Expression of pepsinogen C in gynecomastias and male breast carcinomas.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative ascites is a common complication after liver resection. This study aimed to identify the risk factors for ascites in patients after liver resection and the relationship between postoperative ascites and other complications. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data that were obtained from 266 p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Yoshikawa T,Nomi T,Hokuto D,Yasuda S,Kawaguchi C,Yamada T,Kanehiro H,Nakajima Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frequent use of computed tomography (CT) in trauma patients results in frequent detection of non-trauma-related incidental findings (IFs). Inpatient documentation and disclosure at discharge are infrequent, even when they are potentially serious. We aimed to not only identify the incidence of IFs but also to...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Yeh DD,Imam AM,Truong SH,McLaughlin EL,Klein EN,Avery LL,Velmahos GC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phrase "outcomes studies" is usually used to describe those studies where outcome is assessed in large cohorts of patients, often using data from administrative databases. They are used to determine the role and impact of variations in the structure and process of health care delivery play in routine practice. Opt...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Brenneman FD,Wright JG,Kennedy ED,McLeod RS

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the low central venous pressure (LCVP) technique is used to decrease blood loss during liver resection, its efficacy and safety during transplant procedures are still debatable. Our study aimed to assess the effects of this technique and its clinical safety for recipients undergoing liver transplant...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Feng ZY,Xu X,Zhu SM,Bein B,Zheng SS

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Restorative surgery for rectal cancer is usually criticized by its functional outcomes. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy "taeniectomy" pouch in comparison with transverse coloplasty pouch. STUDY DESIGN:This was a prospective controlled study. Most patients who were candidate for low rectal resec...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Farag A,Mashhour AN,Elbarmelgi MY

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax is widely treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) bullectomy and pleurodesis. Treatment of postoperative pain with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is controversial as many surgeons believe that it reduces the efficacy of pleurodesis and increases the pne...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ben-Nun A,Golan N,Faibishenko I,Simansky D,Soudack M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the past decade, Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) protocols have been implemented in several fields of surgery. With these protocols, a faster recovery and shorter hospital stay can be accomplished without an increase in morbidity or mortality. The purpose of this study was to review systematically ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Coolsen MM,van Dam RM,van der Wilt AA,Slim K,Lassen K,Dejong CH

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objectives of this study were to report the clinical and radiological characteristics and outcomes of a series of acute traumatic aortic injuries (ATAIs) with associated injury to major aortic abdominal visceral branches (MAAVBs). METHODS:From January 2000 to August 2011, 10 consecutive major blunt trau...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mosquera VX,Marini M,Cao I,Gulías D,Muñiz J,Herrera-Noreña JM,Cuenca JJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The fields of surgery and trauma care have largely been neglected in the global health discussion. As a result the idea that surgery is not safe or cost effective in resource-limited settings has gone unchallenged. The SIGN Online Surgical Database (SOSD) is now one of the largest databases on trauma surgery...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Young S,Lie SA,Hallan G,Zirkle LG,Engesæter LB,Havelin LI

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To illustrate how the high incidence of arrow wounds provided a major stimulus for the development of surgery until a century ago, we conducted a literature search. Our research shows that archaic peoples developed considerable surgical skill for extraction of arrows, including thoracotomy and trephination. A classica...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Karger B,Sudhues H,Brinkmann B

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Macroscopic extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is a poor prognostic factor in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, intraoperative inspection for ETE is often inaccurate and could lead the surgeon to misconstrue simple adhesion as gross ETE. Such confusion could result in more aggressive treatment than nec...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Jung SP,Kim M,Choe JH,Kim JS,Nam SJ,Kim JH

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A minority of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is at high-risk of developing recurrent disease and death. Risk group stratification as defined by age, metastases to distant site, extrathyroidal invasion, and tumor size (AMES) criteria is frequently employed to identify high-risk patients for aggressive ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lo CY,Chan WF,Lam KY,Wan KY

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the changes in prognostic factors after adjuvant S-1 monotherapy has become widespread as a standard of care for patients with gastric cancer (GC) in East Asia. The present study compared prognostic factors of patients with stage II/III GC treated with or without S-1 adjuvant to formula...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tsutsuyama M,Kanda M,Ito S,Mochizuki Y,Teramoto H,Ishigure K,Murai T,Asada T,Ishiyama A,Matsushita H,Tanaka C,Kobayashi D,Fujiwara M,Murotani K,Kodera Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chagas disease is a serious public health issue in South and Central America due to its high prevalence, morbidity, and mortality. The esophageal form of the disease leads to achalasia and consequent megaesophagus. In advanced or recurrent cases of megaesophagus, there is no consensus for which of three esta...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Alves AP,de Oliveira PG,de Oliveira JM,de Mesquita DM,Dos Santos JH

