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AUTHOR INDEX AUTHOR INDEX Arslani, Nuhi, E340 Betler, Michael Paul, E100 Capote, Allan, 982 A Arthrell, Justin, 465 Bhalla, Varun K., 826 Caprino, Paola, E58 Arthur, Katherine R., 909 Bhardwaj, Ayjy, 216 Carbonell, Alfredo M., 572 Abai, Babak, E275 Asai, Keiko, 366 Bhatia, Amina M., 734 Carboni, Fabio, E151 Abbas, Maher A., 992 Asare, Mariette, E278 Bhattacharya, Syamal D., 885, E31 Cardona, Kenneth, 657 Abbass, Mohammad Ali, 961 Ashman, Zane, 973 Bhullar, Jasneet S., 745 Carmichael, Joseph C., 1026, 1034, Abboud, Elia Charbel, 723 Ashok, Arjun, 1119 Bhullar, Jasneet Singh, E19, E212 1058 Abdu, Afaf, 216 Au, Francis C., E135 Bhuva, Kalpesh, 553 Carney, Daniel, E335 Abdullah, Fizan, 914 Augenstein, Jeffrey, 441 Bilchik, Anton J., E343 Carpenter, Christin L., 666 Abdussamet 1279 Augenstein, Vedra A., 666 Birrer, Kara L., 1207 Castell6n-Pavén, Camilo, 429 Bozkurt, Mehmet, Augustin, Goran, Black, Emily A., E221 Catracchia, Valeria, 116, 483 Abell, Thomas, 457 Aurello, Paolo, 116, 483, E190, Blair, Sarah L., 977 Cavallini, Marco, 1154 Abolhoda, Amir, E175 E294, E351 Blazquez-Hernando, 429 Ceccanei, Gianluca, E151 Adamo, Alfred, E273 Aziz, Hamza, E31 Luis Alberto, Ceccanti, Silvia, 955 Adams, David, 676 Blewett, Christopher J., 889 Celik, Yusuf, 446 Adams, Kristen, 457 Bograd, Benjamin, 747 Centanini, Francesca, E333 Afifi, Ibrahim, 922 Bokhari, Faran, E56 Chad Robinson, C., E223 Agarwal, Suresh, 939 Bolemon, Britt, 414 Chagpar., Anees B., 561 Agle, Steven C., 651 Bollanti, Lucilla, E351 Chan, Patricia, 982 Agostino-Sinisi, Antonio, 1196 Bolton, John S., 797 Chance, Elisha A., 113 Aguilar, Francesc, E96 Ba, Cai-Feng, 217 Bonadiman, Adorisio, 361 Chander Sharma, Barjesh, 550 Ahmed, Hesham M., 23 Baba, Hideo A., 90 Bongard, Frederic, 1248 Chandler, Nicole M., 672, 857 Ahmed, Naveed, E231 Babaloa, Olufemi, E139 Bongarzoni, Giuseppe, E108 Chandrashekhar, Sundeep, E162 Ahn, Byung Kyu, 544 Bacchetta, Matthew D., 257 Boone, Brian, 601 Chandru Kowdley, Gopal, 802 Ahn, Joseph E., 987 Bach, John A., 1203 Booth, Karen, 634 Chang, David, 1068 Ahuja, Vanita, 553, E267, E335 Bacon, Louise, E139 Borgi, Jamil, 261 Chang, Jason, 987 Aitchison, Samantha, 444 Baerman, Katherine M., E31 Bose, Shikha, 1009 Chang, Yuchiao, 939 Aklilu, Mebea, 414 Baghmanli, Ziya, E177 Bossola, Maurizio, 151 Changoor, Navin R., E278 Aktas, Gulali, 1263 Baha Temizgé6niil, Kaplan, 1279 Boutros, Marylise, E300 Chase, Sheree Carter, 14 Alam, Hasan B., 939 Bair, Leah, 764 Bove, Aldo, E108 Chaudhary, Sushant, £202, E212 Al-Balbissi, Laith A, E347 Baker, Jennifer L., 977 Boyd, Travis G., E329 Cheadle, William G., 641, 952 Alban, Rodrigo F., 928 Baker, Jeremy A., 1213 Bradley, Joel F., III 786, E219 Cheatham, Michael L., 928, 1207 Albert, Ann A., 1140 Balducci, Genoveffa, 1154 Branche, Marc J., 702 Cheek, Susannah, E35 Alberty, J. Brannon, 882 Baltazar, Gerard, 216 Branco, Bernardino C., 1134 Chen, Chih-Chi, E111 Alex, Gillian C., 84 Bandera, Bradley C., E243, E253 Brand, Marc, 1235 Chen, Gang, E127 Alex, Gillian, 337 Bankey, Paul E., 502, 1308 Brandt, Mary L., 1304 Chen, Julia, 194 Alexakis, Nikolaos, 111 Bankoff, Mark, E25 Breitman, Igal, 242 Chen, Li-Chun, E312 Alfieri, Sergio, E58 Bannon, Krista, E104 Brescia, Antonio, 67, 253, 437 Chen, Qinggiu, 54 Al-Hassani, Ammar, 922 Bargallo, Josep, E96 Bresee, Catherine, 997, 1009 Chen, Shuang, 167 Alis, Halil, 1279 Barmparas, Galinos, 1013, 1134 Brevard, Sydney B., 1213, 1226 Chen, Wen-Pin, 1045 Ali, Sadia, 465 Barnes, Stephen L., 301 Bricker, Scott, 1248 Chen, Yinggang, 215 Alicioglu, Banu, E214 Barnes, Stephen, E331 Brito, Juan P., 213 Chendrasekhar, Akella, 216, E100 Aliosmanoglu, Ibrahim, 446, 933 Barnett, Rebecca E., 641 Britt, L. D., 806 Cheng, Amy W., 992 Allan, Bassan J., 625 Barnett, Rebecca Elise, 952 Britt, Rebecca, 743 Cheng, Julius D., 502, 1308 Almadani, Ammar, 922 Barrios, Cristobal, 1001, 1089 Brock, Christie, E331 Cheng, Kun, 534 Almaguer-Rosales, Susana, 284 Bartels, Ashley N., 301 Broome, James T., 162 Cheng, Nan-Sheng, 1142 Almenrader, Nicole, 955 Bartels, Ashley, E331 Brown, Aaron L., E33, E316 Cheng, Yao, 1142 Almodovar, Jorge, 982 Bartolazzi, Armando, E351 Brown, Carlos V. R., 465 Cheung, Laurence Y., 745 Aloizos, Stavros, 381 Bas, Koray, E214, 1279 Brown, R. E., 797 Childs, Christopher, 781 Al-Thani, Hassan, 922 Basseri, Eraj, 845 Brown, Russell E., 35 Cho, Isaac, 1075 Alvarez, Juan F., 865 Bassiony, Ashraf M., E154 Brudnicki, Adele, 891 Cho, Sung-Il, 40 Amato, Silvia, E294, E333 Basso, Luigi, 1310 Bucciarelli, Peter R., 899 Choi, Jacqueline J., 108 Amdur, Richard, 747 Bates, William B., III E310 Burke, John P., E289 Choong, Mun-Yau, E52 Amersi, Farin, 1220 Batra, Vineeta Vijay, E354 Burnett, Nicolas P., 716 Chrestiana, Dewi, 897 Amesur, Nikhil B., E80 Bautz, Joshua T., E80 Burton, Patrick V., 666 Christmas, A. Britton, 594, 1185 Aminian, Ali, 1258 Baxter, Katherine J., 734 Bushman, Jeremy C., 1312 Chrysikos, Dimosthenis T., 205 Ammon, Adelaide, 764 Bayme, Michael Y., E6 Busque, Stephan, 235 Chu, Edward W., 953 Amos, Joseph Darryl, E165 Bayouth, Lilly, 1207 Butler, John, 331 Chua, Antonio, E43 Anastasio, Gerardo, 1243 Beamer, R. Larry, E147 Butler, Joseph S., E63 Chun, Linda, 987 Andersen, Nicholas D., 939 Bearman, Gonzalo, 1269 Byam, Jerome, 952 Chung, Kao-Chi, E52 Anderson, Christopher P., 140 Beattie, Rory, 634 Bynoe, Raymond P., E219 Cicchillo, Michael, 61 Anderson, Ryan J., 716 Beatty, John S., E310, E314 Cicchini, Claudia, E190 Anderson, Shannon, 1111 Becher, Robert D., 861, 875 Ciccone, Anna Maria, E22 Andrew DiFronzo, L., 1093 Bechtol, Karen, E320 Cina, Robert A., 873 Ang, Darwin N., 649, 706 Beck, William C., 815 Cc Clancy, Thomas V., E91 Angel Garcia-Urena, Miguel, 429 Behrns, Kevin E., 706 Claridge, Jeffrey A., E160 Anjaria, Devashish, 247 Bell, Theodore, 553, E335 Clark, Clarence E., E139 Annamalai, Alagappan A., 1064 Belyansky, Igor, 693, 786, 829 Cabrera-Mendoza, Francisco, 284 Clark, Jason M., 928 Antanavicius, Gintaras, 325, 543 Benharash, Peyman, 973, 1040 Cai, Ming-Jun, E127 Clark, Tim, 216 Antolino, Laura, 483, E351 Bennion, Robert, 1102 Callender, Glenda G., 716 Clifton, Matthew S., 870 Araco, Antonino, 1316 Benson, Eleni M., 1304 Calpena, Rafael, E17, E67 Cobb, William S., 572 Araco, Francesco, 1316 Berbiglia, Lindsay, 764 Calvo-Duran, Enrique, 429 Coffey, J. Calvin, E289 Arikanoglu, Zulfu, 446, 933 Berch, Barry, 889 Camp, E. Ramsay, E73 Cohn, Stephen, 1134 Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos, E12 Berdel, Henrik O., E219 Campbell, Michael J., 279 Colavita, Paul D., 693, 786, 829 Armstrong, Chris, 1017 Berger, Adam C., 232 Campbell, Michael L., 723 Collier, Kristin T., E292 Armstrong, Christopher, 968 Bergese, Sergio D., 1203 Camps, Juan L., E223 Collins, Jay N., 806 Arora, Ankur, 550 Berliner, Karen [., 845 Cannon, Robert M., 35, 566 Collins, Jay, 743, 794 Arora, Shalini, 1159 Bernal, Nicole, 1001 Canterbury, Timothy, 739 Coltro, Dolglas, 323 Arroyo, Antonio, E17, E67 Besim, Hasan, E214 Cao, Jianmin, 305 Comgali, Biilent, 443 THE AMERICAN SURGEON December 2013 Como, John J., E160 Deziel, Daniel J., E238 Falcone, John L., 110, 332, 541, Giger, Urs, 1305 Compoginis, John M., 274 Dhillon, Ramandeep Singh, 1001 547, 958, 1218 Gillern, Maj Suzanne M., 119 Comunoglu, Cem, E214 Di Renzo, Raffaela Marina, E108 Falcone, Trasey D., 541 Girgin, Sadullah, 446, 933 Condon, Eoghan, E289 Diaz, Jose J., 583 Fallon, Sara C., 1304 Giubettini, Maria, E351 Connolly, Mark M., E76 Dickson, Paxton V., 84 Fan, Linjun, 54 Giuliani, Andrea, 1310 Conrad, Erich J., 492 Dida, Kleitia, E106 Fan, Xinxin, 305 Giurescu, Marina E., 1238 Constans, Joseph, 492 Didagelos, Matthaios, 372 Fang, Qing-Bo, E149 Glamore, 1231 Conti, David J., 221 Diebel, Lawrence N., 764 Fannin, Elizabeth, E49 Michael James, Conzo, Giovanni, 1196 Diegidio, Paul, E219 Farah, José F., 361 Glover, Brent, E33 Cook, Charles H., 1203 Dieter, Raymond A., E221 Farmer, Russell W., 296 Godinez, Carlos, 14 Cooke, David T., 49 DiFronzo, L. Andrew, 961 Farrell, Michael S., E349 Goldberg, Amy J., E135 Cooksey, Laurie, 1269 Diggs, Brian, 388 Favi, Francesco, 67, 253, 437, 1243 Goldberg, Steven, E269 Corcione, Francesco, 1196 Ding, Weiwei, 305 Felder, Seth L., 1013 Goldner, Bryan, 1022 