Improvement in treatment results and long-term survival of patients with esophageal cancer: impact of chemoradiation and change in treatment strategy.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This multicenter study sought to evaluate the accuracy of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program's (ACS-NSQIP) surgical risk calculator for predicting outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) and to determine whether incorporating other factors improves its predictive ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： McMillan MT,Allegrini V,Asbun HJ,Ball CG,Bassi C,Beane JD,Behrman SW,Berger AC,Bloomston M,Callery MP,Christein JD,Dickson E,Dixon E,Drebin JA,Fernandez-Del Castillo C,Fisher WE,Fong ZV,Haverick E,Hollis RH,House MG

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:As a consequence of an experience with 175 patients undergoing reoperation for persistent or recurrent hyperparathyroidism, the authors have evolved an approach to management. The emphasis is on the confirmation of the diagnosis; the critical evaluation of invasive and noninvasive localization tests, techniques of int...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Brennan MF,Norton JA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The value of laparoscopy in appendicitis is not established. Studies suffer from multiple limitations. Our aim is to compare the safety and benefits of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in a prospective randomized double blind study. METHODS:Two hundred forty-seven patients were analyzed fo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Katkhouda N,Mason RJ,Towfigh S,Gevorgyan A,Essani R

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the immune system limits or improves the therapeutic efficacy of an adenovirus vector expressing the herpes simplex thymidine kinase (HSVtk) gene in a subcutaneous tumor model. BACKGROUND DATA:Enhanced immune reactions against tumors may be therapeutically useful. However, recent studies...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Elshami AA,Kucharczuk JC,Sterman DH,Smythe WR,Hwang HC,Amin KM,Litzky LA,Albelda SM,Kaiser LR

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients frequently voice concerns regarding wait times for cancer treatment; however, little is known about the length of wait times from diagnosis to surgery in the United States. Our objectives were (1) to assess changes in wait times over the past decade and (2) to identify patient, tumor, and hospital f...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bilimoria KY,Ko CY,Tomlinson JS,Stewart AK,Talamonti MS,Hynes DL,Winchester DP,Bentrem DJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metoclopramide or placebo was administered postoperatively in a randomized, double-blind fashion to 115 patients undergoing laparotomy. The effect of metoclopramide on postoperative adynamic ileus (PAI) was evaluated. The patients were stratified into two groups: Group A--those with laparotomy without a gastrointestin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Davidson ED,Hersh T,Brinner RA,Barnett SM,Boyle LP

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to describe our living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) surgical technique and its long-term patency for patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) and retrohepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction that extends up to the atrium. BACKGROUND:From a technical perspective, LDLT for BCS with an IVC o...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Yoon YI,Lee SG,Moon DB,Ahn CS,Hwang S,Kim KH,Ha TY,Song GW,Jung DH,Park GC,Kim DS,Choo SJ

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients under the age of 40 with colorectal cancer (29 females, 18 males) were compared with similar patients in our general hospital population and analyzed for patterns of presentation, stage at diagnosis, degree of tumor differentiation, and survival. There was a higher incidence of poorly differentiated tumors in...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Behbehani A,Sakwa M,Ehrlichman R,Maguire P,Friedman S,Steele GD Jr,Wilson RE

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare, in a prospective, randomized, single-institution trial laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (LASGB) with laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty (LVBG) in morbidly obese patients. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:LASGB is a simple and safe procedure, but some reports have suggested disappoin...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Morino M,Toppino M,Bonnet G,del Genio G

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review retrospectively a 4-year experience with pediatric surgical networking at a major academic medical center in the Midwest. BACKGROUND:The growth of managed care in the United States during the past decade has had a major impact on the practice of medicine in general, but especially on academic medic...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Coran AG,Blackman PM,Sikina C,Harmon CM,Lelli JL Jr,Geiger JD,Hirschl RB,Teitelbaum DH,Polley TZ Jr,Golladay ES,Austin E,Adelman SH

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if addition of the S-nitrosylating agent ethyl nitrite (ENO) to the preservation solution can improve perfusion parameters in pumped human kidneys. BACKGROUND:A significant percentage of actively stored kidneys experience elevations in resistance and decreases in flow rate during the ex vivo sto...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Zhu L,Qureshi A,Awad M,Hausladen A,Perez-Protto S,Latifi SQ,Lebovitz DJ,Chavin K,Stamler JS,Reynolds JD

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The enterococcus has been relegated to a position of unimportance in the pathogenesis of surgical infections. However the increasing prevalence and virulence of these bacteria prompt reconsideration of this view, particularly because the surgical patient has become increasingly vulnerable to infectious morbidity due t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Barie PS,Christou NV,Dellinger EP,Rout WR,Stone HH,Waymack JP

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the role of registries in the postmarketing surveillance of surgical meshes. BACKGROUND:To date, surgical meshes are classified as group II medical devices. Class II devices do not require premarket clearance by clinical studies. Ethicon initiated a voluntary market withdrawal of Physiomesh for lap...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Köckerling F,Simon T,Hukauf M,Hellinger A,Fortelny R,Reinpold W,Bittner R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occurence of gastroenteric fistulae in non-surgically treated peptic ulcer disease is rare as suggested by only 26 cases published in the literature so far. We had the opportunity to care for 3 patients with this problem in a period of one year. At our institution, a search of the medical records dating back to 1955 y...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kumar GK,Razzaque MA,Naidu VG,Barbour EM

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the DNA replication error (RER) status in young patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), and to compare the clinical and pathologic characteristics of RER-positive and RER-negative cases. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Recent studies suggest that patients with RER-positive CRC have an improved prognosis....

