Diagnostic value of hyperbilirubinemia as a predictive factor for appendiceal perforation in acute appendicitis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current opinion is that the reflux of jejunal juice over the whole length of a long Roux-en-Y jejunal loop is very uncommon. We aimed to challenge this concept by monitoring the presence of bile in the organ proximal to a 60-cm loop during a 24-hour period with use of the Bilitec device, an optoelectroni...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Collard JM,Romagnoli R

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) is becoming the procedure of choice for elective tracheostomy, there is little late complication data. This study compared incidence of, and factors contributing to, tracheal stenosis following PT or open tracheostomy (OT). METHODS:A 10-year review was conducted of traum...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kettunen WW,Helmer SD,Haan JM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we retrospectively assessed the performance of 18-F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) compared with computed tomography (CT) and esophagography for assessing the response of advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. METHODS:We ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kato H,Kuwano H,Nakajima M,Miyazaki T,Yoshikawa M,Masuda N,Fukuchi M,Manda R,Tsukada K,Oriuchi N,Endo K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In women undergoing breast conserving surgery (BCS), up to 60% can require re-excision. Our objective is to develop an optically based technology which can differentiate benign from malignant breast tissues intraoperatively through differences in tissue composition factors. METHODS:A prospective study of op...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Wilke LG,Brown JQ,Bydlon TM,Kennedy SA,Richards LM,Junker MK,Gallagher J,Barry WT,Geradts J,Ramanujam N

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surgical educators' professional behavior constitutes a hidden curriculum and impacts trainee's professional identity formation. This study explores the nuances of professional behaviors as observed in varying surgical settings. METHODS:411 Transcripts originated from essays written by MS3 students during...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Poola VP,Suh B,Parr T,Boehler M,Han H,Mellinger J

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases of symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum treated surgically on an emergency basis during the last decade are reviewed. A series of 18 patients were divided into two groups depending on the presence or absence of ectopic tissue in the diverticulum. Group 1 consisted of five patients (28 percent) without ectopic tissu...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Artigas V,Calabuig R,Badia F,Rius X,Allende L,Jover J

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-nine patients with pancreatic pseudocysts were reviewed. Chronic alcohol abuse was associated with pancreatitis in 78 percent of the patients. Presenting signs and symptoms were nonspecific. Ultrasonographic and computerized axial tomographic scans were most commonly used to established the diagnosis. Twenty pat...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： O'Malley VP,Cannon JP,Postier RG

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human papillomavirus (HPV) has been shown to be associated with neoplasms of the human colon using immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. We now report our use of the polymerase chain reaction and Southern blotting to investigate that same association. We selected 38 carcinomas, 21 adenomas, and 24 normal...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： McGregor B,Byrne P,Kirgan D,Albright J,Manalo P,Hall M

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite blood-conservation techniques, hemorrhage during burn excision remains substantial. It is difficult to predict the blood loss that will occur per operation and how many units the patient will require during surgery. This may result in high cross-match-to-transfusion ratios (CMTRs). METHODS:A retrosp...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Criswell KK,Gamelli RL

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric emptying was delayed preoperatively in 9 of 19 patients with duodenal ulcer disease, but all 9 patients with evidence of retention by scan were asymptomatic; gastric emptying was normal in the remaining 10 patients. A significant delay in gastric emptying was documented by scan in 17 of 19 patients immediately...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Horton JW,McClelland RN,Weger RV

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The AAMC developed 13 Core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for graduating medical students. EPA 5 is: Document a clinical encounter in the patient record. Our goal was to develop an assessment rubric and gather evidence to support its validity in measuring progress towards entrustability. METHODS...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Aulet TH,Moore JS,Callas PW,Nicholas C,Hulme M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 123 patients with squamous cell cancer of the lip presenting to the Vancouver Clinic of the British Columbia Cancer Agency from 1984 and 1988 were reviewed, and 4 were excluded from the study for various reasons. Initial treatment was surgery in 40, radiotherapy in 61, and combined in 18 patients. The p...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： McGregor GI,Davis NL,Hay JH

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to determine the role of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the follow-up of patients who underwent total thyroidectomy and iodine-131 ((131)I) ablation therapy for differentiated thyroid cancer and presented increased thyroglobulin levels with negative ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Muros MA,Llamas-Elvira JM,Ramírez-Navarro A,Gómez MJ,Rodríguez-Fernández A,Muros T,López de la Torre M,Becerra A,Carreras JL

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type of endorectal pull-through described by Black was evaluated as an alternative method of anastomosis in 11 anterior resections in which anastomosis from above was impossible. The method is attractive from the standpoint of function because it preserves the distal rectum and leaves the anus intact. Technical po...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Garnjobst W,Sullivan ES

更新日期：1979-07-01 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：:Three hundred eight patients underwent parotidectomy for a benign parotid tumor between 1948 and 1979. Two hundred seventy-four had operation for primary tumor, and 34, for recurrent tumor. Ninety-eight percent of those with primary tumors had superficial or total parotidectomy, and 2 percent had local excision with a...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： O'Dwyer PJ,Farrar WB,Finkelmeier WR,McCabe DP,James AG

