Electrocoagulation for adenocarcinoma of the low rectum.

abstract：:The limited number of publications on repair of the foramen of Morgagni hernia concentrates mainly on the laparotomy approach. We present our experience with the transthoracic approach. Patients who were diagnosed as having a foramen of Morgagni hernia and were operated on via the transthoracic approach between Decemb...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sirmali M,Türüt H,Gezer S,Findik G,Kaya S,Tastepe Y,Cetin G

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The decision to perform a relaparotomy in patients with secondary peritonitis is based on "clinical judgment" with inherent variability among surgeons. Our objective was to review the literature on prognostic variables for ongoing abdominal infection. Predictive variables for positive findings at relaparot...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lamme B,Mahler CW,van Ruler O,Gouma DJ,Reitsma JB,Boermeester MA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parathyroid glands (PGs) can be particularly hard to distinguish from surrounding tissue and thus can be damaged or removed during thyroidectomy. Postoperative hypoparathyroidism is the most common complication after thyroidectomy. Very recently, it has been found that the parathyroid tissue shows near-infra...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： De Leeuw F,Breuskin I,Abbaci M,Casiraghi O,Mirghani H,Ben Lakhdar A,Laplace-Builhé C,Hartl D

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed access to surgical care for congenital conditions in low- and middle-income countries is associated with increased risk of death and life-long disabilities, although the actual burden of delayed access to care is unknown. Our goal was to quantify the burden of disease related to delays to surgical ca...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Smith ER,Concepcion TL,Shrime M,Niemeier K,Mohamed M,Dahir S,Ismail EA,Poenaru D,Rice HE,Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery.

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy with poor prognosis, as a majority of patients present with advanced disease. Current adjuvant strategies for metastatic patients include mitotane or other cytotoxic agents and carry a significant morbidity as well as a low (<10 %) 5-year sur...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Subramanian C,Zhang H,Gallagher R,Hammer G,Timmermann B,Cohen M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic pilonidal disease is a debilitating condition that typically affects young adults. There is a wide variety of available therapeutic strategies reflecting the inconsistent outcomes attributed to the various operative approaches. The majority involve excision of the sinus tract followed by either prima...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Moran DC,Kavanagh DO,Adhmed I,Regan MC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed (1) to develop a simple scoring system incorporating ultrasound (US) examination and clinical or laboratory predictors for increasing diagnostic accuracy in acute appendicitis (AA), and (2) to evaluate the performance of the scoring system as compared to that of previous models. Fifteen variables incl...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tzanakis NE,Efstathiou SP,Danulidis K,Rallis GE,Tsioulos DI,Chatzivasiliou A,Peros G,Nikiteas NI

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer in young women is uncommon, but when it does occur it has been reported to have aggressive biological characteristics. The incidence of breast cancer peaks at age 40 in Hong Kong Chinese women, earlier than in Caucasians. This study is the first to report the tumor characteristics and managemen...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kwong A,Cheung P,Chan S,Lau S

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of fluid resuscitation in the burn patient is maintenance of vital organ function at the least immediate or delayed physiological cost. To optimize fluid resuscitation in severely burned patients, the amount of fluid should be just enough to maintain vital organ function without producing iatrogenic pathologi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Warden GD

更新日期：1992-01-01 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

abstract：:Chondrosarcomas of the head and neck are uncommon. Over a 35-year period (1950-1985) at our institution, 557 patients had an established diagnosis of chondrosarcoma. In 28 (5%) of these patients, the tumor was located in the head and neck region. A retrospective analysis was performed in an attempt to accurately defin...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ruark DS,Schlehaider UK,Shah JP

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Octenidine HCl is new topical antiseptic solution for wounds and abdominal washing that has been found to be highly effective for inactivating scolices in an in vitro study. However, the effects of octenidine HCl on the liver are not yet known. The aim of this study was to determine if there are any histopathologic ch...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Arikan Y,Akbulut G,Sahin DA,Dilek FH,Saykol V,Dilek ON

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burn patients develop a number of physiologic alterations among which is a markedly increased metabolic rate. Other metabolic changes include an increased rate of glucose production and utilization, a decreased rate of lipid metabolism, and an increased rate of both protein catabolism and anabolism. These alterations ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Waymack JP,Herndon DN

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the relative value of the metastatic colorectal cancer doubling time as a predictor of recurrence and survival after hepatectomy in comparison with other established predictors. Consecutive patients who underwent hepatic resection ( n = 144) for colorectal cancer liver metastases were studied retrospecti...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tanaka K,Shimada H,Miura M,Fujii Y,Yamaguchi S,Endo I,Sekido H,Togo S,Ike H

