Journal Club Archives

August 2009

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FOREGUT/THORACIC

Esophageal stent placement for the treatment of spontaneous esophageal perforations.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2009) vol. 88 (1) pp. 194-8.
Freeman et al.

Treatment of oesophageal anastomotic leaks by temporary stenting with selfexpanding plastic stents.
The British journal of surgery (2009) vol. 96 (8) pp. 887-91.
Dai et al.

PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Is mortality rate influenced by the site of involvement in neonates undergoing laparotomy for necrotizing enterocolitis.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery (2009) vol 44; 1534-1539.
de Souza and Fraga.

Peritoneal Drainage versus Laparotomy for Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Intestinal Perforation: A Meta-Analysis.
Journal of Surgical Research (2009) in press.
Sola et al.

VASCULAR SURGERY

The effects of abdominal compartment hypertension after open and endovascular repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
J Vasc Surg (2009) vol. 49 (4) pp. 866-72.
Makar et al.

Preliminary Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial of Restrictive Versus Standard Fluid Regime in Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
Annals of Surgery (2009) pp. 28-34.
McArdle et al.

EDUCATIONAL CORNER (not for presentation)

How I Do It: Gastrointestinal Cutaneous Fistulas.
J Gastrointest Surg (2009) Epub ahead of print.
Osborn and Fischer.