Abstract:
:The current clinical applications of ultrasonography (US) of soft tissue masses are discussed. These include the detection of occult masses, the characterization of palpable masses, tumor surveillance, and US guided percutaneous aspirations/biopsies of soft tissue masses.
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World J Surgjournal_title
World journal of surgeryauthors
Gandhi MR,Benson MDdoi
10.1007/s002689910036keywords:
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2000-02-01 00:00:00pages
227-31issue
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0364-2313issn
1432-2323pii
10.1007/s002689910036journal_volume
24pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Node dissection for melanoma remains the most important therapeutic decision for the optimal management of the patient with melanoma. In Australia and in some parts of the United States, the majority of patients with intermediate thickness melanoma (1.6-4.00 mm) will undergo elective lymph node dissection. In Europe, ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The 6th edition TNM staging (TNM-6) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been recommended. However, its superiority, in contrast to the previous 5th edition (TNM-5), has not been fully recognized. Besides, tumor differentiation was not included. The current study was designed to compare the value of these ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-008-9615-8
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Construction of a gastric tube that is well perfused with blood during esophagectomy is the most important factor in avoiding anastomotic leakage. We clarified the hemodynamics of the reconstructed gastric tube with indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence. METHODS:In 20 patients undergoing gastric tube reconst...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-013-2237-9
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Closure of loop ileostomy can be safely performed using sutures or staplers. The aim of the present study was to compare the cost effectiveness of three different techniques. METHODS:A total of 128 consecutive patients who underwent closure of loop ileostomy between January 2002 and December 2008 were analy...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-010-0787-7
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) frequently recurs to the lymph nodes, which may not be fatal immediately but is a stressor for physicians and patients. Recurrence to the distant organs, although less frequent, is often life-threatening, and the lung and bone are organs to which PTC is likely to recur. In t...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-012-1423-5
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The appropriate surgical approach for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients of Child-Pugh class B is unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify the prognostic factors after hepatectomy in Child-Pugh class B patients and to delineate the selection criteria for hepatectomy. METHODS:One hundred fifty pati...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-010-0929-y
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Patients with stage II colorectal cancer (CRC) have a higher risk of recurrence when they have certain risk factors, including clinical and pathological patterns. However, as the prognostic role of molecular patterns for stage II disease is still unclear, this study aimed to investigate it. METHODS:A total ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-019-05158-w
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The benefit of resection of gastric cancer with locoregional invasion is still under debate. This study aimed to investigate the impact of surgery on patients with gastric cancer with locoregional invasion. METHODS:From January 1988 to December 2009, a total of 2,678 patients with gastric cancer underwent s...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-011-1246-9
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clinical parameters alone have repeatedly been proven unreliable in assessing cardiopulmonary status, especially in hemodynamically unstable patients. To learn if we had a diagnostic problem in our hospital, we compared physician assessment of cardiac index (CI) and thoracic fluid content (TFC) to values obtained usin...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-004-2073-z
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:Post-operative urinary retention (POUR) is a common cause of unplanned admission following day-case surgery and has negative effects on both patient and surgical institution. We aimed to prospectively evaluate potential risk factors for the development of POUR following day-case general surgical procedures. METHO...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-018-4697-4
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There is a proven relationship between obesity and several cancers including breast, endometrium, colorectal, and esophagus. With the increasing incidence of both obesity and thyroid cancer, we designed the present study to investigate a causal relationship between leptin, which is one of the well known adip...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-014-2634-8
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Distinguishing cellular follicular adenomas (FA) from minimally invasive follicular carcinomas (FC) continues to plague even experienced thyroid pathologists. DNA ploidy analysis has been promoted as a means of making this differentiation; however, the finding of DNA aneuploidy in FA has caused concern that they may d...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01658504
更新日期:1990-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Gastric cancer is a disease in which the main treatment is surgical extirpation. The modifications introduced in the surgical treatment over the last decades were accompanied by a clear increase of survival, which reaches global values of 61% at 5 years in Japan. One of the reasons that contribute to this improvement ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-001-0228-8
更新日期:2002-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of donor age on liver regeneration and surgical outcomes in recipients and donors. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Among 101 cases of adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) between March 2002 and March 2011, according to donor age: younger (Y...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-012-1496-1
