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Coccolini Federico,Ansaloni Luca,Manfredi Roberto,Campanati Luca

Reviewer Acknowledgement 2012

Catena Fausto,Moore Frederick A

Animal-related injuries in a resource-limited setting: experiences from a Tertiary health institution in northwestern Tanzania

Gilyoma Japhet M,Mabula Joseph B,Chalya Phillipo L

Acute intestinal obstruction secondary to left paraduodenal hernia: a case report and literature review

Al-Khyatt Waleed,Aggarwal Smeer,Birchall James,Rowlands Tomothy E

Right diaphragmatic iatrogenic hernia after laparoscopic fenestration of a liver cyst: report of a case and review of the literature

Soufi Mehdi,Meillat Hélène,Le Treut Yves-Patrice

Negative pressure wound therapy management of the “open abdomen” following trauma: a prospective study and systematic review

Navsaria Pradeep,Nicol Andrew,Hudson Donald,Cockwill John

2013 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections

Sartelli Massimo,Viale Pierluigi,Catena Fausto,Ansaloni Luca

Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy and puerperium: a surgical and obstetric catastrophe. Report of a case and review of the world literature

Muhammad R Khan, Sameer ur Rehman

Factors predicting mortality in emergency abdominal surgery in the elderly

Naoto Fukuda, Joji Wada, Michio Niki, Yasuyuki Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Mushiake

Complicated intra-abdominal infections in Europe: preliminary data from the first three months of the CIAO Study

Massimo Sartelli, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Ari Lepp？niemi, Korhan Taviloglu, Harry van Goor, Pierluigi Viale, Daniel Vasco Lazzareschi, Carlo de Werra, Daniele Marrelli, Sergio Colizza, Rodolfo Scibé, Halil Alis, Nurkan Torer, Salvador Navarro, Marco Catani, Saila Kauhanen, Goran Augustin, Boris Sakakushev, Damien Massalou, Pieter Pletinckx, Jakub Kenig, Salomone Di Saverio, Gianluca Guercioni, Stefano Rausei, Samipetteri Laine, Piotr Major, Matej Skrovina, Eliane Angst, Olivier Pittet

Thoracic hyperextension injury with complete “bony disruption” of the thoracic cage: Case report of a potentially life-threatening injury

James Bailey, Todd VanderHeiden, Clay Cothren Burlew, Sarah Pinski-Sibbel, Janeen Jordan, Ernest E Moore, Philip F Stahel

Strangulated intercostal liver herniation subsequent to blunt trauma. First report with review of the world literature

Cino Bendinelli, Andrew Martin, Shane D Nebauer, Zsolt J Balogh

Diaphragmatic rupture causing repeated vomiting in a combined abdominal and head injury patient: a case report and review of the literature

Dimitrios Symeonidis, Michail Spyridakis, Georgios Koukoulis, Grigorios Christodoulidis, Ioannis Mamaloudis, Konstantinos Tepetes

A rare cause of gastrointestinal phytobezoars: diospyros lotus

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Endoscopic management of pancreatic duct injury by endoscopic stent placement: a case report and literature review

Yasuhiro Ito, Takeshi Kenmochi, Tomoyuki Irino, Tomohisa Egawa, Shinobu Hayashi, Atsushi Nagashima, Nao Hiroe, Mitsuhide Kitano, Yuko Kitagawa

Traumatic subclavian arterial rupture: a case report and review of literature

Marco Assenza, Leonardo Centonze, Lorenzo Valesini, Gabriele Campana, Mario Corona, Claudio Modini

How to mend a broken heart: a major stab wound of the left ventricle

Mari-Liis Kaljusto, Theis T？nnessen

Isolated extrahepatic bile duct rupture: a rare consequence of blunt abdominal trauma. Case report and review of the literature

Ruben Balzarotti, Stefania Cimbanassi, Osvaldo Chiara, Gianpietro Zabbialini, Claude Smadja

Treatment of burns in the first 24 hours: simple and practical guide by answering 10 questions in a step-by-step form

Ziyad Alharbi, Andrzej Piatkowski, Rolf Dembinski, Sven Reckort, Gerrit Grieb, Jens Kauczok, Norbert Pallua

Emergency total thyroidectomy due to non traumatic disease. Experience of a surgical unit and literature review

Mario Testini, Francesco Logoluso, Germana Lissidini, Angela Gurrado, Giuseppe Campobasso, Rocco Cortese, Giuseppe De Luca, Ilaria Franco, Alessandro De Luca, Giuseppe Piccinni

Evaluation of gastrointestinal injury in blunt abdominal trauma "FAST is not reliable": the role of repeated ultrasonography

Afshin Mohammadi, Mohammad Ghasemi-rad

Acute pancreatitis due to pancreatic hydatid cyst: a case report and review of the literature

Amin Makni, Mohamed Jouini, Montassar Kacem, Zoubeir Safta

Blunt trauma induced splenic blushes are not created equal

Clay Burlew, Lucy Z Kornblith, Ernest E Moore, Jeffrey L Johnson, Walter L Biffl

Ex-vivo porcine organs with a circulation pump are effective for teaching hemostatic skills

