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  1. Authors: Fausto Catena, Frederick Moore, Luca Ansaloni, Ari Leppäniemi, Massimo Sartelli, Andrew B Peitzmann, Walt Biffl, Federico Coccolini, Salomone Di Saverio, Belinda De Simone, Michele Pisano and Ernest E Moore
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:14
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:25

  2. The incidence and epidemiological causes of maxillofacial (MF) trauma varies widely. The objective of this study is to point out maxillofacial trauma patients’ epidemiological properties and trauma patterns wi...

    Authors: Engin D Arslan, Alper G Solakoglu, Erdal Komut, Cemil Kavalci, Fevzi Yilmaz, Evvah Karakilic, Tamer Durdu and Muge Sonmez
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:13
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Hepatic hydatid disease is very common in Libya. In Zliten hospital, we operated 400 patients with hepatic hydatid cysts over period of 20 years. All patients were symptomatic. Their ages varied from 3 to 85 y...

    Authors: Ali I Yahya, Hussen E Shwereif, Mustafa A Ekheil, Ahmed S Thoboot, Kalid A Algader, Fatma O Gyaed and Abdsalem S Aldarat
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:12
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Long term follow up is difficult to obtain in most trauma settings, these data are essential for assessing outcomes in the older (≥60) patient. We hypothesized that clinical data obtained during initial hospit...

    Authors: Miklosh Bala, Jeffry L Kashuk, Dafna Willner, Dima Kaluzhni, Tali Bdolah-Abram and Gidon Almogy
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:10
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. The oesophagus is a difficult challenge for the surgeon because of its lack of serosal covering, the tenuous, segmental blood supply and the common delay in the diagnosis of injury. Early diagnosis is the key ...

    Authors: Rao R Ivatury, Frederick A Moore, Walter Biffl, Ari Leppeniemi, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena, Andrew Peitzman and Ernest E Moore
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:9
    Content type: Review Published on:

  7. The controversy still exists about the timing of operation for appendicitis. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes between early appendectomy and delayed appendectomy and assess the feasibility of ...

    Authors: Chang Sik Shin, Young Nam Roh and Jae Il Kim
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:8
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Unexpected inflammatory cecal masses of uncertain etiology, encountered in the emergency surgical departments can be indistinguishable, and appropriate operative management of these cases is a dilemma for the ...

    Authors: Hakan Guven, Bora Koc, Fazil Saglam, Irem Akin Bayram and Gokhan Adas
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:7
    Content type: Review Published on:

  9. Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency and becomes serious when it perforates. Perforation is more frequent in the elderly patients. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors of ...

    Authors: Abdelkarim H Omari, Muhammad R Khammash, Ghazi R Qasaimeh, Ahmad K Shammari, Mohammad K Bani Yaseen and Sahel K Hammori
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:6
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. Dental appliances are the most common cause of accidental foreign body esophageal impaction, especially in the elderly population with decreased oral sensory perception. A 47-year-old man with history of oligo...

    Authors: Luigi Bonavina, Alberto Aiolfi, Stefano Siboni and Emanuele Rausa
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:5
    Content type: Review Published on:

  11. In January 2012 an acute care surgery (ACS) model was introduced at St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The goal of implementing an ACS service was to improve the delivery of care for emergent, non-t...

    Authors: Kerollos N Wanis, Allison M Hunter, Michael B Harington and Gary Groot
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:4
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness of the gasless laparoscopic appendectomy (GLA) and conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (LA).

    Authors: Bujun Ge, Haibo Zhao, Quanning Chen, Wei Jin, Liming Liu and Qi Huang
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. Sleep related disordered breathing (SRDB), is an established risk factor for motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) involving commercial drivers. The role of SRDB in motor vehicle crashes involving non-commercial driver...

    Authors: Eric D Irwin, Patricia Reicks, Alan Beal, Matthew Byrnes, Craig Matticks and Greg Beilman
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:2
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. In this study, we explored the possible causes of death and risk factors in patients who overcame the initial critical circumstance when undergoing a damage control laparotomy for abdominal trauma and succumbe...

