Improving continuing medical education for surgical techniques: applying the lessons learned in the first decade of minimal access surgery.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study tested the validity of the hypothesis that eradication of esophageal varices by repeated injection sclerotherapy would reduce recurrent variceal bleeding and death from bleeding varices in a high-risk cohort of alcoholic patients with cirrhosis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Although banding of esophage...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Krige JE,Kotze UK,Bornman PC,Shaw JM,Klipin M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of herpes simplex viral (HSV) amplicon vectors for production of tumor vaccines and to determine if such vaccines expressing combinations of immunostimulatory agents may be effective in the treatment of experimental liver cancer. METHODS:A hepatic metastatic tumor model using CT-26 colore...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Delman KA,Zager JS,Bennett JJ,Malhotra S,Ebright MI,McAuliffe PF,Halterman MW,Federoff HJ,Fong Y

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine preoperative dietary influences on gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) cell number in the context of postoperative infectious complications. BACKGROUND:There is little clinical evidence regarding whether nutritional routes affect GALT size and/or phenotype. The influence of GALT atrophy on clini...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Okamoto K,Fukatsu K,Hashiguchi Y,Ueno H,Shinto E,Moriya T,Saitoh D,Yamamoto J,Hase K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study of 103 patients with carcinoid tumors consecutively referred for medical treatment, the most common sites of the primary tumors were the ileum (73%), bronchi (7%), and jejunum (4%). All patients had local metastases, and 96 (93%) also had liver metastases. The most common initial symptoms were d...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Norheim I,Oberg K,Theodorsson-Norheim E,Lindgren PG,Lundqvist G,Magnusson A,Wide L,Wilander E

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Though histological grade is known to have a major prognostic impact in metastatic mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinomas, the prognostic impact of grade in localized disease, and the validity of the American Joint Committee on Cancer AJCC Staging Manual 7th edition's decision to combine moderately and poorly dif...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Overman MJ,Fournier K,Hu CY,Eng C,Taggart M,Royal R,Mansfield P,Chang GJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To summarize the current world position on laparoscopic liver surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Multiple series have reported on the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic liver surgery. Small and medium sized procedures have become commonplace in many centers, while major laparoscopic liver resections have been...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Buell JF,Cherqui D,Geller DA,O'Rourke N,Iannitti D,Dagher I,Koffron AJ,Thomas M,Gayet B,Han HS,Wakabayashi G,Belli G,Kaneko H,Ker CG,Scatton O,Laurent A,Abdalla EK,Chaudhury P,Dutson E,Gamblin C,D'Angelica M,Nag

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated a possible protective and therapeutic effect of moderate hypothermia in the treatment of severe hemorrhagic shock. A modified Wiggers shock preparation was used. Normothermic dogs (Group I, N = 6) were maintained at normal body temperature throughout hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation. In Group I...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Meyer DM,Horton JW

更新日期：1988-04-01 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 investigate which perioperative treatment, ie, laparoscopic or open surgery combined with fast track (FT) or standard care, is the optimal approach for patients undergoing segmental resection for colon cancer. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Important developments in elective colorectal surgery are the introducti...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Vlug MS,Wind J,Hollmann MW,Ubbink DT,Cense HA,Engel AF,Gerhards MF,van Wagensveld BA,van der Zaag ES,van Geloven AA,Sprangers MA,Cuesta MA,Bemelman WA,LAFA study group.

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the events and people that shaped Harvey Cushing, one of the nation's leading surgeons, into a political actor as he rallied support for the issue of military medical preparedness for World War One. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:In a little remembered episode of American medical history, for 2 years bef...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Rutkow E,Rutkow I

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate transitions of recurrence hazard and peak recurrence time in patients with nonmetastatic CRC using the hazard function. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:A postoperative surveillance period of 5 years is consistent across major guidelines for patients with nonmetastatic CRC, but surv...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kudose Y,Shida D,Ahiko Y,Nakamura Y,Sakamoto R,Moritani K,Tsukamoto S,Kanemitsu Y

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the cost-effectiveness of enhanced recovery pathways (ERPs) versus conventional care for patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery. BACKGROUND:ERPs for colorectal surgery are clinically effective, but their cost-effectiveness is unknown. METHODS:A multi-institutional prospective cohort co...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lee L,Mata J,Ghitulescu GA,Boutros M,Charlebois P,Stein B,Liberman AS,Fried GM,Morin N,Carli F,Latimer E,Feldman LS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a devastating disease that killed nearly 38,000 people in the United States this past year. OBJECTIVE:Treatment of PDA typically includes surgery and/or chemotherapy with gemcitabine. No reliable biomarker exists for prognosis or response to chemotherapy. Two previo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Richards NG,Rittenhouse DW,Freydin B,Cozzitorto JA,Grenda D,Rui H,Gonye G,Kennedy EP,Yeo CJ,Brody JR,Witkiewicz AK

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the systemic cytokine response in patients after laparoscopic-assisted resection with those after open resection of rectosigmoid carcinoma. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Laparoscopic resection of colorectal carcinoma is technically feasible, but objective evidence of its benefit is scarce. Systemic cyto...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Leung KL,Lai PB,Ho RL,Meng WC,Yiu RY,Lee JF,Lau WY

