We enjoyed the article by Ruben N van Veen et al entitled “Spinal or local anesthesia in
Lichtenstein hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial” 1 in the March 2008 issue of …

We enjoyed the article by Ruben N van Veen et al entitled “Spinal or local anesthesia in
Lichtenstein hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial” 1 in the March 2008 issue of …

We read with great interest the article of Adam et al, 1 arguing that surgeons should perform
at least 25 thyroidectomies per year to reduce the risk of harm to patients. Although we …

I am writing regarding an article by Bilimoria et al, which appeared in the September issue of
Annals of Surgery. 1 I have significant concerns about this article and the implications of the …

To the Editor: We have read the article “Total Thyroidectomy Is More Cost-Effective Than
Radioactive Iodine as an Alternative to Antithyroid Medication for Graves' Disease” by Ma et …

To the Editor: A 3-arm randomized trial by Watson and colleagues, 1 reporting on the
outcome of laparoscopic repair of large hiatal hernia with suture application and synthetic …

In a recent issue, Kim et al1 associated total thyroidec-tomy and lymph node dissection with
a higher survival rate in patients with thyroid carcinoma who were older than 60 years and …

Iread with much interest the article by Hartl et al, 1 which appeared in the April 2012 issue
ofAnnals of Surgery. Without any doubt, they showed that the more extended the lymph …

To the Editors: We read with great interest the article “Is it possible to intraoperatively
modulate the extent of thyroidectomy in small papillary thyroid carcinoma?” by Raffaelli et al …

Dr. Lee and colleagues reported their comprehensive experience on endoscopic and
robotic thyroidectomy. 1 We have carefully read this excellent paper. Certainly, these …