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1294 THE AMERICAN SURGEON December 2007 Vol. 73 No. AUTHOR INDEX A Berger, N., 492 Carlson, Grant W., 674 Darcy, Sean J., 941 Fabia Berkowitz, Seth, 1083 Carr, John Alfred, 912 Dart, B.W., IV, 689 Falke Berland, Todd B., 276 Carr, Shamus R., 284 Datrice, Nicole, 984 Falvo Abarca-Pérez, Leonardo, 871 Berne, John D., 296, 397 Carrillo, Eddy H., 201, 611, 856 David, Jean-Stephane, 1023 Fann, Abbas, Maher A., 1075 Bewtra, Chandra, 478 Carty, Sally E., 520 Davidson, J.M., 647 Farm Abbott, Daniel E., 1224 Bhullar, Indermeet S., 814 Cass, Anna L., 598 Davies, Andrew R., 511 Fasel, Abdel-Misih, Rafaat Z., 397 Biderman, Michael D., 574 Castaldo, Eric T., 684 Davit, Flavia E., 1111 Fedo! Aboutanos, Michel B., 824 Biebl, M., 492 Castillo, Luis, 865 Dayal, Rajeev, 32 Feige Aboutanos, Sharline Z., 824 Bilheimer, Dean, 712 Castro, Tania, Zi De Angelis, Renato, 359 Feinn Abraham, Jennifer, 1044 Bingener, Juliane, 281 Catena, Marco, 256 de Virgilio, Christian, 949, 1027, Felici Adams, David B., 1262 Birdas, Thomas, 1266 Caushaj, Philip F., 1266 1071 Ferdi Adams, John B., 803 Black, Asa C., 1106 Cavaretta, Mark, 1166 Deen, Raeed, 994 Ferla Adkins, Jonathan R., 717 Blackhurst, Dawn W., 22, 580 Centeno, Barbara A., 290 Defaria, Werviston, 888 _ Fidle Agaba, Emmanuel A., 1140 Blair, Sarah L., 967, 973 Chagpar, Anees B., 555 Degiannis, Elias, 1136 Filipy Agarwal, Suresh K., 461 Blecha, Matthew J., 697 Chambers, Eugene P., 712 DeJesus, Samuel, 19 Filip] Aguirre, Marcia, 865 Bledsoe, Samuel E., 1098 Chang, Michael C., 606 Delikoukos, Stylianos, 1247 Fille, Ahanchi, Sadie, 1161 Blevins, Wayne A., 210 Chang, Wen-Ling, 62 Delman, Keith A., 674 Finaz Ahn, Maria, 508 Block, Ernest F.J., 814 Charles, Anthony, 1, 1083 Delong, Brian, 733 Finoc AAkkoeprimaann,, GSaabrriaehl ,C ., 1142497 BBoocdhei,c cFhriaon,k , Grant V., 113963 CChheeacdkl,e ,W ilWliilalmi,a m G., 83819 DDDeeemLmeubtcéra,i, a dJJeeosah,nn - CDlAe.a,mu edter,i os, 8485031,7 FFiisscchh Aksoy, Murat, 1039 Bogardus, Alicia, 1047 Chejfec, Gregorio, 508 1023, 1031, 1035 Fitzg Al Haddad, Mohammed, 935 Boland, Elena, .” 664 Chen, Alvin, 42 DeNoto, George, 1140 Flahe Albanopoulos, Kostas, 410 ‘Bolton, William D., 22 Chen, Mike K., 792 Dent, Daniel L., 433, 765 Flem Aldrighetti, Luca, 256 Bonatti, Hugo, 492,935 Cherukupalli, Chandra, 32 Di Carlo, Isidoro, 54 Flesh Alexander, Magdi, 447 Bond, Sheldon J., 693 Chestovich, Paul J., 1057 Dias Perera, Anton S.N., 294 Flint, Alfici, Ricardo, 381 Bongard, Frederic, 1017 _ = K,, as 67 Difronzo, L. Andrew, 981 Flyn Al-Haddad, Abdullah A., 1129 Borman, Karen R., 161 Chow, Cassandra E., 19 Dilawari, Raza, 658 Foge Alley, Joshua B., 765 Borzotta, Anthony P., 854 Chow, Kuan-Chih, 897 Divino, Celia M., 876 Foley Allins, Alexander D., 1006 Boselli, Carlo, 222 Christie, D. Benjamin, = 717, 725, Dogusoy, Gulen, 923 Fone Al-Saadi, Sam, 748 Boswell, Sharon, 13 796 ’ ’ a Doll, Dietrich, 1136 Font Alver, Olcay, 923 Botaitis, Sotirios, 371 Christmas, A. Britton, 611, a Domajnko, Bastian, 404 Fore! Ammori, Basil J., 1188 Botha, Abraham J., 511 Chung, Alice P.,, — Dompkowski, Douglas, 824 Fors Amr, Dena, 981 Boulanger, Luke, 1269 Te — a Dort, Jonathan M., 1245 Fors Andrade, Rafael S., 279 Bowley, Douglas M., 1136 ry Sees Dossett, Lesly A., 1181 Forts AAAAAnnnnndgggdres,rirt ooeaDlmrdeaa,t,r ,n w aKiJkJ.no,oo shsen,N,p . h, NGi.k,o laos, 351, 107459994822235 rBBBBrorrraeaaanacnmdnkdatae,,ngr st, , M MaRarSoracbyn iy-dn: ML r,,aa r, garet, , 664, 7m8841573e 3489 . CCCCCollolagaafebrr meikkel,e nl ,t, eEs lP,eTia ezhmaRoe bolmhenaatBa,hs l ed T H..,H, . , 10656s19e8294t89578 DDDDDoroootauuwyugal,seri ,rdn t,gBryJ ,i,o tR h,J inaMc sahoaMrn.rj, do ,rM Jy.r,,, 1169939903531335 FFFF1or1rrsa2aasn2nn, Anthony, Thomas, 230 rete aoe M 245 Cohen, C. Richard G., 42 Duane, Therese M., 824 Free Ardito, Francesco, 884 Breeding, Jaco - 124° Cohen, Cynthia, 674 Dubose, Joseph, 1023 Freil Arnell, Tracey, 299 Bremner, Amy K., 970 Cohen, Michael J., 543 Duggan, A. Daniel, 725 Fren Arru, Marcella, 256 ete, Sem, 1017 Cohn, Stephen M., 433, 1232 Dumanian, Gregory A., 1224 Frez AAAAsttskhhwilkeenehysn,,oa nz,iND a,eb nDinolIi,nts aa mladWr .,, P ., 1138208351633 BBBBrrrriiiittszttc,,eo nedLR,.ie Dnb.Cee,r,c y csatJ aolhC,n. , 1B3.6, , 334477,, 668800,, 727761619097 CoCCCooollllelel,i,i n nsgTF,shr ,ee JdraeCeyras riaocN,l. ,,J ., Jr., 347, 1137716411977 DDDDuwuutinosvnnoe,gnd ,,i E,rS EnorenAis,mkt i,, t , 989355195173 FFFFrrruiiyree,lsc Aurello, Paolo, 359 Broome, James T., 712 Collins, Julie A., 1106 Dwivedi, Amit J., 32 Avallone, Anthony N., 302 Broughan, Thomas A., 1147 Combs, James, 780 Ayoub, Macram M., 725 Browder, Timothy, 1023, 1031 Conn, C. Adam, 465 Azu, Michelle C., 1228 Brower, Steven T., 89 Copeland, Edward M., III, 307, Brown, Aaron L., 611 798 E Brown, Carlos, 880, 1023, 1031, Coppola, Domenico, 58 1035 Corazza, Valerio, 1193 Biichler, Markus W., 498 Corneille, Michael G., 765 Eads, K., 332 Gale Buckley, Brooke, 1117 Corsale, Giuseppe, 54 Easter, David W., 388 Gali Bugedo, Guillermo, 865 Cortes-Mateos, Maria Jose, 973 Edden, Yair, 388 Gan Bumpous, Jeffrey M., 820 Cossman, David V., ° 440 Edelman, David A., 48 Gan Badolato, Marco, 222 Burattini, Maria Federica, 222 Courtright, Beth, 4117 Edwards, Joseph, 787 Gar Baghai, Mercedeh, 1254 Burke, Peter A., 461 Covarelli, Piero, 222 Edwards, Michael A., 1242 Gar Bahar, Gideon, 1275 Burkholder, Hans C., 166, 574 Cowgill, Sarah M., 748 Edwards, Michael J., 555 Gas Baick, Choong H., 977, 984 Burns, R. Phillip, 166, 529, 574 Crace, Phillip P., 703 Eisendorfer, J., 393 Gas Baker, Thomas, 1166 Busuttil, Ronald W., 1013 Craig, William D., 906 El Masry, Monica, 949 Gau Balkan, Mujdat, - 75 Butler, John A., 977, 984 Crandall, Marie, 845 El Sibai, Olfat, 6 Ger Barie, Philip S., 419 Butler, Ralph E., Fir Cristofani, Roberto, 222 Elihu, Arvand, 1079 Ger Bark, Kenneth, 903 Bynoe, Raymond P., 210 Croce, Martin A., 569, 658 Ellenhorn, Hannah-Leeba, 1052 Gha Barrow, Paul, 1188 Byrn, John C., 876 Cull, David L., 598 Ellenhorn, Joshua D.L., 1052 Ghe Basa, Nicole, 955 Cullinane, Daniel C., 516 Eller, M., 492 Gile Bass, Barbara Lee, 109 El-Masry, Monica, 1071 Gill Basson, Marc D., 1288 El-Sedfy, Abraham, 1169 Gill Baxter, Shaun, 1136 Emil, Sherif, 917 Gilt Bedard, Yvan C., 484 Cc Ercolani, Giorgio, 359 Gio Bee, Tiffany K., 569 D Erguney, Sabri, 923 Giu Beech, Derrick, 1144 Ersoy, Yeliz E., 923 Gla Behrman, Stephen W., 407 Cai, Jun, 1133 Eryilmaz, Mehmet, 75 Gle Beierle, Elizabeth A., 792 Caloyeras, John P., 1269 Dale, Paul S., 717 Espania-Gomez, Nayvi, 871 Gly Belcher, Michael, 332 Camacho, J., 243 Dalstrom, David J., 1199 Espat, N. Joseph, 508, 1133 Gox Bellagamba, Riccardo, 359 Canter, Robert J., 1250 Dalton, Martin L., 318, 717 Ettorre, Giuseppe Maria, 1193 Gol - Belzberg, Howard, 1031 Cao, Huynh L., ; 1067 D’Angelo, Francesco, 359 Eysselein, Viktor E., 941 Gol 1294 THE AMERICAN SURGEON December 2007 Vol. 73 No. AUTHOR INDEX A Berger, N., 492 Carlson, Grant W., 674 Darcy, Sean J., 941 Fabia Berkowitz, Seth, 1083 Carr, John Alfred, 912 