Sequential abdominal reexploration with the zipper technique.

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:The Acute Care Surgery (ACS) model was developed as a dedicated service for the provision of 24/7 nontrauma emergency surgical care. This systematic review investigated which components are essential in an ACS model and the state of implementation of ACS models worldwide. METHODS:A literature search was con...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： van der Wee MJL,van der Wilden G,Hoencamp R

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Routine preoperative staging in pancreas cancer is controversial. We sought to evaluate the rates of diagnostic laparoscopy (DLAP) for pancreatic cancer. METHODS:We queried the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for patients with pancreas cancer (2005-2013) and compared groups who underwent DLAP,...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Paracha M,Van Orden K,Patts G,Tseng J,McAneny D,Sachs T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present article summarizes scientific observations of the endocrine pancreas anatomy and physiology into a unifying hypothesis. The data were generated over the years by surgical fellows using human and rat isolated perfused pancreas models and in vivo islet microcirculation models. The endocrine pancreas secretes...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Moldovan S,Brunicardi FC

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1989-90, all 37 lung cancer patients scheduled for surgery underwent transesophageal endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for pre-operative detection of hilar and mediastinal lymph node metastases. An electronic ultrasonic fiberscope with a linear array (EPB-503-FS, Machida-Toshiba) was used. Of 380 nodes surgically re...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lee N,Inoue K,Yamamoto R,Kinoshita H

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood loss during liver transection and ischemia-reperfusion injury associated with hepatic inflow occlusion are significant drawbacks during liver surgery. Sixteen patients underwent liver resection using the Monopolar Floating Ball (FB) plus LigaSure (LS) diathermy without occlusion of the hepatoduodenal ligament (g...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sakamoto Y,Yamamoto J,Kokudo N,Seki M,Kosuge T,Yamaguchi T,Muto T,Makuuchi M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic pilonidal disease is a debilitating condition that typically affects young adults. There is a wide variety of available therapeutic strategies reflecting the inconsistent outcomes attributed to the various operative approaches. The majority involve excision of the sinus tract followed by either prima...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Moran DC,Kavanagh DO,Adhmed I,Regan MC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal surgical approach for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) and multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 (MEN1) is controversial. We sought to determine the optimal type of surgery for pHPT in MEN1. METHODS:We collected data on clinical presentation, surgery, and follow-up for MEN1 patients wit...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Schreinemakers JM,Pieterman CR,Scholten A,Vriens MR,Valk GD,Rinkes IH

更新日期：2011-09-01 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:The present study is designed to determine the feasibility and impact of the introduction of laparoscopic wedge resection as a surgical option for the treatment of suspected small/medium-sized (<7 cm) gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). METHODS:The study involved a retrospective review of 53 co...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Goh BK,Chow PK,Chok AY,Chan WH,Chung YF,Ong HS,Wong WK

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefit of resection of gastric cancer with locoregional invasion is still under debate. This study aimed to investigate the impact of surgery on patients with gastric cancer with locoregional invasion. METHODS:From January 1988 to December 2009, a total of 2,678 patients with gastric cancer underwent s...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lai KK,Fang WL,Wu CW,Huang KH,Chen JH,Lo SS,Li AF

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beginning in 2004, a standardized medial-to-lateral approach was adopted in laparoscopic colorectal resection (LapCR) in our institution. The present study aimed to compare the outcomes of patients operated on by this approach with those who were operated on prior to the adoption of this technique. METHODS:...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Poon JT,Law WL,Fan JK,Lo OS

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is one of the most common causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The clinical spectrum of CDH ranges from minimally affected infants who do well with modern neonatal care to severely affected infants who die despite all interventions. Two decades of research have led to advan...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sydorak RM,Harrison MR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma is a rare pediatric malignancy that frequently appears in an advanced unresectable stage. Improved resectability and survival rate have been reported with the help of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Between January 1987 and June 1995 a series of 20 patients were managed with a diagnosis of hepatoblastoma. The...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Jung SE,Kim KH,Kim MY,Kim DY,Lee SC,Park KW,Kim WK

