VOLUME 99 NUMBER 1 2010

Editorial:

• E. Kemppainen: Smoking and diverticular disease of the colon

Reviews

• L. Schneider, W. Hartwig, S. Aulmann, Ch. Lenzen, O. Strobel, S. Fritz, T. Hackert, M. Keller, M.W. Buchler, J. Werner: Quality of life after emergency vs. elective esophagectomy with cervical reconstruction
• A. Aminian, R. Mirsharifi, F. Karimian, Zh. Khorgami, Sh. Nasiri, A. Yazdankhah-Konari, A. Alibakhshi: Influence of splenectomy on morbidity of esophageal cancer surgery
• P. Turunen H. Wikström, M. Carpelan-Holmström, P. Kairaluoma, O. Kruuna, T. Scheinin: Smoking increases the incidence of complicated diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon
• M.H. Abbas, A. Hamade, M.N. Choudhry, N. Hamza, R. Nadeem, B.J. Ammori: Infiltration of wounds and extraperitoneal space with local anesthetic in patients undergoing laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair of unilateral inguinal hernias: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
• M.H.Sodergren, I. Swift: Seroma formation and method of mesh fixation in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair - highlights of a case series
• M. Zhang, Q.-C. Wu: Intra-supra annular aortic valve and complete supra annular aortic valve: a literature review and hemodynamic comparison
• T.S. Tapaninen, P.K. Venesmaa, J.S. Jurvelin, H.J.A. Miettinen, H.P.J. Kröger: Alendronate reduces periprosthetic bone loss after uncemented primary total hip arthroplasty - a 5-year follow-up of 16 patients
• D. Furlan, Z. Pogorelic, M. Biocic, I. Juric, J. Meštrovic Pediatric tibial eminence fractures: arthroscopic treatment using K-wire
• J. Järvenpää, J. Kettunen, H. Kröger, H. Miettinen: Obesity may impair the early outcome of total knee arthroplasty. A prospective study of 100 patients
• S. Järvelä, T. Järvelä, H. Aho, I. Kiviranta: Arthroscopic subacromial decompression: outcome comparison between outpatient and hospitalized patients with 2- to 5-year follow-up

VOLUME 99 NUMBER 2 2010

Editorial:

•  G.C. Velmahos, H.B. Alam: Acute care surgery: the natural evolution of trauma surgery

Reviews

• A.L. Tang, K. Inaba: From trauma to acute care surgery: with an eye to the future
• B.R. Hill, R. Nirula: The triad of trauma, emergency surgery, and surgical critical care: practice patterns and financial considerations
• W.L. Biffl, P.S. Mehler, E.E. Moore: Acute care surgery in the safety net hospital: maintaining referrals and optimizing outcomes
• F.Y. Lui, K.A. Davis: Gastroduodenal perforation: maximal or minimal intervention?
• S. Sarraf-Yazdi, M.L. Shapiro: Small bowel obstruction: the eternal dilemma of when to intervene
• C.T. Wilson, M.A. de Moya: Cholecystectomy for acute gallstone pancreatitis: early vs delayed approach
• D.E. Lopez, C.V.R. Brown: Diverticulitis: the most common colon emergency for the acute care surgeon
• N.S. Grewal, A. Salim: Clostridium difficile colitis: a call for aggressive management
• M.J. Martin, S.R. Steele: Twists and turns: a practical approach to volvulus and intussusception
• S.E. Greer, R. Gupta: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding of unknown origin: tricks of the trade
• M.J. Sise: Mesenteric ischemia: the whole spectrum

VOLUME 99 NUMBER 3 2010

Editorial:

• E. Kemppainen: Bariatric surgery in Finland – quo vadis?

