Effect of hospital volume of thyroidectomies on outcomes following substernal thyroidectomy.

abstract：:Expression of sialyl-Lewisx (sLex) antigen was studied immunohistochemically in 110 resected human gastric carcinomas using an anti-sLex monoclonal antibody. Lymph node, liver, and peritoneal metastases were clearly more prevalent in tumors expressing high levels of sLex than in those with no or low-level sLex express...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ura H,Denno R,Hirata K,Yamaguchi K,Yasoshima T,Shishido T

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute intestinal ischemia is in most cases a lethal condition with a low survival rate. Risk factors of perioperative mortality are poorly defined. The aim of this study was to define risk factors that predict an adverse outcome of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI). METHODS:A total of 132 consecutive patien...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Acosta-Merida MA,Marchena-Gomez J,Hemmersbach-Miller M,Roque-Castellano C,Hernandez-Romero JM

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic incisional and ventral hernia repair (LIVHR) is an alternative approach to conventional open incisional and ventral hernia repair (OIVHR). A consensus on outcomes of LIVHR when compared with OIVHR has not been reached. METHODS:As the basis for the present study, we performed a systematic review...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Zhang Y,Zhou H,Chai Y,Cao C,Jin K,Hu Z

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:Innovation is responsible for most advances in the field of surgery. Innovative approaches to solving clinical problems have significantly decreased morbidity and mortality for many surgical procedures, and have led to improved patient outcomes. While innovation is motivated by the surgeon's expectation that the new a...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Miller ME,Siegler M,Angelos P

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precise localization of cervical node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma is rarely described. The aim of this retrospective study was to map their cervical involvement. Between 1974 and 1996 a series of 119 patients had total thyroidectomy with bilateral cervical lymph node dissection. Patients who had secondar...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mirallié E,Visset J,Sagan C,Hamy A,Le Bodic MF,Paineau J

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The only potential cure for neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) is operative resection, which may also offer a survival benefit for advanced disease. We aimed to assess the role of 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in preoperative planning and compared its performance to CT with IV contrast and MRI with Eovist®, for abdominal N...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Babazadeh NT,Schlund DJ,Cornelius T,Singh JS,Tierney JF,Chen M,Keutgen XM

更新日期：2020-02-01 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:This study was designed to establish the current demographic and treatment patterns of mandibular fractures in two urban centers (Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, and National Hospital, Abuja) in Nigeria. METHODS:All cases of mandibular fractures diagnosed and treated at the Department of Oral and...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Adeyemo WL,Iwegbu IO,Bello SA,Okoturo E,Olaitan AA,Ladeinde AL,Ogunlewe MO,Adepoju AA,Taiwo OA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) scoring system was developed to aid the diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis and guide management [1]. AIM:To validate the LRINEC score and identify clinical predictors to develop a refined diagnostic scoring tool for the diagnosis of necrotizin...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Cribb BI,Wang MTM,Kulasegaran S,Gamble GD,MacCormick AD

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the rarity of adrenocortical carcinoma, survival rates and the prognosis for patients who have undergone operation are not well known. The purpose of the French Association of Endocrine Surgery was to evaluate these factors over an 18-year period. A trend study was associated to assess changes in the clinic...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Icard P,Goudet P,Charpenay C,Andreassian B,Carnaille B,Chapuis Y,Cougard P,Henry JF,Proye C

更新日期：2001-07-01 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:The objective of this study was to determine whether rat insulin promoter (RIP) could, in a mouse model, direct expression of an adenovirus-mediated reporter gene specifically into pancreatic islets via systemic delivery. METHODS:Five hundred and eight base pairs of the RIP DNA sequence were constructed int...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wang X,Olmsted-Davis E,Davis A,Liu S,Li Z,Yang J,Brunicardi FC

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malnutrition in its various forms is without doubt the commonest disease. Acute malnutrition resulting from a total lack of ingestion clearly shows that not only are water and electrolytes a priority for survival but also energy reserves. It also shows that the maximum wasting that the lean body mass can withstand is ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mora RJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the morbidity associated with primary closure by interrupted subcuticular absorbable sutures following emergency appendectomy. In a prospective clinical trial over a 12-month period, 216 children who underwent emergency appendectomy had skin closure using subcuticular interrupted absorbable polyglactin 4-...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Serour F,Efrati Y,Klin B,Barr J,Gorenstein A,Vinograd I

