Intracellular demonstration of growth hormone in human mammary carcinoma cells.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This review was performed to evaluate the outcome of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for isolated metastatic or locally advanced nonperiampullary tumors at a single institution over a 13-year period. METHODS:Between 1983 and 1996, patients undergoing PD for metastatic or locally advanced ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Harrison LE,Merchant N,Cohen AM,Brennan MF

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The charts of 81 patients who underwent skull base surgery between 1982 and 1993 were reviewed retrospectively. Data relative to demographic aspects, clinical stage, previous treatment, surgical approach, type of reconstruction, histology, extent of disease, complications, and follow-up were analyzed. The craniofacial...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Dos Santos LR,Cernea CR,Brandao LG,Siqueira MG,Vellutini EA,Velazco OP,Cruz OL,Morais-Besteiro J,Freitas CA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minor burns represent .96% to 1.5% of emergency department visits, yet burn center referral is common. Analysis of the Grady Memorial Hospital Burn Center examined the feasibility and savings if pediatric burns were managed locally with as-needed consultation. METHODS:Prospective data on 219 consecutive adm...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Vercruysse GA,Ingram WL,Feliciano DV

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of preoperative irradiation on the healing of low colorectal anastomoses was studied experimentally. In 12 dogs in whom preoperative irradiation of 4,000 rads was given before low colorectal stapled anastomosis was performed, anastomotic leakage occurred in 66 percent. More than half of the anastomotic leak...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Morgenstern L,Sanders G,Wahlstrom E,Yadegar J,Amodeo P

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We retrospectively studied whether ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (US-FNAB) showed improved sensitivity in patients with palpable thyroid nodules. METHODS:A total of 70 patients (72 lesions) with thyroid nodules underwent US-FNAB and 94 patients (94 lesions) underwent FNAB guided by manual ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hatada T,Okada K,Ishii H,Ichii S,Utsunomiya J

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of 352 patients with primary liver cell carcinoma treated by the author is presented. The poor rate of resectability (7 per cent) has necessitated various forms of treatment over the years. These are described in detail. Based on this experience, the current form of treatment for nonresectable carcinoma is su...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Balasegaram M

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:New prognosticators are necessary for optimizing the extent of thyroidectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy in differentiated thyroid carcinoma. METHODS:Tumor microvessel density (MVD), expression of thymidine phosphorylase (dThdPase) and CD68 stained macrophages were evaluated in 71 differentiated thyroid carci...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Dhar DK,Kubota H,Kotoh T,Tabara H,Watanabe R,Tachibana M,Kohno H,Nagasue N

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of breast-imaging studies in identifying cancer and high-risk lesions among patients with spontaneous, single-duct, nipple discharge (SSND). METHODS:The medical records of 168 cases with SSND treated with duct excision between June 1998 and May 2004 wer...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Adepoju LJ,Chun J,El-Tamer M,Ditkoff BA,Schnabel F,Joseph KA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-eight patients with invasive melanoma of the head and neck underwent regional nodal dissections by one surgeon from 1971 to 1981. Types of nodal dissections employed were radical neck dissection and modified radical neck dissection, alone or in combination, with selective nodal dissection of the parotid, jugular...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Turkula LD,Woods JE

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy continues about how often a negative laparotomy should be accepted in the management of patients with blunt and penetrating trauma. A key issue is the complications, especially small bowel obstruction. To define these complications, the charts of 248 patients who underwent negative laparotomy for trauma we...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Weigelt JA,Kingman RG

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of a thyroid nodule was performed in 797 patients. Ninety-six patients had resection of the thyroid nodule performed subsequent to a one-time FNA biopsy. The surgical pathology of these 96 cases demonstrated a 5.8% false-negative rate and a 9.9% false-positive rate. As a consequence...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Dwarakanathan AA,Staren ED,D'Amore MJ,Kluskens LF,Martirano M,Economou SG

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromuscular disease of the carotid artery was identified in 30 patients, which represented 3.2 percent of all patients who had cerebral angiography at Brooke Army Medical Center in the 6 year period from 1978 to 1984. Focal neurologic events were the presenting symptoms in 63 percent of the patients. The majority of...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Wesen CA,Elliott BM

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The need for mechanical ventilation (MV) after spinal cord injury (SCI) is a risk factor for prolonged critical care. The "purpose" of this study was to identify the level of cervical SCI that requires MV, thereby defining candidates for tracheostomy. METHODS:Patients with cervical SCI over a 15-year period...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jones TS,Burlew CC,Johnson JL,Jones E,Kornblith LZ,Biffl WL,Stovall RT,Pieracci FM,Stahel PF,Moore EE

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with diverticulitis have a 20% risk of requiring urgent/emergent treatment. Since morbidity and mortality rates differ between elective and urgent/emergent care, understanding associated disparities is critical. We compared factors associated with treatment setting for diverticulitis and evaluated d...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Lemini R,Spaulding AC,Osagiede O,Cochuyt JJ,Naessens JM,Crandall M,Cima RR,Colibaseanu DT

