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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Open appendectomy (OA) has traditionally been the treatment for acute appendicitis (AA). Beneficial effects of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for the treatment of AA are still controversial.

    Authors: David Costa-Navarro, Montiel Jiménez-Fuertes and Azahara Illán-Riquelme
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:45
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. We report the case of a young woman who was admitted because of small bowel obstruction and localized peritonitis following a dilatation and curettage ('D’ and 'C’) of uterus in abortion. As infection, like tu...

    Authors: Elroy Patrick Weledji and Felix Elong
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:41
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. While advanced age is often associated with poorer surgical outcomes, long-term age-related health status following acute care surgery is unknown. The objective of our study was to assess post-operative cognit...

    Authors: Sayf Gazala, Yvonne Tul, Adrian Wagg, Sandy L Widder and Rachel G Khadaroo
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:23
  37. Long standing increase of the intravesical pressure resulting from urinary bladder outlet obstruction can cause both secondary bladder diverticula and groin hernias. In rare cases, a diverticulum can be pulled...

    Authors: Abdelkarim Hussein Omari and Mohammad Ahmad Alghazo
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:20
  38. Midgut malrotation is an anomaly of intestinal rotation that occurs during fetal development and usually presents in the neonatal period. We present a rare case of malrotation in a 14-year-old patient who pres...

    Authors: Yuka Nakajima, Hiroyuki Sakata, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Norichika Yoshie, Taihei Yamada, Takaaki Osako, Mariko Terashima, Naomi Mambo, Ryuta Saka, Satoko Nose, Takashi Sasaki, Hiroomi Okuyama, Atsunori Nakao and Joji Kotani
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:19
  39. Timing of surgical intervention is critical for outcomes of patients diagnosed with surgical emergencies. Facing the challenge of multiple patients requiring emergency surgery, or of limited resource availabil...

    Authors: Yoram Kluger, Offir Ben-Ishay, Massimo Sartelli, Luca Ansaloni, Ashraf E Abbas, Ferdinando Agresta, Walter L Biffl, Luca Baiocchi, Miklosh Bala, Fausto Catena, Raul Coimbra, Yunfeng Cui, Salomone Di Saverio, Koray Das, Tamer El Zalabany, Gustavo P Fraga…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:17
  40. Diagnostic accuracy of first-line sonographic evaluation by obstetrics/gynecology residents in determining the need for emergency surgery in women with acute pelvic pain is unknown. Aim of this study was to ev...

    Authors: Flavie Toret-Labeeuw, Cyrille Huchon, Thomas Popowski, Anne A Chantry, Alexandre Dumont and Arnaud Fauconnier
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:16
  41. Due to high rate of operative mortality and morbidity non-operative management of blunt liver and spleen trauma was widely accepted in stable pediatric patients, but the general surgeons were skeptical to adop...

    Authors: Mohsin Raza, Yasser Abbas, Vanitha Devi, Kumarapuram Venkatachalam Souriarajan Prasad, Kameel Narouz Rizk and Permasavaran Padmanathan Nair
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:14
  42. Fournier’s gangrene is a rare, rapidly progressive, necrotizing fasciitis of the external genitalia and perineum. Case series have shown a mortality rate of 20% to 40% with an incidence of as high as 88% in so...

    Authors: El Bachir Benjelloun, Tarik Souiki, Nadia Yakla, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Khalid Mazaz, Abdellatif Louchi, Nabil Kanjaa and Khalid Ait Taleb
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:13
  43. Bowel obstruction resulting from intestinal tuberculosis has been reported to be more prevalent in developing countries including Tanzania. This study was undertaken to describe the clinicopathological profile...

    Authors: Phillipo L Chalya, Mabula D Mchembe, Stephen E Mshana, Peter Rambau, Hyasinta Jaka and Joseph B Mabula
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:12