Abstract：
:Approximately 60% of patients who die from melanoma have gastrointestinal (GI) metastases at autopsy, yet antemortem diagnosis is uncommon. A retrospective review was completed on 32 patients who underwent an operation at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center between 1977 and 1987 for complications of melanoma metastatic to the stomach, small bowel, or colon. Operations were most often performed on an emergent basis, and indications included bleeding or anemia in 12, obstruction in 10, abdominal pain in 8, intestinal perforation in 1, and acute GI bleeding with obstruction in 1. GI involvement was the first sign of metastatic disease in 10 patients. Median survival after operation was 6.2 months (range: 1 to 42 months). Five patients were alive 2 years after operation, although only one remains free of disease 39 months after complete resection of a single site. Operative mortality was 3%, and 94% of patients were discharged from the hospital. Due to the low operative mortality, surgical palliation should be considered for those in whom the quality of life may be improved.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Ihde JK,Coit DGdoi
10.1016/0002-9610(91)90070-tsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-09-01 00:00:00pages
208-11issue
3eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
0002-9610(91)90070-Tjournal_volume
162pub_type
杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND:Portal vein embolization (PVE), proposed to induce contralateral hepatic hypertrophy before major hepatectomy, carries some negative side effects since growth rate of metastases in the future remnant liver (RL) can be more rapid than that of nontumoral liver parenchyma. Therefore, metastases in the RL should...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(02)01373-9
更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Because the abdominal insufflation and desufflation associated with laparoscopic procedures may adversely effect a compromised myocardium, patients with significant cardiopulmonary disease should be closely monitored during these procedures. The utility of intraoperative pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) and t...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(99)80137-8
更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In his presidential address to the Southwestern Surgical Congress, he examines surgery as a profession from three different perspectives: his experience as a patient, a surgeon, and a photographer. He uses photography to illustrate the importance of perspective and illumination. He respectfully suggests that we should...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.09.002
更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Real-time ultrasound scanning was used during operations on the biliary tract and pancreas. The principal application in biliary surgery was to evaluate the common bile duct for presence of calculi. Our initial experience indicates that operative ultrasonography compares favorably with operative cholangiography. In pa...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(81)90017-9
更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Desmoid tumors of the head and neck are uncommon and associated with a posttreatment recurrence rate as high as 70 percent. This study was undertaken to determine cure rates achievable by surgery and radiotherapy and the factors influencing failure. A chart review of all patients at our institution with desmoid tumors...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80305-2
更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, increasingly accessible and novel genetic technologies have spurred keen interest in the application of cancer genetics in predicting prognosis and response to treatment. In particular, investigators have eagerly sought to establish and validate genetic signatures that might improve the iden...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.06.019
更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The management of the failing myocardium was primarily empirical for centuries, until Withering introduced foxglove (digitalis) in 1785 as an effective medication. Gradually, the medical treatment included, besides digitalis preparations, the use of diuretics to reduce excessive sodium and water retention; limiting sa...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(84)90186-7
更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A series of 168 patients who underwent 177 inguinal lymph node dissections from 1979 to 1989 were retrospectively reviewed to determine the incidence and severity of postoperative complications as well as the perioperative risk factors associated with them. Operative mortality was 0%, whereas the incidence of moderate...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)81181-x
更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Small intestinal epithelium digests and absorbs nutrients. Crypt stem cell transplantation can generate neomucosa with normal morphology, but the digestive and absorptive capacities of this neomucosa are unknown. This study evaluates stem cell induced neomucosal brush border digestive enzyme activity and nutrient tran...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(99)80119-6
更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Seven patients with carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct cyst have received treatment over a 15 year period. Findings in all of these patients reflect the likelihood of carcinoma arising within thyroglossal duct tissue. In each patient there was sufficient histologic evidence of the presence of a thyroglossal duct cyst an...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(83)90077-6
更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients submitted to subtotal splenectomy during the immediate and late postoperative period. METHODS:The study was conducted on 34 patients, 25 of whom were submitted to subtotal splenectomy (group I), and 9 to total splenectomy without preservati...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(02)01407-1
更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A patient with pancreatic ascites is presented who had neither a pseudocyst nor demonstrable pancreatic duct disruption, despite the presence of both calculi and strictures in a dilated duct of Wirsung. Concurrently, the patient exhibited intractable abdominal pain characteristic of end-stage chronic alcoholic pancrea...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(79)90356-8
更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute diverticulitis of the right colon is a rare condition with a higher incidence in Oriental populations than in Occidental populations. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted between 1982 and 1993 on 22 surgically treated Chinese patients (14 men, 8 women; mean age 47 years) with docu...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/S0002-9610(97)89559-1
