Pathogenesis of pain in chronic pancreatitis: ongoing enigma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver transplantation for biliary atresia is indicated whenever a Kasai portoenterostomy is considered unfeasible. However, the timing of liver transplantation in biliary atresia has not been precisely defined. Excessive shortening of hepatocellular telomeres may occur in patients with biliary atresia, and t...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sanada Y,Aida J,Kawano Y,Nakamura K,Shimomura N,Ishikawa N,Arai T,Poon SS,Yamada N,Okada N,Wakiya T,Hayashida M,Saito T,Egami S,Hishikawa S,Ihara Y,Urahashi T,Mizuta K,Yasuda Y,Kawarasaki H,Takubo K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to evaluate the clinical relevance of hepatectomy for Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stages B and C advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:A total of 314 patients (149 and 165 BCLC stages B and C, respectively) who underwent hepatectomy were included. Complete hepatectomy (w...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Komatsu S,Kido M,Tanaka M,Kuramitsu K,Tsugawa D,Awazu M,Gon H,Toyama H,Ueno K,Fukumoto T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little evidence is available regarding long-term survival of patients with gallbladder cancer that is discovered at the time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Therefore the present study was performed to evaluate long-term outcomes of this disease. Of 1546 patients who underwent LC for benign gallbladder disease b...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Akatsu T,Ueda M,Shimazu M,Wakabayashi G,Aiura K,Tanabe M,Kawachi S,Kido H,Kitajima M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The commonest surgical treatment used for peptic ulcer perforation is omental patching. If, however, the perforation leaks, it rarely heals by itself due to persistence of duodenal fistula (DF). We present our experience with a T-tube placed into the DF for better outcome of the patients. METHODS:All patien...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gupta V,Singh SP,Pandey A,Verma R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:We determined the rates of initial lymph node metastasis following curative resection of mass-forming type-intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) in patients with and without hepatitis virus infection. METHODS:We enrolled 87 patients between January 2000 and December 2013 with ICC without preo...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Iida H,Kaibori M,Tanaka S,Takemura S,Wada H,Hirokawa F,Nakai T,Hayashi M,Eguchi H,Kubo S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left untreated, aneurysmal disease of the abdominal aorta is a highly lethal condition. Standard transabdominal repair of aortic aneurysm, although successful and durable, continues to be plagued by significant morbidity, mortality, and cost. Placement of an endovascular graft through a femoral arteriotomy is a new te...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Colburn MD,Moore WS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence, pattern, and severity of sleep disturbance and cognitive dysfunction has not been well characterized for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). There is no agreement on the mechanism of the development or resolution of such symptoms, and in no previous study has cerebral activity be...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Perrier ND,Coker LH,Rorie KD,Burbank NS,Kirkland KA,Passmore LV,Tembreull T,Stump DA,Laurienti PJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a treatment versus controls may be expressed in relative or absolute terms. For rational decision-making, absolute measures are more meaningful. The number needed to treat, the reciprocal of the absolute risk reduction, is a powerful estimate of the effect of a treatment. It is particularly useful becaus...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tramèr MR,Walder B

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) requires invasive measures to prevent rupture and bleeding of esophagogastric varices. However, the long-term results of shunt surgery for IPH have not been reported. In particular, the pros and cons of surgery that preserves the spleen and its long-term hematologic effects have no...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hase R,Hirano S,Kondo S,Okushiba S,Morikawa T,Katoh H

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of the cross-sectional study reported here was to compare the quality of life of patients with an appropriate stoma site and with that of patients with an inappropriate stoma site. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two groups of patients with permanent intestinal stomas were assessed, 174 patients with ap...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mahjoubi B,Kiani Goodarzi K,Mohammad-Sadeghi H

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:Few details of the clinical features of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) developing extrahepatic recurrence after a curative resection have been published. The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinicopathologic findings of patients with HCC who experienced extrahepatic metastases. METHODS:Clinicopatho...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tanaka K,Shimada H,Matsuo K,Takeda K,Nagano Y,Togo S

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：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

authors： Bjarnason T,Montgomery A,Acosta S,Petersson U

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The adrenal gland may give rise to pheochromocytomas, which are catecholamine-producing tumors originating from the adrenal medulla, or to adrenocortical tumors, which derive from the adrenocortical cortex and may be secreting or not. The genetic mechanisms underlying the formation of these tumors include so...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Namour F,Ayav A,Lu X,Klein M,Muresan M,Bresler L,Tramoy D,Guéant JL,Brunaud L

