Opportunity Lost? Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database.

abstract：:Surgery is the most effective therapeutic intervention available for the treatment of breast cancer. It has been responsible for obtaining local control and long-term disease-free intervals in more patients over the past century than any other treatment modality. Trends toward earlier stage at diagnosis are likely to ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gemignani ML,Borgen PI

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) disseminates early to lymph nodes (LN). There is no pre- or intraoperative marker to exclude LN involvement and thereby avoid lateral neck dissection in LN-negative patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study was intended to verify the observation that patients with MTC lacking...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Scheuba C,Kaserer K,Kaczirek K,Asari R,Niederle B

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distal splenorenal shunt and coronary caval shunt are commonly used for selective decompression of esophagogastric varices, but they may not solve severe hypersplenism and their application may be hampered by the presence of splenic venous thrombosis or a left gastric vein (LGV) situated deeply behind the pa...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tian M,Yang Y,Jia D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The extent to which obesity and genetics determine postoperative complications is incompletely understood. METHODS:We performed a retrospective study using two population cohorts with electronic health record (EHR) data. The first included 736,726 adults with body mass index (BMI) recorded between 1990 and ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Robinson JR,Carroll RJ,Bastarache L,Chen Q,Mou Z,Wei WQ,Connolly JJ,Mentch F,Sleiman P,Crane PK,Hebbring SJ,Stanaway IB,Crosslin DR,Gordon AS,Rosenthal EA,Carrell D,Hayes MG,Wei W,Petukhova L,Namjou B,Zhang G,Sa

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is a fact that without ideas there is nothing. Without ideas and without innovations there is nothing to test. An interesting, often asked question is: How are ideas, innovations born? It is surely correct that people giving birth to ideas have special characteristics. These creative people are different but still ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Troidl H

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate the optimal dose of garlic during long-term feeding and its preventive and therapeutic effects on colon cancer in rats induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH). A total of 240 male Sprague-Dawley rats were grouped and fed with either a basal or a garlic diet of different concentrat...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Cheng JY,Meng CL,Tzeng CC,Lin JC

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary resection is the best therapeutic option for lung metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC) today. However, recurrences are frequent following pulmonary resection. We aimed to evaluate the recurrence pattern and treatment of initial pulmonary resection for metastases from CRC. METHODS:Data from 76 p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Yokota M,Kobayashi A,Nomura S,Nishizawa Y,Ito M,Nagai K,Saito N

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A semiquantitative assessment of multiple histological parameters was applied retrospectively to 66 patients with stage I and II squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth to determine if prognostic information relative to cervical node metastases could be obtained. Three parameters relating to the tumor cell p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Nason RW,Castillo NB,Sako K,Shedd DP

更新日期：1990-09-01 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：:Some patients are prone to persisting intraabdominal infection regardless of initial eradication of the source of infection. Our aim was to characterize patients who had to undergo relaparotomy for persisting abdominal sepsis using simple clinical parameters and to define those patients who are susceptible to benefit ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Koperna T,Schulz F

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：: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

abstract：:The goal of fluid resuscitation in the burn patient is maintenance of vital organ function at the least immediate or delayed physiological cost. To optimize fluid resuscitation in severely burned patients, the amount of fluid should be just enough to maintain vital organ function without producing iatrogenic pathologi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Warden GD

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic incisional and ventral hernia repair (LIVHR) is an alternative approach to conventional open incisional and ventral hernia repair (OIVHR). A consensus on outcomes of LIVHR when compared with OIVHR has not been reached. METHODS:As the basis for the present study, we performed a systematic review...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Zhang Y,Zhou H,Chai Y,Cao C,Jin K,Hu Z

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most appropriate approach to treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the caudate lobe has not yet been determined. A series of 197 patients who had undergone curative hepatic resection for HCC were analyzed. Fifteen patients had HCC in the caudate lobe: three in the Spiegel lobe (SP), three in the caudate proce...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ikegami T,Ezaki T,Ishida T,Aimitsu S,Fujihara M,Mori M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the literature describing the management of hepatic and splenic injuries indicates that as many as 67% of exploratory celiotomies for blunt trauma are reported as nontherapeutic. Avoiding unnecessary surgery through nonoperative management offers an attractive alternative. Nonetheless, nonoperative managem...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ochsner MG