Dart, B.W., IV, 689 Falke Berland, Todd B., 276 Carr, Shamus R., 284 Datrice, Nicole, 984 Falvo Abarca-Pérez, Leonardo, 871 Berne, John D., 296, 397 Carrillo, Eddy H., 201, 611, 856 David, Jean-Stephane, 1023 Fann, Abbas, Maher A., 1075 Bewtra, Chandra, 478 Carty, Sally E., 520 Davidson, J.M., 647 Farm Abbott, Daniel E., 1224 Bhullar, Indermeet S., 814 Cass, Anna L., 598 Davies, Andrew R., 511 Fasel, Abdel-Misih, Rafaat Z., 397 Biderman, Michael D., 574 Castaldo, Eric T., 684 Davit, Flavia E., 1111 Fedo! Aboutanos, Michel B., 824 Biebl, M., 492 Castillo, Luis, 865 Dayal, Rajeev, 32 Feige Aboutanos, Sharline Z., 824 Bilheimer, Dean, 712 Castro, Tania, Zi De Angelis, Renato, 359 Feinn Abraham, Jennifer, 1044 Bingener, Juliane, 281 Catena, Marco, 256 de Virgilio, Christian, 949, 1027, Felici Adams, David B., 1262 Birdas, Thomas, 1266 Caushaj, Philip F., 1266 1071 Ferdi Adams, John B., 803 Black, Asa C., 1106 Cavaretta, Mark, 1166 Deen, Raeed, 994 Ferla Adkins, Jonathan R., 717 Blackhurst, Dawn W., 22, 580 Centeno, Barbara A., 290 Defaria, Werviston, 888 _ Fidle Agaba, Emmanuel A., 1140 Blair, Sarah L., 967, 973 Chagpar, Anees B., 555 Degiannis, Elias, 1136 Filipy Agarwal, Suresh K., 461 Blecha, Matthew J., 697 Chambers, Eugene P., 712 DeJesus, Samuel, 19 Filip] Aguirre, Marcia, 865 Bledsoe, Samuel E., 1098 Chang, Michael C., 606 Delikoukos, Stylianos, 1247 Fille, Ahanchi, Sadie, 1161 Blevins, Wayne A., 210 Chang, Wen-Ling, 62 Delman, Keith A., 674 Finaz Ahn, Maria, 508 Block, Ernest F.J., 814 Charles, Anthony, 1, 1083 Delong, Brian, 733 Finoc AAkkoeprimaann,, GSaabrriaehl ,C ., 1142497 BBoocdhei,c cFhriaon,k , Grant V., 113963 CChheeacdkl,e ,W ilWliilalmi,a m G., 83819 DDDeeemLmeubtcéra,i, a dJJeeosah,nn - CDlAe.a,mu edter,i os, 8485031,7 FFiisscchh Aksoy, Murat, 1039 Bogardus, Alicia, 1047 Chejfec, Gregorio, 508 1023, 1031, 1035 Fitzg Al Haddad, Mohammed, 935 Boland, Elena, .” 664 Chen, Alvin, 42 DeNoto, George, 1140 Flahe Albanopoulos, Kostas, 410 ‘Bolton, William D., 22 Chen, Mike K., 792 Dent, Daniel L., 433, 765 Flem Aldrighetti, Luca, 256 Bonatti, Hugo, 492,935 Cherukupalli, Chandra, 32 Di Carlo, Isidoro, 54 Flesh Alexander, Magdi, 447 Bond, Sheldon J., 693 Chestovich, Paul J., 1057 Dias Perera, Anton S.N., 294 Flint, Alfici, Ricardo, 381 Bongard, Frederic, 1017 _ = K,, as 67 Difronzo, L. Andrew, 981 Flyn Al-Haddad, Abdullah A., 1129 Borman, Karen R., 161 Chow, Cassandra E., 19 Dilawari, Raza, 658 Foge Alley, Joshua B., 765 Borzotta, Anthony P., 854 Chow, Kuan-Chih, 897 Divino, Celia M., 876 Foley Allins, Alexander D., 1006 Boselli, Carlo, 222 Christie, D. Benjamin, = 717, 725, Dogusoy, Gulen, 923 Fone Al-Saadi, Sam, 748 Boswell, Sharon, 13 796 ’ ’ a Doll, Dietrich, 1136 Font Alver, Olcay, 923 Botaitis, Sotirios, 371 Christmas, A. Britton, 611, a Domajnko, Bastian, 404 Fore! Ammori, Basil J., 1188 Botha, Abraham J., 511 Chung, Alice P.,, — Dompkowski, Douglas, 824 Fors Amr, Dena, 981 Boulanger, Luke, 1269 Te — a Dort, Jonathan M., 1245 Fors Andrade, Rafael S., 279 Bowley, Douglas M., 1136 ry Sees Dossett, Lesly A., 1181 Forts AAAAAnnnnndgggdres,rirt ooeaDlmrdeaa,t,r ,n w aKiJkJ.no,oo shsen,N,p . h, NGi.k,o laos, 351, 107459994822235 rBBBBrorrraeaaanacnmdnkdatae,,ngr st, , M MaRarSoracbyn iy-dn: ML r,,aa r, garet, , 664, 7m8841573e 3489 . CCCCCollolagaafebrr meikkel,e nl ,t, eEs lP,eTia ezhmaRoe bolmhenaatBa,hs l ed T H..,H, . , 10656s19e8294t89578 DDDDDoroootauuwyugal,seri ,rdn t,gBryJ ,i,o tR h,J inaMc sahoaMrn.rj, do ,rM Jy.r,,, 1169939903531335 FFFF1or1rrsa2aasn2nn, Anthony, Thomas, 230 rete aoe M 245 Cohen, C. Richard G., 42 Duane, Therese M., 824 Free Ardito, Francesco, 884 Breeding, Jaco - 124° Cohen, Cynthia, 674 Dubose, Joseph, 1023 Freil Arnell, Tracey, 299 Bremner, Amy K., 970 Cohen, Michael J., 543 Duggan, A. Daniel, 725 Fren Arru, Marcella, 256 ete, Sem, 1017 Cohn, Stephen M., 433, 1232 Dumanian, Gregory A., 1224 Frez AAAAsttskhhwilkeenehysn,,oa nz,iND a,eb nDinolIi,nts aa mladWr .,, P ., 1138208351633 BBBBrrrriiiittszttc,,eo nedLR,.ie Dnb.Cee,r,c y csatJ aolhC,n. , 1B3.6, , 334477,, 668800,, 727761619097 CoCCCooollllelel,i,i n nsgTF,shr ,ee JdraeCeyras riaocN,l. ,,J ., Jr., 347, 1137716411977 DDDDuwuutinosvnnoe,gnd ,,i E,rS EnorenAis,mkt i,, t , 989355195173 FFFFrrruiiyree,lsc Aurello, Paolo, 359 Broome, James T., 712 Collins, Julie A., 1106 Dwivedi, Amit J., 32 Avallone, Anthony N., 302 Broughan, Thomas A., 1147 Combs, James, 780 Ayoub, Macram M., 725 Browder, Timothy, 1023, 1031 Conn, C. Adam, 465 Azu, Michelle C., 1228 Brower, Steven T., 89 Copeland, Edward M., III, 307, Brown, Aaron L., 611 798 E Brown, Carlos, 880, 1023, 1031, Coppola, Domenico, 58 1035 Corazza, Valerio, 1193 Biichler, Markus W., 498 Corneille, Michael G., 765 Eads, K., 332 Gale Buckley, Brooke, 1117 Corsale, Giuseppe, 54 Easter, David W., 388 Gali Bugedo, Guillermo, 865 Cortes-Mateos, Maria Jose, 973 Edden, Yair, 388 Gan Bumpous, Jeffrey M., 820 Cossman, David V., ° 440 Edelman, David A., 48 Gan Badolato, Marco, 222 Burattini, Maria Federica, 222 Courtright, Beth, 4117 Edwards, Joseph, 787 Gar Baghai, Mercedeh, 1254 Burke, Peter A., 461 Covarelli, Piero, 222 Edwards, Michael A., 1242 Gar Bahar, Gideon, 1275 Burkholder, Hans C., 166, 574 Cowgill, Sarah M., 748 Edwards, Michael J., 555 Gas Baick, Choong H., 977, 984 Burns, R. Phillip, 166, 529, 574 Crace, Phillip P., 703 Eisendorfer, J., 393 Gas Baker, Thomas, 1166 Busuttil, Ronald W., 1013 Craig, William D., 906 El Masry, Monica, 949 Gau Balkan, Mujdat, - 75 Butler, John A., 977, 984 Crandall, Marie, 845 El Sibai, Olfat, 6 Ger Barie, Philip S., 419 Butler, Ralph E., Fir Cristofani, Roberto, 222 Elihu, Arvand, 1079 Ger Bark, Kenneth, 903 Bynoe, Raymond P., 210 Croce, Martin A., 569, 658 Ellenhorn, Hannah-Leeba, 1052 Gha Barrow, Paul, 1188 Byrn, John C., 876 Cull, David L., 598 Ellenhorn, Joshua D.L., 1052 Ghe Basa, Nicole, 955 Cullinane, Daniel C., 516 Eller, M., 492 Gile Bass, Barbara Lee, 109 El-Masry, Monica, 1071 Gill Basson, Marc D., 1288 El-Sedfy, Abraham, 1169 Gill Baxter, Shaun, 1136 Emil, Sherif, 917 Gilt Bedard, Yvan C., 484 Cc Ercolani, Giorgio, 359 Gio Bee, Tiffany K., 569 D Erguney, Sabri, 923 Giu Beech, Derrick, 1144 Ersoy, Yeliz E., 923 Gla Behrman, Stephen W., 407 Cai, Jun, 1133 Eryilmaz, Mehmet, 75 Gle Beierle, Elizabeth A., 792 Caloyeras, John P., 1269 Dale, Paul S., 717 Espania-Gomez, Nayvi, 871 Gly Belcher, Michael, 332 Camacho, J., 243 Dalstrom, David J., 1199 Espat, N. Joseph, 508, 1133 Gox Bellagamba, Riccardo, 359 Canter, Robert J., 1250 Dalton, Martin L., 318, 717 Ettorre, Giuseppe Maria, 1193 Gol - Belzberg, Howard, 1031 Cao, Huynh L., ; 1067 D’Angelo, Francesco, 359 Eysselein, Viktor E., 941 Gol No. 12 AUTHOR INDEX ; 1295 F Goldstein, Richard E., 820 Homitsky, Sarah, 626 Kelley, Scott T., 58, 290 Goldstein, Scott D., 733 Homsi, S., 377 Kelly, Michael D., 1259 Gollin, Gerald, 1079 Hooks, Vendie H., 514 Kemp, Clinton D., 1086 Fabian, Timothy C., 569, 652 Gosheh, Bashar, 561 Hope, William W., 22, 618 Kendrick, Aaron S., 227, 729 Falkensammer, Juergen, 276 Gossios, Konstantinos, 1218 Horak, David, 1047 