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study in 79 surgically treated patients with a proximal bile duct carcinoma revealed 12 patients with a median age of 59.5 years (range 21-73 years) who survived more than 5 years. These 12 patients were analyzed to identify specific patient characteristics for long-term survival. Fifteen patients d...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gerhards MF,van Gulik TM,Bosma A,ten Hoopen-Neumann H,Verbeek PC,Gonzalez Gonzalez D,de Wit LT,Gouma DJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 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

authors： Nishiyama M,Takashima I,Tanaka T,Yoshida K,Toge T,Nagata N,Iwamori S,Tamura Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition that has always been perceived to be rare in Asia. The aim of this systematic review was to gather the current available evidence on the incidence of VTE in this population. A secondary aim was to assess the efficacy of pharmacological prophylaxis, and hence determ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Yeo DX,Junnarkar S,Balasubramaniam S,Tan YP,Low JK,Woon W,Pang TC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emerging evidences have gradually revealed the skeletal muscle attenuation (MA) was not only reflected the accumulation of lipids in skeletal muscle but also associated with physiological and pathological states. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of MA on the prognosis of pancreatic cancer pat...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Akahori T,Sho M,Kinoshita S,Nagai M,Nishiwada S,Tanaka T,Tamamoto T,Ohbayashi C,Hasegawa M,Kichikawa K,Nakajima Y

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of cholestyramine ointment (15 %) in reducing postoperative pain at rest and during defecation after open hemorrhoidectomy. METHODS:A total of 91 patients with third and fourth degree hemorrhoids undergoing open hemorrhoidectomy were included in this...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ala S,Eshghi F,Enayatifard R,Fazel P,Rezaei B,Hadianamrei R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A small remnant liver volume is an important risk factor for posthepatectomy liver failure and can be predicted accurately by computed tomography (CT) volumetry using radiologic image analysis software. Unfortunately, this software is expensive and usually requires support by a radiologist. ImageJ is a freel...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Dello SA,van Dam RM,Slangen JJ,van de Poll MC,Bemelmans MH,Greve JW,Beets-Tan RG,Wigmore SJ,Dejong CH

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 confer an increased risk to breast and other cancers, but to date there have only been limited numbers of studies of BRCA1- and BRCA2-associated cancers among Asians. Malaysia is a multiracial country with three main races: Malays, Chinese, Indians. We determined whether tumor pa...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Yip CH,Taib NA,Choo WY,Rampal S,Thong MK,Teo SH

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical resection remains the therapy of choice for the treatment of potentially curable gastrointestinal tract (GI) malignancies. Many of these tumors are incurable at the time of diagnosis and therapy should be directed towards palliation with the intent of minimizing pain, bleeding, obstruction, and potential morb...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Eckhauser ML

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the 2790 patients with gastric carcinoma who underwent surgery between January 1978 and December 1993, there were 224 who underwent a D2 resection for cancer of the proximal third of the stomach. Survival in these patients was retrospectively analyzed with special reference to the survival benefit of pancreaticospl...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kodera Y,Yamamura Y,Shimizu Y,Torii A,Hirai T,Yasui K,Morimoto T,Kato T,Kito T

更新日期：1997-07-01 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

authors： Bobkiewicz A,Francuzik W,Krokowicz L,Studniarek A,Ledwosiński W,Paszkowski J,Drews M,Banasiewicz T

更新日期：2016-12-01 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

authors： Skandalakis JE

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency in clinical surgery. This study was designed to compare the diagnostic value of the Pediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS) with that of the Alvarado score based on different time points in children with right lower quadrant (RLQ) abdominal pain. METHODS:...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wu HP,Yang WC,Wu KH,Chen CY,Fu YC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEM:Though declining in the recent decades, high-energy musculoskeletal trauma remains a major contributor to the burden of disease in high-income countries (HICs). However, due to limitations in the available body of the literature, evaluation of this burden is challenging. The purpose of this ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hoogervorst P,Shearer DW,Miclau T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical education in the United Kingdom has evolved to meet the need of the National Health Service (NHS) for a relatively small body of consultants practicing autonomously and carrying ultimate clinical responsibility for their patients. This form of specialist practice is markedly different from that found in most ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Brearley S

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Critical limb ischemia (CLI) caused by peripheral arterial disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This condition is associated with a 30 % amputation rate as well as mortality levels which might be as high as 25 %. There is no pharmacological therapy available, but several reports ha...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Das AK,Bin Abdullah BJ,Dhillon SS,Vijanari A,Anoop CH,Gupta PK

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00