Editorial
Health reform?
Esmeral M
Special article
Quality in surgery: what makes the country´s best surgeon?
Sanabria Á, Castañeda M
Original articles
Resection of thyroglossal cyst with preservation of the hyoid bone
Sánchez G, Cabrera E
Endoscopic component separation by subcutaneous approach
Daes J, Daza JC
Single-access laparoscopic appendectomy with straight instrument; initial experience
Duza G, Palermo M, Acquafresca P, Blanco L, Zorraquín C
Simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus at Clínica Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
Serrano ÓJ, Villegas JI, Echeverri GJ, Posada JG, Mesa L, Schweineberg J, Durán C, Caicedo LA
Characterization of an Acinectobacter baumannii infection outbreak at San José University Hospital,Popayán, Colombia
Arroyave Y, Agudelo H, Rojas A
Subject review articles
Surgical anatomy of the neck of importance in thyroid gland surgery
Sanabria Á, Chala A, Ramírez A, Álvarez A
Management of emphysematous necrotizing pancreatitis
Onieva FJ, Fernández J, Pérez D, Espada MJ, Jiménez JL, Blanco G
Laparoscopic management in Crohn´s ileocolitis
Molina JC, Delgado MP , Mosquera M
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