Human tissue reaction to sutures.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the outcome of artificial anal sphincter implantation for severe fecal incontinence in 37 consecutive patients operated on in a single institution from 1993 through 2001. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Implantation of an artificial anal sphincter is proposed in severe fecal incontinence when local treat...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Michot F,Costaglioli B,Leroi AM,Denis P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Advances in molecular biology have led to the identification of potential markers of prognostic and therapeutic importance in human cancers. HER-2 testing and targeted therapy now represents a critical cornerstone in the management of breast cancer. The objectives of the current study were to determine the...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chiu CG,Masoudi H,Leung S,Voduc DK,Gilks B,Huntsman DG,Wiseman SM

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This article describes a preliminary work on virtual reality applied to liver surgery and discusses the repercussions of assisted surgical strategy and surgical simulation on tomorrow's surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Liver surgery is considered difficult because of the complexity and variability of the org...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Marescaux J,Clément JM,Tassetti V,Koehl C,Cotin S,Russier Y,Mutter D,Delingette H,Ayache N

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the therapeutic effects of dietary supplementation on Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). BACKGROUND:With limited treatment options, the rise of C. difficile-associated disease has spurred on the search for novel therapies. Recent data define a role for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) and...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Julliard W,De Wolfe TJ,Fechner JH,Safdar N,Agni R,Mezrich JD

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess existing measures of pathologic response to neoadjuvant therapy in esophageal and junctional cancer, and to recommend an optimum classification. BACKGROUND:Multimodal therapy is increasingly the standard of care for locally advanced esophageal cancer. Numerous measures of pathologic response have b...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Donohoe CL,O'Farrell NJ,Grant T,King S,Clarke L,Muldoon C,Reynolds JV

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was aimed to investigate the prognostic value of tumor-infiltrating neutrophils (TINs) and to generate a predictive model to refine postoperative risk stratification system for patients with gastric cancer. BACKGROUND:TIN presents in various malignant tumors, but its clinical significance in gastr...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Zhang H,Liu H,Shen Z,Lin C,Wang X,Qin J,Qin X,Xu J,Sun Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate that alvimopan (6 or 12 mg) accelerates recovery of gastrointestinal (GI) function in patients undergoing laparotomy for bowel resection or radical hysterectomy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Postoperative ileus (POI) following laparotomy may increase morbidity and extend hospitalization. Opioids ca...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wolff BG,Michelassi F,Gerkin TM,Techner L,Gabriel K,Du W,Wallin BA,Alvimopan Postoperative Ileus Study Group.

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This investigation aimed at exploring the prospects of a cure for persistent medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) stratified by basal calcitonin levels before reoperation and the number of lymph node metastases previously removed at outside facilities. BACKGROUND:There is no evidence-based information supporting t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Machens A,Dralle H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate long-term mortality following major burn injury compared with matched controls. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The effect of sustaining a major burn injury on long-term life expectancy is poorly understood. METHODS:Using health administrative data, all adults who survived to discharge after major burn ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Mason SA,Nathens AB,Byrne JP,Diong C,Fowler RA,Karanicolas PJ,Moineddin R,Jeschke MG

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of factors predisposing to infection in badly injured patients has disclosed: the dominant roles of two specific parameters: monocyte antigen presenting capacity, and opsonic capacity of diluted serum; the potential value of further assessment of: the predictive value of plots of activated T-cells/...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Polk HC Jr,George CD,Wellhausen SR,Cost K,Davidson PR,Regan MP,Borzotta AP

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to assess the impact of pouch reconstruction on perioperative outcomes, postprandial symptoms, nutritional and anthropometric parameters, and overall quality of life after total gastrectomy for gastric malignancy. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The short-term perioperative risks and longer ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Syn NL,Wee I,Shabbir A,Kim G,So JB

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgery for pediatric idiopathic constipation (IC) is undertaken after failure of bowel management programs. Decisions are influenced by rectal biopsy, transit studies, megacolon/megarectum, degree of soiling/incontinence, and anorectal manometry profile(s). A systematic review of ALL published studies critic...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Siminas S,Losty PD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that higher hospital volume decreases endoscopic and surgical re-intervention rates after antireflux surgery. BACKGROUND:Antireflux surgery for gastro-esophageal reflux disease is followed by varying rates of re-interventions. Whether hospital volume influences re-intervention rates is...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Markar S,Santoni G,Maret-Ouda J,Artama M,Färkkilä M,Lynge E,Pukkala E,Ness-Jensen E,von Euler-Chelpin M,Lagergren J

