Appraisal of hepatic resection in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with severe thrombocytopenia.

abstract：:From the earliest description of dysphagia relieved by dilatation with a whalebone in 1674 we have witnessed the evolution of esophageal function testing from the conventional manometry to the high-resolution manometry (HRM) and esophageal topography pressure plotting that have led to the revised Chicago classificatio...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Fisichella PM,Jalilvand A,Lebenthal A

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Inflammation is integral to the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). This study examines preoperative biomarkers of systemic inflammation in patients undergoing open repair of intact and ruptured AAA. METHODS:One-hundred twelve patients were entered into a prospective observational study. Preope...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tambyraja AL,Dawson R,Valenti D,Murie JA,Chalmers RT

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Post-operative urinary retention (POUR) is a common cause of unplanned admission following day-case surgery and has negative effects on both patient and surgical institution. We aimed to prospectively evaluate potential risk factors for the development of POUR following day-case general surgical procedures. METHO...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Scott AJ,Mason SE,Langdon AJ,Patel B,Mayer E,Moorthy K,Purkayastha S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little information on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of doxorubicin (DXR) administered during locoregional treatments of colon carcinoma under hyperthermic conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate distribution and activity of DXR in healthy tissue and tumor tissues under hyperthermic condi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Pilati P,Mocellin S,Rossi CR,Scalerta R,Alaggio R,Giacomelli L,Geroni C,Nitti D,Lise M

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mirizzi syndrome (MS) is an uncommon presentation of cholelithiasis. This study aims to find the incidence and analyze the outcome of management of this condition at Riyadh Medical Complex (RMC) with particular reference to diagnostic methods and outcome of surgical treatment. METHODS:Retrospective study on ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Al-Akeely MH,Alam MK,Bismar HA,Khalid K,Al-Teimi I,Al-Dossary NF

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although the low central venous pressure (LCVP) technique is used to decrease blood loss during liver resection, its efficacy and safety during transplant procedures are still debatable. Our study aimed to assess the effects of this technique and its clinical safety for recipients undergoing liver transplant...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Feng ZY,Xu X,Zhu SM,Bein B,Zheng SS

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of postoperative complications (POCs) on long-term survival outcomes following hepatic resection for colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) is in controversy. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to systematically evaluate the POC effect on overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Yin Z,Huang X,Ma T,Jin H,Lin Y,Yu M,Jian Z

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Mangled Extremity Severity Score (MESS) was constructed as an objective quantification criterion for limb trauma. A MESS of or greater than 7 was proposed as a cut-off point for primary limb amputation. Opinions concerning the predictive value of the MESS vary broadly in the literature. The aim of this s...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hohenberger GM,Konstantiniuk P,Cambiaso-Daniel J,Matzi V,Schwarz AM,Lumenta DB,Cohnert TU

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strictures at the pharyngoesophageal junction represent a subgroup of corrosive esophageal strictures requiring a specialized management approach. Non-dilatable cricopharyngeal strictures need surgical intervention. We report the use of the sternocleidomastoid muscle myocutaneous inlay flap (SCMMIF) for reco...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ananthakrishnan N,Parthasarathy G,Maroju NK,Kate V

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may present with heartburn, regurgitation, dysphagia, chronic cough, laryngitis, or even asthma. The clinical presentation of GERD is therefore varied and poses certain challenges to the physician, especially given the limitations of the diagnostic testing. DISCUSSIO...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Fisichella PM,Andolfi C,Orthopoulos G

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography (TLUSG) is a promising alternative to laryngoscopy in vocal cords (VCs) assessment which might be challenging in the beginning. However, it remains unclear when an assessor can provide proficient TLUSG enough to abandon direct laryngoscopy . Eight surgical residents (SRs) witho...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wong KP,Lang BH,Lam S,Au KP,Chan DT,Kotewall NC

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many patients who undergo emergency laparotomy are working, which is a key determinant for an individual's socio-economic status and financial security. The objectives of this study were to compare labour market participation and sick leave in a nationwide patient population undergoing non-malignant emergenc...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Thygesen LC,Gögenur I

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia (UAH) is a rare, surgically correctable cause of primary hyperaldosteronism (PH). We report 2 cases and review the literature for cases of PH secondary to UAH successfully treated via surgery. METHODS:Two cases of UAH treated at our institution were retrospectively reviewed....

