Abstract:
:Surgery is the most effective therapeutic intervention available for the treatment of breast cancer. It has been responsible for obtaining local control and long-term disease-free intervals in more patients over the past century than any other treatment modality. Trends toward earlier stage at diagnosis are likely to increase the importance of surgery and to secure its central role in the treatment of this disease. Unfortunately, during the 1990s the value of excellent local control of breast cancer has been minimized as the disease has come to be considered systemic from inception and as the results of adjuvant-therapy trials in patients with early-stage breast cancer have revealed survival advantages in patients receiving systemic therapy. Only rarely is it acknowledged that surgery alone achieves long-term disease-free states in 70% to 80% of all patients. At the core of this paradigmatic controversy is management of the axilla. The status of the axilla remains the most powerful predictor of outcome in patients with invasive carcinoma of the breast, and it is likely that a small but identifiable subset of patients obtains a survival benefit from the removal of disease-containing nodes. It is believed that no benefit is derived from the removal of negative nodes, and indeed there are even patients in whom complete elimination of the exploration of the axilla may be considered-all of which underscores the need to investigate the axilla selectively. Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy represents the most exciting development to date toward this end. The challenge today, as we move closer to a selective approach to the axilla, is to ensure that patients with positive nodes have those nodes identified and removed and patients with negative nodes experience minimal disturbance of their axilla.
journal_name
World J Surgjournal_title
World journal of surgeryauthors
Gemignani ML,Borgen PIdoi
10.1007/s00268-001-0010-ykeywords:
subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-06-01 00:00:00pages
809-18issue
6eissn
0364-2313issn
1432-2323journal_volume
25pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract:BACKGROUND:Esophageal achalasia is characterized by the absence of esophageal peristalsis and by a dysfunctional lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Descriptions of clinical, radiological, and manometric findings in patients with achalasia usually have been based on small numbers of patients. This study was designed to d...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-008-9656-z
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study was designed to investigate the optimal dose of garlic during long-term feeding and its preventive and therapeutic effects on colon cancer in rats induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH). A total of 240 male Sprague-Dawley rats were grouped and fed with either a basal or a garlic diet of different concentrat...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00294738
更新日期:1995-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of the Nd:YAG laser for treating stage I squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lip. The retrospective study was performed in a tertiary care referral hospital in northern India. METHODS:In January 2007 the records of patients treated by Nd:YAG laser ablation o...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-007-9363-1
更新日期:2008-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy (MIRP) has been embraced as an acceptable therapeutic approach to primary hyperparathyroidism. Preoperative sestamibi scanning has facilitated this technique. Here we evaluate the addition of a rapid intraoperative parathyroid hormone (iPTH) assay for patient...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-005-0293-5
更新日期:2006-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a difficult entity with two main problems during its course: (1) survival of the patient during the early period and (2) closure of the open wounds during the late period. In this study we evaluated the decision to decompress according to the level of intraabdominal pr...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-007-9286-x
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Chronic anal fissure (CAF) is a linear split of the anoderm. The minimally invasive management of CAF such as botulinum toxin (BT) injection is recommended. However, the exact efficient dose of BT, number of injections per session and the injection sites are still debatable. The aim of this analysis was to a...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1007/s00268-016-3693-9
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Reported results of incisional hernia repair are poor with high recurrence rates unless prosthetic mesh is used. Mesh gives improved results, but certain techniques are associated with a high incidence of infections, fistulas, and seromas. This study reports the results of a consecutive series of incisional ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-007-9118-z
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of liver resection in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with preoperative renal dysfunction (RD). METHODS:Data from 735 patients undergoing primary liver resection for HCC between 2002 and 2014 were analyzed. Short- and long-term outcomes were comp...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-018-4698-3
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The psychiatric population has been reported to be accompanied with a higher morbidity and mortality in several situations. However, little is known about the effect of co-morbid psychiatric disorders on surgical risk during major digestive surgery for malignancies. Our purpose in the present study, therefor...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-007-9267-0
更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1007/s00268-012-1895-3
更新日期:2013-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-018-04890-z
更新日期:2019-04-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-013-1959-z
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Although multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) before biliary drainage is useful for the assessment of the resectability of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC), the impact of biliary drainage on MDCT images before surgical resection for PHC has been poorly studied, and its possible consequences for R0 ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-018-4654-2