Kercher, Kent W., 618, 773 Falvo, Anthony, 743 Grabowski, Julia, 967 Horn, Jeffrey S., 574 Kerlakian, George, 703 Fann, Stephen A., 210, 706 Gracia, Carlos, 955 Horowitz, John D., 543 Kessel, Boris, 381 Farmer, Douglas G., 1013 Gracias, Vicente H., 454 Horst, H. Mathilda, 743 Khaghany, Kamran, 890 Fasel, Jean H.D., 451 Grannis, Frederic W., Jr., 1047 Hoth, J. Jason, 606 Khan, Aamir Z., 511 Fedorka, Peter, 1017 Grant, Clive S., 311 Hower, John, 626 Khanmoradi, Kamran, 888 Feigelson, Suzanne, 304 Grant, Katherine, 42 Hsiang, David J., 977, 984 Khorsandi, Azita S., 1197 Feinmesser, Raphael, 1275 Greene, Quincy J., 831 Hsu, Allen, 664, 858 Kiev, Jon, 906 Feliciano, David, 25 Grewal,;Navanjun, 987 Huang, Emily C., 1228 Kilpatrick, Lauren A., 754 Ferdinand, Coville H., 803 Grisham, Andre, 703 Huang, Jennifer, 185 Kim, Justin, 991, 994 Ferla, Gianfranco, 256 Griswold, John, 367 Huehl, Susan, 1 Kim, Mi Sung, 1237 _ Fidler, Philip, 253 Grobmyer, Stephen R., 798 Huerta, Sergio, 230 Kim, Steve H., 67 Gu, Keni, 1242 Filippakis, George M., 410 Huguet, Kevin L., 414 Kim, Wan Sung, 1237 Gu, Yan, 1013 Filippou, Dimitrios, 85 Huynh, Richard, 994 King, Justin, 991, 994 Guarneri, Ralph, 888 Fille, -M., 492 Guerlain, Stephanie, 548 Huynh, Vu, 1002 Kiran, R.P., 737 Finazzi, Renato, 256 Gundersen, Sigurd B., III, 385 Hwa Han, Soo, 955 Kirshtein, Boris, 249 Finocchi, Luigi, 222 Gutelius, Bruce J., 520 Kleinpeter, Kenneth P., 1291 _aENSOaTRNOeYSe SR R W K OFFiisscchheeNrr,, JPoestee fr EE..,, 516390 Guzzo, James L., 93 KKoo,h aCnlziaffdoerhd, Y.S,o m, 963, 1905096 Fitzgerald, James, 733 Konstandoulakis, Manousos M., 410 Flaherty, Sarah K., 7 age9 ?4 I Konstantakos, Emmanuel K., 1199 Fleming, Muffin M., 820 H. Konyalian, Viken R., 945, 991 Fleshner, Phillip R., 998 Koren, Ilan, 1275 Ikenaga, Naoki, : 1151 Flint, Lewis, 438 Korman, Jeremy, 987 Flynn, Michael B., 820 Haan, James M., 13, 811 Inaba, Kenji, 1023, 1031, 1035 Korytkowski, Mary T., 520 Fogelson, Marc H., 906 Hadeed, J., 243 Iriyama, Takuhei, 417 Kosciusko, Robert D., 210 Foley, David S., 693 Hadeed, Josef G., 10 Isenberg, Gerald A., 733 Kostakis, Alkiviadis, 85 OOOSOOeeaeEOSeSee eO FFFFFFFFF1FFoorrr1oorooorsaaa2rrennresnnn2tsetost,ckk sylauh, ielotann aslinhnRai,w,n,Aedo, ,, , ,,nb MidJHVinHGareMRMicl iameaciahdemetwqcatMinoishu,e.,h rd ael, ,er el, AKwl e .., z, M a.JB,.,.,, 465, 591, 16488227577119321991111186586875,9 HHHHHHHHHHHHaaaaaaaaaaaarnlrlnlkkrmmb,lpp,viabaar dee emiodneorrriemDN,ncr,ns,-,aah s ,o, lS tns n ecJG,coA,,AahiA n y Mhlssmn,,obaemBiA dn*elrrad,rrml iyA tdteeayr , nwi ,S,GG u..N LGJe,,...e ,,,,n. s 5E8r5i,k ,6 11, 113328282051836372262887443677601092 JJJIIaaazycchcaoaktkrbsuo,srow ,yns ,,Uk zJi.i,RN , Ka aeonJ ncunlyRei,.et, , h J, 11837022810349282 KKKKKKKKKKKrooroororroatuitoozuauhnrswncarenathaa,kkymarznkl e,,eiv,allr r, Issi,,, ras JO kB vs,arySDrCit dh,heonEyrdan aegGmyr,tn rrn,iu ,,Gt elus L eeyg ,.K,,,no h rnNia.a,omd sby,a, p ; at-t y V., 43773118074386957316287255752 Freiberger, Doug, 25 Hasbun, Pablo, 865 Jain, Sushma, 959 Kumar, Amit, 404 French, Samuel W., 941 Hawkins, Michael L., 803 Jaklic, Beth, 717 Kumar, M. M., 243 Frezza, Eldo E., 481 Hayase, Yukiharu, 963 Jeans, Sarah, 207 Kumar, Ravin R., * 991, 994 Friedell, Mark L., 19, 543 Hayashi, Tohru, 1151 Jeansonne, Louis, ' 1254 Kumar, Sanjay, 10, 243 Friedman, Tal, 1126 Head, Harold D., 729 Jenkins, Barry, 514 Kummel, Andrew, 973 Fry, Donald E., 637 Heffley, Susan, 591 Jennings, Mark, 841 Kurtoglu, Mehmet, 1039 Furlan, Julio C., 484 Heintz, A., ‘ 174 Jeong, Jin Ho, 1237 Heinzerling, John H., 230 Jho, David H., 508 Helbling, Brandon, 890 Jho, Diana J., 508 Helling, Thomas, 1111 Jindal, Steve, 70 Hellinger, Michael D., 1129 Joe, Victor C., 1002 L G Helmer, Stephen D., 185 Johnson, Amanda, 1009 Helton, Scott, 1133 Jones, Wesley B., 598 Henderson, Vernon, 780 Joseph, Rusin J., 1173 Lacerna Kimbrell, Melinda, 981 Gale, Stephen C., 454 Heneghan, Steven, 903 Joshi, Ashish V., 1269 Lagoudianakis, Emmanuel, 410 Galindo, Jose, 865 Heniford, B. Todd, 618, 773 Junginger, Th., 174, 327 Lalezarzadeh, Fariborz, 1002 Gamblin, T. Clark, 717 Henry, Leonard R., 906 Jurkovich, Gregory Js, 157 Lambert, Pamela J., 472 Gandaio, Angela, 1117, 1173 Henry, Sharon, 93 Lane, Karen T., 977, 984 Garcia-Alvarez, Miriam N., 871 Hering, Justin, 1133 Lange, Marianne K:, 302 Garvey, Richard, 253 Herline, Alan J., 1181 Langham, Max R., Jr., 792 Gaspard, Donald J., 447 Hernandez, Glenn, 865 Lantsberg, Leonid, 249 Gaston, K.E., 377 Hernandez, Jonathan M., 290, 307 K Lau, Alexandra, 192 Gauderer, Michael W.L., 814 Herndon, Mark D., 725 Laughlin, Richard T., 1199 Genetzakis, Michael, 410° Herrera, Fernando A., 1009 Lawandy, Shokry, 1002 Gertz, Ryan J., -1035 Hestley, Andrea, 674 Kahnoski, Richard J., 302 Lawrence, Peter F., 1067 Ghani, Abdul, 1284 Hewitt, C., 243 Kaji, Amy H., 949 Leandros, Manolis, 416 Ghobrial, R. Mark, 1013 Hiatt, Jonathan R., 1013, 1057 Kalbaugh, Corey A., 22, 580, 598 Lee, Jenny J., 41075 Gilat, Hanna, 1275 Hinder, Ronald A., 935 Kaminski, Anna, 981 Lee, Jong Hoon, 1237 Gillis, Robert C., 347 Hines, Joe, 955 Kandeel, Fouad, 1052 Lee, Jong In, 1237 Gillman, Rachel, 748 Hines, William B., Jr., 580 Kaplan, Lewis, 1215 Lee, Joseph, 987 Giltman, Larry L, 287 Hinojosa, Marcelo W., 945 Karayiannakis, Anastasios J., 371 Lee, Kun-Hua, 897 Giovannini, Ivo, 884 Hirsch, Erwin F., 461 Karimi, Kamran M.H., 1158 Lee, Seong K., 201 Giuliante, Felice, 884 Hixson, Douglas, 1106 Kashfi, Arash, 498 Lee, Thomas K., 1228 Glapa, Miriam, 1136 Ho, Joyce M., 941 Kasirajan, Vigneshwar, 906 Leers, Steven, 1266 Gletsu, Nana, 1254 Hodgin, Jeffrey B., 299 Kato, Toshio, 417, 895 Leeth, Ruth R., 1098 Glynn, Loretto, 807 Holmes, James H., IV, 606 Kawata, M., 243 Leff, Daniel R., 42 Gockel, Ines, 174, 327 Holt, Alicia, 994 Kays, David W., 792 Lefor, Alan T., 963 Goldenberg, M., 243 Holubar, Stefan, 393 Keleher, Angela J., 294 Lefor, Maarten K., 963 Goldfarb, Michael A., 1166, 1210 Holzman, M.D., 647 Keller, Elena, 93 Lenert, Jeffzey T., 906 1296 THE AMERICAN SURGEON December 2007 Vol. 73 No. Leon, Stuart M., 239 Medress, Zack, 998 Oldenburg, W. Andrew, 276 Rea, Jennifer D., 1098 Schm Levine, Edward A., 754, 1291 Mehrabi, Arianeb, 498 Olivier, Jacob, 709 Rebolledo, Rolando, 865 Schne Levine, R., 393 Mehran, Amir, 955 Omari, Bassam, 1017 Recabaren, James, 970 Schne Lewis, Fran, 25 Mehta, Rita S., 977 Oncel, Didem, 880 Reddy, V. Seenu, 287 Schoe Lewis, Roger J., 1027, 1071 Mendez, J., 492 Ong, Evan S., 508 Reed, Scott F., 680, 769 Schra Limmer, Karl, 1009 Menes, Tehillah, 304 Ortiz-Lépez, Laura J., 871 Regueira, Tomas, 865 Schro Limnios, Jason L, 1106 Menke, David M., 414 Osier, Charles, 1254 Rehm, Jason, 729 Schw Lin, Edward, 1254 Mentes, Oner, 75 Oswanski, Michael F., 70, 354, Reilly, Patrick M., 454 Schw Lin, Irene, 1161 Menzin, Joseph, 1269 1117, 1173 Reynolds, Jennifer, 1122 Schw LLiinpcsohuurttz,, AGmerya,l d S., 1061138 MMeesrleidni,t h,K eiJt.h W aPy.,n e, 670363 OOtttoomcoh,i anN,a okMia,r cus, 11105315 RRheezea,n iaP,e teDro, rna, 1023, 1031, 103558 SSccoolgys Liu, Donald C., 807 Messmer, Bradley, 973 Ouban, Abderrhman, 58 Rhoades, Torre, 841 Scrag Liu, Katherine, 1161 Messmer, Davorka, 973 Ouellette, James R., 79, 440 Rhodes, Robert S., 143 Sebas Livingston, Edward H., 230 Metzger, Philip P., 414 Owera, Anas, 1188 Richards, Andrew, 733 Secht Lo, Chong-Jeh, 62, 897 Meyerrose, Gary, 367 Richards, Melanie L., 281, 311 Self, Lochner, Frank, 1106 Mezhir, James J., 807 Richardson, J. 