Yoshimitsu Izawa, Shuji Hishikawa, Tomohiro Muronoi, Keisuke Yamashita, Masayuki Suzukawa, Alan T Lefor

Proposal for a recovery prediction method for patients affected by acute mediastinitis

Slawomir Jablonski, Marcin Kozakiewicz

An audit of secondary peritonitis at a tertiary care university hospital of Sindh, Pakistan

Ahmer A Memon, Faisal G Siddiqui, Arshad H Abro, Ahmed H Agha, Shahzadi Lubna, Abdul S Memon

The value of C-reactive protein and lactate in the acute abdomen in the emergency department

Zainna C Meyer, Jennifer JM Schreinemakers, Lijckle van der Laan

Non operative management of liver and spleen traumatic injuries: a giant with clay feet

Salomone Di Saverio, Ernest E Moore, Gregorio Tugnoli, Noel Naidoo, Luca Ansaloni, Stefano Bonilauri, Michele Cucchi, Fausto Catena

A review on gastric diverticulum

Farhan Rashid, Ahmed Aber, Syed Y Iftikhar

Typhoid intestinal perforations at a University teaching hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A surgical experience of 104 cases in a resource-limited setting

Phillipo L Chalya, Joseph B Mabula, Mheta Koy, Johannes B Kataraihya, Hyasinta Jaka, Stephen E Mshana, Mariam Mirambo, Mabula D Mchembe, Geofrey Giiti, Japhet M Gilyoma

Enhancing trauma education worldwide through telemedicine

Marttos Antonio C,Kuchkarian Fernanda M,Abreu-Reis Phillipe,Pereira Bruno MT

Correlation of serum C-reactive protein, white blood count and neutrophil percentage with histopathology findings in acute appendicitis

Xharra Shefki,Gashi-Luci Lumturije,Xharra Kumrije,Veselaj Fahredin

Adult intussusceptions caused by a lipoma in the jejunum: report of a case and review of the literature

Mouaqit Ouadii,Hasnai Hafid,Chbani Leila,Benjelloun Bachir

Permissive hypotension does not reduce regional organ perfusion compared to normotensive resuscitation: animal study with fluorescent microspheres

Schmidt Bruno M,Rezende-Neto Joao B,Andrade Marcus V,Winter Philippe C

The world of trauma working together

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World Trauma Congress: when dreams come true

Coimbra Raul,Fraga Gustavo,Starling Sizenando

Fatal motorcycle crashes: a serious public health problem in Brazil

Carrasco Carlos,Godinho Mauricio,Berti de Azevedo Barros Marilisa,Rizoli Sandro

Emergency presentation of the gastric cancer; prognosis and implications for service planning

Vasas Peter,Wiggins Tom,Chaudry Asif,Bryant Catherine

Therapeutic anticoagulation can be safely accomplished in selected patients with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage

Byrnes Matthew C,Irwin Eric,Roach Robert,James Molly

Late evaluation of the relationship between morphological and functional renal changes and hypertension after non-operative treatment of high-grade renal injuries

Pereira Júnior Gerson,Muglia Valdair,dos Santos Ant？nio,Miyake Cecilia

Comparison between two mobile pre-hospital care services for trauma patients

Gonsaga Ricardo,Brugugnolli Izabela,Fraga Gustavo

Spontaneous perforation of jejunal gastrintestinal stromal tumour (gist). Case report and review of literature

Roy Somsubhra Datta,Khan Dawood,De Krishna K,De Utpal

Thoracic wall reconstruction with Collamend in trauma: report of a case and review of the literature

Coccolini Federico,Lotti Marco,Bertoli Paolo,Manfredi Roberto

Bowel perforation secondary to illegally induced abortion: a tertiary hospital experience in Tanzania

Mabula Joseph B,Chalya Phillipo L,Mchembe Mabula D,Kihunrwa Albert

Italian Biological Prosthesis Work-Group (IBPWG): proposal for a decisional model in using biological prosthesis

Coccolini Federico,Agresta Ferdinando,Bassi Andrea,Catena Fausto

Expression of concern: necrotizing fasciitis, literature review of contemporary strategies for diagnosing and management with three case reports: torso, abdominal wall, upper and lower limbs

Extra-curricular supervised training at an academic hospital: is 200 hours the threshold for medical students to perform well in an emergency room?

Abreu-Reis Phillipe,Oliveira Guilherme,Curtarelli de Oliveira Arthur,Sadique Hammad

Complicated intra-abdominal infections in Europe: a comprehensive review of the CIAO study

Sartelli Massimo,Catena Fausto,Ansaloni Luca,Leppaniemi Ari

The utility of recombinant factor VIIa as a last resort in trauma

Mamtani Rishi,Nascimento Bartolomeu,Rizoli Sandro,Pinto Ruxandra

Internal vacuum-assisted closure device in the swine model of severe liver injury

Everett Christopher B,Thomas Bruce W,Moncure Michael