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Spleen-preserving procedures deserve every effort by surgeons to reduce the risk of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection. Partial splenectomy at hospitals with restricted sources remains technically demanding. We describe our method of partial splenectomy for benign splenic cysts with the aid of a Lin clam...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-007-9240-y
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy is an established practice in our institution, with an experience of more than 800 cases. The present study is conducted to evaluate the contemporary outcomes of day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the setting of a major teaching hospital. A retrospective analysis of 200 pa...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-002-6264-1
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Patients with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy (ART) live longer and now require surgery for indications similar to those described for the general population. They have been previously reported to carry higher mortality and complication rates, especially septic complications. The aim of this study was to ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-015-2994-8
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hernia is especially prevalent in developing countries where the population is obliged to undertake strenuous work in order to survive, and International Cooperation Programmes are helping to solve this problem. However, the quality of surgical interventions is unknown. The objective of the present study was...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-012-1768-9
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent collective reviews have outlined when and how surgeons should treat patients with bile duct injuries after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). However, little is described about other injuries combined with bile duct injuries, for example, hepatic arterial injury and secondary biliary cirrhosis. Fifteen patients...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-001-0120-6
更新日期:2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::In 1947, a patient with metastatic islet cell tumor was treated for intractable ulcer disease at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Eight years later, in retrospect, it was recognized that he and another patient had the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZE). From 1947 until the present, 30 patients with the ZE syndro...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01658530
更新日期:1990-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Classification of the open abdomen (OA) status is essential for clinical studies on the subject and may help to improve OA therapy. This is a validity and reliability analysis of the OA classification proposed by the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in 2013. METHODS:Prospective data on 11...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-014-2716-7
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::At the time of laparotomy, peritoneal washings were collected from 155 gastric cancer patients and the levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) determined. The CEA levels in peritoneal washings were statistically independent of those in sera and could more reliably predict the presence of peritoneal metastasis than a ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00316997
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-009-0097-0
更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-015-2954-3
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-007-9115-2
更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The utilization of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery is increasing. However, conversion to open surgery remains relatively high. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated (1) conversion rates in laparoscopic colorectal surgery; (2) the outcomes of converted cases compared with successful laparoscopic and open colorectal ope...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-015-2958-z
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The epidermal growth factor receptor family consists of four closely related transmembrane receptors: epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R), c-erbB-2, c-erbB-3, and c-erbB-4. Overexpression of each receptor may lead to cell transformation and contributes to tumor progression in various malignancies. Although these ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s002689900616
更新日期:1999-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Molecular diagnostics can allow some patients with indeterminate thyroid nodule cytopathology to avoid diagnostic hemithyroidectomy; however, the testing is costly. We hypothesized that molecular testing with the intention of preventing unnecessary diagnostic hemithyroidectomy would be cost-effective if this...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-019-05177-7
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Below knee amputation (BKA) is often required in patients with critical limb ischemia. When such a procedure fails, an above knee revision (AKA) is required. This can cause further complications in this group of patients, who already have a high incidence of medical co-morbidities. METHODS:Case records of 4...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-005-0737-y
更新日期:2006-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of this study was to determine if fat absorption is better after pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (PPPD) or duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection (DPPHR) compared with that following pancreatoduodenectomy with gastrectomy (SPD), provided the patients have similar pancreatic exocrine function. F...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s002689900156
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Transsphenoidal pituitary surgery has radically modified the management of pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism (Cushing's disease). Bilateral adrenalectomy may, however, represent the ultimate treatment in some cases of hypercortisolism. In the present study we report our experience of bilateral adrenalectomy in 82 p...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s002689900118
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00