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Olga, 561 Nuzzo, Gennaro, 884 Raj, Shekhar S., 354, 1117, 1173 Savage, Stephanie A., 569 McFadden, David W., 1158 Ramacciato, Giovanni, 359 Savoie, Lisa M., 400 McGory, Marcia, 959 Ramshaw, Bruce, 1254 Savu, Michelle K., 1009 McGovern, Thomas, 296 Rana, Nabeel R., 397 Sawyer, Mark D., 516 McKay, Robert, 271 _O Ranson, Mark, 337 Scalea, Thomas M., 13, 93, 267, McLaughlin, Sarah A., 862 Rao, Arundathi, 828 811 McLeod, Michael K., 890 Raoof, Mustafa, 1250 Schiller, Gary, 1057 McMasters, Kelly M., 555 O'Connor, James V., 267 Rauth, Thomas P., 647 Schiller, Henry J., 516 McPhee, Joseph R., IV, 906 Offodile, Anaeze, II, 299 Raveh, Eyal, 1275 Schink, Tania, 192 Medeiros, Regina S., 803 Offodile, Regina, 1144 Raves, John J., 833 Schmelzer, Thomas, 618 * Medina-Franco, Heriberto, 871 Ojo, Peter, ‘ 253 Ravikumar, Thanjavur S., 1140 Schmid, T., 492 . No. 12 AUTHOR INDEX 1297 Schmidt, Jan, 498 Sollenberger, Larry, 733 Trogler, William, 973 White, Jared, 658 Schneider, James J., 717 Sonfield, John, 239 Tsimogiannis, Konstantinos E., 1218 White, Lisa M., 1181 Schnellidorfer, Thomas, 1262 Sparatore, Francesca, 54 Tsimoyiannis, Evangelos C., 1218 White, Michael T., 48 Schoenfeld, Helge, 192 Sperry, Jason, 1215 Tubbs, R. Shane, 525, 1169 White, R.L., Jr., 377 Schrager, Jason J., 712 Spies, Claudia D., 192, Tung, Cheng-Cheng, 897 Whitson, Bryan A., 279 Schroeppel, Thomas J., 472, 569 Sprouse, L. Richard, II, 227 Tunru-Dinh, Vonny W., 1284- Williams, Gethin L., 207 Schwab, C. William, 454 Srinivasan, Radha, 828 Turner, William F., 296 Williams, Regan, 658 Schwartz, David A., 1181 Sroka, Nicole L., 780 Tyburski, James G., 48 Williams, Reginald, 828 Schwenk, Wolfgang, 192 Stabile, Bruce E., 941, 949, 1063, Tzakis, Andreas G., 888 Wilson, Ashley K., 1122 Scoggins, Charles R., 555, 631 1071 Wilson, Jason P., 798 Scolyer, Richard A., 937 Stahlfeld, Kurt, 626 Wilson, Robert F., Scragg, Mary E., 37 Staman, Gregory W., 10 Windsor, Alastair C. J., 42 Sebastian, Vinod A., 1210 Stamos, ‘Michael J., 945, 991 U Winfield, Robert D., Sechrist, Catherine W., 773 Statter, Mindy B., 807 Wise, Paul E., Stefanaki-Nikou, Stella, 1218 Witherspoon, Laura E., SSSSeeéelrlnfvi,kog olsMiwo,isn c,kh iAal,Dee alsv,Csi hadrn,id srta,o pher K., 85295281129 SSSttteeeilpnz,hm eunDeselolbneo,rr ,a hB rL.i,aM n. , M., 13, 842190127 UUUzeeandr,a, , YAiYlhuij- iH,Iu hesia,n , 141567185 WWWooooon,dg ,, KaDBraeevnnij,da miTn., C., Sesto, Mark E., 930 Stephenson, James E., 22 Woodall, Charles E., Shafik, Ahmed, 6 Stewart, John H., -754 Worley, Todd A., SShhaaffiikk,, AIlsim aiAl. , A., 66 SSttielweas,r t,A nqRuoonnaeltdt e,M. , 433, 736357 Vv WWrui,g hSthsiohn-,C hiW,i lliam R., Stone, Patrick A., 37 Shah, Kavin G., 1140 Shaikh, Almaas A., 1 Stout, Christopher L., 796, 1106 Vardanian, Andrew J., 1067 Shalom, Avshalom, 1126 Strande, L., 243 Varela, J. Esteban, 945 xX Shamseddeen, Hazem, 1140 Strauss, R., 393 Vellone, Maria, 884 Stringfellow, Kathryn, . 354 Shapey, James, 1136 Venegas, Rose, . 941 Shapiro, Marc J., 1228 Stumpf, Michael J., 787 Venkatesh, Kota R., 82 Xuart, Zhengrong, 1133 Shapiro, Michael, 845 Su, Min-Ying, 977 Vennarecci, Giovanni, 1193 Suleman, Lubna, 955 Shapiro, Stephen B., 344 Ver Steeg, Kyle, 936 Sutherland, Michael J., 114 Sharma, Om P., 70, 354, 1117, Vig, Parminder J.S., 561 Y Suzuki, Hiroshi, 417, 895 1173 Villadolid, Desiree, 748 Szmulowicz, Ursula M., 400 Sharma, Vijay, 354 Villarreal, David H., 296 Sharp, Kenneth W., 1086 Vinces, Fausto Y., 787 Yaghoubian, Arezou, 1027, 1071 Shebrain, Saad, 1017 Vira, Darshni, 955 Yamamoto, Maki, 77 Sheldon, George F., 100 T Von Heymann, Christian, 192 Yamauchi, David, 1052 Shen, Luke Y., 185 Vossough, Sima, 67 Yanagawa, Jane, 1009 Shen, Perry, 754 Vossoughi, Faranak, 706 Yanar, Hakan, 1039 Sherman, Melanie, 1254 Tagayun, Alvin, 1047 Yang, Albert D., 897 Shifrin, David A., 302 Talamini, Mark A., 388 Yang, Edmund Y., 684 Shin, Hyuk Jai, 1237 Talbott, LaDawn M., 561 Yarbrough, Donald E., 1098 Shin, Susanna, 769 Tanaka, Masao, 1151 WwW Yazdi, Joseph S., 70 Shpitzer, Thomas, 1275 Tatchell, Thomas, 1117, 1173 Yegiyants, Sara, 1044 Shvero, Jacob, 1275 Taviloglu, Korhan, 1039 Yermilov, Irina, 959 Sibert, Karen S., 440 Taylor, Edward, 1044 Wachtel, Mitchell S., 481 Yi, Bing, 478 Sicoutris, Corinna, 454 Taylor, Michael, 70 Waite, Phillip J., 1117, 1173 Yigit, Taner, 75 Silberman, Allan W., 79, 440 Taylor, Spence M., 22, 598 Walser, Eric M., ; 1147 Yost, Michael J., 210 Silberzweig, James E., 1197 Teigland, C., 377 Walter, Robert, 1161 You, Christopher J., 669 Silva, Edibaldo, 478 Teixeira, Pedro G.R., 1023, 1031, Walters, Madonna, l Young, Henry E., 1106 Silverberg, Daniel, 304 1035 i Wang, Tina, 1047 Young, Jeffrey S., 548 Simopoulos, Constantinos, 371 Tejirian, Talar, 1075 Wang, Yong, 1133 Young, Justin, 1144 Simosa, Hector F., 461 Ternovits, Craig A., 181 Wang-Rodriguez, Jessica, 973 Youngstein, Taryn, 511 Sing, Ronald F., 618, 773 Terry, N. Elizabeth, 89 Wartman, Christopher, 1169 Yussef, K., 478 Singer, Daniel, « Ti Thanasoulis, Leila, 281 Watson, Gregory A., 585 Sirinek, Kenneth, 281 The Appendicitis Diagnostic Weaver, William L., 828 Siriratsivawong, Kris, 585 Group, 1232 Weber, Kaare J., 876 Z Sivalingham, Vadamalayan, 1140 Thompson, John F., 937 Weiland, Dennis E., “261 Sivrikoz, Emre, 1039 Tichansky, David S., 181, 652 Weinberg, Jordan A., 569 Sixta, Sherry L., 210 Tiep, Brian, 1047 Weireter, Leonard J., Jr., 347, 769 Zapas, John L., 669 Skandalakis, Panayiotis, 85 Tom, Yuel D., 1284 Welch, Dereck C., * 1181 Zarrinpar, Ali, 1013 Slotman, G. J., 243 Tonui, Peter, 1173 Wen, Kuo-Chang, 468 Zarzaur, Ben L., 569 Smith, C. Daniel, 1254 Toro, Adriana, 54 West, Hilary, 934 Zelada, Juliette, ° 1017 Smith, Chadwick P., 351 Tortella, Bartholomew J., 1269 West, Michael, 845 Zenati, Mazen S., 585, 836 Smith, Martin D., 1136 Towne, Jonathan B., 152 Western, Catherine, 42 Zerey, Marc, 773 Smith, Maurice, 514, 1242 Townsend, Courtney M., Jr., 171 Westreich, Melvyn, 1126 Zhao, Xian, 906 Smith, R. Stephen, 185, 1245 Toyoda, Kiyokazu, 1151 Westrick, Libby, - 1173 Ziegelbein, Kurt J., 385 Smith, Robert L., 548 Toyofuku, Atsushi, 1151 Whalen, Thomas V., "140 Zieske, Arthur W., 397 Snyder, David C., 709 Tretter, James, 1111 Whipple, Oliver, 1092 Zietlow, Scott P., 516 Soleimani, Mehrdad, 498 Tripsianis, Grigorios, 371 White, Brent, 1254 Zuckerman, Randall, 903 1298 THE AMERICAN SURGEON December 2007 Vol. 73 No. SUBJECT INDEX Bile | Biliat A ruptured abdominal aortic, 912 Abdominal aortic aneurysm, ruptured, 912 Angioembolization, early selective in blunt splenic injury outcome, Bilia endovascular repair of, 1111 897 Billre Abdominal