    Authors: Li-Min Liao, Chih-Yuan Fu, Shang-Yu Wang, Chien-Hung Liao, Shih-Ching Kang, Chun-Hsiang Ouyang, I-Ming Kuo, Shang-Ju Yang, Yu-Pao Hsu, Chun-Nan Yeh and Shao-Wei Chen
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:1
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. Morel-Lavallee lesion (MLL) is a closed degloving injury resulting from blunt shearing or tangential forces. In this condition, hemolymph is collected in the closed space between the separated subcutaneous tis...

    Authors: Eun Young Rha, Dae Ho Kim, Ho Kwon and Sung-No Jung
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:60
    Content type: Review Published on:

  16. Recent research has determined Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to be an independent predictor of mortality in patients with traumatic inferior vena cava (IVC) injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use o...

    Authors: Michael Cudworth, Angelo Fulle, Juan P Ramos and Ivette Arriagada
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:59
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Each year, a significant number of people die or become handicapped due to preventable occupational accidents or occupational diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate socio-demographic features, mech...

    Authors: Kaan Celik, Fevzi Yilmaz, Cemil Kavalci, Miray Ozlem, Ali Demir, Tamer Durdu, Bedriye Müge Sonmez, Muhittin Serkan Yilmaz, Muhammed Evvah Karakilic, Engin Deniz Arslan and Cihat Yel
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:57
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis is a rare condition usually associated with endocarditis or spinal surgery. However, it may also occur following abdominal penetrating trauma with associated gastrointestinal p...

    Authors: Arianna Zefelippo, Paola M Bertazzoni, Aldo M Marini, Paolo De Rai and Ettore Contessini-Avesani
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:56
    Content type: Review Published on:

  20. Over the last three decades, emergency surgery for perforated sigmoid diverticulitis has evolved dramatically but remains controversial. Diverticulitis is categorized as uncomplicated (amenable to outpatient t...

    Authors: Frederick A Moore, Fausto Catena, Ernest E Moore, Ari Leppaniemi and Andrew B Peitzmann
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:55
    Content type: Review Published on:

  22. Damage control laparotomy was first described by Dr. Harlan Stone in 1983 when he suggested that patients with severe trauma should have their primary procedures abbreviated when coagulopathy was encountered. ...

    Authors: Laura Godat, Leslie Kobayashi, Todd Costantini and Raul Coimbra
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:53
    Content type: Review Published on:

  23. Injury is the first cause of death worldwide in the population aged 1 to 44. In developed countries, the most common trauma-related injuries resulting in death during childhood are traffic accidents, followed ...

    Authors: Andrea Melo Alexandre Fraga, Joaquim Murray Bustorff-Silva, Thais Marconi Fernandez, Gustavo Pereira Fraga, Marcelo Conrado Reis, Emilio Carlos Elias Baracat and Raul Coimbra
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:52
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Penetrating arterial injuries to the limbs are common injuries in high volume trauma centers. Their overall surgical results reported in the literature are satisfactory - apart of those of the popliteal artery...

    Authors: Antonio Krüger, Carla Florido, Amelie Braunisch, Eric Walther, Tugba Han Yilmaz and Dietrich Doll
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:51
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. Emergency repair of complicated abdominal hernias is associated with poor prognosis and a high rate of post-operative complications.

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Gabrielle H van Ramshorst, Giampiero Campanelli, Vincenzo Mandalà, Luca Ansaloni, Ernest E Moore, Andrew Peitzman, George Velmahos, Fredrick Alan Moore, Ari Leppaniemi, Clay Cothren Burlew, Walter Biffl, Kaoru Koike, Yoram Kluger, Gustavo P Fraga…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:50
    Content type: Review Published on:

  26. We investigated prognostic parameters of patients who underwent surgical intervention for acute mesenteric ischemia by evaluating demographic characteristics and laboratory data on admission.

    Authors: Fatih Altintoprak, Yusuf Arslan, Omer Yalkin, Yener Uzunoglu and Orhan Veli Ozkan
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:49
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) constitutes the leading cause of posttraumatic mortality. Practically, the major interventions required to treat TBI predicate expedited transfer to CT after excluding other immedi...

