Intrapulmonary expression of scavenger receptor and CD14 and their relation to local inflammatory responses to endotoxemia in mice.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical disease burden falls disproportionately on individuals in low- and middle-income countries. These populations are also the least likely to have access to surgical care. Understanding the barriers to access in these populations is therefore necessary to meet the global surgical need. METHODS:Using g...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tansley G,Stewart BT,Gyedu A,Boakye G,Lewis D,Hoogerboord M,Mock C

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals in clinical training programs concerned with critical medical care must learn to manage clinical cases effectively as a member of a team. However, practice on live patients is often unpredictable and frequently repetitive. The widely substituted alternative for real patients-high-fidelity, manikin-based si...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： LeRoy Heinrichs W,Youngblood P,Harter PM,Dev P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of this study was to evaluate the outcome of patients who had the Nuss procedure for repair of pectus excavatum. METHODS:Thirty-nine patients (26 male, 13 female) of 61 (63.9%) who had bar removal after the Nuss procedure agreed to participate in an interview. All patients and their parents were as...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kim HK,Shim JH,Choi KS,Choi YH

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The past 25 years have been witness to a revolution in how vascular care is delivered. The majority of arterial and venous interventions have converted from open surgery to minimally invasive percutaneous endovascular procedures. METHODS:This surgical innovations symposium article reviews current endovasc...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Blecha M,Gahtan V

更新日期：2020-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is essential for tumor growth and metastasis. An association between microvessel density, a measure of tumor angiogenesis, and conventional prognostic variables has been shown for many tumor entities. For Barrett's carcinoma, the results are controversial. Immature vessels formed in tumors are structurall...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Möbius C,Stein HJ,Becker I,Feith M,Theisen J,Gais P,Jütting U,Siewert JR

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate presurgical assessment is important to anticipate postoperative complications, especially in the growing proportion of elderly cancer patients. We designed a study to define which comorbid conditions at the time of diagnosis predict complications after surgery for colorectal cancer. PATIENTS:A rand...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lemmens VE,Janssen-Heijnen ML,Houterman S,Verheij KD,Martijn H,van de Poll-Franse L,Coebergh JW

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Teamwork is fundamental to effective surgery, yet there are currently no measures of teamwork to guide training, evaluate team interventions or assess the impact of teamwork on outcomes. We report the first steps in the development of an observational assessment of teamwork and preliminary findings. METHOD:...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Undre S,Healey AN,Darzi A,Vincent CA

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：:Since the pathogenesis of endocrine ophthalmopathy is unclear, there has been little agreement on the treatment of the disease. The influence of thyroid surgery on endocrine ophthalmopathy is controversial. To evaluate the effect of thyroid surgery on the course of the disease, we developed a special ophthalmopathy in...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Frilling A,Goretzki PE,Grussendorf M,Erbslöh M,Röher HD

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study was designed to evaluate the relationship between preoperative Toll-like receptor (TLR) expression in peripheral blood monocytes (PBMC) and the postoperative inflammatory cytokine secretion from PBMC, as well as the postoperative infectious complications in patients with gastrointestinal ca...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ono S,Tsujimoto H,Hiraki S,Kinoshita M,Hase K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study reports our experience managing 78 patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction operated between January 1982 and December 1996. Altogether 18 patients presented with stage I and II disease, and 60 patients had stage III and IV disease at presentation; 56 patient...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Parshad R,Singh RK,Kumar A,Gupta SD,Chattopadhyay TK

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most reconstructive surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa is provided by numerous noncoordinated individuals and organizations, in multiple short trips, or "surgical blitzes." Because many such groups do not train local surgeons, these communities have become dependent on unsustainable systems. By providing much-nee...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Nthumba PM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new endoprosthesis designed for surgical intubation of neoplastic strictures of the proximal biliary tract has been developed. The technical aspects of intubation by this endoprosthesis are discussed, and the results in the first 25 patients are given. The results suggest that this device was well tolerated. Mortali...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sezeur A,Kracht M,Fagniez PL,Rey P,Leandri J,Julien M,Malafosse M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although various complications after hepatectomy have been reported, there have been no large studies on postoperative portal vein thrombosis (PVT) as a complication. This study evaluated the incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of PVT after hepatectomy. METHODS:The preoperative and postoperative ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Yoshiya S,Shirabe K,Nakagawara H,Soejima Y,Yoshizumi T,Ikegami T,Yamashita Y,Harimoto N,Nishie A,Yamanaka T,Maehara Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteral nutrition (EN) and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) may provide life-sustaining therapy for surgical patients. The duration of nutritional therapy (enteral or parenteral) implies distinct access routes. We review the main aspects related to access routes for nutrient delivery. The enteral route, whenever feasi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Waitzberg DL,Plopper C,Terra RM