更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The reported incidence of hypotension after carotid reconstruction ranges from 21 to 50 percent. To evaluate baroreceptor dysfunction, 283 carotid reconstructions were studied. During 181 consecutive reconstructions, a transcutaneous Teflon catheter was positioned intraoperatively at the carotid bifurcation for postop...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(84)90196-x
更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Wounds will readily acquire bacteria, unless protective measures are taken. The bacterial protection afforded by conventional absorbent cellulose dressings has been shown to be limited, particularly in the presence of serous exudate that may compromise dressing integrity. In addition, dressings may shed particles that...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(94)90006-x
更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer death in the United States. A screening protocol is needed to catch early-stage, resectable disease. This study suggests a protocol for high-risk individuals and assesses the cost in the context of the Affordable Care Act. METHODS:Medicare and national av...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.11.017
更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A significant impairment in the intestinal absorption of D-xylose and vitamin A was observed in the first weeks after preservation and transplantation of the whole small bowel. Functional recovery was only observed in long-term survivors, usually transplanted dogs that lived more than five weeks. There was no impairme...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(75)90297-4
更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) origin is a very aggressive disease with a poor prognosis. Most of the literature reports of CUP are generated from tertiary cancer centers. METHODS:A retrospective chart review of all patients with a diagnosis of CUP was performed between January 1995 and January 2005. Age, ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.039
更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Esophageal transection with the EEA stapler was performed in five patients with bleeding esophageal varices. Bleeding from varices has not recurred in surviving patients during follow-up of up to 27 months. One death occurred during the postoperative period. Esophageal transection with the EEA stapler is an effective ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(80)90125-7
更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The feasibility and safety of low-pressure pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic cholecystectomy remain unclear. METHODS:A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing low-pressure with standard-pressure pneumoperitoneum was performed. RESULTS:A total of 1,263 patients were included. Low-pressure pne...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.09.027
更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Two patients with coexisting neurofibromatosis and hyperparathyroidism are described, bringing the total number of such cases in the world literature to seven. Other more classic examples of the association of tumorous conditions of neuroectodermal and entodermal origin are discussed to support the suggestion that the...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(79)90079-5
更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Twenty-two cirrhotic patients who underwent hepatic resection from July 1989 to March 1991 at Vancouver General Hospital were analyzed prospectively in order to determine whether there was any preoperative evaluation of liver function that would help identify those patients who would not survive hepatic resection. Pat...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(92)90400-l
更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to identify patient-related and/or disease-related factors that influence outcomes in patients with vascular prosthetic graft infections. METHODS:Through the hospital patient administration system, between January 1997 and December 2007, a total of 44 patients were diagnosed with c...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.018
更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The generative learning model posits that individuals remember content they have generated better than materials created by others. The goals of this study were to evaluate question generation as a study method for the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) and determine whether practice ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.08.033
更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes of patients who become pregnant within the first year after surgery and those who delayed pregnancy until after 1 year after surgery. METHODS:A retrospective review was performed to identify patients who became pregnant after their gastric-bypass surgery from...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.041
更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:A nonintrusive e-mail reminder incorporating teaching tips and manuscripts was developed to supplement resident-as-teacher curricula. METHODS:Ten high-yield manuscripts and 10 teaching tips exemplifying the themes of mentorship or role modeling, teaching methods, adult learning theory, feedback, and the res...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.05.004
更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity (POSSUM) model and its Portsmouth modification (P-POSSUM) are used extensively to predict postoperative mortality and morbidity in general surgery. The aim of this study was to undertake the first systematic review ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.06.011
更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Axillary lymph node status is still considered the most significant prognostic factor for breast cancer outcome, and treatment decisions are based on the presence or absence of nodal disease. Intramammary lymph nodes (IMLNs) can be a site of regional spread. Is this a marker for more aggressive disease? MET...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.05.011
更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The portal-superior mesenteric vein (PV/SMV) is occasionally involved by a microscopic level of cancer invasion from pancreatic cancer even when it seems to be intact by a macroscopic inspection during surgery. Therefore, contact endoscopy, with which a high-magnification image of the methylene blue-stained PV/SMV wal...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.03.009
更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding of differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid has improved in recent years with the definition of prognostic factors and risk group analysis. We intend to review our experience of differentiated thyroid cancer in relation to the risk of nodal and distant metastasis based on various histologic subg...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(96)00310-8
更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00
