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AUTHOR INDEX Abraham, P., 502 Callendar, C. O., 636 Aerts, M. A., 346 Cannon, J. W., 307 Afifi, A. Y., 357, 493 Carey, L. C., 270 AGS/John A. Hartford Foundation Project, The, 623 Carey, L. E., 178 Aguirre, M. L., 640 Carpino, P., 503 Ajemian, M., 558 Carrow, R., 377 Ali, A., 636 Carter, Y. M., 639 Alkoraishi, A. S., 502 Castro, F. P., 354 Alksnitis, J. A., 384 Castro, P., 466 Cayten, C. G., 179 Allen, M. D., 639 Amar, A. P., 204 Cetrulo, C. L., 504 Anasti, J., 308 Chan, C., 636 Anderson, K., 640 Cheatham, J. T., 269 Anderson, K. D., 46, 460 Choo, D., 508 Arbutina, D. R., 349 Ciardiello, K., 21 Cigarro, F. G., 446 Arnold, W., 502 Ashley, S. W., 502 Civetta, J. M., 265, 373 Clark, O. H., 543 Audet, I., 566 Clarke, C. S., 493 Ayhan, A., 118 Cleator, I. G. M., 27 Cofer,J .B , 81, 135 Colacchio, T. A., 504 Badgwell, B., 568 Collins, B., 636 Bagdasarian, R. W., 522 Conron, R. W., Jr, 133 Bargatze, R., 639 Cotlar, A. M., 476, 484, 497 Courtney, R. A., 506 Barksdale, A. R., 594 Barksdale, E. M., Jr, 637 Barnatan, M. F., 503 Barone, J. E., 32, 517 Dalton, M. L., 16, 20 Barth, R. J., Jr, 504 Dalton-Bethea, S., 406 Bartolucci, A., 636 Darrabie, M., 636 Beck, D. E., 185 Davis, D. G., 32 Becker, J. M., 292 Davis, K., Jr, 639 Becker, W. K., 3, 83 Day,J . R., 521 Beitler, A., 610 DePaz, H. A., 636 Bell, R. M., 220 De Ville, K., 149 Benedetto, B. J., 503, 507 Dean, R. E., 46, 377 Bernard, A. C., 313, 318 Delle Donne, E. P., 3 Berry, R. E., 182 Dobkin, E. D., 373 Bertucci, W. R., 237 Dow, R., 384 Birkett, D. H., 296, 645 Dress, C. M., 357 Birkmeyer, C., 384 Driscoll, D. L., 638 Birkmeyer, J. D., 384 Driscoll, L., 85 Dudgeon, D. L., 638 Bogard, B., 452 Dudrick, S. J., 506 Bojar, R., 506 Bonenkamp, J. J, 21 Dunn, E., 528 Dunshee, C, 229 Boyd, C. R., 126 Brandon, T., 452 Briand, E., 349 Britt, L. D., 71, 73, 248, 629 Edelman, E. R., 502 Brooks, C. L., Jr, 112 Ellison, E. C., 570 Brown, P. M., 134 Emhoff, T. A., 507 Brown, T., 504 Esser, S., 308 Brustrom, J., 359 Estes, J. M., 503 Buchanan, A. M., 166 Evans, J. A., 639 Burns, R. P., 135 Burton, J. R., 519 Bussell, S. E., 398 Fairbrother, S., 206 Buttram,J . G.,J r, 153 Faries, P. L., 228 Buyukpamukcu, N., 118 Fassler, S., 373 Byrd, H., 67 Firstenberg, M. S., 466 Sao2OiSDiObDSoeaiMalkeaieeaseimgngssdateeesae e 646 CURRENT SURGERY « © 2000 by the Association of Program 0149-7944/00/$20.00 le) Published by Elsevier Science Inc. Pll S0149-7944(00)00448-7 AUTHOR INDEX Abraham, P., 502 Callendar, C. O., 636 Aerts, M. A., 346 Cannon, J. W., 307 Afifi, A. Y., 357, 493 Carey, L. C., 270 AGS/John A. Hartford Foundation Project, The, 623 Carey, L. E., 178 Aguirre, M. L., 640 Carpino, P., 503 Ajemian, M., 558 Carrow, R., 377 Ali, A., 636 Carter, Y. M., 639 Alkoraishi, A. S., 502 Castro, F. P., 354 Alksnitis, J. A., 384 Castro, P., 466 Cayten, C. G., 179 Allen, M. D., 639 Amar, A. P., 204 Cetrulo, C. L., 504 Anasti, J., 308 Chan, C., 636 Anderson, K., 640 Cheatham, J. T., 269 Anderson, K. D., 46, 460 Choo, D., 508 Arbutina, D. R., 349 Ciardiello, K., 21 Cigarro, F. G., 446 Arnold, W., 502 Ashley, S. W., 502 Civetta, J. M., 265, 373 Clark, O. H., 543 Audet, I., 566 Clarke, C. S., 493 Ayhan, A., 118 Cleator, I. G. M., 27 Cofer,J .B , 81, 135 Colacchio, T. A., 504 Badgwell, B., 568 Collins, B., 636 Bagdasarian, R. W., 522 Conron, R. W., Jr, 133 Bargatze, R., 639 Cotlar, A. M., 476, 484, 497 Courtney, R. A., 506 Barksdale, A. R., 594 Barksdale, E. M., Jr, 637 Barnatan, M. F., 503 Barone, J. E., 32, 517 Dalton, M. L., 16, 20 Barth, R. J., Jr, 504 Dalton-Bethea, S., 406 Bartolucci, A., 636 Darrabie, M., 636 Beck, D. E., 185 Davis, D. G., 32 Becker, J. M., 292 Davis, K., Jr, 639 Becker, W. K., 3, 83 Day,J . R., 521 Beitler, A., 610 DePaz, H. A., 636 Bell, R. M., 220 De Ville, K., 149 Benedetto, B. J., 503, 507 Dean, R. E., 46, 377 Bernard, A. C., 313, 318 Delle Donne, E. P., 3 Berry, R. E., 182 Dobkin, E. D., 373 Bertucci, W. R., 237 Dow, R., 384 Birkett, D. H., 