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1/2012 Editor's Journal Review Operative Experience of Residents in U.S. General Surgery Programs: A Gap between Expectation and Experience. Bell RH Jr, Biester TW, Tabuenca A, Rhodes RS, Cofer JB, Britt LD, Lewis FR Jr. Ann Surg 2009; 249:719-724 [PubMed: 19387334] Read review by Anthony Gallagher, PhD and Gerald C O’Sullivan, MB, MCh, FRCSI

12/2011 Editor's Journal Review Concomitant Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation and Laparoscopic Reflux Operative Results is More Effective and Efficient Treatment of Barrett Esophagus. J Am Coll Surg 213, 2011, 486-492 [PubMed: 21784666] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

11/2011 Editor's Journal Review Prognostic Significance of the Number of Lymph Nodes Examined in Colon Cancer Surgery: Clinical Application Beyond Simple Measurement. Ann Surg 2010 May; 251(5):872-81 [PubMed: 20395864] Read review by Liwei Zhu, MD

9/2011 Editor's Journal Review A Step-Up Approach or Open Necrosectomy for Necrotizing Pancreatitis. N Engl J Med 2010 Apr 22; 362(16):1491-502 [PubMed: 20410514] Read review by Ori D. Rotstein, MD, FRCSC, FACS and Patrick S. Tawadros, MD, PhD, FRCSC

7/2011 Editor's Journal Review The Role of Primary Surgical Procedure in Maintaining Intestinal Continuity for Patients with Crohn's Colitis. Ann Surg 2011 Jun;253(6):1130-5 [PubMed: 21394010] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

6/2011 Editor's Journal Review Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas: Changes in the Presentation and Management of 1,424 Patients at a Single Institution over a 15-Year Time Period. J Am Coll Surg 2011;212:590-603 [PubMed: 21463795] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

5/2011 International Advisory Board Journal Review Complete Mesocolic Excision with Central Vascular Ligation Produces an Oncologically Superior Specimen Compared with Standard Surgery for Carcinoma of the Colon. Clin Oncol 2010;28:272–8. [PubMed: 19949013] Read review by Seon-Hahn Kim, MD

4/2011 Editor's Journal Review Meckel’s Diverticulum-A High-Risk Region for Malignancy in the Ileum. Ann Surg 2011;253:223–30. [PubMed: 21135700] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

3/2011 International Advisory Board Journal Review "Sideways": Results of Repair of Biliary Injuries Using a Policy of Side-to-Side Hepatico-Jejunostomy. Ann Surg 2009;249:426–34. [PubMed: 19247030] Read review by Miguel Ángel Mercado Díaz, MD

2/2011 Editor's Journal Review Locoregional Recurrence after Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection with or without Axillary Dissection in Patients with Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases. Ann Surg 2010;252:426-32. [PubMed: 20739842] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

1/2011 International Advisory Board Journal Review Early cholecystectomy safely decreases hospital stay in patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis: A randomized prospective study Ann Surg 2010; 251:615-19. [PubMed: 20101174] Read review by Yuko Kitagawa, MD, PhD, FACS

12/2010 Editor's Journal Review Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastric Cancer: A Collective Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. J Am Coll Surg 2010; 221: 677-86. [PubMed: 20869270] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

11/2010 International Advisory Board Journal Review Once-Only Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening in Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial Lancet 2010 May 8;375(9726):1624-33. [PubMed: 20430429] Read review by Seon-Hahn Kim, MD

10/2010 Editor's Journal Review Trends in Surgery in Crohn’s Disease in the Era of Infliximab Ann Surg 2010;252(2):307-312. [PubMed: 20585239] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

9/2010 International Advisory Board Journal Review A Step-Up Approach or Open Necrosectomy for Necrotizing Pancreatitis N Engl J Med 2010 Apr 22;362(16):1491-502. [PubMed: 20410514] Read review by Serafin C. Hilvano, MD

8/2010 Editor's Journal Review Surgical Strategies for Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases in 156 Consecutive Patients: Classic, Combined or Reverse Strategy? J Am Coll Surg 2010;210:934-941. [PubMed: 20510802] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

7/2010 International Advisory Board Journal Review Endovascular Repair Compared with Surveillance for Patients with Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. J Vasc Surg 2010;51:1081-7. [PubMed: 20304589] Read review by Jamal J. Hoballah, MD, MBA, FACS

6/2010 Editor's Journal Review Complete Surgery for Low Rectal Endometriosis. Ann Surg 2010 May;251(5):887-97. [PubMed: 20395847] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

4/2010 International Advisory Board Journal Review An Immunohistochemical Procedure to Detect Patients with Paraganglioma and Phaeochromocytoma with Germline SDHB, SDHC, or SDHD Gene Mutations: A Retrospective and Prospective Analysis. Lancet Oncology 2009;10:764–71. [PubMed: 19576851] Read review by Gaurav Agarwal, MS, FACS and Dhalapathy Sadacharan, MS