Corley, J. Jarrett, E217 Divino, Celia M, 108, 194, Feliciano, David V., 188, E296 Goldstein, Bram H., E320 Cornwell, Edward E., Il 702 953, 1159 Ferdinand, Colville H. B., E310, Goldstein, Lindsey E., E262 Corsetti, Ralph L., E54 Dixon, Jennifer A, 896 E314 Golle, Andrej, E340 Corsetti, Ralph, 797 Doglietto, Giovanni B., 151, E58 Ferguson, Lorenzo, E180, E212 Gomatos, Ilias P., 111 Coskun, Faruk, 443 Dolberg, Michael E., 723 Ferraro, Fausto, 1196 Gonzalez, Ricardo J., 476 Cosman, Bard, 1068 Dolich, Matthew, 1001 Fich, Alex, 30 Gonzalez, Richard P., 1213, 1226 Costi, Umberto, 1310 Donahue, Timothy R., 1005, E124 Figueroa, Ligia, 885 Gordo-Vidal, Federico, 429 Coughenour, Jeffrey P., 301 Donald, Graham, 1005 Fischer, Uwe M., E185 Gorgy, Amany, 914 Countryman, David, E86 Dorlon, Margaret, 676 Fisher, Sarah B., 657 Gould, Jay, 857 Covino, Marcello, 151 Doughtie, C. Anne, 566 Fitzgerald, Timothy L., 651, 775 Gourgiotis, Stavros, 381 Cowan, Scott W., 11, 232, 454, Dozier, Kristopher C., 96 Fleshner, Phillip, 1013 Govednik, Cara, 1283 899, 1131, E324 Drakopoulos, Spyros, 381 Flessas, Ioannis, 1191 Govindarajan, Venkatesh, 1171 Cozzi, Denis A., 955 Draus, John, E119 Fogel, Sandy, 608 Goya, Vinay, 335, E45 Crawford, Fred A., Jr., 449 Drebin, Jeffrey A., 321 Fong, Zhiven, E197 Gracias, Vicente H., Cromer, Maj. Robert, E209 Dries, David J., 140 Fonseca, Annabelle L., 422 Graham, Laura A., Cross, Wirt, 802 Du, Wenlin, E130 Foroutan, Shahin, E269 Graham, Matthew, Cull, David L., 61 Duane, Therese M., 578, 1269 Fortino Hima, Jeanine, 388 Gravante, Gianpiero, 1316, E187 Cull, John David, E56 Duane, Therese Marie, 135 Fortson, James K., 854 Gray, Richard J., 1238 Cummings, Glenn R., 1213 Dubay, Linda, E19 Foster, Clarence E., 1026 Graygo, Jill, 441 Cyrus, John W., E40 Dubecz, Attila, 614, 634, 754, 902 Frakes, Michael A., 939 Green, Connor, E63 Duchesne, Juan C., 810., 944, 1149 Francescatti, Amanda B., E238 Green, John M., 594 Duncan, Lisa D., E221 Francescatti, Amanda, 1235 Greene, Wendy R., 702, E278 D Dunki-Jacobs, Eric, 35 Francis, Faiz, 728 Greenstein, Alexander J., 1159 Dunki-Jacobs, Erik M., 716 Frangi, Andres, E17 Greer, Cpt Lauren T., 119 Dunn, Ernest L., E165 Frangi, Andrés, E67 Griffin, L. Ashley, E192 D’Angelo, Francesco A., E351 Dunn, Ernest, E35 Frank, Rachel M., E88 Griffith, James, 457 D’Addetta, Vincenzo, E108 Dunne, James, 747 Frankel, Heidi L., 267 Grim, Rod, 553 D'Angelo, Francesco, 116, E190, Dunphy, Kaitlyn M., 572 Frazee, Richard, E114 Grim, Rodney, E335 E294, 483 Durkan, Brandice, 1009 Frediani, Simone, 955 Gross, Erica R., E337 Dai, Hongshan, E182 Dutson, Erik, E61 Friel, Charles M., 347 Groves, Leslie B, 861 Dalgic, Aydin, E116 Dyer, Benjamin, E249 Friend, Kara Elizabeth, 743 Grubbs, Elizabeth G., 84 Dall’Oglio, Anna, 67, 253, 437 Dyomin, Victor, E6 Friend, Kara, 794 Guan, Sheng, E149 Dang, Catherine M., 997, 1009 Frotan, Amin M., 1213 Guidry, Chrissy, 944 D’angelo, Francesco, 116 Fry, Donald E., 1 Guillén, Fabiola, 284 D’Angelo, Francesco, 483 Fu, Chih-Yuan, 1289 Gul, Mesut, 446, 933 Daniels, Parviz D., 845 Fu, Ping, 107 Giilseren, Mehmet Onur, 443 Danielson, Paul D., 72, 857 Fuchimoto, Yasushi, E130 Gumus, Hatice, 446, 933 Dart, Benjamin W., IV 819 Fuhrman, George M., 797 Guo, Ke-Jian, 470 Datrice, Nicole, 331 Eakin, Jeffrey, Fujino, Minoru, E199 Gupta, Shubham, E65 Edeiken, Sara M., Datta, Jashodeep, 321, 439 Gutwein, Jenny L., 865 Edmond, Michael B., Davenport, Daniel L., 686 Gutwein, Luke G., 865 Edquist, Sarah, Davis, Brian R., 114 Guyton, Kristina, 76 Edwards, Christopher, Davis, James S., 441 Efron, Philip A., G Davis, Joseph Vivian, 1050 Egan, Bridget M., Davis, Kimberly A., 422 Egger, Michael E., De Las Casas, Luis E., 114 Eiferman, Daniel S., G6neng, Murat, 1279 H De Moya, Marc A., 939 Elias, Nahel, Gage, Fred, 747 de Virgilio, Christian, 1102 Gagliano, Ronald A., E47 Ellis, Michelle C., de Virgilio, Michael, 1102 El-Menyar, Ayman, Galardi, Nicholas, 794 Haan, James M., 1313 Dechéne, Alexander, 90 El-Sabrout, Kerri, Gale, Stephen C., 23 Hagen, Jeffrey A., 1075 Decou, James M., 1312 Elster, Eric, Gallagher, Sidhbh, E284 Hajhosseini, Babak, 235 Dell’Acqua-Cassao, Bruna, 361 Engel, Delphine, Gallaher, Jared R., 861, 875 Halabi, Wissam J., 1026, 1034 Della-Pietra, Cristina, 1196 Englert, Zachary P., Gambacorta, Maria A., 151 Hall, Capt. Andrew B., E209 Delman, Keith A., 657 Enomoto, Koji, Garberoglio, Carlos A., 1119 Hall, John J., E185 DeMeester, Steven R., 1075 Erbas, Gonca, Garcia, Arturo, 313 Halley, Lindsey, 457 Demetriades, Demetrios, 180, Ernst, Randy D., Garg, Gaurav, 375 Hamidian Jahromi, Alireza, E40 D10e8m1i,r i1z1,3 4 Baris, 443 EEsstnraaodlaa,, SNyelsvtioar,, GGaarsrpeatrtr,i nHi., EMdawracerldl,o , EE135383 HHaann,k s,J iaJnomhinn gB,. , E168821 Demirjian, Aram N., 1045 Etson, Kristina E., Gates, Jonathan D., 939 Hanna, Erin M., 594 DeMuro, Jonas P., E102, E273 Evans, David C., Gaugler, Andrew, E234 Hanna, Nader N., 583 Deneve, Jeremiah L., 476 Evans, Nathaniel, Gayagoy, Jennifer, 728 Hannan, Catherine, E303 Deng, Jingyu, 328 Ge, Xiao-Hu, E149 Hansbourgh, Faith, 882 Denney, Jason, E331 Gebhart, Alana, 968, 1017 Hansel, Tonya C., 492 Dente, Christopher J., E296 Gemenetzis, George, 381 Hanson, Brent, E249 Depalma, Maurizio, 1196 Georgiou, Chrysanthos, 180 Hao, Langsong, E137 Derderian, Sarkis C., 870 Gerken, Guido, 90 Hari, Danielle M., E343 Deren, Orgun, E214 Gestring, Mark L., 502, 1308 Harlan, Shanna M., 1213 Dermody, Meghan, E25 Fair, Brett A., Ghitulescu, Gabriela, E300 Harmon, Laura, E114 Deveaux, Peter, E253 Fairley, Romeo, Giannakopoulou, Georgia, 205 Harrington, Andrew N., 953 AUTHOR INDEX Harris, Beth, 666 Inoue, Yasuhiro, 495, E286 Kelley, Scott R., 630 Larson, David W., 630 Harris, Brady, 641 Iorio, Matthew L., E303 Kelly, Sean, E322 Lassey, James, 1305 Harvey, Dale, 578 Iqbal, Atif, E262 Kelz, Rachel R., 909 Latifi, Rifat, 922 Hashimoto, Masaji, 1163 Islam, Saleem, 457, 865 Kemik, Ahu, 1181 LaTorre, Marco, 1154 Hassan, Hany, E154 Itani, Kamal M. F., 514 Kemik, 6zgiir, 1181 Latowsky, Jason, E133 Hassan, Saif F., 1304 Itano, Osamu, E130 Kennedy, Ryan O., 1226 Lau, Cecilia, 1001 Hatley, Robyn M., 826 Ito, Masahiro, 528 Kensinger, Clark D., E240 Laurence, Graham, E335 Hauch, Adam, 1134 Ivatury, Rao R., 135 Kent, K. Craig, 1123 Lauretta, Andrea, E28 Hawkins, Michael L., E310 Iverson, Capt. Kyle J., E209 Kercher, Kent W., 693 Lauro, Augusto, 483 Hawn, Mary T., 514 Keskey, Robert C., 641, 952 Lavery, Robert F., 247 Havashi, Michihiro, 495 Kfoury, Elias, E156 Lavu, Harish, 1131 Hayden, Dana M., E238 Khamrui, Sujan, E143 Lazar, David A., 1304 Hayden, Dana, 1235 Khan, Nadia N., E267 Leavell, Patricia, 578 Heaney, Jiselle Bock, 810 Khorgami, Zhamak, 1258 Lee Goldstein, Adam, E326 Hebra, André, 893, 896 Kidner, Travis B., 1220 Lee, Byrne, 1022, 1054 Hedayat, Anushiravan, 1258 Jabo, Brice, 1119 Kightlinger, Elizabeth, 1102 Lee, Dooseok, 353 Hedrick, Traci L., 347 Jackson, Hope T., 702 Kilic, Koray, E116 Lee, Jae Gil, E145 Helmer, Stephen D., 1313, E281 Jacobs, Michael J., 728, E202 Killelea, Brigid, 561 Lee, Jae Hoon, 118 Heniford, B. Todd, 666, 693, 786, Jafari, Fariba, 1034 Kim, Baek-hui, 198 Lee, Jeffrey E., 84 829, 1185 Jafari, Mehraneh D., 1026, 1034 Kim, Beom Su, E305 Lee, Jong Hoon, 101 Henry, Maria A., 72 Jakate, Shriram, E255 Kim, Byung Sik, E30! Lee, Jong In, 101 Hensley, Sarah, 242, 549, E204 Jang, Ji Young, E145 Kim, Chong-Suk, 40 Lee, Jui-Ying, E312 Herbella, Fernando A. M., 72 Jang, You-Jin, 40 Kim, Jong-Han, 40 Lee, Kang Hong, 544 Herschman, Barry R., E19, Janjua, Sumbal, 939 Kim, Sara S., 649, E262 Lee, Kenneth K. W., 601 E212 Jenoff, Jay S., E324 Kim, Steven C., 657 Lee, Kimberly, 1269 Hertl, Martin, E308 Jeong, Jin Ho, 101 Kim, Tad, 649, E262 Lee, Sun Il, 198, 353 Heston, Skye, III E100 Jhamb, Satvik, E54 King, David R., 939 Lee, Youngseok, 198, 353 Hiatt, Jonathan R., 973 Ji, Wu, 524 Kirkegaard, Erin, 216 Leibrandt, Thomas, 325 Hicks, Barry A., 11 Jiang, Da-Shu, 1283 Kirshtein, Boris, 30 Lekawa, Michael, 1001 Hill, Charles R. St., 35 Jiang, Fangzheng, E169 Kisli, Erol, 1181 Lempert, Neil, 221 Hill, Jeanne G., 873 Jiang, Jun, 54 Kitagawa, Yuko, E130 Leonardo, Giacomo, 483 Hill, Sarah J., 870 Jiang, Zhi-Peng, 167 Klein, Rosemary, Leong, Chris, 768 Hiller, David J., E260 Jillard, Christa, E177 