296, 645 Dress, C. M., 357 Birkmeyer, C., 384 Driscoll, D. L., 638 Birkmeyer, J. D., 384 Driscoll, L., 85 Dudgeon, D. L., 638 Bogard, B., 452 Dudrick, S. J., 506 Bojar, R., 506 Bonenkamp, J. J, 21 Dunn, E., 528 Dunshee, C, 229 Boyd, C. R., 126 Brandon, T., 452 Briand, E., 349 Britt, L. D., 71, 73, 248, 629 Edelman, E. R., 502 Brooks, C. L., Jr, 112 Ellison, E. C., 570 Brown, P. M., 134 Emhoff, T. A., 507 Brown, T., 504 Esser, S., 308 Brustrom, J., 359 Estes, J. M., 503 Buchanan, A. M., 166 Evans, J. A., 639 Burns, R. P., 135 Burton, J. R., 519 Bussell, S. E., 398 Fairbrother, S., 206 Buttram,J . G.,J r, 153 Faries, P. L., 228 Buyukpamukcu, N., 118 Fassler, S., 373 Byrd, H., 67 Firstenberg, M. S., 466 Sao2OiSDiObDSoeaiMalkeaieeaseimgngssdateeesae e 646 CURRENT SURGERY « © 2000 by the Association of Program 0149-7944/00/$20.00 le) Published by Elsevier Science Inc. Pll S0149-7944(00)00448-7 Fischer, J. E., 573 Hungness, E. S., 573 Fitzpatrick, J. C., 277 Hwang, R. F., 443 Fleming, A. W., 638 Florman, S. S., 414 Fontenelle, L. J., 336, 343 Iheanacho, M., 277 Ford, H. R., 639 Isenberg, A., 441 Foust, J. W., 393 Island, E. R., 640 Frame, S. B., 639 Ivarsson, B. L., 590 Francalancia, N. A., 87 Iwakoshi, N. N., 505 Franklin, J. A., 283 Freeman, B., 636 Freeman, T., 504 Freier, D. T., 398 Jacobs, D. M., 460 Friedell, M. L., 582 Jacobs, D. O., 502 Friedmann, P., 326 James, D. C., 640 Friel, C., 44 James, J. H., 639 Friend, L. A., 639 Jenkins, J. R., 359 Frigon, V. A., 354 Jensen, M. O., 3 Fuhrman, G. M., 522 Johnson, C. A., 600 Fuller, M. F., 151 Johnston, T. D., 429 Fung, K. H. Y., 155 Joseph, H. L., 637 Juncadella, B. E., 161 Jutila, M., 639 Galindo, R. M., 615 Garber, J. C., 126 Garcia, M. J., 466 Kareti, R., 377 Garner, K. L., 107 Kavic, M. S., 193 Garrido, M. J., 324 Keller, M. E., 456 Garrovillo, M., 636 Kelly, B. S., 640 Geiss, A., 368 Kendall, W., Jr, 636 Gellman, L., 368 Kenney, J. M., 476 Ghellai, A. M., 504 Kent, K. C., 507 Gitzelmann, C. A., 117 Khabbaz, K., 503, 506 Gonzalez, D. I., 346 Khairouni, A., 117 Gopinathan, R., 636 Khwaja, K., 508 Gosnell, J. E., 637 Kiser, A., 473 Greco, D. L., 603 Kissinger, D., 504 Greenberg, N. L., 466 Konefal, S. H., 506 Greene, A. K., 332 Konstantakos, K., 79 Greene, F. L., 209 Kormi, N., 502 Greiner, D. L., 505 Kou, T. D., 638 Grissom, H., 158 Koval, K. J., 107 Groli, J. M., 346 Krantz, B. E., 220 Grossman, M. D., 561 Krawcheck, R., 189 Guarrera, J. V., 145 Krishnan, B., 357 Gulati, S. C., 504 Kuntz, T. M., 507 Gundersen, G. G., 637 Kurbanov, A., 503, 507 Kwasnik, E. M., 558 Habib, F. A., 197 Haim-Hall, J., 446 Lalikos, J. F., 283 Hall, M. B., 636 Lambert, D. M., 480 Halow, K. D., 74 Lambert, L. A., 504 Hamby, L. S., 384 Landman, W. A., 149 Hardy, M. A., 56, 145, 237, 326, 450 Laws, H. L., 60, 363 Harris, H. W., 637 Lee, B., 504 Heck, C. N., 204 Lefor, A. T., 538 Heffelfinger, S. C., 640 Levine, A. D., 638 Hertz, S., 420 Levy, M. L., 204 Hinrichs, C., 509 Lewis, P. L., 135 Hobbs, H., 636 Lewis, R. L., 497 Hoover, E., 638 Lindquist, K. D., 3 Horowitz, S., 373 Lipkowitz, G. S., 503, 507 Huckfeldt, R. E., 456 Lloyd, L., 566 Hughes, M. L., 343 LoGerfo, F. W., 506 CURRENT SURGERY « Volume 57/Number 6 ¢ November/December 2000 Lotze, M. T., 637 Pantilat, S. Z., 189 Luchette, F. A., 639 Pare, G. J., 577 Park, J., 434 Parra, B. L., 497 Mackey, W. C., 503, 577 Paszkowiak, J. J., 506 Madden, R. L., 503, 507 Patel, S. T., 507 Mais, D., 610 Payne, D., 506 Pellegrin, K., 638 Makoske, T. A., 307 Martin, R. R., 532 Pemberton, L. B., 401 Mason, R., 566 Penetrante, R. B., 638 Mastrangelo, M. J., 312, 318 Perdrizet, G., 508 Mattingly, M. W., 377 Peterson, V. M., 638 Maurer, S. G., 107 Petratos, G. N., 638 Mavis, B. E., 46 Petrelli, N. J., 638 Mayoral, J., 233 Petros, J. G., 95 McCarter, F. D., 639 Peyton, B. D., 335 McDonald, J. C., 427 Phaneuf, M., 506 Phillips, J. O., 456 McDonald, J. M., 610 McGee, J. M., 391 Pinard, B., 368 McGregor, W. E., 189 Pofahl, W. E., 312 McNeil, J. J., 532 Pories W. J., 