    Authors: Alma Rados, Corina Tiruta, Zhengwen Xiao, John B Kortbeek, Paul Tourigny, Chad G Ball and Andrew W Kirkpatrick
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:48
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) and aneurysm (TAA) are rare but catastrophic. Prompt recognition of TAD/TAA and differentiation from acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is difficult yet crucial. Earlier identificat...

    Authors: I Michael Leitman, Kei Suzuki, Aaron J Wengrofsky, Eyal Menashe, Michal Poplawski, Kar-Mun Woo, Charles M Geller, David Lucido, Thomas Bernik, Barbara A Zeifer and Byron Patton
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:47
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. The aim of this study was to seek whether red cell distribution width (RDW) has a role in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. It was also aimed to show the relationship of RDW with leukocyte count and C-react...

    Authors: Huseyin Narci, Emin Turk, Erdal Karagulle, Turhan Togan and Keziban Karabulut
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:46
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. Jos has witnessed a series of civil crises which have generated mass casualties that the Jos University Teaching Hospital has had to respond to from time to time. We review the challenges that we encountered i...

    Authors: Kenneth N Ozoilo, Ishaya C Pam, Simon J Yiltok, Alice V Ramyil and Hyacinth C Nwadiaro
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:44
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. Benign cystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum (BCM) is an uncommon lesion with some 130 cases reported since the first case described by Smith and Mennenmeyer in 1979. It is a rare intra abdominal tumor occurri...

    Authors: Hicham Elbouhaddouti, Abdesslam Bouassria, Ouadii Mouaqit, El Bachir Benjelloun, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Khalid Mazaz and Khalid Ait Taleb
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:43
    Content type: Review Published on:

  33. In 2013 Guidelines on diagnosis and management of ASBO have been revised and updated by the WSES Working Group on ASBO to develop current evidence-based algorithms and focus indications and safety of conservat...

    Authors: Salomone Di Saverio, Federico Coccolini, Marica Galati, Nazareno Smerieri, Walter L Biffl, Luca Ansaloni, Gregorio Tugnoli, George C Velmahos, Massimo Sartelli, Cino Bendinelli, Gustavo Pereira Fraga, Michael D Kelly, Frederick A Moore, Vincenzo Mandalà, Stefano Mandalà, Michele Masetti…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:42
    Content type: Review Published on:

  35. Anorectal avulsion is an exceptional rectal trauma in which the anus and sphincter no longer join the perineum and are pulled upward. As a result, they ventrally follow levator ani muscles. We present a rare c...

    Authors: Karim Ibn majdoub Hassani, Said Ait laalim, El Bachir Benjelloun, Imane Toughrai and Khalid Mazaz
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:40
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  36. Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) protocols provide a common approach for trauma resuscitations. This was a quality review assessing compliance with ATLS protocols at a Level I trauma center; specifically wh...

    Authors: Bonnie Tsang, Jessica McKee, Paul T Engels, Damian Paton-Gay and Sandy L Widder
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:39
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. Invasive mycoses are life-threatening opportunistic infections that have recently emerged as a cause of morbidity and mortality following general and gastrointestinal surgery.

    Authors: Paola Di Carlo, Gaetano Di Vita, Giuliana Guadagnino, Gianfranco Cocorullo, Francesco D’Arpa, Giuseppe Salamone, Buscemi Salvatore, Gaspare Gulotta and Daniela Cabibi
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:38
    Content type: Review Published on:

  38. Intussusception is rarely encountered in adults, accounting for just 5% of all occurrences and 1% of bowel obstructions. In up to 90% of episodes of adult intussusceptions, operative intervention is required s...

    Authors: James Frydman, Offir Ben-Ishay and Yoram Kluger
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:37
    Content type: Review Published on:

  39. Despite an increasing interest in the treatment of clavicle fractures, this is still a not yet defined area in severely injured patients as most studies exclude these patients. Analyzing fracture type and eval...

