Surgical Indications of Distal Pancreatectomy with Celiac Axis Resection for Pancreatic Body/Tail Cancer.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophagectomy carries high morbidity, mainly respiratory. Minimally invasive surgery has been demonstrated to improve postoperative outcome in digestive surgery, without impairment of oncological results. A prospective study was conducted to evaluate feasibility, postoperative outcome, and mid-term oncologic...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Godiris-Petit G,Munoz-Bongrand N,Honigman I,Cattan P,Sarfati E

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is essential for tumor growth and metastasis. An association between microvessel density, a measure of tumor angiogenesis, and conventional prognostic variables has been shown for many tumor entities. For Barrett's carcinoma, the results are controversial. Immature vessels formed in tumors are structurall...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Möbius C,Stein HJ,Becker I,Feith M,Theisen J,Gais P,Jütting U,Siewert JR

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine whether early eschar excision en masse (EEE) at one operation would be effective in the prevention and treatment of postburn organ dysfunction (OD) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). A total of 60 patients, with total body surface burned area over 35% and a third degree burn area ov...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Huang Y,Yang Z,Chen F,Crowther RS,Li A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strong evidence has confirmed the benefit of laparoscopy in colorectal cancer resection but remains a challenging procedure. It is not clear that such promising results in selected patients translate into a favorable risk-benefit balance in real practice. We conducted a multicenter national observational reg...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Huscher CG,Bretagnol F,Corcione F

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a slow decline in the incidence of gastric cancer over the last 90 years, we can still expect to see over 100,000 patients die of this disease each decade in England and Wales. The 5-year survival rate has not improved during this century, which is largely due to the stage at diagnosis being unchanged. There a...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Harrison JD,Fielding JW

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of emergency general surgery conditions is high in sub-Saharan Africa, and poor access to surgical care leads to poor patient outcomes. We examined the trends in mortality in patients presenting with an acute abdomen to a referral hospital. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of the prospectively co...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Purcell LN,Robinson B,Msosa V,Gallaher J,Charles A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine if intrabiliary rupture (IBR), an evolutive complication of hepatic echinococcosis (HE), is a risk factor for developing postoperative morbidity (POM). METHODS:This was a concurrent cohort study that included patients operated on for HE between 1996 and 2006 and who ha...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Manterola C,Vial M,Sanhueza A,Contreras J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Right hepatectomy with caudate lobectomy (RHx) is considered an appropriate procedure for Bismuth type I/II perihilar cholangiocarcinoma in terms of its anatomical and oncological aspect. However, validity of left hepatectomy with caudate lobectomy (LHx) concomitant with arterial resection and reconstruction...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sugiura T,Okamura Y,Ito T,Yamamoto Y,Ashida R,Ohgi K,Nakagawa M,Uesaka K

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) are now recognized as a separate tumor entity with increasing incidence. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether positron emission tomography (PET) using the glucose analog F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) can be used for metabolic characterization of thi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ott K,Weber WA,Fink U,Helmberger H,Becker K,Stein HJ,Müller J,Schwaiger M,Siewert JR

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the validity and responsiveness of a new quality of life instrument, the Patient Generated Index (PGI), in patients with rectal cancer. Thirty-three patients with rectal cancer were administered the PGI, the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Qu...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Camilleri-Brennan J,Ruta DA,Steele RJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：: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: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：:Radiation therapy has been widely used for palliative management of inoperable metastatic malignant melanoma. For patients with nodal disease, response rates of approximately 70% have been reported. There are limited data concerning the role of adjuvant irradiation following therapeutic lymph node dissection. In this ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Burmeister BH,Smithers BM,Poulsen M,McLeod GR,Bryant G,Tripcony L,Thorpe C

更新日期：1995-05-01 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：:Leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas are derived from smooth muscle tissues. Smooth muscle cells also surround the blood vessels that supply the alimentary tract. These cells have at times been said to contribute to the formation of smooth muscle tumors in the alimentary canal. With such an abundance of smooth muscle, there...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Skandalakis JE

更新日期：2000-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:The prognosis of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains poor, particularly in patients with tumor thrombi (TT) in the major vessels. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From July 1992 to October 2004, 161 patients diagnosed as having advanced HCC with major vascular involvement were seen consecutively at our hosp...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gotohda N,Kinoshita T,Konishi M,Nakagohri T,Takahashi S,Furuse J,Ishii H,Yoshino M

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to compare the changes in health-related quality of life (QOL) after lung surgery between young and old patients. METHODS:We performed a prospective, population-based, cohort study to investigate health-related QOL before and 6 months after lung surgery. We used the validated instru...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Möller A,Sartipy U

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our laboratory has previously shown that the levels of secreted prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)), Thromboxane B(2) (TxB(2)), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) by aortic explant cultures were high in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). In the present study, we sought to examine the secretory levels of t...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Cheuk BL,Cheng SW

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Those benign breast disorders that are amenable to improvement by aesthetic surgery are discussed from the points of view of indications, techniques, and results. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Carlson G,Bostwick J 3rd

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reported high incidence of 30-60% postoperative pain after an elective day surgical orchidopexy is undesirable. We evaluated the efficacy of our analgesic regimen for unilateral orchidopexy in preschool children performed as a day surgical procedure. METHODS:Between January 2004 and December 2006, 247 c...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Saeed A,Khan AR,Lee V,Aslam A,Brain J,Williams MP,Brennan L,Campbell R,Samuel M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to identify affordable and sustainable methods to strengthen trauma care capabilities globally, especially in developing countries, using the Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care. These guidelines were created by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Society of Surgery and provi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mock C,Nguyen S,Quansah R,Arreola-Risa C,Viradia R,Joshipura M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography (TLUSG) is a promising alternative to laryngoscopy in vocal cords (VCs) assessment which might be challenging in the beginning. However, it remains unclear when an assessor can provide proficient TLUSG enough to abandon direct laryngoscopy . Eight surgical residents (SRs) witho...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wong KP,Lang BH,Lam S,Au KP,Chan DT,Kotewall NC

更新日期：2016-03-01 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:This prospective, non-randomized, comparative study evaluated morbidity of chemotherapy administration via a totally implantable venous access device (TIVAD) versus peripheral intravenous access (PIVA), and satisfaction in breast cancer patients in a limited-resource setting. METHODS:Consecutive patients re...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Singh KR,Agarwal G,Nanda G,Chand G,Mishra A,Agarwal A,Verma AK,Mishra SK,Goyal P

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of the neuronal protein S-100B into the circulation has been suggested as an early indication of cellular brain damage. The objective of this prospective pilot study was to determine S-100B serum levels in patients undergoing cross-clamping during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and to correlate the results w...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mussack T,Biberthaler P,Geisenberger T,Gippner-Steppert C,Steckmeier B,Mutschler W,Jochum M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although widely practiced, laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) has not met with universal approval. Several controlled trials have been conducted, some in favor, others not. The goal of this review was to ascertain (1) if laparoscopy was capable of improving the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties encountered during op...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Fingerhut A,Millat B,Borrie F

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00