1, 58, 62, 68, 78, 85, 87, 131, 148, 181, 206, 267, 519 Potts, J. R. Ill, 64 Mentzer, R. M., Jr, 429 Merrell, R. C., 275 Metzler M. H., 38,.456 Meyers, W. C., 505 Quist, W. C., 506 Miles, P. V., 636 Milham, F. H., 292 Miller, Q., 476 Rabkin, D. G., 56 Mittal, V. K., 197 Rand, W., 502 Mohen, P., 502 Ranjan, D., 429 Moore, R. A., 11, 103 Rastagar, H., 506 Mordes, J. P., 505 Redd, R. B., 209 Morejon, O., 373 Reddy, K. S., 429 Moriarty, K. P., 506 Rehm, M. N., 269 Morrison, C. A., 603 Reilly, P., 373 Murphy, R., 506 Reilly, W. T., 440 Murry, C., 639 ReMine, S., 452 Muskat, P., 504 Rewinski, M., 508 Myers, E. M., 638 Richards, M. L., 53, 142, 233, 321, 446, 619 Richter, L. C., 640 Rigano, W. C., 480 Nadler, E. P., 639 Riley, L. B., 228 Narayana, A., 640 Risucci, D., 368 Nasraway, S., 502 Ritchie, W. P., Jr, 626 Naylor, D. F., Jr, 51, 140, 231, 310, 592 Rodriguez, L. M., 638 Nelson, R., 434 Rodriguez-Bigas, M., 638 Nepomnayshy, D., 296 Roesch, W., 354 Nichols, R. L., 414 Rohan, D., 506 Nori, K., 508 Roller, M. D., 497 North, J. H., Jr, 201 Rosenfeld, J. C., 44 Nowak, N. J., 638 Rosser, J. C., 368 Rossini, A. A., 505 Roy-Chaudhury, P., 640 eeae|aere e e e Obial, R., 8 Rubin, J. R., 189 O'Leary, J. P., 389, 515, 643 Ryder, L., 384 Olsen, S. B., 600 Oluwole, O., 636 Oluwole, S. F., 636 Sachs, B. F., 506 Onders, R. P., 394 Saltzman, E., 502 Opara, E., 636 Saunders, C. D., 133 Overby, D. W., 87 Schein, M., 252 Schleef,J. , 17 Schmitt, S. L., 270 Paladugu, R., 252 Schramm, H., 117 Pane, T., 507 Schriver, J., 420 648 CURRENT SURGERY e Volume 57/Number 6 ¢ November/December 2000 Schwabel, M. G., 117 Urban, L., 452 Schwaitzberg, S. D., 500 Schwartz, R. W., 312, 313, 318, 443, 594 Schwesinger, W. H., 53, 142, 233, 321, 446, 619 Seckel, B. R., 504 Vadgama, J., 638 Seifert, P., 502 van de Velde, C. J., 21 Sellers, W. R., 502 Van Way, C. W. Ill, 172, 261, 509 Senagore, A. J., 122 Veeramasuneni, R., 590 Shea, V. T., 506 Vester, S. R., 8 Shen, R., 502 Vickers, S. M., 629, 636 Sherman, R. P., 346 Vogt, D. P., 214 Shikora, S. A., 502, 504 Shows, T. B., 638 Shuck, J. M., 394 Shurin, G. V., 637 Waddell, N., 249 Sigel, J. E., 95 Wang, K. K., 504 Silbergleit, A., 552 Wang, X. J., 506 Singer, J. A., 547 Warburton, D., 640 Singer, M., 434 Warner, K., 506 Sipos, P. T., 349 Watson, J., 357 Sivamurthy, N., 506 Weiss, W. B., 532 Sligh, S., 528 Welch, W. J., 637 Smaroff, G., 189 Welcome, A. M., 163 Smedira, N. G., 466 Welling, R. E., 247, 381 Solomon, D. H., 519 Song, J., 27 Welsh, R. M., 505 Westerband, A., 640 Soo, T., 197 Spadone, D. P., 456 Whalen TV, 2, 63 Whang, E. E., 502 Spanos, C. P., 506 Spence, R. K., 169, 184, 641 White, D., 504 Stallion, A., 638 Whitecloud, T. S. III, 354 Stanford, A., 639 Whitlow, C., 420 Stewart, R., 440 Williard, W., 610 Stone, D., 506 Wilson, R. F., 552 Su, E. T., 107 Winn, J. R., 328 Subramanian, S., 74 Wise, L., 252 Sutija V. G., 252 Wolfe, S. M., 112 Wooden, W. A., 283 Wooten, A. S., 87 Tachovsky, T. J., 590 Workman, C. R., 615 Tanyel, F. C., 118 Wright, C. B., 8 Tashjian, D. B., 506 Wright, K. E., 8 Tavakkolizadeh, A., 502 Wu, H., 640 Tepas, J. J. III, 115 Wu, Y., 638 Thomas, J. B., 135 Thomas, J. D., 466 Thomas, R., 639 Thomas, R. A., 70 Yeh, J. J., 502 Tio, F. O., 142 Young, J. A., 440 Tollefson, D. F. J., 600 Young, S. C., 197 Torrington, K. G., 603 Tuan, T. L., 640 Tucci, K. A., 406 Turgeon, N. A., 505 Zdankiewicz, P. D., 506 Zeff, R., 508 Zhang, X. R., 639 Ude, A. O., 450 Zinner, M. J., 502 Upperman, J. S., 639 Zollinger, R. M., Jr, 79, 301 CURRENT SURGERY « Volume 57/Number 6 ¢ November/December 2000 649 SUBJECT INDEX G Di A Pictures from the Association of Program Directors’ Spring Meeting, April 27-29, 2000, Phoenix, AZ, 245 Abdominal Remarks by James R. Winn, MD, Executive Vice President of the Federation Fi aortic aneurysms, VA medical center, 343 of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. to the Association pregnancy, 484 of Program Directors in Surgery, April 29, 2000, 328 G Abdominoperineal