Klima, David A., Leskovan, John J., 1203 Hines, O. Joe, 1005 Jimenez, Camilo, 84 Klune, John R., Leung, Anna M., E343 Hiro, Junichiro, E286 Joels, Charles S., E141 Knott, Brianna, Levine, Edward A., 414, 620, 644 Hirokawa, Fumitoshi, 495 Johnson, Brent L., 61 Kobayashi, Kiichiro, Lew, John L, 213 Hobbs, David J, 1312 Johnson, Elizabeth J., El Koh, Christina Y., Lewis, James M., E228 Holena, Daniel N., 909 Jolley, Jennifer, E255 Koleilat, Alaa, Lewis, Michael, 1159 Holsten, Steven B., Jr., E310, E314 Jones, Mark A., E219 Kolff, Jeffrey W., Li, Bai-Feng, E37 Holzman, Michael D., 815 Jones, Yonge R., E296 Komeda, Koji, Li, Di-Nuo, 217 Hong, Kwang Dae, 198, 353 Jordan, Jack, 261 Kondo, Keisaku, Li, Fangxuan, 328, E206 Hoopes, Charles W., 444 Jordan, Mary M., 873 Kong, Allen, Li, Jieshou, 305, 506, 524, E169 Hope, William W., E91 Joseph, D’Andrea, E337 Konstadoulakis, Manousos M., 111 Li, Jun, E127 Horvat, Matjaz, E340 Joseph, Sigi P., 175 Kooby, David A., 657 Li, Liang, E182 Hosoda, Yoichiro, E357 Josloff, Robert K., E284 Koopman, Steven G., E65 Li, Min, 524 Houchen-Wise, Emily, 76 Juhee Song, 1283 Koronakis, Nikolaos, 1081 Li, Ning, 524 Hourigan, Jon S., 686 Justiniano, Carla F., 1203 Koskinas, John, 111 Li, Pei-Wen, E37 Howard, Harrison J., E343 Kothari, Truptesh, 457 Li, Qiang, 215 Howell, Charles G., 826 Kotwall, Cyrus A., E91 Li, Qiurong, 506 Howerton, Russell, 414 Krebs, Bojan, E340 Li, Tzong-Shiun, E52 Hoyo, Luis Felipe 429 K Kressin, Megan K., E246 Li, Weiqin, E169 Aguilera-Del, Kronfol, Ziad N., 589 Liakos, Nikolaos, 381 Hraemic, John, E104 Krugliak, Pavel, 30 Liang, Dong, 1273 Hsiang, David, 331 Kachare, Swapnil D., 775 Krznaric, Zeljko, E340 Liang, Han, 328, E206 Hsieh, Chi-Hsun, 1289 Kachare, Swapnil Dilip, 651 Kulaylat, Afif N., 1224 Liao, Chien-Hung, Elll Hsieh, Jan-Sing, E312 Kahn, Steven A., 502, 1308 Kumar, Anup, 434 Lim, Pei-Wen, 11 Huang, Gregory S., 113 Kairys, John C., 899 Kurian, Tony J., 837 Lin, Chih-Yen, E52 Huang, Qian, 506 Kaiser, Gernot M., 90 Kusunoki, Masato, E286 Lin, Chiu-Hsiu, 1289 Huang, Rui, 215 Kaiser, Gernot, E298 Kykalos, Stylianos, E298 Lin, Mayin, 1050 Hughes, Kakra, E278 Kajese, Tanyaradzwa M., E147 Lin, Yi-Xin, 1142 Hughes, Steven J., 601 Kaji, Amy, 1102 Linardoutsos, Dimitrios, 1191 Hughes, Tasha, 1235 Kalbaugh, Corey, 61 Lincoln, Denis, 728 Hunt, John P., 1149 Kalil, Antonio Nocchi, 323 L Lincourt, Amy E., 666, 693, Huynh, Toan T., 594 Kalil, Felipe, 323 786, 829 Hwang, Steve S., E281 Kamyab, Armin, , E202 Lindholm, Erika B., 882 Kane, Peter N., E91 Laan, Thomas Vander, 1106 Lindsey, David E., 1203 Kang, Shih-Ching, Elll Laberge, Jean-Martin, E300 Linsky, Paul L., 952 Kaplan, Lewis J., 422 Ladd, Mitchell R., 861, 875 Liou, Douglas, 1115 Kaptanoglu, Asli F., E214 Lagares-Garcia, Jorge A., E223 Lissauer, Matthew E., 583 Karabulut, Mehmet, 1279 Lahr, Christopher J., 457 Litz, Cristen, 672, 857 Karahashi, Tsuyoshi, E357 Lai, Bryan K., 465 Liu, Bingyang, 1221 Iaconelli, Romina, 955 Karamian, Brian, 1075 Lai, Dong-Ming, 167 Liu, Hao, E127 Iannelli, Antonio, 1305 Kates, Matthew J., El Lairmore, Terry, 1283 Liu, Hui, 328, E206 Idrees, Sarim, E141 Katsaragakis, Stylianos, 111 Lal, Ankita, 1235 Liu, Jingang, 1221 Ignacio, Romeo C., Jr., E10 Katz, Steven G., 274, 1106 Lam, Lydia, 1081 Liu, Jun-Hong, 217 Themelandu, 414 Kaur, Harmeet, E14 Lamas, Susana, E96 Liu, Yong-Feng, E37 Chukwuemeka, Kawamoto, Aya, E286 Lancaster, Elizabeth, 973, 1040 Liu, Yuan, 1221 Ikoma, Naruhiko, E130, E357 Kayano, Hajime, 366 Lancia, Capt. Nicholas, E209 Liu, Yunpeng, E83 Illuminati, Giulio, E151 Kays, David W., 865 Landsman, Nicholas, 987 Liu, Zheng, 215 Imagawa, David K., 1045 Kedar, Archana, 457 Lane, Karen T., 331 Liu, Zuo-Liang, E37 Inaba, Kenji, 1081, 1134 Keles, Aysenur, 446 Lannin, Donald R., 561 Liverani, Andrea, 1243 Indeck, Matthew C., E69, E98 Keller, Melissa, 764 Lardaro, Thomas, 914 Livingston, David H., 247 THE AMERICAN SURGEON December 2013 Livingstone, Alan S., 398 Maung, Adrian A., 422 E318 Obirieze, Augustine C., 702 Lloyd-Smith, Alexandra, E43 Maurizi, Giulio, E22 Morris, Lilah, 337 Odom, Stephen R., 939 Lo, Chris C., 194 Maxwell, Pinckney J., 450, E197 Morris, Michael W., Jr., 889, E231 Oey-Devine, Theresa D., 1313 Lo, Hung-Chieh, 1289 Maxwell, Robert A., 819 Morris, Michael Wyatt, Jr., E65 Ofner, Dietmar, 614, 634, 754, Lockett, Mark, E86 Mayberry, John, 76 Morse, Bryan C., E296 902 Loggie, Brian, 1171 Mays, Catherine, 578 Mosenthal, Anne C., 247 Ogawa, Yoshiaki, E199 Long, Chandler A., E228 McCafferty, Michael, 296 Moser, A. James, 601 Ogunjemilusi, Oluwatosin, 108 Long, Eric L., E192 McCagg, Jillian M., E316 Moskorz, Kerstin, 634 Oh, Daniel S., 1075 Long, Kira, 810 McCague, Andrew, E322 Mostafa, Gamal, E106 Oh, Seong Tae, E305 Lopez, Daniel E., 1227 McClain, Lauren E., E3 Moya, Pedro, E17 Ohkura, Yu, 1163 Lopez, Peter P., 764 McClellan, Eric B., 1248 Moya, Pedro, E67 Okigami, Masato, E286 Lopez-Monclis, Javier, 429 McClendon, Capt. E209 Moynihan, John J., E156 Okoye, Obi, 1081 Lopoo, John, 882 Hampton, Muir, Andrew, 634 Okuda, Junji, 366 Lottenberg, Lawrence, 649 McCoy, James, E139 Mukherjee, Kaushik, E236, Okugawa, Yoshinaga, E286 Lough, Erik G., E33 McCullough, Ann E., 1238 E240, E246 Olivas, Victor J., Jr., 114 Lovely, Jenna K., 630 McCullough, Meghan, 768 Muldoon, Roberta L., E246 Oliver, Israel, E17, E67 Lu, Jiong, 1142 Mcghan, Lee J., 1238 Muroni, Mirko, 1243 Olivera, Kristin, E165 Lube, Matthew W., E172 McGonigal, Michael D., 140 Murphy, Colin G., E63 Olloqui, Jeremy, 398 Luberice, Kenneth, 781, 837 McGuigan, Jim, 634 Murrell, Zuri, 1013 Onder, Akin, 933 Lucha, Paul A., E258 McLaren, Christine E., 1045 Musella, Mario, 1196 Opoku-Boateng, Adwoa, 797 Lum, Sharon S. J., 1119 McLean, Susan F., 589 Mustain, W. Conan, 686 Orkin, Bruce A., E25 Lutfi, Rami, E71 McLemore, Elisabeth C., 1068 Orsaria, Paolo, E187 Luu, Carrie, 1054 McMasters, Kelly M., 35, 566, 716 Ortega, Gezzer, 914 Luu, Minh B., E238 McNatt, Stephen S., E260 Orucevic, Amila, E228 Lynch, William, 327 McQuade, Karen, E165 Osborne, Duane L., E281 Lynn, Elizabeth T., 194 McSwain, Norman E., 810, 1149 Otero, Christian A., 398 Lynn, Juliane, 1013 Meade, Peter C., 1149 Quaissi, Mehdi, 1305 Lyons, John D., 188 Medina-Franco, Heriberto, 284 N’Kanza, Anne, 247 Owczarski, Stephanie, 676 Mege, Diane, 1305 Nabeel-Zafar, Syed, E278 Oxner, Chris, 797 Mehran, Amir, E61 Nabzdyk, Christoph S., E25 Oyetunji, Tolulope A., 702 Mejia, Vincente A., 819 Nagahashi, Masayuki, E167 Melcher, Marc L., 235 Nakajima, Yoshiyuki, 528 Mele, Ermelinda, 955 Nakayama, Don K., 257, 344, Melero-Montes, Daniel, 429 711, E192, E292 Ma, Gang, 470 Meng, Gang, 54 Napolitano, Salvatore, 1196 Ma, Lian-Ting, E127 Menon, Vijay G., 1064, 1115 Narayan, Mayur, 583 Maceli, Franco, E351 Merchant, Nipun B., 439 Naseer, Saira, E141 Pacelli, Fabio, 151 Maddox, Thomas M., 514 Mesko, Thomas W., 1295 Nasiri, Shirzad, 1258 Paci, Michael, E300 Madijarov, Jeko, 594 Metildi, Cristina, 1068 Natarajan, Bala, 1171 Pacilé, Maria Antonietta, E151 Magistri, Paolo, 483, E294, Meyers, Douglas C., 1213 Natsis, Konstantinos, 372 Paine, Elizabeth R., 457 E333, E351 Michael, Andrew, 982 Navas, Gwyneth, 764 Pajewski, Nicholas M., 875 Mahmood, Ismail, 922 Michalopoulos, Nikolaos V., 1191 Nealon, William H., 815, E240 Pakula, Andrea, 1086 Mahmoud, Ahmed, E269, E271 Michon, Elizabeth, 1213 Nease, Blaine, 739 Palazzo, Antonietta, 1196 Mailey, Brian, 977 Migita, Kazuhiro, 528 Neff, Lucas P., 861, 875 Palladino, Humberto, 114 Maithel, Shishir K., 657 Miles, Melissa, E284 Negussie, Edsa, 728 Palone, Gino, E108 Majeski, James, 327 Milillo, Andrea, 253 Nelson, Christopher, E331 Palumbo, Piero, E151 Makarawo, Tafadzwa P., 728 Millikan, Keith W., E238 Nelson, Clay G., 806 Pan, Li, E127 Makary, Martin A., 914 Mills, Angela M., 909 Neofytou, Kyriakos, 180 Pancaldi, Alessandra, 67, 253, Malde, Sachit, 728 Mills, Jane K., 388 Neri, Tiziano, 1243 437 Maloney, Megan J., 885 Mills, Steven D., 1034 Netz, Uri, E6 Pandya, Samir R., 891 Mandal, Sarbeswar, E143 Mills, Steven, 1026, 1058 Neville, Angela, 1102, 1248 Pantanali, Carlos A. R., 72 Manipadam, John Mathew, E354 Milone, Marco, 1196 Nguyen, Andrew H., E124 Papadimitriou, Christos A. , 205 Manookian, Patrick, E271 Ming, Jia, 54 Nguyen, Karissa, 885 Papadimos, Thomas J., 1203 