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safe and permissible limits of hepatectomy in obstructive jaundice patients and the usefulness of preoperative portal embolization (PE) for increasing the limit for safe hepatectomy were examined. We classified 416 patients with hepatectomy performed over 9 years under the following headings: normal liver function...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Takahashi T,Togo S,Tanaka K,Endo I,Fujii Y,Shimada H

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alternative methods to overcome limitations of electromyogram (EMG) tube applied for intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) during thyroidectomy have been introduced. In this study, we evaluated the feasibility of adhesive skin electrodes for IONM of RLN in patients who unde...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lee HS,Oh J,Kim SW,Jeong YW,Wu CW,Chiang FY,Lee KD

更新日期：2020-01-01 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

authors： Yip VS,Teo NB,Johnstone R,Robertson AG,Robertson JH,Welch GH,Kettlewell S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some patients complain of long-lasting voice symptoms after thyroid surgery without objective vocal fold pathology. We assessed the factors that may influence voice symptoms more than 12 months after thyroidectomy. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of 68 patients from July 2010 to May 2012. The ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kim CS,Park JO,Bae JS,Lee SH,Joo YH,Park YH,Hwang YS,Shim MR,Sun DI

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients with liver tumor malignancy and sixteen patients with malignant melanoma localized to one limb were studied regarding leukocyte activation with the release of polymorphonuclear neutrophilic (PMN) elastase and of neopterin and formation of cytokines (TNF-alpha and IL-6) during the surgical treatment. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Arnestad JP,Bengtsson A,Bengtson JP,Hafström L,Redl H,Schlag G

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of metastatic neuroendocrine tumors incorporates multimodal therapy with surgery, biotherapy, and chemotherapy. Tumor-targeted therapies using radiolabeled octreotide and metaiodobenzylguanidine (mIBG) represent a novel treatment approach. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of 131I-...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sywak MS,Pasieka JL,McEwan A,Kline G,Rorstad O

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although HLA matching can improve organ graft survival, well matched grafts fail and poorly matched ones survive. Recently evidence has been found that perinatal exposure to noninherited antigens (NIMAs) has a lifelong impact on the immune repertoire of the individual. The state of the art of the influence of NIMAs on...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： van Rood JJ

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula (ISGPF) classification scheme has become a useful system for characterizing the clinical impact of pancreatic fistula. We sought to identify predictive factors that predispose patients to fistula, specifically those with clinical relevance (grades B/C), and...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Pratt WB,Callery MP,Vollmer CM Jr

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The morbidity and mortality of anastomotic complications after esophagectomy have gradually decreased in recent years. However, swallowing difficulties and reflux continue to burden patients jeopardizing their quality of life. In the present study we performed endoscopic evaluation of the outcomes of esophag...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kim HK,Choi YH,Shim JH,Cho YH,Baek MJ,Sohn YS,Kim HJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The retained knife blade is an unusual and spectacular injury. The aim of this study was to review our experience with the management of such injuries. METHODS:A retrospective chart review of patients with retained knife blades treated at Groote Schuur Hospital Trauma Centre from January 1996 to December 20...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sobnach S,Nicol A,Nathire H,Kahn D,Navsaria P

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Three decades of internal conflict in the North and East of Sri Lanka have taken a toll on the health care system in that area. METHODS:We proposed to quantify the current status of capacity to deliver emergency, anesthesia, and surgical interventions in the conflict affected areas of Sri Lanka. The World H...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Taira BR,Cherian MN,Yakandawala H,Kesavan R,Samarage SM,DeSilva M

更新日期：2010-03-01 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

authors： Lai KK,Fang WL,Wu CW,Huang KH,Chen JH,Lo SS,Li AF

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beginning in 2004, a standardized medial-to-lateral approach was adopted in laparoscopic colorectal resection (LapCR) in our institution. The present study aimed to compare the outcomes of patients operated on by this approach with those who were operated on prior to the adoption of this technique. METHODS:...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Poon JT,Law WL,Fan JK,Lo OS

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the most performed minimal invasive surgical procedure and has a relatively high complication rate. As complications are often revealed postoperatively, clear, accurate, and timely written operative notes are important in order to recall the procedure and start follow-up ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wauben LS,Goossens RH,Lange JF

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A marked change toward a more conservative approach in the treatment of abdominal trauma has been noted, especially during the last decade. This change in regimen was first seen in the handling of splenic trauma, initiated by pediatric surgeons. Later, the concept of conservative management was also introduced among a...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Andersson R,Bengmark S

更新日期：1990-07-01 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

authors： Horisberger K,Beldi G,Candinas D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00