resection, laparoscopic vs open, 12 Spring Meetings Ablation Experience and Visual Perception in Resident Acquisition of Laparoscopic In laser, endoscopic, Barrett’s esophagus, 207 Skills, 368 radiofrequency, for hepatic tumors, 4, 509 Importance of Vascular Surgery Training in a General Surgery Practice, L Abscesses, liver, amebic, 476 The, 381 Abstracts Lemonade from Lemons: A Program Response to RRC-Determined Pro- N Seventh Annual Surgical Resident and Fellow Research Presentation Day, bation, 373 The, 502-508 Presidential Address: The Education of the Surgeon in the 21st Century, mY Society of Black Academic Surgeons, 10th Annual Meeting, 636-640 363 Achalasia Problem-Based Anatomy for Surgical Residents, 377 A esophageal, 421 2000/2001 Officers, 244 Heller myotomy for, 423 Using Prospective Outcomes Data to Improve Morbidity and Mortality P therapy comparisons, 420 Conferences, 384 Achondroplasia, subaxial cervical spine stenosis in, 354 www.apds.org, 63 S Acral gangrene, 321 Apoptosis, familial adenomatous polyposis, 532 Acute Appendectomy, open, 79 7 appendicitis, 603 Appendicitis cholecystitis, 476 diagnosis, United States Army hospital, Korea, 603 7 coronary occlusion, 466 treatment, 56 ischemic stroke, 201 Artery(ies) \ myocardial infarction, 9 carotid Adenocarcinoma angioplasty, 585 1 colorectal, 11 stenosis, 579, 582 prophylaxis, 206 coronary, bypass grafting, 8 ? Bot Adenoma(s) injuries, 600, 615 Boy colorectal, 532 Artificial anal sphincter, 234, 398, 399 Bre recurrence, decreased, 533 Aspiration, fine-needle biopsy, 566 ‘ Adenomatous polyposis, familial, 532 Aspirin Ajuvant therapy, rectal cancer, 122 adenoma risk and, 534 Affirmative action, medicine in, 249 colorectal cancer risk and, 534 AIDS/HIV testing, 153 Asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism, 543, 547 Bu Air embolism, in lung injury victim, 349 Atrial valve chordae, 357 Amebic liver abscess, 476 Avipox recombinant vaccine, 28 American Board of Surgery’s Annual Information Letter, 626 Axillary dissection, breast cancer, 528 American College of Surgeons, reading material, 252 Anal incontinence, sphincter implantation and, 234, 398-399 Ca Anastomosis, intracolonic bypass vs ostomy, 436 B Ca Aneurysms Barrett's esophagus, 206, 207 | abdominal aortic, VA medical center, 343 Benign esophageal disease, 446 cerebral, 199 Biliary tract, questions concerning, 515 Ca intracranial, 197-198 Biochemotherapy, for metastatic melanoma, 619 Angioplasty Biopsy, fine-needle aspiration, 566 carotid artery, 582, 585 Births, multiple, assisted reproductive technologies, 163 coronary, physician-specific 2-year patient outcome, 403 Bleeding shock-associated, 8 lower gastrointestinal vascular lesions, diagnosis and treatment, 313 Anterior sphincteroplasty, 234 rectal, 619 Antigens, carcinoembryonic, 28, 538 Blood Antioxidant vitamins, for colorectal adenoma prevention, 532 flow, cerebral, 201 Antireflux surgery, 206-207 transfusion impact, on gastrointestinal hemorrhage, 493 Aortic abdominal aneurysms, VA medical center, 343 Book Reviews APDS Ambulatory Surgery, Schirmer BD, Rattner DW, eds., Phila., Pa, WB Saun- Association of Program Directors in Surgery, The, Associate Member Appli- ders, 1998, 307 cants—April 2000, 242 Breast Cancer, Roses D, Ed., Phila., Pa, Mosby, 1999, 440 11th Annual Surgical Basic Science Course, The, Sept. 20-23, 2000, Hyatt Color Atlas of Preoperative Staging and Surgical Treatment Options in Rectal Regency Hotel, New Orleans, LA, 243 Cancer, Heimann T, Szporn A, eds., Baltimore, Md, Williams & e-mail address, www.apds.org, 63 Wilkins, 1998, 440 Meeting of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, March 24-25, Chi- Critical Care of the Surgical Newborn, Nakyama DK, Bose CL, Chescheir C cago, Illinois, 326 NC, Valley RD, Armonk, NY, Futura, 1997, 440 650 CURRENT SURGERY « © 2000 by the Association of Program Directors in Surgery 0149-7944/00/$20.00 Cc Published by Elsevier Science Inc. Pll S0149-7944(00)00448-7 