Abstract:
:The results of a prospective study of infection control carried out in the Division of Abdominal Surgery of the Federal University of Pernambuco over a two year period are presented. A total of 760 patients operated on by the various teams of the Division were studied and rates of wound, respiratory and urinary infection were analyzed together with their relationship to the types of surgery performed. The etiology and antibiotic sensitivity of the main etiologic agents are also presented, plus a comparison of the results obtained with data found in the literature.
journal_name
Int Surgjournal_title
International surgeryauthors
Ferraz EM,Lima JF,Porfirio L,Kelner Ssubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1984-01-01 00:00:00pages
5-11issue
1eissn
0020-8868issn
2520-2456journal_volume
69pub_type
杂志文章abstract::To assess the efficacy of using autologous stromal vascular fraction (SVF) to promote healing of controlled fistula tracts in the management of postoperative upper gastrointestinal leakage. This is an experimental study conducted on 10 experimental rabbits. Animal models were divided into the SVF group which received ...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.9738/INTSURG-D-14-00120.1
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A clinico-radiological study conducted on 124 patients including 89 cases of spinal canal stenosis and 143 normal (control) individuals is presented and the various causes of stenosis of the spinal canal are reviewed. Evaluation of canal to body ratio using plain radiographs of lumbo-sacral spine based on the Jones an...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1982-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Between April 1989 and November 1991, 500 consecutive patients (393 women and 107 men, aged 17 to 87 years) underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy at our institution. The most common indication for surgery was chronic calculous cholecystitis. Twelve (2.4%) patients underwent emergency surgery, and the rest had electiv...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We prove the safety and feasibility of single-incision plus 1 port (SILS+1) laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) + lateral pelvic lymph node dissection (LPLD) via a medial umbilical approach for rectal cancer. Only a few reports have been published about single-incision multiport laparoscopic low anterior rese...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.9738/INTSURG-D-14-00091.1
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The history of inguinal herniorrhaphy certainly presents some peculiar aspects. Until the 18th century this disease was studied with interest and found a place in the books of several important authors, but in practice it was treated by empiricists and barbers. We must recognize however that some of their surgical met...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1986-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The authors report their experience of the surgical treatment of varicocele. After having performed modified Palomo's method for many years, recent pathogenetic data have induced them to adopt a microsurgical technique. This technique involves vascular anastomoses which allow drainage of the testicular blood into an a...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We retrospectively evaluated rectal cancer surgery cases in which resection had been performed for invasion of other organs in terms of pathologic findings from the viewpoint of sex differences. We enrolled 61 consecutive patients with rectal cancer who had undergone curative surgery with resection of invaded adjacent...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.9738/INTSURG-D-13-00027.1
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Seven cases of symptomatic non-parasitic congenital cysts of the liver are reported. Preoperative correct diagnosis can be established with non-invasive examinations, essentially with echotomography. Laparoscopy can represent a decisive investigation, permitting the direct view of the cysts. Surgical treatment of non-...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1982-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper deals with the indications, techniques and results of laparoscopic total or partial posterior fundoplications (Nissen and Toupet procedures, respectively) performed in 41 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) failing to respond to medical treatment. Stationary manometry and 24-hour esophageal...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::A free jejunal autograft reconstruction after debulking high stage larynx and hypopharynx tumors has become a popular method in our 10-year experience. We retrospectively studied the efficacy and outcome. Nine patients (M/F, 8/1) underwent a total of 10 free jejunal autograft reconstructions. The median age was 58.6 y...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::For a variety of reasons, mainly anatomical, the skin and soft tissue defects in the lower leg and foot remain a challenging problem for reconstructive surgeons. Simple skin grafts, local random flaps, cross leg flaps, microvascular flaps, etc., have been used to tackle this difficult problem. Although to date, probab...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::A series of one hundred consecutive patients who underwent prosthetic repair of inguinal hernia through a preperitoneal approach is reported. In 49% the hernia was recurrent. A large prosthetic sheet (Dacron or Teflon) is placed between the peritoneal sac and the wall, to cover the inguinal, femoral and hypogastric re...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1985-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Obstructive jaundice in patients with chronic pancreatitis still constitutes a surgical problem deserving the attention of many specialized centers throughout the world. Out of a series of 149 patients operated upon for chronic pancreatitis, 45 (30.2%) with common duct stricture secondary to pancreatic disease have be...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1984-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The influence of exogenous insulin on oxidation of U-14C-glucose was investigated by monitoring the production of 14CO2 in septic rats. Ten Wistar rats underwent ligation of the distal third of the caecum and the ligated caecum was punctured with a 21-G needle (septic rats: group S). A group of ten rats was not subjec...