BMC Surgery

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Lewis Kaplan, Yale Medical Group
Oliver Thomusch, University of Freiburg

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Tom Rowles, BioMed Central

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PTA for diabetic peripheral arterial disease

Observational results implicate balloon percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) as a viable treatment for diabetic peripheral arterial disease, the main cause of lower limb amputation in diabetic patients, with improvements seen in lower limb vessel diameter and foot ulceration.

BMC Surgery 2013, 13:32
Decision support for abdominal sepsis treatment

A model predicting the necessity of relaparatomy in patients with enduring peritonitis, utilising variables such as heart rate and haemoglobin level, is used to generate a decision rule to aid surgeons in determining the need for this procedure.

BMC Surgery 2013, 13:28
Comparative outcomes in Crohn's disease surgery

Meta-analyses of trials with both randomised and non-randomised designs indicates a lower risk of perioperative complications and incisional hernias when laparoscopic resection is performed for Crohn’s disease compared to open resection, but no evidence of other differences.

BMC Surgery 2013, 13:14
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Table 2 Need a minor correction

Comment on: Ruggieri et al. BMC Surgery 2013, 5:9
Management of recurrent inguinal Hernia

Comment on: Saber et al. BMC Surgery 2012, 12:22
Severe inflammatory reaction induced by peritoneal trauma is...

Comment on: Pismensky et al. BMC Surgery 2012, 11:30

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BMC Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on surgical research, training, and practice.

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