Somatostatin receptor regulation of gastric enterochromaffin-like cell transformation to gastric carcinoid.

abstract：:Since there appears to be an association between depressed lymphocyte function and liver disease, the effect of bile salts on lymphocyte function was determined in vitro. Peripheral lymphocytes from normal volunteers were incubated with varying concentrations of three bile salts (chenodeoxycholate, deoxycholate, or ur...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Keane RM,Gadacz TR,Munster AM,Birmingham W,Winchurch RA

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the physiopathologic mechanism leading to a marked increase in aromatic amino acids (AAA) in acute hepatic failure (AHF), we compared two experimental models of AHF. Ten pigs were submitted to one-stage hepatic devascularization (group A); in eight other pigs total hepatectomy was performed (group B). The a...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Mazziotti A,Bernardi M,Antonini L,Dioguardi FS,Bellusci R,Papa V,Tacconi C,Gasbarrini G,Cavallari A,Possati L

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies using simulation-based curricula have focused largely on technical skills. We developed a set of simulation-based modules that focus on intraoperative decision making. The objective of this study was to conduct a faculty evaluation of: (1) the usefulness of 4 newly developed, simulation-base...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Pugh CM,DaRosa DA,Santacaterina S,Clark RE

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obese patients can develop a large lower abdominal panniculus (worsened by significant weight loss). Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) affected by this obesity-related sequela are not infrequently declined for kidney transplantation because of the high risk for serious wound-healing complic...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Troppmann C,Santhanakrishnan C,Kuo JH,Bailey CM,Perez RV,Wong MS

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of surgical trauma on the regulation of lipolysis was studied in isolated fat cells obtained before and 24 hours after elective cholecystectomy in 12 patients who were not obese and who were healthy otherwise. Surgery was accompanied by a twofold increase of the basal rate of lipolysis and by a significant ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Jörgen N,Björn N,Tomas S,Wahrenberg H,Peter A

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preliminary subcutaneous dose of heparin given with premedication, followed by a continuous infusion of low-dose heparin up to 2 hours after operation, was given to 20 of 40 patients undergoing major abdominal operation randomly allocated to either act as controls or receive prophylaxis. The anticoagulant effect of ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Jennings SA,Heather BP,Greenhalgh RM

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases are reviewed here that highlight the utility of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques in major surgery procedures involving the liver. They also demonstrate specific operative procedures once thought beyond the scope of the MIS surgeon, but they are now standard in expert hands. Improved methods for at...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Saxton ML

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring (IOPTH) reliably would detect double parathyroid adenomas. METHODS:This was a retrospective study of 20 patients undergoing conventional parathyroidectomy with resection of exactly 2 abnormal glands. Full exploration was performed regardless...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Gauger PG,Agarwal G,England BG,Delbridge LW,Matz KA,Wilkinson M,Robinson BG,Thompson NW

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In trauma patients a specific pattern of the hormone endocrine response to injury has been described. Conflicting data exist regarding the hormonal changes during sepsis. We studied the time course and variability of the hormonal and metabolic responses to severe sepsis in twelve medical patients. METHODS:H...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Voerman HJ,Groeneveld AB,de Boer H,Strack van Schijndel RJ,Nauta JP,van der Veen EA,Thijs LG

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endotoxemia stimulates tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) production in mucosa of the small intestine, but the effect on IL-6 production is not known. Intestinal IL-6 may be especially important, considering its role in the acute phase response. We tested the influence of endotoxemia and se...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Meyer TA,Wang J,Tiao GM,Ogle CK,Fischer JE,Hasselgren PO

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferation of transplantation programs has not been paralleled by a similar increase in the availability of organ donors. Between 1984 and 1987, 104 orthotopic heart transplantations were performed at Loyola University Medical Center. During the same period, 25 patients died while awaiting a donor organ. To red...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Pifarre R,Sullivan HJ,Montoya A,Bakhos M,Grieco J,Foy BK,Blakeman B,Costanzo-Nordin MR,Altergott R,Lonchyna V

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In humans with chronic pancreatitis (CP), pancreatic interstitial pressure (IP) is elevated and pancreatic blood flow (PBF) is reduced. The efficacy of surgical decompression (SD) of the pancreatic duct (ie, pancreaticojejunostomy) is believed to be due to its ability to decrease IP and pancreatic vascular r...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Reber PU,Patel AG,Lewis MP,Ashley SW,Reber HA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) is gaining popularity. Although the hemodynamic effects of the typical pneumoperitoneum have been studied, the additional consequences of the hiatal dissection necessary for LNF have not. METHODS:Seven female pigs were anesthetized, intubated, and ventilated with a v...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Talamini MA,Mendoza-Sagaon M,Gitzelmann CA,Ahmad S,Moesinger R,Kutka M,Toung T

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis (FCDC) requires prompt operative intervention and is associated with a high mortality rate. The aim of this study was to use a case-control design to define the clinical and laboratory parameters that predict which patients with Clostridium difficile...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Greenstein AJ,Byrn JC,Zhang LP,Swedish KA,Jahn AE,Divino CM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient's condition was initially diagnosed as constrictive pericarditis, but an echocardiogram revealed the presence of an intracardiac tumor. The tumor was a slow-growing leiomyosarcoma that originated in the left internal iliac vein, extended into the inferior vena cava, and reached the right ventricle. This tumo...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Kaku K,Kawashima Y,Kitamura S,Nakano S,Mori T,Beppu SU,Kozuka T,Sakurai M,Katayama S,Tanizawa O,Sonoda T