    Authors: Jacqueline JEM van Laarhoven, Steven Ferree, R Marijn Houwert, Falco Hietbrink, Egbert Jan MM Verleisdonk and Luke PH Leenen
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:36
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Closure of appendicular stump has been performed in different ways; however, the use of the metal endoclip in complicated grades of acute appendicitis, has not been evaluated yet in a prospective way.

    Authors: Carlos Augusto Gomes, Cleber Soares Junior, Rodrigo Oliveira de Peixoto, Jose Murillo Bastos Netto, Camila Couto Gomes and Felipe Couto Gomes
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:35
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Unplanned emergency operations in colorectal cancers (CRC) are generally associated with increased risk of operative complications. This study aimed to examine the association, if any, between an endoscopic fi...

    Authors: Virote Chalieopanyarwong, Teeranut Boonpipattanapong, Paradee Prechawittayakul and Surasak Sangkhathat
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:34
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Splenic hematoma or rupture of the spleen is rare in the absence of trauma. This case report with a brief review of the literature is intended to raise awareness of splenic bleeding as an etiology of abdominal...

    Authors: Faris Azar, Elisha Brownson and Tracey Dechert
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:33
    Content type: Review Published on:

  43. Injury is a public health problem in terms of mortality, morbidity and disability. The implementation of a regionalised trauma system has been proved to significantly reduce the social impact of severe trauma ...

    Authors: Osvaldo Chiara, Cristina Mazzali, Sofia Lelli, Anna Mariani and Stefania Cimbanassi
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:32
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Appendicitis and trauma may exist together, which causes an interesting debate whether trauma has led to appendicitis. We report a case of appendicitis after an abdominal trauma. Our patient developed acute ap...

    Authors: Abdesslam Bouassria, Karim Ibn Majdoub, Issam Yazough, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Khalid Mazaz and Khalid Ait Taleb
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:31
    Content type: Review Published on:

  45. Wandering spleen is a very rare defect characterized by the absence or weakness of one or more of the ligaments that hold the spleen in its normal position in the upper left abdomen. Patient symptomatology is ...

    Authors: Laura Leci-Tahiri, Afrim Tahiri, Rifat Bajrami and Mehmet Maxhuni
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:30
    Content type: Review Published on:

  46. A 70-year-old woman was admitted to our institution with acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography demonstrated total occlusion of the left anterior descending artery, which was successfully revascular...

    Authors: Hiroki Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Nakao, Noriyuki Tokunaga, Hiromasa Nakamura and Masami Takagaki
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:29
    Content type: Review Published on:

  47. Hydatidosis is endemic in the Mediterranean region including morrocco, the Middle and Far East, Australia, New Zealand, and South America—all areas where animal husbandry is common. Rupture into the abdominal ...

    Authors: Ouadii Mouaqit, Abdelaziz Hibatallah, Abdelmalek Oussaden, Khalid Maazaz and Khalid Ait Taleb
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:28
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Scalp lacerations are commonly encountered in patients presenting to emergency department with trauma. Lacerations are repaired with suturing, stapling, adhesive tapes, and tissue adhesives. In this study, we ...

    Authors: Derya Ozturk, Bedriye Müge Sonmez, Ertugrul Altinbilek, Cemil Kavalci, Engin Deniz Arslan and Serhat Akay
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:27
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. The duodenum is the second seat of onset of diverticula after the colon. Duodenal diverticulosis is usually asymptomatic, but duodenal perforation with abscess may occur.

    Authors: Ivan Barillaro, Veronica Grassi, Angelo De Sol, Claudio Renzi, Giovanni Cochetti, Francesco Barillaro, Alessia Corsi, Alban Cacurri, Adolfo Petrina, Lucio Cagini, Carlo Boselli, Roberto Cirocchi and Giuseppe Noya
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:26
    Content type: Review Published on:

  50. Foreign bodies in rectum and colon is an uncommon problem in surgical practice. Anal eroticism leads amongst etiologic factors. In some patients accidents or forceful application of foreign bodies are causativ...

    Authors: Selim Yigit Yildiz, Murat Kendirci, Serkan Akbulut, Ali Ciftci, Hamdi Taner Turgut and Suleyman Hengirmen
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:25
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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