Late presentation of intestinal malrotation: an argument for elective repair.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up to 50% of patients in intensive care units develop intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) in the course of medical treatment. If not detected on time and treated adequately, IAH may develop into an abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) which is associated with a high mortality rate. Patients undergoing cardiac ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ramser M,Glauser PM,Glass TR,Weixler B,Grapow MTR,Hoffmann H,Kirchhoff P

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Resection remains the treatment of choice in liver cancer. In order to avoid liver transplantation in conventionally unresectable tumors ex-situ ("bench" procedure), in-situ and ante-situm resection technique should be preferred whenever feasible. Despite the deficiency of donor organs, a single center experience with...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Pichlmayr R,Weimann A,Oldhafer KJ,Schlitt HJ,Klempnauer J,Bornscheuer A,Chavan A,Schmoll E,Lang H,Tusch G

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Donor variational arteries often require complex reconstruction. METHODS:We analysed the incidence of different variations, types of arterial reconstructions and their impact on post-operative results from 409 patients undergoing liver transplantation at Karolinska Institute between 2007 and 2015. RESULTS:...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Karakoyun R,Romano A,Yao M,Dlugosz R,Ericzon BG,Nowak G

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression CA195 in serum, defined by monoclonal antibody CC3C195 (IgM), was studied in 67 patients with pancreatic cancer and in 138 patients with biliary or pancreatic benign disease. The results were compared with carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) expression. The overall sensitivity of the CA195 assay (> 12 U/ml) ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Andicoechea A,Vizoso F,Alexandre E,Martínez A,Cruz Díez M,Riera L,Martinez E,Ruibal A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Urogenital dysfunction is a well recognized complication of rectal cancer surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of autonomic nerve preservation (ANP) and lateral node dissection (LND) on male urogenital function after total mesorectal excision for lower rectal cancer. METHODS:We studied,...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kyo K,Sameshima S,Takahashi M,Furugori T,Sawada T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of Fas ligand on tumor cells may counterattack the host's immunity and worsen the prognosis. Knowledge of the prognostic impact of Fas ligand on patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after hepatectomy is still limited. Fas ligand expression in HCCs was examined in 59 patients who underwent hepate...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lee WC,Yu MC,Chen MF

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation-induced proctitis with hemorrhage is not a common complication of radiotherapy to the pelvis for carcinoma. In the most severe forms, massive hemorrhage may necessitate repeated transfusions and inpatient treatment. In severe cases medical treatment has not been proved effective. Surgery may lead to serious ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Roche B,Chautems R,Marti MC

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PMCs) are of little clinical significance, patients with PMCs occasionally have an unfavorable outcome, especially when they present with bulky nodal metastasis or distant metastasis. We have attempted to identify "high-risk" PMCs by evaluating clinical, pathologic, and...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sugitani I,Yanagisawa A,Shimizu A,Kato M,Fujimoto Y

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：:Normal cellular survival is dependent on the cooperative expression of genes' signaling through a broad array of DNA patterns. Cancer, however, has an Achilles' heel. Its altered cellular survival is dependent on a limited subset of signals through mutated DNA, possibly as few as three. Identification and control of t...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Nemunaitis J,Rao DD,Liu SH,Brunicardi FC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of lymphatic involvement in patients with colorectal cancer is important in surgery and in the postoperative decision-making process. Fifty-eight patients with recurrent colorectal cancer underwent operation with the RIGS/(Radioimmunoguided Surgery) technology. Preoperatively, patients were injected with 1 m...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Schneebaum S,Troitsa A,Haddad R,Avital S,Kashtan H,Baratz M,Brazovsky E,Papo J,Skornick Y

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent renal hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is a serious problem after parathyroidectomy (PTx). We evaluated the frequency of graft-dependent recurrent HPT and the clinical outcomes after removal of the autograft. METHODS:Between March 1980 and January 2009, 2660 patients underwent total PTx with forearm auto...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tominaga Y,Matsuoka S,Uno N,Tsuzuki T,Hiramitsu T,Goto N,Nagasaka T,Watarai Y,Uchida K

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical exposure of the recurrent laryngeal nerve decreases the incidence of nerve injuries during thyroid surgery. Intraoperative neuromonitoring was introduced to facilitate identification and protection of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Between February 1996 and June 2002 a total of 288 patients underwent thyroid ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Beldi G,Kinsbergen T,Schlumpf R