closure, temporary, in peritonitis, 249 Angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, pancreas involved in, 1284 Biofe Abdominal cocoon, in intestinal obstruction, 1133 Anoscopy, intraoperative high-resolution, for Bowen’s disease, 1279 Biom Abdominal compartment syndrome, delayed closure in, 10 Antibiotic-resistant infections, sternoclavicular joint, 729 Blalo Abdominal computed tomography Antibiotics Bleec in low-grade splenic injury, 13 for acute appendicitis, 1161 in negative appendectomy rates and cost reduction, 580 for perforated appendicitis in children, 917 Bloo Abdominal surgery Anticoagulation, in spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage, 1147 Bloo instruments retained after, 1083 Aorta ‘as in laparoscopic cholecystectomy outcome, 371 debranching, for descending thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, 32 rec Abdominal trauma occult injury of, after penetrating abdominal trauma, 239 Bloo blunt, chyloperitoneum after, 811 Aortic aneurysm Blun gastric injuries after, 880 aortic debranching for, 32 ab Abscess, thyroid, case report and literature review of, 725 infrarenal endovascular, delayed neurologic deficit after repair of, Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education, changes im- 385 posed by, 97 ruptured, 912, 1111 bl Accreditation process, for graduate medical education, 136 APACHE II score, in diverticulitis classification for complications, ca Achalasia . ; 787 ga esophagogastro-Roux-en-Y jejunostomy for recurrent, 930 Apneic trauma patients, management of, 62 value of scoring, 327 Apocrine adenocarcinoma, infiltrating, with extramammary paget- Acid-suppressive therapy, for penetrating gastric ulcer, 82 oid spread, 307 he Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), lung protective ven- Aponeurotic repair techniques, for lumbar hernia, 54 tilation strategies for, 347 Appendectomy Adam’s Stages, in achalasia treatment outcomes, 327 abdominal CT to reduce negatives rates of, 580 Adenocarcinoma for acute right colonic diverticulitis, 1237 apocrine infiltrating, 307 anatomico-laparoscopic-based approach to in children, 814 of colon, en bloc resection for, 1063 versus antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis, 1161 primary umbilical, case report and literature review of, 923 interval, for perforated appendicitis in children, 917 small bowel, complicating Crohn’s disease, 1181 open, outcome in, 737 Adhesiolysis, laparoscopic, for small bowel obstruction, 773 Appendicitis Administrative data, in measuring surgical quality, 199 acute, antibiotic treatment of, 1161 Adrenal insufficiency, statistical predictive model for in trauma patients, 210 * acute, neuroma of appendix in, 841 Adrenal mass, retroperitoneal foregut duplication cyst presenting complicated, 737 as, 89 in hernia sac, 1288 Aggressive management, for pulseless and apneic trauma patients, perforated abdominal CT for, 1002 Aging population , Perforated, in children, antibiotics and interval appendectomy in healthcare changes, 100 for, 917 lung cancer resection in, 22 ruling out, 1232 Alcoholic patients, stress-reducing, low-dose ethanol infusion and as surgical emergency, 626 surgical bleeding complications in, 192 Appendix, asymptomatic intussusception of secondary to endome- Allogeneic blood transfusion, as predictor of mortality after blunt triosis, 299 trauma, 1 Arterial trauma, gunshot, 1136 Altered mental status, compartment syndrome diagnosis and man- Arteriovenous fistula, femoral pseudoaneurysm and, 227 agement with, 1199 Aspergillosis, invasive pulmonary, thoracoscopic lingulectomy for, American Board of Surgery (ABS) 279 certification of, 143 Aspirin, postoperative, effects of, 1126 Early Specialization Program of, 97 Augmentation mammoplasty, lymphatic mapping for breast cancer American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS), training programs of, after, 981 114 Autoimmunity, in mesenteric lipodystrophy of left colon, 1242 American College of Surgeons, view of changing surgical residency Axilla, rare cysts of, 909 education paradigm, 120 American Surgical Association (ASA), raising standards of, 130 Amyand hernia, classification system for, 1288 Anal sphincter defect, in fecal incontinence, 6 Anastomosis delayed colonic, after damage control laparotomy, 606 B-cell lymphoma, of cystic biliary duct, obstructive jaundice after, safety of for acute diverticulitis complications, 787 508 Anatomico-laparoscopic findings, in approach to appendectomy in Ballistic arterial trauma, in lower extremity, 1136 children, 814 Bariatric surgery Anesthetic, local, for postoperative pain management, 618 developing program for, 1092 Aneurysm failure to follow-up after, 181 aortic debranching for repair of, 32 high BMI and complications of, 959 mycotic infrarenal aortic, after pancreatic pseudocyst drainage, systematic and evidence-based approach in outcomes of, 955 1266 Battlefield deaths, of Confederate generals in Civil War, 760 ruptured abdominal aortic Beta blockers, preoperative, myocardial infarction risk and, 1166 endovascular repair of, 1111 Bicyclists, handlebar injuries in, 807 No. 12 SUBJECT INDEX 1299 Bile peritonitis, prevention of after nonoperative liver injury treat- Bullet embolus, to heart, 1245 ment, 611 Burn patterns, in child abuse, 253 Biliary colic, metastatic malignant melanoma of gallbladder present- Bursting strength evaluation, in incisional hernia, 722 ing as, 833 Biliary obstruction, acute cholangitis with, 949 Billroth IJ anastomosis, for extended retroperitoneal abscess, 85 Cc Biofeedback, for fecal incontinence, 6 Cancer stage, of breast cancer at diagnosis, 555 Biomarkers, in incisional hernias, 561 Carcinoma, poorly differentiated, in Warthin’s tumor of parotid Blalock, Alfred, friendship and letters with Tinsley Harrison of, 318 gland, 397 Bleeding complications, stress-reducing, sts dose ethanol infusion Cardiac herniation, after intrapericardial pneumonectomy and car- and, 192 diac tamponade, 906 Blood exposure, risks of in operating room, 637 Cardiac tamponade, after intracardial pneumonectomy, 906 Blood transfusions Cardiopulmonary bypass, off-pump versus conventional, 296 - as predictor of mortality after blunt trauma, 1 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, for pulseless and apneic trauma pa- recombinant factor VII to reduce use of, 818 tients, 62 Bloodborne pathogens, from biood exposure in operating room, 637 Cardiothoracic surgery, changes in training for, 155 Blunt trauma Cardiovascular disease, predictors of survival in, 697 abdominal Carotid angioplasty, safety of in community hospitals, 543 chyloperitoneum after, 811 Carotid endarterectomy, common carotid artery imbrication with, with pediatric liver trauma, 37 276 blood transfusion as predictor of mortality after, 1 Carotid kinking, postoperative, prevention of, 276 cardiac impalement from rib after, 465 Castleman disease, involving pancreas, 1284 Cecal epiploic appendagitis, diagnosis and therapy for, 828 gastric, 880 Central line simulation, training algorithm for, 680 prognostic factors