Cybersurgery: Advanced Technologies for Surgical Practice, Satava RM, ed., Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), 28, 538 New York, NY, Wiley-Liss, 1998, 307 Carcinoma Diverticular Disease: Management of the Difficult Surgical Case, Welch JP, breast Cohen JL, Sardella WV, Vignati PV, eds., Baltimore, Md, Williams lymph node dissection for, 529 & Wilkins, 1998, 133 sentinel node metastasis, 528 Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery, 2nd ed., Beck DE, Wexner SD, eds., gallbladder, preoperatively unsuspected, 276 Phila., Pa, WB Saunders, 1998, 44 gastric, 24, 297 Gynecology, Obstetric, and Related Surgery, 2nd ed., Nichols D, Clarke-Pear- hepatocellular, 5 son D, Eds., St. Louis, Mo, Mosby, 2000, 308 Merkel cell, 142 Introduction to Surgery, 3rd ed., Levien DH, ed., Phila., Pa, WB Saunders, rectal 1999, 441 pelvic mesh slings following surgery, 574 Lecture Notes on General Surgery, 9th ed., Ellis H, Calne R, Watson C, eds., surgery, 122 Cambridge, England, Blackwell Science Ltd, 1998, 590 Cardiac Management of Prostate Cancer, Klein EA, ed., Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, surgery patients 1999, 133 octogenarian, 563 Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer, Daly JM, Hennessy TPJ, preoperative/ perioperative potassium levels in, 553 Reynolds JV, Phila., Pa, WB Saunders, 1999, 134 tumors, 357 Minimal Access Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yim APC, Hazelrigg SP, Izzat MB, et Cardiogenic shock, 8-9 al, eds., Phila., Pa, WB Saunders, 2000, 44 Cardiomyotomy, laparoscopic, 421 Portal Hypertension: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Current Clinical Man- Cardiothoracic postmyocardial infarction, 87 agement, Knechtle S., ed., Armonk, NY, Futura, 1998, 590 Care quality, HMOs, 112 Surgical Management ofA bdominal Wall Hernias, Kurzer M, Kark A, Wantz Carotid G, eds., London, England, Martin Dunitz, 1999, 308 angioplasty, 582, 585 Teaching Atlas ofH ead and Neck Imaging, Lufkin R, Borges A, Villablanca P, endarterectomy, 577-579 eds., New York, NY, Thieme, 2000, 590 restenosis, endovascular management, 586 Textbook of Uncommon Cancer, 2nd ed., Raghavan D, Brecher ML, Johnson stenosis, 579 DH, et al, eds., Chichester, England, Wiley, 1999, 228 CEA colon cancer diagnosis/treatment, 541-542 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beard JD, Gains PA, eds., London, En- Cell(s) gland, WB Saunders, 1998, 228 Merkel, carcinoma, 142 Vascular Surger=y, 5th ed., Rutherford RB, ed., Phila., Pa, WB Saunders, tumor, 12, 24 . 999, 3 Cerebral Botulinum toxin injection, and esophageal achalasia management, 421 aneurysms, 199 Bowel resection, 558 blood flow, 201 Breast Cervici al cancer, axillary dissection in, 528 helical computed tomography, 222 carcinoma, lymph node dissection for, 529 spine reconstruction, 480 imaging (MRI), 223-224 surgery, future, 641 injury, blunt, 220 Bupivicaine injection, hemorrhoidal banding, 103 radiography, flexion-extension, 221 stenosis, subaxial, 354 Cc vagus nerve trunk stimulation, 204 Chemotherapy, Merkel cell carcinoma treatment, 142 Calciphylaxis, skin necrosis and acral gangrene syndrome, 321 Cholangiocarcinoma, hilar, 570 Calcitonin gene-related peptide, 120 Calcium Cholecystectomy, laparoscopic, port site recurrence after, 276 stroke risk effects on, 554 Cholecystitis, acute, 476 supplement-associated adenoma recurrence decrease, 533 Chronic renal failure, 321 Cancer Cirrhosis, hepatitis C virus—related, 414 abdominoperineal resection for, 12 Clinical research during surgery residency, 135 breast, axillary dissection in, 528 Cloning, human, 155 Coils, Gugielmi detachable, 198 colon immunotherapy, 27 Colectomy laparoscopy and, 11 colonic inertia, subtotal, 271 colorectal constipation, slow transit, 270 carcinoembryonic antigen use for, 538 laparoscopic, 275 gasless laparoscopy, 275 Colon therapy, 28 cancer follicular thyroid, 566 immunotherapy, 27 gastric, 21-22, 292-293 laparoscopy and, 11 pancreatic, 