Improved Outcomes of Laparoscopic Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Located in Posterosuperior Segments of the Liver.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the good results reported after laparoscopic fundoplication, failure is still a major problem. Hiatal disruption is one of the common patterns of anatomical failure. The aim of this study was to compare the results of suture repair of diaphragmatic crura with routine polypropylene mesh reinforcement ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Turkcapar A,Kepenekci I,Mahmoud H,Tuzuner A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of families with familial isolated hyperparathyroidism (FIHP) have been reported. We wanted to determine if some of these families represent early manifestations of full-blown syndromes such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1), as early identification may alter surgical and medical management...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Perrier ND,Villablanca A,Larsson C,Wong M,Ituarte P,Teh BT,Clark OH

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Urogenital dysfunction is a well recognized complication of rectal cancer surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of autonomic nerve preservation (ANP) and lateral node dissection (LND) on male urogenital function after total mesorectal excision for lower rectal cancer. METHODS:We studied,...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kyo K,Sameshima S,Takahashi M,Furugori T,Sawada T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Africa's health workforce crisis has recently been emphasized by major international organizations. As a part of this discussion, it has become apparent that the workforce required to deliver surgical services has been significantly neglected. METHODS:This paper reviews some of the reasons for this relative...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ozgediz D,Galukande M,Mabweijano J,Kijjambu S,Mijumbi C,Dubowitz G,Kaggwa S,Luboga S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The loss or failure of an organ or tissue is one of the most frequent, devastating, and costly problems in healthcare. Current treatment modalities include transplantation of organs, surgical reconstruction, use of mechanical devices, or supplementation of metabolic products. A new field, tissue engineering, applies t...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lalan S,Pomerantseva I,Vacanti JP

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parathyroid glands can mimic thyroid follicular lesions on fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology and can lead to unnecessary or incorrect surgery. Newer molecular panel tests using next-generation sequencing (NGS) include analysis of cell type-specific gene expression profiles such as parathyroid. The study ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bo W,Schoedel KE,Carty SE,Radkay LA,Ohori NP,Nikiforov YE,Nikiforova MN,Yip L

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been thirty years since Bianchi introduced the technique that made intestinal lengthening possible. The last three decades have seen lengthening procedures established as vital components of intestinal rehabilitation programs. The goal of the present study was to use a systematic literature review to ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： King B,Carlson G,Khalil BA,Morabito A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a proven relationship between obesity and several cancers including breast, endometrium, colorectal, and esophagus. With the increasing incidence of both obesity and thyroid cancer, we designed the present study to investigate a causal relationship between leptin, which is one of the well known adip...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Rehem RA,Elwafa WA,Elwafa RA,Abdel-Aziz TE

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a treatment versus controls may be expressed in relative or absolute terms. For rational decision-making, absolute measures are more meaningful. The number needed to treat, the reciprocal of the absolute risk reduction, is a powerful estimate of the effect of a treatment. It is particularly useful becaus...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tramèr MR,Walder B

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ transplantation continues to be hindered by a limited supply of organs. A significant percentage of potential organ donors are lost to either medical failure or inability to obtain consent for donation. In a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) we have refocused our efforts toward aggressive resuscitation, directe...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Jenkins DH,Reilly PM,Schwab CW

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuroendocrine neoplasias (NEN) of the gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) system frequently present with metastatic deposits. The proliferation marker Ki-67 is used for diagnosis and to assess the prognosis of disease. The aim of our study was to evaluate the usefulness of Ki-67 % in the assessment of NEN patients...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Miller HC,Drymousis P,Flora R,Goldin R,Spalding D,Frilling A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of cholestyramine ointment (15 %) in reducing postoperative pain at rest and during defecation after open hemorrhoidectomy. METHODS:A total of 91 patients with third and fourth degree hemorrhoids undergoing open hemorrhoidectomy were included in this...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ala S,Eshghi F,Enayatifard R,Fazel P,Rezaei B,Hadianamrei R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) typically recurs following primary treatment. The primary objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ablative therapies for recurrent HCC. The secondary objective was to identify any factors associated with prognosis following ablation for re...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Thomasset SC,Dennison AR,Garcea G