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Seventy-six patients with tricuspid insufficiency associated with other valvular lesions underwent De Vega annuloplasty. There were mitral lesions in 74 patients, aortic valve lesions in eight and atrial septal defects (ASD) in four. The radiographic and electrocardiographic findings and hemodynamic data are reported ...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1983-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Early diagnosis of intersex is essential to avoid indecision and to establish the correct sex of rearing before mistakes have been made. Diagnosis of adrenogenital syndrome is singularly important for delay in diagnosis may lead to stunted growth or death from electrolyte imbalance. All others except the hormonally in...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1975-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To present 10 patients who complained of passage of frequent loose stools which was found to be due to sigmoid colon hyperreflexia, a condition that, to our knowledge, has not been described before. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Ten patients (6 women, 4 men, mean age 46.6 years) complaining of frequent loose stools of ...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A retrospective analysis of 1,856 patients treated by esophageal achalasia in 23 different surgical departments from seven countries is reported. The predominant symptom was dysphagia (100%), pain, vomiting and weight loss (76.1%). The most useful diagnostic methods were: barium meal (85%), manometry (100%), endoscopy...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1988-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::99mTc-MIBI-guided detection of abnormal parathyroid glands in primary hyperparathyroidism (1-HPT) has become a popular and effective technique, but its efficacy for detecting the ectopic glands of secondary hyperparathyroidism (2-HPT) is still controversial. Of the 2-HPT cases from 2000 to 2004, 14 ectopic parathyroid...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A total of 52 patients with different grades of liver injuries were treated in a 1 year period: 32 patients had penetrating injuries and in 20 patients injuries resulted from blunt trauma. Blunt trauma victims were frequently associated with chest and head injuries and with skeletal fractures. A 4-fold incidence of as...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hernia repair is one of the most frequent operative procedures performed throughout the world. The technique has continued to evolve and we now are performing these repairs utilizing mesh as a patch and also as a plug. The mesh plug concept has been advocated by Rutkow and others. With this change in technique, we hav...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper reports a case of ectopic abdominal pregnancy following total hysterectomy and reviews the literature. Pregnancy following total hysterectomy is a rare event. Ectopic pregnancy following supracervical hysterectomy can be explained in view of the remaining patent cervical canal. In cases of total hysterectom...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1983-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hemobilia is the process of bleeding into the biliary tree and is an unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. When this event results from a cystic artery pseudoaneurysm, it is a particularly rare phenomenon; fewer than 20 cases are described in the literature. Alongside the literature review, we report a c...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.9738/CC52.1
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The infiltration of extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma along the bile duct wall was studied in 29 resection cases. Histologically, spreading took place by mucosal infiltration in one case, mucosal and transmural in three, and transmural in 25. The average microscopic infiltrating distance from the gross margin of the tu...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1988-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acute traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) is a rare type of hernia that occurs after a low- or high-velocity impact of the abdominal wall against a blunt object. With few cases reported, a consensus in diagnosis and management has not been established in the literature. A systematic review of the literature for adu...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.9738/INTSURG-D-14-00079.1
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Twenty cases of carcinoma of the cervix uteri stage III and IV and ten cases of carcinoma of the rectosigmoid colon stage III were investigated by fractionated cystography to detect any infiltration of the destensible part of the urinary bladder wall. Cystography was normal in all cases except one. The finding was con...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1975-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The study was undertaken to investigate the use of one-stage circumferential ring-constriction release with Z-plasties regarding the safety, aesthetic appearance, and limb function. A thorough review was conducted on all English publications in PubMed during the period of 2001 through 2011. Titles and abstracts were i...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.9738/INTSURG-D-13-00230.1
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Gastroduodenal anastomosis is not routine during reoperation for stomal ulcers after primary Billroth II gastrectomy. It nevertheless is a sure way to prevent an increased peptic potential which is brought about by a duodenal bypass. We have reviewed the published cases and added three more, bringing the total to 47. ...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1975-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::It has been reported that avoidance of recurrences after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) depends on using sutures to secure the mesh. We developed a successful sutureless LVHR. The "Double Crown" LVHR using ePTFE mesh (overlap, 23 cm) was done in 140 cases. Tacks were placed 1 cm apart at the edge of the mes...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cystosarcoma phyllodes is a rare breast lesion representing between 0.5 and 2.5 percent of all breast tumors. Its microscopic and clinical features are impressive. When first described by J. Mueller in 1838, the lesion was thought to be a benign neoplasm without metastatic potential. Nevertheless, more recent reports ...
journal_title:International surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-07-01 00:00:00