214, 215 resection, 539 rectal injury adjuvant therapy, 122 colostomy for, 437 preoperative radiotherapy, 123-124 penetrating, 434 thyroid, 567 Colonic Candidate and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons (CAS- inertia subtotal colectomy, 271 ACS), 473 neoplasms, 531 CURRENT SURGERY « Volume 57/Number 6 ¢ November/December 2000 651 Colorectal Facing 21st Century Demographics: Management of the Surgical Patient, adenocarcinoma surgery, 11 519 adenoma recurrence, 532 In Search of Braveheart: Unite the Class, 2 cancer Living Will, 181 carcinoembryonic antigen use for, 538 On the First Try?, 267 gasless laparoscopy, 275 Physician Assistant, The, 85 risk, aspirin and, 534 Tough Love, 393 therapy, 28 We Should Be Careful, 182 proliferation, sulindac effect on, 532 Education, medical, hospitalists’ impact on, 190 surgery Eggs, human, commodification, 151 laparoscopic assisted, for elderly, 12 Elderly radical, 540 colorectal surgery, laparoscopic assisted, 12 trauma, 436 protein-energy undernutrition, 107 Colostomy, penetrating colon injury, for, 437 Electric stimulation, gracilis neoanal sphincter, 234 Computed tomography (CT) Electronics cervical helical, 222 communication, 310 head, 126 media, surgeons’ use, 51 intra-abdominal testis, 497 surgical education in, 231 liver Electrosurgery 101, 172, 201, 261, 509 abscess, 476 Embolisms, pulmonary, 349, 456 periphery air, 452 Endarterectomy, carotid, 577-579 Computer use, residents’, 135 Endocrine surgery, 412-420, 443 Constipation surgery, 270 Endoscopic Contralateral patent processus vaginalis, children under 1 year, 117 fetal myelomeningocele, in utero coverage, 411 Coronary laser ablation, Barrett’s esophagus, 207 angioplasty, physician-specific 2-year patient outcome, 403 Endovascular artery bypass grafting, 8 aneurysms’ treatment, 198-199 occlusion, acute, 466 carotid restenosis management, 586 Cost Enoxaparin, thromboembolytic disease prevention, 456 Entamoeba histolytica, chronic disease care, 402 476 ffy -& firearm-related injuries, 32 Enteritis, radiation, 573 Cremasteric muscle hypertrophy, 116 Enterocutaneous fistulas, diagnosis, management and, 443 Crohn’s disease Enucleation, surgical, 522 intestinal adenocarcinoma, 95 Envenomation, latrodectus mactans, in term pregnancy, 346 jejunoileal, 97 Epilepsy, medically refractory, cervical vagus nerve trunk stimulation, 204 postoperative recurrence, 96 Esophageal Cryptorchidism, 497 achalasia, 421 Culdocentesis, 484 replacement, 446 rLrKrS R Cutaneous surgery, 421-423 melanoma excision, 619 Esophagogastric dissociation, 446 neuroendocrine carcinoma, 142 Ethics, medical, 149 Cystadenocarcinomas, pancreatic, cystadenomas and, 524 Excision, cutaneous melanoma, 619 Cystadenomas, pancreatic, cystadenocarcinomas and, 524 Extracorporeal Cystic pancreatic hernia repair, 194, 394 neoplasms, mucinous, 523 photopheresis, 414, 416 tumors, 522 Extrauterine pregnancy, 484 D F Delay procedure, breast reconstruction, 480 Familial adenomatous polyposis, 532 Dementia, geriatric, tube feeding in patients with, 109 Fecal incontinence, sphincter replacement for, 398, 399 Diastolic/systolic myocardial strain rates, 466 Fetal myelomeningoceles Dietary potassium magnesium, calcium, fiber effects, stroke risk, on, 554 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), postsurgical, 410 Digestive system, questions, 389 surgery, 407 Diverticulitis management, 404 Fiber, stroke risk effects on, 554 Duodenal ulcer recurrence prevention, 594 Fine-needle aspiration biopsy, 566 Duplex ultrasonographic scanning, carotid surgery workups, 577, 578, 579 Firearm violence, United States, 32 Dysphagia, 127 Fistulas, enterocutaneous, diagnosis, management and, 443 Dysplasia, coexistence with Crohn’s disease, 95 Flaps, for breast reconstruction, 480 Flexion-extension cervical spine radiography, 221 E Focal liver lesions, 3 Follicular thyroid cancer, 566 Echocardiography, Doppler, tissue, 466 Food and Drug Administration, Gugielmi detachable