Laparoscopic versus open surgery for colorectal cancer.

abstract：:Medieval contracts for medical treatment are, without doubt, evidence of proper and adequate insight into the quality of operations performed centuries ago. Historical archives in Dalmatian cities have preserved a certain number of such contracts. Their contents assist in better understanding our historical heritage. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bacic J,Skrobolja A,Kojic N,Polanda-Bacic G

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is now generally believed that regulatory T cells (Tregs) play an important role in peripheral tolerance, and a defect in Tregs is considered one of the most important factors in the induction of various kinds of autoimmune disease including ulcerative colitis (UC). Here, we examined the change in frequen...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Furihata M,Sawada T,Okada T,Ishizuka M,Horie T,Takagi K,Nagata H,Kubota K

更新日期：2006-04-01 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:Flow disruptions (FDs) are deviations from the progression of care that compromise safety or efficiency. The frequency and specific causes of FDs remain poorly documented in trauma care. We undertook this study to identify and quantify the rate of FDs during various phases of trauma care. METHODS:Seven trai...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Shouhed D,Blocker R,Gangi A,Ley E,Blaha J,Margulies D,Wiegmann DA,Starnes B,Karl C,Karl R,Gewertz BL,Catchpole KR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PDGFR-β is used as a stromal biomarker and is functional in mesenchymal cells of the tumor microenvironment. The significance of stromal PDGFR-β expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients undergoing preoperative chemo- or chemoradiotherapy had not been determined. METHODS:Patients with NSC...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kanzaki R,Ose N,Kawamura T,Funaki S,Shintani Y,Minami M,Takakura N,Okumura M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:New medical therapies available to ulcerative colitis (UC) patients have influenced operative mortality for patients requiring colectomy. We sought to examine trends in treatment and outcome for UC patients treated surgically. METHODS:A review of 36,447 UC patients from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample was p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ellis MC,Diggs BS,Vetto JT,Herzig DO

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few guidelines exist for the initial management of wounds in disaster settings. As wounds sustained are often contaminated, there is a high risk of further complications from infection, both local and systemic. Healthcare workers with little to no surgical training often provide early wound care, and where r...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Wuthisuthimethawee P,Lindquist SJ,Sandler N,Clavisi O,Korin S,Watters D,Gruen RL

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inguinal hernia is thought to be common in rural Ghana, though no recent data exist on hernia prevalence in the country. This information is needed to guide policy and increase access to safe hernia repair in Ghana and other low-resource settings. METHODS:Adult men randomly selected from the Barekese sub-di...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ohene-Yeboah M,Beard JH,Frimpong-Twumasi B,Koranteng A,Mensah S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to systematically review the literature on the educational impact of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses and their effects on death rates of multiple trauma patients. METHODS:All Medline, Pubmed, and the Cochrane Library English articles on the educational impact of ATLS courses and their e...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Mohammad A,Branicki F,Abu-Zidan FM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common cause of major morbidity after liver resection. This study aimed to identify the risk factors for incisional and organ/space SSIs after liver resection. METHODS:Our liver surgery database was retrospectively analyzed for patients treated between January 2009 and Nov...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kokudo T,Uldry E,Demartines N,Halkic N

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Appendiceal neuroendocrine tumors (aNET) are a common entity in routine medical care, with a rate per appendectomy as high as 0.3-0.9 %. Considering the relatively young age at diagnosis for these patients, exact information about the long-term prognosis of aNET is required. Survival rates vary substantially...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Steffen T,Ebinger SM,Warschkow R,Lüthi C,Schmied BM,Clerici T

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of the present study was to identify logistic regression models with better survival prediction than the Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) method in assessing blunt trauma (BT) victims in Japan and Thailand. An additional aim was to demonstrate the feasibility of probability of survival ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kimura A,Chadbunchachai W,Nakahara S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the standard of care for staging N0 primary early breast cancers (EBC). Patients in developing countries mostly present with large (LOBC) or locally advanced cancers (LABC) and are treated with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). Accuracy of SLNB in staging stage III N0 a...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Agarwal G,Rajan S,Gambhir S,Lal P,Krishnani N,Kheruka S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a difficult entity with two main problems during its course: (1) survival of the patient during the early period and (2) closure of the open wounds during the late period. In this study we evaluated the decision to decompress according to the level of intraabdominal pr...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Parsak CK,Seydaoglu G,Sakman G,Acarturk TO,Karakoc E,Hanta I,Alparslan AH,Satar S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to report on the application of a minimally invasive technique to the radical extirpation of primary and recurrent pilonidal disease. This technique does not require specific equipments, is ordinarily performed under local anesthesia on an outpatient basis, and provides optimal cosm...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Guerra F,Cirullo E,Di Castro A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) has gained widespread popularity in recent years. Nonetheless, patient selection, technical consideration and oncological safety of its extension to breast cancer treatment remain uncertain. Few publications have reviewed the application of NSM in Asian populations. METHODS:W...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Chan YH,Yau WM,Cheung PS

