Volume 4, Number 5, May 2013 (Special Issue on )

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Update on Colorectal Carcinomatosis—From Molecular Biology to Diagnosis and Management

Sandra F. Martins, Adhemar Longatto Filho

Abstract | References PDF (48KB), PP. 251-254, Pub. Date: May 7, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2013.45048, Downloads: 98 Google Scholar

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Robotic Mediastinal Parathyroidectomy in a Patient with Maxillary Giant Cell Tumor

Iskander Al-Githmi

Abstract | References PDF (390KB), PP. 255-257, Pub. Date: May 7, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2013.45049, Downloads: 44 Google Scholar

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Literature Review of the Outcome after One-Stage Transanal Endorectal Pull-Through Procedure for Hirschsprung’s Disease in Children

Irene Ortiz-Rubio, María Pérez-Aguilera, Christina Granéli, Pernilla Stenström, Einar Arnbjörnsson

Abstract | References PDF (112KB), PP. 258-262, Pub. Date: May 7, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2013.45050, Downloads: 58 Google Scholar

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First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis: Comparison of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Allograph versus Autogenous Bone Graft Fusion Rates

John Anderson, Nathan Jeppesen, Myron Hansen, Chad Brady, Adam Gough, Zflan Fowler

Abstract | References PDF (98KB), PP. 263-267, Pub. Date: May 7, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2013.45051, Downloads: 44 Google Scholar

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The Treatment of Partial-Thickness Burns with a Hydroconductive Wound Dressing: Clinical and Mechanistic Effects

David J. Smith, Rachel A. Karlnoski, Ami Patel, C. Wayne Cruse, Kimberly S. Brown, Martin C. Robson

Abstract | References PDF (796KB), PP. 268-272, Pub. Date: May 7, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2013.45052, Downloads: 96 Google Scholar

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Efficacy of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) after Multiple Subpial Transections (MST) for Extra-Temporal Seizure Foci

Arun Angelo Patil, Arun Anthony, Richard Andrews

Abstract | References PDF (51KB), PP. 273-276, Pub. Date: May 7, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2013.45053, Downloads: 28 Google Scholar

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Prophylactic Wound Drainage in Orthopaedics: A Comparative Evaluation of Closed Suction Drainage versus No-Drainage in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Ikpeme A. Ikpeme, Ngim E. Ngim, Iniabasi U. Ilori, Enembe Oku, Anthony M. Udosen

Abstract | References PDF (121KB), PP. 277-282, Pub. Date: May 7, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2013.45054, Downloads: 74 Google Scholar

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Epitheloid Leiomyosarcoma of the Jejunum Presenting with Intussusception in a Young Adult Male: A Case Report

John O. Obafunwa, Christopher Pritchett, Siva Maikandanathan, Dahiru Adamu Garkuwa

Abstract | References PDF (2123KB), PP. 283-287, Pub. Date: May 7, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2013.45055, Downloads: 108 Google Scholar