2016, Number 1

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Surgery simulators

Gutiérrez Samperio, César

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Prevalence of appendiceal tumors in patients who underwent appendectomy in the Hospital General de México “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga”, a 10-year review

Álvarez-Álvarez, Sinuhé; González-Pérez, Luis Gabriel; Sánchez-Pérez, Eder Alejandro; Madrigal-Téllez, Marco Antonio; Hurtado-López, Luis Mauricio

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The implementation of the checklist for safe surgery and its impact on morbidity and mortality

López-Gavito, Elena; Arroyo-Aparicio, Josafat Yair; Zamora-Lizárraga, Afranía Angelina; Montalvo-López Gavito, Arantxa

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Hepatic rupture associated with HELLP syndrome: a surgical emergency

Hernández Higareda, Salvador; Ruvalcaba Ramírez, Miguel Ángel; Muñoz Navarro, Ismael; Flores Cruz, Jesús; Pérez Ávila, Carlos Eduardo

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Acute amoebic cholecystitis as differential diagnosis of gallbladder cancer. Report of an unusual case

José-Ramírez, Hernán; Palomeque-López, Antonio; Cruz-López, Néstor; Jennings-Aguilar, Yanet; Guzmán-Ortiz, Jesús David; Hernández-Cortez, Jorge; Cárdenas Herrera, Neftalí

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor as a cause of severe bleeding; multidisciplinary approach. A case report

Lozano-Corona, Rodrigo; Camacho-Partida, Iris Gabriela; González-García, José Rogelio; Moya-Jiménez, Salvador; Chávez-López, Cándido Pedro; Rodríguez-Ortega, M Fernando

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A brief historical review of drains and their authors

Guzmán-Valdivia Gómez, Gilberto; Arellano-Lomelí, Shantalle Maribell

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Surgical computer simulation training. Plato’s Cavern, Bacon’s Idols, The McDonaldization of Medicine and poor (self) critique

Campos, Alberto