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:The present study was designed to evaluate the relationship between preoperative Toll-like receptor (TLR) expression in peripheral blood monocytes (PBMC) and the postoperative inflammatory cytokine secretion from PBMC, as well as the postoperative infectious complications in patients with gastrointestinal ca...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ono S,Tsujimoto H,Hiraki S,Kinoshita M,Hase K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

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：:Cyclophilins are originally identified as cellular binding proteins for the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporin A. Many cyclophilins, including CypA, CypB, CypC, CypD, and Cyp40, have been discovered and shown to be ubiquitously distributed in many types of cells and organ systems. Recent investigations have uncovered ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Yao Q,Li M,Yang H,Chai H,Fisher W,Chen C

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of safe anesthesia for the best possible surgical outcomes in every patient is not disputed in high resource settings. Low-income countries lag far behind in the provision of, and training for, safe anesthesia practice. Too little is known about numbers and types of providers in a majority of ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hendel S,Coonan T,Thomas S,McQueen K

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) have detrimental effects on all organ systems and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In recent years, the diagnosis and management of these syndromes has evolved tremendously, and the importance of comprehensive strategies...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Cheatham ML

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent development and spread of ultrasonography and ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has facilitated the detection of small papillary microcarcinomas of the thyroid measuring 1 cm or less (PMC). The marked difference in prevalence between clinical thyroid carcinoma and PMC det...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ito Y,Miyauchi A,Inoue H,Fukushima M,Kihara M,Higashiyama T,Tomoda C,Takamura Y,Kobayashi K,Miya A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) are only now beginning to be used by business, government, and policymakers to evaluate various medical treatments. The evolution of why CEAs are being demanded is reviewed. To date, a formal CEA of obesity treatments has not been published. This article outlines how...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Martin LF,White S,Lindstrom W Jr

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD) is an alternative to the standard Whipple resection in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis. The operation is safe and can be performed with a low mortality rate. The most common early complication is delayed gastric emptying, which occurs in 25% to 30% of patient...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Jimenez RE,Fernandez-Del Castillo C,Rattner DW,Warshaw AL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no consensus opinion on a definitive surgical management option for ranulas to curtail recurrence, largely from the existing gap in knowledge on the pathophysiologic basis. AIM:To highlight the current scientific basis of ranula development that informed the preferred surgical approach. DESIGN:Ret...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kokong D,Iduh A,Chukwu I,Mugu J,Nuhu S,Augustine S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer, causing approximately 660,000 deaths worldwide annually. The preferred treatment of HCC is surgical resection or orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for patients meeting specific criteria. For patients outside these criteria, options ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Harring TR,Guiteau JJ,Nguyen NT,Cotton RT,Gingras MC,Wheeler DA,O'Mahony CA,Gibbs RA,Brunicardi FC,Goss JA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single-incision laparoscopic colorectal surgery (SILS) suggests a promising alternative to conventional laparoscopic surgery. In this report we describe our initial experience with SILS for both right hemicolectomies and anterior resections. METHODS:Between June 2009 and May 2010, SILS was performed for 32 ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Chew MH,Wong MT,Lim BY,Ng KH,Eu KW

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS(®)) pathways have reduced morbidity and length of hospital stay (LOS) in orthopedics, bariatric, and colorectal surgery. New perioperative care protocols have been tested in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), with controversial results on morbidity. Incomp...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Braga M,Pecorelli N,Ariotti R,Capretti G,Greco M,Balzano G,Castoldi R,Beretta L

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy (ART) live longer and now require surgery for indications similar to those described for the general population. They have been previously reported to carry higher mortality and complication rates, especially septic complications. The aim of this study was to ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Chichom-Mefire A,Azabji-Kenfack M,Atashili J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of pneumoperitoneum on the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) were evaluated during laparoscopic operation for esophageal achalasia. Intraoperative manometry was performed in three patients who underwent laparoscopic cardiomyectomy with Dor's fundoplication and five patients who underwent laparoscopic cholec...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kamiike W,Taniguchi E,Iwase K,Ito T,Nezu R,Nishida T,Inoue M,Ohashi S,Matsuda H

更新日期：1996-10-01 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：:With the recent regulations limiting resident work hours, it has become more important to understand how residents spend their time. The volume and content of the pages they receive provide a valuable source of information that give insight into their workload and help identify inefficiencies in hospital communication...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Patel SP,Lee JS,Ranney DN,Al-Holou SN,Frost CM,Harris ME,Lewin SA,Liu E,Madenci A,Majkrzak AA,Nelson J,Peterson SF,Serecky KA,Wilkinson DA,Wojcik BM,Englesbe MJ,Lynch RJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00