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  1. The incidence of HIV infection and AIDS is rising in Nigeria. Surgeons are at risk of occupationally acquired infection as a result of intimate contact with the blood and body fluids of patients. This study se...

    Authors: Clement A Adebamowo, Emma R Ezeome, Johnson A Ajuwon and Temidayo O Ogundiran
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2002 2:7
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Existing animal models provide only indirect information about the pathogenesis of infections caused by indigenous gastrointestinal microflora and the kinetics of bacterial translocation. The aim of this study...

    Authors: Stephan Samel, Michael Keese, Martha Kleczka, Sybille Lanig, Norbert Gretz, Mathias Hafner, Jörg Sturm and Stefan Post
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2002 2:6
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  4. Canadian trauma units have relatively little experience with major cardiac trauma (disruption of a cardiac chamber) so injury outcome may not be comparable to that reported from other countries. We compared ou...

    Authors: Khaled Alanezi, G Scott Milencoff, Frank GH Baillie, Andre Lamy and John D Urschel
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2002 2:4
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  6. Suspected acute appendicitis is the most frequent cause for emergency operations in visceral surgery worldwide. In approximately twenty percent of all cases however, the diagnosis is incorrect and patients und...

    Authors: Lucas M Bachmann, Dominique B Bischof, Stephan A Bischofberger, Marco G Bonani, Franziska M Osann and Johann Steurer
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2002 2:2
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  7. The relatively rare carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is a neoplasia with a good prognosis compared to pancreatic cancer. Preoperative staging is important in planning the most suitable surgical intervention.

    Authors: Panagiotis Skordilis, Ioannis A Mouzas, Philippos D Dimoulios, Georgios Alexandrakis, Joanna Moschandrea and Elias Kouroumalis
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2002 2:1
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  8. The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate the feasibility of using 2-mm laparoscopic instruments to perform an appendectomy in patients with clinically suspected acute appendicitis and compare the outc...

    Authors: Gamal Mostafa, Brent D Matthews, Ronald F Sing, Kent W Kercher and B Todd Heniford
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2001 1:4
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Recurrences have been a significant problem following hernia repair. Prosthetic materials have been increasingly used in hernia repair to prevent recurrences. Their use has been associated with several advanta...

    Authors: George H Sakorafas, Ioannis Halikias, Christos Nissotakis, Nikolaos Kotsifopoulos, Alexios Stavrou, Constantinos Antonopoulos and George A Kassaras
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2001 1:3
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  10. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is a promising alternative to open surgery although concerns exist in regard to laparoscopic treatment of pheocromocytoma. This report compares the outcome of laparoscopic and conven...

    Authors: Bjørn Edwin, Airazat M Kazaryan, Tom Mala, Per F Pfeffer, Tor Inge Tønnessen and Erik Fosse
    Citation: BMC Surgery 2001 1:2
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