coil clinical trial, 198 Ectopic pregnancy, 484 Functional restoration, spinal cord injury, following, 38 Editorials Funding, research, for surgical residents, 332 Arrogance, 1 Fundoplication 652 CURRENT SURGERY e Volume 57/Number 6 ¢ November/December 2000 achalasia, for, 421-423 Hepatocellular carcinoma, 5 laparoscopic Nissen, 446 Hernia diagnosis, inguinal, herniography vs laparoscopic, 117 extraperitoneal, 194 G inguinal Gallbladder carcinoma, preoperatively unsuspected, 276 infantile, 117 Gangrene, acral, 321 open anterior, 301 Gas, hepatic portal vein, 452 pediatric, 115 Gastrectomy, subtotal and total, for gastric cancer, 293 laparoscopic, 193-395 Gastric McBurney incisional, 79 cancer surgery, groin, 303 lymph node dissection for, 21 Herniation splenectomy role in surgery for, 22 hindbrain, 410, 412 subtotal vs total gastrectomy for, 293 life-threatening acute ischemic stroke, in, 201 surgical management, 292 Herniography carcinoma children under | year, 117 free peritoneal tumor cells, prognostic factor in, 24 Hernioplasty patients under 40 years of age, 297 Lichtenstein open tension-free, 301 Gastrointestinal mesh-plug, 194, 394 hemorrhage, blood transfusion impact on, 493 Hilar cholangiocarcinoma surgery, 570 surgery, 443 Hindbrain herniation, 410, 412 systemic disease, 273 Hip fractures, geriatric, 107 tract malignant melanoma, 619 HIV testing vascular lesions mandatory, confidential, anonymous testing comparisons, 153 diagnosis/treatment, 313 pregnant women, mandatory vs voluntary, 166 ‘aparoscopic management, 318 HMOs, care quality, 112 Gen related peptide, calcitonin, 120 Hospital stays, surgical residency education impact, 184 General surgery program directors’ burnout, 46 Hospitalists, 189-190 Genitofemoral nerve division, puberta, rat, 119-120 Human Geriatric carcinoembryonic antigen, 28 dementia, tube feeding in patients with, 109 eggs, commodification, 151 nutrition, effect on hip fracture, 107 Hydrocephalus, shunt dependent, 409 surgery, 561 Hyperparathyroidism Glands, abnormal parathyroid, 544 primary, 543 Gracilis sphincter, 235, 399 therapy, 547 Grafts, coronary artery bypass, 8 Hypertension, neurogenic, severe refractory, microvascular decompression, left Grand Rounds in General Surgery lateral medulla oblongata, 203 Calciphylaxis in hemodialysis patients, 321 Hypertrophy, muscle, cremasteric, 116 Difficulty Swallowing in a Young Child, 446 Hypokalemia, 552 Leg Weakness in a Middle-Aged Man with Neurofibromatosis, 53 Nonhealing Skin Ulcer in an Octogenarian, 142 Pelvic Pain and Perineal Soilage in a Multiparous Young Woman, 233 Rectal Bleeding 2 Years After Excision of a Cutaneous Melanoma, 619 Immunotherapy, colon cancer, 27 Groin hernia surgery, 303 Incarcerated inguinal hernia, unilateral, 118 Gubernacular migration, mutant transscrotal rai, 120 Incision hernias, McBurney, 79 Gugielmi detachable coils, 198 Incontinence anal sphincter replacement for, 398, 399 H obstetric injury—related, 234 Infantile inguinal hernia, 117 Haemorrhoidectomy, 104 Infections, surgical, 416-420 Head computed tomography, 126 Inguinal hernia Health-related quality of life, Crohn’s disease patients, 97 herniography vs laparoscopic diagnosis, 117 Helicobacter pylori infantile, 115, 117 eradication, duodenal ulcer recurrence prevention, 594 repair update, 296-299 laparoscopic, 301 Heller myotomy, laparoscopic, 421-423 open, 193-394 Hemodialysis, calciphylaxis in patients on, 321 Shouldice’s, 395 Hemorrhage, gastrointestinal, blood transfusion impact on, 493 unilateral, incarcerated, 118 Hemorrhoid ligation, 103 Injury(ies) Hepatectomy, for hepatocellular carcinoma, 5 arterial, 600, 615 Hepatic See also Liver blunt cervical spine, 220 abscess, 476 cervical spine malignancies, 3 computed tomography, 222 portal vein gas, recognition, 452 MRIs, 223 resection, 570, 571 gunshot, 32 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission, 415 penetrating colonic, 434 CURRENT SURGERY « Volume 57/Number 6 ¢ November/December 