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical schools are undergoing major curricular reform, partly in attempts to increase the number of graduates pursuing careers in the generalist disciplines. These reforms have often resulted in a shortening of the surgery clerkship, decreasing students' experiences in several domains important to the gener...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Neumayer LA,Sachdeva AK,Hebert JC,Lang NP

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that the increasing body mass index of the population has affected general surgery malpractice claims. METHODS:We queried the Physician Insurers Association of America database from 1990 to 1999 (ie, period 1) and 2000 to 2009 (ie, period 2) for claims associated with obesity and morbid obes...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Weber CE,Talbot LJ,Geller JM,Kuo MC,Wai PY,Kuo PC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, morbidity and safety of local parastomal hernia repair using biological mesh. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database was performed for parastomal hernia repairs. All patients who underwent local parastomal hernia...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hufford T,Tremblay JF,Mustafa Sheikh MT,Marecik S,Park J,Zamfirova I,Kochar K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholecystostomy in patients with noninflammatory disease of the biliary tract has rarely been evaluated. Our experience with 124 patients suggests that, in addition to being helpful in inflammatory conditions, cholecystostomy is helpful in performing cholangiography, in removing stones and in decompressing an otherwis...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Beart RW Jr,Mroz CT

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of bacteriologic findings in patients with acute appendicitis was studied. Routine urinary culture specimens were taken preoperatively from 194 children (mean age 11 +/- 3 years) undergoing emergency appendectomy. Bacteria were found in culture specimens of urine from 26 of 156 patients with acute appendicit...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Arnbjörnsson E

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This laboratory study compared the biomechanical and biochemical healing of microvascular free skin flaps in irradiated and nonirradiated recipient areas. In the adult rat, the skin of the right groin region was exposed to a single fraction dose of 20 Gy, using a linear megavoltage accelerator. The left groin was shie...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Aitasalo K,Aro HT,Virolainen P,Virolainen E

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All carotid arteriograms performed between January 1, 1986 and December 31, 1991 were reviewed for instances of midcervical carotid stenosis. Sixteen cases were identified. A stenosis related to the hypoglossal nerve was specifically identified in three operative reports in the retrospective review. Pathologic examina...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ranval TJ,Solis MM,Barnes RW,Vitti MJ,Gagne PJ,Eidt JF,Barone GW,Harshfield DL,Schaefer RF,Read RC

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circumportal pancreas is a rare congenital pancreatic anomaly. The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical characteristics of patients with circumportal pancreases undergoing pancreatectomy. METHODS:The medical records of 508 patients who underwent pancreatectomy were retrospectively reviewed. The pre...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ohtsuka T,Mori Y,Ishigami K,Fujimoto T,Miyasaka Y,Nakata K,Ohuchida K,Nagai E,Oda Y,Shimizu S,Nakamura M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to determine the late effects and associated morbidity of radiotherapy on normal tissue, patients with squamous carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx were retrospectively reviewed. Between 1964 and 1975, 569 patients with cancer of the floor of the mouth, oral tongue, tonsil, and retromolar trigone...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Larson DL,Lindberg RD,Lane E,Goepfert H

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:mesh techniques are the preferable methods for repair of small ventral hernias, as a primary suture repair shows high recurrence rates. The aim of this prospective study was to compare the retromuscular sublay technique with the intraperitoneal underlay technique for primary umbilical hernias. METHODS:from ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Berrevoet F,D'Hont F,Rogiers X,Troisi R,de Hemptinne B

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mentoring has been recognized as a critical aspect of the professional and/or personal development of the student, resident or faculty member. This career development resource discusses strategies for building effective mentoring relationships and outlines some of the challenges to contemporary mentoring. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sanfey H,Hollands C,Gantt NL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe fasting hypoglycemia and hypoinsulinemia occurred in a sixty-six year old woman with an intrahepatic mesenchymal tumor. An extract from the tumor was potent in inhibiting the arginine-induced glucagon secretion from the isolated perfused porcine pancreas. This observation supports the theory recently advanced t...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jensen SL,Kühl C,Lauritsen KB,Moody AJ

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obturator hernia is a relatively rare pelvic hernia and usually occurs in elderly, thin, multiparous women. Because symptoms are nonspecific, the diagnosis is often delayed until laparotomy is performed form to treat bowel obstruction. METHODS:Forty-three patients with obturator hernia undergoing surgery at...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kammori M,Mafune K,Hirashima T,Kawahara M,Hashimoto M,Ogawa T,Ohta H,Hashimoto H,Kaminishi M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The progress and development of stapling devices has been remarkable. They have become indispensable for gastrointestinal diseases and are increasingly utilized in laparoscopic operations. Liver surgery applications for this technique are continuing to emerge, and in this study, we introduced the use of stap...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kaneko H,Otsuka Y,Takagi S,Tsuchiya M,Tamura A,Shiba T

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00