Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with thin primary cutaneous melanoma.

abstract：UNLABELLED:One hundred consecutive laparoscopic adrenal procedures for a variety of endocrine disorders were reviewed. There was no mortality, morbidity was 12%, and conversions was 3%. During follow-up, none had recurrence of hormonal excess. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the procedure of choice for adrenal removal ex...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gagner M,Pomp A,Heniford BT,Pharand D,Lacroix A

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to explore the impact of a human factors intervention bundle on the quality of ward-based surgical care in a UK hospital. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Improving the culture of a surgical team is a difficult task. Engagement with stakeholders before intervention is key. Studies have shown that ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Johnston MJ,Arora S,King D,Darzi A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experience with 69 patients who underwent 72 common bile duct reoperations for retained or recurrent choledocholithiasis is presented. The mean age of the patients was 57 years, and 35 patients had associated conditions. In this series six patients (8.3%) had minor complications and no patient developed major compl...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Girard RM,Legros G

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A retrospective review was performed to determine the results after surgical reconstruction for chronic dysfunction of ileal pouch-anal procedures for ulcerative colitis and familial colonic polyposis at a university medical center. METHODS:During the 20-year period from 1978 to 1998, 601 patients underwent ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Fonkalsrud EW,Bustorff-Silva J

更新日期：1999-02-01 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:To investigate differences in the quality, confidence, and consistency of intraoperative surgical decision making (DM) and using functional neuroimaging expose decision systems that operators use. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Novices are hypothesized to use conscious analysis (effortful DM) leading to activation ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Leff DR,Yongue G,Vlaev I,Orihuela-Espina F,James D,Taylor MJ,Athanasiou T,Dolan R,Yang GZ,Darzi A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of artesunate on organ injury and dysfunction associated with hemorrhagic shock (HS) in the rat. BACKGROUND:HS is still a common cause of death in severely injured patients and is characterized by impairment of organ perfusion, systemic inflammatory response, and multiple organ failur...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sordi R,Nandra KK,Chiazza F,Johnson FL,Cabrera CP,Torrance HD,Yamada N,Patel NS,Barnes MR,Brohi K,Collino M,Thiemermann C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Influence of sacral nerve modulation (SNM) on cerebral somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) was determined in patients with incontinence and constipation. BACKGROUND:Selection of patients with incontinence and constipation for SNM could be improved. METHODS:The latency (ms) of SEP induced by pudendal nerve...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Giani I,Novelli E,Martina S,Clerico G,Luc AR,Trompetto M,Malaguti S,Nicholls J,Ganio E

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors assess the long-term results of repeat hepatectomies for recurrent metastases of colorectal cancer and determine the factors that can predict survival. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Safer techniques of hepatic resection have allowed surgeons to consider repeat hepatectomy for colorectal metastases in a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Adam R,Bismuth H,Castaing D,Waechter F,Navarro F,Abascal A,Majno P,Engerran L

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the methodology employed in surgical mortality studies to control for potential confounders. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Nationwide hospital data are increasingly used to investigate surgical outcomes. However, poor data granularity and coding inaccuracies may lead to flawed findings. METHODS:We condu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Payet C,Lifante JC,Carty MJ,Rabilloud M,Duclos A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine preoperative dietary influences on gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) cell number in the context of postoperative infectious complications. BACKGROUND:There is little clinical evidence regarding whether nutritional routes affect GALT size and/or phenotype. The influence of GALT atrophy on clini...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Okamoto K,Fukatsu K,Hashiguchi Y,Ueno H,Shinto E,Moriya T,Saitoh D,Yamamoto J,Hase K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors that predict fourth- and fifth-year surgical resident satisfaction of attending teaching quality. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:With the training of surgical residents undergoing major changes, a key issue facing surgical educators is whether high-quality surgeons can still be produced. Innovat...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ko CY,Escarce JJ,Baker L,Sharp J,Guarino C

更新日期：2005-02-01 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：:Survival after distal splenorenal shunt in appreciably better in nonalcoholic patients than in alcoholics. This increase in survival does not appear to be dependent upon the state of biochemical liver function or the severity of changes in liver histology since these latter were similar for both groups. We suggest tha...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Zeppa R,Hensley GT,Levi JU,Bergstresser PR,Hutson DG Sr,Livingstone AS,Schiff ER,Fink P

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of renovascular hypertension in the transplanted kidney is reported to range between 5 and 15%. A review of 391 consecutive renal transplant patients revealed 16 patients (5.4%) with hypertension secondary to partial obstruction of renal arterial blood flow. The clinical course of this group of patients ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Dickerman RM,Peters PC,Hull AR,Curry TS,Atkins C,Fry WJ

