Thymic neuroendocrine tumors: a SEER database analysis of 160 patients.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine prevalence of documented preoperative code status discussions and post-operative outcomes (specifically mortality, readmission and discharge disposition) of patients with completed Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatments (MOLST) forms before surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:A MOLST form...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tanious M,Lindvall C,Cooper Z,Tukan N,Peters S,Streid J,Fields K,Bader A

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of tumor characteristics and treatment approach on (1) local recurrence, (2) scoliosis development and (3) patient-reported quality of life in children with sarcoma of the chest wall. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Children with chest wall sarcoma require multimodal therapy including chemoth...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Harris CJ,Helenowski I,Murphy AJ,Mansfield SA,LaQuaglia MP,Heaton TE,Cavalli M,Murphy JT,Newman E,Overmen RE,Kartal TT,Cooke-Barber J,Donaher A,Malek MM,Kalsi R,Kim ES,Zobel MJ,Goodhue CJ,Naik-Mathuria BJ,Jefferson

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with major burns and an animal model of burn injury were studied to determine the mechanism of depressed interleukin-2 (IL-2) production after thermal injury and to determine the effect of such injury on IL-2 receptor (IL-2R) expression and function. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Major burn injury is know...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Horgan AF,Mendez MV,O'Riordain DS,Holzheimer RG,Mannick JA,Rodrick ML

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients with chronic alcohol-induced pancreatitis with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography evidence of common bile duct stenosis were studied to determine the clinical spectrum and natural history of this complication, as well as the indications for biliary bypass. In 17% of patients, common bile duc...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kalvaria I,Bornman PC,Marks IN,Girdwood AH,Bank L,Kottler RE

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure plasma levels of angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1), angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) early after trauma and to determine their clinical significance. BACKGROUND:Angiopoietins and VEGF play a central role in the physiology and pathophysiology of endothelial cells. Ang-2 ha...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ganter MT,Cohen MJ,Brohi K,Chesebro BB,Staudenmayer KL,Rahn P,Christiaans SC,Bir ND,Pittet JF

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An analysis of the injuries and treatment of the first 100 patients from the Syrian civil war was conducted to monitor quality of care and outcome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:As reports of the collapse of health care systems in regions within Syria reach the media, patients find themselves crossing the border i...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Biswas S,Waksman I,Baron S,Fuchs D,Rechnitzer H,Dally N,Kassis S,Hadary A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Two techniques of duodenum-preserving resection of the head of the pancreas were compared in a prospective, randomized trial. The technical feasibility and effects on quality of life were assessed. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Drainage and resection are the principles of surgery in chronic pancreatitis. The techn...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Izbicki JR,Bloechle C,Knoefel WT,Kuechler T,Binmoeller KF,Broelsch CE

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postcholecystectomy complex bile duct injuries involving the hilar confluence, which are often associated with vascular injuries and liver atrophy, remain a considerable surgical challenge. The aim of this study is to report our experience of major hepatectomy with long-term outcome in these patients. METHO...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Laurent A,Sauvanet A,Farges O,Watrin T,Rivkine E,Belghiti J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The management and outcome of 138 abdominal shotgun wounds were examined over a 5-year period. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:It has been proposed that exploratory laparotomy may be unnecessary and even overused in a subset of patients with abdominal shotgun wounds. METHODS:Data on shotgun wound patients from Octo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Cairns BA,Oller DW,Meyer AA,Napolitano LM,Rutledge R,Baker CC

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the experience of three general surgeons performing 304 laparoscopic cholecystectomies in three private hospitals between October 1989 and November 1990. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy boasts two major advantages over the conventional procedure: the remarkable reduction in postoperative pain and econo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Graves HA Jr,Ballinger JF,Anderson WJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to identify the prognostic factors before neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) in the patients with localized PDAC. Furthermore, to identify the post-surgical survival predictors of patients with LAPC. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Surgical resection may occupy an important position in ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kato H,Kishiwada M,Hayasaki A,Chipaila J,Maeda K,Noguchi D,Gyoten K,Fujii T,Iizawa Y,Tanemura A,Murata Y,Kuriyama N,Usui M,Sakurai H,Isaji S,Mizuno S

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that higher hospital volume decreases endoscopic and surgical re-intervention rates after antireflux surgery. BACKGROUND:Antireflux surgery for gastro-esophageal reflux disease is followed by varying rates of re-interventions. Whether hospital volume influences re-intervention rates is...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Markar S,Santoni G,Maret-Ouda J,Artama M,Färkkilä M,Lynge E,Pukkala E,Ness-Jensen E,von Euler-Chelpin M,Lagergren J

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors analyzed the frequency and character of postoperative complications after splenectomy in patients with hematologic malignancies, and correlated these findings with preoperative conditions that could have predicted their outcome. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Splenectomy is performed for hematologic mal...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Horowitz J,Smith JL,Weber TK,Rodriguez-Bigas MA,Petrelli NJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infected (mycotic) aortic aneurysms are infrequent and, without surgical intervention, usually lead to uncontrolled sepsis or catastrophic hemorrhage. Symptoms are frequently absent or non-specific during the early stages, and a high index of suspicion is essential to make the diagnosis. Surgery performed after ruptur...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gomes MN,Choyke PL,Wallace RB

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dilution technique for determining cardiac output using indocyanine green dye is limited in patients weighing less than 20 kg because of the obligatory volume loss. Reproducible achieved using the green dye dilution method by the establishment of a low flow peripheral arteriovenous shunt. The shunt materials were ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Deeb GM,Borovetz HS,Griffith BP,Hardesty RL