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The prolonged feeding of chenodeoxycholic acid produces hepatic injury in both pregnant and non-pregnant baboons. CDC feeding does not adversely affect ovarina function and no teratogenic effects of this bile acid were noted in 16 live birth and two stillborn progeny of CDC fed animals. However, 10 of the 16 live birt...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： McSherry CK,Morrissey KP,Swarm RL,May PS,Niemann WH,Glenn F

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure plasma levels of angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1), angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) early after trauma and to determine their clinical significance. BACKGROUND:Angiopoietins and VEGF play a central role in the physiology and pathophysiology of endothelial cells. Ang-2 ha...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ganter MT,Cohen MJ,Brohi K,Chesebro BB,Staudenmayer KL,Rahn P,Christiaans SC,Bir ND,Pittet JF

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) by 16-channel multidetector scanner is increasingly replacing conventional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for diagnosing or excluding blunt carotid/vertebral injuries (BCVI). To date there has been only 1 study in which all patients received both examinations. Tha...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Malhotra AK,Camacho M,Ivatury RR,Davis IC,Komorowski DJ,Leung DA,Grizzard JD,Aboutanos MB,Duane TM,Cockrell C,Wolfe LG,Borchers CT,Martin NR

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to evaluate the safety and durability of biologic mesh for single-staged reconstruction of contaminated fields. INTRODUCTION:The presence of contamination during ventral hernia repair (VHR) poses a significant challenge. Some advocate for a multistaged reconstructive approach with delayed d...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Rosen MJ,Krpata DM,Ermlich B,Blatnik JA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of cytochrome a(+a(3)) contents in liver mitochondria was made on 52 biopsy specimens of patients with liver tumor. Patients having higher cytochrome a(+a(3)) contents in mitochondria from remaining liver than those of normal human liver mitochondria could survive well major liver resections whether or not...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ozawa K,Yamaoka Y,Kitamura O,Nambu H,Kamiyama Y

更新日期：1974-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with major burns and an animal model of burn injury were studied to determine the mechanism of depressed interleukin-2 (IL-2) production after thermal injury and to determine the effect of such injury on IL-2 receptor (IL-2R) expression and function. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Major burn injury is know...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Horgan AF,Mendez MV,O'Riordain DS,Holzheimer RG,Mannick JA,Rodrick ML

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：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：:Over a 24-year period, 411 partial hepatic resections were performed: 142 right or left trisegmentectomies, 158 lobectomies, 25 segmentectomies, and 86 local excisions. The operations were performed for benign lesions in 182 patients, for primary hepatic malignancies in 106, and for hepatic metastases in 123, includin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Iwatsuki S,Starzl TE

更新日期：1988-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Because of rising costs and shrinking reimbursements, hospitals must continually find ways to improve efficiency and productivity. This study attempts to increase caseloads in ambulatory surgery operating rooms while maintaining patient satisfaction and safety. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:In most hospitals, pati...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Friedman DM,Sokal SM,Chang Y,Berger DL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Length of postoperative stay (LOS) has gained increasing attention as a potential indicator of surgical efficiency. Our objective was to examine the feasibility of assessing LOS at 182 hospitals to identify institutions with outlying performance. METHODS:Patients were identified who underwent colorectal sur...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Cohen ME,Bilimoria KY,Ko CY,Richards K,Hall BL

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present trial was to ascertain whether laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LCC) can prevent recurrent attacks of idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP). SUMMARY:Up to 50% to 75% of IAP may be due to microlithiasis, which is undetectable by conventional imaging methods. METHODS:This randomized, prospec...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Räty S,Pulkkinen J,Nordback I,Sand J,Victorzon M,Grönroos J,Helminen H,Kuusanmäki P,Nordström P,Paajanen H

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the mechanistic role of group IIA phospholipase A2 (PLA2) in the process of local and distant organ injury after intestinal ischemia-reperfusion. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion produces lung injury by a mechanism that involves PLA2 activation, but it is unclear which isozym...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Koike K,Yamamoto Y,Hori Y,Ono T

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the workup/treatment provided to pregnant motor vehicle accident (MVA) casualties in a mature trauma system. Adherence to recommendations was used to measure quality of care. BACKGROUND:MVAs affect approximately 3% of pregnant women. Trauma casualty outcome improves after implementation of gui...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sela HY,Weiniger CF,Hersch M,Smueloff A,Laufer N,Einav S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing operative to nonoperative therapy in adult FC patients. Outcomes were duration of mechanical ventilation (DMV), intensive care unit length of stay (ICULOS), hospital length of stay (HLOS), mortality, incidence of pneumonia, and tracheostomy...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Leinicke JA,Elmore L,Freeman BD,Colditz GA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00