The value of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: a computer-assisted matched study.

abstract：:The concept of core competencies in graduate medical education was introduced by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education of the American Medical Association to semiquantitatively assess the professional performance of students, residents, practitioners, and faculty. Many aspects of the career of J. Ma...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Straughn JM Jr,Gandy RE,Rodning CB

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors review the general surgical complications of cardiopulmonary bypass, including newer procedures such as heart and lung transplantation, to identify patients at higher risk. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Although rare, the general surgical complications of cardiopulmonary bypass are associated with high...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Spotnitz WD,Sanders RP,Hanks JB,Nolan SP,Tribble CG,Bergin JD,Zacour RK,Abbott RD,Kron IL

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypersensitive carotid sinus is a rare cause of spontaneous syncopal attacks. It must be differentiated from the other more common causes, such as intrinsic cardiac disease, vasovagal responses, postural hypotension and cerebrovascular insufficiency, although it may accompany these conditions. The definition of caroti...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Trout HH 3rd,Brown LL,Thompson JE

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data are presented on the clinical application of radionuclide imaging to evaluate changes in cadaver transplant function in the immediate postoperative period. The method uses orthoiodohippuric acid (hippuran) administered IV, with scintillation imaging, and curve analysis by a digital computer. An initial study is a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Mandel SR,Mattern WD,Staab E,Johnson G Jr

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the rate and clinicopathologic factors predictive of sentinel lymph node (SLN) positivity, regional lymph node recurrence, and survival in a large series of patients with thin primary cutaneous melanoma who underwent SLN biopsy (SLNB). METHODS:Patients with thin (≤1 mm) melanomas who underwent ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Murali R,Haydu LE,Quinn MJ,Saw RP,Shannon K,Spillane AJ,Stretch JR,Thompson JF,Scolyer RA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate the authors' initial hypothesis-generating observation that eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) protein elevation predicts a higher cancer recurrence rate in patients with stage 1 to 3 breast cancer. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Tumor size and nodal status continue to be the two most important ind...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Li BD,Gruner JS,Abreo F,Johnson LW,Yu H,Nawas S,McDonald JC,DeBenedetti A

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to determine whether trainee involvement in esophageal cancer resection is associated with adverse patient outcomes. BACKGROUND:Operative experience for surgical trainees is under threat. A number of factors have been implicated in this leading to fewer hours for training. Es...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Phillips AW,Dent B,Navidi M,Immanuel A,Griffin SM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred twenty-eight patients with chronic renal failure and secondary hyperparathyroidism underwent total parathyroidectomy with forearm autograft. Postoperative clinical improvement was remarkable. In all cases, the grafted tissue functioned well, and reimplantation of the cryopreserved parathyroid tissues was u...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Takagi H,Tominaga Y,Tanaka Y,Uchida K,Orihara A,Yamada N,Kawai M,Hayashi S,Taira N,Kano T

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study determined whether the neurotensin gene (NT/N) is expressed in the normal adult liver and focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and confirmed NT/N expression in fibrolamellar carcinoma; whether NT/N or the neurotensin receptor is expressed in the fetal liver; and whether hepatic resection leads to expres...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ehrenfried JA,Zhou Z,Thompson JC,Evers BM

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate Fas and FasL expression in pancreatic tissues and cultured pancreatic cancer cell lines, and to assess the ability of anti-Fas antibodies to induce apoptosis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Activation of the Fas receptor by Fas-ligand (FasL) results in apoptosis, and dysregulation of this pathway may...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kornmann M,Ishiwata T,Kleeff J,Beger HG,Korc M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the impact of short-term surgical missions (STMs) on medical practice in Guatemala as perceived by Guatemalan and foreign physicians. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:STMs send physicians from high-income countries to low and middle-income countries to address unmet surgical needs. Although participation a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Coughran AJ,Merrell SB,Pineda C,Sceats LA,Yang GP,Morris AM

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Because hospitalization is a key factor in controlling health care costs and because fee-for-service remains the predominant mode of physician payment, a study was undertaken of the hospitalization experiences of open panel fee-for-service health maintenance organizations (IPA-HMOs) and Foundations for Medical Care (F...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Edgahl RH,Taft CH,Friedland J,Linde K

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thin melanomas can metastasize and be lethal. The purpose of this review was to identify negative risk factors in patients with melanomas less than 0.76 mm thick. Six hundred and eighty-one (681) such patients are reviewed in this study. Of those referred without metastatic disease (583 patients), metastases developed...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Slingluff CL Jr,Vollmer RT,Reintgen DS,Seigler HF

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (PRA) is a minimally invasive approach to removal of the adrenal gland. This anatomically direct approach, popularized by Walz, minimizes dissection and affords early access to the adrenal vein. We report the largest experience to date of PRA in the United States. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Perrier ND,Kennamer DL,Bao R,Jimenez C,Grubbs EG,Lee JE,Evans DB