2000 653 spinal cord, 38 transplantation, pediatric, 429-431 Ne vein, 615 tumors, radiofrequency ablation, 509 Ne Inpatient physicians, 189 Living donor, right lobe liver transplantation, 431 Intensive care units, surgical, 113 Lower GI, See also Gastrointestinal disease, 313 Interferon alpha 2A/extracorporea photopheresis, in chronic hepatitis C pa- Lymph node tients, 414, 416 dissection Internet information security, 592 breast carcinoma, for, 529 Intestinal adenocarcinoma, Crohn’s disease, 95 gastric cancer, 21, 293 Intestine, small, removable prosthesis protection, 574 metastasis, 22 Intra-abdominal testis tortion, 497 Lymphadenectomy, 142 Intracranial aneurysms, 197-199 M pressure, 127 Magnesium, stroke risk effects on, 554 Intraductal papillary mucinous tumors, pancreatic, 610 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 223, 224, 410 Intraoperative frozen section, in thyroid resection determination, 566 Male health professionals, aspirin use/colorectal cancer risk, 534 Intraperitoneal tumor cells, 12, 275 Malignancies Intrauterine myelomeningocele repair, 406, 412 breast, 480 In utero repair, experimental myelomeningoceles, 407 hepatic, 3 Ischemia, myocardial, 466 Ni intra-abdominal testis, 497 N melanoma, gastrointestinal tract, 619 neoplasms, differentiation between nonmalignant and, 523 McBurney incisional hernias, 79 Jejunoileal Crohn’s disease, 97 Medical education, hospitalists’ impact on, 190 ethics, 149 Medulla oblongata, left lateral, microvascular decompression, 203 Klatskin’s tumor, 570 Melanoma cutaneous, excision, 619 limb, 210 yAAAA2eeee e malignant, gastrointestinal tract, 619 Laparoscopic Merkel cell carcinoma, 142 colectomy, 275 Mesh diagnosis, of contralateral patent processus vaginalis in children under 1 year, inguinal hernia repair with, 301 117 plug repair, hernioplasty, 194, 303, 394 extraperitoneal hernia repair, 193-194, 394 slings, pelvic, following rectal carcinoma surgery, 574 Heller myotomy, 421-423 oeen e Metastases management, lower gastrointestinal vascular lesions, 318 liver, 3 Nissen fundoplication, pediatric, 446 lymph node, 22 preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair, 395 port site, 275 Laparoscopy sentinel node, from breast cancer, 528 colon cancer, 11 HoH Metranidazole, amebic hepatic abscess treatment, 476 intraperitoneal tumor growth, for, 275 Microvascular decompression, left lateral medulla oblongata, for severe refrac- Laser ablation, endoscopic, for Barrett’s esophagus, 207 Latrodectus mactans envenomation, in term pregnancy, 346 tory neurogenic hypertension, 203 Leg thrombophlebitis, 456 Military medicine, 603 Mortality differences, elderly/younger adult trauma patients, 563 Lesion(s) Movement disorder surgery, 202 gastrointestinal vascular, diagnosis and treatment, 313 liver mass, 3 Mucinous pancreatic cystic neoplasms, 523 spinal cord, human fetal, 407 tumors, intraductal papillary, pancreatic, 610 vascular, gastrointestinal, laparoscopic management, 318 Multiple births, assisted reproductive technologies, 163 Letters to the Editor Muscle Enemy Is Suffering—Not Death, The, 269, 521 hypertrophy, cremasteric, 116 Shortened Preoperative and Postoperative Hospital Stays: Impact and Pro- -splitting posterolateral thoracotomy, 74 posed Solutions on Surgical Residency Education, 184 Myelomeningocele repair, intrauterine, 406, 412 Lichtenstein open tension-free hernioplasty, 301 Myocardial Ligation, hemorrhoid, 103 Limb perfusion, 209-210 infarction, acute, 9 ischemia, 466 Liposuction revascularization, 8 large-volume, 283 strain rates, diastolic/systolic, 466 -related deaths, 285 ultrasound-assisted, 284 Myotomy, Heller, laparoscopic, 421, 422 Myxoma, 357 Liver abscess, amebic, 476 N metastases, 3 questions concerning, 515 Neck exploration, for asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism, 543 resection, segmental, for hilar cholangiocarcinoma, 571 Necrosis, skin, 321 654 CURRENT SURGERY e Volume 57/Number 6 ¢ November/December 2000