Progress in free tissue transfer.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute intestinal ischemia is in most cases a lethal condition with a low survival rate. Risk factors of perioperative mortality are poorly defined. The aim of this study was to define risk factors that predict an adverse outcome of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI). METHODS:A total of 132 consecutive patien...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Acosta-Merida MA,Marchena-Gomez J,Hemmersbach-Miller M,Roque-Castellano C,Hernandez-Romero JM

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical treatment of adenomas may become necessary when the base of the polyp is too wide for snaring, increasing the risk of incomplete removal or perforation of the bowel wall. Suspicion of malignancy may also indicate surgery. Multiple adenomas not controlled by snare polypectomy can be treated by colectomy. The d...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Nicholls RJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safe and permissible limits of hepatectomy in obstructive jaundice patients and the usefulness of preoperative portal embolization (PE) for increasing the limit for safe hepatectomy were examined. We classified 416 patients with hepatectomy performed over 9 years under the following headings: normal liver function...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Takahashi T,Togo S,Tanaka K,Endo I,Fujii Y,Shimada H

更新日期：2004-05-01 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: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:The World Health Organization has a standardized tool to assess surgical capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but it is often resource- and time-intensive. There currently exists no simple, evidence-based measure of surgical capacity in these settings. The proportion of cesarean deliveries i...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hughes CD,McClain CD,Hagander L,Pierre JH,Groen RS,Kushner AL,Meara JG

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The only potential cure for neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) is operative resection, which may also offer a survival benefit for advanced disease. We aimed to assess the role of 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in preoperative planning and compared its performance to CT with IV contrast and MRI with Eovist®, for abdominal N...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Babazadeh NT,Schlund DJ,Cornelius T,Singh JS,Tierney JF,Chen M,Keutgen XM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few details of the clinical features of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) developing extrahepatic recurrence after a curative resection have been published. The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinicopathologic findings of patients with HCC who experienced extrahepatic metastases. METHODS:Clinicopatho...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tanaka K,Shimada H,Matsuo K,Takeda K,Nagano Y,Togo S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is a waterborne trematode with numerous subtypes affecting different areas of the body. Rob Ferreira Hospital is located in an endemic area for schistosomiasis in the Lowveld region of South Africa. We set out to determine the prevalence of Sch istosoma in appendicitis. METHODS:From 2009 to ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Botes SN,Ibirogba SB,McCallum AD,Kahn D

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:The goal of the present study was to evaluate the effects of preoperative oral carbohydrate supplementation (OCH) on the postoperative metabolic stress response of patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery. METHODS:The study was designed as a controlled, prospective, cohort study including 38 patients ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Viganò J,Cereda E,Caccialanza R,Carini R,Cameletti B,Spampinato M,Dionigi P

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) is established as a safe and feasible treatment option for liver tumors. However, whether the adoption of laparoscopic approach for malignant tumors, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), will compromise the long-term result is still unknown. This study was designed to evaluat...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lee KF,Chong CN,Wong J,Cheung YS,Wong J,Lai P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of 30 cases of vascular thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) in 25 patients is presented. Patients included 17 women and 8 men with average age of 26.1 years. The causes of compression were cervical rib ( n = 16), soft tissue anomalies ( n = 12), and scar tissue after clavicle fracture ( n = 2). Ten s...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Davidovic LB,Kostic DM,Jakovljevic NS,Kuzmanovic IL,Simic TM

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of safe anesthesia for the best possible surgical outcomes in every patient is not disputed in high resource settings. Low-income countries lag far behind in the provision of, and training for, safe anesthesia practice. Too little is known about numbers and types of providers in a majority of ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hendel S,Coonan T,Thomas S,McQueen K

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs are designed to reduce hospital length of stay by shortening the postoperative recovery period. The intended effect of an accelerated recovery on the length of stay may be frustrated by a delayed discharge. This study was designed to assess the influence of an ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Maessen JM,Dejong CH,Kessels AG,von Meyenfeldt MF,Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Group.

