Overview of the development of personalized genomic medicine and surgery.

abstract：:Angiogenesis is of vital importance during the development and progression of solid tumors. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a major regulator of angiogenesis and could be produced by some cancer cells. To investigate the clinical relevance of VEGF in the tumorigenesis of human thyroid, an immunohistochemi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Huang SM,Lee JC,Wu TJ,Chow NH

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents an analysis of acute gastroduodenal mucosal lesions (AGML) based on a review of current literature and the personal experience of the authors. The pathology of AGML involes two distinct types of lesions, namely, superficial erosions confined to the acid-secreting gastric mucosa and presenting as ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Speranza V,Basso N

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinguishing cellular follicular adenomas (FA) from minimally invasive follicular carcinomas (FC) continues to plague even experienced thyroid pathologists. DNA ploidy analysis has been promoted as a means of making this differentiation; however, the finding of DNA aneuploidy in FA has caused concern that they may d...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Grant CS,Hay ID,Ryan JJ,Bergstralh EJ,Rainwater LM,Goellner JR

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical care is critical to establish effective healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries, yet the unmet need for surgical conditions is as high as 65% in Ugandan children. Financial burden and geographical distance are common barriers to help-seeking in adult populations and are unmeasured in ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： MacKinnon N,St-Louis E,Yousef Y,Situma M,Poenaru D

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesosigmoidoplasty is a nonresective procedure for nongangrenous sigmoid volvulus. It aims to correct the main pathogenetic factor of this condition, the narrow but long mesosigmoid. Although it had been demonstrated by intraoperative measurements that this has indeed achieved its purpose, recurrent volvulus has been ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bach O,Rudloff U,Post S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mirizzi syndrome (MS) is an uncommon presentation of cholelithiasis. This study aims to find the incidence and analyze the outcome of management of this condition at Riyadh Medical Complex (RMC) with particular reference to diagnostic methods and outcome of surgical treatment. METHODS:Retrospective study on ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Al-Akeely MH,Alam MK,Bismar HA,Khalid K,Al-Teimi I,Al-Dossary NF

更新日期：2005-12-01 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:Esophageal achalasia is characterized by the absence of esophageal peristalsis and by a dysfunctional lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Descriptions of clinical, radiological, and manometric findings in patients with achalasia usually have been based on small numbers of patients. This study was designed to d...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Fisichella PM,Raz D,Palazzo F,Niponmick I,Patti MG

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and preoperative prediction model in gastric cancer is controversial, while postoperative prognostic models are available. This study investigated NLR as a preoperative prognostic indicator in gastric cancer. METHODS:We reviewed patients with primary gastric ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Choi JH,Suh YS,Choi Y,Han J,Kim TH,Park SH,Kong SH,Lee HJ,Yang HK

更新日期：2018-08-01 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:Surgical disease burden falls disproportionately on individuals in low- and middle-income countries. These populations are also the least likely to have access to surgical care. Understanding the barriers to access in these populations is therefore necessary to meet the global surgical need. METHODS:Using g...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tansley G,Stewart BT,Gyedu A,Boakye G,Lewis D,Hoogerboord M,Mock C

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:Childhood papillary thyroid carcinoma is associated with more locally aggressive and more frequent distant disease than its adult counterpart. Recurrence rates tend to be higher in children, but cause-specific mortality remains low. Optimal initial treatment of childhood papillary thyroid carcinoma should include tota...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Thompson GB,Hay ID

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1947, a patient with metastatic islet cell tumor was treated for intractable ulcer disease at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Eight years later, in retrospect, it was recognized that he and another patient had the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZE). From 1947 until the present, 30 patients with the ZE syndro...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kaplan EL,Horvath K,Udekwu A,Straus F 2nd,Schark C,Ferguson DJ,Skinner DB