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:This study described the various components of access to care for resectable colorectal cancer, and correlated the timeliness of these components with patient satisfaction. With a prospective/retrospective cohort design, all patients undergoing surgical resection for primary colorectal cancer from 2/1/01 to 15/12/01, ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Porter GA,Inglis KM,Wood LA,Veugelers PJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Trauma contributes more than ten percent of the global burden of disease. Initial assessment and resuscitation of trauma patients often requires rapid diagnosis and management of multiple concurrent complex conditions, and errors are common. We investigated whether implementing a trauma care checklist would ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lashoher A,Schneider EB,Juillard C,Stevens K,Colantuoni E,Berry WR,Bloem C,Chadbunchachai W,Dharap S,Dy SM,Dziekan G,Gruen RL,Henry JA,Huwer C,Joshipura M,Kelley E,Krug E,Kumar V,Kyamanywa P,Mefire AC,Musafir M,

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Heterotopic pancreas (HP) in the stomach can be difficult to diagnose and there are many treatment options. The aim of this article is to review the contemporary diagnosis of and treatment options for HP in the stomach. METHODS:We undertook a retrospective review of patients with the diagnosis heterotopic p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ormarsson OT,Gudmundsdottir I,Mårvik R

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lack of sufficient suitable human donor lungs for the many patients requiring pulmonary transplantation as life-saving therapy for end-stage lung diseases has generated extensive interest in cross-species lung transplantation. Ethical concerns and those of animal rights advocates have prompted studies of nonprimat...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kamholz SL,Brewer RJ,Grijalva G,Burack J,Del Rio MJ,Vaynblatt M,Lawson N,Squinto S,Fodor WL,Norin AJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The selection of the type of fundoplication or the necessity for an added fundoplication after esophagomyotomy (Heller's operation) for the treatment of achalasia remains controversial. The present retrospective study was designed to compare the long-term results of total and partial fundoplication on the my...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Zhu ZJ,Chen LQ,Duranceau A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate whether the preoperative magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) can predict the risk of cerebral ischemia associated with the carotid endarterectomy (CEA). METHODS:Between January 2004 and December 2010, 382 consecutive patients (mean age: 56.6 years; range: 45-78 years) were identified to have un...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Shin S,Kwon TW,Cho YP,Shin JH,Yi A,Kim H,Kim GE

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:The epidermal growth factor receptor family consists of four closely related transmembrane receptors: epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R), c-erbB-2, c-erbB-3, and c-erbB-4. Overexpression of each receptor may lead to cell transformation and contributes to tumor progression in various malignancies. Although these ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Friess H,Fukuda A,Tang WH,Eichenberger A,Furlan N,Zimmermann A,Korc M,Büchler MW

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate quality of life and functional results following surgery for gastric cancer we studied 104 patients with no evidence of disease at a minimum of 12 months postoperatively. Patients were treated with total gastrectomy and jejunal pouch reconstruction according to Hunt-Lawrence-Rodino (n = 59) or simple esoph...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Buhl K,Lehnert T,Schlag P,Herfarth C

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Segmentectomy for radiologically pure solid tumors is still controversial because these tumors are more aggressive in malignancy than those with ground-glass opacity. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of intentional segmentectomy for pure solid small-sized lung cancer. METHODS:We retrospectively...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Tsubokawa N,Tsutani Y,Miyata Y,Handa Y,Misumi K,Hanaki H,Hida E,Okada M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper summarizes the place of thoracic surgery in the management of hydatid disease. Although based on the author's 31-year personal experience, it draws on the experience of others where that of the author is deficient. The treatment of pulmonary, pleural, liver, and cardiac cysts is discussed. The importance of...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Aarons BJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：: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:Nodal involvement of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) commonly occurs in the paratracheal region and the internal jugular chain. Lymph node metastasis in the parapharyngeal space (PPS) is rare. In this report, we describe our experience and surgical outcomes of patients with PPS metastasis of PTC. METHODS:...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Moritani S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00