Journal Club Archives

May 2009

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Anal fistula plug and fibrin glue versus conventional treatment in repair of complex anal fistulas.
Am J Surg. 2009 May;197(5):604-8.
Chung W, Kazemi P, Ko D, Sun C, Brown CJ, Raval M, Phang T.

Operative experience of residents in US general surgery programs: a gap between expectation and experience.
Ann Surg. 2009 May;249(5):719-24.
Bell RH Jr, Biester TW, Tabuenca A, Rhodes RS, Cofer JB, Britt LD, Lewis FR Jr.

Computed tomography before transfer to a level I pediatric trauma center risks duplication with associated increased radiation exposure.
J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Dec;43(12):2268-72.
Chwals WJ, Robinson AV, Sivit CJ, Alaedeen D, Fitzenrider E, Cizmar L.

Predictors of survival following open and endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Ann Vasc Surg. 2009 Mar;23(2):153-8. Epub 2008 Sep 6.
Matsumura JS, Katzen BT, Sullivan TM, Dake MD, Naftel DC; Excluder Bifurcated Endoprosthesis Investigators.

Results of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese vs superobese patients: similar body weight loss, correction of comorbidities, and improvement of quality of life.
Arch Surg. 2009 Apr;144(4):312-8; discussion 318.
Suter M, Calmes JM, Paroz A, Romy S, Giusti V.

Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile colitis in hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.
Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Jan;52(1):40-5.
Ricciardi R, Ogilvie JW Jr, Roberts PL, Marcello PW, Concannon TW, Baxter NN.