Mansour, Kamal A., E154 Minion, David, E119 Nguyen, Ninh T., 968, 1017 Papandria, Dominic, 914 Marcet, Jorge E., 723 Miraflor, Emily J., 96, 313 Nguyen, Phi D., 454, E324 Papantoni, Eva, E12 Marchalik, Daniel, 23 Miranda, Marvin A., Jr., 96 Nguyen, Sa T., E14 Papes, Dino, E340 Mardiros-Herbella, Fernando 361 Mishra, Pramod Kumar, 550, Nguyen, Vinh Q., 1026, 1034 Pappas, Theodore N., 128 Augusto, E162, E354 Ni, Yuanhong, E169 Paramo, Juan C., 1295 Margulies, Daniel R., 1013 Mitchell, Christopher E165 Nichols, Pamela A., 267 Parcells, Jeremy P., 686 Mari, Francesco Saverio, 67, 253, Drumm, Nickoles, Todd, 1312 Park, Adrian, 14 437 Mitchell, Jared W., E310, E314 Nigri, Giuseppe, 67, 253, 437, Park, Han-A, Marien, Brian, E349 Mitri, Francesca, E108 1154 Park, Jea Kun, 101 Marr, Alan B., 1149 Mittal, Vijay K., 745 Nikitina, Yana, 457 Park, Jong Seob, Martin, Jennifer, 553 Mittal, Vijay, E104 Nisbett, Daryl, 641 Park, Seong-Heum, Martin, Maureen, 982, 1086 Mittermair, Reinhard, 393 Nishi, Gregg K., 845 Park, Sung-Soo, Martin, Niels D., 11, 23 Mizrahi, Solly, 30, E6 Nissen, Nicholas N., 1064, 1115 Park, Young Soo, Martin, Robert C. G., II 35 Mohey, Leela, E212 Nolan, Tracy C., E192 Parsi, Srikanth, Martin, Robert C. G., 566, 716 Mohr, Alicia M., 247 Nolan, Tracy L., 1140 Pascarella, Luigi, Marzban, Suroosh S., 476 Mohri, Yasuhiko, E286 Nomellini, Vanessa, 1123 Pascual, Jose L., Mascitelli, Elia, E108 Mok, Young-Jae, 40 Norris, Charlotte E., E281 Pasieka, Janice, Masoni, Luigi, 67, 253, 437 Mollazehi, Monira, 922 Norton, H. James, 1185 Pasquali, Daniela, Masoomi, Hossein, 1058 Molmenti, Ernesto P., 90 Norton, Sujatha, 666 Passariello, Maurizio, Massad, Malek G., 434 Monk, John, E267 Novosel, Timothy, 743 Pasternack, Glenn A., Masubuchi, Shinsuke, 366 Moon, Hong Young, 198, 353 Ntouvlis, Christos, E121 Patel, Kashyap, Mathis, Trevor J., 952 Moon, Hyoun Jong, 101 Patel, Kaushal Kevin, Matlock, Kinzie A., 589 Moore, Danier, 702 Patel, Madhukar S., Matrisch, Melissa S., E204 Mora-Pinzon, Maria C., 1235, Patel, Vijaykumar G., Matsuda, Masamichi, 1163 E238, E255 O Patil, Nilesh, Matsumoto, Sohei, 528 Moretti, Marco, 1243 Patti, Marco G., Matsushima, Kazuhide, 267 Morgan, Katherine, 676 Paul, Andreas, Mattei, Peter A., E108 Morgante, Debora, 955 O'leary, James Patrick, Paul, Harold, * Mattos Farah, Jose Francisco, 72 Moris, Demetrios, E194, E298, O’Malley, Keith F,, Paull, Nathaniel B., AUTHOR INDEX Paulus, Elena M., E158 Saclarides, Theodore, 1235, E255 Shiroff, Adam M., 23 Peck, Ellen, 76 Sadler, Georgia Robins, 1068 Sielezneff, Igor, 1305 Pejic, Nicholas G., 492 Safcsak, Karen, 1207 Sifri, Ziad C., 247 Pellino, Gianluca, 1320 Radkani, Pejman, 1295 Safcsak, Karen, 928 Silberman, Allan W., 1220 Pelsser, Vincent, E300 Rai, Pradeep R., 257 Saguan, Nicholas, 1098 Silberstein, Michael W., E93 Peng, Chenghong, 534 Ramacciato, Giovanni, 116, 483, Sai, Li-Mu, E149 Silva, Luciana C., 361 Peng, Nanhai, E169 1154, E190, E294, E333, E351 Sakorafas, George H., E12 Simmons, Jon D., 1213 Pereira, Reginald, 398 Ramamoorthy, Sonia L., 1068 Salameh, Jay, 457 Simms, Eric R., 810, 944 Perelas, Apostolos, E12 Ramanathan, Rajesh, 578 Salman, Muhammad, 553, E267 Simonson, Mike, 175 Perez, Enrique R., 625 Ramaswamy, Dinesh, E162 Saltzman, Darin J., 1102 Simpson, Jeffrey R., 1106 Perez-Legaz, Juan, E67 Randle, Reese W., 620 Saltzstein, Sidney L., 1068 Sims, Carrie A., 909 Perrier, Nancy D., 84 Rasheid, Sowsan H., 723 Saluja, Sundeep Singh, 550, E162, Sing, Ronald F.,, 693, 594, Perrier, Nancy, 337 Rashid, Omar M., E167 E354 1185 Perry, Jonathan, 641 Ray, Sukanta, E143 Sanchez, Alejandro M., 151, E58 Siram, Suryanarayana M., 702 Perry, Zvi H., E6 Rebowe, Ryan E., E303 Sanchez, Jaime E., 723 Sirimarco, Dario, E294 Perry, Zvi, 30 Recabaren, James, 1098 Sanchez-Ramon, Ariadne, 284 Sit, Mustafa, 1263 Peters, Madalyn G., 232 Recinos, Gustavo, 1134 Sanders, Jennifer E., 873 Skandalakis, Panagiotis, 372 Petersen, Snow, 944 Redlinger, Richard E., Jr., 806 Sangosanya, Ayodele, 502, 1308 Skinner, Ruby, 982, 1086 Petrella, Giuseppe, E187 Reeves, Mark E., 1119 Santi, Francesco, 1243 Slakey, Douglas P., 290 Petrov, Dmitriy, 23 Reilly, Patrick M., 909 Santini, Luigi, 1196 Slakey, Lauren M., 290 Petrucciani, Niccold, 116, 483, Reinke, Caroline E., 909 Sarhan, Mohammad, E43 Sleem, Rami, 1308 E190 Reisfeld, Rafael, 845 Sarnaik, Amod A., 476 Slezak, Jeffery M, 961 Pham, Jacqueline, 1001, 1089 Relles, Daniel, E197 Sasaki, Kazunari, 1163 Smith, Brian R., 968, 1017 Philip, Sunu, E180 Remonti, Tiago, 323 Sastre, Bernard, 1305 Smith, Chadwick P., 1207, E172 Phillips, Edward H., 997, 1009, Ren, Hao, E149 Satou, Nancy, 973, 1040 Smith, Dane E., 572 Phillips, Sharon E., 815 Rendina, Erino Angelo, E22 Saunders, Brian D., 1224 Smith, Jennifer, 1081 Philp, Frances H., E264 Resch, Thomas R., E281 Sava, Jack A., 375 Smith, Philip W., 681 Picchetto, Andrea, 116, 483 Rettenmaier, Mark A., E320 Sawaya, David E., 889 Smparounis, Spyridon A., 111 Pigazzi, Alessio, 1026, 1034, 1058 Revesz, Elizabeth, E76 Saylam, Baris, 443 Smyrniotis, Vassilios, E12 Pinciroli, Luca, E28 Rhee, Daniel, 914 Schaefer, Eric W., 267 Snyder, Samuel, 1283 Pindozzi, Fioralba, 67, 437 Rhee, Jason, E25 Schenarts, Paul J., 257 Sodagari, Nassim, 1258 Pineda, Lucas, E43 Rhee, Katherine, 987 Schenk, Worthington G., III 681 Soffer, Dror, E326 Pipkin, Walter L., 826 Ribas, Yolanda, E%% Schieda, Jill, E160 Solinas, Luigi, 1243 Pirela-Cruz, Miguel A., 589 Rice, Henry E., 885 Schiffman, Suzanne C., E329 Solomon, Naveenraj L., 1119 Pirro, Nicolas, 1305 Rice, Robert D., E253 Schiowitz, Mark F.,, E349 Solorzano, Carmen C., 162, 213, Pizzardi, Giulia, E151 Rice, Robert, E243 Schiralli, Matthew, 1308 E240 Plastiras, Aris, E121 Richmond, Bryan, E249, E316 Schmelzer, Thomas M., 1185 Solymosi, Norbert, 614, 634, Plurad, David S., 1248 Ricketts, Richard R., 870 Schmieg, Robert, 457 754, 902 Pockaj, Barbara A., 1238 Rickey, Ashley, E226 Schubmehl, Heidi, 502 Sondak, Vernon K., 476 Podbielski, Francis J., E71, E76 Rickey, Joshua, E223 Schulman, Carl L, 398, 441 Song, Shao-Wei, 470 Pointer, David T., Jr., 290 Rinker, Elizabeth B., E246 Schuster, Kevin M., 422 Soriano-Irigaray, Leticia, E17 Popek, Sarah, 219 Rittenhouse-Puhak, Jennifer, E264 Schwartz, Gordon F.,, 232 Soriano-Irigaray, Leticia, E67 Porterieko, Joseph, E337 Ritz, Jennifer, 261 Schwartz, Samuel, 1102 Sotiropoulos, Georgios C., 90, E298 Post, Rebecca, 1089 Rivera, Carlos, E93 Schweigert, Michael, 614, 634, Sotiropoulos, Georgios, E194 Postel, Mackenzie, 1040 Robertson, Mathew P., 909 754, 902 Sézen, Hakan, E116 Potochny, Evelyn M., E10 Rodning, Charles B., 1213 Scimo, Michele, 1310 Sparkes, Joseph, E63 Potrc, Stojan, E340 Rodriguez, Carlos, 747 Scoggins, Charles R., 35, 566, 716 Speicher, Paul J., E31 Poulose, Benjamin K., 815 Rodriguez, Samuel, 1119 Scogletti, Vincent C., E192 Spree, Danielle, 457 Powell, Ben, 1177 Rodriguez-Bigas, Miguel A., E14 Sebastiani, Simone, E190 Stabile, Bruce E., 1022, 1054 Powell, Benjamin S., E158 Romero, Nahir, E278 Seidmon, E. James, E65 Stadlhuber, Rudolf J., 634, 754 Powell, Myron S., E260 Ropele, Diana, 1312 Selander, Craig, E73, E86 Stain, Steven C., 221 Powers, William F., E91 Rosato, Ernest L., 899, 1131 Sena, Giuseppina, E187 Staley, Charles A., III 657 Prabhu, Ajita S., 666 Rosemurgy, Alexander S., 837 Senagore, Anthony, 219 Stallworth, Christina R., 873 Pranikoff, Thomas, 861, 875 Rosemurgy, Alexander, 781 Senthil, Maheswari, 1119 Stamos, Michael J., 1026, 1034, Prasertvit, Sirinya, E78 Rosenthal, Raul J, 540 Seretis, Charalampos, 381 1058 Pratschke, Johann, 393 Ross, Sharona B., 837 Sergentanis, Theodoros N., 205 Stanley, J. Daniel, E141 Prinz, Richard A., 1159 Ross, Sharona, 781 Sever, Ronen, E326 Stanzione, Francesco, 1196 Procter, Levi, E119 Ross, Sherry, 885 Seymore, Noah M., 775 Stassen, Nicole A., 502, 1308 Proctor, Kenneth G., 398 Roth, J. Scott, 444 Sgourakis, George, 90 Stawicki, Stanislaw P. A., 1203 Promes, John T., 1207 Rotondo, Michael F., 23 Shafag, Shima, 1258 Stein, Hubert J., 614, 634, 754, Pucci, Michael J., E324 Rovito, Peter F., E360 Shafi, Bilal M., 321 902 Puleo, Christopher A., 476 Rovito, Peter V., E360 Shah, Paulesh K., 583 Steinberg, Eli, E326 Puliatt, Rana C., E3, E73, E177, Rozental, Alex, 30 Shah, Shinil K., E185 