Duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction during complex hepatectomy: a useful technique in selected cases.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Construction of a gastric tube that is well perfused with blood during esophagectomy is the most important factor in avoiding anastomotic leakage. We clarified the hemodynamics of the reconstructed gastric tube with indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence. METHODS:In 20 patients undergoing gastric tube reconst...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kumagai Y,Ishiguro T,Haga N,Kuwabara K,Kawano T,Ishida H

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:The success of parathyroid surgery is determined by the identification and removal of all parathyroid tumors. Parathyroid tumors accumulate and retain 2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) labeled with technetium-99m. Intravenous injection of this radiopharmacon prior to parathyroid surgery allows identification of parat...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bonjer HJ,Bruining HA,Pols HA,de Herder WW,Proye CA,Carnaille BM,Mohammedamin RS,Steyerberg EW,Breeman WA,Krenning EP

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditional chemotherapy agents adversely affect wound healing and need to be held prior to or after surgery. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and targeted agents are now standard of care for the several treatment cancers. We hypothesize that ICI and targeted therapy do not have similar adverse effects on...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sun J,Kirichenko DA,Chung JL,Carr MJ,Eroglu Z,Khushalani NI,Markowitz J,Messina JL,Sondak VK,Zager JS,Patel SY

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axillary clearance in node-negative breast cancer patients is performed only for staging and prognostic purposes. The sentinel node concept may provide an alternative conservative approach for these patients. This paper reports on the learning experience with lymphatic mapping involving the use of patent blue dye for ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Cserni G,Boross G,Baltás B

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：:This study aimed (1) to develop a simple scoring system incorporating ultrasound (US) examination and clinical or laboratory predictors for increasing diagnostic accuracy in acute appendicitis (AA), and (2) to evaluate the performance of the scoring system as compared to that of previous models. Fifteen variables incl...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tzanakis NE,Efstathiou SP,Danulidis K,Rallis GE,Tsioulos DI,Chatzivasiliou A,Peros G,Nikiteas NI

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of the preoperative three-dimensional reconstructed volume (3D volumetry) for outcomes of laparoscopic splenectomy. The impact of splenomegaly on the feasibility of laparoscopic splenectomy is still debated. We hypothesized that splenic volumetry ma...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Filicori F,Stock C,Schweitzer AD,Keutgen XM,Lagratta MD,Zarnegar R,Fahey TJ 3rd

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to compare the results of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with those of partial hepatectomy (PH) in the treatment of multicentric small hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). With advances in RFA, it is not known whether the minimally invasive approach with percutaneous RFA co...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Guo WX,Zhai B,Lai EC,Li N,Shi J,Lau WY,Wu MC,Cheng SQ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

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：:Although pancreatectomy is still performed in a few patients with pancreatic cancer, and nearly all patients who develop pancreatic cancer eventually die of their disease, significant improvements have been made recently. Pancreatectomy is now safer, with major morbidity (hemorrhage, pancreatic anastomotic leak, intra...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tsiotos GG,Farnell MB,Sarr MG

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of donor age on liver regeneration and surgical outcomes in recipients and donors. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Among 101 cases of adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) between March 2002 and March 2011, according to donor age: younger (Y...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tanemura A,Mizuno S,Wada H,Yamada T,Nobori T,Isaji S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A majority of patients with small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) present with or develop liver metastases (LM). A number of treatments for LM are used clinically, including liver transplantation (LTx). Indications for LTx are under debate; young age(<65 years), absence of extrahepatic disease, re...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Norlén O,Daskalakis K,Öberg K,Åkerström G,Stålberg P,Hellman P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Better prognostic markers are needed for pancreatic endocrine tumors. Survivin is an apoptosis inhibitor that is suggested to have a negative prognostic impact in several tumor types. Contradictory data exist, especially regarding the significance of a nuclear versus cytoplasmic location of survivin. The pro...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ekeblad S,Lejonklou MH,Stålberg P,Skogseid B

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteral nutrition (EN) and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) may provide life-sustaining therapy for surgical patients. The duration of nutritional therapy (enteral or parenteral) implies distinct access routes. We review the main aspects related to access routes for nutrient delivery. The enteral route, whenever feasi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Waitzberg DL,Plopper C,Terra RM

