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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Ashleigh Manning
Welcome to BMC Surgery published by BioMed Central
BMC Surgery is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in surgical research, training, and practice.
BMC Surgery (ISSN 1471-2482) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
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Technical advance
Non-invasive Monitoring of Tissue Oxygenation During Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Nicole J. Crane, Peter A. Pinto, Douglas Hale, Frederick A. Gage, Doug Tadaki, Allan D. Kirk, Ira W. Levin, Eric A. Elster BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :8 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Different tissue reaction of oesophagus and diaphragm after mesh hiatoplasty. Results of an animal study Jens Otto, Daniel K BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :7 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Influence of two different resection techniques (conventional liver resection versus anterior approach) of liver metastases from colorectal cancer on hematogenous tumor cell dissemination T Schmidt, M Koch, D Antolovic, C Reissfelder, FH Schmitz-Winnenthal, NN Rahbari, J Schmidt, CM Seiler, MW B BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :6 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Enhanced susceptibility to infections in a diabetic wound healing model Tobias Hirsch, Malte Spielmann, Baraa Zuhaili, Till Koehler, Magdalena Fossum, Hans-Ulrich Steinau, Feng Yao, Lars Steinstraesser, Andrew B Onderdonk, Elof Eriksson BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :5 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Quality Initiative in Rectal Cancer (QIRC) trial: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial in surgery Marko Simunovic, Charles Goldsmith, Lehana Thabane, Robin McLeod, Franco DeNardi, Timothy J Whelan, Mark N Levine BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :4 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Analysis of blood transfusion predictors in patients undergoing elective oesophagectomy for cancer Abraham A Ayantunde, Ming Y Ng, Saurov Pal, Neil T Welch, Simon L Parsons BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :3 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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PORTAL: Pilot study on the safety and tolerance of preoperative melatonin application in patients undergoing major liver resection: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial Peter Schemmer, Arash Nickkholgh, Heinz Schneider, Michael Sobirey, Markus Weigand, Moritz Koch, J BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :2 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Local radiotherapy of exposed murine small bowel: Apoptosis and inflammation Andrea Polistena, Louis Banka Johnson, Salom BMC Surgery 2008, 8 :1 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Quality of life before surgical ICU admission Fernando J Abelha, Cristina C Santos, Henrique Barros BMC Surgery 2007, 7 :23 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Investigating the effect of intra-operative infiltration with local anaesthesia on the development of chronic postoperative pain after inguinal hernia repair. A randomized placebo controlled triple blinded and group sequential study design [NCT00484731] Philipp Honigmann, Henning Fischer, Anita Kurmann, Laurent Audig BMC Surgery 2007, 7 :22 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
An analysis of 13 patients with perforated gastric carcinoma: A
surgeon's nightmare?
Cetin Kotan, Aziz Sumer, Murat Baser, Remzi Kiziltan, M.Ali Carparlar World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2008, 3 :17 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Middle bile duct cancer with portal vein tumor thrombus Mitsugi Shimoda, Yukihiro Iso, Shigeki Tomita, Takahiro Fujimori, Koji Murakami, Tokihiko Sawada, Keiichi Kubota World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6 :48 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Caecal metastasis from breast cancer presenting as intestinal obstruction Rashmi P Birla, Kamal Kumar Mahawar, Mavis Orizu, Muhammad Siddiqui, Arun Batra World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6 :47 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
A multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of GIST liver metastasis Pejman Radkani, Marcelo M Ghersi, Juan C Paramo, Thomas W Mesko World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6 :46 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Co-existence of a giant splenic hemangioma and multiple hepatic hemangiomas and the potential association with the use of oral contraceptives: a case report George Chatzoulis, Andreas Kaltsas, Stauros Daliakopoulos, Osama Sallam, Maria Kaltsa, Kostas Chatzoulis, Ioannis Pachiadakis Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :147 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Cardiac retransplantation is an efficacious therapy for primary cardiac allograft failure Pavan Atluri, William Hiesinger, Robert C Gorman, Alberto Pochettino, Mariell Jessup, Michael A Acker, Rohinton J Morris, Y.Joseph Woo Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008, 3 :26 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Technical advance
Percutaneous acetabuloplasty for metastatic acetabular lesions Giulio Maccauro, Francesco Liuzza, Laura Scaramuzzo, Alessandro Milani, Francesco Muratori, Barbara Rossi, Victor Waide, Giandomenico Logroscino, Carlo Ambrogio Logroscino, Nicola Maffulli BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :66 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Why can pulmonary vein stenoses created by radiofrequency catheter ablation worsen during and after follow-up ? A potential explanation Pierre-Andre Doriot, Pierre-Andre Dorsaz, Dipen CHANDRAKANT Shah Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008, 3 :24 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Servelle-Martorell syndrome with extensive upper limb involvement: a case report Raju Karuppal, Rajendran V Raman, Brijesh P Valsalan, T S Gopakumar, Chathoth MEETHAL Kumaran, Chembu KARA Vasu Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :142 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Delayed spinal extradural hematoma following thoracic spine surgery and resulting in paraplegia: a case report Chandra JKB Parthiban, Shiju A Majeed Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :141 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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