Revista de Cirugía: Contents, Volumen 12 No. 4

EDITORIAL SECTION

The Truth, an Extinguishing Moral Value
J. Silva

FROM THE 23th SCC NATIONAL CONGRESS

Surgical Practice under Congressional Bill 100
A. González

Colombian Medicine Faces the 21th Century
I. D. Vélez

Welcome to the New Active Members
J. Silva

RESIDENTS’ NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Occupational Disease due to HIV. HBV and HVC in the Care oC the Trauma Patient ..
R.G. Prieto, J.P. Sedano, A.S. Torres, eR. Villa, S. Rodríguez, F. Casabón, A. Caro, A. Valencia

ANALITICAL STUDIES

Management of the Patient with Suspected Choledocholithiasis Value of Flexible Cholangioscopy
J.I. Restrepo, J.? Vélez, L.F. Lince, N. Ramírez

CLINICAL EXPERIENCES

Catamenial Pneumothorax
A. Matuk, G. Rasero, A. Vera, F. Arias
Gastroesophageal Reflux

Current Concepts, Evaluation, and Report of 50 Laparoscopic Operations with Six Months Follows-up
L.A. Arango, A. Angel

Foreign Body in the Pericardium Videothoracoscopic Extraction
C.H. Morales, F. Gómez

Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
N. Zundel, H. Restrepo, J. Vargas, R. Toro

Endoscopic Surgery CorAchalasia oC the Esophagus
N. Zundel, H. Restrepo, J. Morales, H. Cuervo

ANALYTICAL STUDIES

Gastric Cancer Laparoscopic Staging
C.F. Chaux, J.E. Díaz, W Romo

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS

– Differences in Diagnostic Criteria in Gastric Cancer among Japanese and Westem Pathologist

– Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Colorectal Cancer

– Prophylactic Antibiotics in Inguinal Hemiorrhaphy

– Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis Complicated by MOF

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

An explanation
O. Jaramillo

GLOSSARY
J. Silva

INDEX SUBJECTS AND AUTHORS – VOLUMEN 12 JANUARY-DECEMBER 1997 289 SCIENTIFIC AGENDA
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