Research in Switzerland 2010

Inadequate Quality of Surveillance after Curative Surgery for Colon Cancer.
Viehl CT, Ochsner A, von Holzen U, Cecini R, Langer I, Guller U, Laffer U, Oertli D, Zuber M.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Apr 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Micrometastatic sentinel lymph node disease: do patients benefit or suffer harm from axillary lymph node dissection?
Langer I, Guller U, Viehl CT, Moch H, Wight E, Harder F, Oertli D, Zuber M.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Mar;17(3):936-7; author reply 938. Epub 2009 Nov 25.

Is sphincter preservationreasonable in all patients with rectal cancer?
Fischer A, Tarantino I, Warschkow R, Lange J, Zerz A, Hetzer FH. 
Int J Colorectal Dis. 2010 25:425‐32

Impact of a multifunctional image-guided therapy suite on emergency multiple trauma care.
Gross T, Messmer P, Amsler F, Füglistaler-Montali I, Zürcher M, Hügli RW, Regazzoni P, Jacob AL.
Br J Surg. 2010 Jan;97(1):118-27.

Erythropoietin-induced upregulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase but not vascular endothelial growth factor prevents musculocutaneous tissue from ischemic damage.
Rezaeian F, Wettstein R, Egger JF, Sandmann F, Rücker M, Tobalem M, Vollmar B, Menger MD, Harder Y.
Lab Invest. 2010 Jan;90(1):40-51. Epub 2009 Nov 9.

Safety and reliability of Radio Frequency Identification Devices in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography.
Steffen T, Luechinger R, Wildermuth S, Kern C, Fretz C, Lange J, Hetzer FH.
Patient Saf Surg. 2010 Feb 2;4(1):2.

Radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors: a novel needle perfusion technique enhances efficiency.
Abitabile P, Maurer CA.
J Surg Res. 2010 Mar;159(1):532-7. Epub 2008 Sep 29.

Diagnosis and treatment of small follicular thyroid carcinomas.
Clerici T, Kolb W, Beutner U, Bareck E, Dotzenrath C, Kull C, Niederle B; German Association of Endocrine Surgeons.
Br J Surg. 2010 Jun;97(6):839-44.

Serotonin promotes tumor growth in human hepatocellular cancer.
Soll C, Jang JH, Riener MO, Moritz W, Wild PJ, Graf R, Clavien PA.
Hepatology. 2010 Apr;51(4):1244-54.

Current and future trends in liver transplantation in Europe.
Dutkowski P, De Rougemont O, Müllhaupt B, Clavien PA.
Gastroenterology. 2010 Mar;138(3):802-9.e1-4. Epub 2010 Jan 21. Review.

Biological modulation of liver ischemia-reperfusion injury.
de Rougemont O, Dutkowski P, Clavien PA.
Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2010 Apr;15(2):183-9.

Ampullary cancer.
Heinrich S, Clavien PA.
Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2010 May;26(3):280-5.

Quality assessment in surgery: riding a lame horse.
Dindo D, Hahnloser D, Clavien PA.
Ann Surg. 2010 Apr;251(4):766-71.

Value of combined 6-[18F]fluorodihydroxyphenylalanine PET/CT for imaging of neuroendocrine tumours.
Schiesser M, Veit-Haibach P, Muller MK, Weber M, Bauerfeind P, Hany T, Clavien PA.
Br J Surg. 2010 May;97(5):691-7.

What Should We Do About Anal Condyloma and Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia? Results of a Survey.
Dindo D, Nocito A, Schettle M, Clavien PA, Hahnloser D.
Colorectal Dis. 2010 Mar 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Complications in colorectal surgery: risk factors and preventive strategies.
Kirchhoff P, Clavien PA, Hahnloser D.
Patient Saf Surg. 2010 Mar 25;4(1):5.

Treatment of ureteral complications after kidney transplantation with native ureteropyelostomy reduces the risk of pyelonephritis.
Lehmann K, Müller MK, Schiesser M, Wildi S, Fehr T, Wüthrich RP, Clavien PA, Weber M.
Clin Transplant. 2010 Apr 5. [Epub ahead of print]

Inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin: the janus face of immunosuppression?
Soll C, Clavien PA.
Hepatology. 2010 Apr;51(4):1113-5. No abstract available.