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding the lymphatic drainage route in gastric cancer is crucial for complete lymph node retrieval from sites susceptible to metastasis. However, the lymphatic stream of the stomach is complex and remains incompletely characterized. METHODS:Patients with small (<4 cm) serosa-negative gastric cancer w...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tokunaga M,Ohyama S,Hiki N,Fukunaga T,Yamada K,Sano T,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation is integral to the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). This study examines preoperative biomarkers of systemic inflammation in patients undergoing open repair of intact and ruptured AAA. METHODS:One-hundred twelve patients were entered into a prospective observational study. Preope...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tambyraja AL,Dawson R,Valenti D,Murie JA,Chalmers RT

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy and the indications of resection of synchronous or metachronous hepatic and pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC) are controversial. This study retrospectively reviewed the cases of CRC patients who underwent both liver and lung resection to define the appropriate indications for sur...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sakamoto Y,Sakaguchi Y,Oki E,Minami K,Toh Y,Okamura T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is pathologically classified as non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but its clinical behavior is more aggressive than other types of NSCLC. Accordingly, the optimal treatment strategy for LCNEC, including the indication of adjuvant treatment, remains cont...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kim KW,Kim HK,Kim J,Shim YM,Ahn MJ,Choi YL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fingertip injuries constitute a large portion of the traumatic injuries sustained to the hand and are frequently associated with significant disability for the patient. While many methods are available for the treatment of such injuries, quite often only certain procedures are appropriate for a particular digit in any...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Foucher G,Boulas HJ,Braga Da Silva J

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compares survival in patients with the rare subtypes of follicular (FTmC) and Hurthle cell (HCmC) microcarcinoma compared to that of papillary thyroid (PTmC) microcarcinoma. METHODS:Patients with FTmC and HCmC were selected from the National Cancer Database 2004-2015 and compared with PTmC. Patie...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Khokar AM,Holoubek SA,Kuchta KM,Winchester DJ,Prinz RA,Moo-Young TA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is widely performed in many countries, LA for complicated appendicitis, which includes perforated or gangrenous appendicitis with or without localized or disseminated peritonitis, has not become a common practice yet. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the clinical r...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Katsuno G,Nagakari K,Yoshikawa S,Sugiyama K,Fukunaga M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is being increasingly utilized prior to liver transplantation for portal hypertensive bleeding refractory to sclerotherapy or as initial management of variceal bleeding. The impact of TIPS on subsequent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is uncertain. The purpos...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Menegaux F,Baker E,Keeffe EB,Monge H,Egawa H,Esquivel CO

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：:Whether for hepatic trauma or transplantation, a surgeon's knowledge of hepatic anatomy commonly determines a patient's outcome. The first medically relevant anatomic studies of the liver emerged with the endeavors of Herophilus and Erasistratus between 310 and 280 bc. Yet it was not until after the development of ane...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： McClusky DA 3rd,Skandalakis LJ,Colborn GL,Skandalakis JE

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of microsurgical techniques has supplied plastic surgery with a new chance to transfer tissue to nearly any recipient site of the body. Classical methods still have their value but also their limits in many circumstances. Free tissue transfer has proved its advantages, especially in covering defects in...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： O'Brien BM,Kumar PA

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated survival and tumor-related symptoms in the presence of mesenteric lymph node and liver metastases in relation to surgical procedures in 314 patients (148 women, mean age at diagnosis 61 years; 249 with liver metastases) treated for midgut carcinoid tumors. Of the operated patients, 46% presented with...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hellman P,Lundström T,Ohrvall U,Eriksson B,Skogseid B,Oberg K,Tiensuu Janson E,Akerström G

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic reoperative anti-reflux surgery (ARS) has a significantly higher morbidity than laparoscopic primary ARS; however, it is not known whether the same pattern exists within the robotic approach. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of robotic reoperative ARS in comparison with primary robot...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Elmously A,Gray KD,Ullmann TM,Fahey TJ 3rd,Afaneh C,Zarnegar R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical exposure of the recurrent laryngeal nerve decreases the incidence of nerve injuries during thyroid surgery. Intraoperative neuromonitoring was introduced to facilitate identification and protection of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Between February 1996 and June 2002 a total of 288 patients underwent thyroid ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Beldi G,Kinsbergen T,Schlumpf R

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00