Clinical images. Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the sigmoid colon in a child.

abstract：:A biochemical analysis of mitochondrial metabolism was made on biopsy specimens of fifteen jaundiced patients. In all but three jaundiced patients the phosphorylative activity based on mitochondrial protein was within normal limits or higher. In nine jaundiced patients the concentrations of cytochrome a(+a3), as repre...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ozawa K,Honjo I

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mesocaval graft for portal decompression is applicable in infants and children with portal hypertension secondary to extrahepatic or intrahepatic causes. It is recommended in patients in whom extensive previous surgery in the portahepatis (Kasai procedure) would make dissection of the portal vein difficult and end...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Altman RP,Potter BM

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have tested the interaction between serotonin and secretin in pentagastrin-induced gastric acid secretion in six dogs prepared with Thomas gastric and duodenal cannulas. We further examined the effect of methysergide, a serotonin antagonist, on gastric acid secretion. The intravenous administration of serotonin or ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Mate L,Sakamoto T,Greeley GH Jr,Thompson JC

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angioaccess procedures at one institution over a 4-year period were retrospectively reviewed to ascertain the frequency of major limb- or life-threatening complications. A total of 435 angioaccess procedures were performed, including 81 Cimino-Brescia fistulas, 166 polytetrafluoroethylene grafts, and 111 thrombectomy/...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ballard JL,Bunt TJ,Malone JM

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predicting length of stay (LOS) is difficult for trauma and emergency general surgery (TEGS) patients. Our aim was to determine the accuracy of LOS predictions by TEGS team members and the NSQIP Risk Calculator and the patient factors associated with inaccurate predictions. METHODS:LOS for 200 TEGS patients...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Stocker B,Weiss HK,Weingarten N,Engelhardt K,Engoren M,Posluszny J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A discussion of congenital arteriovenous malformation of the head and neck based on five patients followed from three to twenty years is presented. Definition of the lesion and its progression as followed by angiography is described. The poor response to surgery is ascribed to the ischemic nature of the area of involv...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： DesPrez JD,Kiehn CL,Vlastou C,Bonstelle C

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A safe and rapid technic for internal jugular vein cannulation is described. The success rate is almost as high and the serious complication rate is much lower than subclavian vein cannulation. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Stevens JC,Hamit HF

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten cases of giant lung abscess were treated by one-stage closed tube drainage after initial medical therapy. Sepsis or hemorrhage was relieved in all patients. There were no operative deaths, serious complications, or late recurrences. Three patients have subsequently died from bronchogenic cancer. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Lawrence GH,Rubin SL

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trauma patients in rural areas usually have no access to regional trauma systems or designated trauma centers. Efforts to provide quality trauma care in small hospitals may seriously overextend local capabilities. The urban trauma center retains an important role in trauma care even when the initial care must be provi...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cone JB

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two decades since the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the rate of bile duct injuries still remains higher than in the open cholecystectomy era. METHODS:The rate and complexity of bile duct injuries was evaluated in 83,449 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy between 1995 and 2008 in t...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chuang KI,Corley D,Postlethwaite DA,Merchant M,Harris HW

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective, randomized trial, selective proximal vagotomy with complete ulcer excision was compared with partial gastrectomy with gastroduodenostomy for the treatment of primary corporeal gastric ulcer in 30 patients. The results were evaluated by clinical follow-up examinations at regular intervals, endoscopy, ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Emås S,Hammarberg C

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymectomy was performed on 249 patients with myasthenia gravis between 1957 and 1981. During a follow-up period that ranged from 2 months to 24 years (mean 7.5 years), the remission rate for the entire group was 51 percent, and an additional 36 percent had improvement (87 percent benefited). In those 51 patients with...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Mulder DG,Herrmann C Jr,Keesey J,Edwards H

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An eighteen month study of the incidence of nosocomial infections was conducted at a 436 bed general army hospital. The overall rate of nosocomial infection was 1.48 per cent, with a monthly range of 0.42 to 2.30 per cent. Gynecology had the highest rate of 5.8 per cent. Escherichia coli, klebsiella, and Staphylococcu...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： John JF Jr

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-four patients receiving peripheral parenteral nutrition consisting of 3.5 percent amino acids in a 5 percent dextrose solution were randomly assigned in a double-blind fashion to receive this solution with or without an antiphlebitic mixture (1000 IU heparin, 5 mg hydrocortisone, and 1.8 mEq sodium hydroxide as ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Makarewicz PA,Freeman JB,Fairfull-Smith R

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of ninety three patients with biliary tract disease were studied to determine the concentration of the pancreatic enzymes, amylase and lipase, in bile obtained from the gallbladder and/or common bile duct. Of seventy gallbladder bile samples, amylase levels were higher than actual or predicted serum levels in ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Anderson MC,Hauman RL,Suriyapa C,Schiller WR

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood loss during liver resection constitutes the primary determinant of the postoperative outcome. Various techniques of vascular control and maintenance of a low central vein pressure (CVP) have been used in order to prevent intraoperative blood loss and postoperative complications. Our study aims at asses...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Smyrniotis V,Kostopanagiotou G,Theodoraki K,Tsantoulas D,Contis JC