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We set out to clarify the clinicopathologic characteristics of colorectal liver metastases with macroscopic intrabiliary tumor growth and to determine optimal surgical management. METHODS:Over 15 years, 6 of 103 patients undergoing hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases had macroscopic intrabiliary tum...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sugiura T,Nagino M,Oda K,Ebata T,Nishio H,Arai T,Nimura Y

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer, causing approximately 660,000 deaths worldwide annually. The preferred treatment of HCC is surgical resection or orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for patients meeting specific criteria. For patients outside these criteria, options ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Harring TR,Guiteau JJ,Nguyen NT,Cotton RT,Gingras MC,Wheeler DA,O'Mahony CA,Gibbs RA,Brunicardi FC,Goss JA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown a 7-15% lymph node (LN) metastasis rate in submucosal invasive colorectal cancer (SICC). Identifying risk factors for LN metastasis is crucial in selecting therapeutic modalities for SICC. We assessed the possibility of and the risk factors for LN metastasis in SICC. METHODS:We per...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Choi PW,Yu CS,Jang SJ,Jung SH,Kim HC,Kim JC

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with stage II colorectal cancer (CRC) have a higher risk of recurrence when they have certain risk factors, including clinical and pathological patterns. However, as the prognostic role of molecular patterns for stage II disease is still unclear, this study aimed to investigate it. METHODS:A total ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kuan TC,Chang SC,Lin JK,Lin TC,Yang SH,Jiang JK,Chen WS,Wang HS,Lan YT,Lin CC,Lin HH,Huang SC

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We report three cases of isolated infrarenal aortic dissecting aneurysms managed with stent-graft. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Three patients, two men and one woman, with a mean age at diagnosis of 69 years were identified. In all cases, chest CT-A did not reveal evidence of thoracic aortic dissection. The mean m...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Caronno R,Piffaretti G,Tozzi M,Lomazzi C,Rivolta N,Laganà D,Carrafiello G,Cuffari S,Castelli P

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of time to readmission (TTR) on post-discharge mortality has not been well examined. We sought to define the impact of TTR on postoperative mortality after liver or pancreas surgery. METHODS:A retrospective cohort analysis of liver and pancreas surgical patients was conducted using 2013-2015 Medi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Chen Q,Bagante F,Olsen G,Merath K,Idrees JJ,Beal EW,Akgul O,Cloyd J,Dillhoff M,Schmidt C,White S,Pawlik TM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is first-line treatment for uncomplicated gallstone disease in high-income countries due to benefits such as shorter hospital stays, reduced morbidity, more rapid return to work, and lower mortality as well-being considered cost-effective. However, there persists a lack of uptake...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Silverstein A,Costas-Chavarri A,Gakwaya MR,Lule J,Mukhopadhyay S,Meara JG,Shrime MG

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frequently, several multiple abdominal reexplorations are needed in patients with acute necrotizing hemorrhagic pancreatitis (ANP) or with persistent intraabdominal sepsis (PIAS). Residual undrained necrotic and septic foci lead to multiple organ failure. To provide wide-open drainage of the abdominal cavity, since 19...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Cuesta MA,Doblas M,Castañeda L,Bengoechea E

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Three decades of internal conflict in the North and East of Sri Lanka have taken a toll on the health care system in that area. METHODS:We proposed to quantify the current status of capacity to deliver emergency, anesthesia, and surgical interventions in the conflict affected areas of Sri Lanka. The World H...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Taira BR,Cherian MN,Yakandawala H,Kesavan R,Samarage SM,DeSilva M

更新日期：2010-03-01 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:Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) has been increasingly performed recently. Although it seems plausible that SILC will be associated with less pain compared to standard 4-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), there is currently no conclusive comparative study on the postoperative pain iss...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Chang SK,Tay CW,Bicol RA,Lee YY,Madhavan K

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Dissemination of new surgical knowledge, skills, and techniques across the wide spectrum of practicing surgeons in the community is often difficult and slow. This is even more problematic in countries such as Canada, where geographic distances separate a large portion of community surgeons from the large teaching cent...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Anvari M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00