Molecules, cancer, and the surgeon. A review of molecular biology and its implications for surgical oncology.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether level of arterial obstruction determines the effectiveness of SET in patients with IC. BACKGROUND DATA:Guidelines advocate SET before invasive treatment for IC, but early revascularization remains widespread, especially in patients with aortoiliac disease. METHODS:Patients were recruited f...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： van den Houten MML,Jansen S,van der Laan L,Vriens PWHE,Willigendael EM,Koelemay MJW,Scheltinga MRM,Teijink JAW,ELECT Study Group.

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition-related microRNAs (miRNAs) as serum biomarkers for prognosis and prediction of metastasis in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). BACKGROUND:Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition-related miRNAs drive CRC progression and metastasis. However, the...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Toiyama Y,Hur K,Tanaka K,Inoue Y,Kusunoki M,Boland CR,Goel A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the surgical and pathologic findings of 15 patients who had initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and received preoperative systemic chemoimmunotherapy and sequential resection. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:More than 80% of patients with HCC present for treatment at an unresectable stag...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lau WY,Leung TW,Lai BS,Liew CT,Ho SK,Yu SC,Tang AM

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In construction of the eosphagojejunostomy after total gastrectomy, the EEA stapled (US Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT) and the two-layer interrupted 3-0 Dexon anastomoses are compared concerning the radiological appearance, breaking strength, circulation, and collagen concentration. Thirty female pigs were used. A...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Walther B,Löwenhielm P,Strand SE,Ståhlberg F,Uvelius B,Oscarson J,Evander A

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the histopathological indicators significantly associated with surgical outcome and the pattern of recurrence in the setting of preoperative gemcitabine-based chemoradiation therapy (CRT) and subsequent pancreatectomy. BACKGROUND:Clinicopathological assessment of the resected specimen is an indisp...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Takahashi H,Ohigashi H,Ishikawa O,Gotoh K,Yamada T,Nagata S,Tomita Y,Eguchi H,Doki Y,Yano M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the distant metastatic potential of duodeno-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (DP-NETs) in patients with MEN1, according to functional status and size. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:DP-NETs, with their numerous lesions and endocrine secretion-related symptoms, continue to be a medical challenge; unfortuna...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Vinault S,Mariet AS,Le Bras M,Mirallié E,Cardot-Bauters C,Pattou F,Ruszniewski P,Sauvanet A,Chanson P,Baudin E,Elias D,Menegaux F,Gaujoux S,Borson-Chazot F,Lifante JC,Caron P,Carrère N,Tabarin A,Laurent C,Klein M,

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1982 to June 1986, 444 patients had localization of 500 nonpalpable mammographically suspicious lesions using the Kopans hook wire technique. Four hundred ninety-nine biopsies were performed in 443 patients. Cancer was identified in 12% of the biopsies performed for a suspicious mass or density and in 20%...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Symmonds RE Jr,Roberts JW

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current treatment modalities for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) include plasmapheresis (PP), splenectomy, steroids, dextran, other antiplatelet agents, and vinca alkaloids. Prior to the development of PP and use of multimodality treatment for TTP, mortality rates exceeded 50%. This report reviews 11 patient...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schneider PA,Rayner AA,Linker CA,Schuman MA,Liu ET,Hohn DC

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Surgical resection provides the only possibility of cure for pancreas cancer. A standard adjuvant approach has not been established. We tested the safety and efficacy of a granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-based immunotherapy administered in patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcino...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lutz E,Yeo CJ,Lillemoe KD,Biedrzycki B,Kobrin B,Herman J,Sugar E,Piantadosi S,Cameron JL,Solt S,Onners B,Tartakovsky I,Choi M,Sharma R,Illei PB,Hruban RH,Abrams RA,Le D,Jaffee E,Laheru D

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate a preoperative frailty index (pFI) for use in population-based health administrative (HA) data. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Frailty is a robust predictor of adverse postoperative outcomes. Population-level frailty measures used in surgical studies have significant methodological limitatio...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： McIsaac DI,Wong CA,Huang A,Moloo H,van Walraven C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Length of stay (LOS) is an important outcome as a marker of resource consumption. Determining which factors increase LOS may provide information on reducing costs and improving the delivery of care. The purpose of this study was to determine the independent association of intraoperative process of care and po...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Collins TC,Daley J,Henderson WH,Khuri SF

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambulatory venous pressure (AVP) and ascending and retro-grade phlebography have been used to elucidate the precise pathogenetic factors in cases of venous stasis. On the bases of this information, procedures aimed at the correction of the particular pathophysiological alterations were carried out. Fifty-two lower ext...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Schanzer H,Peirce EC 2nd

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Fee Schedule confers higher value for physician work in procedure and test codes than in Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes. BACKGROUND:Medicare Payment Advisory Commission previously demonstrated that time for medical serv...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kerber KA,Raphaelson M,Barkley GL,Burke JF

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that inpatient postoperative pain trajectories are associated with 30-day inpatient readmission and emergency department (ED) visits. BACKGROUND:Surgical readmissions have few known modifiable predictors. Pain experienced by patients may reflect surgical complications and/or inadequate or dif...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hernandez-Boussard T,Graham LA,Desai K,Wahl TS,Aucoin E,Richman JS,Morris MS,Itani KM,Telford GL,Hawn MT

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To train surgeons in a standardized technique of sentinel lymph node biopsy and to prepare them for the requirements of a prospective randomized surgical trial. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The NSABP B32 trial opened to accrual in May 1999. A significant component of this trial was a prerandomization training pha...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Harlow SP,Krag DN,Julian TB,Ashikaga T,Weaver DL,Feldman SA,Klimberg VS,Kusminsky R,Moffat FL Jr,Noyes RD,Beitsch PD

