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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Sabina Alam, PhD
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.
BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :8
Midline incisions are the most frequently performed surgical technique for abdominal wall access and closure, but consensus is lacking on the approaches employed in elective surgery, highlighting the need to establish best practice.
BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :7
Jonathan Friedman argues the need for routine use of intraoperative angiopathy (IOA) for the surgical repair of cerebral aneurysms in all patients to ensure and confirm complete aneurysm occlusion and prevent parent vessel blockage.
BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :2
Methylene blue dye is an effective, affordable tumor mapping agent, which shortens the learning curve for surgeons to perform successful sentinel lymph node biopsies in breast cancer patients when assessed on an individual basis.
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Debate
Radical Prostatectomy: Hospital volumes and surgical volumes Cydney Urbanek, Ryan Turpen, Charles J Rosser BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :10 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Diagnostic problems with parasitic and non-parasitic splenic cysts Gokhan Adas, Oguzhan Karatepe, Merih Altiok, Muharrem Battal, Omer Bender, Deniz Ozcan, Servet Karahan BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :9 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Current practice of abdominal wall closure in elective surgery Nuh N Rahbari, Phillip Knebel, Markus K Diener, Christoph Seidlmayer, Karsten Ridwelski, Hartmut St BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :8 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Intraoperative angiography should be standard in cerebral aneurysm surgery Jonathan A Friedman, Ravi Kumar BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :7 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Long-term recurrence and complication rates after incisional hernia repair with the open onlay technique Lars Peter Holst Andersen, Mads Klein, Ismail G BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :6 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Direct intra-abdominal pressure monitoring via piezoresistive pressure measurement: a technical note Jens Otto, Daniel Kaemmer, Marcel Binneb BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :5 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Transanal endoscopic microsurgery versus endoscopic mucosal resection for large rectal adenomas (TREND-study) Frank JC van den Broek, Eelco JR de Graaf, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf, Johannes B Reitsma, Jelle Haringsma, Robin Timmer, Bas LAM Weusten, Michael F Gerhards, Esther CJ Consten, Matthijs P Schwartz, Maarten J Boom, Erik J Derksen, A Bart Bijnen, Paul HP Davids, Christiaan Hoff, Hendrik M van Dullemen, G Dimitri N Heine, Klaas van der Linde, Jeroen M Jansen, Rosalie CH Mallant-Hent, Ronald Breumelhof, Han Geldof, James CH Hardwick, Pascal G Doornebosch, Annekatrien CTM Depla, Miranda F Ernst, Ivo P van Munster, Ignace HJT de Hingh, Erik J Schoon, Willem A Bemelman, Paul Fockens, Evelien Dekker BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :4 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Comparison of inpatient vs. outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a retrospective case series Jeffrey T Liu, Rudy P Briner, Jonathan A Friedman BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :3 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer using methylene blue dye manifests a short learning curve among experienced surgeons: a prospective tabular cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis Jeffrey M East, Christopher SP Valentine, Emil Kanchev, Garfield O Blake BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :2 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
A prospective, non-randomized phase II trial of Trastuzumab and Capecitabine in patients with HER2 expressing metastasized pancreatic cancer Andre Mihaljevic, Peter B BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :1 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
A versatile breast reduction technique: Conical plicated central U shaped (COPCUs) mammaplasty Eray Copcu Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research 2009, 3 :7 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Dynamics of different sized solid state nanocrystals as tracers for a drug delivery system in the interstitium of a human tumor xenograft Masaaki Kawai, Hideo Higuchi, Motohiro Takeda, Yoshio Kobayashi, Noriaki Ohuchi Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11 :R43 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Papillary fibroelastoma of the left atrial wall: a case report Murat Bicer, Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, Erman Pektok, Hajo Muller, Sarah Dettwiler, Afksendiyos Kalangos Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4 :28 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Editorial
The 5th anniversary of the "Universal Protocol": pitfalls and pearls revisited Philip F Stahel, Philip S Mehler, Ted J Clarke, Jeffrey Varnell Patient Safety in Surgery 2009, 3 :14 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Short Report
Early postoperative mortality in the elderly: a pilot study. Irene Asouhidou, Theodora Asteri, Petros Sountoulides, Konstantinos Natsis, George Georgiadis BMC Research Notes 2009, 2 :118 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Spontaneous pneumothorax as a first sign of pulmonary carcinoma
Vladislavas Vencevicius, Saulius Cicenas World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009, 7 :57 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Short Report
Breast ductal endoscopy: how many procedures qualify? Flora Zagouri, Theodoros N. Sergentanis, Georgia Giannakopoulou, Effrosyni Panopoulou, Dimosthenis Chrysikos, Garifallia Bletsa, John Flessas, George Filippakis, Alexandros Papalabros, Kostas J. Bramis, George C. Zografos BMC Research Notes 2009, 2 :115 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Salter-Harris II injury of the proximal tibial epiphysis with both vascular compromise and compartment syndrome: a case report Nicholas D Clement, Anukul Goswami Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2009, 4 :23 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: Radical surgery and vascular reconstruction Andrea Alexander, Alexander Rehders, Andreas Raffel, Christopher Poremba, Wolfram T Knoefel, Claus F Eisenberger World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009, 7 :56 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Protection from pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury by adenosine A2A receptor activation Ashish K Sharma, Joel Linden, Irving L Kron, Victor E Laubach Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :58 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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