in, 48 Central venous catheters, complications of in neutropenic children, head 1079 CT brain density measurement in predicting elevated ICP after, Central venous sampling, for intraoperative parathyroid hormone 1023 monitoring, 712 without intracranial pressure monitoring, 447 Certification intraabdominal injury with, 1035 Maintenance of, 143 liver, bile peritonitis prevention after treatment of, 611 for vascular surgery practice, 152 morbid obesity and mortality in, 1122 Cervical spine injury, assessment for additional spinal trauma in, 70 recombinant factor VII in control of hemorrhage from, 818 Chemotherapy, for retroperitoneal and visceral sarcomas, 631 ‘renal artery occlusion after, 351 Chest screening for thoracolumbar spine injury in, 780 CT versus repeat radiographs of after penetrating thoracic trauma, serious hemorrhage with, 1269 569 splenic recombinant factor VII in control of hemorrhage from trauma to, angioembolization in outcome of, 897 818 . honoperative management of in elderly, 585 serial radiography of, after penetrating thoracic trauma, 569 to thyroid, thyroid storm induced by, 1247 Chest wall fractures, operative fixation of, 591 Board certification, evolution of, 143 Child abuse, burn pattern in, 253 Body mass index (BMI) Cholangitis, admission prognostic indicators and outcomes for, 949 in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass complications, 955 Cholecystectomy in palpability of breast cancer, 555 indication of without gallstones or abnormal ejection fraction, 689 Boerhaave’s syndrome, transabdominal management of, 511 laparoscopic Bogota bag, for temporary abdominal closure in peritonitis, 249 acute cholecystitis, obesity, and previous abdominal surgery in Bowen’s disease, intraoperative high-resolution anoscopy in, 1279 outcome of, 371 Bracketing wire, preoperative, in breast surgery, 574 timing of for acute cholecystitis, 1188 Brain density measurement, for blunt head trauma, 1023 vasculobiliary injury after, 888 Breast partial, in emerge:.cy treatment of cholecystitis, 498 accessory tissue of, 525 Cholecystitis columnar cell lesions with atypia, excision of, 984 complexx acute, emergency treatment options for, 498 epithelial membrane markers of in predicting breast cancer, 973 in laparoscopic cholecystectomy outcome, 371 malignant phyllodes tumors of, 967 timing laparoscopic cholecystectomy fpr, 1188 mass of in male, Rosai-Dorfman disease presenting as, 294 Cholecystokinin injection, reproducing postprandial symptoms, 689 Breast cancer Choledocholithiasis, economic analysis of hospital charges for, 472 body mass index in diagnosis of, 555 Cholescintigraphy, qualitative, with cholecystokinin injection, 689 columnar cell lesions with atypia as risk factor for, 984 Chyloperitoneum, after blunt abdominal injury, 811 early stage treatment of, inner city women s preferencess and, 215 Civil War, morbidity and mortality of Confederate generals during, intraoperative margins of, enhanced touch preps in interpreting, 760 973 Cloquet, Jules Germain, 1169 invasive, initial margin status and residual carcinoma after re- Colectomy 3 excision of, 337 outcomes of right versus left at academic centers, 945 locaily advanced, sentinel lymph node biopsy for, 977 predicting unplanned hospital readmission after, 998 lymphatic mapping for after augmentation mammoplasty, 981 total abdominal, patient satisfaction and outcomes of, 709 MRI in detection of, 970 Colitis standardized uptake values for, 1151 cytomegalovirus, mimicking recurrent inflammatory bowel dis- Breast-conservation therapy ease, 58 initial margin status for residual carcinoma after, 337 hospital readmission after colectomy for, 998 interpreting intraoperative margins in, 973 ischemic, 400 women’s preferences for, 215 Collagen Breast surgery techniques, preoperative bracketing wire in, 574 abnormal composition of in recurrent incisional hernia patients, Bronchogenic cysts, retroperitoneal, 89 1254 1300 THE AMERICAN SURGEON December 2007 Vol. 73 No implanted for patch repair of ileoanal pouch-vaginal fistula, 514 Cysts types of, as biomarkers for incisional hernias, 561 of axilla, rare, 909 Colon retroperitoneal foregut duplication, 89 anterior mediastinal herniation of, 367 Cytokeratin immunostain-probe, in sentinel node identification, 222 cancer of Cytomegalovirus colitis, mimicking recurrent inflammatory bowel radioguided sentinel node identification in, 222 disease, 58 with situs inversus, 931 lipoma of, atypical CT findings in (letter), 417 locally advanced right adenocarcinoma of, en bloc duodenal re- D Ent section for, 1063 Damage control laparotomy, delayed closure in, 10 Epi mesenteric lipodystrophy of, 1242 Decision making, of residents, 548 Err Colonic resection, after damage control laparotomy, 606 Deep vein thrombosis Colonoscopy, splenic rupture with, 393 risk of with endovascular cooling, 461 Colorectal cancer in trauma patients, 1173, 1228 left-sided, flexible sigmoidoscopy for, 994 Delayed closure, in damage control laparotomy, 10 metastasis of presenting as testicular mass, 79 Diabetes, in pressure ulcer risk, 1215 stage II, predictors of distant metastasis and mortality in, 230 Diaphragm in young patient, 42 posttraumatic hernia of, 845 Colorectal resection, outcome analysis of, 991 recurrent metastases with infiltration to, 884 traumatic right tears of, minimally invasive diagnosis of, 388 Columnar cell lesions with atypia, breast, excision of, 984 Differentiated thyroid cancer, posttreatment surveillance of, 1052 Common carotid artery imbrication, with carotid endarterectomy, Diverticular disease, with unborn enterolith, 703 276 Diverticulectomy, for acute right colonic diverticulitis, 1237 Community-associated sepsis, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Diverticulitis aureus in, 684 acute right colonic, conservative treatment for, 1237 Est Community practice/hospital anastomosis in management of complications of, 787 Etk abdominal CT for perforated appendicitis in, 1002 septic thrombophlebitis of inferior mesenteric vein in, 404 endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in, Dowd technique, for lumbar hernia repair, 54 1111 Ductal carcinoma in situ, columnar cell lesions with atypia and, 984 Ex laparoscopic approach in complicated appendicitis in, 737 Duodenum predictors of survival after major vascular surgery in, 697 benign neoplasms of, resection of, 1086 ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in, 912 diverticulum perforation of, extended retroperitoneal abscess safety of carotid angioplasty and stenting in, 543 caused by, 85 Compartment syndromes en bloc resection of for colon adenocarcinoma, 1063 diagnosis and management of, 1199 lymphoma of, 1057 with protracted surgery in lithotomy position, 19 Duty hours Compensated shock, near-infrared spectroscopy in screening for, - restricted, 140 1017 in graduate surgical education attrition, 963 Competency-based advancement, in general surgery, 109 in survival of seriously injured patients, 185 Computed tomography (CT) survival of seriously injured patients and, 