Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in adults with complicated appendicitis: systematic review and meta-analysis.

abstract：:Fourteen patients with liver tumor malignancy and sixteen patients with malignant melanoma localized to one limb were studied regarding leukocyte activation with the release of polymorphonuclear neutrophilic (PMN) elastase and of neopterin and formation of cytokines (TNF-alpha and IL-6) during the surgical treatment. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Arnestad JP,Bengtsson A,Bengtson JP,Hafström L,Redl H,Schlag G

更新日期：1995-11-01 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：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：INTRODUCTION:The past 25 years have been witness to a revolution in how vascular care is delivered. The majority of arterial and venous interventions have converted from open surgery to minimally invasive percutaneous endovascular procedures. METHODS:This surgical innovations symposium article reviews current endovasc...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Blecha M,Gahtan V

更新日期：2020-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hypoxic stress is a feature of rapidly growing thyroid tumours. Cancer progression is thought to be driven by a small population of tumour cells possessing stem cell properties. Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are important mediators of hypoxia. Both HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha have been reported to be expr...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mahkamova K,Latar N,Aspinall S,Meeson A

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) before biliary drainage is useful for the assessment of the resectability of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC), the impact of biliary drainage on MDCT images before surgical resection for PHC has been poorly studied, and its possible consequences for R0 ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hosokawa I,Shimizu H,Yoshitomi H,Furukawa K,Takayashiki T,Miyazaki M,Ohtsuka M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outside Japan portosystemic shunts have been favored as the surgical procedure of choice for the management of portal hypertension of noncirrhotic etiology. Devascularization procedures have resulted in high rebleed rates probably owing to a limited extent of devascularization. We performed this study to assess the ef...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mathur SK,Shah SR,Nagral SS,Soonawala ZF

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Met protein is a tyrosine kinase receptor for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). c-Met has morphogenic, mitogenic, and motogenic properties and is overexpressed in many solid tumors. We studied c-met mRNA and protein expression in papillary thyroid carcinomas and nonneoplastic thyroid tissue. The c-met mRNA was detected ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Fluge Ø,Haugen DR,Lillehaug JR,Varhaug JE

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 143 patients who underwent hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in our department were reviewed. The review was conducted for two periods: 1970-1982 (early period) and 1983-1990 (late period), that is, the periods before and after introduction of the hepatic surgical technique involving the use of...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Segawa T,Tsuchiya R,Furui J,Izawa K,Tsunoda T,Kanematsu T

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trends are changing in the management of infants and children with indirect inguinal hernias. Advances in neonatal intensive care have resulted in the survival of many small premature infants who have a high incidence of inguinal hernia. The rate of incarceration, strangulation, and gonadal infarction in these babies ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Grosfeld JL

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for patients with stage I and stage II non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC--squamous cell, adenocarcinoma, and large-cell carcinoma). Distant recurrence is an important cause of death after complete surgical resection, occurring in 30-60% of patients. Postoperative adjuvant ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Crump M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We analyzed perioperative platelet counts as a potential clinical marker for survival after transthoracic en bloc resection for esophageal cancer. Recent data described preoperative thrombocytosis in malignancies to be associated with poor prognosis. METHODS:A retrospective analysis from a prospective datab...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ling FC,Vallböhmer D,Hoelscher AH,Schmidt D,Bollschweiler E,Schneider PM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Emergency Hospital in Battambang, Cambodia, is essentially a surgical center for victims of injuries. METHODS:Using methods previously described, operating costs were calculated, and effectiveness of treatment was estimated for 957 patients undergoing 895 surgical procedures over a 3 month period (Octob...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gosselin RA,Heitto M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite curative resection, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a high probability of recurrence. We validated the potential role of liver resection (LR) for recurrent HCC. METHODS:Patients with intrahepatic recurrence with up to three lesions were included. We compared survival times of patients undergoing ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Midorikawa Y,Takayama T,Moriguchi M,Yagi R,Yamagishi S,Nakayama H,Aramaki O,Yamazaki S,Tsuji S,Higaki T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy with poor prognosis, as a majority of patients present with advanced disease. Current adjuvant strategies for metastatic patients include mitotane or other cytotoxic agents and carry a significant morbidity as well as a low (<10 %) 5-year sur...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Subramanian C,Zhang H,Gallagher R,Hammer G,Timmermann B,Cohen M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Continuous vagal intraoperative neuromonitoring (CIONM) of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) may reduce the risk of RLN lesions during high-risk endocrine neck surgery such as operation for large goiter potentially requiring transsternal surgery, advanced thyroid cancer, and recurrence. METHODS:Fifty-five...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Brauckhoff K,Vik R,Sandvik L,Heimdal JH,Aas T,Biermann M,Brauckhoff M