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Jejunal diverticula are rare lesions, and when complications arise, they pose diagnostic difficulties. Perforation is a common complication resulting in an acute abdomen, although preoperative diagnosis is usually not possible. The "gold standard" for management for patients with complications is surgery. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Palanivelu C,Rangarajan M,Rajapandian S,Maheshkumaar GS,Madankumar MV

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In recent years, surgical providers and advocates have engaged in a growing effort to establish metrics to estimate capacity for surgical services as well the burden of surgical diseases in resource-limited settings. The burden of disease (BoD) studies have established the disability-adjusted life year (DA...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gosselin R,Ozgediz D,Poenaru D

更新日期：2013-11-01 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:Esophagectomy carries high morbidity, mainly respiratory. Minimally invasive surgery has been demonstrated to improve postoperative outcome in digestive surgery, without impairment of oncological results. A prospective study was conducted to evaluate feasibility, postoperative outcome, and mid-term oncologic...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Godiris-Petit G,Munoz-Bongrand N,Honigman I,Cattan P,Sarfati E

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:New medical therapies available to ulcerative colitis (UC) patients have influenced operative mortality for patients requiring colectomy. We sought to examine trends in treatment and outcome for UC patients treated surgically. METHODS:A review of 36,447 UC patients from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample was p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ellis MC,Diggs BS,Vetto JT,Herzig DO

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Human factors research has suggested benefits of consistent teams yet no surgical team consistency measures have been established for teamwork improvement initiatives. METHODS:Retrospective analysis was conducted of teams performing consecutive elective procedures of unilateral primary total knee and hip re...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Xiao Y,Jones A,Zhang BB,Bennett M,Mears SC,Mabrey JD,Kennerly D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among burn patients, research is conflicted, but may suggest that females are at increased risk of mortality, despite the opposite being true in non-burn trauma. Our objective was to determine whether sex-based differences in burn mortality exist, and assess whether patient demographics, comorbid conditions,...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Williams FN,Strassle PD,Knowlin L,Napravnik S,van Duin D,Charles A,Nizamani R,Jones SW,Cairns BA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Segmentectomy for radiologically pure solid tumors is still controversial because these tumors are more aggressive in malignancy than those with ground-glass opacity. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of intentional segmentectomy for pure solid small-sized lung cancer. METHODS:We retrospectively...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tsubokawa N,Tsutani Y,Miyata Y,Handa Y,Misumi K,Hanaki H,Hida E,Okada M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the work of host defense has been carried out in mixed patient populations. It is now clear that elective preoperative surgical patients have totally different host defense capabilities as compared to posttrauma patients or those suffering from peritonitis. Specific cell-mediated immune studies need to be repe...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Christou NV

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to report on the application of a minimally invasive technique to the radical extirpation of primary and recurrent pilonidal disease. This technique does not require specific equipments, is ordinarily performed under local anesthesia on an outpatient basis, and provides optimal cosm...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Guerra F,Cirullo E,Di Castro A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chagas disease is a serious public health issue in South and Central America due to its high prevalence, morbidity, and mortality. The esophageal form of the disease leads to achalasia and consequent megaesophagus. In advanced or recurrent cases of megaesophagus, there is no consensus for which of three esta...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Alves AP,de Oliveira PG,de Oliveira JM,de Mesquita DM,Dos Santos JH

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the findings of conventional computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound (US) imaging in the preoperative evaluation of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). It also assesses the impact of preoperative CT-derived information on operative strategy. A prospective study was conducted of 96 patien...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lamah M,Darke S

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred years ago, Edoardo Bassini said: "L'ernia é una malattia meccanica." Before that, Ambroise Paré (1598) and Joseph-Pierre Desault (1798) asserted the mechanical nature of strangulation. Beside strangulation, the most serious of all complications even today, I have studied huge hernias, which are natural com...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Stoppa RE

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) also known as hereditary polyserositis, is an inherited disorder commonly found in Armenians, Turks, Arabs, Balkans, and Jews originating from North African countries. The diagnosis of FMF is based on clinical findings and family history, as no specific diagnostic test is yet availab...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Reissman P,Durst AL,Rivkind A,Szold A,Ben-Chetrit E

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00