185 abdominal, for perforated appendicitis, 1002 for women residents, 161 for additional spinal trauma in cervical spine injury, 70 atypical finding in colonic lipoma (letter), 417 in brain density measurement for blunt head trauma, 1023 E for intestinal obstruction and ileus, 1210 E-cadherin, in predicting breast cancer, 973 in managing intussusception in adults, 1098 Early mobilization, in pressure ulcer prevention, 1215 mapping pancreas tail and splenic hilum, 890 Eckardt Score, in achalasia treatment outcomes, 327 versus repeat chest radiographs after penetrating thoracic trauma, Editorial comments, 854, 856 569 Education. See Surgical education for right lower quadrant abdominal pain in reproductive-age Eikenella corrodens, in necrotizing fasciitis after inguinal hernia re- women, 580 pair, 876 to rule out appendicitis, 1232 Elderly scout anteroposterior and lateral, in thoracolumbar spine trauma lung cancer resection in, 22 screening, 780 medical admission of for traumatic injuries, 851, 854, 856 Conn’s‘syndrome, endoscopic adrenalectomy for, 174 nonoperative management of blunt splenic trauma in, 585 Conservative treatment trauma appraisal in, 354 for acute right colonic diverticulitis, 1237 Electrocardiographic change, predictors of, 697 of nongangrenous esophageal and gastric pneumatosis, 862 Electrocautery, in laparoscopic nonanatomic hepatic resection, 987 Coronary artery Electromyographic recordings, of anal sphincters in fecal inconti- mammography in screening for disease of, 717 nence, 6 repair of traumatic injuries of, 296 Emergency surgery Coronary artery bypass, off-pump, for traumatic coronary artery for acute appendicitis, 626 injuries, 296 training for, 157 Council of Medical Education and Hospitals, graduate medical edu- Emergent trauma surgery, retained foreign bodies after, 1031 cation standards of, 136 En bloc resection, for locally advanced right colon adenocarcinoma, Crack pipe, ingested, 1144 1063 Critical care training, perceptions and attitudes of, 433 End-stage renal disease, surgical revascularization in, 598 Critically ill trauma patients Endometriosis, asymptomatic intussusception of appendix second- early glucose normalization in, 769 ary to, 299 poor glycemic control and increased mortality in, 454 Endoscopic adrenalectomy, long-term results of in Conn’s syn- Crohn’s disease, small bowel adenocarcinoma complicating, 1181 drome, 174 Curriculum-based training, for general surgery, 109 Endoscopic gastrostomy, percutaneous, pneumoperitoneum after, ‘Cystic duct, biliary B-cell lymphoma of, 508 765 3 No. 12 SUBJECT INDEX 1301 Endoscopy Gallstone pancreatitis, in Hispanics, 1071 aberrant right subclavian artery and, 1259 Gallstones, cholecystectomy without, 689 surgeon-performed, in rural versus non-rural setting, 903 Ganglion cysts, glenohumeral joint, 909 Endovascular cooling, risk of deep venous thrombosis with, 461 Gangrene, laparotomy for, 1006 Endovascular repair, of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, 1111 Gastrectomy, subtotal, for extended retroperitoneal abscess, 85 Endovascular stent, for traumatic renal artery occlusion, 351 Gastric bypass Enterocutaneous fistula, from incomplete operations, 75 : high BMI and complications of, 959 Enterolith, unborn, presenting as small bowel obstruction, 703 systematic and evidence-based approach in outcomes of, 955 Enteroscopy, retained video capsule after, 1140 Gastric cancer, lymph node metastasis from, classification of, 359 Epiploic appendagitis, misdiagnosis of, _ Gastric injury Erratum, 1198 with blunt trauma, 880 The contribution of acute cholecystitis, ine, and previous ab- prognostic factors in, 48 dominal surgery on the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystec- Gastric pneumatosis, nongangrenous, conservative management of, tomy (2007:73(4);371-376), 636 862 High incidence of symptomatic Meckel’s diverticulum in patients Gastric ulcer, penetrating, presenting as subcapsular liver abscess, less than fifty years of age: an indication for resection (2007: 82 73(3);271-275), 1293 Gastroduodenal artery, as inflow tract in right hepatic artery repair, Esophageal pneumatosis, nongangrenous, conservative manage- 888 ment of, 862 Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), ten-year follow up after Esophagogastro-Roux-en-Y jejunostomy, for recurrent achalasia, laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for, 748 930 Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), surgical issues of, 631 Esophagus Gastrointestinal tract, foreign body ingestion into, 1144 polypoid spindle cell carcinoma of, 67 Gastrojejunostomy, morbidity-associated factors after, 871 retrograde esophageal intubation for injury of, 267 Gastrostomy, percutaneous endoscopic, pneumoperitoneum after, Estrogen replacement, in spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage, 1147 765 ’ Ethanol infusion, stress-reducing, low-dose, 192 Gender issues, in surgical training, 161 Evidence-based approach, in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Giant pelvic solitary fibrous tumor, obstructing intestinal and uri- outcomes, 955 nary tract, 478 ’ Extremity compartment syndromes, diagnosis and management of, Giant perirenal liposarcoma, nephron-sparing radical excision of, 1199 377 Glasgow Coma Scale, in evaluating blunt head trauma outcome, 447 F Glenohumeral joint ganglion cyst, 909 Glucose serum levels, early normalization of in critically ill trauma Familial adenomatous polyposis, attenuated, variable phenotypic outcomes, 769 expression of MYH gene in siblings with, 1250 Glycemic control, poor, in critically ill trauma patients, 454 Fascia, pragmatic overview for surgeons, 451 Graduate medical education (GME) standards, residency review Fasciotomy closure, using simultaneous vacuum-assisted closure committee and, 136 and hyperbaric oxygen, 261 ; Graduate surgical education, factors affecting attrition in, 963 Fecal diversion, eliminating with colostomy reversal, 664 Granulomatous mastitis, therapeutic paradigm for, 798 Fecal incontinence, types of, 6 Gunshot wound Feeding tube placement, efficacy of during pancreaticoduodenec- of lower extremity, 1136 tomy, 1262 to neck, bullet embolus to heart after, 1245 Femoral pseudoaneurysm, arteriovenous fistula and, 227| Fetal outcome predictors, in pregnant trauma patients, 724 H Fine needle aspiration cytology, for pancreatic neoplasms, 94 Hand injury, indicating associated severe injuries, 706 First assistant billing, by surgical residents, financial impact of, 652 Handlebar injuries, in children, 807 Fixation, of chest wall fractures, 591 Hanging maneuver Flank wound, penetrating, optimal observation time for, 25 anatomical basis of, 1193 Flexner Report, on medical education, 136 for recurrent metastases. with diaphragmatic infiltration, 884 Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography, standardized Harmonic scalpel, ultrasonic dissector plus, in liver resection, 256 uptake values for breast carcinomas in, 1151 Harrison, Tinsley, friendship and ietters with Alfred Blalock of, 318 