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To summarize the current world position on laparoscopic liver surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Multiple series have reported on the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic liver surgery. Small and medium sized procedures have become commonplace in many centers, while major laparoscopic liver resections have been...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Buell JF,Cherqui D,Geller DA,O'Rourke N,Iannitti D,Dagher I,Koffron AJ,Thomas M,Gayet B,Han HS,Wakabayashi G,Belli G,Kaneko H,Ker CG,Scatton O,Laurent A,Abdalla EK,Chaudhury P,Dutson E,Gamblin C,D'Angelica M,Nag

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Grafting the circumflex coronary artery has been more difficult technically than the right or anterior descending because of its posterior location and the angles of its marginal branches. However, grafting this artery has been substantially simplified by a method wherein the graft is passed directly through the trans...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hudspeth AS

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane (Tx) medication of depressed cardiac performance during abdominal aortic aneurysm operative surgery was studied by contrasting the effects of 650 mg aspirin administered 12 hours before operation to that of a placebo. In 11 patients who received a placebo, the stab...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Utsunomiya T,Krausz MM,Dunham B,Mannick JA,Allen PD,Shepro D,Hechtman HB

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine whether older adults are at higher risk of lasting functional and cognitive decline after surgery, and the impact of decline on survival and healthcare use. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Patient-centered outcomes after surgery are poorly characterized. METHODS:Using data fro...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Suwanabol PA,Li Y,Abrahamse P,De Roo AC,Vu JV,Silveira MJ,Mody L,Dimick JB

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The obturator bypass graft operation can be performed in a moderately simplified manner by a technique that allows extension of indications for the procedure beyond situations in which sepsis is present in the groin. Long-term analysis of the results of the cases available for study indicates that the procedure may ve...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Pearce WH,Ricco JB,Yao JS,Flinn WR,Bergan JJ

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred forty-eight patients were treated with preoperative radiation therapy and surgery for resectable rectal adenocarcinoma at the University of Florida between 1975 and 1986. All patients had at least 5 years' follow-up; no patient was lost to follow-up. Three treatment protocols were used over the study perio...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Mendenhall WM,Bland KI,Copeland EM 3rd,Summers GE,Pfaff WW,Souba WW,Million RR

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Currently single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SIL-A) has become an option for treating appendicitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of SIL-A compared with conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CL-A) on a large experimental cohort. BACKGROUND:Several studies had repo...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Kim JH,Kim HY,Park SK,Lee JS,Heo DS,Park SW,Lee YS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors' aim was to determine the requirement for an active interleukin (IL)-1 receptor during the development and progression of acute pancreatitis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Interleukin-1 is a pro- inflammatory cytokine that has been shown to be produced during acute pancreatitis. Earlier animal studi...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Norman JG,Fink G,Franz M,Guffey J,Carter G,Davison B,Sexton C,Glaccum M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document the decreased incidence of surgical complications after pancreas transplantation in recent times. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Compared with other abdominal transplants, pancreas transplants have historically had the highest incidence of surgical complications. However, over the past few years, the au...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Humar A,Kandaswamy R,Granger D,Gruessner RW,Gruessner AC,Sutherland DE

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To discuss the difficulties in dealing with infected or exposed ventral hernia mesh, and to illustrate one solution using an autogenous abdominal wall reconstruction technique. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The definitive treatment for any infected prosthetic material in the body is removal and substitution. When ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Szczerba SR,Dumanian GA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE(S):To define the evolving role of integrative surgical management including transplantation for patients gut failure (GF). METHODS:A total of 500 patients with total parenteral nutrition-dependent catastrophic and chronic GF were referred for surgical intervention particularly transplantation and comprised t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Abu-Elmagd KM,Armanyous SR,Fujiki M,Parekh NR,Osman M,Scalish M,Newhouse E,Fouda Y,Lennon E,Shatnawei A,Kirby D,Steiger E,Khanna A,Radhakrishnan K,Quintini C,Hashimoto K,Barnes J,Costa G

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the influence of surgeon age and other factors on proficiency in laparoscopic or open hernia repair. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:In a multicenter, randomized trial comparing open and laparoscopic herniorrhaphies, conducted in Veterans Administration hospitals (CSP 456), we reported significant diffe...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Neumayer LA,Gawande AA,Wang J,Giobbie-Hurder A,Itani KM,Fitzgibbons RJ Jr,Reda D,Jonasson O,CSP #456 Investigators.

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a five-year period, 34 patients had persistence or recurrence of abnormal hemodynamic measurements in limbs after arterial reconstruction depsite graft patency documented by arteriography. Initial operations included aortofemoral (four), femorofemoral (ten), femoropopliteal (18), and femorotibial (two) bypass. ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： O'Mara CS,Flinn WR,Johnson ND,Bergan JJ,Yao JS

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess pancreatic fistula rate and secondary endpoints after pancreatogastrostomy (PG) versus pancreatojejunostomy (PJ) for reconstruction in pancreatoduodenectomy in the setting of a multicenter randomized controlled trial. BACKGROUND:PJ and PG are established methods for reconstruction in pancreatoduod...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Keck T,Wellner UF,Bahra M,Klein F,Sick O,Niedergethmann M,Wilhelm TJ,Farkas SA,Börner T,Bruns C,Kleespies A,Kleeff J,Mihaljevic AL,Uhl W,Chromik A,Fendrich V,Heeger K,Padberg W,Hecker A,Neumann UP,Junge K,Kalff

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of pH on the tensile properties of eight commonly used 2-0 suture materials--plain catgut, Dexon, Vicryl, silk, Nurolon, Ethilon, Mersilene, and Prolene--were examined. The pH level ranged from 3.0 to 10.0. In general, absorbable suture materials were more sensitive to pH than non-absorbable suture materia...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chu CC,Moncrief G

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00