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With limited resources and the current concerns about using animals for research purposes, the needs must be clear when setting up trauma and sepsis experiments for pharmacologic interventions. Such interventions are performed typically for four reasons: (1) to study the pathophysiologic role of certain mediators (whi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Redl H,Schlag G,Bahrami S,Yao YM

更新日期：1996-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the short- and long-term outcomes of malnourished gastric cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic or open radical gastrectomy. BACKGROUND:Preoperative malnutrition is an independent risk factor for postoperative mortality and morbidity in major gastrointestinal surgery...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Zheng HL,Lu J,Zheng CH,Li P,Xie JW,Wang JB,Lin JX,Chen QY,Lin M,Tu RH,Huang CM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) accounts only for 1.4% of all thyroid malignancies in Japan. Since 1996, we have performed hemithyroidectomy, instead of total thyroidectomy, for sporadic nonhereditary MTC when the primary lesion is located in only one lobe. Regarding lymph node dissection, modified radical...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ito Y,Miyauchi A,Yabuta T,Fukushima M,Inoue H,Tomoda C,Uruno T,Kihara M,Higashiyama T,Takamura Y,Miya A,Kobayashi K,Matsuzuka F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) plays an essential role in the evaluation of lymph node (LN) metastasis status and the extent of LN dissection in gastric cancer. The aim of our study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis for corresponding identification rate and sensitivity of different SLNB...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Huang Y,Pan M,Chen B

更新日期：2021-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood loss during liver transection and ischemia-reperfusion injury associated with hepatic inflow occlusion are significant drawbacks during liver surgery. Sixteen patients underwent liver resection using the Monopolar Floating Ball (FB) plus LigaSure (LS) diathermy without occlusion of the hepatoduodenal ligament (g...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Sakamoto Y,Yamamoto J,Kokudo N,Seki M,Kosuge T,Yamaguchi T,Muto T,Makuuchi M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors' affiliations are updated as reflected here. ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Shrikhande SV,Shinde RS,Chaudhari VA,Kurunkar SR,Desouza AL,Agarwal V,Bhandare MS

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of safe anesthesia for the best possible surgical outcomes in every patient is not disputed in high resource settings. Low-income countries lag far behind in the provision of, and training for, safe anesthesia practice. Too little is known about numbers and types of providers in a majority of ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hendel S,Coonan T,Thomas S,McQueen K

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Personalized genomic medicine and surgery (PGMS) represents a new approach to health care that customizes patients' medical treatment according to their own genetic information. This new approach is the result of increased knowledge of the human genome and ways this information can be applied by physicians in the medi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Brunicardi FC,Gibbs RA,Wheeler DA,Nemunaitis J,Fisher W,Goss J,Chen C

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondrosarcomas of the head and neck are uncommon. Over a 35-year period (1950-1985) at our institution, 557 patients had an established diagnosis of chondrosarcoma. In 28 (5%) of these patients, the tumor was located in the head and neck region. A retrospective analysis was performed in an attempt to accurately defin...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Ruark DS,Schlehaider UK,Shah JP

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The principles of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy include the successful preoperative localization of a solitary adenoma, a targeted operative approach that does not disturb the normal parathyroid glands, and intraoperative confirmation of excision of all hypersecreting parathyroid tissue. By providing real-time ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Inabnet WB

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to establish the current demographic and treatment patterns of mandibular fractures in two urban centers (Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, and National Hospital, Abuja) in Nigeria. METHODS:All cases of mandibular fractures diagnosed and treated at the Department of Oral and...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Adeyemo WL,Iwegbu IO,Bello SA,Okoturo E,Olaitan AA,Ladeinde AL,Ogunlewe MO,Adepoju AA,Taiwo OA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether cytokines and colony-stimulating factors can predict prognosis in patients with postoperative multiple organ failure (MOF). We evaluated 14 patients with postoperative MOF who underwent operation for cardiovascular disease. Seven patients recovered from MOF (survivors) and seven did not...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Hamano K,Gohra H,Noda H,Katoh T,Fujimura Y,Zempo N,Esato K

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical oncology is one of the most frequently studied surgical specialties with regard to disparities in quality of care. There is variation in the care received according to nonclinical factors such as age, race and ethnicity, education, income, and even geographic region. Differences exist with regard to who gets ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Greenberg CC,Weeks JC,Stain SC

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00