Current Problems in Surgery RSS feed: Current Issue. Current Problems in Surgery keeps readers up-to-date on the latest surgical advances. Each month, this publication examines a single clinical problem or condition commonly seen by general surgeons. Issues also focus on topics in surgical research and emerging ideas in surgical subspecialties. Current Problems in Surgery is ideal for information too urgent to await book publication, yet too important to be summarized in a brief journal article. 2008 Topics, Volume 45 January Cancer of the Thyroid Gland Evans February Pitfalls in the Initial Evaluation and Mangement of the Rauma Patient Mackersie March Blood Transfusions Peterson April Pseudocyst of the Pancreas Nealon May Image Guided Surgery Del Nino June The Surgical Management of Obesity Eagon July Incidental Findings at Surgery Schaberg August Nosocomial Infections in Surgery Barie September Advances in Critical Care Velmahos October October Inguinal Hernias Neumayer November Recent Advances in Liver Transplantation Broering December Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Smeenk http://www.currprobsurg.com/?rss=yesElsevier Inc.en © 2008 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Current Problems in Surgery0011-3840462February 2009 © 2008 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. healthpermissions@elsevier.comhttp://www.currprobsurg.com/article/PIIS0011384008001858/abstract?rss=yesTable of Contents10.1067/S0011-3840(08)00185-8Current Problems in Surgery 46, 2 (2009)2009-02-01Current Problems in Surgery2009-02-01462S0011-3840(08)X0014-0111112http://www.currprobsurg.com/article/PIIS0011384008001536/abstract?rss=yesIn this issue of Current Problems in Surgery Drs. Duvvuri and Myers at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas have written an authoritative article on the treatment of oropharyngeal carcinomas. This set of malignancies, formerly attributed to the use of alcohol and tobacco products, has increased in incidence due to infection with the human papilloma virus. Radiotherapy, combined with chemotherapy, is usually the first line therapy in most patients with surgical resection reserved for patients with residual or recurrent disease. The sequencing of the multimodality therapy in these patients is an active area of clinical research. This is an excellent article, which discusses the state of the art treatment of patients with this increasingly common malignancy.ForewordSamuel A. Wells10.1067/j.cpsurg.2008.10.001Current Problems in Surgery 46, 2 (2009)2009-02-01Current Problems in Surgery2009-02-01462S0011-3840(08)X0014-0113113http://www.currprobsurg.com/article/PIIS0011384008001548/abstract?rss=yesCancer of the head and neck is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. The vast majority (approximately 90%) of these cases are squamous cell carcinomas that arise from the squamous epithelium of the upper aerodigestive tract (UADT).In BriefUmamaheswar Duvvuri, Jeffrey N. Myers10.1067/j.cpsurg.2008.10.002Current Problems in Surgery 46, 2 (2009)2009-02-01Current Problems in Surgery2009-02-01462S0011-3840(08)X0014-0114117http://www.currprobsurg.com/article/PIIS001138400800155X/abstract?rss=yesAs is true for most cancers, treatment decisions for patients with oropharyngeal cancer are primarily guided by the site, stage, and histology of the tumor. There are several subsites within the oropharynx, and tumors arising from each can have distinct pathogenesis, pathways of spread, and response to therapy; thus, clinicians treating patients with oropharyngeal cancer must be familiar with the anatomic boundaries of these subsites and the local and regional pathways of spread.Contemporary Management of Oropharyngeal CancerUmamaheswar Duvvuri, Jeffrey N. Myers10.1067/j.cpsurg.2008.10.003Current Problems in Surgery 46, 2 (2009)2009-02-01Current Problems in Surgery2009-02-01462S0011-3840(08)X0014-0119184