3/2010 Editor's Journal Review Aggressive Surgical Resection for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma of Left-Side Predominance. Ann Surg 2010 Feb;251(2):281-6. [PubMed: 20054275] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

2/2010 International Advisory Board Journal Review Frequency of Extrapancreatic Neoplasms in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas: Implications for Management. Ann Surg 2010;251(1):64-69 January 2010. [PubMed: 19858708] Read review by Claudio Bassi, MD

1/2010 Editor's Journal Review Current Trends in Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms. Arch Surg 144(5):448-454, 2009. [PubMed: 19451487] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

12/2009 Editor's Journal Review The International Position on Laparoscopic Liver Surgery: The Louisville Statement, 2008. Ann Surg 250(5):818-824, November 2009. [PubMed: 19916210] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

10/2009 Editor's Journal Review Complete Cytoreduction Offers Long-Term Survival in Patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Appendiceal Tumors of Unfavorable Histology. J Am Coll Surg 2009 Sep;209(3):308-12. Epub 2009 Jul 9. [PubMed: 19717034] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

8/2009 Editor's Journal Review Randomized Trial of Emergency Endoscopic Sclerotherapy versus Emergency Portacaval Shunt for Acutely Bleeding Esophageal Varices in Cirrhosis. J Am Coll Surg 2009;25-40. [PubMed: 19651060] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

6/2009 Editor's Journal Review Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection for Bowel Endometriosis. Arch Surg 2009;Mar;144:234-239. [PubMed: 19289662] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

4/2009 Editor's Journal Review Lichtenstein Hernioplasty versus Totally Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Hernioplasty in Treatment of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia—A Prospective Randomized Trial. Arch Surg 2009;Mar;249(3):384-387. [PubMed: 19247022] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

2/2009 Editor's Journal Review Prognosis of Patients with Colorectal Cancer Is Associated with Lymph Node Ratio: A Single-Center Analysis of 3026 Patients Over at 25-Year Time Period. Arch Surg 2008;248:968-978. [PubMed: 19092341] and The Ratio of Metastatic to Examined Lymph Nodes Is a Powerful Independent Prognostic Factor in Rectal Cancer. Arch Surg 2008;248:1067-1073. [PubMed: 19092352] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

12/2008 Editor's Journal Review Hepatectomy for Stage B and Stage C Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Classification. Arch Surg 2008;143(11):1082-1090. [PubMed: 19015467] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

10/2008 Editor's Journal Review Prognostic Stratification of High-Risk Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in the Era of Targeted Therapy. Ann Surg 2008 Jun;247(6):1011-1018. [PubMed: 18520229] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

9/2008 Editor's Journal Review Omloo JM, Lagarde SM, Hulscher JB, et al: Extended Transthoracic Resection Compared with Limited Transhiatal Resection for Adenocarcinoma of the Mid/distal Esophagus: Five-Year Survival of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Surg 2007 Dec;246(6):992-1000; discussion 1000-1. [PubMed: 18043101] Read review by Thai H. Pham, MD and John G. Hunter, MD, FACS

8/2008 Editor's Journal Review Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Role of Extrahepatic Biliary Resection. J Am Coll Surg 2008; 206: 822-832. [PubMed: 18471705] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

7/2008 Editor's Journal Review Michael E. DeBakey—A Tribute F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, with additional contributions from Katie Elsbury and Ruth D. Sorelle, pays a special tribute to the life and pioneering work of Michael E. DeBakey, MD.

6/2008 Editor's Journal Review Carbon Nanotube-Enhanced Thermal Destruction of Cancer Cells in a Noninvasive Radiofrequency Field. Cancer 2007 110;2654-2665. [PubMed: 17960610] Read review by Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, FACS

3/2008 Editor's Journal Review Benefits of Reoperation of T2 and More Advanced Incidental Gall Bladder Carcinoma: Analysis of the German Registry. Ann Surg 2008 Jan;247(1):104-108. [PubMed: 18156929] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

2/2008 Editor's Journal Review Is there still a role for total pancreatectomy? Ann Surg 2007 Dec;246(6): 966-974; discussion 974-975. [PubMed: 18043098] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

12/2007 Editor's Journal Review Optimizing treatment of desmoid tumors. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25: 1785-1791 [PubMed: 17470870] Read review by F. Charles Brunicardi, MD

09/2007 Editor's Journal Review Chronic pain after inguinal herniorrhaphy. J Am Coll Surg 2007 August;205:333-341 [PubMed: 17660082] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz

08/2007 Editor's Journal Review Prospective trial of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication versus proton pump inhibitor therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease: Seven year follow-up. J Gastrointest Surg 2006 Nov;10(9):1312-1316. [PubMed: 17114017] Read review by Kyle A. Perry, MD and John G. Hunter, MD, FACS

