Since its first publication in 1936, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery has been regarded as the
preeminent source for definitive guidance in all areas of general surgery. The 20th edition …

Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) induces both apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest in some
cell lines, but only growth arrest in others 1 . It is not clear how this differential response to TGF…

As the mean age of our population increases, surgeons will perform more surgical procedures
on the very elderly. Surgeons are, therefore, obligated to be cognizant of the normal …

… Sherwood, Courtney G. Williams, and Donald S. Prough 19 Emerging Technology in
Surgery: Informatics, Electronics, Robotics Guillermo Gomez … Thompson and Courtney M …

The authors have established a long-term tissue culture cell line (BON) derived from a metastatic
human carcinoid tumor of the pancreas. The cells have been in continuous passage for …

BACKGROUND: Cholecystectomy during initial hospitalization is the current recommended
therapy for acute cholecystitis. The rate of cholecystectomy and subsequent health care …

BACKGROUND: Acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) is a rare cancer of the pancreas accounting
for approximately 1% of nonendocrine tumors. Because no large series of patients with ACC …

Background: Routine preoperative laboratory testing for ambulatory surgery is not recommended.
Methods: Patients who underwent elective hernia repair (N= 73,596) were identified …

Background and aims: Determination of intracellular signalling pathways that mediate intestinal
epithelial proliferation is fundamental to the understanding of the integrity and function of …

Although ectopic expression of the cholecystokinin B/gastrin receptor (CCK-BR) is widely
reported in human colorectal cancers, its role in mediating the proliferative effects of gastrin1–…