A hepatologist's view of variceal bleeding.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has been used to treat a variety of splenic disorders. However, there have been few direct comparisons of this approach with open splenectomy (OS). METHODS:Results and outcomes were compared retrospectively in 46 consecutive patients treated by laparoscopic (n = 26) or open spl...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Brunt LM,Langer JC,Quasebarth MA,Whitman ED

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were designed to examine the functional characteristics of lymphocytes harvested from the human intestine. Lymphocytes were harvested from the intestines of patients undergoing intestinal resection for a variety of gut disorders. The mitogenic and allogeneic responses of gut lymphocytes were found to be co...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Smith EB,Leapman SB,Filo RS,Jesseph JE,Smith PG

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of photodynamic therapy tumor destruction is dependent upon both the interruption of the tumor vasculature and the resultant production of unstable oxygen species causing cellular oxidation and death. Chloroaluminum sulfonated phthalocyanine (CASP) is a recently developed photosensitizer. In order to stud...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Stern SJ,Flock ST,Small S,Thomsen S,Jacques S

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although partial splenectomy is preferable to total splenectomy for maintaining an immune response, several techniques by which splenic parenchyma were divided in partial splenectomy have been controversial. METHODS:Partial splenectomy using a new and simple device that irradiates radiofrequency combined wi...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Itamoto T,Fukuda S,Tashiro H,Ohdan H,Asahara T

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to assess reliability and construct validity of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for evaluating the clinical skills of surgical residents. Reliability refers to precision of the examination and construct validity to the degree to which the examination can discrimina...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cohen R,Reznick RK,Taylor BR,Provan J,Rothman A

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Academic institutions have increasingly focused on educating physicians and surgeons in concepts of value-based care, including quality improvement (QI). The extent to which QI curricular competencies are addressed in specialty surgical residency training is unclear. METHODS:A survey instrument was develope...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Jacobs AC,Malhotra NR,Purnell SM,Lee YJ,Wolf L,Millar MM,Cartwright PC,Smith BK

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The survival of patients with metastatic melanoma is poor. The response rates for chemotherapy and immunotherapy have been low, with no real improvement in survival. We reviewed the results of surgical resection. METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of the medical records of all patients who underwen...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Fletcher WS,Pommier RF,Lum S,Wilmarth TJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parastomal hernia repair remains a significant surgical challenge. Recurrence after standard "keyhole" or primary suture repair is common. We adopted and modified a new technique using a construct shaped like an inverted top hat. We review our experience over the last six years in the first 30 patients (31 consecutive...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Fitzgerald MJ,Ullrich S,Singh K,Misholy O,Kingham P,Brady MS

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management of the open abdomen with polyglactin 910 mesh followed by split-thickness skin grafts allows safe, early closure of abdominal wounds. This technique can be modified to manage enteroatmospheric fistulae. Staged ventral hernia is performed in a less inflamed surgical field. METHODS:A retrospective ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cheesborough JE,Park E,Souza JM,Dumanian GA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extended left hepatectomy including the middle hepatic vein (MHV) may potentially induce right paramedian sector congestion of the remnant liver. METHODS:To prevent venous congestion in the right paramedian sector, we performed extended left hepatectomy including the left hemiliver and anterior segment, whi...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Cho A,Yamamoto H,Kainuma O,Nagata M,Takiguchi N,Shimada H,Soda H,Gunji H,Miyazaki A,Ikeda A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the results of 133 bone scans and 63 liver scans (computed tomography, liver-spleen radionuclide scan, or ultrasonography) obtained for the preoperative evaluation of breast cancer patients. Information on the preoperative staging of breast cancer (TNM classification) was available in 131 of 133 patients. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Brar HS,Sisley JF,Johnson RH Jr

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Specific International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes for laparoscopic procedures introduced in 2008 allow a more accurate evaluation of laparoscopic colorectal surgery. METHODS:Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2009, a retrospective analysis of surgical colorectal cancer and divertic...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kang CY,Chaudhry OO,Halabi WJ,Nguyen V,Carmichael JC,Stamos MJ,Mills S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the current study was to identify predictors of pathologic complete response (pCR) following neoadjuvant therapy. METHODS:From 2000 to 2007, 518 breast cancer patients received neoadjuvant therapy. Data were compared using chi(2) and Fisher's exact tests and multivariate analysis of variance, as ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Tan MC,Al Mushawah F,Gao F,Aft RL,Gillanders WE,Eberlein TJ,Margenthaler JA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quercetin exhibits antitumor activity. We investigated the effect of quercetin on the in vitro and in vivo growth of two squamous cell carcinoma cell lines and a normal human lung fibroblast-like cell line. The in vivo effect was evaluated using implantable cell growth chambers implanted subcutaneously in immunocompet...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Castillo MH,Perkins E,Campbell JH,Doerr R,Hassett JM,Kandaswami C,Middleton E Jr

