Prognostic significance of vascular endothelial growth factor D in gastric carcinoma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) represents a clinical entity rarely encountered, especially in giant forms. Complete surgical resection for giant tumor of pleura is a challenge. The aim of this article is to present five new cases of giant SFTP, and to discuss their clinical characteristics and t...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Guo J,Chu X,Sun YE,Zhang L,Zhou N

更新日期：2010-11-01 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

authors： Kurzer M,Kark A,Selouk S,Belsham P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic management of polypoid early colonic cancer (malignant polyps and polypoid carcinomas) is no longer controversial. When the endoscopist is satisfied that excision is complete and histology is "favorable" (a resection margin of 2 mm and well or moderately well differentiated tumor), surgery is unnecessary. W...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Williams CB,Saunders BP,Talbot IC

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuss described a minimally invasive technique for correcting pectus excavatum in children. A curved stainless-steel bar is inserted behind the sternum through the chest cavity with the convex surface face down, then rotated 180 degrees to elevate the sternum and correct the deformity. The procedure gained wide accepta...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Coln D,Gunning T,Ramsay M,Swygert T,Vera R

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：:The prognosis of patients who undergo resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with curative intention is generally poor unless they have early-stage disease. Based on our 25-year experience, the results of 194 patients after a standardized Kausch-Whipple resection for adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head were ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Richter A,Niedergethmann M,Sturm JW,Lorenz D,Post S,Trede M

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：: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：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：:The loss or failure of an organ or tissue is one of the most frequent, devastating, and costly problems in healthcare. Current treatment modalities include transplantation of organs, surgical reconstruction, use of mechanical devices, or supplementation of metabolic products. A new field, tissue engineering, applies t...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lalan S,Pomerantseva I,Vacanti JP

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concurrent vitamin D(3) deficiency is common in primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). We aimed to examine the clinicopathologic features and short-term outcomes of vitamin D(3)-deficient patients after minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP). METHODS:Over 2-year period, 80 consecutive MIP patients had preo...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lang BH,Lo CY

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer, the incidence of pathologic central compartment lymph node metastases is reported to be approximately 50%. Recently level VI lymph node dissection has been advocated as a means of reducing recurrence rates in these patients, even if there are no clinically...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Yoo D,Ajmal S,Gowda S,Machan J,Monchik J,Mazzaglia P

更新日期：2012-06-01 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

authors： Miller HC,Drymousis P,Flora R,Goldin R,Spalding D,Frilling A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic resection of posterosuperior (PS) tumors of the liver is more difficult than that of anterolateral (AL) tumors, owing to the narrow surgical field in the PS location. In this retrospective cohort study, our aim was to determine if port insertion through the intercostal space would lead to improv...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hirokawa F,Hayashi M,Asakuma M,Shimizu T,Inoue Y,Uchiyama K

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A semiquantitative assessment of multiple histological parameters was applied retrospectively to 66 patients with stage I and II squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth to determine if prognostic information relative to cervical node metastases could be obtained. Three parameters relating to the tumor cell p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Nason RW,Castillo NB,Sako K,Shedd DP

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Video-assisted thyroidectomy, although an increasingly used method to treat benign thyroid nodules, is rarely used to treat thyroid cancer. We performed gasless video-assisted total thyroidectomy for the treatment of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. The patients were two men and five women with ages ranging from 29...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Chao TC,Lin JD,Chen MF

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite wide acknowledgement of the importance of sarcopenia and prognostic markers such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, the impact on cancer patient survival of the timing of sarcopenia's emergence and its severity is not well understood, nor is the association between sarcopenia and prognostic marke...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kawakita Y,Motoyama S,Sato Y,Wakita A,Nagaki Y,Imai K,Minamiya Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a prospective case series study to investigate the causes of and factors influencing morbidity and mortality in 102 consecutive patients after elective infrarenal abdominal aneurysm (AAA) surgery between 1992 and 1995. Preoperative factors (demographics, risk factor indexes, electrocardiographic findings,...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Cohen JD,Singer P,Grunberg G,Grozovski E,Sulkes J,Zelikovski A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some patients, bile ducts of segments 2 and 3 (B2 and B3) run caudally to the umbilical portion of the left portal vein (UP)--an infraportal course. We aimed to evaluate the frequency and clinical implications of this variation. Between January 1992 and October 2000, 108 patients underwent resection for hilar chola...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ozden I,Kamiya J,Nagino M,Uesaka K,Sano T,Nimura Y

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Darling C,Chao S,Ramamurthi R,Tsui B

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A PubMed search of the biomedical literature was carried out to systematically review the role of laparoscopy in colonic diverticular disease. All original reports comparing elective laparoscopic, hand-assisted, and open colon resection for diverticular disease of the colon, as well as original reports evalu...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gaertner WB,Kwaan MR,Madoff RD,Willis D,Belzer GE,Rothenberger DA,Melton GB

更新日期：2013-03-01 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:Currently, there are no objective reports evaluating the quality of the South African surgical training. The aim of this study is to evaluate the current state of surgical training in South Africa from an external impartial point of view and to rate the experience of short-term supernumerary registrars and f...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mantica G,Fransvea P,Virdis F,Hardcastle TC,Ackermann H,Terrone C,Costa G,Van der Merwe A,Balducci G,Steyn E

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Surgical Department of the University of Erlangen, 307 reconstructions in all areas of the arterial tree were performed with PTFE (GORE-TEX) grafts, of which 188 were performed in the femoral-popliteal and femoral-crural areas. Femoral-popliteal bypass grafts above the knee joint remained patent in 93% of the p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Raithel D,Groitl H

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The role for diverting ostomy as a method to help reduce morbidity and mortality has been well established in the combat trauma population. However, factors that influence the type of ostomy used and which ostomies become permanent are poorly studied. We examine patterns of ostomy usage and reversal in a l...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Johnston LR,Bradley MJ,Rodriguez CJ,Mcnally MP,Elster EA,Duncan JE

更新日期：2019-01-01 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

authors： Kuan TC,Chang SC,Lin JK,Lin TC,Yang SH,Jiang JK,Chen WS,Wang HS,Lan YT,Lin CC,Lin HH,Huang SC

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of the present study was to determine the frequency, mode of presentation, and need for reoperation in the treatment of recurrent inguinal hernia at Liaquat University Hospital, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. METHODS:This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of four years, fro...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Memon AA,Siddiqui FG,Abro AH,Agha AH,Lubna S,Memon AS

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Accidental intraoperative gallbladder perforation is a problem in laparoscopic surgery, especially in cases with incidental gallbladder carcinoma (IGBC). The question is whether intraoperative gallbladder perforation has a prognostic disadvantage or a retrieval bag provides protection against tumor dissemi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Goetze TO,Paolucci V

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Lancet recently sponsored a commission examining the role of surgery in global health. There is a paucity of published information on the cost-effectiveness of surgery in low- and middle-income countries, a key metric in the prioritisation of limited resources. METHODS:All patients undergoing emergency ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Roberts G,Roberts C,Jamieson A,Grimes C,Conn G,Bleichrodt R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00