A randomized, clinical trial of frozen versus standard nasogastric tube placement.

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：BACKGROUND:Although laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is widely performed in many countries, LA for complicated appendicitis, which includes perforated or gangrenous appendicitis with or without localized or disseminated peritonitis, has not become a common practice yet. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the clinical r...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Katsuno G,Nagakari K,Yoshikawa S,Sugiyama K,Fukunaga M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative liver failure (PHLF) is one of the most common complications following major hepatectomy. The preoperative assessment of future liver remnant (FLR) function is critical to predict the incidence of PHLF. OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of the plasma clearance rate of indocyanine green clear...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Yokoyama Y,Ebata T,Igami T,Sugawara G,Mizuno T,Yamaguchi J,Nagino M

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term course after peptic ulcer perforation is unclear, but because the ulcer population is generally older and has concomitant disease, the long-term prognosis may be expected to be poor. METHODS:In a study based on prospective data collection, all patients with peptic ulcer perforation treated at ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Imhof M,Epstein S,Ohmann C,Röher HD

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of pain in chronic pancreatitis remains an enigma. The cause of pain is almost certainly multifactorial and may vary at different stages of the disease process. These factors may include the release of excessive oxygen-derived free radicals, tissue hypoxia and acidosis, inflammatory infiltration with ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bornman PC,Marks IN,Girdwood AW,Berberat PO,Gulbinas A,Büchler MW

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although mortality after liver resection has declined, posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) remains a major cause of operative mortality. To date there is not consensus on a definition for PHLF. However, there have been many efforts to define PHLF causing operative mortality. In the present study we sought t...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kim SH,Kang DR,Lee JG,Kim DY,Ahn SH,Han KH,Chon CY,Kim KS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seroma formation is a frequent postoperative complication following open ventral hernia repair (OVHR), especially in cases requiring wide subcutaneous dissection (WSD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new low-thrombin fibrin sealant for seroma prevention. METHODS:A total of 60 c...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Köhler G,Koch OO,Antoniou SA,Lechner M,Mayer F,Emmanuel K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) is an established method for treatment of retained or recurrent common bile duct (CBD) calculi after cholecystectomy. Present experience shows that few patients have recurrent biliary tract complications, but follow-up periods are most often short. EST was performed in 147 patients with...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hammarström LE,Stridbeck H,Ihse I

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variceal bleeding remains an important complication in extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis (EPVT). As for portal hypertension due to other etiologies, an elective treatment to decrease the risk of subsequent rebleeding is warranted. The results of the Sugiura-Futagawa procedure (SP) in 38 patients with variceal bleedi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Orozco H,Takahashi T,Mercado MA,Prado E,Chan C

更新日期：1994-03-01 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:Conflicting findings have been reported concerning the survival of patients treated with limb salvage and amputation for osteosarcoma. This study aimed to identify predictors associated with surgery types and survival difference. METHODS:Patients with osteosarcoma were selected from the Surveillance Epidemi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Qi L,Ren X,Liu Z,Li S,Zhang W,Chen R,Chen C,Tu C,Li Z

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：PURPOSE:Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) is one of the world's best-known training programs for medical providers. Revisions of the ATLS manual have been evidence based for a number of years. In 2011, a level 3 (S3) evidence- and consensus-based guideline on the treatment of patients with severe and multiple injuri...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Münzberg M,Mutschler M,Paffrath T,Trentzsch H,Wafaisade A,Walcher F,Raum M,Flohé S,Wölfl C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery for Graves' disease (GD) is usually performed after adequate control with medical treatment. Occasionally, rapid pre-operative optimization is required. The primary objective was to compare the outcomes of patients undergoing elective surgery for well-controlled GD with those undergoing rapid pre-ope...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ali A,Debono M,Balasubramanian SP

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Roux-en-Y anastomosis is the standard of care for biliary reconstruction. Yet, a direct bilio-biliary anastomosis preserves the normal sphincter mechanism and endoscopic access to the biliary tree for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction is widely used in liver transplanta...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Memeo R,Belli A,Kluger MD,Tayar C,Laurent A,Cherqui D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous clinicopathologic factors have been reported to have prognostic significance for gastrointestinal cancer. Many problems, however, confront the surgeon assessing the extent of disease and the clinical and molecular pathologist distinguishing differences in tumor differentiation, behavior, and defining importan...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ismail T,Hallissey MT,Fielding JW

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of 10 % sucralfate ointment in the reduction of acute postoperative pain after open hemorrhoidectomy. METHODS:A total of 48 patients (24 men and 24 women) between 20 and 70 years of age who underwent open hemorrhoidectomy were included in this prospe...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ala S,Saeedi M,Eshghi F,Rafati M,Hejazi V,Hadianamrei R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a treatment versus controls may be expressed in relative or absolute terms. For rational decision-making, absolute measures are more meaningful. The number needed to treat, the reciprocal of the absolute risk reduction, is a powerful estimate of the effect of a treatment. It is particularly useful becaus...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tramèr MR,Walder B

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical management of hepatic hydatid disease has been associated with an overall local recurrence rate of approximately 10%. Local recurrence is rarely seen following complete resection of an intact cyst and is usually the result of spillage of live parasites or leaving a residual cyst wall containing germinal epith...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sielaff TD,Taylor B,Langer B

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The previous finding of an increased risk of premature death in a consecutive series of 896 patients operated on for primary hyperparathyroidism between 1953 and 1982 [1] raised the question of the role that surgery plays in relation to the risk of death. In the present study, undertaken to examine that issue, 3 facto...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hedbäck G,Odén A,Tisell LE

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of the cross-sectional study reported here was to compare the quality of life of patients with an appropriate stoma site and with that of patients with an inappropriate stoma site. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two groups of patients with permanent intestinal stomas were assessed, 174 patients with ap...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mahjoubi B,Kiani Goodarzi K,Mohammad-Sadeghi H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatectomy with concomitant resection of the inferior vena cava (IVC) has become common for hepatic malignancies involving the IVC. However, diagnosing IVC invasion and the procedure of choice have yet to be standardized. Medical records of nine patients with liver cancer (five metastatic tumors from colorectal cance...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Okada Y,Nagino M,Kamiya J,Yamamoto H,Hayakawa N,Nimura Y

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new endoprosthesis designed for surgical intubation of neoplastic strictures of the proximal biliary tract has been developed. The technical aspects of intubation by this endoprosthesis are discussed, and the results in the first 25 patients are given. The results suggest that this device was well tolerated. Mortali...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sezeur A,Kracht M,Fagniez PL,Rey P,Leandri J,Julien M,Malafosse M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thymic epithelial tumors are characterized by slow growth and variable malignant behavior. We present our experience on the surgical management of these tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with thymomas undergoing modified maximal thymectomy over a period of 16 ye...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Prokakis C,Koletsis E,Apostolakis E,Zolota V,Chroni E,Baltayiannis N,Chatzimichalis A,Dougenis D

更新日期：2009-08-01 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:Barriers to female surgeons entering the field are well documented in Australia, the USA and the UK, but how generalizable these problems are to other regions remains unknown. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was developed by the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA)'s Global Su...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Marks IH,Diaz A,Keem M,Ladi-Seyedian SS,Philipo GS,Munir H,Pomerani TI,Sughayer HM,Peter N,Lavy C,Chang DC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The commonest surgical treatment used for peptic ulcer perforation is omental patching. If, however, the perforation leaks, it rarely heals by itself due to persistence of duodenal fistula (DF). We present our experience with a T-tube placed into the DF for better outcome of the patients. METHODS:All patien...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gupta V,Singh SP,Pandey A,Verma R

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：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