas combined with appendicitis: a rare case report and literature review

Intrahepatic bile duct exploration lithotomy is a useful adjunctive hepatectomy method for bilateral primary hepatolithiasis: an eight-year experience at a single centre

Effect of restrictive fluid therapy with hydroxyethyl starch during esophagectomy on postoperative outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

Furuncular myiasis of the breast caused by the larvae of the Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga)

Complications and nutrient deficiencies two years after sleeve gastrectomy

Epiploic appendagitis – clinical characteristics of an uncommon surgical diagnosis

Treatment of the diabetic foot – to amputate or not?

Risk factors for early recurrence after inguinal hernia repair

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René Fahrner - Section Editor

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Respectful maternity care – the way forward

Highlights of the BMC Series: January 2019

The obesity-paradox: impact of body composition on cancer survival

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