Steinberg, Steven M., 1203 E226 Rozycki, Grace S., 188 Shaker, Adel, 1086 Stevens, Michael P., 1269 Puri, Amrender Singh, E354 Rrapo, Elona, Shao, Guoguang, E83 Stewart, Bryan, 235 Puri, Sunil Kumar, 550 Rubano, Jerry A., Shapiro, Mark L., 939 Stewart, John H., 620, 644 Puri, Vichin C., 1064 Rubinfeld, Ilan, Sharma, Jyotirmay, 768 Stockslager, Gregory, 578 Putchakayala, Krishna, 1093 Rudersdorf, Patrick D., Sharma, Poonam, 1171 Stoikes, Nathaniel F., E158 Putnam, Brant, 1248 Ruiz, Oscar R., Sharon, Danny, E209 Stoikes, Nathaniel, 1177, E78 Puttler, Krista M., E258 Ruiz, Rodrigo, Sharp, Kenneth W., 815 Stokes, Audrey L., 1224 Puyana, Juan Carlos, E80 Russell, Greg, Shary, Thomas Michael, II 893 Stone, Michelle K., E320 Russell, Gregory B., Shears, Larry, E267 Streit, Stephanie M., 896 Russell, Maria C., Shemin, Richard J., 973 Strode, Matthew A., E253 Russell, Scott, Shemin, Richard, 1040 Strode, Matthew, E243 Ryan, Mark L., Shen, Baiyong, 534 Strumwasser, Aaron M., 96 Q Ryu, Shinichiro, Shen, Perry, 414, 620, 644 Stuke, Lance E., 1149 Shenoy, Santosh, E133 Stuschke, Martin, 90 Quan, Jichuan, 328, E206 Shetty, Shreya, 1171 Su, Chia-Hung, E312 Quan, Zhufu, 524 Ss Shi, Rui, E37 Su, Li-Ting, 1289 Quarrier, Scott, E102 Shifflette, Vanessa, E35 Suarez-Bobadilla, Yoli L., 284 Quick, Jacob A., 301 Saadai, Payam, Shim, Hongjin, E145 Subhas, Gokulakkrishna, 745 Quillen, Officer David, E347 Saclarides, Theodore John, Shin-Sim, Myung, E343 Subramony, Charu, 457 THE AMERICAN SURGEON December 2013 Sucandy, Iswanto, 325, 540, 543, Trombold, John, 296 Walfisch, Shlomo, 30 Y 897, E69, E98, E251, E275, E284 Truong, Annie R., E14 Walker, Andrea, 1111 Sucher, Robert, 393 Tsakotos, George, 372 Walker, Melinda, 465 Sue, Gloria R., 561 Tsamis, Dimitrios, 1191 Walker, Travelyan M., 854 Yacoub, George, 414 Sullivan, William G., 1253 Tsangaris, Theodore, 561 Walker, Travelyan, E139 Yadav, Dhiraj, 601 Suman, Paritosh, E43 Tsirline, Victor B., 693, 786, 829 Walker, William B., E231 Yamada, Daisuke, E199 Siimer, Aziz, 1181 Tuli, Richard, 1064 Wall, Maj. Mark, 209 Yamamoto, Masashi, 366 Sun, Yankai, o44 Tuma, Mazin, 922 Wallace, Anne M., 977 Yang, Bin, 167 Sunjaya, Dharma, 1005 Turaga, Kiran K., 476 Walters, Amanda L., 693, 786 Yang, Fei, 1298 Sutton, Erica, 14 Tuxen, Peter, E269 Wan, Xinbo, 524 Yang, Ming, E127 Swanson, John M., 875 Tyroch, Alan H., 589 Wang, Dong-Ye, 167 Yang, Zhiguang, E83 Swanson, John, 861 Wang, Guiyu, 215 Yavrouian, Robert, E271 Swenson, Brian R., 347 Wang, Hongjun, 676 Ye, Xianghong, E169 Swett, Katrina R., 620 Wang, Shang-Yu, E111 Yeo, Charles J., 11, 232, 454, Sykes, Leon N., E192 Wang, Wei, 506 899, 1131 Syres, Kimberly M., E10 U Wang, Xinbo, E182 Yeung, Louise Y., 96, 313 Szomstein, Samuel, 540 Wang, Xishan, 215 Yheulon, Christopher G., E47 Ubert, Adam, E249 Wang, Xuejun, 328 Yi, William S., 375 Uccini, Stefania, 116 Wang, Yihui, 215 Yii, Hung, E289 T UUcchhiidyaa,m aK,e iiKcahziu, hisa, 366,E 248965 WWaanngg,, YYuo-nBgi,n , 1222117 YYiillmmaazz,, TEodnipg u¢E rdUalt,k u, E1121663 Udekwu, Pascal O., 1253 Wang, Yu-Chun, 1289 Yin, Qihua, 534 Tabbara, Marwan, 625 Uecker, John M., 1227 Wanis, Morcos L., 1119 Yokeley, William T., 666 Taicher, Brad M., 885 Uffort, Ekong, 739 Ward, Jeanette G., 1313 Yook, Jeong Hwan, E305 Takabe, Kazuaki, E167 Um, Scott, E61 Ward, William H., E258 York, John W., 61 Takayama, Tomoyoshi, 528 Unawane, Amruta V., 745 Wasif, Nabil, 1238 Yoshida, Kaori, E255 Takei, Hidehiro, E357 Ungsanan, Pituck, 335, E45 Watanabe, Goro, 1163 You, Y. Nancy, E14 Talbott, Vanessa A., E197 Upp, James R., Jr., 882 Watanabe, Yusuke, E199 You, Zhen, 1142 Talha, Samir, E289 Uygar Kalayci, Mustafa, 1279 Watson, Jenna, 728 Young, Andrew Joseph, 135 Talving, Peep, 1081 Webb, David, 1177 Younga, Jason, 641 Tan, Jane C., 235 Weber, Collin, 768 Youssef, Asser M., E40 Tan, Sanda A., E262 Weber, Kaare, 1159 Youssef, Yassar, 14 TTaann,a kaW,e i KePihtianr,o , 1133616 Vv WWeebdeerl,, WSiulzlainanme, K., 913395 YYuu,, YZuhna,o yan, E1123217 Tanaka, Koji, E286 Weidner, Bryan C., 1140 Yuan, Fei, 534 Tanaka, Masao, E199 Vagefi, Parsia A., Weinstein, Barbara, E25 Yuan, Qiaoying, 54 Tanaka, Ryo, 495 Valabrega, Stefano, Weireter, Leonard J., 806 Yue, Chao, 506 Tanaka, Tetsuya, 528 Valentini, Vincenzo, Weireter, Leonard, 743 Tang, Peng, 54 van der Westhuizen, Lionel, West, James L., 1231 Tarpley, John L., E246 van der Wilden, West, Michael R., 549 Tas, han, 446, 933 Gwendolyn M., Westmoreland, Tammy, 889 Zz Taskesen, Fatih, 446, 933 Van Haren, Robert M., Whealon, Matthew D., E175 Taylor, Spence M., 61, 711 Van Husen, Russell, White, Ian, 388 Teixeira, Pedro G. R., 1134 Vanderlan, Wesley B., Whitson, Bryan A., 140 Teixeira, Pedro G., 1081 Vanett, Bruce, Wilck, Eric J., 194 Zager, Jonathan S., 476 Tejirian, Talar, 992 Vanni, Camilla, Williams, Kristopher B., 786 Zagouri, Flora, 205 Tellagorry, Javier, E251 Vargas, H. David, Willson, Thomas D., E71, E76 Zarour, Ahmad, 922 Terrenato, Irene, 483 Vargas, Jennifer, Wilsey, Michael, 672 Zeh, Herbert J., 601 Testerman, George M., 242, 549, Vassileiou, Pantelis, Wilson, Kenneth L., 257 Zein, Osama, E154 E204, E347 Velanovich, Vic, Wilson, Todd D., E185 Zemlyak, Alla Y., 786, 829 Tez, Mesut, 443 Velasco, Jose M., Wirth, Garrett, 331 Zeng, Xiaoxi, 107 Theodoropoulos, George E., 1191, Velmahos, George C., Wise, Paul E., E236 Zervos, Emmanuel E., 651, E121 Venditti, Dario, Wolfe, Luke G., 1269 775 Thirlby, Richard C., 279 Vercruysse, Gary A., Wolfe, Luke, 135 Zhang, Guang-Tan, 407, 1273 Thomas, Peter, 1171 Vernadakis, Spiridon, Wolff, Bruce G., 630 Zhang, Hui, 328 Thompson, R. Kyle, 450 E298, E318 Won, Eugene J., 267 Zhang, Kongyong, 54 Thorson, Chad M., 398 Vertrees, Maj Amy E., 119 Wong, David T., 1050, E322 Zhang, Peng, E83 Tian, Guang-Lei, E149 Vetto, John T., 388 Wong, Humberto, E320 Zhang, Rupeng, 328, E206 Tian, Weiliang, 506 Vick, Kenneth D., E217, E234 Wong, Jan H., 651, 775 Zhang, Tao-Tao, 470 Tierno, Simone Maria, E333 Vick, Kenneth, E65 Wong, Jasmine M., 1119 Zhang, Xu, E231 Tilak, Jacqueline, 728 Vick, Laura R., E217, E234 Wong, Jennifer A., 1119 Zhang, Xue-Dong, 407, 1273 Tips, Gaylen, 465 Victorino, Gregory P., 96, 313 Wong, Thai On, E100 Zhang, Yu-Chao, 167 Tirosh, Dan, 30 Vietri, Francesco, E151 Wormer, Blair A., 666, 786 Zhang, Zhongmin, E137 Titus, Olivia, 873 Viney, Shelton, E114 Wray, Curtis J., E357 Zhao, Risheng, 506 Toevs, Christine, E264 Virgilio, Edoardo, E22, E294 Wright, James, E316 Zhao, Yinghao, E83 Toiyama, Yuji, E286 Vlassis, Konstantinos, 372 Wrightson, William R., E329 Zhao, Yunzhao, 506 Tokin, Christopher A., 977 Voeller, Guy, 1177 Wu, Jie, E127 Zheng, Dennis J., 49 Tong, Zhihui, E169 Vohra, Nasreen A., 651 Wu, Si-Jia, 1142 Zhong, Ling, 54 Tonizzo, Carlo Alberto, E28 Votanopoulos, 620 Wu, Xingjiang, 305, 524 Zhou, Quan-Bo, 167 Toomey, Paul, 781 Konstantinos L., Wulkan, Mark L., 870 Zhou, Rong-Xing, 1142 Torres, Sergio Lopes, 323 Vougas, Vasilis, 381 Wyrzykowski, Amy D., 188 Zhou, Yong, 1221 Tortorelli, Antonio P., 151, E58 Vu, Steven, 1017 Zhu, Yue, 14 Totlis, Trifon, 372 Zink, John U., E296 Towfigh, Shirin, 1111 Ziparo, Vincenzo, 1154, Tran, Thuy B., 1115 E22 Tran, Thuy, 1068 Ww X Zografos, Constantine G., 205 Trarbach, Tanja, 90 Zografos, George C., 111, 205 Traverso, Purnell, E278 Zografos, George, 1191, E121 Trindade, Eduardo 323 Wakatsuki, Kohei, Xiong, Xian-Ze, Zuo, Jessica X., 1269 Neubarth, Waldron, David, Xu, Guo-Zheng, Zureikat, Amer, 601 SUBJECT INDEX SUBJECT INDEX A Angiomyoxoma, presacral aggressive, E262 Anion gap, predicting trauma outcomes in elderly, 1203 Abdominal adhesions, early postoperative lysis of, 1058 Anomalous congenital band, in pediatric sigmoid volvulus, 1140 Abdominal aortic aneurysms Antibiotics infected, diagnosis and treatment of, E149 in esophageal perforation treatment, 902 pseudoaneurysm after repair of, E275 for Staphylococcus aureus infections, 1 Abdominal compartment syndrome Anticoagulation therapy, adverse effects of in trauma patients, 113 in acute pancreatitis, 601 Antimicrobial stewardship program recommendations, compliance with, bladder pressure measurement in, 135 1269 closed laparostomy in prevention of, 437 Antiplatelet therapy, in coronary stent management, 514 toxic megacolon with, E349 Antireflux operation, with laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair, 572 Abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome, 1111 Aortic insufficiency, infective endocarditis in, E267 Abdominal intercostal hernia, traumatic, E324 Aortic trauma, thoracic Abdominal pain, gastric electrical stimulation for, 457 disruptive, 594 Abdominal surgery, perioperative glutamine-supplemented parenteral nutrition endovascular repair of, 806, E91 in, 5 Aortobifemoral bypass, 61 Abdominal wall Aortobiiliac bypass, 61 endometriosis of, E69 Aortoduodenal fistula, after radiotherapy, E158 hernias of Aortoiliac occlusive disease, bypass surgery for, 61 from handlebar injury, E192 Appendectomy Permacol™ biologic mesh for, 992 Clostridium difficile colitis and, E258 Abdominal wounds, combat, damage control and open abdomen for, 747 delayed, 217 Abdominoplasty, postbariatric, 1316 laparoscopic Abscess, groin, with bevacizumab therapy, E67 versus open, in children, 861 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, duty-hour restrictions persistent omphalomesenteric artery during, E10 of, 711 safety of, 802 Achalasia, Chagas’ disease suture granuloma after, E197 laparoscopic Heller myotomy and fundoplication for, 72 Appendix, villous adenoma of, E49 Acute respiratory distress syndrome Appendicitis in morbidly obese patients, 242 ability of residents to predict, 1308 Adenocarcinoma in children age and comorbidity in surgical outcome of, 40 delayed treatment of, 875 fistula-associated perianal mucinous, E286 financial impact of surgical technique for, 857 mucin-producing versus conventional, survival comparison of, 49 perforated, 861 pancreatic diagnostic accuracy in, 101 nontherapeutic celiotomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy for, 781 laparoscopic appendectomy for, 802 retrograde versus radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy for, septic thrombophlebitis with, E31 1154 Appendicopathia oxyurica, pediatric, 873 sigmoid colon, 1305 Arrow injury, penetrating thoracic, 1226 small bowel, peritoneal carcinomatosis from, 644 Aspirin, for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis, 987 Adenoma, giant hepatic, 889 Attending surgery supervision, in preventable complications and death rates, Adenosquamous cell carcinoma 1134 clinicopathologic and prognostic analysis of, E206 Autogenous vein, in patch reconstruction, E151 rectal, E255 Automobile-deer collisions, outcomes of, 1313 Adhesion lysis, robot versus nonrobotic, 553 Axillary artery bullet embolus, after gunshot wound to back, E172 Adolescent trauma, treated at adult versus pediatric trauma centers, 267 Axillary node metastasis, of occult breast cancer, E217 Adrenal gland cysts, 1224 Axillary tumors, new entity of, E19 pathological features of, 1159 Adrenalectomy retroperitoneoscopic versus transperitoneal laparoscopic, 162 robot versus nonrobotic, 553 robotic-assisted retroperitoneoscopic, 84 Adrenergic blockade, preoperative, 1196 Adrenocortical carcinoma, advanced, surgical management of, 1115 Back, gunshot wound to, E310 Aeromonas hydrophilia, after motorcycle accident, E326 Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging classification, for hepatocellular Age carcinoma, 716 in gastrectomy outcome, 40 Bariatric surgery in mortality with urgent thoracotomy, 1248 gender differences in outcomes of, 543 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Patient Safety Indicators of, 478 single-incision, 393 AIDS cholangiopathy, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in, 321 Barrett, N. R., esophageal perforation treatment of, 902 Air rifle pellet migration, E33 Basal cell carcinoma, pulmonary metastasis of, E221 Airbag deployment, blunt thoracic aortic injury and, E335 Bassini, Edoardo, profile of, 1131 Airway pressure release ventilation, in morbidly obese patients, 242 Bechet’s syndrome, pulmonary artery involvement in, E154 Albany Medical Center, Department of Surgery, history of, 221 Bevacizumab therapy, groin abscess with, E67 Alcohol intoxication, survival of severe injury and, 1289 Bibliopancreatic diversion, gender differences in outcome of, 543 Alkaline reflux, after total gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y reconstruction, 1220 Bicycle injury All-terrain vehicle accidents, severity of despite safety laws, E204 abdominal wall hernia from, E192 AlloDerm®, for cutaneous and soft tissue malignancy defects, 476 of external iliac artery, E119 Alpha-fetoprotein staging system, for hepatocellular carcinoma, 716 Bile duct stones Alvimopan (Entereg™), in minimally invasive colorectal surgery, 630 with gallbladder stones, 1142 American Joint Committee on Cancer staging criteria, revised, 1045 one-step laparoscopic and endoscopic treatment of, 1243 Anal canal neoplasms, incidence and survival patterns of, 1068 Bile duct strictures, choledochoduodenostomy for, 1054 Anastomosis Biliary atresia, cystic, 870 leaking, 194 Biliary-enteric bypass, for common bile duct strictures, 1054 for traumatic colon injury, 119 Bladder pressure, in abdominal compartment syndrome diagnosis, 135 Anesthesia, first pediatric operation under, 344 Bleeding Aneurysms, infected abdominal aortic, E149 hemostatics in control of, 180 Angioembolization, splenic contrast blush and, 1089 lower GI, localization and control of, 375 Angiography, for lower GI bleeding, 375 Blood transfusion components, negative effects of, 35 THE AMERICAN SURGEON December 2013 Blunt trauma Chemoradiation, preoperative, for rectal cancer, 151 abdominal intercostal hernia after, E324 Chemotherapy in bladder rupture, 489 hyperthermic intraperitoneal, 620, 644 to bowels, early diagnosis and outcomes of, 922 in peritoneal carcinomatosis, 644 carotid artery and cervical vascular, CT angiography for, 1001 in peritoneal sarcomatosis, 620 to chest, venous thromboembolism risk in, 502 timing of for colorectal liver metastases, 414 emergency department thoracotomy for, 982 Chest injury, penetrating, with hemothorax, E56 to gallbladder, laparoscopic cholecystectomy after, E160 Children hormonal protection and, 944 appendicitis in splenic contrast blush and, 1089 delayed treatment of, 875 in submandibular gland injury, E1 financial impact of surgical technique in, 857 to thoracic aorta perforated, cost and outcomes of appendectomy for, 861 endovascular repair for, 806 appendicopathia oxyurica in, 873 seatbelt use and airbag deployment and, E335 barriers to surgical care for, 885 in thoracic aorta disruption, 594 giant hepatic adenoma in, 889 Body mass index loss, in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, 739 MRI in managing Crohn’s disease in, 672 Boerhaave, Herman, esophageal perforation treatment of, 902 scarless laparotomy in, 1304 Boerhaave syndrome, stenting versus operative management for, 634 sigmoid volvulus in, 1140 Bone cement, multiperforated, in sternal reconstruction, E83 single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy in, 897 Bowel. See Colon; Duodenum; Intestines; Large bowel obstruction; Small trauma to bowel in combat support hospital, 257 Brain, air rifle pellet migration from, E33 in horseriding accidents, 1312 BRCA genes, prophylactic mastectomy and, 205 Chitosan, in traumatic injury, 180 Breast Cholangiocarcinoma, extrahepatic, in AIDS cholangiopathy, 321 cancer of Cholangiography, intraoperative, for gallbladder and bile duct stones, Air Force detection and treatment trends for, E209 1243 invasive, postmastectomy reconstruction and survival with, 977 Cholangiopathy, AIDS-related, 321 occult, axillary node metastasis of, E217 Cholecystectomy prophylactic mastectomy and, 205 establishing benchmarks in, 1253 core biopsy of papillary lesions on, 1238 for hyperkinetic gallbladder, 882 health of: Internet, e-mail, and instant messaging in promoting, 997 laparoscopic invasive lobular carcinoma of, re-excision rate in, 1119 after blunt gallbladder trauma, E160 Breast-conserving surgery, re-excision rate after, 1119 spilled gallstones after, E106 Bronchogenic cyst, intra-abdominal, E156 robot versus nonrobotic, 553 Bronchus, main, video endoscope removal from, E185 single-incision laparoscopic, 1227 single-port laparoscopic, in children, 897 Cholecystitis minimally invasive surgery for during pregnancy, E251 Cc percutaneous cholecystostomy for, 524 rheumatoid