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Goh BK,Tan YH,Chang KT,Eng PH,Yip SK,Cheng CW

更新日期：2007-01-01 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:Variously described as Courvoisier's law, sign, or even gallbladder, this eponymous "law" has been taught to medical students since the publication of Courvoisier's treatise in 1890. METHODS:We reviewed Courvoisier's original "law," the modern misconceptions surrounding it, and the contemporary evidence sup...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Fitzgerald JE,White MJ,Lobo DN

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To pursue a suitable central airway replacement, we conducted central airway reconstruction using autologous pulmonary tissue flaps lined with alloy stents in five patients after extensive tracheal resection. Preoperative and postoperative arterial blood gas analysis and pulmonary function tests were used to evaluate ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Zhang S,Liu Z

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The venous vascular anatomy of the caudate lobe is exceptional. The purpose of this study was to assess portal inflow and venous outflow volumes of the caudate lobe. METHODS:Extrahepatic (provided by the first-order branches) versus intrahepatic (provided by the second- to third-order branches) portal inflow...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Benkö T,Sgourakis G,Molmenti EP,Peitgen HO,Paul A,Nadalin S,Schroeder T,Radtke A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this work was to study the impact of anemia on surgical outcomes and the impact of instituting appropriate workup and treatment of anemia on surgical outcomes. METHODS:We conducted a case-control retrospective chart review of all hernia repair, hydrocele repair, and hysterectomy cases at the SEAR...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lagoo J,Wilkinson J,Thacker J,Deshmukh M,Khorgade S,Bang R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ghrelin is a brain-gut peptide with GH-releasing and appetite-inducing properties. Because ghrelin is secreted mainly by the stomach, fasting levels fall after distal gastrectomy. The vagal nerve is responsible for periprandial changes. The presents study investigated the impact of preserving the celiac bran...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Takiguchi S,Hiura Y,Takahashi T,Kurokawa Y,Yamasaki M,Nakajima K,Miyata H,Mori M,Doki Y

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：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：:In 141 patients with chronic pancreatitis and an inflammatory enlargement of the head of the pancreas, a duodenum-preserving resection of the head of the pancreas was performed within a 16-year period. The hospital mortality was 0.7%; the late mortality was 5%. Seventy-seven percent of the patients were completely fre...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Beger HG,Büchler M

更新日期：1990-01-01 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:Preoperative assessment of geriatric-specific determinants of health may enhance perioperative risk stratification among elderly patients. This study examines effects of geriatric-specific variables on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing elective major abdominal operations. METHODS:Patients includ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Martin AN,Hoagland DL,Turrentine FE,Jones RS,Zaydfudim VM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unrecognized reduction of blood supply to intestinal organs is associated with significant postoperative morbidity in abdominal surgery. The aim of this study was to determine whether--in the absence of hypovolemia--intestinal hypoperfusion as a result of blood flow redistribution occurs after abdominal surg...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Brügger LE,Beldi G,Beck M,Porta F,Bracht H,Candinas D,Takala J,Jakob SM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whilst injuries are a major cause of disability and death worldwide, a large proportion of people in low- and middle-income countries lack timely access to injury care. Barriers to accessing care from the point of injury to return to function have not been delineated. METHODS:A two-day workshop was held in ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Odland ML,Whitaker J,Nepogodiev D,Aling' CA,Bagahirwa I,Dushime T,Erlangga D,Mpirimbanyi C,Muneza S,Nkeshimana M,Nyundo M,Umuhoza C,Uwitonze E,Steans J,Rushton A,Belli A,Byiringiro JC,Bekele A,Davies J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) disseminates early to lymph nodes (LN). There is no pre- or intraoperative marker to exclude LN involvement and thereby avoid lateral neck dissection in LN-negative patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study was intended to verify the observation that patients with MTC lacking...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Scheuba C,Kaserer K,Kaczirek K,Asari R,Niederle B

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eponym "Graves' disease" is usually applied to the condition of immunogenic hyperthyroidism, in no small part due to the promotion and influence of the French physician Armand Trousseau who wrote in 1862, "Du Goître Exophthalmique, ou Maladie de Graves." However, the distinguished Bath physician Caleb Hillier Parr...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wheeler MH

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00