Fluoroscopy, for additional spinal trauma in cervical spine injury, Hartmann’s colostomy reversal, mn in, 664 : 70 Head and neck Follow-up, after bariatric surgery, 181 median partial sternotomy adapted in surgery of, 1275 Forced expiratory volume, predicting after pulmonary resection, melanoma of, sentinel lymph node biopsy for, 754 1047 Head injury/trauma Foreign bodies CT brain density measurement in pueitie elevated ICP after, ingested, management of, 1144 1023 obstetric vacuum in removal from rectum, 304 outcomes of without — pressure monitoring, 447 retained with pediatric liver injury, 37 after surgery, 1031, 1083 risk of deep venous thrombosis with endovascular cooling in, 461 after video capsule enteroscopy, 1140 Healthcare Four-compartment fasciotomy, for lower extremity compartment ‘changing climate of, 100 syndrome, 19 costs of Fournier’s gangrene, incarcerated inguinal hernia in, 93 abdominal CTs in reproductive-age women and, 580 Fractures, chest wall, operative fixation of,.591 increasing, 100 Frozen section evaluation, for tumor-negative surgical margins, 973 of surgical residency, 652 Healthcare insurance, surgical residency costs to, 652 G Healthcare professionals, in changing climate, 100 Gallbladder Heart metastatic malignant melanoma of, 833 bullet embolus to, 1245 ultrasound measurement of wall thickness, 926 troponin elevation in, predictors of, 697 1302 THE AMERICAN SURGEON December 2007 Vol. 73 No. Helicobacter pylori eradication, for penetrating gastric ulcer, 82 Infrarenal aorta, mycotic aneurysm of after pancreatic pseudocyst Leuk HELLP syndrome, liver transplantation for, 1013 drainage, 1266 Hemicolectomy, for acute right colonic diverticulitis, 1237 Inguinal hernia Lifes Hemorrhage Eikenella corrodens in necrotizing fasciitis after repair of, 876 Liga from chest trauma, recombinant factor VII as adjunct for, 818 incarcerated, in Fournier’s gangrene, 93 Ligh control of in liver injuries, 201 Injury prevention programs, 62 excess mortality, length of stay, and costs associated with in Insulinoma, diagnosis and minimally invasive resection of, 520 Liml trauma patients, 1269 Intensive care units (ICUs) Ling spontaneous hepatic, 1147 mild renal dysfunction and postoperative mortality in, 743 Hemorrhoidopexy, stapled, outcomes assessment of, 733 pneumoperitoneum after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Lipe Hepatectomy, right, with hanging maneuver, for recurrent metas- in, 765 Lipo tases with diaphragmatic infiltration, 884 risk factors for pressure ulcers in, 1215 Lith Hepatic artery repair, gastroduodenal artery as inflow tract to, 888 shift work and reduced use of, 185 Live Hepatic resection, laparoscopic nonanatomic, 987 Intestine ar Hepatitis virus indomethacin-induced ulceration of, 344 from blood exposure in operating room, 637 obstructed hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and, 658 abdominal cocoon in, 1133 Hepatocellular carcinoma, surgical options for, 658 CT scan for, 1210. Hernia giant pelvic solitary fibrous tumor in, 478 amyand, classification scheme for, 1288 restoring continuity of, 664 anterior mediastinal of transverse colon, 367 Intraabdominal injury, with spinal cord injury, 1035 incisional Intracranial pressure, elevated, CT brain density measurement to - biomarkers in, 561 . predict, 1023 bursting strength evaluation of, 722 Intravenous fluid administration, prehospital, for penetrating trun- recurrent, abnormal tissue collagen composition in, 1254 cal injury and field hypotension, 1027 inguinal Intussusception Eikenella corrodens in necrotizing fasciitis after repair of, 876 asymptomatic, of appendix, 299 incarcerated, in Fournier’s gangrene, 93 management approach in, 1098 polypropylene underlay patch for, 468 Invasive .pulmonary aspergillosis, thoracoscopic lingulectomy for, postsacrectomy perineal, 1129 279 posttraumatic, 845 Ischemic colitis, in pheochromocytoma, 400 Hernioplasty, open mesh plug inguinal, migration after, 207 Hinchey score, in diverticulitis classification for complications, 787 Hispanics, gallstone pancreatitis in, 1071 J HIV infection, from blood exposure in operating room, 637 Jaundice, obstructive, biliary B-cell lymphoma of cystic duct in, 508 Hospital costs Jehovah’s Witness of aggressive measures in pulseless and apneic trauma patients, * chest trauma in, 818 62 Whipple procedure for chronic pancreatitis in (letter), 935 for choledocholithiasis, 472 Jejunum for serious hemorrhage in trauma patients, 1269 diverticular disease of, with unborn enterolith, 703 Hospital readmission, after colectomy, predicting, 998 indomethacin-induced ulcerations with perforation of, 344 Hyaluronate carboxymethylcellulose (Seprafilm), in pediatric surgical patients, 792 Hydrodissection, in laparoscopic nonanatomic hepatic resection, L 987 Ladd procedure, laparoscopic, 693 Hyperbaric oxygen, with vacuum-assisted fasciotomy closure, 261 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Hyperglycemia, in critically ill trauma patients, 769 acute cholecystitis, obesity, and previous abdominal surgery in Hyperparathyroidism, tertiary, intraoperative parathyroid hormone outcome of, 371 . assay in, 281 timing of for acute cholecystitis, 1188 Hypertension, intraabdominal, in septic shock, 865 vasculobiliary injury after, 888 Hyperthermic limb perfusion, for in-transit metastases from Merkel Laparoscopic evacuation, in bile peritonitis prevention, 611 cell carcinoma (letter), 1921 Laparoscopic Ladd procedure, 693 Hypoperfusion, near-infrared spectroscopy and oxygen delivery Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, ten-year follow up after, 748 changes in, 1017 Laparoscopic rectopexy, without resection, 858 Hypotension, prehospital IV administration for in penetrating trun- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass cal injury, 1027 high BMI and complications of, 959 systematic evidence-based approach to and outcomes of, 955 Laparoscopy for complicated appendicitis, 737 Ileoanal pouch-vaginal fistula, patch repair of, 514 in managing adhesive small bowel obstruction, 773 Ileus, CT scan for, 1210 in nonanatomic hepatic resection, saline-cooled cautery and hy- Incisional hernia drodissection in, 987 biomarkers in, 561 pain management methods after, 618 bursting strength evaluation of, 722 transabdominal approach in, for incarcerated inguinal hernia, 93 recurrent, abnormal tissue collagen composition in, 1254 Laparotomy Incomplete surgery, stump resection from, 75 damage control, delayed closure in, 10, 606 Indomethacin-induced jejunal ulcerations, with perforation, 344 managing wound dehiscence after, 1224 Infection for visceral ischemia and gangrene, 1006 after colorectal resection, 991 Lavage, in bile peritonitis prevention, 611 sternoclavicular joint, 729 Length of stay Inferior vena cava filter insertion, prophylactic (letter), 1197 with complicated appendicitis treatment, 737 5 Inflamm5a8 tory bowel disease, recurrent, and cytomegal; ovirus colitis, for serious hemorrhage in trauma patients, 1269 Letters to editor, 417, 934, 935, 936, 937, 1197, 1291 zzz