Journals
The ACS has always been about advancing the science of surgery, and our journals are a core component of that mission. From our flagship journal of the ACS to our more targeted offerings, you'll find every issue here as soon as they're published.
JACS
Excelsior Surgical Society Article
Partnerships to Overcome the Peacetime Effect: Excelsior Surgical Society Panel Session
This Excelsior Surgical Society panel discussion explores strategies to combat the “peacetime effect” on military medical readiness including strong military-civilian partnerships, enhanced surgical training, innovation in simulation and research, and policy and legislative solutions to ensure a combat-ready medical force.
SRGS
Current Issue
Wound Healing and Burn Injuries, V47N7
Research has advanced the scientific knowledge of the roles of cell populations, cytokines, inflammation, and genetics in the healing processes of acute and chronic wounds. This issue of Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS) reviews current literature relevant to these physiologic processes that lead to wound healing as well as important issues in burn care; this is a logical grouping of topics because a burn is the prototypical example of a major wound that induces a profound metabolic response.
ACS Case Reviews in Surgery
Feature
To Boldly Go Where No Mango Has Gone Before: A Bezoar Case of Small Bowel Obstruction
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a prevalent cause of acute abdomen among surgical patients, representing approximately 16% of surgical hospital admissions and affecting over 300,000 individuals annually. Postoperative adhesions are the most common cause, accounting for 74-83% of SBO cases. Conversely, bezoar-related obstructions are less common, accounting for only 0.4% to 4.8% of cases. Bezoars are an indigestible agglomeration of indigestible material formed in the intestinal tract, typically categorized as phytobezoars (composed of plant materials such as fibers, fruits, and skins and seeds of vegetables), trichobezoars (consisting of ingested hair), lactobezoars (containing milk protein in milk-fed infants), and pharmacobezoars (resulting from medications).