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of parastomal hernias (PSHs) after end-colostomy formation using a polypropylene mesh in a randomized controlled trial versus conventional colostomy formation. BACKGROUND:A PSH is the most frequent complication after stoma formation. Symptoms may range f...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Brandsma HT,Hansson BM,Aufenacker TJ,van Geldere D,Lammeren FM,Mahabier C,Makai P,Steenvoorde P,de Vries Reilingh TS,Wiezer MJ,de Wilt JH,Bleichrodt RP,Rosman C,Dutch Prevent Study group.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In nonfunctioning islet cell tumors of the pancreas, hormone production is not clinically evident. This type of tumor constituted 15% of all islet cell tumors seen at the Mayo Clinic from 1960 through 1978. Although identical to functioning islet cell tumors embryologically and histologically, the nonfunctioning tumor...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kent RB 3rd,van Heerden JA,Weiland LH

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombotic complications of heparin administration were observed in eight patients during a two year period. At sites of subcutaneous heparin injection, six patients developed areas of the skin and subcutaneous necrosis. Systemic thrombotic events and thrombocytopenia were observed in two of these patients when they r...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： White PW,Sadd JR,Nensel RE

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the feasibility and safety of Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) appendectomy, and to analyze separately the transvaginal appendectomy (TVAE) and the transgastric appendectomy (TGAE) procedures. BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic appendectomy has rare but relevant complications, namely i...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bulian DR,Kaehler G,Magdeburg R,Butters M,Burghardt J,Albrecht R,Bernhardt J,Heiss MM,Buhr HJ,Lehmann KS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II antigens and beta 2 microglobulin (B2M) were identified in peritoneal dialysate (PD) and serum from patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) using monoclonal antibodies in an enzyme-linked immunoassay. The HLA class I and class II antigens each exhibited approxim...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gelder FB,McDonald JC,Landreneau MD,McMillan RM,Aultman DF

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this prospective study was to determine incidence, duration, and risk factors for postoperative delirium (PD) in elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The incidence and risk factors of PD after major abdominal surgery in elderly patients are not well document...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Brouquet A,Cudennec T,Benoist S,Moulias S,Beauchet A,Penna C,Teillet L,Nordlinger B

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors determine the reliability, validity, and usefulness of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in the evaluation of surgical residents. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Interest is increasing in using the OSCE as a measurement of clinical competence and as a certification tool. However, conce...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sloan DA,Donnelly MB,Schwartz RW,Strodel WE

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 29-month trial, 65 patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis were randomly selected for biliary tract explorations either within 73 hours of admission (36 patients) or at three months following remission with nonoperative measures (29 patients, with five others awaiting elective operation). The details of su...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Stone HH,Fabian TC,Dunlop WE

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Radiation therapy is increasingly used as adjuvant treatment of many childhood and adult malignancies. Radiation-induced sarcoma is a well recognized if uncommon event. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence and long-term outcome for patients who develop radiation-induced sarcomas. MET...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Cha C,Antonescu CR,Quan ML,Maru S,Brennan MF

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five-year survival after resection of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer is 25%. Although resection palliates some patients who do not live that long, 50% of patients so treated are not helped at all. Until ignorance of a cancer's real stage is resolved by improved techniques, the evaluation and choice of thera...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wagner JS,Adson MA,Van Heerden JA,Adson MH,Ilstrup DM

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred thirty-four patients with extensive ulcerative colitis from the city of Göteborg, Sweden have been followed up and the cumulative risk of development of cancer of the large bowel was estimated. These patients constitute all persons in this region who developed an extensive ulcerative colitis between 1951 a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kewenter J,Ahlman H,Hultén L

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic elasticity creates a cushion that protects the heart from pressure injury, and a recoil that helps perfuse the coronary arteries. TEVAR has become first-line therapy for many aortic pathologies including trauma, but stent-grafts stiffen the aorta and likely increase LV afterload. OBJECTIVE:Test the h...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kamenskiy A,Aylward P,Desyatova A,DeVries M,Wichman C,MacTaggart J

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in inflammation-related genes in the development of infections following esophagectomy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Genetic polymorphisms for immunoregulatory cytokines may explain individual variation in response to trauma. Esophagectomy is as...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Azim K,McManus R,Brophy K,Ryan A,Kelleher D,Reynolds JV

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test whether frailty, a novel measure of physiologic reserve, is associated with longer kidney transplant (KT) length of stay (LOS), and modifies the association between LOS and mortality. BACKGROUND:Better understanding of LOS is necessary for informed consent and discharge planning. Mortality resulting ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： McAdams-DeMarco MA,King EA,Luo X,Haugen C,DiBrito S,Shaffer A,Kucirka LM,Desai NM,Dagher NN,Lonze BE,Montgomery RA,Walston J,Segev DL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency portacaval shunt for variceal bleeding is associated with a high operative mortality, particularly if used as a last resort. Because of this, a strong case has been made against emergency shunt. This report describes an experience with emergency portacaval shunt for the treatment of variceal bleeding when us...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Villeneuve JP,Pomier-Layrargues G,Duguay L,Lapointe R,Tanguay S,Marleau D,Willems B,Huet PM,Infante-Rivard C,Lavoie P

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutritional status was investigated in 10 patients who had previously undergone total gastrectomy without evidence of malignancy. The ability of these patients to ingest and absorb adequate amounts of nutrients was examined. Metabolic balance studies were also performed to discover how effectively these patients coul...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bradley EL 3rd,Isaacs J,Hersh T,Davidson ED,Millikan W

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00