Revista de Cirugía: Contents, Volumen 28 No. 1

Editorial

The first forty years
Abaúnza H

Original articles

Ultrasound diagnostic criteria of malignancy in a thyroid nodule: correlation with fine needle aspiration and pathology
Chala AI, Pava R, Franco HI, Álvarez A, Franco A

Time and risk of rupture in acute appendicitis
Sanabria Á, Domínguez LC, Vega V, Osorio C, Serna A, Bermúdez C

Characterization of communication patterns in the operating room during the performance of procedures at a tertiary level of care hospital
Sánchez C, Rodríguez S, Cruz D, Domínguez LC, Vega V, Hoyos C, Duque JC, Gómez C

Experience with the implementation of the International Trauma Registry System at two tertiary care level hospitals in the Southwestern region of Colombia
O rdóñez CA, Botache WF, Pino LF, Badiel M, Tejada JW, Sanjuán J, Uribe A, González A, Gutiérrez MI, Puyana JC, Abutanos M, Ivatury RR

Review articles

Late conversion of an aortic endograft to open surgery: should the endograft be removed?
Jiménez CE, Correa JR, Burgos R

Delayed presentation of diaphragmatic hernia with gastric necrosis: literature review
Beltrán MA

Paradigm change in the management operative and nonoperative management of hepatic trauma, key strategies for emergency in the year 2012
Valencia C, Torregrosa L, Moreno A

Perioperative management of bariatric surgery patients
Savino P, Zundel N, Carvajal C

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