Reviews

• Z. Radovanovic, D. Radovanovic, A. Golubovic, T. Ivkovic-Kapicl, B. Bokorov, A. Mandic: Early complications after nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction with silicone prosthesis: results of 214 procedures
• T. Sommer, H. Elbroend, H. Friis-Andersen: Laparoscopic repair of perforated ulcer in Western Denmark – a retrospective study
• M. Victorzon, P. Tolonen, H. Sintonen: Health-related quality of life in severely and morbidly obese patients waiting for bariatric surgery in Finland
• S. Giordano, P. Tolonen, M. Victorzon: Comparison of linear versus circular stapling techniques in laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery – a pilot study
• J. Harju, H. Kokki, M. Pääkkönen, K. Karjalainen, M. Eskelinen: Feasibility of minilaparotomy versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy for day surgery: a prospective randomised study
• T.E. Pavlidis, N.G.Symeonidis, S.F.Rafailidis, K.Psarras, K.D.Ballas, M.E. Baltatzis, E.T.Pavlidis, G.N.Marakis, A.K.Sakantamis: Tension-free by mesh-plug technique for inguinal hernia repair in elderly patients
• S.-L. Pauniaho, T. Lahdes-Vasama, M.T. Helminen, T. Iber, E. Mäkelä, O. Pajulo: Non-absorbable interrupted versus absorbable continuous skin closure in pediatric appendectomies
• T. Karsidag, J.A. Asensio, F. Kabukcuoglu, S. Tuzun: Preliminary study comparing the effects of locally and systemically applied L-carnitine on the healing of full-thickness skin defects
• M.H. Sodergren, P. Jethwa, S. Kumar, H.D. Duncan, T. Johns, C.B. Pearce: Immunonutrition in patients undergoing major upper gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective double-blind randomised controlled study
• K. Varik, Ü. Kirsimägi, E.-A. Värimäe, M. Eller, R. Lõivukene, V. Kübarsepp: Incidence and risk factors of surgical wound infection in children: a prospective study
• J. Turtiainen, E. Saimanen, T. Partio, J. Kärkkäinen, V. Kiviniemi, K. Mäkinen, T.Hakala: Surgical wound infections after vascular surgery: prospective multicenter observational study
• J. Karhunen, P. Raivio, P. Maasilta, E. Sihvo, R. Suojaranta-Ylinen, A. Vento, U.S. Salminen: Impact of early angiographic evaluation on the frequency of emergency reoperations after coronary bypass surgery
• T. Borg, M. Holstad, S. Larsson: Quality of life in patients operated for pelvic fractures caused by suicide attempt by jumping
• L.Lied, S. Lydersen, V. Finsen: Cold intolerance after flexor tendon injury. Disposing factors and long term prognosis

VOLUME 99 NUMBER 4 2010

Editorial:

• E. Kemppainen: Evolution of the Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Commentary

• U. Haglund, A. Norén: Routine intraoperative cholangiography in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Original articles

• S. Lill, A. Rantala, E. Pekkala, H. Sarparanta, H. Huhtinen, P. Rautava, J.M. Grönroos: Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy without routine intraoperative cholangiography: a retrospective analysis of 1101 consecutive cases
• H. Ubukata, S. Konishi, T. Nakachi, G. Motohashi, Y. Goto, Y. Watanabe, I. Nakada, T. Tabuchi: Characteristics of the serum pepsinogen (Pg) test, and the relationship between Pg test results and gastric cancer outcomes
• M.T. Aarnio, J.-P. Mecklin, M. Voutilainen: The role of surgery in Crohn’s disease: a retrospective analysis from a single hospital
• P. Järvinen, A. Lepistö: Clinical presentation of pseudomyxoma peritonei
• H. Savolainen, J. Novak, F. Dick, M.K. Widmer, T. Carrel, J. Schmidli, B. Meier: Prevention of rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm
• M. Kohonen, O. Teerenhovi, P. Taskinen. J. Nissinen, P. Loponen. M. Luther, M. Tarkka: Intraoperative pressure measurement in radial artery harvest. A tool with additional value?
• M. Delle, L. Lönn, O. Henrikson, J. Formgren, K. Vogt, M. Falkenberg: Celiac trunk coverage in endovascular aneurysm repair
• M. Söderström, E. Arvela, P.-S. Aho, M. Lepäntalo, A. Albäck: High leg salvage rate after infrainguinal bypass surgery for ischemic tissue loss (Fontaine IV) is compromised by the short life expectancy
• K. Søreide: Temporal patterns of death after trauma: evaluation of circadian, diurnal, periodical and seasonal trends in 260 fatal injuries
• P. Virolainen, J. Mokka, M. Seppänen, K. Mäkelä: Up to 10 years follow up of the use of 71 cortical allografts (strut-grafts) for the treatment of periprosthetic fractures
• O. Wolf, J. Milbrink, S. Larsson, P. Mattsson, H. Mallmin: The optimal timing of baseline radiostereometric analysis of uncemented press fit cups
• E. Koskinen, P. Paavolainen, P. Ylinen, A. Eskelinen, A. Harilainen, J. Sandelin, K. Tallroth, V. Remes: Mid-term results for three contemporary total knee replacement designs – a comparative study of 104 patients with primary osteoarthritis