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The surgical success rate of parathyroidectomy is 95%. However, in rare patients, ectopic hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands may be located in the thyroid but missed on imaging studies or during surgery. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the perioperative findings in 6 patients with intrathyroid ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Bahar G,Feinmesser R,Joshua BZ,Shpitzer T,Morgenstein S,Popovtzer A,Shvero J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:p38-Alpha mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38-MAPK) is a tumor suppressor often mutated in human cancers, but its specific role in colorectal cancer is not completely understood. Previous studies have found that p38-MAPK activity inhibits epithelial proliferation and promotes apoptosis in the intestine. Th...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Wakeman D,Schneider JE,Liu J,Wandu WS,Erwin CR,Guo J,Stappenbeck TS,Warner BW

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) deficiency has been associated with impaired hepatic sensitivity to insulin and pancreatogenic diabetes in chronic pancreatitis. Since pancreatic resection might also result in PP deficiency, hepatic responses to insulin infusion (0.25 mU/kg/min) were determined by the euglycemic glucose cl...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Seymour NE,Brunicardi FC,Chaiken RL,Lebovitz HE,Chance RE,Gingerich RL,Elahi D,Andersen DK

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with an uncommon cause of portal venous hypertension, pancreatitis, is depicted. The patient had an equally uncommon pattern of symptoms and signs consisting of abdominal pain and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by colonic varices. A unique treatment, with angiographic placement of an expandable int...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Harville LE,Rivera FJ,Palmaz JC,Levine BA

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hygroma renalis is an unusual benign tumor of the kidney. Only 24 cases have been reported previously in the world literature; 22 of these patients underwent nephrectomy. Two sisters, with the first known occurrence in siblings, are discussed and the world literature is reviewed. Our first patient underwent nephrectom...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Mullins JR,Shield CF 3rd,Porter MG

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent emphasis in medical education has been to encourage students to pursue primary care careers. This could have a negative impact on applications to surgical residencies. METHODS:To determine what factors are most influential for a student to pursue a surgical career in spite of this environment, third-...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Erzurum VZ,Obermeyer RJ,Fecher A,Thyagarajan P,Tan P,Koler AK,Hirko MK,Rubin JR

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether L-arginine is a substrate for nitric oxide (NO) production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (MNC) in vitro. Minimal extracellular arginine (0.04 mmol/L) is required for maximal lymphocyte proliferation after phytohemagglutinin stimulation. In the absence of arginine, proliferation was 41% of n...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Efron DT,Kirk SJ,Regan MC,Wasserkrug HL,Barbul A

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with hepatorenal syndrome were treated by insertion of a peritoneovenous shunt. The renal deficit was corrected rapidly in both cases. A 62-year-old woman with a slow onset syndrome with urine output of 100 to 150 ml/day and urinary sodium excretion of 1 mEq/day responded with large volume urinary output ...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Fullen WD

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although various suture techniques for murine pancreas transplantation have been described, severe limitations have limited their widespread use. We therefore designed a surgical model for cervical heterotopic pancreas transplantation using a cuff technique. METHODS:C57BL6 mice were used as donor and recipi...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Maglione M,Hermann M,Hengster P,Schneeberger S,Mark W,Obrist P,Margreiter R,Brandacher G

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether ultrasonography is helpful in predicting malignancy in patients with a thyroid nodule and atypia/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AFLUS). METHODS:All patients with a preoperative ultrasound who underwent thyroidectomy for a nodule with AFLUS comp...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Khoncarly SM,Tamarkin SW,McHenry CR

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracic aortic injuries have traditionally been associated with high morbidity and mortality. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair has emerged as a suitable alternative to open repair, but its impact at a national level remains ill defined. This study aimed to analyze the national trends of patient character...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Seo YJ,Rudasill SE,Sanaiha Y,Aguayo E,Bailey KL,Dobaria V,Benharash P

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine performance retention after initial and ongoing Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) skills training. METHODS:Surgery residents (postgraduate year [PGY] 1-5; n = 91) initially underwent proficiency-based training during a 2-month period for all 5 FLS tasks. S...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Castellvi AO,Hollett LA,Minhajuddin A,Hogg DC,Tesfay ST,Scott DJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the large amounts of data on patient, tumor, and treatment factors available to clinicians, it has become critically important to harness this information to guide clinicians in discussing a patient's prognosis. However, no widely accepted survival calculator is available that uses national data and inc...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Asare EA,Liu L,Hess KR,Gordon EJ,Paruch JL,Palis B,Dahlke AR,McCabe R,Cohen ME,Winchester DP,Bilimoria KY

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathways critical for neuroblastoma cancer stem cell function are targeted by 4,19,27-triacetyl withalongolide A (WGA-TA). Because neuroblastoma cells and their cancer stem cells highly overexpress the scavenger receptor class B type 1 receptor that binds to synthetic high-density lipoprotein, we hypothesize...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Subramanian C,White PT,Kuai R,Kalidindi A,Castle VP,Moon JJ,Timmermann BN,Schwendeman A,Cohen MS

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid intraoperative parathyroid hormone (RI-PTH) assay is used to guide adequacy of resection during operation for hyperparathyroidism. We compared the RI-PTH assay (15 minutes) with a standard PTH assay, determined whether the PTH half-life varied between patients, and constructed a kinetic analysis of the...

journal_title：Surgery

authors： Libutti SK,Alexander HR,Bartlett DL,Sampson ML,Ruddel ME,Skarulis M,Marx SJ,Spiegel AM,Simmonds W,Remaley AT

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00