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sustained intraabdominal pressures of 14 to 20 mm Hg have significant pathophysiological consequences, but there is currently no satisfactory low-morbidity procedure appropriate for intervention early in the disease process of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). The anatomical principles of abdominal wall ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Voss M,Pinheiro J,Reynolds J,Greene R,Dewhirst M,Vaslef SN,Clary E,Eubanks WS

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The care of patients with rhabdomyosarcoma has undergone significant change in the past decade. Careful staging and multidisciplinary treatment have improved the prognosis for patients with this neoplasm. A review of the medical literature of the past decade documents these changes in staging, therapy and prognosis. ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Bizer LS

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although 90% of patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) experience "excellent" or "good" results after thoracic outlet decompression, recurrent symptoms may develop in certain patients. METHODS:This is a retrospective review of patients with NTOS who developed recurrent symptoms of upper ex...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Ambrad-Chalela E,Thomas GI,Johansen KH

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our swine model of pulmonary contusion (PC) and hemorrhagic shock (HS) was initially complicated by renal failure, hyperkalemia, and premature death. To study the effects of novel therapies on organ failure, improved survival was necessary requiring the design of an aggressive treatment regimen. METHODS:A...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Smith S,Behrens B,McCully B,Murphy J,Bommiasamy A,Goodman A,Dewey E,Pati S,Schreiber M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure of tape-guided living donor left hepatectomy is described. A tape was placed along the anterior wall of the inferior vena cava for left liver with caudate lobe, and along Arantius' ligament for left liver without caudate lobe. The final step of liver transection was applied by dividing the liver parenchyma...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Takatsuki M,Kawashita Y,Eguchi S,Tajima Y,Kanematsu T

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mobile atheromas of the aortic arch are associated with otherwise unexplained strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIA). They are associated with increased perioperative strokes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Peripheral embolization is an additional risk. Transesophageal echocardio...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Arko FR,Fritcher S,Mettauer M,Patterson DE,Buckley CJ,Manning LG

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 5-year period, iliopsoas abscesses were found in 11 patients. Although the most common underlying condition was Crohn's disease (3 of 11 patients), 5 abscesses resulted from hematogenous spread from a distant site. Each of these five patients was elderly, severely malnourished, or had an underlying chronic dise...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Walsh TR,Reilly JR,Hanley E,Webster M,Peitzman A,Steed DL

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 1,180 patients underwent palliative surgery for pancreatic cancer in the 158 hospitals of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from 1987 to 1991. Using computerized data files, we analyzed these procedures according to type of procedure (gastric bypass only [GO], biliary bypass only [BO], or combined bil...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Neuberger TJ,Wade TP,Swope TJ,Virgo KS,Johnson FE

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advantages of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) such as less pain and short hospital stay make it the treatment of choice for cholelithiasis. There are limited data about LC under spinal anesthesia. This study was designed to evaluate LC under spinal anesthesia. METHODS:Twenty-nine patients underwent surger...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Yuksek YN,Akat AZ,Gozalan U,Daglar G,Pala Y,Canturk M,Tutuncu T,Kama NA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to determine one-year outcomes and the impact of various factors on the need for readmission and reoperation following abdominoperineal resection (APR). METHOD:A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine predictors of readmission and/or reoperation within one year of...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Rencuzogullari A,Abbas MA,Steele S,Stocchi L,Hull T,Binboga S,Gorgun E

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty men with hernias were operated on as outpatients: 42 went home the evening after surgery. The best results were obtained in patients with unilateral indirect hernias; those with direct hernias did not do quite as well. No patient required readmission to the hospital for complications. The cost was significantly ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Rockwell E

更新日期：1982-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:This study characterizes the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome in a pre-clinical polytrauma hemorrhage model. METHODS:Rats (n = 6) were anesthetized, hemorrhaged 20% of their blood volume, and subjected to a femur fracture and crush injuries to the small intestine, liver, and limb skeletal muscle without res...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Nicholson SE,Merrill D,Zhu C,Burmeister DM,Zou Y,Lai Z,Darlington DN,Lewis AM,Newton L,Scroggins S,Eastridge BJ,Schwacha MG

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The successful excision of a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) invading the inferior vena cava (IVC) remains a technical intraoperative challenge and requires a careful preoperative surgical management planning. Although a radical operation remains the mainstay of the therapy for RCC, the optimal management of the ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Kaplan S,Ekici S,Doğan R,Demircin M,Ozen H,Paşaoğlu I

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaucher's disease is an inherited metabolic disorder caused by the defective activity of acid beta-glucosidase and the resultant accumulation of glucosyl ceramide-laden macrophages in the liver, bone, and spleen. Splenectomy is the preferred treatment for patients with Gaucher's disease who develop massive splenomegal...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Fleshner PR,Aufses AH Jr,Grabowski GA,Elias R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive techniques are now often used to treat primary hyperparathyroidism but with uncertain conformity and some controversy. Endocrine surgery fellowships (ESFPs) have recently proliferated. METHODS:The directors of the 19 ESFPs recognized by the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons were ...

journal_title：American journal of surgery

authors： Wang TS,Pasieka JL,Carty SE

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00