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  1. Content type: Study protocol

    Minimally invasive incisional hernia repair has been established as a safe and efficient surgical option in most centres worldwide. Laparoscopic technique includes the placement of an intraperitoneal onlay mes...

    Authors: Aali J. Sheen, J. James Pilkington, Minas Baltatzis, Ahmed Tyurkylmaz, Panagiotis Stathakis, Saurabh Jamdar and Ajith K. Siriwardena

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:46

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  2. Content type: Research article

    Coated polyglactin 910 suture with chlorhexidine (NEOSORB® Plus) has recently been developed to imbue the parent suture with antibacterial activity against organisms that commonly cause surgical site infection...

    Authors: Bum Sik Tae, Ju Hyun Park, Jung Kwon Kim, Ja Hyeon Ku, Cheol Kwak, Hyeon Hoe Kim and Chang Wook Jeong

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:45

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  4. Content type: Case report

    Chylous ascites is considered to be an intra-abdominal collection of creamy colored fluid with triglyceride content of > 110 mg/dL. Chylous ascites is an uncommon but serious complication of numerous surgical ...

    Authors: Louai R. Zaidan, Elhaitham K. Ahmed, Bachar Halimeh, Yasser Radwan and Khalil Terro

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:43

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  6. Content type: Case report

    Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a widely accepted technique to treat local infectious wounds of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, or muscle. Recently, several reports describing the efficacy of ...

    Authors: Yusuke Fujii, Yoshitsugu Tajima, Shunsuke Kaji, Takashi Kishi, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Takahito Taniura and Noriyuki Hirahara

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:41

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  7. Content type: Case report

    The management of metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) has changed dramatically in the last 20 years, and the role of surgery in the immunotherapy’s era is under debate. Metastatic lesions interesting pancrea...

    Authors: Andrea Boni, Giovanni Cochetti, Stefano Ascani, Michele Del Zingaro, Francesca Quadrini, Alessio Paladini, Diego Cocca and Ettore Mearini

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:40

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  8. Content type: Case report

    Safe excision of spinal cord tumors depends on sufficient visualization of the tumor and surrounding structures. In patients with spinal cord tumor adjacent to a stenotic spinal canal, extensive bony decompres...

    Authors: Naohisa Miyakoshi, Daisuke Kudo, Michio Hongo, Yuji Kasukawa, Yoshinori Ishikawa and Yoichi Shimada

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:38

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  9. Content type: Research article

    The aim of this study was to analyze the experience of two surgeons who have different laparoscopic skills and case volume, with single-site robotic cholecystectomy (SSRC) and evaluate their learning curves.

    Authors: Mohamad Dughayli, Sergey Shimunov, Sherry Johnson and Fadi Baidoun

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:39

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  10. Content type: Research article

    Desmoid-type fibromatosis is a benign mesenchymal neoplastic process. It exhibits an uncertain growth pattern and high recurrence rate. Previously radical surgical resection was the mainstay of treatment, but ...

    Authors: S. D. Couto Netto, F. Teixeira, C. A. M. Menegozzo, H. M. Leão-Filho, A. Albertini, F. O. Ferreira, E. H. Akaishi and E. M. Utiyama

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:37

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  12. Content type: Research article

    The purpose of this research is to identify the bowel symptoms and self-care strategies for rectal cancer survivors during the recovery process following low anterior resection surgery.

    Authors: Lishi Yin, Ling Fan, Renfu Tan, Guangjing Yang, Fenglin Jiang, Chao Zhang, Jun Ma, Yang Yan, Yanhong Zou, Yaowen Zhang, Yamei Wang and Guifang Zhang

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:35

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  13. Content type: Research article

    Following injection sclerotherapy using ALTA (aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid) (ALTAS) and transanal rectocele repair (TAR), changes in anorectal physiology were analyzed to compare the significance...

    Authors: Joo Hyung Kim, Yong Pyo Lee and Kwang Wook Suh

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:34

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  17. Content type: Research article

    Delayed reconstruction of acetabular fractures remains a challenging task for orthopedists because of malunion, fracture line absorption, and scar formation. Accurate osteotomy, interfragmentary release, and p...

    Authors: Xi Zhou, Qiang Zhang, Wenhao Song, Dongsheng Zhou and Yu He

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:30

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  18. Content type: Research article

    The purpose of our study was to estimate the influence of estimated intraoperative blood loss (EIBL) on postoperative cardiopulmonary complications (PCCs) in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic su...

    Authors: Shuangjiang Li, Kun Zhou, Yutian Lai, Cheng Shen, Yanming Wu and Guowei Che

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:29

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  20. Content type: Study protocol

    In case of suspicious lymph nodes on computed tomography (CT) or fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), advanced tumour size or central tumour location in patients with suspected non-small ...

    Authors: Jelle E. Bousema, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Nicole E. Papen-Botterhuis, Hermien W. Schreurs, Jos G. Maessen, Erik H. van der Heijden, Willem H. Steup, Jerry Braun, Valentin J. J. M. Noyez, Fieke Hoeijmakers, Naomi Beck, Martijn van Dorp, Niels J. M. Claessens, Birgitta I. Hiddinga, Johannes M. A. Daniels, David J. Heineman…

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:27

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  21. Content type: Case report

    The anatomic variations of the visceral arteries are not uncommon. The liver arterial blood supply shows 50% variability between humans, with the most common anatomy being one hepatic artery arising from the c...

    Authors: Evangelos Tagkalos, Florian Jungmann, Hauke Lang and Stefan Heinrich

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:26

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  22. Content type: Study protocol

    Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is the most common bariatric procedure in Sweden and results in substantial weight loss. Approximately one year post-surgery weight regain for these patient are common, ...

    Authors: Fanny Sellberg, Sofie Possmark, Ata Ghaderi, Erik Näslund, Mikaela Willmer, Per Tynelius, Anders Thorell, Magnus Sundbom, Joanna Uddén, Eva Szabo and Daniel Berglind

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:25

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  23. Content type: Case report

    Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a Mendelian disease characterized by gastrointestinal hamartomas, mucocutaneous pigmentation (MP), and increased cancer risk. Serine/threonine kinase 11 (STK11) is the only validat...

    Authors: Zi-Ye Zhao, Yu-Liang Jiang, Bai-Rong Li, Jing Li, Xiao-Wei Jin, En-Da Yu and Shou-Bin Ning

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:24

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  24. Content type: Research article

    The aim of this study was to introduce a novel intraoperative lateral ankle dislocation approach during surgical treatment for patients with unstable trimalleolar fractures involving posterior ankle comminuted...

    Authors: Wenzhao Xing, Peng Xie, Linjie Wang, Changcheng Liu, Jian Cui, Zhiguo Zhang and Liang Sun

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:23

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  25. Content type: Case report

    Cowden disease is a genetic disorder associated with a mutation of the PTEN gene and is known to be easily complicated by generalized vascular malformations and malignant tumors. However, only a few reports have ...

    Authors: Koichi Inukai, Nobuhiro Takashima, Shiro Fujihata, Hirotaka Miyai, Minoru Yamamoto, Kenji Kobayashi, Moritsugu Tanaka and Tetsushi Hayakawa

    Citation: BMC Surgery 2018 18:21

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