07/2007 Editor's Journal Review A physical map of the human genome. Nature 2001;409(6822):934-941. [PubMed: 11237014] Read review by F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, Joel A. Rodriguez, MD, and William E. Fisher, MD

06/2007 Editor's Journal Review Endoscopic versus surgical drainage of the pancreatic duct in chronic pancreatitis. N Engl J Med 2007:356(7);676-684. [PubMed: 17301298] Read review by Kerrington D. Smith, MD, and Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD

05/2007 Editor's Journal Review Strategies for safer liver surgeries and partial liver transplantation. N Engl J Med 2007:356;1545-1559. [PubMed: 17429086] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

04/2007 Editor's Journal Review Pneumatic dilatation or laparoscopic cardiomyotomy in the management of newly diagnosed idiopathic achalasia: Results of a randomized controlled trial. World J Surg 2007:31(3);470478. [PubMed: 17308851] Read review by John G. Hunter, MD, FACS

03/2007 Editor's Journal Review Pancreaticojejunostomy versus pancreaticogastrostomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Surg 2007:193(2);171-183. [PubMed: 17236843] Read review by David L. Dunn, MD, PhD

02/2007 Editor's Journal Review Operative strategies for diverticular peritonitis: A decision analysis between primary resection and anastomosis versus Hartmanns procedures. Ann Surg 2007:254(1);94-103. [PubMed: 17197971] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

01/2007 Editor's Journal Review The consensus coding sequences of human breast and colorectal cancers. Science 2006;314:268-274. [PubMed: 16959974] Read review by Joel A. Rodriguez, MD, BA, William E. Fisher, MD, and F. Charles Brunicardi, MD

01/2007 Editor's Journal Review Surgical risk factors, morbidity, and mortality in elderly patients. J Am Coll Surg 2006:203;865-877. [PubMed: 17116555] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

12/2006 Editor's Journal Review Management of pain in small duct chronic pancreatitis. J Gastrointest Surg 2006:10;227-233. [PubMed: 16455455] Read review by Dana K. Andersen, MD

11/2006 Editor's Journal Review Hepatic resection for noncolorectal nonendocrine liver metastases: Analysis of 1452 patients and development of a prognostic model. Ann Surg 2006;244:524-535. [PubMed: 16998361] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

11/2006 Editor's Journal Review Whole body imaging in blunt multisystem trauma patients without obvious signs of injury. Arch Surg. 2006; 141:468-475. [PubMed: 16702518] Read review by Timothy Billiar, MD, FACS

10/2006 Editor's Journal Review Chemotherapy regimen predicts steatohepatitis and an increase in 90-day mortality after surgery for hepatic colorectal metastases. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24(13):2065-2072. [PubMed: 16648507] Read review by Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, FACS

9/2006 Editor's Journal Review Minimally invasive video-assisted parathyroidectomy versus open minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for a solitary parathyroid adenoma: a prospective, randomized, blinded trial. World J Surg. 2006;30(5):721-731. [PubMed: 16547619] Read review by F. Charles Brunicardi, MD and Roger Smith

8/2006 Editor's Journal Review Evidence-based treatment of acute pancreatitis: a look at established paradigms. Ann Surg. Vol. 243 No. 2 pp 154-166. [PubMed: 16432347] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

8/2006 Editor's Journal Review Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic resection of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Ann Surg. 2006 Jun;243(6):738-45; discussion 745-7. [PubMed: 16772777] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

7/2006 Editor's Journal Review Management of pancreatic fistulas after pancreaticoduodenectomy: results in 437 consecutive patients. Arch Surg. 2005 Sep;140(9):849-54; discussion 854-6. [PubMed: 16172293] Read review by Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

About the Editors Dana K. Andersen, MD Timothy R. Billiar, MD, FACS F. Charles Brunicardi, MD David L. Dunn, MD, PhD William E. Fisher, MD John G. Hunter, MD, FACS Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD Kyle A. Perry, MD Thai H. Pham, MD Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, FACS Joel A. Rodriguez, MD, BA Dhalapathy Sadacharan, MS Seymour I. Schwartz, MD Kerrington D. Smith, MD Roger Smith, MD About the International Advisory Board Gaurav Agarwal, MS, FACS Claudio Bassi, MD, FRCS Miguel Angel Mercado Diaz, MD Anthony Gallagher, PhD Serafin C. Hilvano, MD Jamal J. Hoballah, MD, MBA, FACS Seon-Hahn Kim, MD Yuko Kitagawa, MD, PhD, FACS Gerald C O’Sullivan, MB, MCh, FRCSI Ori D. Rotstein, MD, FRCSC Liwei Zhu, MD

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