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some patients, bile ducts of segments 2 and 3 (B2 and B3) run caudally to the umbilical portion of the left portal vein (UP)--an infraportal course. We aimed to evaluate the frequency and clinical implications of this variation. Between January 1992 and October 2000, 108 patients underwent resection for hilar chola...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ozden I,Kamiya J,Nagino M,Uesaka K,Sano T,Nimura Y

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In recent years, surgical providers and advocates have engaged in a growing effort to establish metrics to estimate capacity for surgical services as well the burden of surgical diseases in resource-limited settings. The burden of disease (BoD) studies have established the disability-adjusted life year (DA...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gosselin R,Ozgediz D,Poenaru D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A precise understanding of anastomotic recurrence (AR) permits efficient surveillance and treatment strategies. This study aimed to evaluate the clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with AR undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer (CRC), compare colonic with rectal tumors and investigate ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Jung WB,Yu CS,Lim SB,Park IJ,Yoon YS,Kim JC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of laparoscopic surgery has provided minimally invasive surgeons with advanced laparoscopic instrumentation and high definition imaging. The resulting surgical expertise and technology has now been extended to gastric endoluminal surgery. Laboratory and clinical investigations have been initiated for v...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Martínez-Serna T,Filipi CJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal ostomies are common surgical procedures performed in visceral surgery as part of management for several gastrointestinal diseases. This study aims to report the socio-demographic characteristics, indications and prognosis of intestinal ostomies in low-income country. METHODS:This was a 4-year ret...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Adamou H,Habou O,Amadou Magagi I,Adakal O,Magagi A,Halidou M,Sani R

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery for Graves' disease (GD) is usually performed after adequate control with medical treatment. Occasionally, rapid pre-operative optimization is required. The primary objective was to compare the outcomes of patients undergoing elective surgery for well-controlled GD with those undergoing rapid pre-ope...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ali A,Debono M,Balasubramanian SP

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The association between socioeconomic status (SES) and relative survival of rectal cancer is little investigated. We hypothesized that the impact on risk of death by SES would be much smaller when differences in background mortality (comorbidity, lifestyle factors) were taken into account, i.e. in modellin...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Olsson LI,Granstrom F

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the present study was to develop and validate a multidimensional, surgery-specific workload measure (the SURG-TLX), and to determine its utility in providing diagnostic information about the impact of various sources of stress on the perceived demands of trained surgical operators. As a wide r...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wilson MR,Poolton JM,Malhotra N,Ngo K,Bright E,Masters RS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the findings of conventional computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound (US) imaging in the preoperative evaluation of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). It also assesses the impact of preoperative CT-derived information on operative strategy. A prospective study was conducted of 96 patien...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lamah M,Darke S

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:LLR is widely adapted for HCC, while LLR in PS segments is still challenging. With recent improvement of techniques and accumulation of experiences, LLR in PS segments is feasible, but studies investigating the result after the modifications are lacking. METHODS:In this single-center, retrospective study, 1...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kwon Y,Cho JY,Han HS,Yoon YS,Lee HW,Lee JS,Lee B,Kim M

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells with mutant (m) p53 protein histologically, we examined 68 main nodules and 20 accessory lesions of 72 patients with HCC who underwent hepatic resection between October 1990 and September 1993. Some sections were fixed in periodate-lysine-paraformaldehyde, embedded ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Okuda T,Hirohashi K,Kinoshita H,Wakasa K,Sakurai M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic fundoplication is increasingly used for treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease in children. Mechanical and pharmacological effects may contribute to hemodynamic and respiratory changes during carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the hemodynamic and respiratory e...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Meininger D,Byhahn C,Mierdl S,Lehnert M,Heller K,Zwissler B,Bremerich DH

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although mortality after liver resection has declined, posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) remains a major cause of operative mortality. To date there is not consensus on a definition for PHLF. However, there have been many efforts to define PHLF causing operative mortality. In the present study we sought t...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kim SH,Kang DR,Lee JG,Kim DY,Ahn SH,Han KH,Chon CY,Kim KS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some 25%-70% of sporadic medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTCs) are associated with somatic mutations within the RET proto-oncogene. In a significant number of MTCs, however, no such genetic variations can be detected, which implies alternative pathogenic molecular alterations. To assess altered RET mutation-specific gen...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Musholt TJ,Hanack J,Brehm C,von Wasielewski R,Musholt PB

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for patients with stage I and stage II non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC--squamous cell, adenocarcinoma, and large-cell carcinoma). Distant recurrence is an important cause of death after complete surgical resection, occurring in 30-60% of patients. Postoperative adjuvant ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Crump M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Those benign breast disorders that are amenable to improvement by aesthetic surgery are discussed from the points of view of indications, techniques, and results. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Carlson G,Bostwick J 3rd

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00