Assessing the suitability of gastric carcinoma for limited resection: histologic differentiation of endoscopic biopsy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic rectal resection (LRR) for cancer is a challenging procedure, with conversion to open surgery being reported in up to 30% of cases. Since only a few studies with short follow-up have compared converted LRR and open RR (ORR), it is unclear if conversion to open surgery should be prevented by pref...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Allaix ME,Furnée E,Esposito L,Mistrangelo M,Rebecchi F,Arezzo A,Morino M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tamoxifen is being used successfully in breast cancer patients as adjuvant hormonal therapy. The aim of this retrospective cohort study is to evaluate the impact of tamoxifen on gallstone formation in postmenopausal breast cancer patients. A total of 3165 patients who were treated for invasive breast cancer between 19...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Akin ML,Uluutku H,Erenoglu C,Karadag A,Gulluoglu BM,Sakar B,Celenk T

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：:With the recent regulations limiting resident work hours, it has become more important to understand how residents spend their time. The volume and content of the pages they receive provide a valuable source of information that give insight into their workload and help identify inefficiencies in hospital communication...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Patel SP,Lee JS,Ranney DN,Al-Holou SN,Frost CM,Harris ME,Lewin SA,Liu E,Madenci A,Majkrzak AA,Nelson J,Peterson SF,Serecky KA,Wilkinson DA,Wojcik BM,Englesbe MJ,Lynch RJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:Radiation-induced proctitis with hemorrhage is not a common complication of radiotherapy to the pelvis for carcinoma. In the most severe forms, massive hemorrhage may necessitate repeated transfusions and inpatient treatment. In severe cases medical treatment has not been proved effective. Surgery may lead to serious ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Roche B,Chautems R,Marti MC

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute colonic diverticulitis is a common clinical condition. Severity of the disease is based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological investigations and dictates the need for medical or surgical intervention. Recent clinical trials have improved the understanding of the natural history of the disease resul...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Boermeester MA,Humes DJ,Velmahos GC,Søreide K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A majority of patients with small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) present with or develop liver metastases (LM). A number of treatments for LM are used clinically, including liver transplantation (LTx). Indications for LTx are under debate; young age(<65 years), absence of extrahepatic disease, re...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Norlén O,Daskalakis K,Öberg K,Åkerström G,Stålberg P,Hellman P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is the main modality in the treatment of hepatic hydatid disease. In this report, a laparoscopic surgical method is described, and the results in the first 16 cases are presented. The method involves the use of an aspirator-grinder apparatus that achieves effective evacuation of viable cyst contents with the p...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Alper A,Emre A,Hazar H,Ozden I,Bilge O,Acarli K,Arioğul O

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gastroesophageal reflux disease is common in Western societies, although the prevalence of reflux symptoms in the community is not well described. In this study we determined the prevalence of symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux and other "esophageal" symptoms, and the consumption of medication for reflux ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Watson DI,Lally CJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Linitis plastica-type gastric carcinoma remains a disease with poor prognosis despite an aggressive surgical approach. Although a prominent pattern of disease failure is peritoneal carcinomatosis, some patients experience rapid disease progression without signs of the peritoneal disease. METHODS:Clinicopath...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kodera Y,Ito S,Mochizuki Y,Yamamura Y,Misawa K,Ohashi N,Nakayama G,Koike M,Fujiwara M,Nakao A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common causes of variceal bleeding are cirrhosis, schistosomiasis, and extrahepatic portal venous obstruction. The prognosis for an individual patient depends on the severity of the bleeding episode and the underlying liver function. Liver function is determined to a large extent by the underlying liver patho...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： McCormick PA,Burroughs AK

更新日期：1994-03-01 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

authors： Yip CH,Taib NA,Choo WY,Rampal S,Thong MK,Teo SH

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seroma formation is a frequent postoperative complication following open ventral hernia repair (OVHR), especially in cases requiring wide subcutaneous dissection (WSD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new low-thrombin fibrin sealant for seroma prevention. METHODS:A total of 60 c...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Köhler G,Koch OO,Antoniou SA,Lechner M,Mayer F,Emmanuel K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