更新日期：2016-03-01 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:Uncomplicated acute appendicitis has been managed traditionally by early appendicectomy. However, recently, there has been increasing interest in the potential for primary treatment with antibiotics, with studies finding this to be associated with fewer complications than appendicectomy. The aim of this stud...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Rollins KE,Varadhan KK,Neal KR,Lobo DN

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporeal life support has evolved considerably over the past two decades. Once considered as salvage or experimental therapy in adults, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is evolving into a mainstream treatment for adult critical care. This is especially true in trauma and high-risk surgical patients, wh...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Zonies D

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy (RLNP) is one of the most common complications after thyroidectomy. We aim to evaluate the role of intraoperative corticosteroids in preventing or treating postoperative RLNP. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a prospective study of 295 patients who underwent either total lo...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wang LF,Lee KW,Kuo WR,Wu CW,Lu SP,Chiang FY

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concurrent vitamin D(3) deficiency is common in primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). We aimed to examine the clinicopathologic features and short-term outcomes of vitamin D(3)-deficient patients after minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP). METHODS:Over 2-year period, 80 consecutive MIP patients had preo...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lang BH,Lo CY

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:Although HLA matching can improve organ graft survival, well matched grafts fail and poorly matched ones survive. Recently evidence has been found that perinatal exposure to noninherited antigens (NIMAs) has a lifelong impact on the immune repertoire of the individual. The state of the art of the influence of NIMAs on...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： van Rood JJ

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is a well known complication in severely traumatized patients. Existing data of AAC originate from retrospective analyses and episodic case reports. In a prospective study 45 polytraumatized patients admitted to our intensive care unit from January 1989 to June 1990 were clinically...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Imhof M,Raunest J,Ohmann C,Röher HD

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left untreated, aneurysmal disease of the abdominal aorta is a highly lethal condition. Standard transabdominal repair of aortic aneurysm, although successful and durable, continues to be plagued by significant morbidity, mortality, and cost. Placement of an endovascular graft through a femoral arteriotomy is a new te...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Colburn MD,Moore WS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a need for relevant, valid, and practical metrics to better quantify both need and progress in global pediatric surgery and for monitoring systems performance. There are several existing surgical metrics in use, including disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), surgical backlog, effective coverage, cost-effec...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Poenaru D,Seyi-Olajide JO

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty patients undergoing cholecystectomy were either assigned deliberately (n = 30) or randomized (n = 50) to drainage (n = 38) or nondrainage (n = 42). Subhepatic collections were seen on ultrasonography (US) after 48 to 72 hours in 12 of 35 patients with drainage and 24 of 42 patients without drainage (p < 0.05). ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kapoor VK,Ibrarullah M,Baijal SS,Kulshreshtha A,Mittal BR,Saxena R,Das BK,Kaushik SP

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase adds hexameric repeats of 5'-TTAGGG-3' to the ends of chromosomal DNA (telomere) and has been implicated in cell immortalization and cellular senescence. The aim of this study was to measure quantitatively the telomerase activity and human telomerase RNA component (hTR) content in gastric cancer and to exam...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kameshima H,Yagihashi A,Yajima T,Kobayashi D,Denno R,Hirata K,Watanabe N

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The association between socioeconomic status (SES) and relative survival of rectal cancer is little investigated. We hypothesized that the impact on risk of death by SES would be much smaller when differences in background mortality (comorbidity, lifestyle factors) were taken into account, i.e. in modellin...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Olsson LI,Granstrom F

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00