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the impact of varying approaches to congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair timing on survival and need for ECMO when controlled for anatomic and physiologic disease severity in a large consecutive series of patients with CDH. BACKGROUND:Our publication of 60 consecutive patients with CDH in ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kays DW,Islam S,Larson SD,Perkins J,Talbert JL

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen patients with lymphoma of the breast are presented. In addition, 163 previously reported cases of lymphoma of the breast are reviewed. Complete staging was performed on all patients. No patient had a diagnosis of lymphoma prior to breast biopsy. The histologic findings were diffuse histiocytic lymphoma (DHL) ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schouten JT,Weese JL,Carbone PP

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Immunomodulating nutrition is supposed to reduce the number of complications and lengthen of hospital stay during the postoperative period in patients after major gastrointestinal surgery. The aim of the study was to assess the clinical effect of immunostimulatory enteral and parenteral nutrition in ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Klek S,Kulig J,Sierzega M,Szybinski P,Szczepanek K,Kubisz A,Kowalczyk T,Gach T,Pach R,Szczepanik AM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Based on development of stem cell technology, newborn tissue, even undergoing cryopreservation, possesses promising potential as a donor source in the field of organ transplantation. However, the precise regeneration processes remains unclear. This study was designed to investigate the regenerative potential ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tahara K,Murakami T,Fujishiro J,Takahashi M,Inoue S,Hashizume K,Matsuno K,Kobayashi E

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboxane (Tx) synthase but not cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors prevent acute tubular necrosis (ATN) after renal ischemia, a phenomenon believed to be due to stimulation of the endogenous production of vasodilating prostaglandins (PG). This study directly tests that vasodilating PG protect against the consequences of ren...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kaufman RP Jr,Anner H,Kobzik L,Valeri CR,Shepro D,Hechtman HB

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) develops in virtually all patients affected with multiple endocrine neoplasia type II (MEN II), a disease inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The thyroid tumor cells secrete calcitonin (CT) and the detection of elevated plasma levels (>300 pg/ml) of this hormone in MEN II kindre...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wells SA Jr,Baylin SB,Gann DS,Farrell RE,Dilley WG,Preissig SH,Linehan WM,Cooper CW

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to obtain feedback from key stakeholders and end users to identify program strengths and weaknesses to plan for wider dissemination and implementation of the Virtual Acute Care for Elders (Virtual ACE) program, a novel intervention that improves outcomes for older surgical patients. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Balentine CJ,Morris M,Knight SJ,Turan JM,Flood KL,Gutierrez-Meza D,Macdonald CL,Bhatia S,Brown CJ

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the gene expression signature of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in relation to the gross morphology. BACKGROUND:Eggel's nodular type of HCC is morphologically subclassified into the single nodular (SN) type, the single nodular type with extranodular growth (SNEG), and the confluent multinodular (...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Murakata A,Tanaka S,Mogushi K,Yasen M,Noguchi N,Irie T,Kudo A,Nakamura N,Tanaka H,Arii S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients were studied before and two to three days after major, uncomplicated abdominal operation. Muscle tissue was obtained by needle biopsy from m. quadriceps femoris after eight hours overnight fast. Plasma free amino acids were analyzed in simultaneously obtained samples. In the homogenized muscle samples th...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Vinnars E,Bergstöm J,Fürst P

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate clinical parameters, presurgical diagnostic tests, histologic findings, and the presence of K-ras oncogene mutations in cystic tumors of the pancreas to determine which best predict malignancy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Because presurgical, intraoperative, and final pathologic differentiation is di...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bartsch D,Bastian D,Barth P,Schudy A,Nies C,Kisker O,Wagner HJ,Rothmund M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether the type of on-site care a trauma patient receives affects outcome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The controversy regarding the prehospital care of trauma patients between Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) is ongoing. Due to this unresolved controversy, as well as histori...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Liberman M,Mulder D,Lavoie A,Denis R,Sampalis JS

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Results of the first prospective randomized clinical trial comparing partial and total portacaval shunt for variceal hemorrhage are reported. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Total portacaval shunts produce subnormal portal pressures, completely diverting hepatic portal flow. Partial shunts maintain higher pressures ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sarfeh IJ,Rypins EB

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate whether individualized deliberate practice on a virtual reality (VR) simulator results in improved technical performance in the operating room. BACKGROUND:Training on VR simulators has been shown to improve technical performance in the operating room (OR). Current...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Palter VN,Grantcharov TP

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the suitable combination ratio of low-residue diet (LRD) and parenteral nutrition (PN) for nutritional support of surgical patients. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Bacterial translocation (BT) is a severe complication of total parenteral nutrition (TPN). However, it is sometimes impossible to supply ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Omura K,Hirano K,Kanehira E,Kaito K,Tamura M,Nishida S,Kawakami K,Watanabe Y

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the influence of esophageal cancer surgeon volume upon mortality from upper gastrointestinal emergencies. BACKGROUND:Volume-outcome relationships led to the centralization of esophageal cancer surgery. METHODS:Hospital Episode Statistics data were used to identify patients admitted to hospitals wit...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Markar SR,Mackenzie H,Askari A,Faiz O,Hanna GB

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine prospectively the immunologic response and adverse clinical events in surgical patients exposed to bovine thrombin during cardiac surgical procedures. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Topical bovine thrombin is used extensively as a hemostatic agent during cardiovascular surgery. Antibodies developing af...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ortel TL,Mercer MC,Thames EH,Moore KD,Lawson JH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00