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 establis...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Lam CR

更新日期：1979-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of digital defog technique in 3D laparoscopic surgery for right colon cancer. METHODS:Fifty patients with right colon cancer were divided into digital defogging group and control group. The intraoperative image clarity, the surgeon's anxiety, the time ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Gu L,Liu PL,Zhou H,Xu Q

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated the impact of tumor regression grading (TRG) and other pathologic variates in a cohort of rectal carcinoma patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). The value of a grading less than pCR for predicting survival is unknown. Tumor budding has not been systematically studied...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Huebner M,Wolff BG,Smyrk TC,Aakre J,Larson DW

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) are only now beginning to be used by business, government, and policymakers to evaluate various medical treatments. The evolution of why CEAs are being demanded is reviewed. To date, a formal CEA of obesity treatments has not been published. This article outlines how...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Martin LF,White S,Lindstrom W Jr

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical treatment of adenomas may become necessary when the base of the polyp is too wide for snaring, increasing the risk of incomplete removal or perforation of the bowel wall. Suspicion of malignancy may also indicate surgery. Multiple adenomas not controlled by snare polypectomy can be treated by colectomy. The d...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Nicholls RJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the available resources for trauma care at health centers (HCs) and referral hospitals (RHs) in rural Cambodia and to examine whether the resources at HCs are allocated on the basis of actual need based on the referral distance and number of severely injured patients ref...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Nakahara S,Saint S,Sann S,Phy R,Ichikawa M,Kimura A,Eng L,Yoshida K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surgical outcome of completion thyroidectomy in patients with presumed unilateral well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC). The medical records of all patients having had unilateral thyroid lobectomy for WDTC, who subsequently underwent completion thyroidectomy, were revi...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Pasieka JL,Thompson NW,McLeod MK,Burney RE,Macha M

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) with distant metastases at presentation is uncommon; the prognosis of patients with this condition is more favorable than for other cancers. Demographic, clinical, and pathologic characteristics are described at a population level; factors associated with long-term disease...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Goffredo P,Sosa JA,Roman SA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatobiliary (HB) surgery is a challenging surgical subspecialty that requires highly specialized training and an adequate level of experience in order to be performed safely. As a result, minimally invasive HB surgery has been met with slower acceptance as compared to other subspecialties, with many surgeons in the ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Milone L,Daskalaki D,Fernandes E,Damoli I,Giulianotti PC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a consensus on the indication of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) for early gastric cancer that needs D1 + alpha or D1 + beta lymph node dissection. However, many gastrointestinal surgeons consider D2 lymph node dissection in LADG to be difficult, therefore, only a few medical institut...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Kawamura H,Homma S,Yokota R,Yokota K,Watarai H,Hagiwara M,Sato M,Noguchi K,Ueki S,Kondo Y

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Garg PK

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：: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

authors： Tzanakis NE,Efstathiou SP,Danulidis K,Rallis GE,Tsioulos DI,Chatzivasiliou A,Peros G,Nikiteas NI

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sub-Saharan Africa has a high surgical burden of disease but performs a disproportionately low volume of surgery. Closing this surgical gap will require increased surgical productivity of existing systems. We examined specific hospital management practices in three sub-Saharan African hospitals that are asso...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Funk LM,Conley DM,Berry WR,Gawande AA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of liver resection in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with preoperative renal dysfunction (RD). METHODS:Data from 735 patients undergoing primary liver resection for HCC between 2002 and 2014 were analyzed. Short- and long-term outcomes were comp...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Shirata C,Hasegawa K,Kokudo T,Yamashita S,Yamamoto S,Arita J,Akamatsu N,Kaneko J,Sakamoto Y,Kokudo N

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic anal fissure (CAF) is a linear split of the anoderm. The minimally invasive management of CAF such as botulinum toxin (BT) injection is recommended. However, the exact efficient dose of BT, number of injections per session and the injection sites are still debatable. The aim of this analysis was to a...

journal_title：World journal of surgery

authors： Bobkiewicz A,Francuzik W,Krokowicz L,Studniarek A,Ledwosiński W,Paszkowski J,Drews M,Banasiewicz T

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00