nodules in, 216 Campbell, Eldridge, at Albany Medical Center, 221 Cholecystocholedocholithiasis, minimally invasive treatment of, E108 Cancer. See also specific types Cholecystostomy, percutaneous, in elderly high-risk patients, 524 en bloc right hemicolectomy /pancreaticoduodenectomy for, E238 Choledochal cysts of gallbladder, revised staging criteria for, 1045 postoperative complications in, 1221 gallbladder polyps and, 1005 unusual variants of, E162 Cannulation injury, hand necrosis from, 1310 Choledochoduodenostomy, for distal common bile duct strictures, 1054 Carbon footprint Circumcisions, nonneonatal, costs of, 865 of operating room, 666 Clostridium difficile colitis, with previous appendectomy, E258 Carcinoid syndrome, terminal ileal carcinoid tumors causing, 439 Colectomy Carcinoma after CT-guided percutaneous drainage for diverticular abscess, 1013 adenosquamous and squamous, E206 laparoscopic-assisted sigmoid, for diverticular colovesical fistula, E289 gastric, survival predictors in, 284 splenic flexure mobilization in, 1305 hepatocellular, alpha-fetoprotein staging system for, 716 transverse, in early postoperative enteric fistula, 1058 primary adenosquamous rectal, E255 Colitis, Clostridium difficile, with previous appendectomy, E258 small cell of stomach, E305 Collis, J. L., esophageal perforation treatment of, 902 of ureteral stump, E231 Colon. See also Sigmoid colon Carcinomatosis, peritoneal, cytoreductive surgery and chemotherapy for, 644 cancer of, learning curve for laparoscopic hemicolectomy for, 366 Carcinosarcoma, gallbladder, E37 evolving management of injury to, 119 Cardiac surgery ischemia of, infective endocarditis in, E267 focused quality improvement plan in, 1040 lipoma of, treatment of, E45 pioneer of, 449 obstruction of, metal stents for, 30 Cardiac tamponade, delayed ventricular laceration presentation with, E219 perforated Cardiopulmonary arrest, prolonged traumatic, survival after, 649 in Hirschsprung’s disease, E130 Cardiopulmonary bypass, lower limb compartment syndrome after cannu- nontraumatic, 381 lation for, E175 from toothpick impaction, E273 Carotid artery ulceration of, Yersinia enterocolitica infection manifesting as, E271 asymptomatic stenosis of, 987 Colon surgery, postoperative enteric fistula in, 1058 blunt injuries of, CT angiography for, 1001 Colonoscopy Carotid body paraganglioma, hepatic metastasis of, E194 for colorectal cancer in veterans, 296 Catheter-associated urinary tract infections, reminder systems to reduce, 745 screening, splenic rupture after, E43 CDX2 expression, predicting survival in colorectal cancer, 353 Colorectal cancer Cecum hedgehog signaling in, 198 diverticulitis of, after laparoscopic resection, 114 intestinal obstruction from, 1279 suture granuloma of, E197 liver metastases of Celiotomy, nontherapeutic, pancreaticoduodenectomy and, 781 laparoscopic hepatectomy for, 566 Cellulose-based hemostatics, in traumatic injury, 180 resection outcomes for, 495 Centimeter, pronunciation of, 541 systemic therapy for, 414 Central nervous system injuries, high-risk behavior and, 1086 metastatic, negative effects of blood transfusion after hepatectomy for, 35 Cerebral artery, middle, shotgun pellet embolization in, E322 reduced CDX2 expression in survival with, 353 Cerilli, G. James, at Albany Medical Center, 221 screening for in veteran hospital population, 296 Cervical spine, prehospital clinical clearance of, 1213 small obstructing, prognoses of, 544 Cervical vascular injuries, CT angiography of neck for, 1001 synbiotic treatment before surgery for, E340 SUBJECT INDEX Colorectal surgery Diverticulum in kidney transplant recipients, 1026 abscess of MELD in predicting postoperative mortality in, 347 colectomy after drainage of, 1013 minimally invasive, fast-track pathway for, 630 mimicking incarcerated groin hernia, E17 predictors of postoperative enteric fistula in, 1058 in jejunum and ileum, diagnosis and management of, 108 robot versus nonrobotic, 553 rectal, after stapled procedures (letter), 1320 Colostomy Diverting ileostomy, morbidity of in rectal cancer, 1034 end prolapse of, novel repair of, E100 Donhauser, Joseph L., at Albany Medical Center, 221 minimally invasive revision of for stomal prolapse, E167 Donor designation, predictive factors of, 235 repairing incarcerated transverse loop prolapse of, E121 Doxazosin, preoperative, in pheochromocytoma treatment, 1196 Combat Drain removal, life-threatening hemorrhagic complication of, E141 damage control and open abdomen in, 747 Ductal carcinoma in situ support hospital, pediatric trauma experience in, 257 with Paget's disease of nipple, 1009 Comorbidities timing of treatment in, 561 acute hemodilution in partial hepatectomy with, 1093 Duodenal switch, gender differences in outcome with, 543 control of in asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis, 987 Duodenum, obstruction of in children, 11 in early postoperative enteric fistula, 1058 Duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection, E182 Comorbidity index, of gastrectomy outcome, 40 Duty-hour restriction, surgical practice and, 711 Compartment syndrome abdominal, in acute pancreatitis, 601 lower limb, after femoral artery cannulation, E175 Computed tomography (CT) accuracy of in small bowel obstruction, 641 E-mail, in promoting breast health and mammogram use among Hispanic for acute appendicitis diagnosis, 101 women, 997 of anastomotic leaks, 194 Echocardiograms, for penetrating chest injury, E56 blush, splenic injury and, 1089 Eckert, Charles, at Albany Medical Center, 221 for intraluminal hemorrhage with blunt gallbladder trauma, E160 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, characteristics and diagnosis of, 608 multidetector, 728 Elderly in lower GI bleeding, 953 anion gap as predictor of trauma outcomes in, 1203 in percutaneous drainage of diverticular abscess, 1013 esophagectomy outcome in, 754 in predicting appendicitis, 1308 giant GI stromal tumors in, E190 trauma transfers and, 301 . percutaneous cholecystostomy for cholecystitis in, 524 Computed tomography (CT) angiography, seatbelt sign as indication for, 1001 trauma surgery in, E264 Conservative management Electrical stimulation, gastric, for abdominal pain in gastroparesis, 457 in esophageal perforation treatment, 902 Elting, Arthur W., at Albany Medical Center, 221 for Zargar’s grade 3b gastric injuries, E294 Embolization Contrast media, water as, 728 for lower GI bleeding, 375 Cooper’s ligament repair, tension-free open mesh, 952 shotgun pellet, in middle cerebral artery, E322 Corticosteroids, in postthyroidectomy voice change, 1258 Embolus, left profunda femoris artery bullet, E310 Creatinine, elevated, after kidney transplantation, E308 Emergency medical services, prehospital Crohn’s disease clinical clearance of cervical spine by, 1213 in early postoperative enteric fistula, 1058 time trends in, 1218 operative approach for, 279 En bloc right hemicolectomy /pancreaticoduodenectomy, E238 pediatric, MRI in managing, 672 Endocarditis, infective, in acute aortic insufficiency, ventricular septal defect, small bowel diverticulitis mimicking, E246 and colonic ischemia, E267 small bowel perforation after mushroom bezoar in, E278 Endometriosis Cystic biliary atresia, in neonatal jaundice, 870 abdominal wall, E69 Cystic lesions, of adrenal gland, 1224 ileocecal resection for, E333 Cytoreductive surgery Endoscopic lumbar sympathectomy, efficacy and safety of, 845 in peritoneal carcinomatosis, 644 Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in peritoneal sarcomatosis, 620 for gallbladder and bile duct stones, 1243 prognostic scoring system for, 90 Endoscopy D flexible, simulator guidelines for, 14 intraoperative, for gastrojejunal anastomosis, E360 Dabigatran (Pradaxa®), in trauma patients, adverse effects of, 113 Endovascular repair Damage control laparotomy, in combat, 747 of delayed para-anastomotic pseudoaneurysm, E275 Deceased donor registries, evaluating, 235 thoracic, transitioning to, 806 DeCosta, John Chalmers, preservation of medical history, 232 for thoracic aorta disruption, 594 Deep venous thrombosis of thoracic aortic injuries, E91 complicated, 128 Enemas, phosphate, rectal perforations from, E187 heparin prophylaxis for in traumatic brain