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical malpractice is a source of stress and cost to physicians. Little is known about how it impacts resident physicians. METHODS:We analyzed data from the Comparative Benchmarking System between 2007 and 2016. We also surveyed surgery residents at our institution regarding malpractice in training. RESUL...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Zhao B,Cajas-Monson LC,Ramamoorthy S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study explores the nature and the intention of attending surgeons' guiding behaviors performed in the operating room (OR) in order to build taxonomy of OR guiding behavior. METHODS:Nine attending surgeons and 8 surgical residents were invited to observe 8 prerecorded surgical cases from 4 common proced...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chen XP,Williams RG,Sanfey HA,Smink DS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to describe the incidence and clinical/pathologic characteristics of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PMC) in a community hospital setting and to evaluate the frequency and characteristics of these lesions when unsuspected preoperatively. METHODS:A total of 723 patients underw...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Dunki-Jacobs E,Grannan K,McDonough S,Engel AM

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective randomized clinical trial, whole gut lavage was evaluated against conventional mechanical cleansing for colonic operations. The lavage took less time to perform, was better tolerated by patients, and resulted in more satisfactory preparation as judged by frequency of collapsed intestines. There was no...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Chung RS,Gurll NJ,Berglund EM

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information illustrating the benefits of fracture stabilization after multiple trauma has been gathering for almost a century. At the turn of the last century, the introduction of the Thomas splint clearly demonstrated the importance of skeletal stabilization in the management of these patients. The introduction of st...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Pape HC,Giannoudis P,Krettek C

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curettage of lymph nodes in 36 patients with cancer of the thoracic esophagus was performed in the bilateral supraclavicular, right intrathoracic and abdominal regions. The overall metastatic ratio in lymph nodes was 52.8 percent (19 of 36). It was particularly high in the right supraclavicular nodes (26.7 percent), t...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Sannohe Y,Hiratsuka R,Doki K

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study descriptively analyzes characteristics of general surgery residency and practice and their influence on student interest in surgical careers. METHODS:Fourth-year medical students were invited to complete an Internet-based survey. A 5-point Likert scale described characteristics of general surgery...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cochran A,Melby S,Neumayer LA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic injuries during pregnancy are the leading cause of nonobstetric maternal mortality. We aimed to determine hospital charges for trauma activations during pregnancy. METHODS:We used the Illinois State Trauma Registry data from 1999 to 2003. Using STATA for bivariate and regression analyses, we compa...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Periyanayagam U,Crandall M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accepted approach to patients with intermittent calf claudication is nonoperative unless the symptoms are truly incapacitating, in which case arteriography and either percutaneous angioplasty or operation is indicated. Arteriography is considered a preoperative procedure. However, with improvements in percutaneous...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Collier P,Wilcox G,Brooks D,Laffey S,Dalton T

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radionuclide lymphograms provide invaluable preoperative information on many truncal melanomas of the skin that require elective regional lymph node dissection. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jones RF,Moe RE,Nelp W

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of unicystic ameloblastoma of the mandible in a 10-year-old child is described. In addition to the mandibular swelling the patient also had a proliferative lesion over the alveolus that masqueraded as a neoplastic lesion. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Qureshi SS,Qureshi SS,Medhi SS,Kane SV

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Besides alcohol and gallstones, pancreatic ischemia can cause acute pancreatitis (AP). This entity should be considered when no other reasons can be defined. The aim of the current study was to define ischemic AP with its pathophysiologic, radiologic, and clinical conditions. METHODS:Eleven patients with is...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Hackert T,Hartwig W,Fritz S,Schneider L,Strobel O,Werner J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strategies for the effective application of palliative procedures are infrequently standardized and incompletely understood. The effect on patient outcome as determined by elements such as resolution of chief complaints, quality of life, pain control, morbidity of therapy, and resource utilization should pre...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Miner TJ,Jaques DP,Tavaf-Motamen H,Shriver CD

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increased utilization of expanded criteria kidney donors has necessitated the reevaluation of multiple donor risk factors to insure the best outcome from this valuable resource. Reports of decreased graft survival in recipients of kidneys from donors with > or =20% glomerular sclerosis (GS) have led many...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Lu AD,Desai D,Myers BD,Dafoe DC,Alfrey EJ

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy is one of the most serious complications in thyroid surgery. No prospective studies are available that evaluate if the additional use of intraoperative neuromonitoring reduces the rate of RLN palsy. METHODS:Between January 1 and December 31, 1998, surgery for histologic...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Thomusch O,Sekulla C,Walls G,Machens A,Dralle H

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastroesophageal reflux is frequently associated with abnormal motility in the body of the esophagus. Concern for dysphagia has led surgeons to perform less competent procedures in this group, or to avoid surgery altogether. The current study was undertaken to evaluate our experience with the laparoscopic Hi...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Aye RW,Mazza DE,Hill LD

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00