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Historically, tertiary syphilis infection has been the most common cause of thoracic aortic aneurysm, resulting in 5% to 10% of cardiovascular deaths until the era of antibiotics. METHODS:A 49-year-old Caucasian man presented to our institution with progressive dysphagia, weight loss, incomplete bladder emp...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cruz RP,Marrone LC,Marrone AC

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the effect of neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) on lymph node harvest in rectal cancer patients undergoing anatomic resection with curative intent. METHODS:A prospectively maintained database was retrospectively queried for rectal cancer cases from 1990 to 2010. Demographic data, NAT, and lymph node yi...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Amajoyi R,Lee Y,Recio PJ,Kondylis PD

更新日期：2013-03-01 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

authors： Lopez NE,Weiss AC,Robles J,Fanta P,Ramamoorthy SL

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical extirpation of the primary tumor has traditionally been utilized as initial treatment for sarcomas in children. The present report, however, demonstrates that sarcomas are optimally treated by means of a coordianted multidisciplinary approach. The latter offers the potential for achieving improved survival an...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jaffe N,Murray J,Traggis D,Cassady RJ,Filler RM,Watts H,Weichselbaum R,Weinstein H

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The role of advanced life support (ALS) versus basic life support (BLS) in blunt trauma is controversial. Previous studies have shown no mortality benefit with ALS for penetrating trauma but the blunt population has mostly remained unaddressed. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a Level...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Farrell MS,Emery B,Caplan R,Getchell J,Cipolle M,Bradley KM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with ischemic ulceration of the foot and no continuous tibial or inframalleolar vessels acceptable for bypass are often treated with primary amputation. We have performed autogenous vein bypass to isolated tibial artery segments (ITAS) in nine patients with ischemic foot ulcers and no other outflow options. W...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Belkin M,Welch HJ,Mackey WC,O'Donnell TF Jr

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14 year retrospective study of perigraft seroma, defined as an enlarging sterile fluid collection at the site of a prosthetic graft, revealed well-documented cases in 5 of 118 extraanatomical bypasses (4.2 percent), 3 of 248 aortic reconstructive procedures (1.2 percent), and 1 of 395 femoropopliteal bypasses (0.3 p...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ahn SS,Machleder HI,Gupta R,Moore WS

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients with carcinoid tumors of the ileum over a recent 10-year period have been analyzed. Seventeen patients were symptomatic and 13 others were found to have tumors incidentally at autopsy or celiotomy. Patients with symptoms almost invariably had metastatic disease, yet preoperative diagnosis was rarely ac...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Peck JJ,Shields AB,Boyden AM,Dworkin LA,Nadal JW

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The insertion and subsequent removal of chest tubes are frequently performed procedures. We hypothesize that routine chest radiographs obtained after chest tube removal to confirm the absence of any post-procedure complications have little impact on clinical management. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A 5-year retros...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Palesty JA,McKelvey AA,Dudrick SJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examples of the use of endoscopic pancreatography in the preoperative evaluation and postoperative follow-up study of patients with pancreatic disease are presented and discussed. Six cases selected from a total experience of forty-eight patients have been summarized. The direct role of pancreatography in the manageme...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cooperman AM,Sivak MV,Sullivan BH Jr,Hermann RE

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A method of augmenting host defenses against bacterial pathogens could result in a decrease in postoperative infections. Given its effects on leukocyte proliferation and function, it is possible that prophylactic granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) could reduce the incidence and severit...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Meropol NJ,Petrelli NJ,Lipman BJ,Rodriguez-Bigas M,Hicks W,Douglass HO Jr,Smith JL,Rasey M,Blumenson LE,Vaickus L,Hayes FA,Agosti JM

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Short-term outcomes after distal pancreatectomy (DP) for retroperitoneal (RP) tumors are unknown. We sought to identify rates of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) and morbidity after en bloc DP with RP tumor resection. METHODS:A retrospective review of 43 patients who underwent DP with RP tumor rese...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Keung EZ,Asare EA,Chiang YJ,Prakash LR,Rajkot N,Torres KE,Hunt KK,Feig BW,Cormier JN,Roland CL,Katz MHG,Lee JE,Tzeng CD

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) initially managed with a conservative strategy, predicting risk of operation is difficult. METHODS:We investigated ASBO patients at 2 different periods to derive and validate a clinical prediction model for risk of operation. RESULTS:One hundred f...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Komatsu I,Tokuda Y,Shimada G,Jacobs JL,Onodera H

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aid of ultrasonography, representative percutaneous biopsy specimens were obtained from 20 of 21 patients (95 percent) with liver metastases of carcinoids and endocrine pancreatic tumors. The specimens were examined with silver stains and immunocytochemically after the application of monoclonal serotonin anti...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Lindgren PG,Lundqvist M,Norheim J,Wilander E,Oberg K

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00