Abstract:
:Four cases of H-type tracheoesophageal fistula are reported. The patients all had chronic aspiration from the esophagus. Although serious symptoms were present in all, definitive diagnoses were not made until the patients had reached 1, 6, 12, and 50 years of age, because ordinary radiologic methods failed to establish the diagnosis. The angulation of the fistula usually prevents contrast medium in the esophagus from entering the trachea, especially with the subject upright. On the other hand, air easily passes from the trachea to the esophagus, eventually producing megaesophagus which may be confused with the picture of achalasia. An ill-advised Heller esophagomyotomy was done on 1 patient. All 4 patients eventually had successful closure of the fistulas. Three operations were by the transthoracic route, and 1 high fistula in an infant was closed through a cervical approach.
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World J Surgjournal_title
World journal of surgeryauthors
Lam CRdoi
10.1007/BF01654780subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1979-09-20 00:00:00pages
651-7issue
5eissn
0364-2313issn
1432-2323journal_volume
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杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:Tumor size has been advocated as possible risk factors for occult central lymph node metastases (CNM) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients. This prospective study evaluated factors that could identify patients at higher risk of occult CNM, especially comparing micro-PTC and macro-PTC. METHODS:One h...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-017-4390-z
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We sought to assess the status of availability of technology for trauma care in a state in India and to identify factors contributing to both adequate levels of availability and to deficiencies. We also sought to identify potential solutions to deficiencies in terms of health system management and product de...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-014-2805-7
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Up to 50% of patients in intensive care units develop intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) in the course of medical treatment. If not detected on time and treated adequately, IAH may develop into an abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) which is associated with a high mortality rate. Patients undergoing cardiac ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-020-05917-0
更新日期:2021-01-22 00:00:00
abstract::We have previously demonstrated that in 95.6% of malignant thyroid tumors the enzyme thyroid peroxidase (TPO) presents antigenic changes detectable by a monoclonal antibody termed MoAb47. The aim of this study was to investigate the interest of TPO immunodetection for the diagnosis of malignancy on fine-needle aspirat...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00353756
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma is commonly treated surgically. However, uncertainties exist in regard to the optimal extent of surgery. We approached this question using a decision-analysis model. METHODS:A Markov model was used to compare outcome between patients with small (1-2 cm) low-risk PTC trea...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-015-3167-5
更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Patients with obstructive jaundice (OJ) that requires surgery often have malnutrition associated with increased perioperative morbidity. This study investigated the factors influencing nutritional derangements in these patients. A series of 46 OJ patients were investigated prospectively (28 malignant tumors, 18 benign...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s002680020043
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hepatectomy with concomitant resection of the inferior vena cava (IVC) has become common for hepatic malignancies involving the IVC. However, diagnosing IVC invasion and the procedure of choice have yet to be standardized. Medical records of nine patients with liver cancer (five metastatic tumors from colorectal cance...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-003-6908-9
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Axillary dissection in patients with breast cancer is associated with significant morbidity. Because 85% of the patients with a cancer < or = 1 cm have negative axillary nodal status, axillary dissection in these patients is only a staging procedure. A study of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has been developed t...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-001-0272-4
更新日期:2002-05-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-010-0842-4
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 confer an increased risk to breast and other cancers, but to date there have only been limited numbers of studies of BRCA1- and BRCA2-associated cancers among Asians. Malaysia is a multiracial country with three main races: Malays, Chinese, Indians. We determined whether tumor pa...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-009-0146-8
更新日期:2009-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-018-4833-1
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper investigates methodological limitations of the volume-outcome relationship. A brief overview of quality measurement is followed by a discussion of two important aspects of the relationship. ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s00268-005-7993-8
更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::In 1990 Scopinaro's technique of biliopancreatic diversion with distal gastrectomy (DG) and gastroileostomy was modified. A sleeve gastrectomy with duodenal switch (DS) was used instead of the distal gastrectomy; and the length of the common channel was made 100 cm instead of 50 cm. A questionnaire and a prescription ...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s002689900498
更新日期:1998-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The Acute Surgical Unit (ASU) is a recent change in management of acute general surgical patients in hospitals worldwide. In contrast to traditional management of acute surgical presentations by a rotating on-call system, ASUs are shown to deliver improved efficiency and patient outcomes. This study investig...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-014-2497-z
更新日期:2014-08-01 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
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00299089
更新日期:1994-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We describe a new technique of segment-based liver resection by inserting a 6 French balloon catheter into the portal vein via a branch of the superior mesenteric vein. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The catheter was guided into the relevant portal branch supplying the liver segment that contained the tumor. Injecti...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-007-9043-1
更新日期:2007-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-018-4759-7
更新日期:2019-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-005-7853-6
更新日期:2005-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-020-05468-4
更新日期:2020-07-01 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
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-015-3348-2
更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The moral dilemmas faced by surgeons worldwide who treat patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be viewed against the background of experience in sub-Saharan countries, where the community prevalence is in excess of 25% (90% of hospital inpatients). When seeking consent for an HIV test befor...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-003-7101-x
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:We determined the rates of initial lymph node metastasis following curative resection of mass-forming type-intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) in patients with and without hepatitis virus infection. METHODS:We enrolled 87 patients between January 2000 and December 2013 with ICC without preo...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-016-3843-0
更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There are many reports about limited surgery for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas. However, there is no consensus on limited surgery for IPMNs. The primary objective of this study was to define the clinical indications for limited surgery for IPMNs. METHODS:The data of 98 pat...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-016-3824-3
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:With the progressive use of new diagnostic techniques, the management of penetrating abdominal stab wounds is changing. Most studies have been conducted in well-equipped trauma centers in developed countries, and there is a paucity of reports from general teaching hospitals with limited resources. We reviewe...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-013-1931-y
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Pancreaticodudenectomy (PD) is a high-risk, technically demanding operation associated with substantial perioperative morbidity and mortality. This review is intended to evaluate the perioperative outcomes of PD done in a single gastrointestinal surgery unit of a university teaching hospital. PATIENTS AND M...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-010-0589-y
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Barriers to female surgeons entering the field are well documented in Australia, the USA and the UK, but how generalizable these problems are to other regions remains unknown. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was developed by the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA)'s Global Su...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-019-05199-1
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Upper dorsal sympathectomy is the only successful therapeutic method for idiopathic palmar hyperhidrosis (IPHH). However, the techniques for sympathetic ablation are still debated. The aim of this study was to compare prospectively two accepted methods for endoscopic sympathetic ablation: resection of T2-T3 ganglia ve...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-007-9160-x
更新日期:2007-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (HP) seropositivity in patients undergoing bariatric surgery with that of the general population. METHODS:H. pylori serologies, tested by ELISA, were collected on 240 morbidly obese patients seen at the Cleveland Clinic Florida...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-008-9608-7
更新日期:2008-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-006-0205-3
更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) represents a clinical entity rarely encountered, especially in giant forms. Complete surgical resection for giant tumor of pleura is a challenge. The aim of this article is to present five new cases of giant SFTP, and to discuss their clinical characteristics and t...
journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-010-0715-x
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00