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of acute limb ischemia (ALI) has barely changed over the last years. However, the progressive implementation of anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents or statins within the population might have modified the profile and prognosis of patients suffering an ALI. The aim of this study was to evaluate ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Seguí N,Ruiz-Carmona C,Velescu A,Mateos E,Elosua R,Clará A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of circular staplers in gastroduodenostomy during subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer has not been defined clearly. METHODS:A randomized clinical trial included patients with gastric cancer who underwent subtotal gastrectomy with either stapled (99 patients) or handsewn gastroduodenostomy (98 p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kim T,Yu W,Chung H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The adrenal gland may give rise to pheochromocytomas, which are catecholamine-producing tumors originating from the adrenal medulla, or to adrenocortical tumors, which derive from the adrenocortical cortex and may be secreting or not. The genetic mechanisms underlying the formation of these tumors include so...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Namour F,Ayav A,Lu X,Klein M,Muresan M,Bresler L,Tramoy D,Guéant JL,Brunaud L

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Cancer (QLQ-C30) and the site-specific module for gastric cancer (QLQ-STO22) have seldom been used to measure the postoperative health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Japanese gastric cancer patients. The ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kobayashi D,Kodera Y,Fujiwara M,Koike M,Nakayama G,Nakao A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated the impact of tumor regression grading (TRG) and other pathologic variates in a cohort of rectal carcinoma patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). The value of a grading less than pCR for predicting survival is unknown. Tumor budding has not been systematically studied...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Huebner M,Wolff BG,Smyrk TC,Aakre J,Larson DW

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mathematic model is created to determine the economic cost per year of anticipated prolongation of life that would result from a program of abdominal ultrasonographic (US) screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. The protocol involves US screening at age 60, 67, and 74 years with additional annual follow-up US and e...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bengtsson H,Bergqvist D,Jendteg S,Lindgren B,Persson U

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：:Bacterial biofilms develop on a number of living and inert surfaces within the urinary tract, producing chronic intractable infections. The role of exopolysaccharides in producing a variety of extracellular polymeric substances according to the infection site and bacterial species and the clinical features of the resu...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kumon H

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a slow decline in the incidence of gastric cancer over the last 90 years, we can still expect to see over 100,000 patients die of this disease each decade in England and Wales. The 5-year survival rate has not improved during this century, which is largely due to the stage at diagnosis being unchanged. There a...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Harrison JD,Fielding JW

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy and the indications of resection of synchronous or metachronous hepatic and pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC) are controversial. This study retrospectively reviewed the cases of CRC patients who underwent both liver and lung resection to define the appropriate indications for sur...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sakamoto Y,Sakaguchi Y,Oki E,Minami K,Toh Y,Okamura T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal azygos disconnection, using vein ligatures and a circumferential hemostatic suture of the gastric wall at the level of the upper pole, is a simple and a rapid technique that effectively controls bleeding from esophagogastric varices. Its low mortality rate in emergency cases or poor-risk patients can be of grea...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Romero-Torres R

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of cholestyramine ointment (15 %) in reducing postoperative pain at rest and during defecation after open hemorrhoidectomy. METHODS:A total of 91 patients with third and fourth degree hemorrhoids undergoing open hemorrhoidectomy were included in this...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ala S,Eshghi F,Enayatifard R,Fazel P,Rezaei B,Hadianamrei R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple organ failure (MOF) is considered to be the leading cause of death after severe trauma. Although there is extensive literature on MOF, little is known about the pattern, sequence, and onset of this clinical syndrome. The first goal of this clinical study was to define MOF; the second was to assess the typical...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Regel G,Grotz M,Weltner T,Sturm JA,Tscherne H

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Total thyroidectomy is a well-established surgical approach for the management of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). However, the best surgical approach for papillary microcarcinoma is nowadays still debated. Both total thyroidectomy and simple lobectomy are used. We report the experience of a single University...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Donatini G,Castagnet M,Desurmont T,Rudolph N,Othman D,Kraimps JL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carnitine, an important carrier of free fatty acid that is transported into mitochondria for beta-oxidation, was thought to be one of the key factors in the regulation of liver regeneration. If the carnitine content is insufficient in the hepatocyte, it might impair the energy substrate's transport and the energy char...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lai HS,Chen Y,Chen WJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing lesions of the soft tissues are grave entities not infrequently seen in daily surgical practice. They may occur with epidemic proportions after natural disasters, representing a serious challenge to the surgeon since they are characteristically associated with high mortality rates unless an early diagnosis...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Patiño JF,Castro D

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00