Significance of serum connective tissue growth factor in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and relationship with angiogenesis.

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:Thoracoscopic repair of esophageal atresia is considered to be one of the more advanced pediatric surgical procedures, and it undoubtedly has a learning curve. This is a single-center study that was designed to determine the learning curve of thoracoscopic repair of esophageal atresia. METHODS:The study inv...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： van der Zee DC,Tytgat SH,Zwaveling S,van Herwaarden MY,Vieira-Travassos D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complications are important indicators of immediate postoperative outcomes. The Clavien-Dindo classification (CDC) is a widely used index for the classification of surgical complications. More recently, the comprehensive complication index (CCI) has also been introduced for classifying postoperative complica...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kim SH,Hwang HK,Lee WJ,Kang CM

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide range of clinical symptoms and signs are observed with venous thrombosis. Nonetheless, clinical diagnosis has been found to be unreliable and accurate diagnostic methods must be used before potent therapy such as anticoagulation is instituted, since the complications of treatment themselves can be life-threaten...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bergqvist D,Bergentz SE

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical parameters alone have repeatedly been proven unreliable in assessing cardiopulmonary status, especially in hemodynamically unstable patients. To learn if we had a diagnostic problem in our hospital, we compared physician assessment of cardiac index (CI) and thoracic fluid content (TFC) to values obtained usin...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Van De Water JM,Dalton ML,Parish DC,Vogel RL,Beatty JC,Adeniyi SO

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gastroesophageal reflux disease is common in Western societies, although the prevalence of reflux symptoms in the community is not well described. In this study we determined the prevalence of symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux and other "esophageal" symptoms, and the consumption of medication for reflux ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Watson DI,Lally CJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January, 1975 to December, 1987, 241 patients with rectal cancer underwent pre-operative irradiation and surgical resection. The radiation was delivered with 25 MeV photons, 5 days per week by 2.4 grays fractions up to a total dose of 36 grays. Surgery was curative in 195 patients; 57% had abdomino-perineal resec...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Izar F,Fourtanier G,Pradere B,Chiotasso P,Bloom E,Fontes-Dislaire I,Bugat R,Daly N

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was first designed to investigate systematically the kinetics of surface expression of scavenger receptors (SRs) and CD14 on alveolar macrophages in vivo and in vitro and their relation with local pro- and antiinflammatory responses in endotoxemia. The expression of SR and CD14 in lungs was down- and up-reg...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Jiang JX,Chen YH,Xie GQ,Ji SH,Liu DW,Qiu J,Zhu PF,Wang ZG

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication was performed 20 years ago. Surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) should be offered only to appropriately studied and selected patients, with the ultimate aim of improving the well-being of the individual, the "quality of life." The choice of fundopl...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Dallemagne B,Perretta S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophagorespiratory fistula (ERF) caused by esophageal carcinoma is a fatal complication. In our institution, esophageal bypass surgery has been indicated when possible. We herein retrospectively describe the clinical results of esophageal bypass surgery for ERF. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between April 2001 and ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Nakajima Y,Kawada K,Tokairin Y,Miyawaki Y,Okada T,Miyake S,Kawano T

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Closure of loop ileostomy can be safely performed using sutures or staplers. The aim of the present study was to compare the cost effectiveness of three different techniques. METHODS:A total of 128 consecutive patients who underwent closure of loop ileostomy between January 2002 and December 2008 were analy...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Horisberger K,Beldi G,Candinas D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phrase "outcomes studies" is usually used to describe those studies where outcome is assessed in large cohorts of patients, often using data from administrative databases. They are used to determine the role and impact of variations in the structure and process of health care delivery play in routine practice. Opt...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Brenneman FD,Wright JG,Kennedy ED,McLeod RS

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) typically recurs following primary treatment. The primary objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ablative therapies for recurrent HCC. The secondary objective was to identify any factors associated with prognosis following ablation for re...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Thomasset SC,Dennison AR,Garcea G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open gastric surgery in elderly patients is associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates than those reported among younger individuals. Therefore, minimally invasive surgery may have a larger impact on the elderly compared to the younger age group. The objective of this study was to evaluate the experience of ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mochiki E,Ohno T,Kamiyama Y,Aihara R,Nakabayashi T,Asao T,Kuwano H

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgeons often are faced with the challenge of balancing truth telling and the maintenance of hope in the setting of a poor prognosis. This ethical dilemma is informed by conflicting appeals to principles of autonomy and nonmaleficence, where a patient's right to be told important medical information must be weighed a...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Suri M,McKneally M,Devon K