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score was initially developed for assessing liver dysfunction severity and was suggested to have prognostic value in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic impact of ALBI grade in patients with advanced gastric cancer (GC) after radical gastre...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kanda M,Tanaka C,Kobayashi D,Uda H,Inaoka K,Tanaka Y,Hayashi M,Iwata N,Yamada S,Fujii T,Sugimoto H,Murotani K,Fujiwara M,Kodera Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to advances in operative methods and perioperative care, mortality and morbidity following major hepatic resection have decreased substantially, making long-term quality of life (QoL) an increasingly prominent issue. We evaluated whether postoperative diagnosis was associated with long-term QoL and healt...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Banz VM,Inderbitzin D,Fankhauser R,Studer P,Candinas D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute biliary pancreatitis is a serious complication of biliary calculous disease and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the management of acute biliary pancreatitis has been the focus of discussion in recent years. In addition, ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Liu CL,Lo CM,Fan ST

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The technical complexity of pancreatic resection has made it a specialized procedure performed in high-volume centers. It has been shown that patients operated on in high-volume pancreatobiliary centers have fewer complications and better survival. The purpose of this study was to share our experience with a...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bhatti AB,Yusuf MA,Kazmi SA,Syed AA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insertion of a nasogastric tube (NGT) in an anesthetized, paralyzed, and intubated patient is difficult, and many methods have been proposed to aid in the procedure. We present a simple insertion technique. METHODS:A silicone NGT was made rigid by filling it with distilled water and freezing it. Patients we...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Chun DH,Kim NY,Shin YS,Kim SH

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resection remains the treatment of choice in liver cancer. In order to avoid liver transplantation in conventionally unresectable tumors ex-situ ("bench" procedure), in-situ and ante-situm resection technique should be preferred whenever feasible. Despite the deficiency of donor organs, a single center experience with...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Pichlmayr R,Weimann A,Oldhafer KJ,Schlitt HJ,Klempnauer J,Bornscheuer A,Chavan A,Schmoll E,Lang H,Tusch G

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trauma in the elderly (≥ 55 years) accounts for a significant proportion of admissions to trauma centers. Our understanding of the epidemiology and outcomes associated with penetrating injury in this age segment of the population, however, is severely limited. The aim of the present study therefore was to in...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lustenberger T,Inaba K,Schnüriger B,Barmparas G,Eberle BM,Lam L,Talving P,Demetriades D

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel is relatively less common than malignancies of the esophagus, stomach, and colorectum. In small bowel adenocarcinoma, various prognostic factors influence the disease-free status and overall survival rates. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eighty patients who were diagnosed with small...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wu TJ,Yeh CN,Chao TC,Jan YY,Chen MF

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been a growing number of landmark randomized controlled trials published in the orthopedic literature over the past decade. These large-scale trials have had a substantial impact on informing clinical orthopedic practice globally. This review highlights a selected sample of such pivotal trials, across the s...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Akhter S,Mundi R,Bhandari M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative identification of the difficult-to-spot parathyroid gland is critical during surgery for thyroid and parathyroid disease. Recently, intrinsic fluorescence of the parathyroid gland was identified, and a new method was developed for intraoperative detection of the parathyroid with an original fl...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Shinden Y,Nakajo A,Arima H,Tanoue K,Hirata M,Kijima Y,Maemura K,Natsugoe S

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:Nuss described a minimally invasive technique for correcting pectus excavatum in children. A curved stainless-steel bar is inserted behind the sternum through the chest cavity with the convex surface face down, then rotated 180 degrees to elevate the sternum and correct the deformity. The procedure gained wide accepta...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Coln D,Gunning T,Ramsay M,Swygert T,Vera R

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study in 79 surgically treated patients with a proximal bile duct carcinoma revealed 12 patients with a median age of 59.5 years (range 21-73 years) who survived more than 5 years. These 12 patients were analyzed to identify specific patient characteristics for long-term survival. Fifteen patients d...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gerhards MF,van Gulik TM,Bosma A,ten Hoopen-Neumann H,Verbeek PC,Gonzalez Gonzalez D,de Wit LT,Gouma DJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is the main modality in the treatment of hepatic hydatid disease. In this report, a laparoscopic surgical method is described, and the results in the first 16 cases are presented. The method involves the use of an aspirator-grinder apparatus that achieves effective evacuation of viable cyst contents with the p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Alper A,Emre A,Hazar H,Ozden I,Bilge O,Acarli K,Arioğul O

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00