Revista de Cirugía: Contents, Volumen 24 No. 4

Editorial

Academia and industry: beneficial or necessary alliance?
ABAÚNZA H.

Special article

Art, humanism, and surgery: a holistic overview
LERMA AGUDELO C.

Nutrition and metabolism in surgery
RUGELES SJ.

Original articles

Evaluation of the ISS and NISS injury severity scores in patients with severe penetrating trauma
GÉLVEZ S., ORDÓÑEZ C., BADIEL M., RAMÍREZ Ó., PINO L., GARCÍA A., GRANADOS M., OSPINA G., PEITZMAN A., PUYANA J.

Closure of wounds and fistulas by the negative pressure method “Colombian type”
BORRÁEZ OA., BORRÁEZ BA.

Iatrogenic lesions of the biliary ducts: experience at the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Unit of Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital (Medelín, Colombia)
HOYOS SI., QUINTERO VM.

Carcinoma of the gallbladder at Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital (Medellín, Colombia)
JARAMILLO PM., HOYOS SI. .

Subject review

Plasma citrulline levels as marker of intestinal function: applications in intestinal transplantation and digestive diseases
TEIXEIRA DE SIQUEIRA L., BANDEIRA FERRAZ AA., MARINS CAMPOS J., MACHADO FERRAZ E., GALVÃO M., ZUNDEL N.

Myasthenia gravis and thymus: past, present, and future
TAPIAS-VARGAS L., TAPIAS-VARGAS LF., TAPIAS L.

Author index
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Subject matter index
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Contents index
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