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of ethanol on pancreatic blood flow and interstitial pH in chronic pancreatitis. BACKGROUND:Ethanol is known to contribute to the development of both acute and chronic pancreatitis. However, it is unclear how ethanol precipitates episodes of acute pa...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Toyama MT,Patel AG,Nguyen T,Ashley SW,Reber HA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the challenges encountered during surgical quality improvement interventions, and explain the relative success of different intervention strategies. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Understanding why and how interventions work is vital for developing improvement science. The S3 Program of studies tested wh...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Flynn LC,McCulloch PG,Morgan LJ,Robertson ER,New SJ,Stedman FE,Martin GP

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the influence of the response to preoperative chemotherapy, especially tumor progression, on the outcome following resection of multiple colorectal liver metastases (CRM). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Hepatic resection is the only treatment that currently offers a chance of long-term survival, althoug...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Adam R,Pascal G,Castaing D,Azoulay D,Delvart V,Paule B,Levi F,Bismuth H

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The advice to individuals with identified CDH1 mutations is generally to undertake prophylactic total gastrectomy (PTG). This study evaluated the effect of PTG on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in asymptomatic individuals with identified CDH1 mutations at high risk for gastric cancer. METHODS:Individ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Worster E,Liu X,Richardson S,Hardwick RH,Dwerryhouse S,Caldas C,Fitzgerald RC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have previously demonstrated that P. aeruginosa can have profound effects on the intestinal epithelial barrier via one of its virulence factors, the PA-I lectin/adhesin. The aims of the present study were to further characterize the interaction of P. aeruginosa and the intestinal epithelium using both in v...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wu L,Holbrook C,Zaborina O,Ploplys E,Rocha F,Pelham D,Chang E,Musch M,Alverdy J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic impact of a new oncolytic vaccinia virus in a triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) murine model and its potential for treating distant metastatic disease. BACKGROUND:TNBCs are aggressive tumors associated with a high metastatic rate. Their lack of targets for h...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gholami S,Chen CH,Lou E,De Brot M,Fujisawa S,Chen NG,Szalay AA,Fong Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between bowel preparation and surgical site infections (SSIs), and also other postoperative complications, after elective colorectal surgery. BACKGROUND:SSI is a major source of postoperative morbidity/costs after colorectal surgery. The value of ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Koller SE,Bauer KW,Egleston BL,Smith R,Philp MM,Ross HM,Esnaola NF

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST) is affected by molecular features of primary breast cancer and the use of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted agents. BACKGROUND:Improved understanding of factors affecting th...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Moon HG,Han W,Ahn SK,Cho N,Moon WK,Im SA,Park IA,Noh DY

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Venous thromboembolic events (VTE) are potentially preventable causes of morbidity and mortality after injury. We hypothesized that the current clinical incidence of VTE is relatively low and that VTE risk factors could be identified. METHODS:We queried the ACS National Trauma Data Bank for episodes of deep ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Knudson MM,Ikossi DG,Khaw L,Morabito D,Speetzen LS

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:The management of penetrating colon injury has been frequently debated in the literature, yet few reports have evaluated primary closure versus diverting colostomy in similarly injured patients. Diverting colostomy is the standard of care when mucosal penetration is present, but primary closure in civilian practice ha...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Nelken N,Lewis F

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion is a common clinical event associated with both clinical and experimental distant organ injury. In particular, the pulmonary microvasculature appears to be susceptible to injury resulting from systemic inflammatory mediator activation. This study was designed to evaluate the hypothesis ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gerkin TM,Oldham KT,Guice KS,Hinshaw DB,Ryan US

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the first 1000 liver transplants performed at UCLA Medical Center to determine factors responsible for improved results. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Liver transplant has evolved impressively since the first case was performed in 1963. The 1980s have highlighted this progress with the development of b...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Busuttil RW,Shaked A,Millis JM,Jurim O,Colquhoun SD,Shackleton CR,Nuesse BJ,Csete M,Goldstein LI,McDiarmid SV

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-five (23%) of 375 patients undergoing surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism were found to have enlargement (greater than 50 mg) of two or three parathyroid glands. Of 76 patients followed from 12 to 140 months after surgery, eight (10.5%) developed hypercalcemia at 1, 4, 45, 64, 74, 79, 84, and 133 months. In...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wells SA Jr,Leight GS,Hensley M,Dilley WG

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total hepatic protein synthesis was measured in vivo with a flooding-dose technique, and the production of total secreted proteins, albumin, complement component C3, and seromucoid fraction was measured in perfused livers of septic rats that received one of three different solutions infused intravenously; Group 1 rece...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Pedersen P,Li SJ,Hasselgren PO,LaFrance R,Fischer JE

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00