更新日期：1990-05-01 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：:A new technique utilizing miniaturized (2 mm) instrumentation to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is introduced. The safety and efficacy of this mini-LC were assessed. Fifty consecutive mini-LCs were performed using one 10-mm port and three 2-mm ports (cumulative port size 16 mm). A 2-mm fiberoptic video-lapa...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Reardon PR,Kamelgard JI,Applebaum B,Rossman L,Brunicardi FC

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine whether rat insulin promoter (RIP) could, in a mouse model, direct expression of an adenovirus-mediated reporter gene specifically into pancreatic islets via systemic delivery. METHODS:Five hundred and eight base pairs of the RIP DNA sequence were constructed int...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wang X,Olmsted-Davis E,Davis A,Liu S,Li Z,Yang J,Brunicardi FC

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute colonic diverticulitis is a common clinical condition. Severity of the disease is based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological investigations and dictates the need for medical or surgical intervention. Recent clinical trials have improved the understanding of the natural history of the disease resul...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Boermeester MA,Humes DJ,Velmahos GC,Søreide K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 6th edition TNM staging (TNM-6) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been recommended. However, its superiority, in contrast to the previous 5th edition (TNM-5), has not been fully recognized. Besides, tumor differentiation was not included. The current study was designed to compare the value of these ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Zhou L,Rui JA,Ye DX,Wang SB,Chen SG,Qu Q

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transient postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia occurs in up to 30% of patients. We evaluated the effect of vitamin D deficiency on postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia. METHODS:Data were collected prospectively between January 2006 and March 2009. A total of 166 consecutive total thyroidectomies were analyzed regarding...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kirkby-Bott J,Markogiannakis H,Skandarajah A,Cowan M,Fleming B,Palazzo F

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Noninvasive diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma of the liver is an important step in the investigation of patients with focal hepatic lesions since biopsy may result in life-threatening hemorrhage. To determine the diagnostic accuracy of 99m-technetium red blood cell (99mTc-RBC) imaging with tomography, 50 patients with...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Farlow DC,Chapman PR,Gruenewald SM,Antico VF,Farrell GC,Little JM

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of the present study was to determine the frequency, mode of presentation, and need for reoperation in the treatment of recurrent inguinal hernia at Liaquat University Hospital, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. METHODS:This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of four years, fro...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Memon AA,Siddiqui FG,Abro AH,Agha AH,Lubna S,Memon AS

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:Information including respiratory rate, blood pressure, Glasgow Coma Scale, and anatomic injuries were obtained for all injured patients consecutively admitted to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) during the 9-month period from September 1995 to May 1996. The data were analyzed using the UK Major Trauma Ou...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Onwudike M,Olaloye OA,Oni OO

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine if fat absorption is better after pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (PPPD) or duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection (DPPHR) compared with that following pancreatoduodenectomy with gastrectomy (SPD), provided the patients have similar pancreatic exocrine function. F...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Miyakawa S,Hayakawa M,Horiguchi A,Mizuno K,Ishihara S,Niwamoto N,Miura K

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis is common in surgical patients, and its presence influences the outcomes in those to undergo surgery. Factors such as advanced age, presence of comorbidities and many other conditions increase mortality in surgical patients with sepsis. The sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score simplified i...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Niyongombwa I,Sibomana I,Karenzi ID,Kiswezi A,Rickard J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to describe the pattern of solid organ injuries (SOIs) and analyze the characteristics, management and outcomes based on the multiplicity of SOIs. METHODS:A retrospective study in a Level 1 trauma center was conducted and included patients admitted with blunt abdominal trauma between 2011 and 2014....

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： El-Menyar A,Abdelrahman H,Al-Hassani A,Peralta R,AbdelAziz H,Latifi R,Al-Thani H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the most performed minimal invasive surgical procedure and has a relatively high complication rate. As complications are often revealed postoperatively, clear, accurate, and timely written operative notes are important in order to recall the procedure and start follow-up ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wauben LS,Goossens RH,Lange JF

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00