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To achieve consensus on the best practices in the management of ventral hernias (VH). BACKGROUND:Management patterns for VH are heterogeneous, often with little supporting evidence or correlation with existing evidence. METHODS:A systematic review identified the highest level of evidence available for each ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Liang MK,Holihan JL,Itani K,Alawadi ZM,Gonzalez JR,Askenasy EP,Ballecer C,Chong HS,Goldblatt MI,Greenberg JA,Harvin JA,Keith JN,Martindale RG,Orenstein S,Richmond B,Roth JS,Szotek P,Towfigh S,Tsuda S,Vaziri K,Berg

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data are presented on the clinical application of radionuclide imaging to evaluate changes in cadaver transplant function in the immediate postoperative period. The method uses orthoiodohippuric acid (hippuran) administered IV, with scintillation imaging, and curve analysis by a digital computer. An initial study is a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Mandel SR,Mattern WD,Staab E,Johnson G Jr

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Aggressive human melanomas express, C-X-C chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4), the receptor for the chemokine, stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha (SDF-1α). The CXCR4-SDF-1α axis has been postulated to increase melanoma invasiveness. We discovered that SDF-1α specifically upregulates E-selectin on endothelial cells,...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Liu ZJ,Tian R,Li Y,An W,Zhuge Y,Livingstone AS,Velazquez OC

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1969 to 1985, 129 patients with combined pancreatoduodenal injuries were treated at one urban trauma center. A total of 104 patients (80.6%) had penetrating wounds, and multiple visceral and vascular injuries were usually associated with the pancreatoduodenal injury. Primary repair or resection of one or both org...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Feliciano DV,Martin TD,Cruse PA,Graham JM,Burch JM,Mattox KL,Bitondo CG,Jordan GL Jr

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the gene expression signature of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in relation to the gross morphology. BACKGROUND:Eggel's nodular type of HCC is morphologically subclassified into the single nodular (SN) type, the single nodular type with extranodular growth (SNEG), and the confluent multinodular (...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Murakata A,Tanaka S,Mogushi K,Yasen M,Noguchi N,Irie T,Kudo A,Nakamura N,Tanaka H,Arii S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether glutamine (GLN)-supplemented parenteral nutrition (PN) improves clinical outcomes in surgical intensive care unit (SICU) patients. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:GLN requirements may increase with critical illness. GLN-supplemented PN may improve clinical outcomes in SICU patients. METHODS:A p...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ziegler TR,May AK,Hebbar G,Easley KA,Griffith DP,Dave N,Collier BR,Cotsonis GA,Hao L,Leong T,Manatunga AK,Rosenberg ES,Jones DP,Martin GS,Jensen GL,Sax HC,Kudsk KA,Galloway JR,Blumberg HM,Evans ME,Wischmeyer PE

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous epidural anesthesia offers special advantages for patients with vascular disease. In 193 patients who had this technique employed for aortofemoral arteriography, profound pain relief was provided and the accompanying vasodilation produced superior demonstration of collateral and small distal vessels. Eleven...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fuchs JC,Fagraeus L,Lumb PD

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term outcome of patients with esophageal cancer after resection of the extraesophageal component of the neoplastic process en bloc with the esophageal tube. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Opinions are conflicting about the addition of extended resection of locoregional lymph nodes and soft tiss...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Collard JM,Otte JB,Fiasse R,Laterre PF,De Kock M,Longueville J,Glineur D,Romagnoli R,Reynaert M,Kestens PJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors evaluated the outcome and potential prognostic factors of 60 patients with surgically resected periampullary tumors. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Periampullary carcinomas exhibit different clinical behaviors according to their site of origin. There are no prognostic factors for deciding the type of su...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chan C,Herrera MF,de la Garza L,Quintanilla-Martinez L,Vargas-Vorackova F,Richaud-Patín Y,Llorente L,Uscanga L,Robles-Diaz G,Leon E

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OF BACKGROUND DATA AND OBJECTIVES:Operating theatres are typically the most resource-intensive area of a hospital, 3-6 times more energy-intensive than the rest of the hospital and a major contributor of waste. The primary objective of this systematic review was to evaluate existing literature calculating the carbon fo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Rizan C,Steinbach I,Nicholson R,Lillywhite R,Reed M,Bhutta MF

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the proportion of registered trials published in the surgical literature, to compare, in registered trials, the primary outcomes registered with those published and to determine whether outcome-reporting bias favored significant primary outcomes. BACKGROUND:Trial protocol registration before pat...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Killeen S,Sourallous P,Hunter IA,Hartley JE,Grady HL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the significance of the extent of mesorectal tumor invasion as a prognostic factor for T3 rectal cancer patients. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:There is controversy as to which primary lesion characteristics, other than regional lymph node involvement, in T3 rectal cancer are reliable prognostic facto...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Miyoshi M,Ueno H,Hashiguchi Y,Mochizuki H,Talbot IC

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate potential impacts of restructuring general surgery training on colorectal (CR) surgery recruitment and expertise. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:In response to the American Surgical Association Blue Ribbon Committee report on surgical education (2004), the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schmitz CC,Rothenberger DA,Trudel JL,Wolff BG

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of esophageal classification for adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEJ) of the seventh American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM classification. BACKGROUND:The seventh AJCC TNM classification proposed the new classification for AEJ as a par...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Suh YS,Han DS,Kong SH,Lee HJ,Kim YT,Kim WH,Lee KU,Yang HK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 20 months, 28 patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux were treated with the Angelchik anti-reflux prosthesis. The patients ranged in age from 12 to 75 years, with symptoms present from one to 24 years. Vigorous medical management had failed with all patients prior to surgery. Before operation...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Starling JR,Reichelderfer MO,Pellett JR,Belzer FO

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00