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lukish JR,Muro K,DeNobile J,Katz R,Williams J,Cruess DF,Drucker W,Kirsch I,Hamilton SR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The COVID-19 pandemic requires to conscientiously weigh "timely surgical intervention" for colorectal cancer against efforts to conserve hospital resources and protect patients and health care providers. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Professional societies provided ad-hoc guidance at the outset of the COVID-19 pan...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： O'Leary MP,Choong KC,Thornblade LW,Fakih MG,Fong Y,Kaiser AM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND:Local and distant disease recurrence are frequently observed following pancreatic cancer resection, but an improved understanding of resection margin assessment is required to aid tailored therapies. METHODS:Analyses were carried out to assess the association between clinical characteristics a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ghaneh P,Kleeff J,Halloran CM,Raraty M,Jackson R,Melling J,Jones O,Palmer DH,Cox TF,Smith CJ,O'Reilly DA,Izbicki JR,Scarfe AG,Valle JW,McDonald AC,Carter R,Tebbutt NC,Goldstein D,Padbury R,Shannon J,Dervenis C,G

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Comparative effectiveness research has mostly been focused on comparison of treatment techniques. The goal of the present study was to extend the research to physician specialty. BACKGROUND:Both surgeons and interventionalists (cardiologists and radiologists) are involved in endovascular repairs (EVAR) of ao...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： McCutcheon BA,Talamini MA,Chang DC,Rose JA,Bandyk DF,Wilson SE

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some, but not all, studies using registry data have suggested a small but significant long-term survival advantage following a curative surgical resection of gastric cancer at hospitals where the volume of such surgeries is high. However, because such data may be significantly influenced by the impact of pos...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Enzinger PC,Benedetti JK,Meyerhardt JA,McCoy S,Hundahl SA,Macdonald JS,Fuchs CS

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the yield and rate of node metastases (pN1) for prophylactic central (CND) and lateral neck dissection (LND) for papillary thyroid carcinoma, the risk factors for pN1, and outcomes. BACKGROUND:Prophylactic CND and LND are not routinely employed. Adjuvant radioiodine treatment may be modulated, how...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hartl DM,Leboulleux S,Al Ghuzlan A,Baudin E,Chami L,Schlumberger M,Travagli JP

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Segmental hepatectomy is appealing for several reasons including preservation of liver parenchyma, reduction of intraoperative blood loss, and blood replacement by dividing tissues along the anatomic planes. A simple technique guided by intraoperative ultrasound is described here using radio-frequency energy to create...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Curro G,Bartolotta M,Barbera A,Jiao L,Habib N,Navarra G

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectral analysis was used to examine 257 carotid arteries in 227 patients who had undergone carotid endarterectomy at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery and annually thereafter. Routine intraoperative completion angiography ensured that the operations were technically satisfactory. Postoperative restenoses were ide...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Thomas M,Otis SM,Rush M,Zyroff J,Dilley RB,Bernstein EF

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In construction of the eosphagojejunostomy after total gastrectomy, the EEA stapled (US Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT) and the two-layer interrupted 3-0 Dexon anastomoses are compared concerning the radiological appearance, breaking strength, circulation, and collagen concentration. Thirty female pigs were used. A...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Walther B,Löwenhielm P,Strand SE,Ståhlberg F,Uvelius B,Oscarson J,Evander A

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study compared the results of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) with thoracoscopic surgery (TS) for diseases of the lung and pleura. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:No studies exist that compare the capabilities of VATS with advanced video systems and instrumentation to that of TS which has been done for 8...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Daniel TM,Kern JA,Tribble CG,Kron IL,Spotnitz WB,Rodgers BM

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review standardized Nuss correction of pectus excavatum and vacuum bell treatment over the last 10 years. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:In 2010, we reported 21 years of the Nuss procedure in 1215 patients. METHODS:Over the last 10 years, 2008-2018, we evaluated 1885 pectus excavatum patients. Surgery was in...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kelly RE Jr,Obermeyer RJ,Goretsky MJ,Kuhn MA,Frantz FW,McGuire MM,Duke DS,Daniel A,Nuss D

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative exclusion of the esophagus by use of transposed stomach was performed in a 63-year-old woman with unresectable cervical esophageal cancer. Twelve weeks after this operation, motor function of the excluded esophagus was assessed. All voluntary swallows produced a motor response in the esophageal body. Eighty...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Duranceau AC,Lafontaine ER,Archambault SC,Jamieson GG

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors determined whether caloric restriction (CR) either acutely or chronically, alters heat shock protein 70 (hsp70) gene expression in the gut. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Caloric restriction prolongs the life span and delays age-related disease (e.g., cancer) in mammals; the mechanisms responsible for t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ehrenfried JA,Evers BM,Chu KU,Townsend CM Jr,Thompson JC

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the evolution of visceral transplantation in the milieu of surgical technical modifications, new immunosuppressive protocols, and other management strategies. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:With the clinical feasibility of intestinal and multivisceral transplantation in 1990, multifaceted innovative tacti...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Abu-Elmagd KM,Costa G,Bond GJ,Soltys K,Sindhi R,Wu T,Koritsky DA,Schuster B,Martin L,Cruz RJ,Murase N,Zeevi A,Irish W,Ayyash MO,Matarese L,Humar A,Mazariegos G

更新日期：2009-10-01 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