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy (MIRP) has been embraced as an acceptable therapeutic approach to primary hyperparathyroidism. Preoperative sestamibi scanning has facilitated this technique. Here we evaluate the addition of a rapid intraoperative parathyroid hormone (iPTH) assay for patient...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hanif F,Coffey JC,Romics L Jr,O'Sullivan K,Aftab F,Redmond HP

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate quality of life and functional results following surgery for gastric cancer we studied 104 patients with no evidence of disease at a minimum of 12 months postoperatively. Patients were treated with total gastrectomy and jejunal pouch reconstruction according to Hunt-Lawrence-Rodino (n = 59) or simple esoph...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Buhl K,Lehnert T,Schlag P,Herfarth C

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) originates from calcitonin-producing cells of the thyroid. In 2009, we published our first report on the biological characteristics and prognosis of 118 MTC patients. Herein, we enrolled a larger number of patients with longer follow-up periods to further study the biologica...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ito Y,Miyauchi A,Kihara M,Higashiiyama T,Fukushima M,Miya A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is difficult to evaluate precisely the effects of one individual on an entire discipline such as surgery. Indeed, it is impossible to do so when such a discipline spans so vast a country as the United States of America. Nevertheless, as a mountain peak can be seen from afar, so may one perceive the influence of man...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Modlin IM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emerging evidences have gradually revealed the skeletal muscle attenuation (MA) was not only reflected the accumulation of lipids in skeletal muscle but also associated with physiological and pathological states. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of MA on the prognosis of pancreatic cancer pat...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Akahori T,Sho M,Kinoshita S,Nagai M,Nishiwada S,Tanaka T,Tamamoto T,Ohbayashi C,Hasegawa M,Kichikawa K,Nakajima Y

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and gallstones are reported to be strongly associated because both diseases are frequently part of a metabolic syndrome. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become the standard treatment for gallbladder disease around the world. Cardiovascular disease is considered as an absolu...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Liu YY,Yeh CN,Lee HL,Chu PH,Jan YY,Chen MF

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Artificial intelligence is touted as the future of medicine. Classical algorithms for the detection of common bile duct stones (CBD) have had poor clinical uptake due to low accuracy. This study explores the challenges of developing and implementing a machine-learning model for the prediction of CBD stones i...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tranter-Entwistle I,Wang H,Daly K,Maxwell S,Connor S

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonoperative management (NOM) of kidney gunshot injuries as an alternative to surgical exploration is rarely reported. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and safety of selective NOM of such injuries. METHODS:A 4-year prospective study was conducted that included all patients admitted to a L...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Navsaria PH,Nicol AJ

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hospital records of 639 patients affected by primary gastric cancer who were consecutively admitted to our unit during the period 1981-1995 were reviewed. Overall 220 underwent total gastrectomy (38 palliative), 12 had resection of the gastric stump, 195 had distal subtotal gastrectomy (55 palliative), 78 had bypa...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Doglietto GB,Pacelli F,Caprino P,Sgadari A,Crucitti F

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study was instituted to assess whether the use of the on-pump method or the off-pump method affects changes in health-related quality of life (QOL) as evaluated a year after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Data including preoperative risk factors and postoperative morbidity up to discharg...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Järvinen O,Saarinen T,Julkunen J,Laurikka J,Huhtala H,Tarkka MR

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Percutaneous needle biopsy (PNB) is the standard of care for diagnosis of breast lesions. Rates of excisional biopsy for breast diagnosis in North America have been reported at approximately 35 %, although significant regional variation exists. A target rate of PNB for diagnosis of breast abnormalities is ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Holloway CM,Al-Riyees L,Saskin R

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original article there is an error in Fig. 2. Following is the corrected figure. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Anderson JE,Ndajiwo AB,Nuhu SA,Lawal OA,Amedu JO,Ameh EA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a proven relationship between obesity and several cancers including breast, endometrium, colorectal, and esophagus. With the increasing incidence of both obesity and thyroid cancer, we designed the present study to investigate a causal relationship between leptin, which is one of the well known adip...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Rehem RA,Elwafa WA,Elwafa RA,Abdel-Aziz TE

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original article, the units indicated on the y-axes of Fig. 3 are incorrectly labelled. The correct label is pg/mL. Following is the corrected Fig. 3. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bradley M,Dente C,Khatri V,Schobel S,Lisboa F,Shi A,Hensman H,Kirk A,Buchman TG,Elster E

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00