Journal club is held on the second Thursday of each month, from 7-9 p.m. Attendance of all residents is MANDATORY.

The chief residents select and present articles. Articles are available in the Reisdents' Office at least one week prior to the Journal Club meeting for review before attending Journal Club.   

All teaching Faculty are welcome to attend.  Since Journal Club is held at a different restaurant each month please review the monthly meeting announcement for Journal Club details.

September 13, 2007

Location:
Sam Hughes Place
446 N. Campbell Ave. (Directions)

Article 1
Operative Managment of Chronic Pancreatitis: Longterm Results in 372 Patients, T. Schnelldorfer, MD, jamcollsurg. 2006.12.045, 1039-1047.

Article 2
Pediatric pancreatic trauma: predictors of nonoperative management failure and associated outcomes, Kelly Mattix, jpedsurg.2006.10.006, 340-344.

Article 3
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Pylorus-preserving Versus Classical Pancreaticodudenectomy for Surgical Treatment of Periampullary and Pancreatic Carcinoma, Markus K. Diener, MD, Annals of Surgery, 245, No. 2, Feb. 2007, 187-200.

Article 4
The Prognostic Effect of Clinical Staging in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Alessio G. Morganti, MD, Annals of Sur. Oncology, 12 (2); 145-151 2005, 02.021.