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:We evaluated the effectiveness and safety of a transanal tube placed for the prevention of anastomotic leakage after rectal surgery. METHODS:Between 2007 and 2011, a total of 243 patients underwent anterior resection using the double stapling technique for rectal cancer at our institution. We excluded 67 patients ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-013-2428-4
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The profile and management of self-inflicted abdominal stab wounds (SI-ASW) patients is still obscure. METHODS:The National Trauma Data Bank (2012) was queried for adults with abdominal stab wounds (n = 9544). Patients with SI-ASW (n = 1724) and non-SI-ASW (n = 7820) were compared. Predictors for non-therap...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-017-4083-7
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Neuroendocrine neoplasias (NEN) of the gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) system frequently present with metastatic deposits. The proliferation marker Ki-67 is used for diagnosis and to assess the prognosis of disease. The aim of our study was to evaluate the usefulness of Ki-67 % in the assessment of NEN patients...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-014-2451-0
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were to investigate predictive factors for microscopic portal venous invasion (mPVI) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and whether anatomical liver resection (ALR) was useful in such cases. METHODS:We analyzed 852 patients with HCC without macroscopic portal venous invasion who were t...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-017-3964-0
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hepatobiliary (HB) surgery is a challenging surgical subspecialty that requires highly specialized training and an adequate level of experience in order to be performed safely. As a result, minimally invasive HB surgery has been met with slower acceptance as compared to other subspecialties, with many surgeons in the ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s00268-013-2276-2
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas are derived from smooth muscle tissues. Smooth muscle cells also surround the blood vessels that supply the alimentary tract. These cells have at times been said to contribute to the formation of smooth muscle tumors in the alimentary canal. With such an abundance of smooth muscle, there...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s002689910063
更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Postoperative ascites (POA) is a common complication after liver resection (LR). The aim of the present study was to identify the risk factors for developing POA and to evaluate its clinical significance in the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:We performed a retrospective a...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-011-1367-1
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Mansonic schistosomiasis is an endemic disease in Brazil, with an estimated 10-12 million people infested. Among its clinical manifestations, the hepatosplenic form causes portal hypertension which, in turn, brings about severe digestive hemorrhage, the most serious complication of the disease. Normally, the patients ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1007/BF01659051
更新日期:1991-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:This study was designed to asses the predictive factors of postoperative complications in patients who underwent a laparoscopic elective approach for recurrent diverticulitis and to determine the relationship between the number of acute episodes and surgical morbidity. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was p...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-009-0162-8
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The previous finding of an increased risk of premature death in a consecutive series of 896 patients operated on for primary hyperparathyroidism between 1953 and 1982 [1] raised the question of the role that surgery plays in relation to the risk of death. In the present study, undertaken to examine that issue, 3 facto...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01658740
更新日期:1991-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Intense disease surveillance and frequent lymph node metastases (LNMs) in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) have resulted in increased locoregional recurrences. We examined the safety and efficacy of an optimized surgical approach including preoperative ultrasonography (US), bilateral thyroidectomy, routine com...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-009-0307-9
更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Rectus sheath hematoma is rare. It can present to physicians in many specialties, but invariably the surgeon is contacted regarding management. It is frequently difficult to diagnose, which can result in delay of treatment or unnecessary surgery. Its incidence is on the rise. METHODS:We present a series o...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s00268-005-0702-9
更新日期:2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is widely used and may be performed as an ambulatory procedure. We undertook a randomized comparison of the benefits of intraperitoneal pethidine compared with intramuscular pethidine for postoperative analgesia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A series of 100 consecutive American S...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1007/s00268-002-6339-z
更新日期:2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) has been widely implemented in an effort to decrease surgical adverse events. METHOD:This systematic literature review examined the effects of the SSC on postoperative outcomes. The review included 25 studies: two randomised controlled trials, 13...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s00268-016-3519-9
更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The quantification and analysis of adverse events is essential to benchmark surgical outcomes and establish a foundation for quality improvement interventions. We developed a hybrid electronic medical record (HEMR) system for the accurate collection and integration of data into a structured morbidity and m...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-014-2766-x
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Frequently, several multiple abdominal reexplorations are needed in patients with acute necrotizing hemorrhagic pancreatitis (ANP) or with persistent intraabdominal sepsis (PIAS). Residual undrained necrotic and septic foci lead to multiple organ failure. To provide wide-open drainage of the abdominal cavity, since 19...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01658968
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00