BMC Surgery

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: Research article
| 13 August 2018

Relevant prognostic factors influencing outcome of patients after surgical resection of distal cholangiocarcinoma

Authors: Oliver Beetz, Michael Klein, Harald Schrem, Jill Gwiasda, Florian W. R. Vondran, Felix Oldhafer, Sebastian Cammann, Jürgen Klempnauer, Karl J. Oldhafer and Moritz Kleine
Content type: Research article
| 9 August 2018

Predictors of postoperative hypocalcemia occurring after a total thyroidectomy: results of prospective multicenter study

Authors: Vitalijus Eismontas, Algirdas Slepavicius, Vinsas Janusonis, Paulius Zeromskas, Virgilijus Beisa, Kestutis Strupas, Zilvinas Dambrauskas, Antanas Gulbinas and Arvydas Martinkenas
Content type: Research article
| 9 August 2018

Clinical analysis of treatment strategies to cholecystocholedocholithiasis patients with previous subtotal or total gastrectomy: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Mingjie Zhang, Jianxin Zhang, Xu Sun, Jie Xu, Jing Zhu, Wenbin Yuan and Qiang Yan
Content type: Case report
| 7 August 2018

SECCA procedure for anal incontinence and antibiotic treatment: a case report of anal abscess

Authors: Francesca Mandolfino, Rosario Fornaro, Cesare Stabilini, Marco Casaccia, Tommaso Testa and Marco Frascio
Content type: Case report
| 2 August 2018

A giant lipoma of the parietal peritoneum: Laparoscopic excision with the parietal peritoneum preserving procedure – a case report with literature review

Authors: Hanlim Choi, DongHee Ryu, Jae-Woon Choi, Yanjie Xu and Yook Kim

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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
| 8 March 2015

The effect of melatonin on bacterial translocation following ischemia/reperfusion injury in a rat model of superior mesenteric artery occlusion

Authors: Murat Ozban, Cagatay Aydin, Nural Cevahir, Cigdem Yenisey, Onur Birsen, Gulistan Gumrukcu, Berrin Aydin and Ibrahim Berber

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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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Relevant prognostic factors influencing outcome of patients after surgical resection of distal cholangiocarcinoma

Predictors of postoperative hypocalcemia occurring after a total thyroidectomy: results of prospective multicenter study

Clinical analysis of treatment strategies to cholecystocholedocholithiasis patients with previous subtotal or total gastrectomy: a retrospective cohort study

SECCA procedure for anal incontinence and antibiotic treatment: a case report of anal abscess

A giant lipoma of the parietal peritoneum: Laparoscopic excision with the parietal peritoneum preserving procedure – a case report with literature review

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?

The effect of melatonin on bacterial translocation following ischemia/reperfusion injury in a rat model of superior mesenteric artery occlusion

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Can social attachment contribute to problematic Facebook use?

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