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The survival outcome in lung cancer patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has not been well evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival outcomes following non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) surgery in patients with CKD as a preoperative comorbidity. METHODS:Among 671 patients who unde...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Yamamoto Y,Kanzaki R,Kanou T,Ose N,Funaki S,Minami M,Shintani Y

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A recent analysis found bradycardia during laparoscopy as a potential early warning sign of cardiac arrest. Knowledge regarding bradycardia frequency and its consequences during laparoscopy is limited. METHODS:Using the computerized record database, files of 9915 patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery, be...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Dabush-Elisha I,Goren O,Herscovici A,Matot I

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decade, robotic video-assisted thoracic surgery (R-VATS) has grown significantly and consolidated as an alternative to video-assisted thoracic surgery. The objective of this study is to present the implementation as well as the experience with R-VATS accumulated by 2 Brazilian groups. We also com...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Terra RM,Haddad R,de Campos JRM,de Araújo PHXN,Lima CET,Braga F,Bibas BJ,Trindade JM,Lauricella LL,Pêgo-Fernandes PM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We describe a new technique of segment-based liver resection by inserting a 6 French balloon catheter into the portal vein via a branch of the superior mesenteric vein. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The catheter was guided into the relevant portal branch supplying the liver segment that contained the tumor. Injecti...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ou JR,Chen W,Lau WY

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterotopic pancreas (HP) in the stomach can be difficult to diagnose and there are many treatment options. The aim of this article is to review the contemporary diagnosis of and treatment options for HP in the stomach. METHODS:We undertook a retrospective review of patients with the diagnosis heterotopic p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ormarsson OT,Gudmundsdottir I,Mårvik R

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Continuous vagal intraoperative neuromonitoring (CIONM) of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) may reduce the risk of RLN lesions during high-risk endocrine neck surgery such as operation for large goiter potentially requiring transsternal surgery, advanced thyroid cancer, and recurrence. METHODS:Fifty-five...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Brauckhoff K,Vik R,Sandvik L,Heimdal JH,Aas T,Biermann M,Brauckhoff M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel trend toward focused parathyroidectomy requires precise preoperative localization of the parathyroid adenoma in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). The present study evaluated the impact of hybrid single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT), using 99mTc-sestamibi (...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Krausz Y,Bettman L,Guralnik L,Yosilevsky G,Keidar Z,Bar-Shalom R,Even-Sapir E,Chisin R,Israel O

更新日期：2006-01-01 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: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

authors： Shimada S,Kamiyama T,Yokoo H,Orimo T,Wakayama K,Einama T,Kakisaka T,Kamachi H,Taketomi A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mechanical bowel obstruction cases constitute an important place in emergency health care services. In this study, bowel obstructions caused by intra-abdominal tumors were compared with those without tumoral causes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 155 cases of mechanical bowel obstruction diagnosed were r...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Akcakaya A,Sahin M,Coskun A,Demiray S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of the preoperative three-dimensional reconstructed volume (3D volumetry) for outcomes of laparoscopic splenectomy. The impact of splenomegaly on the feasibility of laparoscopic splenectomy is still debated. We hypothesized that splenic volumetry ma...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Filicori F,Stock C,Schweitzer AD,Keutgen XM,Lagratta MD,Zarnegar R,Fahey TJ 3rd

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissemination of new surgical knowledge, skills, and techniques across the wide spectrum of practicing surgeons in the community is often difficult and slow. This is even more problematic in countries such as Canada, where geographic distances separate a large portion of community surgeons from the large teaching cent...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Anvari M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The implementation of programs to improve patient safety remains challenging in low- and middle-income countries. The goal of our study was to define the barriers and facilitators to implementation of a perioperative patient safety program in Guatemala. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We conducted semi-structured inte...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sico IP,Hall BJ,Aguilar-González A,Orozco M,Ramirez C,Baumgartner JN,Boyd D,Bolaños J,Calgua E,Lou-Meda R,Rice HE

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The stapled hemorrhoidopexy is reported to have a low recurrence while treating the major hemorrhoidal symptoms of bleeding and prolapse. The aim of this study is to obtain long-term results on the outcome of the stapled hemorrhoidopexy. METHODS:All patients with a hemorrhoidal disease grade III, who underw...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Schneider R,Jäger P,Ommer A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective study the clinical course of 40 patients with symptomatic persistent or recurrent parathyroid cancer was analyzed in order to assess the value of aggressive surgical intervention. Recurrence was diagnosed after a median period of 33 months (1-228 months). Twenty-two patients had locoregional disease...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sandelin K,Tullgren O,Farnebo LO

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00