Annual Scientific Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons in Santa Barbara, California, January 22-24, 2010The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, issn 0003-1348, 145 p.Conference Proceedings

A Preliminary Report on the Clinical Experience with AlloDerm in Breast Reconstruction and its Radiologic AppearanceTRAN CAO, Hop S; TOKIN, Christopher; KONOP, Jason et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1123-1126, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Improving Breast Cancer Quality of Care with the Use of Patient NavigatorsCHEN, Formosa; MERCADO, Cheryl; YERMILOV, Irina et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1043-1046, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

The Impact of Multidisciplinary Therapy in Node-Positive Rectal CancerROOS, Matthew; WONG, Jan H; ROY-CHOWDHURY, Sharmila et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1163-1166, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Use of Clinical Triage Criteria Decreases Monitored Care Bed Utilization in Gallstone PancreatitisYAGHOUBIAN, Arezou; ABOULIAN, Armen; CHAN, Tony et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1147-1149, issn 0003-1348, 3 p.Conference Paper

A Tale of Two (Anal Fistula) Plugs: Is there a Difference in Short-Term Outcomes?BUCHBERG, Brian; MASOOMI, Hossein; CHOI, John et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1150-1153, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Abdominal Surgeru after Lung TransplantationLEONARDI, Michael J; JAMIL, Kevin G; HISCOX, Bryan et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1130-1134, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Conference Paper

Behavioral Factors Associated with Successful Weight Loss after Gastric BypassLIVHITS, Masha; MERCADO, Cheryl; YERMILOV, Irina et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1139-1142, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Characteristics of Colorectal Cancer Among Asian AmericansLIN, Matthew Y. C; LIU, Wendy Y; ABOULIAN, Armen et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1154-1157, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas: A Rare and Atypically Aggressive Disease among Male PatientsLIN, Matthew Y. C; STABILE, Bruce E.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1075-1078, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

The Efficacy of Blood Culture in Postoperative PatientsLEE, Jenny J; MARTIN, David R.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1172-1175, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Time from Diagnosis to Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer: Factors Influencing Delays in Initiating TreatmentWRIGHT, G. Paul; WONG, Jan H; MORGAN, John W et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1119-1122, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

A Modern Review of the Operative Management of Chronic PancreatitisKING, Jonathan C; ABEYWARDINA, Shannon; FARRELL, James J et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1071-1074, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Impact of Nonresective Operations for Complicated Peptic Ulcer Disease in a High-Risk PopulationSMITH, Brian R; WILSON, Samuel Eric.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1143-1146, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Pediatric Population: A Preliminary ReportEMAMI, Claudia N; GARRETT, Deiadra; ANSELMO, Dean et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1047-1049, issn 0003-1348, 3 p.Conference Paper

The Use of Drotrecogin Alpha for Necrotizing Soft Tissue InfectionsROSING, David K; MALEPATI, Sarath; YAGHOUBIAN, Arezou et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1104-1107, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Defining Hypotension in Moderate to Severely Injured Trauma Patients: Raising the Bar for the ElderlyEDWARDS, Meghan; LEY, Eric; MIROCHA, James et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1035-1038, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Is Postoperative Chronic Pain Syndrome Higher with Mesh Repair of Inguinal Hernia?MASUKAWA, Kristin; WILSON, Samuel E.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1115-1118, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

A Multidisciplinary Organ Donor Council and Performance Improvement Initiative Can Improve Donation OutcomesKONG, Allen P; BARRIOS, Cristobal; SALIM, Ali et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1059-1062, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Accuracy and Upgrade Rates of Percutaneous Breast biopsy: The Surgeon's RoleOLAYA, Windy; BAE, Won; WONG, Jan et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1084-1087, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Current Surgical Management of Infected Pancreatic NecrosisBOLAND, Brendan; COLQUHOUN, Steven; MENON, Vijay et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1096-1099, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Functional Status after Injury: A Longitudinal Study of Geriatric TraumaKELLEY-QUON, Lorraine; MIN, Lillian; MORLEY, Eric et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1055-1058, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

The Clinical Significance of Occult Thoracic Injury in Blunt Trauma PatientsKAISER, Meghann; WHEALON, Matthew; BARRIOS, Cristobal et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1063-1066, issn 0003-1348, 4 p.Conference Paper

Axillary Recurrence after Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast CancerDAUPHINE, Christine; NEMTSEV, Denis; ROSING, David et al.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1127-1129, issn 0003-1348, 3 p.Conference Paper

Is Thoracoscopic Decortication Sufficient for the Treatment of Empyema?MANUNGA, Jesse; OLAK, Jemi.The American surgeon. 2010, Vol 76, Num 10, pp 1050-1054, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Conference Paper