injury, 1050 Enteral nutrition infusion, subsegmental, E169 Deer-vehicle collisions, outcomes of, 1313 Enteric fistula, postoperative, predictive risk factors for, 1058 Definitive treatment, for ductal carcinoma in situ, timing of, 561 Enteroatmospheric fistula, staged suspension of, E139 Delorme’s procedure, for incarcerated transverse loop colostomy prolapse, Enterobius vermicularis, in pediatric appendicopathia oxyurica, 873 E121 Enterostomy, for intestinal intussusceptions, 933 Dental extraction, ultrasound-guided thoracoscopic, 891 Environmental waste, from healthcare systems, 666 Department of Motor Vehicles, donor designation applications of, 235 Equestrian injuries Dexamethasone, in postthyroidectomy voice change, 1258 pediatric, 1312 Dialysis, chronic renal failure with, 96 prevention of, 76 Diaphragm, malignant fibrous histiocytoma of, E12 Errata Diaphragmatic eventration, thoracoscopic treatment of, 893 Lipoma of the colon: should asymptomatic tumors be treated?, 335 Dindo-Clavien classification, for prognosis after ERCP, 90 The proximal margin of resected hilar cholangiocarcinoma: the effect of Direct excision, for plasma cell mastitis, 54 microscopic positive margin on long-term survival, 118 Diverticulitis Esophageal motility disorders, laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication outcomes appendiceal, laparoscopic resection of, 114 in, 361 complicated, laparoscopic peritoneal lavage for, 819 Esophagectomy extradigestive air for, E243 early cancer-related deaths after, 528 perforated, with fistula, E86 in esophageal perforation treatment, 902 sigmoid, in incarcerated inguinal hernia, E147 for esophageal rupture, 634 small bowel, mimicking Crohn's disease, E246 outcome of in very elderly, 754 THE AMERICAN SURGEON December 2013 survival after for mucin-producing versus conventional adenocarci- laparoscopic spleen-preserving, 407 noma, 49 laparoscopy-assisted distal, age and comorbidity in outcome of, 40 Esophagogastroduodenoscope, flexible, in removal from bronchus, E185 Gastric bypass Esophagopericardial fistula, after esophageal stenting, 550 intraoperative endoscopy in, E360 Esophagus retrocolic-retrogastric laparoscopic, mesocolic hernia after, E177 cancer of, early cancer-related deaths in, 528 Roux-en-Y massively dilated, laparoscopic Heller myotomy and fundoplication for, 72 internal hernia after, E260 mucin-producing versus conventional adenocarcinoma of, survival com- low oxygen saturation after, 540 parison of, 49 Gastric cancer perforation of, treatment trends in, 902 laparoscopic spleen-preserving total gastrectomy for, 407 spontaneous rupture of, stenting versus operative management for, 634 laparoscopic versus open radical distal gastrectomy for, 1273 Ewing's sarcoma nodal ratio in prognosis for, 483 of small intestine, E78 pT4aNOMO, tumor size and survival in, 328 soft tissue, with primitive neuroectodermal tumor, E249 Gastric carcinoma Excisional biopsy, for papillary breast lesions, 1238 extracapsular lymph nodal invasion of, 116 Extradigestive air, for complicated diverticulitis, E243 survival predictors in, 284 Gastric stromal tumor incarceration, in organoaxial gastric volvulus, E312 Gastric tumors, benign, minimally invasive resection of, 968 F Gastric volvulus, organoaxial, E312 Gastroesophageal junction, benign tumors of, 968 Falls, risk factors for in hospitalized trauma patients, 465 Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), manometric patterns in, 361 Fecal diversion, for traumatic colon injury, 119 Gastrografin small bowel follow-through, early, 794 Fecal impaction, sigmoid megacolon with, E96 Gastrohepatic ligament, internal hernia through, E236 Fecal occult blood testing, for colorectal cancer in veterans, 296 Gastrointestinal toxicity, Vorinostat in, E320 Fecaloma, giant calcified, with sigmoid megacolon, E96 Gastrointestinal tract Femoral artery cannulation, lower limb compartment syndrome after, E175 bleeding of Femoral hernia localization and control of, 375 incarcerated, laparoscopic repair of, E225 multidetector CT in, 953 tension-free open mesh Cooper’s ligament repair of, 952 stromal tumors (GISTs) of, 657 Fenestration, for polycystic liver disease, E116 atypical presentation of, E98 Fibrin adhesives in elderly, E190 in incisional hernia repair, 1177 minimally invasive resection of, 968 in traumatic injury, 180 Gastrojejunal anastomosis, intraoperative endoscopic evaluation of, E360 Finger splint, securing, E135 Gastroparesis, electrical stimulation for abdominal pain in, 457 Fistula Gastroschisis closure, pyloric stenosis after, 896 diverticular colovesical, laparoscopic-assisted sigmoid colectomy for, E289 Gender differences, in biliopancreatic diversion outcomes, 543 esophagopericardial, after esophageal stenting, 550 Genital lymphedema, after hidradenitis suppurativa treatment, E303 multiple enteric, with severe acute pancreatitis, E169 “Genius on the Edge-The Bizarre Double Life of Dr. William Stewart Halsted” pancreaticopleural, 614 (Gerald Imber), synopsis of, 434 refractory perianal, 723 Germanium stone, small bowel perforation by, E145 sigmoid-urachal, presenting as incarcerated ventral hernia, E234 Giant condyloma of Buschke-Lowenstein, rectal adenocarcinoma mimicking, upper extremity, graft extension for, 625 E228 Fistula-associated perianal mucinous adenocarcinoma, E286 Global healthcare system, in cardiac surgery, 1040 Flap techniques, in pilonidal sinus surgery, 1263 Goiter, massive multinodular, total thyroidectomy for, 854 Fluency stent, for TIPS in portal hypertension, 305 Graft extension, for upper extremity fistulas, 625 Fluid resuscitation, hematocrit predicting bleeding with, 398 Graft repair, for thoracic aorta disruption, 594 5-Fluorouracil monotherapy, timing of for colorectal liver metastases, 414 Granuloma, symptomatic suture, of cecum, E197 Foreign body Graves’ hyperthyroidism, total thyroidectomy for, 1283 aspiration of, thoracoscopic extraction of, 891 Groin removal of, E35 abscess of, with bevacizumab therapy, E67 Formalin ingestion, conservative management for gastric injuries after, E294 incarcerated hernia of, diverticular abscess mimicking, E17 Fractures Gross, Samuel D., profile of, 899 pelvic, at rural trauma center, 549 Gunshot wound rib, number of and outcomes, 140 axillary artery bullet embolus and pulmonary arteriovenous fistula after, sternal, associated injuries in, 702 E172 Fresh-frozen plasma, packed red blood cells and, 810 left profunda femoris artery bullet embolus from, E310 Fundoplication, with laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair, 572 tracheal, modern management of, 188 G Gallbladder H cancer of, revised staging criteria for, 1045 carcinosarcoma of, clinicopathologic analysis of, E37 Halsted, William, biography of, 434 hyperkinetic, 882 Hand necrosis, from cannulation injury of radial artery, 1310 intercostal herniation of after thoracotomy, E329 Hartmann’s procedure, total laparoscopic reversal of, 67 laparoscopic cholecystectomy after blunt trauma to, E160 Head and neck cancers, sentinel lymph node biopsy in, 1295 polyps of Head injury, intubation of in uncooperative trauma patients, 313 cancer and, 1005 Health-care associated infections, reminder systems to reduce, 745 diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in, 446 Health care systems Gallstone ileus, laparoscopic management of, E137 allocation of dollars in, 865 Gallstones reducing environmental waste from, 666 with bile stones, 1142 Healthcare inequalities, in pediatric appendicitis treatment, 875 one-step laparoscopic and endoscopic treatment of, 1243 Healthcare insurance, in open abdomen outcomes, 928 spilled, after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, E106 Heart failure, end-stage, orthotopic heart transplantation for, 973 Gastrectomy Heart transplantation, orthotopic, 973 alkaline reflux treatment after, 1220 Hedgehog signaling, lymphangiogenesis and, 198 hand-assisted laparoscopic versus open radical distal, 1273 Helicopter transfers, to OR versus emergency department, 939 laparoscopic sleeve Heller myotomy, laparoendoscopic single-site, learning curve of, 837 for all obese groups, 739 Hemangioma single-incision, 393 adrenal, 1159 vertical, E61 giant hepatic, traumatic rupture of, E314